ESSEX has avoided being named and shamed at an annual water quality awards – but the data shows there is still a long way to go to clean up the county’s coastline. The Brown Flag Awards are now in their third year and are organised…

A LARGE clinical trial across several countries has shown that the use of new technology helped surgeons more effectively remove breast cancer tumours. The trial included 418 patients from across the countries involved. Heidi Jones, from Corringham in Essex, was one of the 19 UK…

Dear Editor, I HAVE been visiting my husband in hospital on a daily basis for the last week or so and when ever I have visited I see a group of individuals sitting smoking hear the front entrance zebra crossing in the car park smoking…

ESSEX and Herts Air Ambulance was called to 167 cardiac arrests from January to the end of March, making up a third of the 545 critical missions it has attended so far this year. While, encouragingly, patients received bystander CPR in three quarters of those…

A PARTNERSHIP project that transforms the lives of young people in Essex attending hospital has been shortlisted for the national NHS Excellence Awards 2026. The Youth Workers in Hospital project is funded by NHS Essex and delivered by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust…

ELEVEN cancers are becoming more common in young people in England, a major analysis shows reports the BBC. A full explanation for why levels of cancer are increasing remains elusive. But the study reveals that a decades-long pattern of people becoming more overweight is likely…

THE Chaplaincy Team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is offering residents of Harlow and surrounding areas an opportunity to volunteer at The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The team is welcoming applications from individuals interested in helping to provide comfort, spiritual and religious…

A 31-year-old man from Harlow took on on the London Marathon to raise funds for Meningitis Research Foundation after his fiancé, Hannah Ewing, survived meningitis twice in less than six months.  Ryan Dunne completed Sunday’ run in a very impressive 4hrs 8 mins and 1 second. Ryan Dunne’s partner was…

PARNDON Hall is a remarkable Victorian house now standing neglected within the grounds of a modern hospital site in Harlow. Once a family home of distinction, it contains an extraordinary and little-known artistic legacy, yet today both the building and its interiors are at risk.…

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GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on the Monday 4 and Monday 25 May bank holidays. The NHS in Essex is reminding people to make sure they know where to get medical advice and support if they need it, and to order their…

CAREMARK, one of the UK’s leading providers of home care, has opened nominations for its Community Care Fund – a new nationwide initiative designed to support local projects that make a positive difference to people’s lives. The Community Care Fund invites members of the public,…

DR Elizabeth Kendrick, Chief Medical Officer at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, has been named as a regional champion at the NHS Excellence Awards, recognising her exceptional work to improve care and support NHS staff and communities.  Dr Kendrick, who is the regional champion for the…

RAZED Roof is working in partnership with Princess Alexandra Hospital + OSAAT on their Health Aware project. A spokesperson said: “We are keen to involve people from Harlow and W. Essex in conversations about Health by coming along to ‘Razed Roof’s Colossal Chit Chat’ .…