Alzheimer Scotland
Local Media Contact Details
This guide is separated into the following regions:
Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Borders, Dumbarton & Clydebank, Dumfries & Galloway, Fife,
Grampian, Highlands & Islands, Lanarkshire, Lothian, Perth & Tayside, Stirling & Falkirk,
Strathclyde & Inverclyde
Certain big local papers, notably the Press & Journal and the Courier, haven’t been listed. This
is because they cover huge areas and I would rather we sent combined info to them than
bombard them with press releases from individual services or branches.
However, if there is any other significant local media that’s not included in this guide – PLEASE
TELL ME ABOUT IT! Thank you. Local media can change frequently and I’d like to have as
comprehensive a database as possible. Email kjardine@alzscot.org with any omissions that
should be included.
There is an increasing local news presence on the web too, separate from local newspapers.
While these don’t cover all areas of Scotland yet, I’ve listed the ones that I’m aware of.
S1 has hyper local websites for the following towns: Aberdour | Alexandria | Ardrossan |
Armadale | Arran | Auchinleck | Bainsford | Banknock | Bannockburn | Barrhead | Bathgate |
Beith | Blackburn | Blantyre | Bo'ness | Bonnybridge | Bridge of Allan | Brightons | Broxburn |
Burntisland | Bute | Callander | Camelon | Cardenden | Carron | Catrine | Cowdenbeath | Cowie |
Coylton | Craigmillar | Cramond | Crosshouse | Culross | Cumnock | Dalgety Bay | Dalmellington
| Dalry | Darvel | Davidsons Mains | Denny | Drongan | Dunblane | Dumbarton | Dundonald |
Dunoon | Eaglesham | East Calder | Erskine | Fairlie | Fallin | Fauldhouse | Fenwick | Galashiels
| Galston | Girvan | Gourock | Grangemouth | Helensburgh | Hurlford | Inverkeithing | Johnstone |
Kelty | Kilbirnie | Kilmaurs | Kilwinning | Kincardine | Kirkintilloch | Lanark | Larbert | Largs |
Lennoxtown | Lenzie | Lesmahagow | Linlithgow | Lochgelly | Maddiston | Mauchline | Maybole |
Mid Calder | Millport | Milngavie | Neilston | New Cumnock | Newmilns | North Queensferry |
Oakley | Patna | Polbeth | Polmont | Port Glasgow | Prestwick | Rosyth | Saltcoats | Shieldhill |
Skelmorlie | South Queensferry | Stenhousemuir | Stevenston | Stewarton | Stoneyburn |
Strathaven | Troon | Valleyfield | West Calder | West Kilbride | Whitburn | Winchburgh
STV local has web-based news coverage for the following cities & towns:
Aberdeen City Airdrie Bellshill Buckie Cambuslang Coatbridge Cumbernauld Deeside East
Kilbride Edinburgh Elgin Forres Fraserburgh Glasgow Hamilton Lossiemouth Motherwell
Peterhead Rutherglen Stonehaven Wishaw
URTV, a new network of social TV news stations, have coverage in the following places:
http://helensburgh.tv/ ; http://ayrshire.urtv.co.uk/
Argyll FM – studio@argyllFM.co.uk (http://argyllfm.blogspot.com/)
Argyll & Bute
Argyllshire Advertiser – editor@argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk / 01546 602345
(http://www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/)
Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard – colin.cameron@dunoonobserver.com, aileen@dunoon-observer.com / 01369 706854
(http://www.dunoon-observer.com/)
Helensburgh Advertiser – editorial@helensburghadvertiser.co.uk / 0141
435 8888 (http://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/)
Oban Times – editor@obantimes.co.uk / 01631 568000
(http://www.obantimes.co.uk/)
