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‘Labour’s free childcare doesn’t add up - we can't offer champagne service on a lemonade budget'

‘Labour’s free childcare doesn’t add up - we can't offer champagne service on a lemonade budget'

Nurseries and childminders across the county say they are being “set up to fail” by “underfunded” changes to the government’s “free” childcare offer.

‘I’m trying not to cry’: Baby boutique to shut after sudden parking hike

‘I’m trying not to cry’: Baby boutique to shut after sudden parking hike

The owners of a children’s clothing shop have decided to close after more than two decades of trading at a shopping centre.

Parents ‘forever grateful’ to ambulance crews after baby born on roadside

Parents ‘forever grateful’ to ambulance crews after baby born on roadside

The parents of a baby born on the roadside have thanked the ambulance crew that came to their aid.

Breastfeeding mums stage protest in Greggs

Breastfeeding mums stage protest in Greggs

Mums and their babies performed a peaceful protest in Greggs after a customer was told she could not breastfeed her child inside.

Mum’s baby business lands £50k investment on Dragons’ Den

Mum’s baby business lands £50k investment on Dragons’ Den

A mum-of-four has landed a £50,000 investment from business moguls after appearing on BBC One’s hit show Dragons’ Den.

Mum thanks hospital staff for saving baby’s life

Mum thanks hospital staff for saving baby’s life

A grateful mum has thanked the doctors who saved her baby daughter’s life when she was rushed into hospital after a seizure.

Parents praise hospital after 'rollercoaster' birth of 1.5lb baby

Parents praise hospital after 'rollercoaster' birth of 1.5lb baby

A couple have faced ‘sleepless nights’ and a ‘rollercoaster journey’ after their baby boy was born three months early weighing just 1.5lb.

‘Our baby wasn’t expected to live – now she’s about to have second Christmas’

‘Our baby wasn’t expected to live – now she’s about to have second Christmas’

A young girl whose parents were told they should terminate her birth after she was found to have a rare brain defect is defying the odds.

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