Frustration grows as Maldon hospital plans continue to stall

THE leader of Maldon District Council is "increasingly frustrated" at the lack of progress on a new hospital now 12 years in the waiting.Plans were first launched in 2003, with a renovation of the current St Peter's site, or a new build in Maldon both possibilities.However, progress has stalled, with council boss Councillor Miriam Lewis, and chief executive Fiona Marshall, pointing the finger at the changing face of the NHS and a subsequent lack of stability.Cllr Lewis said: "I'm...