Hospice signs lease for new shop at Oatlands Village
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Hospice signs lease for new shop at Oatlands Village
• Les Bourgs Hospice will open a new charity shop at Oatlands Village.
• The charity signed the lease after months of negotiations, as special permission needed to be granted for a charity shop to set itself up there.
• The hospice thanked Deputy Neil Inder, Development and Planning Authority (DPA) President, for his help reaching an agreement.
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