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Sandwell nostalgia Archive
July 21, 2024
Sandwell in the seventies: 20 nostalgic photos showing what life was like from 1970 to 1979
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June 30, 2024
Take a look back at some historical Black Country boozers at the heart of their communities
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June 14, 2024
Step back in time to swinging 1960s Black Country with 30 of our archive photos
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Smethwick group holds fitting celebration for proud military enthusiast who is 100 years young
June 10, 2024
Black Country fighter the Tipton Slasher gets his own calendar - in adorable knitted form
June 9, 2024
33 nostalgic photos showing life and times of the Black Country throughout the 1970s
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June 4, 2024
Commemorating Smethwick-born war hero Den Brotheridge - the first casualty on D-Day
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April 14, 2024
8 totally unique things you can only do in Tipton
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December 16, 2023
See unveiling of blue plaque marking 100 years of Tipton's famous Pie Factory building
October 28, 2023
14 perfectly preserved photographs that show impressive Black Country spirit during WWII
How the West Midlands was last bastion for bloodthirsty bull baiting
August 18, 2023
Go-ahead given for museum to recreate gas showroom
July 10, 2023
Stairway to heaven? Led up the garden path more like
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May 17, 2023
Fatal affair of punch drunk boxer who killed his lover
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October 17, 2022
Havin' a loff – the perils of working with children, animals, and male strippers
July 14, 2022
Wishin' yo orl a bostin' Black Country Day
July 4, 2022
From time travel to Buffalo Bill's jewellery, new book reveals obscure tales from the Black Country
April 14, 2022
Cellist kept on playing as the Titanic went down
April 11, 2022
The Black Country: Proud region has split opinion for centuries
March 28, 2022
The Black Country hero who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade
March 5, 2022
100 years ago: Heartbreaking Tipton explosion that killed 19 young girls in their prime
February 14, 2022
How the banking revolution began with Quakers in the Black Country
February 1, 2022
Night Ernie's wife slept with a bomb
January 29, 2022
A ‘Notable’ book of legendary local folk
October 4, 2021
How a humble Black Country schoolgirl became Hollywood's highest-paid actress
September 20, 2021
Art exhibition captures the dying days of the Black Country's industry
September 14, 2021
One of the last Second World War paratrooper veterans dies aged 95
August 2, 2021
John Stonehouse's daughter reveals sensational stories behind father's disappearance
May 3, 2021
Lions at the disco and gorillas in the garden: How businessman became the Black Country's Tiger King
February 12, 2021
Barber's shop picture brings back memories for musician Gary
November 16, 2020
Rex Williams’s big break helped bring his sport to the masses
May 16, 2020
Tributes to popular Black Country historian Terry, 81
March 3, 2020
Hamstead mining disaster remembered on classic postcards up for auction
February 25, 2020
Plan to revive famous Chance Glassworks site kick-started
February 12, 2020
Why Tipton retains its charm despite sweeping changes to industrial heritage
November 18, 2019
Where there's a Mill there's a way, say metal legend KK Downing
August 6, 2019
Why retire? Meet the worker celebrating 60 years at Black Country firm
£4m plan revealed to restore historic Wednesbury town centre
June 3, 2019
The die was cast for Midland steel industry
May 4, 2019
The landmarks we have loved
June 25, 2018
Nuclear testing caused decades of illness, former Black Country serviceman reveals
May 11, 2018
Tributes paid to businessman who ran well known Robs of Tipton shop
December 29, 2017
Historic West Bromwich Gas Showroom demolished
December 27, 2017
Pictures from the past: West Bromwich High Street through the years
November 24, 2017
Historic Smethwick Council House clock chimes again after restoration
August 17, 2017
Historic Gaumont Cinema turned bingo club to be brought back to life in Wednesbury
August 10, 2017
Chance Glassworks restoration given boost after skip firm told to leave site
June 16, 2017
The Bridge pub site sold prompting hopes for redevelopment in Oldbury
May 31, 2017
Old Wednesbury church collapse prompts pleas for action
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