WELLS Voice has been shortlisted in the Hyperlocal Newspaper of the Year category in this year’s Newspaper Awards.
It is the second year in a row that the free local newspaper for Wells and district has been shortlisted for one of these prestigious national awards. The other five titles from around the UK to be shortlisted this year are: Hackney Citizen, The Bristol Cable, The Edinburgh Reporter, The Peckham Peculiar and The West of Dorset Magazine.
There are 13 categories altogether, including National Newspaper of the Year and International Newspaper of the Year. The award winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in London on March 26.
The news comes a month after Wells Voice was named Business of the Year in the Wells Civic Awards.