The Buteman – bute.newsdesk@buteman.com / 01700 502503
(http://www.buteman.co.uk/)
Lennox Herald – jhutcheson@s-un.co.uk/ 01389 742 299
(http://www.lennoxherald.co.uk/)
Your Radio – studio@yourradiofm.com / 01389 734411
(http://www.yourradiofm.com)
Ayrshire
Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald – editorial@ardrossanherald.co.uk / 01294
464321 (http://www.ardrossanherald.com/)
Ayr Advertiser – editorial@ayradvertiser.co.uk / 01292 267631
(http://www.ayradvertiser.com/)
Ayrshire Post – ayrshirepost@s-un.co.uk / 01292 262200
(http://www.ayrshirepost.net/)
Carrick Gazette - 01465 712688 (http://www.carricktoday.co.uk)
Cumnock Chronicle – editorial@cumnockchronicle.co.uk / 01290 421633
(http://www.cumnockchronicle.com/)
Irvine Herald & Kilwinning Chronicle – lbrown@s-un.co.uk / 01294
272233 (http://www.irvineherald.co.uk/)
Irvine Times – editorial@irvinetimes.co.uk / 01294 273421
(http://www.irvinetimes.com/)
Kilmarnock Standard & East Ayrshire News – kilmarnockstandard@sun.co.uk / 01563 525115 (http://www.kilmarnockstandard.co.uk/)
Largs & Millport Weekly News – editorial@largsnews.co.uk / 01475
689009 (http://www.largsandmillportnews.com/)
West Sound FM – news.westsound@westsound.co.uk / 01292 283 662
(http://www.westsound.co.uk/)
Borders
Border Telegraph – editorial@bordertelegraph.com / 01896 758395
(http://www.bordertelegraph.com/)
Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser - rachel.norris@cngroup.co.uk / 013873
80012 (http://www.eladvertiser.co.uk/)
Hawick News – JasonMarshall@tweeddalepress.co.uk / 01450 379690
(http://www.hawick-news.co.uk/)
Radio Borders – news@radioborders.com / 01896 759444
(http://www.radioborders.com)
Selkirk Weekend Advertiser - sonya.linton@tweeddalepress.co.uk / 01750
724845 (http://www.selkirkweekendadvertiser.co.uk)
Southern Reporter – susan.windram@tweeddalepress.co.uk / 01750 21581
(http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/)
Dumbarton &
Clydebank
Clydebank Post – editorial@clydebankpost.co.uk / 0141 435 8888
(http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/)
Dumbarton & Vale of Leven Reporter – editorial@dumbartonreporter.co.uk
/ 0141 435 8888 (http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/online/)
Greenock Telegraph – editorial@greenocktelegraph.co.uk / 01475 726511
(http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/)
Lennox Herald – jhutcheson@s-un.co.uk/ 01389 742 299
(http://www.lennoxherald.co.uk/)
Your Radio – studio@yourradiofm.com / 01389 734411
(http://www.yourradiofm.com)
BBC Radio Scotland Dumfries – Dumfries@bbc.co.uk
Dumfries &
Galloway
Annandale Observer, Annandale Herald, Dumfries Courier & Moffat
News – Bryan Armstrong 01461 202417 (extension 214) e-mail
ba@dngonline.co.uk
Dumfries & Galloway Standard and Galloway News – kbarr@s-un.co.uk /
01387 255252 (http://www.dgstandard.co.uk/)
Galloway Gazette – editorial@gallowaygazette.com / 01671 402503
(http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/)
Stranraer & Wigtownshire Free Press – alan.hall@stranraerfreepress.co.uk / 01776 702551 (http://www.stranraer-freepress.co.uk/)
Fife
Central Fife Times – editorial@centralfifetimes.co.uk / 01383 728201
(http://www.centralfifetimes.com/)
Dunfermline Press – editorial@dunfermlinepress.co.uk / 01383 728201
(http://www.dunfermlinepress.com)
Fife Today (incorporating Glenrothes Gazette, St Andrews Citizen, Fife
Herald News, Fife Free Press and East Fife Mail) – see
