A CLASSIC case of 'it would be funny if it wasn't so tragic' - now possible resident bats are delaying the oh-so long-awaited rebuild of Cromer Hospital.

A CLASSIC case of 'it would be funny if it wasn't so tragic' - now possible resident bats are delaying the oh-so long-awaited rebuild of Cromer Hospital.

Once we've got those darlings sorted, no doubt someone up there will stumble upon great-crested newts, slow worms and white rhino lurking among the abandoned bed pans.

I predict that so much time will eventually pass that building work will finally be halted in 2509 by archaeologists uncovering the skeletal remains of those who first gave the project the go-ahead.