Stand up and be counted and fight the cuts

Since we revealed on last week's front page that the hospital trust was 10.6million in the red and two leading directors had resigned, we have been inundated with calls from staff and patients.

Many were concerned that life-saving services would have to go as a team of experts examine the hospital's finances in detail.

Staff at the hospital's busy accident and emergency department were particularly concerned '“ hospital authorities have stressed there are NO current plans to shut the department but staff fear the nightmare option remains on the table.

The Herald says: it's never too early to make it quite clear that the town would not tolerate losing its accident and emergency facililities. Travelling to Brighton or Chichester for treatment is not an acceptable option.

Inside this week's edition, the Herald highlights the situation and shows five things each and every one of us can do NOW to snuff out this terrible option.

For your sake, for the sake of your children and grandchildren, we urge you to support the campaign to keep all our essential services.

Read the full story in this week's Herald.