Our regional press team is responsible for securing regional coverage of Cancer Research UK's science, health awareness, and fundraising activities, ensuring that Cancer Research UK speaks with a local voice.

Regional Press Team map Scotland Yorkshire & NE Northern Ireland North West & Cumbria

Scotland

Linda Summerhayes - Regional Press Manager

0131 2432644 / 07713 687200

Northern Ireland

Jean Walsh - Senior Press Officer

028 91472031 / 07887 678451

Yorkshire & North East

Nicki Embleton - Senior Regional Press Manager

0113 2032434 / 07775 916502

Paul Wadsworth - Regional Press & Support Officer

0113 2032435 / 07900 137935

  • Yorkshire 
  • Derbyshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Tyne & Wear
  • Co Durham
  • Cleveland
  • Northumberland

North West & Cumbria

Jane Bullock - Regional Press Manager

01204 880174 / 07810 505535

  • Greater Manchester
  • Merseyside
  • Lancashire
  • Cumbria
  • Cheshire
  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Isle of Man

Midlands & Anglia

Paula Young - Senior Press Officer (Mon - Wed)

01543 449198 / 07786 510438

Jane Redman - Senior Press Officer (Wed - Fri)

01543 252163 / 07918 650670

  • West Midlands
  • Warwickshire
  • Herefordshire
  • Worcestershire
  • Leicestershire
  • Northamptonshire
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Suffolk
  • Norfolk

Wales & South West

Karen Davis - Senior Press Officer (Mon - Wed)

07786 704571

Ali Birkett - Senior Press Officer (Wed - Fri)

07918 653002

  • Avon
  • Somerset
  • Devon
  • Cornwall
  • Wales

London & South East

Lynn Daly - Regional Press Manager

020 3469 8414 / 07766 070705

  • Greater London
  • Essex
  • Sussex
  • Kent
  • Surrey

Central South

Helen Johnstone - Senior Press Officer

01865 332 768 / 07768987925

  • Oxon
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Bedfordshire
  • Berkshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
  • Hampshire
  • Wiltshire
  • Gloucestershire
  • Dorset
  • Isle of Wight