Make a Difference awards: Nominations open across North, South and West Yorkshire

Reach Up Youth won the Community Group award in Sheffield in 2023

Nominations are open for the 2024 BBC local radio Make A Difference awards.

The awards celebrate the heart-warming stories of people doing incredible things for each other and their communities to help make where we live a better place.

If you know someone who is really making a difference to your life or to where you live then you can nominate them in one of eight categories.

BBC Radio Sheffield, Radio Leeds and Radio York will all host their own Make a Difference Awards ceremonies later this year.

The categories are:

• Volunteer

• Community

• Fundraiser

• Carer

• Great Neighbour

• Bravery

• The Green Award

• The Animal Award (new for 2024)

Each local radio station will announce the winners at a special ceremony

Make a Difference was set up during the Covid pandemic in a bid to help people in need.

The awards aim to shine a light on the everyday, unsung heroes who go the extra mile for others in their community.

How to nominate

To submit a nomination visit bbc.co.uk/makeadifference, where you can also see full terms and our privacy notice.

Nominations are now open and will close on the Sunday 10 March at 23:00 GMT.

Winners will be announced at award ceremonies in September.