A 33 year-old Hertford woman who was due to marry later this year inexplicably collapsed at work and died. Jane Starr’s heart stopped without warning four hours after she collapsed. She had led a healthy and active life and had not been diagnosed with any life-threatening medical conditions. The popular secretary was to marry Mike Aylott in
A charity fund in memory of a young man killed by a rare heart condition is looking for people to play a round of golf. The Lovon Morland Memorial Fund will hold a golf tournament, which it hopes could become an annual event, this Saturday, at the Cocken Lodge Golf Course, Leamside, near Durham City. After
Former Mayor Councillor Graham Marsden handed over a cheque for more than £9,000 for his chosen charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. The money was raised throughout his mayoral year with a dinner and dance, Fitness for Youth event in the Andale Centre, a Christmas Fair, drinks reception and other events. Donations were also received from
Mezzo soprano Clarissa Meek will be one of the singers appearing at the annual Opera in the Park event at Devonshire Park on June 17 (7.30pm). Clarissa studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has performed as a principal for the royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and Scottish Opera. She also performs regularly on
A music marathon performed by students and teachers has raised hundreds of pounds for a cardiac charity. Pupils at Lyndhurst School played piano, flute, guitars and sang in the two-hour session to support Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Every week eight young people unexpectedly die in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions. CRY provides medical
Cyclists are being called upon to raise money to help prevent heart disease in the UK. Five charities have banded together to put on The Big Heart Bike Ride which will take place in Cuba next April and men and women of all ages who are prepared to grain and get fit are welcome. The money
A student who was saved by his friends after his heart stopped for 30 minutes stepped into the hot seat to launch a gruelling fundraising rowing challenge. Mike Davies, 23, a fourth year medical student, collapsed while playing rugby for the university medical school last November. After his heart stopped beating, his team mates kept him
A charity fund in memory of a young man killed by a rare heart condition is looking for people to play a round of golf. The Levon Morland Memorial fund is to hold a tournament, which it hopes could become an annual event, on May 27, at the Cocken Lodge Golf Course, Leamside, near Durham City.
A couple whose son died during a football training session two years ago have kept up a campaign to help save other youngsters. Football fan Adam Payne was just eight when he died from an undetected heart condition, leaving his parents Nick and Monia and younger brother Liam devastated. The couple, from Westerham Road, Sittingbourne, has
When the Inglewhite community was called upon to support a charity event in memory of a young Woodplumpton man who died tragically two years ago – they did just that! In fact, they raised an amazing £1,700 in memory of Andrew Parr for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) at Saturday’s Coffee Morning held at Inglewhite