Footie Site Scoops Archant Award

An online version of a football paper has been hailed the Innovation of the Year at Archant’s company awards.

The Green Un took the title at the publisher’s annual internal prize-giving event, announced last month.



Press Gazette reports that the website, dedicated to local football, also appears in print as a Monday supplement inside the Ipswich Evening Star.

The site has multimedia match reports covering the progress of Ipswich Town and Colchester United.

It also offers news on amateur teams in Essex and Suffolk and has a blogs and forums section.