A weekly newspaper reporter scooped an awards triple at a ceremony honouring the best in Welsh journalism.

Chris Betteley, of the Cambrian News, was named Journalist of the Year at the Wales Media Awards, as well as picking up the Print News Reporter and Political Journalist of the Year accolades.

Other winners included the Carmarthen Journal, which won Weekly Newspaper of the Year, and the Western Mail, which took best Daily or Sunday Newspaper.

For the second year in a row the Caerphilly Observer was awarded Independent Community News Service of the Year, complimented by the judges as “a standard bearer for the need to ensure all communities are represented by vibrant and strong media outlets.”

The judges said of Chris: “Journalism at its best – tenacious and showing a willingness to take on authority, while he won the political journalist award for his good, sound investigative work.

“A role model for the classic reporting that is the hallmark of great Welsh journalism.”

The ceremony was held on Friday in Cardiff, hosted by BBC newsreader Huw Edwards.

The full list of award winners was:

News Photographer of the Year – Rob Browne, Media Wales

Camera Operator of the Year – Dai Baker, Channel 4 News

Radio News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year -Manlyu, BBC Cymru Wales

TV News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year – ‘The Last Tour’, BBC Cymru Wales

Independent Community News Service of the Year – Caerphilly Observer

News Website of the Year – Cymru Fyw, BBC Cymru Wales

Weekly Newspaper of the Year – Carmarthen Journal

Daily/Sunday Newspaper of the Year – Western Mail

Student Journalist of the Year – Caleb Spencer, Cambrian News

Young Journalist of the Year – Thomas Davidson, Daily Post

Sports Journalist of the Year – Paul Abbandonato, Media Wales

Feature Writer of the Year – Elin Llwyd Morgan, Cylchgrawn Barn

Business Journalist of the Year – Sion Barry, Media Wales

Political Journalist of the Year – Chris Betteley, Cambrian News

Online News Reporter of the Year – Cathy Owen, Media Wales

Radio News Reporter of the Year – Iolo Ap Dafydd, BBC Cymru Wales

TV News Reporter of the Year – Iolo Ap Dafydd, BBC Cymru Wales

Print News Reporter of the Year – Chris Betteley, Cambrian News

Scoop of the Year – Week In Week Out, BBC Cymru Wales for ‘Who is sleeping in the next room?’

Journalist of the Year – Chris Betteley, Cambrian News

Outstanding Contribution Award – Beti George