WLD up for top award, what's on & new print edition
You may have seen that we have received some wonderful news – West Leeds Dispatch has been nominated for a prestigious national award!
Our free printed community newspaper has been shortlisted as ‘ICNN (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) Independent Community Newspaper of the Year’ at the 2023 Newspaper Awards (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), which recognise excellence in printed media.
The announcement came after a strict judging process which assessed over 20 community news publications across the UK. We’ll find out the winner at a black tie gala dinner on 28 March at the London Hilton Bankside.
It’s a humbling to be nominated alongside seven other brilliant community titles – and I must admit it will feel a little odd for WLD to be rubbing shoulders with some of the big national papers like The Guardian, Financial Times and The Telegraph!
Our nomination is a testament to the brilliant contributions of our dedicated community reporters (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), who write most of the newspaper, and also to the hard work of our community led board of trustees who help steer us as an organisation.
It’s also a testament to YOU - our loyal supporters (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) - who support us financially each month, and our partners (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), whose ongoing support is very much appreciated.
WLD is made in West Leeds and it’s a real community effort. Thank you all.
Our latest issue is due to be delivered, hot off the presses, to our community newsroom in Bramley at some stage tomorrow (Friday) after several weeks of hard graft by our team – keep your eyes peeled for where to pick it up!
And you may have noticed we've launched our new online what's on section (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), which is run byt a samll group of our community reporters. Do drop us a line if you have any community events you'd like to see featured (whatson@westleedsdispatch.com) and we hope you find the section useful.
Thanks again for your support.
