Hospital is back by Lib Dems

Liberal Democrat candidate Martin Horwood has thrown his support behind the Kambia Hospital Appeal. Mr Horwood met founder Richard Kerr-Wilson to discuss the campaign. Members lobby the EU for money for a water supply.

Graham Watson, South West Lib Dem MEP and leader of the Liberals in Europe promised to take the case to the European Parliament.

The Kambia Hospital Appeal was launched in Cheltenham 13 years ago to provide drugs and medical equipment for the hospital in Sierra Leone.

It helped rebuild the hospital, with EU backing, after it was destroyed during the country's bloody civil war in 1999.

Mr Horwood said: "The Kambia Hospital Appeal is a fantastic local initiative and it deserves support."

Mr Kerr-Wilson, consultant obstetrician gynaecologist at Cheltenham General Hospital, said: "All the support we've had from the Lib Dems is great. There's a lot we couldn't have done without them."

April 2005