Regional publisher Newsquest has announced its new charity partner for 2025 with the Teenage Cancer Trust the latest beneficiary of the annual initiative.

Following on from its 2024 partnership with the NSPCC, Newsquest will be donating £2.5m worth of free advertising to the Trust across its portfolio of more than 200 local and regional titles.

The Trust, originally launched in 1990, provides specialist care and support for young people with cancer with the aim of ensuring no young person faces cancer alone.

It funds specialist nurses, youth workers and hospital units within the NHS, so cancer sufferers aged 13-24 get the care and support they need at a critical life stage.

Newsquest CEO Henry Faure Walker , left, with Kate Collins, Teenage Cancer Trust CEO.

The partnership with Newsquest will include initiatives such as promoting the signs and symptoms of cancer for young people, what it’s like to be a teenager with cancer and ongoing fundraising appeals and challenges.

Newsquest staff will also participating in volunteering and fundraising throughout the year.

Newsquest chief executive Henry Faure Walker said: “Teenage Cancer Trust does a remarkable job helping young people with cancer, and we want to do our bit to support this.

“This will be one of the largest initiatives that we have run for a single charity and we hope that it will have a really positive impact raising awareness and engagement across the huge audiences our media platforms reach.”

Trust CEO Kate Collins added: “When we started in 1990, there was no specialist care for young people with cancer. Since then, the specialist care we provide for young people with cancer has grown into 28 units in NHS hospitals across the UK and more than 70 specialist nurses and 40 youth support co-ordinators.

“However, we know not enough people are aware of how critical this support for young people with cancer is.

“Seven young people a day hear the words ‘you have cancer’, and by 2030 that number is expected to rise to 10 a day. Those critical years when you’re young, shape the person you become but without specialised care and support, cancer can be devastating.

“We’re here to make sure that doesn’t happen, however there is still much more for us to do to make sure all young people get the support they need and deserve.

“We are so grateful to Newsquest for their incredible generosity and support. This will enable us to share more information about the vital work of our nurses and youth support co-ordinators, as well as the stories of young people who need us.

“Over the next year, we’ll be sharing adverts about our work, the impact cancer has on young people, as well as ways people can fundraise and support us.”