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YOUR PEOPLE, YOUR PLACES, YOUR NEWS, 24/7-52 weeks of the year on
Wales News Online Swansea News Online Llanelli News Online Carmarthenshire News Online Pembrokeshire News Online Ceredigion News Online
And our latest edition launched in late 2020, Llanelli Talk Radio, which had over 128,000 listener sessions in 111 countries (as of Dec 2020).
Llanelli Online is a community interest company (CIC). We are a news and media publishing company. We have had support from Welsh Government, Google and PINF.
- There is a thirst for local and regional news
- The site has been listed as a ‘beacon’ for the town by Cardiff University’s Centre for Community Journalism
- To date Llanelli Online site has had 3,408,828 visitors (as of October 2020) and our recently launched site Wales News Online has had over 1,100,000 visitors (as of October 2020)
- Our livestream service has had over 128,000 sessions in 111 countries (as of Dec 2020)
- All this through the work of our volunteers, many of which have been students of journalism
We Are Expanding Our Local News Service For Llanelli and South West Wales
- Llanelli Online CIC captures the local and national news using the latest technology while remaining true to the traditional values of journalism
- Our aim is to help other communities establish their own hyperlocal news sites and radio stations
- We are unique because we can provide regional, community-centred news, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the touch of a button or the click of a mouse
- Our volunteers include students of journalism and people interested in providing a local news service
- We are embedded in our communities and actively seek community news
How Can You Help Us Develop And Improve Our Service?
If you would like to make a contribution from £1 upwards please do so here; It is a one time payment to help support our independent community news service
CLICK TO DONATE HERE
#SaveIndependentNews
- To be able to maintain and progress our independent public news service we need to raise £30,000 per year to cover costs
- Your financial support will help maintain a dedicated hyperlocal community news service and help train young journalists
- As a business you’ll be able to benefit from a massive reach for your advert or donation
- Every penny raised will go towards growing, sustaining and developing this vital independent hyperlocal news source
- By backing Llanelli Online CIC you are helping retain a hyperlocal news portal and ensuring there is a voice for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Wales, which will continue to be heard
For Businesses You can pledge now and claim your reward
Details of rewards for business pledges are listed below
As soon as we receive your pledge we will contact you for details on implementing your pledge package
#SaveIndependentNews
Click Here to Pledge £75 and receive a banner advertisement on our websites for 1 month – Live links back to your business.
Click Here to Pledge £250 and receive a banner advertisement on our websites for 3 months – Live links back to your business with editorial including photos.
Click Here to Pledge £350 and receive a banner advertisement on our websites for 3 months – Live links back to your business, editorial inc photos and video package.
Click Here to Pledge £500 and have your own column complete with photos, videos and links – Full support for editorial content for 4 months (all posts subject to editorial approval).
The column is featured in our main navigation menu on the homepage
Click Here to Pledge £1,000 and have your own column complete with photos, videos and links – Full support for editorial content for 6 months (all posts subject to editorial approval).
The column is featured in our main navigation menu on the homepage
Click Here to Pledge £2,000 and get Your Own Page on our sites for 12 months – with images, videos and links (all posts subject to editorial approval).
The page is featured in our main navigation menu on the homepage
You have advertising revenues from the websites. Why do you need to raise money?
Our revenues are very small. Some months we struggle to cover our basic costs. We rarely pay ourselves, even though we work on the sites seven days a week.
To grow Llanelli Online CIC and to make it sustainable, we can’t rely on advertising alone. We don’t use Google ads and we don’t flood you with pop up surveys.
How will the money actually be spent?
Raising £30,000 will enable us to maintain and improve our online audio service, expand our talking newspaper, purchase licences and equipment. We will be able to train and employ more people.
What’s going to change as a result of my pledge?
We’ll be giving more to the community, by covering more news and important events. The truth is that what we’ve done so far, relying upon the goodwill of volunteers has been exceptional, but it is not sustainable without having someone with the time and experience to pull it all together. The business model depends on businesses advertising. We support local businesses in return.
What does the future hold for local news?
A good question. As with most things, we’ve got to get our brand and content shared and noticed by those who champion democracy and free speech. We’ve got some ideas and plans and have started to attract more advertisers . We’ll be able to focus on building a more sustainable model so we can keep delivering your local and regional news you have come to love and trust. We believe that the model for news is changing fast and your money will help us keep you up to date with a news service of exceptional quality.
Other Ways You Can Help Llanelli Online CIC
We know that not everybody will be able to help financially. So a big shout-out on social media would be great to help us spread the word. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter LO and Instagram LO and Twitter WNO Instagram WNO and share our posts.
Become a volunteer. We are looking for community correspondents, admin volunteers, creative people and people with an interest in helping to produce and share the news.
Llanelli Online is a Community Interest Company (CIC) – Your pledge will go towards sustaining our vital independent hyperlocal community news service
