Pensioner donates her living room - to be used as a GP surgery

Pensioner Eileen Seal has been getting home visits from the doctor every week for the past 26 years - running a village surgery from her living room. The public-spirited 89 year-old first offered the local GP the use of her cottage in 1988 when he complained about his cold and draughty house. Every Monday since, locals in Maiden Bradley in Wiltshire have popped round to the great-grandmother's for their weekly appointment with the visiting doctor. Between 5pm-6pm the widow's front room acts as a reception area where Eileen sits and chats with patients before their consultations in the adjoining lounge.