UPDATE: Voting in for the North Norfolk News Awards has now ended. Be sure to keep an eye on our website and the print edition of this newspaper to read all about the winners in coming weeks!

The nominations are in and now it's time to get voting in the first ever North Norfolk News Awards.

We launched the awards last month to shine a light on the people, groups and events that help make North Norfolk such a wonderful place.

We were inundated with nominations for the eight categories of the awards. From a shortlist of three for each category, the winners will be announced later on this year, and there will be a special write up about each of them in these pages.

Stuart Anderson, North Norfolk News chief reporter, said: "I am thrilled at how many brilliant people and groups have been nominated in our first-ever North Norfolk News Awards.

"The response was fantastic and shows how people across the district want to celebrate and praise all that is great about their communities.

"We have reported on so many inspirational people and their stories this year, and covered some amazing events around north Norfolk and beyond.

"Now it's up to you. Please vote in as many categories below as you wish to help us find our North Norfolk heroes. Good luck to all the nominees."

The nominees are: