IT’S that time of the year again when The Northern Echo launches its annual competition to find the bonniest babies in the region.

Now in its seventh year, The Happy Tots campaign launches tomorrow (Tuesday May 24) and gives parents the chance to show off their beautiful babies and adorable toddlers in the pages of The Northern Echo.

All entrants will be professionally photographed and the winners from each category will receive a 20” x 16” photo canvas of the winning shot, plus other prizes.

Entrants can be photographed in the Tesco at Bishop Auckland from 10am on Tuesday until Sunday, May 29.

The competition will then move to Darlington’s Cornmill Shopping Centre where entries will be taken from May 31 until June 5 between 10am and 4pm each day.

It is free to enter and the competition has three age categories; 0 to 18 months, 18 months to 36 months and three to five-years-old.

All pictures will be published in The Northern Echo and online on Friday, June 24 and the tots with the highest votes in each category will be announced as winners.