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Four people, two men and two women, are stood outside a building with a sign saying 'The Village Shop' on it.

Villagers raise thousands to save only shop

The Hesket Newmarket Community Shop project says it is "humbling" to have "so much support".

Three members of the Hesket Newmarket Community Shop Project with local MP Markus Campbell-Savours in front of the old brick village shop. Left to right, a man with a bald head and short, neat grey beard and glasses, wearing a light blue, buttoned-up shirt over a dark blue t-shirt, light tan trousers and dark tan shoes; a woman with short, light hair wearing a blue denim jacket over a long flowing dress and with a bag strap showing diagonally across her front; a second woman with short, blonde hair wearing claret trousers and a buttoned shirt in a purple, yellow, green and blue tartan pattern; and a very tall man with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a bright red jumper over a white collared shirt and dark tie.

Villagers set £250K goal to buy 'vital' shop

The owner of Hesket Newmarket's only shop is retiring and villagers are desperate to keep it open.

The strong winds caused the blades to shear off and land in a nearby field.

Wind turbine blades snapped off by storm

The strong winds caused the blades to shear off and land in a nearby field.