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Hidden hospital expenses

WHILE waiting for a chest X-ray recently I was greatly struck by the expense of the one-use gown I was offered beforehand. It was crisply clean and well ironed, and all for less than ten minutes modesty wear! read more
Out of their depth

SCARCELY three weeks elapsed before the newlyelected Labour administration in Southampton found itself paralysed by infighting and incompetence. Three-quarters of local government finance comes from the general taxpayer, so everyone has an interest in how the city is run, whether they live within its boundaries or not. read more
Diabetic care

I SUPPOSE correspondent Tom Moseley has to report on matters of public interest but maybe he should have made inquiries at the Grove Clinic in Shirley, Southampton, as to diabetes sufferers and their views. read more
Why infamous?

IN his Hampshire Heritage piece on Waterloo medals coming up for auction (Daily Echo, June 1) Keith Hamilton refers to it as an “infamous” battle. Why “infamous” as opposed to simply “famous”? read more
Remember your speed

I WOULD remind the driver who overtook me at speed in Sandpiper Road, Lordshill, Southampton, on Saturday, June 16 at ten minutes to midnight that there is a 20mph speed restriction past Oakwood School regardless of the time of day or night. read more

Archive - Tuesday, 26 June 2012