PBHR News
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We were delighted that the people of Bishop Auckland and surrounding areas nominated Prince Bishops Hospital Radio as their chosen charity in store. Over the last couple of months, shoppers have been putting their blue tokens into the box to decide which local charity should get a share of a £3,000 grant. Prince Bishops Hospital […]
Around 25 new digital radio stations are coming to south Durham under plans announced today. The channels will be available from Durham Digital who are bidding for an Ofcom licence to provide the channels to an area including Darlington, Aycliffe and Bishop Auckland. The consortium is made up of local broadcasters Bishop FM, Aycliffe Radio, […]
During lockdown, PBHR adapted to being unable to visit the patients, staff and visitors of Hospitals in South Durham whilst maintaining a 24 hour service with its dedicated volunteers. In June we took the opportunity to apply for funding from HM Government and The National Lottery Community Fund to upgrade aging equipment and allow us […]
Funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, has helped us to keep Prince Bishops Hospital Radio on the air during Covid-19. Prior to the pandemic, our studios were used 7 days a week by our team of volunteers. With the help of CDDFT Charity and Durham Freemasons we managed to equip […]
Prince Bishops Hospital Radio, which has seen its volunteers broadcasting from makeshift studios in their homes, has been given a £1400 boost from Durham Freemasons. When the Coronavirus prohibited volunteers from carrying our usual duties within Bishop Auckland, Darlington Memorial and Richardson Hospital in Barnard Castle, it had to move operations offsite into the homes […]
