Congratulations to June Somekh, councillor for Cheadle Hulme North (incuding East Cheadle) and radio broadcaster par excellence.

June and the New Horizons team at Pure Radio are one of five nominees for the Roses Media Award for Best factual radio programme about older people’s issues, and the only one of the five not from the BBC stable!

Shortlist:

Pure 107.8FM, Stockport: New Horizons
BBC Radio 4: Woman’s Hour, grandparents special
BBC Radio 4: You and Yours, dementia village
BBC Radio 4: You and Yours, positive ageing
BBC Radio Kent: Julia George, on caring/on planning for old age care/would you rather die than have dementia?