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BBC News
18 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Patients face 50-mile trips for routine care available in Goole
Patients living in and near Goole say they are travelling up to 50 miles (80km) to appointments that could be held in their local three years, Kelly made four-hour round trips by foot and public transport to take her four-year-old daughter Connie to eye appointments in Beverley every three months. She has now had the appointments moved to the ophthalmology department at Goole and District Hospital, just over a mile from her Humber Health Partnership, which runs the hospital, said a "large number" of patients go to other sites to receive specialist care and travel was sometimes necessary to "get the patients to the right clinician as quickly as we can." Kelly, a shop worker, said she had to take full days off work to take Connie for her appointments lasting 20 minutes because she relies on public transport. "I miss a day of work, have to pay for the train ticket, make sure I have dinner, drinks, snacks, something to keep her occupied on the train and then walk half an hour, have her appointment, then walk half an hour back to the train station, which is quite a lot for a four-year-old," she said. Now the appointments have been moved to Goole, Kelly said it would take just 20 minutes to walk there. "I can't understand why I was having to go through to Beverley so often, when they can do them in Goole," she said. "It's saved a lot of hassle, a lot of money and a lot of stress."Ivan McConnell, group chief strategy and partnerships officer for Humber Health Partnership said, while there is an ophthalmology department at Goole, some specialist eye services are only provided on other sites."Maybe we should get better at communicating with our patients as to why they are being moved and sent to locations, but it's really, really important that patient gets the right care from the right clinician," he said. Other patients told BBC Look North they fought to move appointments to Goole from other hospitals in Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Hull and Charlesworth said she was sent to Scunthorpe General Hospital last year when she had tonsillitis. "All I needed was some IV [intravenous] antibiotics and they could have done that at Goole. It wasn't that complicated, but they automatically send you out of town," she said. Tracy Hambley said a 93-year-old relative was sent 27 miles (43km) to Scunthorpe for treatment she believed could be safely delivered in her local hospital."We sat in A&E with her for 24 hours, then it was another 48 hours before she got back, just for the sake of having some antibiotics and some fluids," she said. "If she could have just come to Goole, she would have not blocked that bed at the bigger site for all that time." NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is currently running a public consultation, to decide which services should be available at Goole and District Hospital in the consultation documents, the ICB says patients living in the Goole area have 15,000 outpatient appointments per year at the hospital, but travel to other hospitals for about 62 appointments a from the Save Goole Hospital Services Action Group have previously said they believe patients are being sent to other sites for appointments as part of a "managed decline" of their local hospital. Mr McConnell said: "A number of patients travel for specialist care, or services that are provided where we have centralised a range of things to ensure patients can get tests on a day when they see those specialist medics and see those specialist nurses."He added: "It's really, really important that patients ask their GPs if there are appointments available within the hospital. That doesn't always get offered to them."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Cole Palmer's girlfriend Connie Grace sizzles in cut-out dress in Miami as Chelsea star plays at Club World Cup
All recommendations within this article are informed by expert editorial opinion. If you click on a link in this story we may earn affiliate revenue. Connie has previously opened up on their relationship Amazing Grace Cole Palmer's girlfriend Connie Grace sizzles in cut-out dress in Miami as Chelsea star plays at Club World Cup COLE PALMER'S stunning girlfriend Connie Grace showed she hasn't quite caught her man's cold front as she sizzled in the summer heat. Connie, 22, shared snaps to her Instagram from a visit to Florida, United States. 