We have taken a nostalgic look back at just some of the people and activities that have made the pages of the Mail over the years.
Do they bring back memories for you?
17. Raising a cup for charity
Pictured during a coffee morning fundraiser at hospital in 2010 was (left to right) Geoff Christison, HVDA volunteer Sharon Flannery, Jill Jackson and HVDA volunteer Liz Ord. Photo: Mail
18. Having a ball
Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists Marie McHugh (left) and Amanda McNeany from the hospital who organised a lung cancer ball in 2016. Photo: Mail
19. Duchess pays a visit
This picture shows the Duchess of Kent visiting the new Hartlepool General Hospital which opened in 1972 chatting to a nurse holding a baby. Photo: Mail
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A presentation of a stereogram record player to Hartlepool General Hospital in the 1970s. Photo: Music on the wards