Campaigners concerned confusing survey could close historic hospital
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Campaigners fear lack of support could close Insch hospital
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Updated: 04/05/2021, 8:45 am
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Nicola Sturgeon heard from Insch residents keen for Insch War Memorial Hospital when she visited the village this week
Walk any street in the centre of Insch and you will struggle to miss them.
Red paper hearts hung up in windows, eye-catching canvas shopping bags and big, white banners adorning garden fencing, they outweigh the political leaflets and flags more commonly seen days from an election.
And the subject of this outpouring of support? Insch War Memorial Hospital.
Campaigners looking to save it from permanent closure have now been given a boost as Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the SNP, backed up a manifesto pledge with a claim failure to reopen would be “unacceptable”.