CPR

Els Bakes, in Wollaston, organised a community fundraising event

Bakery raises £1,200 for charity after customer suffers cardiac arrest in shop

The team will be at Weston Favell Shopping Centre on Saturday September 26 from 8am to 3pm.

Free life-saving skills sessions at Weston Favell Shopping Centre in Northampton

The incident happened at the company’s Collingtree Park club on Monday, August 10, at around 8.45am.

Virgin Active issues statement following medical emergency at Northampton gym

Philip Dunkley was visiting Kilworth Springs Club when the incident happened

Golfer survived cardiac arrest after man sprang into action

Life-support trainer Tanya Birke teaches resuscitation to Parklands Primary School teachers Harriet Smith, Georgie Robinson, and Daisy Gibbins

Amazing life support training for primary schools follows tragic death of a scho...

Stephen Grant with crew from The Air Ambulance

‘Without them I wouldn’t be here’: cardiac arrest survivor backs Air Ambulance

Executive Director Matthew Cook presenting a cheque to the OurJay Foundation.

Three Shires Hospital raises over £11,000 for OurJay Foundation

The Magpas Air Ambulance team

Air Ambulance charity experiences busiest year on record

Learning first aid skills

How about learning new skills in 2026?

School input

Community responders deliver lifesaving CPR training across local schools and yo...

Aaron Harte, 35, from Thursby Street, Northampton, was found unresponsive in his cell in HMP Peterborough (pictured) the early hours of 3 November 2022.

Man dies after smoking ‘Spice’ in jail, as report warns of prison drug crisis

Sue Hampshire, Associate Clinical Director for St John Ambulance, has reiterated calls for the public to get involved in the "Save a Life September" campaign.

Learn some lifesaving techniques this September

It was in 2015 when Joanna Ranson and her team at the Mounts Baths Swimming Pool saved Michael Meaden’s life – and he is now a healthy 81-year-old.

Woman celebrates decade since saving a life which sparked passion for first aid

St John Ambulance has issued choking advice for children under 12 months old.

Easter first aid advice for children over 12 months old from St John Ambulance

SNCR team

South Northants Community Responders make a life-saving impact in 2024

From left to right - Ashley James (DJ and broadcaster), Millie Bright (Lioness & Chelsea FC Women's captain), Sharon Gaffka (activist and former Love Island contestant) and Lucy Edwards (social content creator and disability campaigner)

Bust the taboo with the world’s first CPR bra
One in three are afraid to give CPR to a woman because they are worried about touching breasts Charity launches campaign to tackle gender disparity in CPR
Ian Groves

Theresa Smith pictured.

Retired nurse to host free life-saving CPR and defibrillator training event

Tom Legg crossing the finish line

Postie crosses the 2024 London Marathon finish line for British Heart Foundation

Alun, Amelia and Emma Evans.

Toddler saved mum's life when she fell into bath during seizure

Ashleigh Loach was just 29 years old when she stopped breathing and fell unconscious at her home, and she was recently reunited with the medical professionals who saved her life.

Mother, 34, reunited with ambulance heroes who saved her life six years ago

Police were called to the car park in Wimborne Place, outside Tesco Express.

Police called to sudden death of woman in her 60s outside Tesco Express

Dave and The Air Ambulance Team

Patient saved by lifesaving charity helps to raise vital funds to support them

The special constables from Northamptonshire Police saved a man's life.

Special constables save man's life after he stopped breathing twice

CPR awareness

Restart A Heart Day - learn how to do CPR at Northamptonshire event

Joanna Ranson pictured with 79-year-old Michael Meaden, whose life she helped to save, and his wife Barbara.

Eight years on from saving a life, woman aspires to get first aid into schools

Heartbreaking footage shows 11-month-old moggy Bella hooked up to tubes and a heart monitor after coming into contact with a lily, which are highly poisonous to cats.

Poisoned cat ‘died for 26 minutes’ after brush with popular flower

A book has been created for parents and caregivers - so they can be well-equipped, should they have to perform CPR on a child

A book has been created to teach parents CPR
The parents of a newborn baby who died during cardiac arrest have thrown their support behind a new book aimed at teaching parents CPR
Charlie Bayliss

The Foo Fighters attend the 2011 NME Awards together at the O2 Academy Brixton, London. Photo: PA/Ian West.

Breaking Foo Fighters tease new music following death of drummer Taylor Hawkins

Pictured at Panther Logistics, Northampton from left to right: Tony Entwistle with Panther Logistics Sales Director Samuel Scott and Elliott Holmes from GOALS.

Heart heroes: Logistics firm installs defibrillators at all its depots

The bungalow fire happened in Cameron Crescent, Northampton on Saturday (March 11).

Firefighters gave man in his 70s CPR after rescuing him from bungalow fire

Virgin Media O2 has partnered with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to make defibrillators more accessible on the high street.

Virgin Media O2 stores to install defibrillators to save lives

Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, dies aged 54

Lisa teaches agility classes at Dogs N Stuff Training Academy

“It should be progress not perfection,’ says south Northants dog trainer

New TikTok dance is sweeping the internet – to increase awareness about performi...

Free CPR sessions will be hosted by St John Ambulance volunteers in Northamptonshire.

Learn life-saving CPR for free as part of Restart a Heart campaign

Over half of people in the UK know how to perform CPR – with many not so confide...

Marley and Winnie were born prematurely in Northampton, which meant their mum was taught baby CPR.

Mum who saved newborn's life petitions for baby CPR training to be free

Carlos Marques

Rushden heart attack dad was given two-hour ambulance wait time

NTGA and South Northamptonshire Community Responders both won £5,000.

Two county organisations win share of £1 million from housebuilder’s youth fund

An AED training session given by St John Ambulance staff

Free life-saving skills session in Earls Barton for Restart A Heart 2021

This morning's inquest was held in Northampton

Corby's Joe Rooney wasn't wearing a seatbelt and had taken drugs when he died du...

Mick Harvey

Family of trike rider killed after car driver hit him in Desborough appeal to el...

Christian Eriksen releases first public message since suffering a cardiac arrest...

HeartSafe has a map of the UK's publicly available defibrillators (HeartSafe)

This is how to find your nearest defibrillator - and how to do CPR

Markku Kanerva, Head Coach of Finland and Teemu Pukki of Finland wait on the pitch as Christian Eriksen (Not pictured) of Denmark receives medical treatment during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group B match between Denmark and Finland on June 12, 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Christian Eriksen: viewers criticise BBC live coverage after player received CPR...

Fans were visibly distressed by the scenes (Getty Images)

Christian Eriksen stabilised after receiving CPR during Denmark vs Finland

Mencap Chief Executive called the DNACPR notices "unacceptable" (Photo: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid patients with learning disabilities may have been issued blanket ‘do not r...

Karen Facer

Off-duty nurse named as 'Rose of Northamptonshire' for saving 13-year-old girl's...

Jake Wiid and his team are keen to help parents who might be spending more time with their children during lockdown.

Northants company to offer free online first aid training during lockdown

The team works across the whole of Northamptonshire

Missing: The team of expert Northamptonshire volunteers on call 24/7 to track do...

Seven defibrillators have been installed on Northampton's Abington Street and Market Square.

Northampton's high street fitted with seven life-saving defibrillators that anyo...

One in 10 care homes were told to change resuscitation orders for patients (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why the NHS asked care homes not to resuscitate patients during the peak...

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Rob Johnson with his partner Trudy Thornton, who had to drive him to the Horton from Woodford Halse

Suspected heart attack victim slams ambulance service after being left waiting f...

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