The BBC’s regional producer dominated the news and current affairs categories, with Inside Out winning the News or Current Affairs Story category for its investigation into faulty Ford cars.

Look North was named best News Programme and its reporter, Emma Glasbey, took the News or Current Affairs Reporter award. “[Her] reports were consistently strong, authoritative and well crafted,” said the judges, who were “particularly impressed that the reporter chased down a reluctant interviewee in heels”. The regional news programme’s Amy Garcia won the Presenter category.

BBC Yorkshire series The Lakes with Paul Rose was awarded the Features prize and editor Richard Levy won the Professional Excellence: Factual Post-production category for his editing of the programme, which explored the landscape and people of the national park.

York-based indie Air TV scooped three prizes, including the Independent Spirit award. It also won the Single Documentary award for BBC series River Walks: A Nidderdale Adventure and the Low-cost Factual category for Helicopter ER, which aired on UKTV channel Really.

Channel 4’s school drama Ackley Bridge, which is made by The Forge Entertainment, took home two prizes, including the Drama award. “The winner was contemporary, relevant and didn’t shy away from issues that others might avoid,” said the judges.” It also won the Original Digital Content category for its Snapchat Stories, which were produced by The Forge Entertainment and social media agency That Lot.

The Outstanding Contribution award went to the team behind the winning bid that brought Channel 4 to Leeds. The judges said: “RTS Yorkshire sees this as a game-changer moment and is thrilled to express its gratitude to the people who together delivered this brilliant outcome.”

“It’s been an exciting year for TV production in Yorkshire and that is reflected in the quality of this year’s nominations,” said the RTS Yorkshire Awards Chair Lisa Holdsworth.

“We thoroughly enjoyed a night of well-deserved celebration of, not just the winners, but of the people and companies who make this region a centre of excellence.”

Former Gogglebox star and Songs of Praise presenter Kate Bottley hosted the ceremony at the Queens Hotel, Leeds in mid-June.

Event sponsors included: Channel 4; Channel 5, Daisybeck Studios; Screenskills; York St John University; Prime Studios; The Garden; True North Post; ITV Calendar; and Universal Production Music.