SIR – I am absolutely disgusted with the way the hospital issue has been handled. Why build more houses to get more people in if you are closing acute services at our local hospital? What has this country become? Closing schools, hospitals, what next? A

SIR - I am absolutely disgusted with the way the hospital issue has been handled.

Why build more houses to get more people in if you are closing acute services at our local hospital?

What has this country become? Closing schools, hospitals, what next?

As a mother of a two-year-old toddler I am very concerned about being so far away from a hospital.

It took me 30 minutes last week to get to Lister Hospital from Hatfield on a trial run just to find out where it was.

Gordon Brown has let us down again!

He is too worried about pleasing others!

Miss C Pitfield, via email.