A MASSIVE 140 case studies will be put before Euro legal eagles in the fight to restore services to Kidderminster Hospital.

Campaigner Louise Edginton has been deluged with phone calls and letters since the Shuttle/Times and News revealed three weeks ago she had secured a case with the European Court of Human Rights.

The evidence will now be sent to a court registrar in Strasbourg who will decide if the matter is put before judges.

Worcestershire county councillor for Habberley and Blakebrook Mrs Edginton was overwhelmed by the response.

She said: "I would like to thank those who have contacted me with their experiences of the hospital.

"Many of these have now been sent to Strasbourg with all the relevant information.

"However, I am still interested in receiving calls and letters with any current problems that could be useful in future."

She is banking on a Euro ruling to state services must be returned to Kidderminster.

She stressed Worcestershire Health Authority, architects of the county health shake-up, would have to act upon such a verdict.

Kidderminster Hospital was downgraded in September last year with the loss of a blue-light A and E and inpatient services.

Mrs Edginton secured her case by citing the example of John Jones, whose fear of death if taken to Worcester came true earlier this year.

Mr Jones, 69, who lived within five minutes of Kidderminster Hospital, owed his life to previously being treated at the site for a heart attack - but he feared he would die if taken to Worcester and wrote to Prime Minister Tony Blair to stop the downgrading.

His grave prophecy came true in February after he arrived at Ronksood Hospital, Worcester, 50 minutes after an ambulance was called to his home.

He died 20 minutes after arriving at the coronary care unit.

Anyone with other examples can write to Mrs Edginton at The Quay Cottage, 7c Severnside North, Bewdley, DY12 2EE, or call 01299 403858.