'New homes should be built for low paid workers, not the non working "propped up" with benefits' - Your Letters plus a guest of honour at the opening of Arley Arboretum in our Picture from the Past seriesPlus
Mark Andrews: Rude traffic wardens, Rachel Reeves' property nightmares, and nostalgia for the return of the Invacar
'A little consideration can go a long way to help animals survive Guy Fawkes Night' - Your Letters and a flight from Stourton to Zimbabwe in our Picture from the Past seriesPlus
'As someone in my 90s, I have seen lots of governments come and go, but never one of them has shown utter contempt for old age pensioners like this Labour government' - Your Letters and a famous face with a passion for steam in a Picture from the PastPlus
'Budget worries - proposals one more nail in the coffin of rural life' - Your Letters plus a picture from the archives of an early Albrighton British Legion Church ParadePlus
'Why do "middle aged white men" keep getting it in the neck?' - Your Letters plus a Cannock Chase ranger’s creative hobby in a 1971 picture from our archivesPlus
Comment: 12 months on Starmer's keynote speech in the West Midlands, the foundations seem far from fixed
'Defining the concept of "working class" is challenging' - Your Letters and model railway enthusiasts admiring their handiwork in a picture from our archivesPlus
'Feeling blue about a badge? Online applications raise alarms about exclusion' - Your Letters and a burst watermain in 1969 that caused chaos in a rural village - a picture from the archivesPlus
Mark Andrews: A new career for Prince Andrew, generous cities, and why this 'benefits influencer' makes my blood boil
'All this in one of the richest countries in the world - lives are at risk in doing nothing!' - Your Letters plus a daring fire performer in our Picture from the Past seriesPlus
'As I predicted - those who make "these" decisions are far too focused on making money' - Your Letters and a picture of a historic toll house from 1930, eventually destroyed by a careless driverPlus
'A community that lacks responsibilities to others – both present and future – fails to deserve the title of community' - Your Letters plus a Picture from the Past from 1979Plus
'Did the people who cast the TV show lazily assume Brummies and Black Country folk are the same? We Ay!' - Your Letters plus a picture from the past from 1983Plus
Political opinion: Halesowen pupils to benefit from more specialist teachers in classrooms as Labour announces £31k tax free training incentives
Political opinion: Wolverhampton MP welcomes Labour’s historic plan to create 15,000 clean energy jobs in the West Midlands
'This is an unacceptable situation and the general public is being ripped off' - Your Letters and a picture from the past reminding us of how we kept fit in the 1960sPlus
'The trouble with politics is that the arena is populated exclusively by the middle classes' - Your Letters plus some happy young faces in a 1968 Picture from the PastPlus
'The trouble with politics is that the arena is populated exclusively by the middle classes' - Your Letters plus a Picture from the PastPlus
Mark Andrews: Israelis banned from Villa Park, boycotting banks, and protesters unhappy about the ceasefire
'Farage - when you scratch below the surface, a different person appears' - Your Letters and an adorable picture from the archives of a baby elephant at West Midlands Safari Park from 2017Plus
Shropshire VoiceAbility advocate on how not being listened to before her son’s brain surgery has led to complete career change
'Watching Starmer being called forward by Trump was like watching some kid - would Thatcher ever have conducted herself like that?' - Your Letters and a Tipton wartime picture from our archivesPlus
'Bridge known locally as Memorial Bridge or "Shaky Bridge" is not made of cast iron' - Your Letters and a picture of young Black Country evacuees at the start of WW2Plus
'Assisted Dying Bill debate in the Lords has been far more informed than anything I have heard in the Commons' - Your Letters plus a magnificent picture from 1946 of the first British aircraft to fly around the worldPlus
I'm Asian and I think Jenrick is right - former Dudley College lecturer says Handsworth has become a 'ghetto'Plus
'Football club not to blame for bus route problem on match day' - Your Letters and a trip to the zoo in our Pictures from the Past seriesPlus