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January 27, 2025

Supporting image for story: Celebrations for Wolverhampton banqueting suite as building taken off national at-risk register

Celebrations for Wolverhampton banqueting suite as building taken off national at-risk register

Supporting image for story: Piece of Second World War history uncovered in middle of Brierley Hill park

Piece of Second World War history uncovered in middle of Brierley Hill park

January 26, 2025

Supporting image for story: Dudley's father of the Industrial Revolution could have become a brewer

Dudley's father of the Industrial Revolution could have become a brewer

January 23, 2025

Supporting image for story: A £70 plane to beat the traffic? What could go wrong? - Toby Neal looks back on the fatally flawed 'people's plane'

A £70 plane to beat the traffic? What could go wrong? - Toby Neal looks back on the fatally flawed 'people's plane'

January 20, 2025

Supporting image for story: Holocaust survivor brings her experiences to life at Dudley commemorative event

Holocaust survivor brings her experiences to life at Dudley commemorative event

January 11, 2025

Supporting image for story: Going underground - the wonders that lie beneath the West Midlands

Going underground - the wonders that lie beneath the West Midlands

January 10, 2025

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton's "white elephant" civic hall can trumpet decades of success

Wolverhampton's "white elephant" civic hall can trumpet decades of success

January 3, 2025

Supporting image for story: History society hosts night of films and quizzes

History society hosts night of films and quizzes

January 2, 2025

Supporting image for story: Amazing life of aircraft engineer who worked on Concorde

Amazing life of aircraft engineer who worked on Concorde

December 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Remembering Bridgnorth veteran of Britain's 'forgotten invasion' who died last year

Remembering Bridgnorth veteran of Britain's 'forgotten invasion' who died last year

December 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Eighty years ago, on December 24, 1944, Hitler sent a Christmas message to a Shropshire town.

Eighty years ago, on December 24, 1944, Hitler sent a Christmas message to a Shropshire town.

December 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Stan's the man' - Toby Neal looks back on Wolves glory days with a new manager in place

'Stan's the man' - Toby Neal looks back on Wolves glory days with a new manager in place

December 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Christmas is a time when families get together - but years of war made things tough with enforced separation.

Christmas is a time when families get together - but years of war made things tough with enforced separation.

December 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: New collaboration brings touch of Black Country history to IKEA superstore

New collaboration brings touch of Black Country history to IKEA superstore

December 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Alarm amongst supporters of Walsall Leather Museum as proposal for relocation heard by council cabinet

Alarm amongst supporters of Walsall Leather Museum as proposal for relocation heard by council cabinet

December 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: In the weeks before Christmas, refugees arrived - and Midlanders welcomed them

In the weeks before Christmas, refugees arrived - and Midlanders welcomed them

December 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Cracked brake drum and sourcing new tyres and chains are the latest challenges for Sunbeam 1,000hp restorers

Cracked brake drum and sourcing new tyres and chains are the latest challenges for Sunbeam 1,000hp restorers

December 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Watch: Historic Halesowen clothing shop closes its doors after 144 years - but new business will take its place

Watch: Historic Halesowen clothing shop closes its doors after 144 years - but new business will take its place

December 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: ‘Barn find’ E-Type Jaguar tops £20,000 at Staffordshire auction

‘Barn find’ E-Type Jaguar tops £20,000 at Staffordshire auction

December 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: 90 years of clean living and loving life for Tipton twins

90 years of clean living and loving life for Tipton twins

November 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: D-Day veteran continues to support National Memorial Arboretum as he celebrates 100

D-Day veteran continues to support National Memorial Arboretum as he celebrates 100

November 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Final promise of 'miracle sister' set to come true after first edition Harry Potter book goes under the hammer

Final promise of 'miracle sister' set to come true after first edition Harry Potter book goes under the hammer

November 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: The Queen is dead, long live the King - a look at the 2020s so far

The Queen is dead, long live the King - a look at the 2020s so far

November 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Excitement among volunteers and visitors as popular Black Country Glass Cone reopens following extensive restoration

