Fresh threat to Seven Cornfields and other green belt sites as Government proposes housing targets Plus
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My memories of 'well-mannered' Jimi Hendrix when he popped into legendary West Midlands club for a drinkPlus
'I just got on with it' – Inspirational story of one of the first black officers at West Midlands PolicePlus
'I think we have to prepare ourselves for the prospect of a Keir Starmer government' –Suella Braverman on visit to region
'Overcrowded and overpriced – and as for the toilets, take a hazmat suit' – your views on Avanti West CoastPlus
'Thank God this weird general election will end soon' – Andy Richardson on the strangest of fights for Number 10Plus
From Enoch Powell to Mad Jack Mytton: Infamous MPs who won a General Election in the West MidlandsPlus
'He was the war's greatest escape artist. His feet never stopped itching' – Great Escape hero rememberedPlus
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I'll look at case for connecting Black Country station to inter-city network, says Transport SecretaryPlus
Dignity in death or murder? Story of loving wife who found herself in the dock for killing husbandPlus
