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Radio Leicester,3 mins
New Year's Honour for hospital volunteer Betty
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A hospital volunteer from Leicester who's been serving refreshments to staff and patients for the past thirty years has been rewarded for her service in the New Years Honours list. 90 year old Betty Cobley works at the voluntary service cafe at the Leicester Royal Infirmary - a role she took to give something back to the hospital where her daughter was treated before she died. Betty is to receive the British Empire Medal in honour of her work. Betty told Âé¶¹Éç Leicester's Ady Dayman that it was a wonderful surprise.
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