We have two finalists in the running for a journalism impact award decided in a public vote.
Organised by the News Media Association, the Making a Difference award is billed as a “showcase of agenda-setting investigations, campaigns and scoops from national, regional and local news brands demonstrating the power of original news content”.
The annual Making a Difference award sees members of the public vote for their favourite campaign from the past year during Journalism Matters week, organised by the News Media Association to mark the importance of trusted news.
We have two of the 16 finalists for the favourite local and regional media campaign, Our Healthcare Desert by the Cambrian News along with our partnership with the food redistributor charity, FareShare.
The Cambrian News has been recognised for Our Healthcare Desert, which drew attention to the neglect of healthcare and public services across west and mid Wales.
The award summary said: “The campaign was prompted by growing frustration at the loss of vital NHS provision, the threatened relocation of air ambulance bases to more populated areas, and the continued downgrading of hospital services.
“For communities across west Wales, this has meant longer and more dangerous journeys to access treatment at a time when local hospitals are already stretched to the limit.
“Through ‘Our Healthcare Desert’, the Cambrian News has warned that west and mid Wales are being left dangerously exposed without fair access to health services.
“The campaign continues to highlight stark disparities between the region and the rest of the country, pressing for urgent change from those in power.”
Find out more about the Cambrian News campaign before voting here.
Our partnership with FareShare is also up for the award.
The award summary said: “In July 2025, Tindle Newspapers demonstrated the power of local journalism to drive meaningful change through its new partnership with the food redistributor charity, FareShare.
“By donating £100,000 worth of advertising space across newspapers, websites and its digital streams, the publisher used its reach to amplify the work of the charity, whose work involves redistributing surplus food to over 8,000 frontline charities and community groups across the UK.
“Tindle committed its news brands to sustained editorial coverage across its titles in Wales, the South-West of England, Sussex and Surrey, ensuring that FareShare’s mission and campaigns received visibility.
“The partnership also included a call to action for Tindle staff, encouraging them to volunteer at FareShare centres in their regions – a reflection of how this partnership showed Tindle’s strong public service ethos, reinforcing the publisher’s role as an active participant in the communities it serves and helping to make a tangible difference in people’s lives.”
Find out more about the FareShare campaign and vote here.