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Southall residents are being encouraged to show their opposition to plans to cut hospital services in North West London by taking part in a protest march.

The march is part of the Save Our Hospitals campaign to fight NHS proposals which include downgrading Ealing Hospital to a ‘local hospital’, stripping it of nine of the 11 major types of service currently provided on-site, including the A&E.

The protest march against the proposals will start at both Southall Park and Acton Park and meet for a rally at Ealing Common.

The march from Southall will meet at Southall Park at 10am and leave at 11am to travel past Ealing Hospital, through Hanwell and along New Broadway to Ealing Common.

The rally will then begin at Ealing Common at 1pm with speeches and live music.

Council leader Julian Bell said: "If these plans go ahead they will leave thousands of people without local access to essential services."