I WOULD like to take this opportunity to give my heartfelt thanks to the following people on the death of my partner in Bishop Auckland on May 18 2017 at about noon: Bishop Auckland ambulance service, Bishop Auckland police, and the coroner.

We were spending the weekend with my brother Gilbert at his home in Harrison Crescent when Christine Clark my partner collapsed, we rang 999 immediately. Within five minutes an ambulance was on the scene, in 10 minutes there were two, they worked tirelessly to save Christine, but, alas, she died.

These wonderful people stayed and comforted me for over an hour until the police lady came, this young lady was wonderful helping me through my trauma, and then the coroner, who was kind and thoughtful and finalised everything.

J Johnson, Harrogate