Latest news from Essex

Basildon first aiders honoured as Health Heroes
Volunteers with Basildon’s St John Ambulance division have been honoured as Health Heroes by NHS South West Essex.
First aiders treat 801 casualties at V Festival
Essex St John Ambulance volunteers who gave up their free time to provide vital first aid cover at the V Festival treated 801 casualties and took 13 people to hospital during the festivities.
Air show first aiders deliver
Essex St John Ambulance once again delivered top flight medical cover at the Southend Air Festival.
Free training in priceless life saving skills
Essential life saving skills were recently taught to 45 Essex residents at a free course run by the nation’s leading first aid charity.
Emergency crews out in the snow
Emergency ambulance crews from St John Ambulance Essex are out on duty in specialist vehicles as the big freeze grips Essex - helping to be the difference between a life lost and a life saved.
Driver thanks St John Ambulance Essex for saving his life
A man who owes his life to St John Ambulance is returning to the scene of his near fatal cardiac arrest.