Make your voice heard

LAST month the decision was taken to cut the opening hours at the Lagan Valley Hospital’s Accident & Emergency,

The 24 hour service was dramatically reduced, with the current opening hours now from 9am until 8pm.

Since then staff and patients have been living in a state of ever increasing uncertainty about the future of not only the A&E but also the hospital as a whole.

Launched

This week the Ulster Star has launched a campaign aimed at securing the future of the local hospital.

Politicians of all parties and backgrounds have set aside their differences to support that campaign, but they have all made it clear it can only succeed if local people join in.

Now is the time to make your voice heard and let those in charge know that Northern Ireland’s second largest city deserves a hospital to be proud of.

There are many ways that you can show your support for your local hospital - proudly display the car sticker enclosed in this week’s Ulster Star, log onto our Facebook page UlsterStar Newspaper and leave a message of support for the hospital, log onto our website www.lisburntoday.co.uk, where you can leave a comment, email your views to [email protected] or send a letter to Ulster Star, 12A Bow Street, Lisburn, BT28 1BN.

You can also cut out the petition included in this newspaper. Encourage your friends, family, neighbours and colleagues to sign it and send it back to the Ulster Star office in 12A Bow Street.

Together we can shape our own future.