But there is little detail – particularly when it comes to how care will be funded.
The children's ward had been downgraded due to staffing pressures, meaning patients had to travel to Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital (RACH) for care overnight.A 75-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash in North Yorkshire, prompting a police appeal.
The crash involved a red Triumph motorbike and happened at about 15:40 BST on Wednesday on a minor road near Malton between Coulton and Yearsley.North Yorkshire Police said the motorbike was heading towards Hovingham and travelling in company with a blue Aprilia motorcycle when the collision took place.The rider of the Triumph, from Driffield, was pronounced dead at the scene, officers said, with witnesses and those with useful dashcam footage asked to contact police.
A man who has worked at a family-run newsagent shop since he was a child has celebrated his 80th birthday.Colin Morris began working as a paper delivery boy at GW Hurley Newsagents on Burnham-on-Sea High Street when he was eight years old.
He took over the shop, which his grandparents opened in 1919, just over 50 years ago and is the third generation to run the family business.
Mr Morris said he celebrated his birthday by sharing 80 doughnuts with his customers. "I'm getting lots of kisses from all the women in town so I can't complain," he added.Mr Smith added the shop allows locals who are unable to travel to get groceries and daily staples.
"The shop sells groceries, birthday cards and gifts, second-hand books, jigsaws, bread and fresh fruit - the sort of things that a small community needs to have available to it," he said.Shares in the scheme can be bought in the village shop at £1 per share, with 25 shares being the minimum purchase. They can also be bought via email.
Everyone who purchases shares then become a member of the community benefit society.The feasibility of having "some form" of vehicle access at a town's level crossing has been discussed by rail and council bosses.