A new knife surrender bin was unveiled in West Bromwich High Street for people to voluntarily give up weapons and help save lives. The launch came as Sandwell's six-week Safer 6 campaign moves its focus to West Bromwich.

More than 80 people joined #teamJTH to take part in the Morrisons Great Birmingham Run in the name of John Taylor Hospice. And with every mile of the 13.1 route, each competitor knew they were supporting the work of the hospice providing specialist care in Birmingham.

A Wolverhampton charity that encourages people with sight loss to take part in activities such as water ski-ing and rock wall climbing has been awarded a £4,000 grant by the West Brom building society. The Beacon Centre is using the funding to further its ActivEyes programme, which facilitates participation in a variety of leisure and social activities.

While many lament that there is never enough time in the day, after gaining an extra hour yesterday a quarter of Brits said that if they were given an extra hour in every day they would spend it sleeping, according to a new survey conducted by leading charity Breast Cancer Now.

Severn Trent is backing a WaterSafe campaign urging homeowners to be ‘lead aware’ to ensure their drinking water stays fresh and healthy. The campaign came during Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (October 25-31), a campaign led by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness of the devastating effects of lead worldwide.

Wolverhampton City Fairtrade Partnership has been commended for its valuable contribution to the Fairtrade movement. It was awarded second place in best outreach and networking category at the annual Fairtrade Campaign Awards which took place at the Fairtrade Foundation’s national supporter conference in London.