Work has started on the expansion of the A&E department at the University of North Durham. Dryburn House opposite the A&E, will be demolished to make way for the 2 storey extension. Dryburn House built in 1824 was once the home of railway baron William Lloyd Wharton (1789-1867), who ran the North East Railway Company. Dryburn House was later…
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The History of Hospital Radio
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Durham Hospitals Radio is part of a story that can trace its beginnings back almost a century to the United States. The earliest known hospital radio station is thought to have begun its operation in the Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington D.C. in May 1919. With the world just returning to peace following the…