LOCAL supporters are enduring a nail-biting wait to see if their bid to buy Alton's Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital has been successful.
With the decision on the sale expected at any time, the Treloar Hospital Project Team faces stiff competition from major development companies in its courageous bid to modernise the once world-famous Alton hospital and restore its usefulness as a fast-track, high-quality orthopaedic centre.
A full version of this story will be found in the Alton Herald of September 22, 2000.