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From virtual rollercoasters to online raves: How to keep the family entertained during coronavirus lockdown

From virtual rollercoasters to online raves: How to keep the family entertained during coronavirus lockdown

From live concerts to fitness workouts and virtual tours of the Grand Canyon, all sorts of entertainment is keeping people amused during the coronavirus lockdown.

GALLERY: Rainbow drawings spread cheer across Black Country and Staffordshire

GALLERY: Rainbow drawings spread cheer across Black Country and Staffordshire

Brightly coloured rainbow drawings have been brightening up homes and spreading cheer across the Midlands.

GALLERY: Pets across the Midlands hard at work from home amid coronavirus outbreak

GALLERY: Pets across the Midlands hard at work from home amid coronavirus outbreak

While working from home amid the coronavirus outbreak everyone could do with a helping hand - or paw - when keeping on top of deadlines.

Full list of Midlands events cancelled due to coronavirus

Full list of Midlands events cancelled due to coronavirus

See our full round-up of events, venues and attractionsaffected by coronavirus in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Dudley and beyond.

From artistic tasks to embarrassing photos: The viral social media challenges keeping people busy during coronavirus lockdown

From artistic tasks to embarrassing photos: The viral social media challenges keeping people busy during coronavirus lockdown

Move over Tide Pods and Kylie Jenner - there's a new roster of online challenges keeping internet users busy during lockdown.

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Music

Forest Live concerts at Cannock Chase cancelled due to coronavirus

Forest Live concerts at Cannock Chase cancelled due to coronavirus

The annual Forest Live concert series at Cannock Chase has been cancelled.

Any Dream Will Do as Ethan, 6, praised by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Any Dream Will Do as Ethan, 6, praised by Andrew Lloyd Webber

A youngster from Wolverhampton has been praised by Andrew Lloyd Webber for his singing skills.

Sing-song helps raise £2k for cancer charity

Sing-song helps raise £2k for cancer charity

A choral society handed a cheque for £2,000 to Cancer Research.

Moseley's The New Righteous Mood, A Few Righteous Tunes - EP review

Moseley's The New Righteous Mood, A Few Righteous Tunes - EP review

They're currently based in Moseley, Birmingham, but The New Righteous Mood haven't always called it home.

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Dining Out

Rowley Regis restaurant cooks up meals for NHS staff on Covid-19 frontline

Rowley Regis restaurant cooks up meals for NHS staff on Covid-19 frontline

Staff at a Rowley Regis bar and grill have been dedicating their time to cooking meals for NHS staff in the region fighting on the frontline against coronavirus.

New Staffordshire gin to raise funds for the NHS

New Staffordshire gin to raise funds for the NHS

The NHS and its workers will literally be the toast of the nation after a gin distillery announced plans to create a new drink and donate £10 from the sale of every bottle to the organisation.

Wetherspoon's £7m museum and hotel plan approved in Wolverhampton

Wetherspoon's £7m museum and hotel plan approved in Wolverhampton

A multi-million pound plan to transform a Wolverhampton Wetherspoons pub into a museum for the company has been approved.

Staffordshire brewery starts bottle deliveries amid coronavirus crisis

Staffordshire brewery starts bottle deliveries amid coronavirus crisis

A Staffordshire brewery has launched a home bottle delivery service for its beer during the coronavirus crisis.

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Attractions

National Lottery sets up £50m Covid-19 emergency fund for heritage sites

National Lottery sets up £50m Covid-19 emergency fund for heritage sites

The funding will help organisations develop digital skills to help them raise cash, such as running online events and activities.

Fire safety improvements to be made at Wolverhampton's Civic Halls

Fire safety improvements to be made at Wolverhampton's Civic Halls

Fire safety improvements will be made at Wolverhampton's Civic Halls as part of a £38 million revamp.

Award-winning garden moves to Stafford

Award-winning garden moves to Stafford

An award-winning garden is being installed at a children's centre in Stafford.

Coronavirus: Severn Valley Railway emergency appeal reaches £100,000 in two weeks

Coronavirus: Severn Valley Railway emergency appeal reaches £100,000 in two weeks

Severn Valley Railway's emergency appeal has reached £100,000 in its first fortnight.

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Perton woman makes Harry Potter and Star Wars signs amid coronavirus

GALLERY: Rainbow drawings spread cheer across Black Country and Staffordshire

GALLERY: Pets across the Midlands hard at work from home amid coronavirus outbreak

Colourful martial arts display brought by Sikh Holla Mohalla festival

Boscobel House project to help bring famous story to life for visitors - with pictures

WATCH: Cosford Military Wives Choir perform for cinema-goers in Wolverhampton - with pictures

Theatre & Comedy

Birmingham Royal Ballet delivers dancing treats with live online broadcasts of performers

Birmingham Royal Ballet delivers dancing treats with live online broadcasts of performers

Dancers are being given a treat as the Birmingham Royal Ballet launches a series of online broadcasts featuring its star performers in lockdown.

Andy is on his way, and he’s ‘Healing the Nation’

Andy is on his way, and he’s ‘Healing the Nation’

Andy Parsons is on a mission with his new stand-up tour. In one simple nutshell, he’s looking to heal this divided nation.

Lord Lloyd-Webber to make musicals available online for free

Lord Lloyd-Webber to make musicals available online for free

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat will be available from 7pm on Friday.

Eddie Large: A comedian who delighted the nation for decades

Eddie Large: A comedian who delighted the nation for decades

It was announced on Thursday that the comedian had died after contracting coronavirus in hospital.

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