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November 24, 2023

Paul's memories of night Saddlers beaten by the deluge

Features|Nov 24

Historic hall disappeared with a bang... or two

Features|Nov 24

November 22, 2023

Vineyard marks 40th birthday with first ever US export

Business|Nov 22

How Wolves plunged to the lower leagues and nearly ceased to exist - Part 1: Calm before the storm

Wolverhampton|Nov 22

November 21, 2023

Hanged murderer's extra punishment – to be handed over for medical research

Features|Nov 21

November 20, 2023

Mystery of Army church built from salvaged and gifted materials - but no longer stands

Features|Nov 20

Concorde memories, 20 years after iconic supersonic airliner made its final flight

November 18, 2023

Adventurer sets sail on new challenge eight years after dramatic ocean rescue when yacht sunk

Comfort and calm away from maddening crowd

Features|Nov 18

November 1, 2023

Fifty years of Slade's Christmas golden oldie

Nostalgia|Nov 1

October 30, 2023

Demolition would be better than leaving Beatties to fester, says homegrown Wolverhampton businessman

In-depth|Oct 30

The post-war Jamaican immigrants: Pioneers who came to the Black Country to seek a better life

Features|Oct 30

August 29, 2023

The strange make-believe world of a 'devious, narcissistic' serial fraudster who led a double life

Fallings Park: Wolverhampton's showpiece garden suburb that failed to bloom

Features|Aug 29

October 23, 2023

Business high-flyer Charlie Blakemore's winning journey on and off the football pitch

Long Reads|Oct 23

From Soccer Bots to Curlimals: The toy company creating new products for Christmas

Business|Oct 23

Harry's bad day at Molineux

Features|Oct 23

October 22, 2023

The Wolverhampton charity providing a safe sanctuary for women and children for 50 years

Wolverhampton|Oct 22

October 18, 2023

It's a Knockout! How the West Midlands fought on TV with the best in Europe

October 13, 2023

Friday the 13th: Why it is deemed unlucky - and other common superstitions

Features|Oct 13

West Midlands green belt shrinks slightly - but it's still the second biggest in the country

Features|Oct 13

October 10, 2023

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street insists HS2 Manchester link is still possible

Features|Oct 10

October 9, 2023

The legend of Dick Turpin – why pubs love to claim him for themselves

Long Reads|Oct 9

October 7, 2023

Second-hand items are first choice deals as Express & Star reporter grabs charity shop bargains

October 6, 2023

'Dreams can come true' says the man now taking Royston Blythe into a new era

Ken Dodd to Tommy Cooper, and a Roy Orbison finale: Proud history of Dudley Hippodrome

Nostalgia|Oct 6

October 4, 2023

Haunted by the the spirits of Gibbet Lane – gruesome tale of criminal dead put on display

With an impassioned intervention on HS2, Mayor Andy Street gives PM a dilemma

September 30, 2023

Toby Neal on politics: London is a capital cut off from the reality of UK life

Politics|Sep 30

September 27, 2023

Wartime spy who scandalised establishment with her 'nymphomaniac' behaviour

Long Reads|Sep 27

Meet one of the selfless hosts sharing their Black Country home as safe haven for vulnerable people

Features|Sep 27

From sofa-surfing after family tragedy to stable living via the kindness of a stranger

Features|Sep 27

September 26, 2023

Walsall mother about to give birth while battling breast cancer is still smiling

Features|Sep 26

September 25, 2023

Wolves' epic cup final victory in depths of Second World War

Features|Sep 25

September 19, 2023

Long history of big cats being sighted in the region

Nostalgia|Sep 19

September 15, 2023

Ford Capris which starred in The Professionals fetch £186,000 at auction

Features|Sep 15

September 13, 2023

Will wild wolves make return to their original Midlands haunts?

Environment|Sep 13

September 9, 2023

Riddles solved over birth of local football legend Billy Wright

September 8, 2023

Drums which honoured Walsall war heroes

August 28, 2023

Walsall FC's ramshackle ground was a field of dreams

Features|Aug 28

August 27, 2023

Life means life: The heinous criminals from the West Midlands spending forever in prison

Flashback to 1994: People rush to the shops as Sunday trading is legalised

Features|Aug 27

August 25, 2023

Creator of one of UK's most successful Apple Apps shares story on how it was created 10 years on

Birmingham|Aug 25

August 23, 2023

Oppenheimer: Black Country's hidden links to Atomic Bomb

Stafford|Aug 23

The Professionals' Ford Capris for sale – if you've got a spare £200,000

Features|Aug 23

August 20, 2023

Guide Dogs play a key role in supporting those facing the challenge of sight loss

August 19, 2023

Lost Pubs: Four cherished Wolverhampton taverns that are no more

Wolverhampton nostalgia|Aug 19

August 16, 2023

Rebuilding The Crooked House could take three years and cost millions, warns expert

Features|Aug 16

Britain's most haunted road? The spooky stretch where a real mystery killer struck

Features|Aug 16

August 14, 2023

The Crooked House: Over 250 years of history wiped out in a few minutes

Features|Aug 14