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Award for Harrogate Hospital Radio Volunteer

On Friday 28th October, members from Harrogate Hospital Radio attended the annual Harrogate volunteer award ceremony at The Swan Hotel in Harrogate. The award ceremony is now in its 9th year and...

Hospital Radio Tunbridge Wells - Sending out an SOS

Hospital Radio Tunbridge Wells has launched an appeal to “Save Our Service” to try and raise additional funds to enable the service to continue. Since 2011 when the old Kent & Sussex Hospital...

2017 National Hospital Radio Awards Now Open

We are pleased to announce that the 2017 National Hospital Radio Awards...

Venue Announced for 2017 Annual Conference & Awards Ceremony

Bolton Hosts the HBA Conference and Awards 2017. Join fellow hospital broadcasters from across the UK at the Hospital Broadcasting Association’s Annual Conference and National Awards.  ...

Volunteers Awarded for 230 years Long Service at Radio Cherwell

Nine volunteers of Oxford’s Hospital Radio Station, Radio Cherwell, have been awarded Long Service Certificates from the Hospital Broadcasting Association, at the stations Annual General Meeting on...

Ridgeway Radio Celebrates 50th Anniversary

This year Ridgeway Radio is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hospital radio in Dorchester.   The station has had various name changes over the years, but it all started on the 29th September 1966...

Marathon broadcast for Sandwell Hospital Radio

Two Presenters from Sandwell Hospital Radio will be attempting to break the world record for the longest radio marathon DJ team of two people. Starting on 8th August at 12pm on Sandwell Hospital...

Farewell to Radio Robin and Radio Craigavon

It’s with sadness that the HBA has to report the closure of two hospital radio stations, due to changes in NHS. The committee at Radio Robin, Ilkeston Community Hospital Radio, has taken the tough...

HBA responds to Cabinet Office CIO conversions consultation

HBA has responded to the...

"Hands Across The Water"

To borrow the lyrics of the seventies Wings song “Uncle Albert” – or should we say “HBA across the water”? Yes the weekend of the 6-8th May saw representatives of the HBA Southern region hold their...