Excitement among volunteers and visitors as popular Black Country Glass Cone reopens following extensive restoration

November 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Who was Lady Jane Grey? How a Black Country tyrant installed his daughter-in-law as Queen for nine days

Who was Lady Jane Grey? How a Black Country tyrant installed his daughter-in-law as Queen for nine days

November 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Not another one! Four elections, four PMs and three referenda - a look back at the 2010s

Not another one! Four elections, four PMs and three referenda - a look back at the 2010s

November 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Cannock hero's role after terror attack that rocked the nation - a look back at the West Midlands in the 2000s

Cannock hero's role after terror attack that rocked the nation - a look back at the West Midlands in the 2000s

November 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Wolves on the brink of extinction, but European glory for Villa - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1980s

Wolves on the brink of extinction, but European glory for Villa - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1980s

November 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Slade, strikes, and a bomb blast that rocked the region - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1970s

Slade, strikes, and a bomb blast that rocked the region - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1970s

Supporting image for story: When Beatlemania came to town - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1960s

When Beatlemania came to town - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1960s

November 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: The West Midlands mourns the King's passing, and celebrates the new Queen - a look back at the 1950s

The West Midlands mourns the King's passing, and celebrates the new Queen - a look back at the 1950s

November 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Big anniversary celebrations for Rugeley pub with cinematic history

Big anniversary celebrations for Rugeley pub with cinematic history

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal talks the 1960s and the birth of budget air travel in the West Midlands

Toby Neal talks the 1960s and the birth of budget air travel in the West Midlands

Supporting image for story: The Black Country Blitz - how the Luftwaffe devastated the West Midlands in the 1940s

The Black Country Blitz - how the Luftwaffe devastated the West Midlands in the 1940s

Supporting image for story: Air we go for Birmingham airport's 1930s take-off

Air we go for Birmingham airport's 1930s take-off

November 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Flashback to 2002: Support for football club and firefighters go on strike

Flashback to 2002: Support for football club and firefighters go on strike

November 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: A new theatre rises from the ashes - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1930s

A new theatre rises from the ashes - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1930s

Supporting image for story: A dreadful explosion claimed the lives of 19 young girls - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1920s

A dreadful explosion claimed the lives of 19 young girls - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1920s

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton-born Dexys Midnight Runner Andy Leek dies aged 66

Wolverhampton-born Dexys Midnight Runner Andy Leek dies aged 66

Supporting image for story: Flashback to 2003: A presidential visit and victory for England at the Rugby World Cup Final

Flashback to 2003: A presidential visit and victory for England at the Rugby World Cup Final

November 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Titanic disaster - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1910s

Titanic disaster - a look back at the West Midlands in the 1910s

November 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Grief for the Queen, suffragettes storm Parliament, and Buffalo Bill loses his jewellery

Grief for the Queen, suffragettes storm Parliament, and Buffalo Bill loses his jewellery

November 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Express & Star at 150: A look back at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre opening in Victorian times

Express & Star at 150: A look back at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre opening in Victorian times

Supporting image for story: Clay subsoil spelt doom for Percy Thrower's magnificent Magnolias

Clay subsoil spelt doom for Percy Thrower's magnificent Magnolias

November 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: How gunpowder plotters came a cropper on the outskirts of Dudley

How gunpowder plotters came a cropper on the outskirts of Dudley

Supporting image for story: How a butcher's gripe led to the birth of the Football League

How a butcher's gripe led to the birth of the Football League

November 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Black Country town wept for a much-loved Victorian nurse

Black Country town wept for a much-loved Victorian nurse

November 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Meet the people working together to clean and preserve Wolverhampton war memorial

Meet the people working together to clean and preserve Wolverhampton war memorial

October 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: Armistice & Remembrance Day events: Communities to come together across the West Midlands to remember those who fought and fell in conflict

Armistice & Remembrance Day events: Communities to come together across the West Midlands to remember those who fought and fell in conflict

October 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Royal Air Force Museum Midlands invites residents to Service of Remembrance

Royal Air Force Museum Midlands invites residents to Service of Remembrance

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