8 Cole Palmer's girlfriend Connie Grace shared stunning snaps to Instagram Credit: instagram @ conniegrace_ 8 She was seen wearing a glamorous cut-out dress Credit: instagram @ conniegrace_ 8 It left her stomach and shoulder bare Credit: instagram @ conniegrace_ 8 Fans rushed to the comments to praise the look Credit: instagram @ conniegrace_ 8 Connie and Palmer are both from Manchester Credit: Rex The Mancunian entrepreneur left fans enamored with her latest outfit. She was seen in a cut-out dress which left her tummy and one shoulder bare. Connie simply captioned the post: "Miamiii." And fans flooded the comments of the post with compliments over the look, with one writing: "Beautiful." A second said: "Wow wow wow so stunning." A third added: "Wow, where is outfit from please?" WATCH EVERY MATCH OF THE CLUB WORLD CUP 2025 LIVE ON DAZN Another said: "Gorggggg." Boyfriend Palmer is starring for Chelsea in the Club World Cup. On Saturday the England star helped the Blues overcome Benfica, even after a massive delay caused by stormy weather which saw the match finish on Sunday. And Palmer, 23, will likely be back in action for Enzo Maresca's side when Chelsea take on Palmeiras at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in Philadelphia, PA, next Saturday. 'To do what-' - Cole Palmer left confused as he's asked to name his Premier League Mount Rushmore And while the man with the ice cold celebration tries to lift some more silverware, his significant other may continue cheering him on from the sidelines. Back home Connie runs a nail salon. She has more than 36,000 followers on Instagram. Connie and Palmer's relationship was first reported on in July 2024, when the pair were spotted together off the coast of Ibiza. Following a frolic in the Mediterranean Sea, they hopped back on their luxury boat to dry off. At the time a source told The Sun: 'They are both young and just going with the flow and enjoying the summer together.' Opening up about their relationship, she said: "We met when we were 17. "I think he knew me through mutual friends so I think he probably had his eye on me. Oh, he's warm and cuddly. Well, with me, hopefully with no one else. "When you know how much someone wants something and you know that's someone's dream, you just feel so proud." 8 Connie runs a nail salon back home Credit: Instagram/conniegrace_ 8 She has 36,000 followers on Instagram Credit: instagram @conniegrace_ 8 Watch EVERY match of the Club World Cup 2025 live on DAZN
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Cole Palmer's girlfriend Connie Grace sizzles in cut-out dress in Miami as Chelsea star plays at Club World Cup
COLE PALMER'S stunning girlfriend Connie Grace showed she hasn't quite caught her man's cold front as she sizzled in the summer heat. Instagram from a visit to Florida , United States . Advertisement 8 Cole Palmer's girlfriend Connie Grace shared stunning snaps to Instagram Credit: instagram @ conniegrace_ 8 She was seen wearing a glamorous cut-out dress Credit: instagram @ conniegrace_ 8 It left her stomach and shoulder bare Credit: instagram @ conniegrace_ 8 Fans rushed to the comments to praise the look Credit: instagram @ conniegrace_ 8 Connie and Palmer are both from Manchester Credit: Rex The Mancunian entrepreneur She was seen in a cut-out dress which left her tummy and one shoulder bare. Connie simply captioned the post: "Miamiii." And fans flooded the comments of the post with compliments over the look, with one writing: "Beautiful." Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL A second said: "Wow wow wow so stunning." A third added: "Wow, where is outfit from please?" Another said: "Gorggggg." Advertisement Most read in Football Boyfriend On Saturday the And Palmer, 23, will likely be back in action for Enzo Maresca's side when Chelsea take on Palmeiras at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in Philadelphia, PA, next Saturday. 'To do what-' - Cole Palmer left confused as he's asked to name his Premier League Mount Rushmore And while the man with the ice cold celebration tries to lift some more silverware, his significant other may continue cheering him on from the sidelines. Advertisement Back home Connie runs a nail salon. She has more than 36,000 followers on Instagram. Connie and Palmer's relationship was first reported on in July 2024, when the pair were spotted together off the coast of Ibiza. Following a frolic in the , they hopped back on their luxury boat to dry off. Advertisement At the time a source told The Sun: 'They are both young and just going with the flow and enjoying the summer together.' Opening up about their relationship, she said: "We met when we were 17. "I think he knew me through mutual friends so I think he probably had his eye on me. Oh, he's warm and cuddly. Well, with me, hopefully with no one else. "When you know how much someone wants something and you know that's someone's dream, you just feel so proud." Advertisement 8 Connie runs a nail salon back home Credit: Instagram/conniegrace_ 8 She has 36,000 followers on Instagram Credit: instagram @conniegrace_ 8 Advertisement
New York Post
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Cindy Adams: Connie Stevens is in need of some healing tunes