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/contact-us for full list of contact details
Kingdom FM – news@kingdomFM.co.uk / 01592 753 753
(http://www.kingdomfm.co.uk/)
Grampian
Aberdeen Evening Express – ee.news@ajl.co.uk / 01224 344150
(http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk)
Banffshire Journal – editor@banffshire-journal.co.uk / 01261 812551
(http://www.banffshire-journal.co.uk/)
BBC Radio Aberdeen – aberdeen@bbc.co.uk
Buchan Observer - ken.duncan@jpress.co.uk / 01779 871330
(http://www.buchanobserver.co.uk)
Deeside Piper & Donside Piper - pipereditorial@deesidepiper.com / 01330
824955 (http://www.deesidepiper.co.uk)
Ellon Times - news@ellontimes.co.uk / 01358 724444
(http://www.ellontimes.co.uk)
Forres Gazette – newsdesk@forres-gazette.co.uk / 01309 672615
(http://www.forres-gazette.co.uk)
Fraserburgh Herald - ken.short@jpress.co.uk / 01346 518109
(http://www.fraserburghherald.co.uk)
Inverurie Herald - heraldnews@inverurieherald.com / 01467 625150
(http://www.inverurieherald.co.uk/)
North East Community Radio – enquiries@necrfm.co.uk / 01467 632909
(http://www.necrfm.co.uk)
NorthSound – news@northsound.co.uk / 01224 337000
(http://www.northsound1.com)
Original 106 FM - news@originalfm.com / 01224 294 860
(http://www.originalfm.com)
Shetland Times - editorial@shetlandtimes.co.uk / 01595 693622
(http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk)
Strathspey & Badenoch Herald – editorial@sbherald.co.uk / 01479 872102
(http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk)
BBC Radio Inverness – Inverness.news@bbc.co.uk
Highlands &
Islands
BBC Radio Orkney – radio.orkney@bbc.co.uk
Caithness Courier & John O’Groat Journal - editor@nosn.co.uk / 01955
607060 (http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk)
Highland News - newsdesk@highland-news.co.uk / 01463 732230
(http://www.highland-news.co.uk)
Isles FM – admin@isles.fm / 01851 703333 (http://www.isles.fm)
Inverness Courier - editorial@inverness-courier.co.uk / 01463 233059
(http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk)
Lochaber News - s.taylor@lochaber-news.co.uk / 01397 702927
(http://www.lochaber-news.co.uk)
Nairnshire Telegraph – ed@nairnshiretelegraph.com / 01667 453 258
Nevis Radio - studio@nevisradio.co.uk (http://www.nevisradio.co.uk)
North Star - editor@north-star-news.co.uk / 01349 863248
(http://www.north-star-news.co.uk)
Northern Scot - newsdesk@northern-scot.co.uk / 01343 543534
(http://www.northern-scot.co.uk)
Orcadian - newsroom@orcadian.co.uk / 01856 878000
(http://www.orcadian.co.uk)
Ross-shire Journal - editor@rsjournal.co.uk / 01349 863436
(http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk)
Stornoway Gazette - newsdesk@stornowaygazette.co.uk / 01851 702 687
(http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk)
West Highland Free Press - editor@whfp.co.uk / 01471 820400
(http://www.whfp.com)
Lanarkshire
Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser - jmurdoch@s-un.co.uk / 01236 748 648
(www.acadvertiser.co.uk)
Carluke & Lanark Gazette - clgazette@jnscotland.co.uk / 01555 772226
(http://www.carlukegazette.co.uk)
Cumbernauld News & Kilsyth Chronicle editorial.cumbernauldnews@jnscotland.co.uk / 01236 725578
(http://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk)
East Kilbride News - jrowbotham@s-un.co.uk / 01698 205200
(http://www.eastkilbridenews.co.uk)
Hamilton Advertiser - gfanning@s-un.co.uk / 01698 283200
