More than 800 people in Essex were taken to hospital last weekend as the soaring temperatures took their toll.A total of 1,949 calls were made to the East of England Ambulance Service - the most in one weekend since January. Some 1,074 were received on the SaturdayNicholas Jones, manager for one of EEAST's control rooms, said: "We saw a particularly large volume of calls on Saturday, taking more than 700 calls extra compared to the average day.""We do tend to experience peaks in calls...
