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Free family games afternoon brings fun and togetherness to Oldbury

Families in Oldbury are invited to enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of laughter, connection and friendly competition as The Salvation Army hosts a Free Family Game Space this January.

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Supporting image for story: 'You'd better watch your back' - Stourbridge care home stages its own BBC The Traitors style contest

'You'd better watch your back' - Stourbridge care home stages its own BBC The Traitors style contest

Supporting image for story: 'Oh yes we did it again!' Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre hails huge success of Sleeping Beauty panto which attracted top-tier reviews

'Oh yes we did it again!' Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre hails huge success of Sleeping Beauty panto which attracted top-tier reviews

Supporting image for story: Black Country Brick Show raises more than £12k for poorly children as organisers look ahead to next year's event

Black Country Brick Show raises more than £12k for poorly children as organisers look ahead to next year's event

Supporting image for story: Tickets available for the 'mother of all Christmas parties' - Motown and soul Rendezvous at Wolverhampton's The Halls

Tickets available for the 'mother of all Christmas parties' - Motown and soul Rendezvous at Wolverhampton's The Halls

Supporting image for story: Fresh from I'm a Celeb - Martin Kemp is bringing the 80s back to Wolverhampton - how to get tickets

Fresh from I'm a Celeb - Martin Kemp is bringing the 80s back to Wolverhampton - how to get tickets

Supporting image for story: Black Country 'book-toker' shares 19 'must reads' for 2026

Black Country 'book-toker' shares 19 'must reads' for 2026

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Supporting image for story: Oldbury Christmas light switch-on event cancelled due to weather conditions

Oldbury Christmas light switch-on event cancelled due to weather conditions

Supporting image for story: Free parking for Christmas shoppers in Sandwell's town centre car parks

Free parking for Christmas shoppers in Sandwell's town centre car parks

Supporting image for story: 15 festive photos as Emmerdale star kicks off Christmas season in Wednesbury on night of celebration

15 festive photos as Emmerdale star kicks off Christmas season in Wednesbury on night of celebration

Supporting image for story: Your essential Christmas entertainment guide for the West Midlands - 41 events revealed, from glittering shows to panto laughs, live music and outdoor winter wonders

Your essential Christmas entertainment guide for the West Midlands - 41 events revealed, from glittering shows to panto laughs, live music and outdoor winter wonders

Supporting image for story: Ripping Yarns: Three short plays in one night at Black Country theatre

Ripping Yarns: Three short plays in one night at Black Country theatre

Supporting image for story: Fighting From Home sculpture unveiled in the Black Country honours vital Second World War workers

Fighting From Home sculpture unveiled in the Black Country honours vital Second World War workers

Supporting image for story: Three war veterans and a concrete dog trying to escape a care home: we meet the cast of Oldbury Rep's new play

Three war veterans and a concrete dog trying to escape a care home: we meet the cast of Oldbury Rep's new play

Supporting image for story: ‘Very special' boarded-up former Black Country pub to be converted into shop and HMO as plans approved

‘Very special' boarded-up former Black Country pub to be converted into shop and HMO as plans approved

Supporting image for story: Dive in! Sandwell Aquatics Centre offers free fun for kids this half term

Dive in! Sandwell Aquatics Centre offers free fun for kids this half term

Supporting image for story: 'It was unbelievable - he's so genuine!' How YouTube star KSI helped a car workshop in Oldbury

'It was unbelievable - he's so genuine!' How YouTube star KSI helped a car workshop in Oldbury

UK News

Supporting image for story: Britain and Ukraine stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’, Lammy says on Kyiv visit

Britain and Ukraine stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’, Lammy says on Kyiv visit

Supporting image for story: Government issued contempt of court warning over Sturgeon investigation ruling

Government issued contempt of court warning over Sturgeon investigation ruling

Supporting image for story: Fact check: Government received data on sector impact of revaluations

Fact check: Government received data on sector impact of revaluations

Supporting image for story: Court rejects Biffa’s £50m compensation bid over failed deposit return scheme

Court rejects Biffa’s £50m compensation bid over failed deposit return scheme

Supporting image for story: West Midlands Police chief to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban criticism

West Midlands Police chief to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban criticism

Supporting image for story: Ex-councillor who stalked Dame Penny Mordaunt jailed for 20 weeks

Ex-councillor who stalked Dame Penny Mordaunt jailed for 20 weeks

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Supporting image for story: Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Supporting image for story: Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Supporting image for story: John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

Supporting image for story: The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

World News

Supporting image for story: Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland

Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland

Supporting image for story: More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

Supporting image for story: Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister

Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister

Supporting image for story: Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US

Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US

Supporting image for story: It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

Supporting image for story: Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting

Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting