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Moray day care centre handed three-month stay of execution

By Dionne Abolghassem

A Moray day centre which provides vital care for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s has been given a three-month reprieve after being threatened with immediate closure, it has been revealed. It emerged last week that Whinneybank Daycare Centre in Lossiemouth was earmarked for closure after losing a bid to extend their contract with the council for a further three years.

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