 The "Newham Recorder"s Susan Smith won "Feature Writer of the Year" at the "Eastern Counties Newspaper Group awards" in 2007.The Newham title also won the Q Cup, awarded by Archant to its Community Newspaper of the Year in 2009.Archant withdrew the "Newham Recorder", along with several other newspapers in its stable, from the ABC circulation figures in 2010 because it felt they didn't properly reflect its size in view of the variety of distribution channels used, with only part being paid for.