Cambrian News
A newspaper with a weekly circulation of 8,200 and with an online weekly audience that includes more than 120,000 viewers, it hits far above its weight. And it does so through its fearless approach to local news and reporting. There are no sacred cows, no group or organisation, no government body that it will not challenge with its commitment to telling what happened and getting it right. It holds those in positions of authority to account. Each week, the small news team at Cambrian News goes behind the news, providing our loyal audience in print and online with unbridled coverage of local events. Yes, we do the small. But we take on the big, challenging government bodies and those in positions of regulatory power and authority. We cover community news -- and that means telling the stories of our communities across an area that covers 25 per cent of rural Wales. We tell the stories of people, what's important to them, what they should know and what they need to know. With limited resources, we put together a weekly print package and online that refuses to follow where other weekly newspapers have gone. We ask the awkward questions. We put context in our coverage. We provide a comprehensive package of news and information that is uncompromising. Every person in mid Wales has a story to tell. All are affected by poor water quality, substandard roads, a lack of public transport, and local councils that are struggling to provide levels of service for their taxpayers. And yes, we challenge our councils over how and why money is spent. We shine a light into the dark corners of bureaucratic waste and administrative malfeasance. In too many areas of the UK, weekly newspapers have failed in their duty to report without fear. It is comfortable to be mundane and listless. We choose not to take an easy path. The Cambrian News is committed to being the best it can be, by holding firm to the values of community and local journalism, putting our readers and their interests first. Cambrian News is a weekly, not a weakly. We strive to go beyond the ordinary. We believe in the values of local journalism, and we achieve that most weeks. And if not, then the week after!