VOTING will close today in the prestigious Society of Editors awards and the Stourbridge News is in the running for a top honour.

The News’s Well of Life appeal, which raised more than £12,000 to provide fresh water for the poverty-stricken Gambian village of Sintet, is on the shortlist in the Making a Difference category.

Readers can find out more and cast their vote here, voting is only open until Wednesday before the awards ceremony to mark Local Newspaper Week.