She needs some healing tunes Although the world turns, not all of us can. Celebrity seer John Cohan who knows Connie Stevens since Brooklyn childhood says, 'Prayers are needed,' for Connie, 86, in an LA nursing home. 'She'll not sing onstage again.' Connie grabbed stardom from her role on the show 'Hawaiian Eye' (1959 to 1963). Kids would dress with false eyelashes, ponytails and balloon skirts to copy her. Forget her nudie movie 'The Sex Symbol' (1974). Even she's probably forgotten it. It's a wild, wild world The world has changed — even for animal-kind. The Post had a recent story about coyotes. Just now, in Weston, a manicured lawn near Boston, a teeny white fluffy Maltese played in a private secured area with grass, lawn, trees, flowers, gated road, while its owner — inside her adjacent kitchen — watched. From woods sprang a coyote. Despite its screaming owner racing out and the dog's terrifying barking — her precious adored pet was taken. Gone. Never to be seen again. Recently, in another country home — with alarms, locks, sirens, guards, private roadways — a Shih Tzu played in the grass. Inches away stood its owner. Overhead swooped an eagle. Huge. Wings outstretched, it lowered itself. Shrieking in terror, she quickly collected her dog. A neighbor had lost her own pet at the talons of an eagle. I was recently in Jackson Hole. The owner asleep, but being 8 a.m. NY time, I was up. Standing inside her house's glass walls. Nose to nose, staring at me, taller than I, there was a gigantic black bear directly in front of me, trying the door's lock. Terrified, I screamed. The bear lumbered away. Me, I got the hell out — back to New York. Shelter for all America's growing old — trains, bridges, tunnels, machines, houses, people, rules, infrastructure's crumbling. Patience, respect, learning, family affection is waning. Established ways are wobbling. It's come to world safety. Being only a visitor on the planet I'm not smart enough to have an answer. At this tense time, my thoughts also run to the animals and the elderly. And I'm an animal lover. On the ASPCA's international board for years, I organized the longtime Blessing of the Animals at Park Avenue's Christ Church, until we got hit with the pandemic. My Yorkshire terrier Jellybean I love desperately. I'm even willing to overlook my dog's poor bathroom habits — which are worse than my husband's were — because I love my 6-pound Yorkie, so much. Impeach this DESPITE terrorist Iran's plan to kill all Americans plus Israelis, bartender Ocasio-Cortez, whose background is a sloe gin fizz, snarls at the White House. She should have done the same to Biden since that seemed the only way to protect him. TWO redneck wives: One asks, 'How do you get your husband out of bed and to work in the morning?' Second one: 'Easy. I just open the door and let the cat in.' First one: 'That get him up?' Second one: 'Absolutely. See, he sleeps with the dog.' Only in America, kids, only in America.
North Wales Chronicle
24-06-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Celebrating excellence at Coleg Menai's 2024/25 awards
Connie Whitfield was named Overall Achiever of the Year, alongside 15 other students recognised for their proficiency across various subject areas. The evening was marked by a speech from Carmen Smith, a former Coleg Menai student and the youngest ever member of the House of winner Connie Whitfield (Image: Coleg Menai) Family and friends gathered to celebrate the students' accomplishments. Each year, lecturers nominate top students for an award within their discipline, with winners chosen by the respective programme area manager. Award winners receive a trophy during the ceremony, and the overall achiever of the year, selected by the principal, is announced at the end of the Williams (Image: Coleg Menai) Dr Siôn Peters-Flynn, Coleg Menai principal, presented engineering student Connie with the overall achiever award along with a £200 voucher. Dr Peters-Flynn described Connie as 'a student of exceptional commitment, maturity, and leadership', and credited her as 'a driving force behind the team's success' in the Morlais tidal stream energy project. Connie also received a network prize from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and the achiever of the year award for her subject Evans (Image: Coleg Menai) Among the subject area winners were Wales under-19 footballer Casi Evans, and Access to Higher Education learner Lee Morris. Casi is expected to achieve exceptional grades in her Level 3 Sport and Exercise Science diploma, while also training with Blackburn Rovers and playing on loan for Halifax. She has also been selected for the Ynys Môn squad for the Island Games in Orkney in Romaniuk (Image: Coleg Menai) Lee was nominated by his classmates and tutor for his support of fellow students, as well as his academic excellence, having attained the full 45 credits at distinction level. Dr Peters-Flynn also presented caps to students who represented Wales in the sporting arena during the academic year. These students included Byron Davis, Morgan Davies, Casi Evans, Saran Griffiths, Ffion Humphreys, and Noa Fenney (Image: Coleg Menai) READ MORE: Smoking banned on three North Wales beaches Opening the ceremony, Dr Peters-Flynn said: "I have the honour of presenting these very prestigious awards this evening to a group of students who are to be recognised for their hard work and dedication over the past 12 months. "Our award winners have been nominated as students who have gone that extra mile, who have broken down barriers or who have excelled in their subject. "This is what makes these awards very special, and a privilege to present." Awards were also presented in memory of former Coleg Menai students Chloe Bidwell and Rhun Jones.