(http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk)
Motherwell Times - motherwell.times@jnscotland.co.uk / 01698 264611
(http://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/)
Rutherglen Reformer - ksmith@s-un.co.uk / 01698 205135
(http://www.rutherglenreformer.co.uk)
Wishaw Press - rmitchell@s-un.co.uk / 01698 376550
(http://www.wishawpress.co.uk/)
Lothian
East Coast FM - studio@eastcoastfm.co.uk / 01620 826444
(http://www.ecfm.co.uk/)
East Lothian Courier - editorial@eastlothiancourier.com / 01620 822451
(http://www.eastlothiancourier.com)
East Lothian News - jo.robinson@jnlothian.co.uk / 0131 561 6600
(http://www.eastlothiannews.co.uk)
Edinburgh Evening News - news_en@scotsman.com
(http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news)
Forth FM – news@forthone.com / 0131 556 9255 /
(http://www.forthone.com)
Linlithgow Gazette - Lin.Ed@jpress.co.uk / 01506 844592
(http://www.linlithgowgazette.co.uk)
West Lothian Courier - mkerr@s-un.co.uk / 01506 656551
(http://www.westlothiancourier.co.uk)
Perth & Tayside
Arbroath Herald - arbroath.herald@jnscotland.co.uk / 01241 872274
(http://www.arbroathherald.co.uk/)
Brechin Advertiser - Brechin.Editorial@brechinadvertiser.com / 01356
622767 (http://www.brechinadvertiser.co.uk)
Dundee Evening Telegraph - newsdesk@eveningtelegraph.co.uk
(http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk)
Heartland FM - whatson@heartlandfm.co.uk (http://www.heartlandfm.co.uk/)
Mearns Leader - news@mearnsleader.com / 01569 762139
(http://www.mearnsleader.co.uk)
Montrose Review - reviewnews@montrosereview.com / 01674 672605
(http://www.montrosereview.co.uk)
Perthshire Advertiser - pa@s-un.co.uk / 01738 626 211
(http://www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk)
Radio Tay – newsroom@radiotay.co.uk / 01382 200800
(http://www.tayam.co.uk/)
Strathearn Herald & Blairgowrie Advertiser - kgordon@s-un.co.uk / 01738
493265 (http://www.strathearnherald.co.uk)
Wave 102 - news@wave102.co.uk / 01382 901 000
(http://www.wave102.co.uk)
Stirling &
Falkirk
Alloa & Hillfoots advertiser - editorial@alloaadvertiser.co.uk / 01259
214416 (http://www.alloaadvertiser.com)
Falkirk Herald - editorial@falkirkherald.co.uk / 01324 690234
(http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk)
Central FM – news@centralfm.co.uk / 01324 611164
(http://www.centralfm.co.uk/)
Stirling Observer - observer@s-un.co.uk / 01786 451110
(http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk)
Strathclyde &
Inverclyde
Clydebank Post - editorial@clydebankpost.co.uk / 0141 435 8888
(http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk)
Glasgow Evening Times - helen.smith@eveningtimes.co.uk / 0141 302
6521 (http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk)
Glasgow South & Eastwood Extra – Glasgow.editorial@jpress.co.uk /
0141 427 7878 (http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk)
Glaswegian - news@theglaswegian.co.uk / 0141 309 3111
(http://www.theglaswegian.co.uk)
Kirkintilloch Herald & Bishopbriggs Herald kirkyherald@jnscotland.co.uk / 0141 775 0040 (http://www.kirkintillochherald.co.uk)
Milngavie & Bearsden Herald - mbherald@jnscotland.co.uk / 0141 956
2314 (http://www.milngavieherald.co.uk)
Paisley Gazette - editorial@the-gazette.co.uk / 0141 435 8888
(http://www.the-gazette.co.uk)
Radio Clyde – clydenews@radioclyde.com / 0141 565 2200
(http://www.clyde1.com/)
Sunny Govan Radio - info@sunnygovanradio.com / 0141 445 3741
(http://sunnygovanradio.com/)