THE region's favourite Sky Sports presenter has announced his latest epic fundraising challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.

Jeff Stelling is planning on completing 15 marathon walks in 15 days in an attempt to raise £500,000 on his March for Men.

He will be pulling on his boots at the beginning of June when he sets off on the arduous trek from Exeter City FC to Newcastle United.

Last year Mr Stelling and former Hartlepool United chief executive Russ Green walked ten marathons in ten days from Victoria Park – the ground of his beloved hometown team.

Along the way he was joined by famous friends and colleagues and people affected by prostate cancer and he raised more than £420,000.

This time he plans to visit 40 football clubs as he makes his way from the South West to the North-East via Merseyside and Manchester before calling into Hartlepool and Durham.

He said: “After the agony and ecstasy of the walk last year – particularly the agony – so many people have been in touch with stories of their battle against prostate cancer, so many people who wanted to say thank you to me, to Russ Green, and to Prostate Cancer UK for their support.

“It makes me feel very humble but it also makes me feel very gratified that I’m in position where I can do something. Prostate Cancer kills one man ever hour in the UK, and I just decided I couldn’t sit on my backside and do nothing about it. I can put one foot in front of the next and hopefully raise awareness and raise funds to help men beat this diabolical disease.”

Prostate Cancer UK is the official charity partner of the English Football League and 22 clubs will be represented along the route, through the heartlands of England. He will also stop off at eight Premier League clubs as well as 11 Non-League sides.

The charity's chief executive Angela Culhane, who walked the final marathon, and more than 50 miles during last year’s walk, said: “His road to Wembley last year was long and winding, and a massive challenge both physically and mentally, but it was a truly ‘unbelievable’ achievement which raised a huge amount of awareness not to mention vital funds in the fight against this deadly disease."

The epic trek starts at Exeter's St James Park on June 2 and finishes at Newcastle's St James' Park a fortnight later on June 16.