Arrow wins national 'Best Magazine' award

Nottingham Arrow , the City Council's magazine for residents, has won a top national award.

It has been voted Best Civic Newspaper / Magazine (60,000 and over circulation) at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Local Government Group's annual Excellence Awards.

The Arrow, which is distributed to all the 114,000 households in the city ten times a year, beat five other councils which had also been shortlisted for the prestigious award.

Judges said they were "impressed with Nottingham Arrow’s informal style and good use of design and photography, making the magazine attractive to its target audience" and also praised it for being easy to read and focusing on local people.

"Key is that Nottingham produce different editions with information relating to the council’s nine area committees areas, as well as special editions designed to appeal to specific groups in the city, including businesses and students," continued the judges.

Special editions of the Arrow have also been published over the last year aimed at the city's youth and at the over 50s. From this month, the Arrow also includes a special jobs supplement containing information on City Council vacancies and opportunities at other local public and private sector organisations