Health

Josh Dean said: “Some were struggling with their mortgages or unable to afford food for their children’s school lunches.”

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance trains hundreds of people at Stansted Airport in CPR and defibrillators for Restart a Heart Day.

East of England Ambulance Service chief executive Neill Moloney agreed to scrap team-based working, averting looming strikes over Christmas.

Chloe Ribiero said: “It’s essential that the people using maternity and neonatal services every day get a chance to help shape the service.”

Hugh’s Law advocate Chris Hinchliff said: “No parent should be forced to choose between financial survival and being at their child’s bedside.”

The Listening Chair is coming to Bishop's Stortford Methodist Church on Tuesday (October 28) from 10.30am to 3.30pm.

This year (2025-26), it is estimated the county’s schools will spend £51 million more than the amount allocated.

A spokesperson for Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board said the NHS organisation had not been notified of a permanent closure.

Mountfitchet House hosted the annual Age UK ‘Silver Sunday’ event which saw residents connect with local organisations

The county’s rate of death by suicide in 2023 was reported to be 8.1 deaths per 100,000 – compared to a national average of 10.7 deaths per 100,000.

Belle’s Place Holistic has set up shop in The Dells after seven months of building a customer base at a permanent stall in Jackson Square.

Rosie Brewer, events relationship fundraiser, said: “It was truly heartwarming to see so many people come together to support St Clare Hospice.”

Free CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training is on offer next Thursday (October 16) to mark Restart a Heart Day.

Jez Smith, 24, was found dead at Bishop’s Stortford’s YMCA hostel – now his family want to raise awareness around men’s mental health and suicide.

More emergency packs have been distributed among pubs in Stansted and Dunmow in the event someone suffers a catastrophic bleed

Ray Gates and Orla Dunne were on their way to an emergency call when they were flagged down by members of the public.

The charity for people with learning disabilities has been named as one of leisure operator Everyone Active’s first East Herts Community Champions.

Dr Robin Saunders campaigned for the toxic plants, which contain alkaloids that can cause severe vomiting, to be sold away from fresh produce.

The October 11 event, alongside the regular parkrun, has been organised by Katherine Kannegieter, whose first son Finley was stillborn in 2013.

Grove Cottage’s efforts to fund a replacement for its old London Road base began in 2021, thanks to Brian Crabb, who left a £1.2m legacy in his will.