Some of the many nurses to have appeared in the Mail over the years.

19 nostalgic pictures of Hartlepool nurses from yesteryear

By Mark Payne

Hartlepool Specialist Reporter

Published 10th May 2025, 04:45 BST

We are celebrating some of the town’s many administering angels to have featured in the Mail over the years.

With so many valued care homes, hospice and hospitals, dedicated nursing staff have regularly appeared in the paper.

Scroll on to see how many you recognise or may remember.

More retro: Nine retro photos of life in Hartlepool in 1975

17. Hospice nurse recognised

Hartlepool and District Hospice staff nurse Hilary Sadler with the Melanie Wilson Award back in 2003. Photo: DW

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