Health

A new health and wellbeing campus to care for patients from Bishop's Stortford and across East Herts is at the top of the district council's agenda for 2018.

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) received more than 4,100 calls on New Year's Eve and 4,800 on New Year's Day - a 12% increase in demand.

A Bishop's Stortford man with autism faces losing 15% of his weekly benefits if Herts County Council increases charges for adult social care.

Bishop's Stortford town councillors were given a dose of their own medicine - with a painful injection of reality from GPs about the future of healthcare in the face of a population explosion.

A dedicated care worker with a Bishop's Stortford company was rewarded for reaching the highest of standards and achieving excellence at the seventh annual Hertfordshire Care Awards.

She suffered a cardiac arrest, her family were told to say their last goodbyes and her life support was withdrawn - now a Bishop's Stortford mother of two is looking forward to the Christmas her husband and two children feared would never happen.

Bishop's Stortford Swifts FC now have a defibrillator.

MP campaigns against hospital car park charges for patients and staff

A health and safety expert is on a mission to locate all the defibrillators in Bishop's Stortford and encourage even more businesses to house the life-saving pieces of equipment.

A charity curry night at an Indian restaurant in Bishop's Stortford raised £4,080 for the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) breast cancer unit.

The Bishop's Stortford 'Be Yourself' group are a positive, warm and friendly bunch who are there to help anyone who has had a stroke.

A new college dedicated to improving mental wellbeing is opening its doors to Bishop's Stortford residents for the first time on Thursday (October 19).

Former Herts and Essex High School student Natasha Devon, who was awarded an MBE for her work educating young people about positive body image, is now on a mental health crusade.

An impressive £6,000 was raised for the local breast cancer unit at a charity ladies' lunch at Bishop's Stortford Turkish restaurant Skew.

A redundant telephone box in the heart of Bishop's Stortford is set to become a potential lifeline for residents.

This week, a hospice that is generously supported by the Bishop's Stortford community will celebrate the hard work carried out by everyone who is involved in palliative care.

A safe space for teenagers to understand their sexuality has been set up in Bishop's Stortford by youth workers.

The owner of a gym in Bishop's Stortford is raising money for a publicly accessible defibrillator.

A new community group for people with breathing problems struck the right note with its first fundraiser - to hire a singer.

The Isabel Hospice Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving was held at Bishop's Stortford College in Maze Green Road on Sunday.