THE Advertiser rightly led on its front page, August 1, with the final knockings of the Ludlow Health Village. Over £2.5 million of public money down the plughole and now it turns out it was apparently a non-runner in the first place.

Even a few weeks ago people, including our well-informed local MP, were still saying they were hopeful of a positive outcome.

Normally a waste of public money over apparently obvious mistakes would attract condemnation from a Tory MP but perhaps he was a bit too close to this fiasco for his comfort. I wonder what he knew and when he knew it. Perhaps he'd let us know in the pages of the Advertiser in one of his regular columns.

BRUCE AUSTEN

Belle Vue Terrace

Ludlow