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Bus Connectivity Plan To Be Published By Council

Bus Connectivity Plan To Be Published By Council

May 21, 2024

To improve and enhance bus services within the city, Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved proposals for its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) for 2024/2025.

Through the Hull Bus Alliance, the council will work with local bus operators, Stagecoach and East Yorkshire Buses, to improve bus frequency, pilot new routes, and introduce fare discounts so that bus passenger numbers will grow, traffic congestion will be reduced, and air quality will improve.

Returns of the WISHH National Elf Service Appeal

Returns of the WISHH National Elf Service Appeal

November 28, 2022

Christmas is back with a charity appeal to add some magic to the holidays for the sickest children and older patients at the hospital!

In order to spread festive cheer to patients at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, WISHH invites members of the community and local businesses to get involved.

Keep Yourself and Your NHS Protected This Winter From Flu And COVID-19

Keep Yourself and Your NHS Protected This Winter From Flu And COVID-19

October 22, 2022

This winter, the NHS urges people to get vaccinated against influenza and COVID-19 as soon as possible.

There is no doubt that vaccination is the best way to prevent serious illnesses and prevent overloading the local health and care system.

Beverley Town Cricket To Put Hard Yards In For Club And Local NHS

Beverley Town Cricket Club Members Latest Grueling Fund Raising Challenge

July 13, 2022

Beverley Town Cricket Club members will once again be putting in the hard yards as they look to raise funds for both club and the NHS.

Over 60 players, made up of girls, boys men and ladies will tackle a gruelling 40-mile hike. A challenge the club aims to complete in just 24 hours.

Towns Former Tourism Officer Raymond ‘Ray’ Grange Passes Away

Towns Former Tourism Officer Raymond ‘Ray’ Grange Passes Away

January 26, 2022

Raymond ‘Ray’ Grange, the former Tourism Officer for Beverley and a well-known local character, sadly passed away on Thursday 20 January at Hull Royal Infirmary with his children by his side after a very short and very rapid decline in his health.

New Booster Vaccine Sites In Hull And The East Riding Of Yorkshire

New Booster Vaccine Sites In Hull And The East Riding Of Yorkshire

December 17, 2021

Local clinical leaders are praising the phenomenal local vaccine effort with 40,000 people in Hull and East Riding receiving their booster vaccination in the last 10 days.

The NHS is prioritising bookings for boosters and is urging people to book an appointment to guarantee their jab – as it aims to offer every eligible adult their booster dose by the end of December 2021.

Hull Residential Property Developer Wins National Accolade

Hull Residential Property Developer Wins National Accolade

November 26, 2021

Hull-based firm is crowned Residential Developer of the Year at the National Building and Construction Awards.

Iguana Developments received their award at the National Building and Construction Awards which took place at London Hilton Wembley, on 18 November.

WISHH National Elf Service Appeal returns for 2021

WISHH National Elf Service Appeal returns for 2021

November 19, 2021

A charity appeal to ensure hospital patients could still enjoy Christmas despite the Covid pandemic is being repeated this year after being billed as a roaring success in 2020.

Generous members of the Hull and East Riding community rallied together to support the WISHH National Elf Service Appeal, which ensured Covid-safe gifts could be bought for babies, children and the elderly spending time in hospital over Christmas.

Hull Teacher Nina Curran Wins £65,001 On An Irish Lottery Bet

Hull Teacher Nina Curran Wins £65,001 On An Irish Lottery Bet

October 27, 2021

A Hull teacher who survived two brain tumours scoops £65,000 on an Irish Lottery bet.

Nina Curran started playing Lucky Clover an Irish Lottery Pool bet from The Football Pools after a second brain surgery in July 2019.

Fifty Hospital Staff Support WISHH By Your Side Appeal

Fifty Hospital Staff Support WISHH By Your Side Appeal

September 29, 2021

Doctors, nurses and other NHS staff are going to be part of history in the making, whilst supporting our new ‘By Your Side’ Appeal, as they take part in the World’s Largest Marathon, involving 100,000 people globally.

An incredible team of 50 staff working in departments such as neurosurgery, cardiology, ophthalmology, physiotherapy, security, administration, paediatrics, and theatres at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, have dedicated months of training to for the Virtual London Marathon.

WISHH Charity Launches £40,000 By Your Side Appeal

WISHH Charity Launches £40,000 By Your Side Appeal

September 19, 2021

Hull Hospitals are here, by your side when you need them, from the delivery of exceptional care to supporting families and loved ones.

They are a team we can truly depend on when we need them most. Many of us will have our own story to tell on how hospital staff have touched our lives and gone above and beyond to make a difference.

Library Link Brings Bedside Poems And Stories To Hospital Patients

Library Link Brings Bedside Poems And Stories To Hospital Patients

August 17, 2021

A hospital in Yorkshire has become the first in the country to support patient care by bringing poetry, stories and chat to the bedside in a partnership that has its roots in the UK City of Culture programme.

Library Link has completed a pilot scheme with volunteers from Hull and East Yorkshire reading poems and short stories to patients in wards and waiting rooms at Hull Royal Infirmary and is now gearing up to return post-Covid.

Join WISHH Charity In A National Outpouring Of Love To Raise Funds For Your Local NHS Heroes

Join WISHH Charity In A National Outpouring Of Love To Raise Funds For Your Local NHS Heroes

May 25, 2021

WISHH, the official charity of Hull Hospitals is urging people across Hull and East Yorkshire to join the nation’s biggest tea break on the 5th July to raise funds for the incredible people in our NHS who’ve done so much to help everyone get through the pandemic.

Life-Saving Emergency Care Staff Get A New Haven

Life-Saving Emergency Care Staff Get A New Haven

March 18, 2021

A hospital team who spend their days and nights dealing with the urgent and unexpected have had their break area transformed thanks to charitable donations.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s emergency care team, whose work is currently the subject of Channel 5 series A&E After Dark, are more used to designing care plans than staff rooms.

Children’s Nurses Egg-stend Their Support For WISHH Charity’s Easter Appeal

Children’s Nurses Egg-stend Their Support For WISHH Charity’s Easter Appeal

March 2, 2021

Local children’s nurses are asking kind-hearted donors to swap chocolate eggs for arts and crafts this Easter in a special charity appeal.

Every year, the children’s wards at Hull Royal Infirmary would normally be inundated with offers of chocolate treats for youngsters spending time in hospital.

Life Is A Cabaret, Old Chum, Come To The Cabaret!

January 26, 2021

Lockdown and winter have seen some grey days, so why not add a splash of colour and sparkle to your living room, by joining the Mayor of Beverley’s virtual cabaret evening on Friday 12th February.

MP Delighted Local Hospitals Will Benefit From £6 Million Government Funding

MP Delighted Local Hospitals Will Benefit From £6 Million Government Funding

December 12, 2020

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has welcomed the news that Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham, is to benefit from £5,925,000.

WISHH Charity Launches Help The NHS With The National Elf Service

WISHH Charity Launches Help The NHS With The National Elf Service

November 30, 2020

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which is responsible for Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital have to look at Christmas a little differently this year.

Traditionally, generous members of our community, businesses and sporting teams deliver an astonishing amount of Christmas gifts for the areas sickest children the hospitals care for.

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