Monday, August 7th 2000

Hospital radio to welcome Mayor

BEVERLEY's Lord Mayor, Councillor Nev Holgate, is to hit the airwaves next week to help celebrate 39 years of hospital radio.

He will be asked to pick his favourite hits and discuss life in the East Riding town, on Wednesday, August 16.

Dave Hutchins, who has been spinning the disks for Kingstown Radio since 1972, said: 'I am from Beverley and I thought it would be nice to have the Lord Mayor on - especially since Beverley Westwood is on of the hospitals we broadcast to.'

The station broadcasts on 1350MW to Westwood, Hull Royal Infirmary, Kingston General Hospital, Princess Royal Hospital, Hull Maternity Hospital and Castle Hill Hospital.

It is run by volunteers and moved into a new studio at the HRI site, Anlaby Road, last October.

Mr Hutchins added: ' We are always encouraging people who have got relatives at hospital to phone in with requests - people love to hear their name on the radio.'