waiting list

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The number of pupils had been falling at Field Lane, but the nearby specialist Highbury School had a waiting list.

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The council said more than 4,000 people were on the social housing waiting list in the county due to "the lack of suitable homes for locals".

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A core Reform pledge is to "cut waiting lists" as one in nine Scots are waiting for specialist NHS treatment.

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"Progress has completely stalled for the longest treatment waits and the waiting list for diagnosis is the highest we've seen for over two years," he said.

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Lynne Burdon, the chair of Homes for Wells, said the association still had a long waiting list and it hoped to buy more properties to meet the demand for affordable housing in the area.

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