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Four months on from the nationwide roll out of the baby box scheme, the Scottish Government has published their first findings. The feedback was extremely positive but the research indicated that the box was the least used item. The thermometers were deemed the most useful items whilst some parents suggested new-born nappies and breastfeeding equipment should be added to boxes in the future.
After the first feedback is published - what do you think about the baby boxes?

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CAN YOU NAME THE PLACE?
CLUE 1: Today's place-name refers to one of the characters in a traditional nativity play.
CLUE 2: The place-name is more common in another language.
CLUE 3: It is also associated with a type of animal that does not appear in a traditional nativity play.
CLUE 4: The Christmas 2003 edition of a popular TV series was filmed here.
CLUE 5: The final clue is the song "wombling merry Christmas".