A CHARITY, which spends £100 a minute on life saving research, is asking big-hearted borough people for help.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on Black Country residents to join a nationwide fundraising campaign throughout June, by distributing envelopes for cash donations.

The Help a Heart campaign will provide funding for research into heart disease, which is the UK's biggest killer.

Janet Jones, BHF fundraising and volunteer manger for the Black Country, said: "We want to be able to fund more research to understand how heart disease develops so that we can help doctors better predict and treat problems."

To find out more, visit www.bhf.org.uk/helpaheart, e-mail helpaheart@bhf.org or call Janet on 01384 376266.