Another shambles. That's the only way of describing the shameful situation which has seen the Welsh public raise £10m for a children's hospital in Cardiff ... only for the local health board to say: 'Sorry we can't afford to run it.'
I can quite understand the furious reaction from the Noah's Ark fundraisers who have done such a fantastic job in stirring up support for their campaign.
Lyn Jones, the chairman of the trustees, said that Cardiff Local Health Board was 'completely out of touch with the people of Cardiff and Wales.'
And, in this case, I think he's right.
Wales is the only European country without a specialised hospital for its children.
The public have already voted with their wallets on this one. They raised millions to make this vision come true.
But now we have some NHS bureaucrats standing in its way.
We know the NHS face extremely difficult decisions day by day in how they spend their money. But, surely, they should be able to justify this spending in the knowledge that the public are right behind them?
Again this is one of those times when the politicians need to step in and knock heads together.
They simply have to find a way through on this one.
Today the Echo launches The H-Factor, a competition to recognise the best workers in South Wales' massive hospitality industry.
Be it bar staff, waiting teams, chefs... whatever. We are looking for teams that can show us that they have that special quality that gives them the H-Factor.
Entries must prepare a five minute DVD which we will publish here on icwales.co.uk. For full details see today's page 21 or visit http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/southwalesecho/news/tm_headline=have-you-got-the-h-factor%26method=full%26objectid=19519286%26siteid=50082-name_page.html for full entry details.
A £1,000 cash prize awaits the winning team.....