'It shows it's never too late!' Painter who gave up art as young man finally gets his break - at 72
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‘I spent £30,000 building a canal in my back garden in the West Midlands - it’s got a lock and narrowboat’
Watch: Drone footage of huge steel supports in Walsall supermarket car park ahead of repairs to ageing wall
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Swimming star Ellie Simmonds: ‘I’ve struggled with my self worth as I take on new Paralympics TV role’
'They called me the IVF miracle baby - little did I know I was born metres apart from my future soulmate'
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Families flock to Brownhills to celebrate the best of canal life and its culture
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Relive the fun of Camp Bestival Shropshire with these 30 top photos of top music acts and crowd fun
Peter Rhodes on online scams, weapons and how a Scottish rock came to Salisbury Plain
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In pictures: Camp Bestival Shropshire in full swing as McFly rock the main stage at Weston Park
We asked Black Country folk for their memories of long-lost pubs and what became of them
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Cannock Chase Forest named among UK's 'most Instagrammed places'
'I was constantly told it was too competitive': Wolverhampton student now living her dream career
Think you've had a ruff day? Firefighters save Rottweiler Hank the Tank from cat flap conundrum
The inspiring moment a boy, 8, helps save his mum’s life with 999 West Midlands Ambulance call
Watch as devoted Shropshire widower sings for 12 hours in memory of 'brave' wife
West Midlands cider producer celebrates successful summer and Aldi partnership
Peter Rhodes on energy, wildfires and what made the Iron Lady smile?
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'It could be a total wipe-out': Residents and experts fear dead fish fallout after chemical spill in Walsall
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A summer of tragedy: Four children die in open waters in West Midlands as locals call for awareness
We meet the Hamilton musical stage star from Bilston performing at Birmingham Hippodrome
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight unveils his eight classic Desert Island Discs
Call to bring storied town centre building back to life after 'decade of disrepair'
Peter Rhodes on soaring insurance, a galactic conspiracy and after the jailings, how long before the appeals?
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Birmingham MP Jess Philips says social media site X is ‘a place of misery’ - here’s why
'Frankly it's frightening': Senior councillor slams care at Dudley hospital
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Fancy a Chinese meal? Our reporter shares his favourite places across Wolverhampton
Full circle moment for landlord of pub once run by grandparents
Community garden providing place of welcome amid hidden gem
Canal festival brings in the crowds to celebrate 10 years of fun
Watch: British tourists caught on camera by Birmingham holidaymaker sprinting to get Spanish sunbeds
Colourful balloons let off into Walsall skies in tearful tribute to Southport stabbing victims
See inside Walsall pub's refreshed bar and dining areas following refurbishment
'We dread the day a simple manoeuvre can cost a life': Outdated speed limit has residents living in fear
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Take a look inside colourful Staffordshire garden open to visitors this weekend
Peter Rhodes on pongy pooches, terminating Twickers and the case for an inquiry into this week's mayhem
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Wolverhampton's Matthew Hudson-Smith already hungry for 2028 gold after agonising result in Paris
‘I’ve been stranded in the Philippines for over a year after my passport and wallet were stolen’
Peter Rhodes on Keir's honeymoon, a law to protect Islam and British military kit – from Russia with risks
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