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Thanks for your answer gasman. In the end I managed to find that the white wire had come out from the valve. (the lead seems to be quiet short.)
However now the central heating comes on independantly but does not switch off when the temperature of the room stat is reached. We have had a new radiator put in in the bathroom in the summer and this has a TRV on. I can't remember if the previous one did, however all the radiators in the house now have one on. Do you think this coulde be causing the issue?
Thanks