Hospital petition gathers support.

HUNDREDS of people have already signed the new petition calling for the cardiac monitoring unit at Bridlington Hospital to be kept open.

It is only a week since the petition, which will eventually be taken to Downing Street, was launched, but there is already a swell of support.

Organised by trade union Unite and the Save Bridlington Hospital Campaign, it is backed by the Free Press, whose editor Nick Procter said: "There really is no excuse for anybody not to sign this petition.

"The Free Press launched our Operation Lifeline campaign last year to try to bring to the town together to save services like this heart unit.

"More than 30,000 …