Weekly roundup: We considered how councils can help people give up smoking and tackle mental health issues
MPs advocate £10m to boost Met Office forecasting capability
Practice Bangladeshi bankers are mentoring young people in east London to help them find employment
A new scheme offers skills training to disadvantaged people and a chance to get involved in the 2012 games. Mark Gould reports
A community basketball coach is helping youngsters in deprived areas of Leeds to score in self-esteem. Anita Pati reports
By tutoring blind and disabled people in digital IT skills, a charity is helping to boost greater independence. Debbie Andalo reports
Giving people with learning disabilities a say in their hospital treatment is helping transform services. Jenny Percival reports
An integrated approach to treating long-term health conditions in Devon is cutting hospital admissions, says Linda Jackson
A shoe company is opening a prison workshop to train offenders and to provide job opportunities. Eric Allison reports
Helping excluded pupils back into mainstream school is proving to be good value for money, writes David Batty
A Manchester drop-in centre is providing a solution to the alienation of homeless people with mental health problems. Helen Carter reports
A pioneering approach in the south-east is using paramedics' experience to prioritise stroke cases
People with leg complaints are coming together to get treatment through a new support network, says Debbie Andalo
A Guide group in Burnley is aiming to break down barriers and reach out to the Asian community
A City mentoring project encourages young people to be role models for their community
A counselling service aims to help Manchester's black youngsters escape gang culture by raising aspirations
Focusing on customer needs instead of targets has improved a council's mobility parking scheme
Pioneer facility combines key services for older people on the site of a former community hospital, writes Debbie Andalo
