THE BARRON TROPHY

The Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands, was donated by the late Evan Barron, editor/owner of the Inverness Courier, in 1950.

Iain Grant

Long-serving reporter serving the North of Scotland as both a freelance correspondent as well as Editor of the Caithness Courier and John O’Groat Journal, received the 2020 Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands.

Craig Anderson

Craig Anderson, the recently retired long-serving reporter in the Highlands and Islands for the BBC, received the 2019 Barron Trophy for lifetime achievement. 

Mike Collins

The former editor of The Northern Scot, Mike Collins, received the Barron Trophy, which recognises a lifetime of achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands in 2018.

David Ross

The Herald’s long-serving Highland correspondent, received the 2017 Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands.