AS a Midlander living in the south, it is always nice to come home but it is even nicer to hear about local success stories.

Some time ago, my wife and I were looking for a new car and, to cut the story short, we decided we wanted something different.

The obvious choice from the Midlands might have been a Morgan from Malvern but instead we chose a Midas from Redditch - and what a good choice it was.

In all the manufacturing gloom and doom and the eternal downturn in the motor industry, at least the specialist carmakers are surviving and thriving.

There have always been many smaller industries, commercial ventures and plenty of entrepreneurship in the area and it is pleasing to see this is continuing, as this example shows.

Dr ME Horsley

Sarisbury Green

Southampton