The third Monday in January has been named the most depressing day of the year. Reasons for this include: we're in the dismal month of January, with the post Christmas blues; dark days and nights; probably broken resolutions and lighter evenings and warmer weather seeming an age away.

To kick start the new year, volunteers from Mitie’s Waste Management business supported John Taylor Hospice on their annual ‘Tree-Mendous’ campaign. The campaign involved volunteers collecting Christmas trees throughout the area of Birmingham in exchange for a donation made to the charity.