EVERY year during the first week of June (Thursday 1st – Wednesday 7th June 2023), organisations, charities and communities across the UK take part in the celebration of volunteers who offer their time and skills to make a difference. Volunteers’ Week provides an opportunity to recognise and…

WITH a brand-new and fully funded hospital due to open in Harlow by 2028, local MP Robert Halfon is doubling down on his fundraising efforts for Princess Alexandra Hospital-based charity, Harlow Hospital Radio.  On Friday 21st July 2023, Robert will dive into a sponsored swim,…

FOR Ezra: Please support Billy and Lauren’s Fundraiser. Full details below.

MARKING the start of the charity’s 25th anniversary celebrations, the High Sheriff of Essex, Charles Bishop, and the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Liz Green, made a joint visit to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance. The visit took place at Essex & Herts Air Ambulance’s airbase at…

CHILDREN’S doctors are calling for a complete ban on disposable vapes because they are likely to damage young lungs and are bad for the environment reports the BBC. But an anti-smoking campaign group says a ban would make it harder for some adults to give…

PLANNED changes to the Government’s transport policy don’t go nearly far enough, with new road schemes causing huge damage to both ancient woodland and veteran and ancient trees, claims the Woodland Trust. New analysis published by the charity paint a stark picture of new road…

IT is estimated that four in five people in the East of England who have NASH, the more advanced form of fatty liver disease, have not been diagnosed.1   On International NASH Day, the British Liver Trust, the UK’s leading liver health charity, is raising awareness…

BARBARA Castle and Addison House patients get a chance to have their say. Full details below.

NEXT week Essex County Council will be celebrating unpaid carers as part of Carers Week 2023. The national week is an opportunity to highlight what support is available to carers. This year it also marks one year since the council’s All-Age Carers Strategy launched. The…

VOLUNTEERS’ Week takes place from 1-7 June each year and is a chance for The Princess Alexandra Hospital (NHS) Trust (PAHT) to give thanks and recognition to the fantastic team of volunteers for their invaluable contribution to support patients staying in hospital.  There are now…

A NEW alert system will warn the public when high temperatures could damage their health this summer in England reports the BBC. Run by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office, it is aimed at reducing illness and deaths among the most vulnerable.…

PART of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, this lab is the fourth to open in the Essex CTC, using existing space within the building, meaning patients who need to have minimally invasive, lifesaving, cardiothoracic procedures can be seen more quickly. Michael Galinato, Cardiac…

NATURE’S Choices Dementia-friendly meeting place. Full details below.

THE Met Police will stop attending emergency calls related to mental health incidents from September in a bid to free up officer resources reports the BBC. The London force will only attend 999 calls linked to mental health where there is an “immediate threat to…