There were 1400 entrants nationally for this years Pride awards, the regional PR awards scheme organised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. The awards evening will take place on the 6 November, at the Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Hotel.

The Pride awards are presented over a series of 12 regional awards dinners and details of the shortlists in the other 11 regions can be found here. Booking forms can be downloaded from http://ciprprideawards.com.

The full shortlist is as follows:

Corporate and Business Communications
Cool Blue Brand Communications, "Things We Believe In" Campaign
Cool Blue Brand Communications, Providing The Best For The Tees Valley
Rowntree Gordo, Hodgson

Not-for-Profit
Cool Blue Brand Communications, "Be Our Friend" – The launch of Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art's Friends group
O Communications, One Day Campaign
Robson Brown, Supporting Cancer research for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation
Tyne & Wear Museums, The Great North Museum

Internal Communications
Darlington Borough Council, Four Star Awards 2008
Gentoo Group, Bringing WOW to Work
DTW with NHS Cumbria, Transforming internal communications in the NHS
University of Sunderland, Lighting the Fuse

Crisis Communications
Darlington Borough Council, Shearwater Avenue
Gentoo Group, Smoke without fire
Northern Gas Networks, Rothbury has no gas
Northumbria Police, Denton Road – A Test for Police and Community Relations

Measurement and Evaluation
Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service, Fireworks and Bonfires Ruin Lives in a Flash

Community Relations
Gardiner Richardson, Have Your Say
Gateshead Council, Angel 10 Campaign
Northumbria Police, Taking Knives Off Your Streets
DTW with SITA UK, Renewable energy from local waste

Public Affairs
DTW, Fairer funding in education
Robson Brown, Fresh, Campaign for smoke free North East

Public Sector
Gateshead Council, Angel 10 Campaign
Golley Slater, Healthy Schools Sunderland
Learning & Skills Council North East, Colas awards 2009
Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service, Make Byker Safer

Best Campaign £10k and under
Cool Blue Brand Communications, Infinity Bridge Launch
Goulding Public Relations, Newcastle Sciencefest 2009
Gravity Consulting, Enlightenment – North East Event Of The Year
Kate Slater Public Relations, "Everybody Needs a Little Time Away" – Doxford Cottages, Northumberland
Mike Parker Media, Next Generation Lighting
Northumbria Police, 48 Hours

Consumer Relations
Cool Blue Brand Communications, "Things We Believe In" – A Guide to the Good Stuff at Barker and Stone House
Golley Slater, Launch of Lithium XCR
Nexus - Tyne and Wear Metro, Nexus to Gigs
Quay2 Media, George Bond

Best Use of Media Relations
Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations, Great North Swim
Cool Blue Brand Communications, Trees4Trees
Gardiner Richardson, Have Your Say
Gravity Consulting, Trawler Twelve - The Greatest Away Trip
Northumbria Police, Murder of Chinese Couple
Robson Brown, Fresh, Campaign for a Smoke Free North East 2008-2009.

Integrated Communications
Durham County Council, Active Durham
Gateshead Council, Angel 10 Campaign
NSRI, Road Respect
Quay2 Media, Fergy Space
Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service, Fireworks and Bonfires Ruin Lives in a Flash
Tyne & Wear Museums, The Late Shows

Corporate Responsibility
Cool Blue Brand Communications, "Is Your House A Barker and Greenhouse?"
Karol Marketing Group, Community Bears Fruit

Best Use of Social Media
Gardiner Richardson, Tinsel Times
Karol Marketing Group, Get In The Frame
O Communications, Space Life: New Media brings space to life

Best Use of Photography or Design
Cool Blue Brand Communications, "Things We Believe In" Sales Brochure for the Barker and Stonehouse Autumn 08 Campaign
Cool Blue Brand Communications, Temenos – Launch of the Tees Valley Giants
O Communications, One Day Campaign

Best Newspaper or Magazine
Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations, Rio Tinto Alcan Contact Magazine
Cool Blue Brand Communications, DKS Architects – Redux
Durham University, Dialogue
Durham University, Durham First
Gentoo Group, Toogether
North East Business & Innovation Centre, Start! Magazine

Best Publication
Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations on behalf of Training and Development Resource, Revolutionising The Corporate Report
Cool Blue Brand Communications, "Things We Believe In" – a guide to the good stuff at Barker and Stonehouse
Durham University, University Brochure – Creating the Future
Gateshead Council, Our Gateshead Year 07-08

Best Leaflet
Cool Blue Brand Communications, "For When There's More Than A Storm In Your Teacup"
Karol Marketing Group, A 10 Year Warrantee and Ten Good Reasons to choose F Jones Cleveland

Best Website or Microsite
Cool Blue Brand Communications, Johnson Matthey Recruitment Microsite
South Tyneside Council, www.southtyneside.info
Teesside University, Teesside University – Our New Brand
The Bgroup, Bdaily News Website
Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service, Fireworks and Bonfires Ruin Lives in a Flash

Best Event
Golley Slater, Spam Cook of the Year 2009
Gravity Consulting, The Great Luxembourg DJ Reunion
Learning & Skills Council, The Celebration of Learning and Skills Awards 2009
O Communications, Quorum Business Park – Property Agents' Launch

Outstanding Young Communicator
One North East, Andy Aston
Rowntree Gordo, Kerrie Crammond

Outstanding Small Consultancy
Goulding Public Relations
Mike Parker Media
Uniquethinking

Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team
Darlington Borough Council, Communications Unit
NewcastleGateshead Initiative
Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service, Corporate Communications Team
Tyne & Wear Museums, Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums

Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy
Cool Blue Brand Communications, We Are Cool Blue
Gardiner Richardson, Walking the Walk
O Communications, ''Growing the O''