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'I fulfilled my dream to open a women's clothing shop in Cannock - now I help women of all ages find clothes they love'Plus
'I grew up in Wolverhampton now I'm starring in a one-woman play inspired by Edith Nesbit's ghost stories'
Looking back: 27 pictures from Walsall Leather Museum’s past and protests - a town proud to fight for its heritagePlus
'Clay is therapy' - We meet the owner of a Staffordshire pottery studio who teaches workshops and paint-a-pot sessionsPlus
'I'm a sleep consultant from Brierley Hill and I offer solutions to help tired parents and children'Plus
Biffy Clyro interview: Scottish rockers on brotherhood, topping the charts and West Midlands 'hallowed ground' ahead of Birmingham showPlus
'It’s the gift of music and passing it on' - We meet a musical couple who sell instruments and offer lessons at their shop in PelsallPlus
We visit a cosy and friendly Stourbridge tea room where the owner bakes cakes, scones, brownies and blondies from scratchPlus
'It's my happy place': Meet the business owner who opened her dream interiors shop in Wombourne and helps people decorate their homes for ChristmasPlus
80s pop legend Nik Kershaw talks Live Aid and shares his song writing process ahead of his West Midland tour datesPlus
'I'm chasing my dreams by setting up my own business creating bespoke Maiyan furniture in the West Midlands - and I do stand-up comedy in my spare time'Plus
'I've returned to teaching after leaving my job at a West Midlands school seven years ago - it's great to be back in the classroom helping others to discover their creativity'
I escaped to a West Midlands market town split in two with pubs and businesses where people remember your namePlus
I visited a picturesque Staffordshire village where change is welcomed but a sense of community remainsPlus
17 pictures capturing the remarkable rise and fall of John Stonehouse, Wednesbury and Walsall's most controversial politician
'I'm living my dream as a pitchside announcer for Walsall FC and an esports event host - I keep thinking things can't get any better, then they do'Plus
I visited a homely and rural town where 'everyone knows everyone' and community spirit is a priorityPlus
'His heart was open to everybody' Black Country band raise money for hospice in memory of 'kind' musician
Watch: Stourbridge singer-songwriter Susy Wall performs a song from her new album which celebrates the Black Country
'The pub was his life' - Tributes to the driving force behind nationally renowned Dudley Beacon local and brewery
'We grew up with abuse. There was no defence to it' - The Three Degrees at West Bromwich Albion and their lasting legacy on footballPlus
Cosford Air Show: Those magnificent men in their flying machines - the highs and lows of Cosford Air Show's 45-year history
'On the weekend it's like a big party' - We explored a small village near Wolverhampton with a thriving pub scenePlus
'I love James Bond so much I turned a room in my Wolverhampton home into a shrine to my favourite fictional spy'Plus
We visited the Black Country town of Bilston and discovered a community that cares and so much morePlus
The Dudley Castle spaceships from 1975 that landed amid a poignant Cold War link between America and Russia
'I'm so excited' - Beverley Knight coming home to star for the first time at Wolverhampton's Grand TheatrePlus
'It was hard to convince anyone you'd got a future in it' - How a Wolverhampton winery has gone from small vineyard to producing a million bottles a year
Former vicarage-turned-family home in Wolverhampton with countryside walks on the doorstep goes on the market
Massive, clinical... and undeniably cool - Inside the West Midlands' huge robotic Amazon distribution centrePlus
