10 Problems Only People From Crook Will Understand

2. The Strain On North House Surgery

Crook's capacity has expanded a lot over the last decade. This has stemmed from a number of new build developments, most notably those along the relatively new bypass - which opened in 2006-, on West Road, and within the longer established Barratts estate. This expansion is understandable; Crook like many other rural communities has become a commuter town. A place in which the majority of people who live there travel elsewhere to work. This is because compared to larger conurbations such as Durham, Newcastle, and Sunderland house prices are significantly cheaper, it allows a laid back but pleasant standard of living at a snip of the price of living in a city. What hasn't happened in reaction of this expansion, is an increase in local services and facilities - a couple examples of which we've touched on already show that levels of these are in fact decreasing. This spreads to different service areas as well such as an ever increasing demand on North House doctor's surgery- who seem to have a real problem in keeping any GPs for a significant time let along taking on more - and Kirkup's dental practice, as well as a distinct lack of fuel stations.