PLANS for trams in Derby have been shelved as the price tag was considered too high. The decision comes as streets in Chilwell, Beeston, Lenton, Wilford, and Clifton have been subject to major disruption as tram works have started in earnest (March 26).
A RARE victory for common sense.
mof_gedling
IF only our lot came to the same conclusion about lines 2 and 3...
dooglepip1
Too expensive? What? Why not introduce a WPL to pay for it? Idiots!
SlickSpoons
WHAT they lack in footballing ability in Derby they more than make up for with common sense on this occasion!
by-thecrossed
INVESTIGATIONS have been launched into the deaths of patients after a report revealed a catalogue of errors by the ambulance service. The report lists 27 instances where failures were made – in 13 of them people died (March 26).
WHY do we only ever hear about the failings and errors of the ambulance service when they are vastly outnumbered by incidents of life saving and success? Just as those who work within hospitals, they do a job with enormous responsibility and are being criticised and vilified for a proportionally miniscule number of errors.
CopperJohn3
IT is in the nature of the ambulance service's job that mistakes will always be made: if they checked and double checked everything the number of times they would have to make sure that all procedures were followed on every occasion, then all their patients would die in the time it took to get them to hospital. Surely, the issue is whether EMAS' rate of 0.009% is out of line with other ambulance services.
FormerlyW
IF I was a relative of one of the people who had died as a result of a "serious incident", I would not be best pleased with the EMAS spokesman stating that it was just part of a 0.009% statistic. An apology might be nice.
Irvine
SO shutting down ambulance stations in favor of "superhubs" is going to improve the service? Who are you kidding? We need better-staffed ambulance stations, with more vehicles. EMAS call handlers need better training, and more qualified nurses. This whole push towards cuts and centralisation will cost lives
IceCrystal