The East Kilbride News has won a prestigious prize at the Scottish Press Awards. Paul Thomson was today announced as winner in the Local/Weekly Sports Writer of the Year category.The awards showcase the best journalistic talent in Scotland and have quickly become the top awards for the newspaper industry.This year's judging panel included veteran news presenter Jackie Bird, former Scottish Conservative leader and ex-journalist Ruth Davidson MSP and BBC investigators Sam Poling and Lucy Adams.Paul's entries included an exclusive about Darren O’Dea putting his retirement on hold to join East Kilbride FC, an exclusive interview with Kyle Lafferty about coaching at EKYM and a feature on Lee Alexander’s Women’s World Cup journey coming full