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View article Hull’s new footbridge to be named Murdoch’s Connection

Hull’s new footbridge to be named Murdoch’s Connection

Hull’s new footbridge is to be named after Dr Mary Murdoch. The name was chosen by school students following an essay competition to determine which of the city’s iconic figures should be honoured. Murdoch’s Connection’ immortalises the city’s first female GP, Dr Mary Murdoch, and was chosen after students from Newland School for Girls and […]

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View article Green light for work to transform one of Hull’s busiest roads

Green light for work to transform one of Hull’s busiest roads

Work to transform one of Hull’s busiest roads will start in summer. The A63 Castle Street scheme will improve transport links between the Port of Hull to the A63 and M62 along with the wider strategic road network. The scheme also help to reunite the city centre with its waterfront, supporting the city’s economic growth […]

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View article A63 bridge to be named after Hull’s first female GP

A63 bridge to be named after Hull’s first female GP

Hull’s new A63 bridge will be named after the city’s first female GP after 55,000 votes were cast. The footbridge will be named after trailblazer Dr Mary Murdoch, who was House Surgeon at the Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Park Street and founder of the Hull Women’s Suffrage Society. Students from the Newland School […]

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View article Who should inspire new name for A63 bridge? Five historic figures shortlisted

Who should inspire new name for A63 bridge? Five historic figures shortlisted

A Second World War veteran, a headscarf heroine and Hull’s first female GP are among five figures who could inspire the name for Hull’s new bridge spanning the A63. These are just some of the influential figures students from Newland School for Girls and Archbishop Sentamu Academy have written about after they were tasked with […]

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