All posts tagged "Whiston Hospital"

  • Tributes Paid to Whiston Hospital Surgeon Sadeq

    A Whiston Hospital surgeon has passed away from Covid-19. Sadeq Elhowsh, 58, who worked with St Helens & Knowsley NHS for 17 years, died in hospital on Monday night (20 April). Married with four sons, he was...

    • Posted April 22, 2020
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  • Volunteers Sew Scrubs to Support Knowsley, St Helens NHS

    A group of determined volunteers are supporting frontline NHS staff by sewing scrubs for St Helens and Whiston Hospitals. The team, from across the two boroughs, have already raised over £1,500 – enough to create more than...

    • Posted April 16, 2020
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  • [Updated: Found] Missing: Whiston Hospital Paramedic Alan Gribben

    Update, 15/12/06: Merseyside Police can confirm that a body believed to be that of 51-year-old Alan Gribben, has been found in Halsnead Park, Whiston, this morning, Thursday, 15 December. Mr Gribben was reported as missing from his home...

    • Posted December 15, 2016
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  • Police Appeal after Whiston Hospital Assault (CCTV)

    Detectives in Knowsley have released CCTV of a man they wish to trace following an assault outside of Whiston Hospital. Police were called to the hospital on Thursday, 30 July, when at around 11pm, a 23-year-old man...

    • Posted October 19, 2016
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  • Whiston KFC off the Menu

    Plans to build a fast food drive-thru restaurant and near Whiston Hospital have fallen through. Developers wanted to demolish the Green Dragon pub and build a new complex in its place, with a KFC at its heart, alongside...

    • Posted July 9, 2015
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  • Police Seek Witnesses after Whiston Shooting

    Police are appealing for witnesses to a firearms incident in which one man was seriously injured last night (Friday, 10 April). Reports came in just after 6pm of two cars driving erratically and at high speed while...

    • Posted April 11, 2015
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  • Whiston KFC in the Pipeline for Green Dragon Pub Development

    Punch Taverns want to demolish a Whiston pub and replace it with a KFC restaurant, a convenience store and a new home for bookmakers William Hill. The company, which owns the Green Dragon Hotel, opposite Whiston Hospital,...

    • Posted November 7, 2014
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  • Work on Memorial Chapel Underway in Whiston

    A project to build a memorial chapel from what remains of the old Whiston Hospital Chapel begins this month. Whiston Initiative in Cultural Heritage have preserved key elements of the Victorian building, including stonework and a stained...

    • Posted October 16, 2014
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  • WICH Raises £500 towards New Cemetery Chapel

    Members of the Whiston Initiative & Culture Heritage raised £500 for their charity over the Mother’s Day weekend. WICH aims to raise enough money to build a memorial chapel at Knowsley Cemetery on Fox’s Bank Lane. The...

    • Posted April 1, 2014
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  • Road Closed after Rainhill Taser Incident

    Merseyside Police have confirmed that a man was tasered by officers in Rainhill this morning (Friday 4 October). A resident of Longview Road, near Whiston Hospital, phoned police at 8.22am to report a suspicion person loitering outside...

    • Posted October 4, 2013
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