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Dudley councillors will finally debate flying the Black Country flag next week

A debate on whether the Black Country flag should be flown from public buildings will finally take place next week, after time ran out at a meeting last month.

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Dudley|Nov 25, 2025
Supporting image for story: Dudley councillors will finally debate flying the Black Country flag next week
Supporting image for story: Market stalls, street entertainers, face painting and funfair for fun day events in Brierley Hill and Sedgley
Market stalls, street entertainers, face painting and funfair for fun day events in Brierley Hill and Sedgley
Dudley entertainment|Jul 24, 2025
Supporting image for story: Want a proper delicacy to celebrate Black Country Day? Everything you need to know about the region's famous orange chips - including the best places to buy them
Want a proper delicacy to celebrate Black Country Day? Everything you need to know about the region's famous orange chips - including the best places to buy them
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News|Jul 14, 2025
Supporting image for story: Having a Black Country accent doesn't make me stupid - there are enough other things that do that
Having a Black Country accent doesn't make me stupid - there are enough other things that do that
Black Country Festival|Jul 14, 2025
Supporting image for story: 16 bostin phrases in Black Country dialect
16 bostin phrases in Black Country dialect
Black Country Festival|Jul 14, 2025
Supporting image for story: We look at 9 of the best Desi pubs in the Black Country, what makes them great and how they've changed the region's food scene
We look at 9 of the best Desi pubs in the Black Country, what makes them great and how they've changed the region's food scene
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News|Jul 13, 2025
Supporting image for story: 'We're a community and we love to celebrate that': Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory gets into Black Country Day spirit with a special creation you won't want to miss
'We're a community and we love to celebrate that': Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory gets into Black Country Day spirit with a special creation you won't want to miss
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News|Jul 12, 2025

More Black Country Festival stories

Supporting image for story: The Black Country hangman: How a petty criminal found fame as the 'Dudley Higgler'
The Black Country hangman: How a petty criminal found fame as the 'Dudley Higgler'
Dudley|Jul 9, 2025
Supporting image for story: Black Country Day 2025: All about the huge festival and the key events to celebrate across Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell
Black Country Day 2025: All about the huge festival and the key events to celebrate across Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell
News|Jul 8, 2025
Supporting image for story: Black Country Day: From Jumping Joe Darby to the first working steam engine, 13 reasons why our area is bostin'
Black Country Day: From Jumping Joe Darby to the first working steam engine, 13 reasons why our area is bostin'
Black Country Festival|Jul 7, 2025
Supporting image for story: The classic Wolverhampton pub that was demolished but now revived and become a timewarp
The classic Wolverhampton pub that was demolished but now revived and become a timewarp
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Food and Drink|Jul 14, 2024
Supporting image for story: Landmark former chip shop rebuilt at museum is a nod to the culinary past of the Black Country
Landmark former chip shop rebuilt at museum is a nod to the culinary past of the Black Country
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Food and Drink|Jul 12, 2024
Supporting image for story: We took a look inside a family-run pork scratchings factory in Walsall – here's what happened
We took a look inside a family-run pork scratchings factory in Walsall – here's what happened
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Food and Drink|Jul 11, 2024
Supporting image for story: Tradition and quality are what makes brewery a part of Black Country history
Tradition and quality are what makes brewery a part of Black Country history
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Food and Drink|Jul 10, 2024
Supporting image for story: 15 totally bostin’ Black Country Festival events you won’t want to miss
15 totally bostin’ Black Country Festival events you won’t want to miss
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What's On|Jul 9, 2024
Supporting image for story: We visit Teddy Grays in Dudley & discover a familiar, special and traditional sweet taste of the Black Country
We visit Teddy Grays in Dudley & discover a familiar, special and traditional sweet taste of the Black Country
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Food and Drink|Jul 9, 2024
Supporting image for story: New tasty treat at museum after chocolate bar launched
New tasty treat at museum after chocolate bar launched
Food and Drink|Jul 8, 2024

UK News

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Meghan’s lifestyle brand ‘ready to stand on its own’ as Netflix partnership ends
UK News|Just now
Supporting image for story: Rowers begin second leg of sea challenge to raise millions for MND research
Rowers begin second leg of sea challenge to raise millions for MND research
UK News|1 hour ago
Supporting image for story: Drug dealer admits killing vulnerable man who slept beside dogs
Drug dealer admits killing vulnerable man who slept beside dogs
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Supporting image for story: Fact check: Postal votes made up majority of ballots in one 2025 local election
Fact check: Postal votes made up majority of ballots in one 2025 local election
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Supporting image for story: Irish Government’s chartered flight from Oman delayed until Saturday – minister
Irish Government’s chartered flight from Oman delayed until Saturday – minister
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Supporting image for story: Nasa robot returning to US for Mars trip after decade of research in Scotland
Nasa robot returning to US for Mars trip after decade of research in Scotland
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Viral News

Supporting image for story: Man’s ‘disbelief’ after five-year quest for rare book ends in local Oxfam shop
Man’s ‘disbelief’ after five-year quest for rare book ends in local Oxfam shop
Viral news|Mar 5
Supporting image for story: Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel
Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel
News|Feb 23
Supporting image for story: Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’
Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’
Viral news|Feb 22
Supporting image for story: 'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'
'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'
News|Feb 22
Supporting image for story: Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands
Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands
Viral news|Feb 9
Supporting image for story: What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row
What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row
Viral news|Jan 30

World News

Supporting image for story: Kurdish Iranian dissidents deny attack plans but say they would join US invasion
Kurdish Iranian dissidents deny attack plans but say they would join US invasion
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Trump rules out talks with Iran as Israel strikes Lebanon
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Supporting image for story: Emirates shares major update as it anticipates full return to normal flight schedule in ‘coming days’
Emirates shares major update as it anticipates full return to normal flight schedule in ‘coming days’
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Supporting image for story: 'Emergency' protest to be held at RAF base near Cotswolds beauty spot against use of site for 'illegal attacks on Iran'
'Emergency' protest to be held at RAF base near Cotswolds beauty spot against use of site for 'illegal attacks on Iran'
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Supporting image for story: 'Life has fully returned': Dubai Airport 'busy' with passengers as UAE airspace partially open
'Life has fully returned': Dubai Airport 'busy' with passengers as UAE airspace partially open
News|7 hours ago
Supporting image for story: New Foreign Office warning for Cyprus as 'terrorist attacks cannot be ruled out'
New Foreign Office warning for Cyprus as 'terrorist attacks cannot be ruled out'
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