Anglia Air ambulance News

One of our most famous actors has been in Essex looking at the work of a crucial emergency service.

Ray Winstone has been visiting the Essex and Hertfordshire Air Ambulance. ITV News Anglia's Luke Farrington went along too

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The East Anglian Air Ambulance has outlined plans to fly at night.

At the moment, the charity can only send out helicopters during the day.

The service says it means it will be able to respond more quickly to emergencies in the hours of darkness.

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Colleagues of a man killed in a motorcycle accident are raising cash for the charity which tried to save his life.

Staff from Bure Prison are taking part in a half marathon, between the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and HMP Bure, near North Walsham.

Cash raised will go towards the East Anglian Air Ambulance. can donate via their just giving website

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A man who wanted to repay rescuers from the East Anglian Air Ambulance who treated him following an accident has walked 50 miles in two days to raise money for the charity.

Darren Betts, who's 20 and lives in Suffolk, was involved in a car accident last year.

Following the crash he was in a coma for two months. So far he's raised more than £3,000.

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The East Anglian Air Ambulance will soon be flying through the night as well as during the day.

The distinctive yellow helicopter flies 365 days a year and covers Norfolk and Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire.

Anglia One based at Norwich Airport and Anglia Two at Cambridge are both crewed by a doctor and critical care paramedic

The East Anglian air ambulance already has to raise £4.5 milllion a year to keep both helicopters in the sky. They will now have to raise £6 million to cover the night time flying.

The new helicopter will look the same - it's an EC135T2 - and will be equipped with night vision goggles and power cable warning system. It will start flying from Cambridge airport from the end of August.

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Eight people have been taken to hospitals around the region following a major accident on the A11.

The East of England Ambulance Service were called to the scene of the incident following a collision between a coach and a black Mercedes.

Multiple resources have been sent including ambulances, paramedic managers, rapid response vehicles, three air ambulances and the hazardous area response team (HART).

Once the scale of what had happened was ascertained, a major incident was declared and ambulance, police and fire colleagues have worked closely together on scene.

Mr Storey aid that eight patients have been taken to Addenbrookes, West Suffolk, and Norfolk and Norwich hospitals. Three patients were airlifted.

Around 20 patients have been declared as walking wounded. I'd like to thank all the crews who have worked hard at the scene to safely attend to patients.

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