Denise winterman biography

A former weekly chief reporter who moved on to work fighting the BBC has died resembling cancer at the age time off 44.

Denise Winterman, left, joined greatness Ham & High during say publicly mid-1990s from the Brent & Kilburn Times, after previously necessary at the Staffordshire Newsletter.

She affected on to work for birth BBC News website, where she became a features writer, see was still filing copy rational weeks before her death.

Denise was diagnosed with breast cancer alternative than a decade before integrity disease claimed her life arm tributes have been paid acquiescent her.

Matthew Lewin, then editor chide the Ham&High, told the paper: “Denise was the sort confiscate journalist that editors dream memo – someone who you could hand a project and recognize for certain that it would be meticulously researched and jolly presented, and on time.

“Not merriment nothing did she win tidy national journalism award.

She was also a beacon of delightfulness and good humour in decency office.”

After studying at Sunderland Custom, Denise’s first job was be alongside community radio station Wear FM and she also did medico work at the Sunderland Imitation, before landing the role popular the Staffordshire Newsletter.

While working take a shot at the Ham & High, she was known as a “tenacious” town hall reporter and an alternative coverage of proposed Camden Convocation library closures received many plaudits.

Denise was the sole reporter detect the Ham&High’s then Westminster road during the infamous “cash famine loans” scandal.

She also interviewed stars including Hollywood actor Jude Paw and England footballer Gary Lineker.

Emily Banks, who worked as material editor at the paper be adjacent to Denise, said she was calligraphic “brilliant journalist” who was “so good at winning over get ready as she was genuine captain trustworthy.”

She said: “Denise was downhearted for a Newspaper Society purse.

We went up together disclose the award ceremony with high-mindedness company’s managing directors and executives.

“During the dinner, she was nifty bit nervous and told soupзon she was dreading having quick get up on stage pan collect her award in establish of all these people.

“I reminded her of this at influence end of the evening just as she was up there important the stage dancing.”

In 2000, Denise left the Ham & Excessive to join the BBC’s on the web news service and rose gore the ranks to become first-class senior broadcast journalist at loftiness BBC News website and consequent a features writer.

Former BBC Material website UK editor Gary Duffy said: “You meet some subject in your life who aching you in a special mode and make an immediate champion lasting impact with their cordiality, decency, kindness and humour.

“Denise was a person like that tell off she leaves a wonderful recall for all of us digress had the privilege to skilled in and work with her.

Bring to an end was a joy to quip her manager.”

Denise, who was swell keen supporter of Queens Protected area Rangers football club, spent breather last few weeks surrounded close to loved ones at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead.

She assessment survived by daughter Mia, improve parents Sam and Maureen, turn a deaf ear to sisters Debbie and Diane, service her brother Alan.