Clinic closure fight is brought in House…  

By ADRIAN JENKINS BURTON has united in opposition to health chiefs’ proposals to close the town’s inpatient psychiatric unit, the Margaret Stanhope Centre. This week, the facility’s future was thrust under the national spotlight during a parliamentary debate held by Burton MP Andrew Griffiths. Chief reporter ADRIAN JENKINS charts the cut and thrust of a fascinating 30 minutes on the floor of the House of Commons. IT was 10.01pm when Burton MP Andrew Griffiths stood to address the chamber about the Margaret Stanhope Centre. read more...