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December 25, 2024

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

News|5 hours ago

December 24, 2024

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

Nostalgia|Dec 24

December 22, 2024

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

Nostalgia|Dec 22

December 20, 2024

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

Features|Dec 20

December 18, 2024

New collaboration brings touch of Black Country history to IKEA superstore

December 16, 2024

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

December 15, 2024

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

December 14, 2024

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

Your World|Dec 14

December 11, 2024

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

Halesowen|Dec 11

December 10, 2024

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

Your World|Dec 10

December 5, 2024

90 years of clean living and loving life for Tipton twins

November 28, 2024

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

November 27, 2024

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

November 25, 2024

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

Nostalgia|Nov 25

November 24, 2024

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

November 23, 2024

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

Dudley nostalgia|Nov 23

November 21, 2024

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

Long Reads|Nov 21

November 20, 2024

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

Long Reads|Nov 20

November 18, 2024

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

Wolves nostalgia|Nov 18

November 16, 2024

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

Nostalgia|Nov 16

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

Nostalgia|Nov 16

November 14, 2024

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

Long Reads|Nov 14

November 13, 2024

Big anniversary celebrations for Rugeley pub with cinematic history

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

Nostalgia|Nov 13

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

Nostalgia|Nov 13

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

Nostalgia|Nov 13

November 12, 2024

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

Nostalgia|Nov 12

November 11, 2024

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

Long Reads|Nov 11

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

Long Reads|Nov 11

Wolverhampton-born Dexys Midnight Runner Andy Leek dies aged 66

Breaking News|Nov 11

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

Nostalgia|Nov 11

November 8, 2024

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

Nostalgia|Nov 8

November 7, 2024

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

November 6, 2024

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

Clay subsoil spelt doom for Percy Thrower's magnificent Magnolias

November 5, 2024

How gunpowder plotters came a cropper on the outskirts of Dudley

Kingswinford|Nov 5

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

November 4, 2024

Black Country town wept for a much-loved Victorian nurse

Long Reads|Nov 4

November 2, 2024

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

October 31, 2024

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

October 29, 2024

Royal Air Force Museum Midlands invites residents to Service of Remembrance

What's On|Oct 29

October 28, 2024

I followed in the mesmerising footsteps of a 1907 Express & Star newspaper reporter to discover an iconic Wolverhampton art exhibition

What's On|Oct 28

October 27, 2024

Live shows in Wolverhampton: 30 photos showing superstars who have graced stages in our great city

Wolverhampton entertainment|Oct 27

October 23, 2024

In pictures: Special day for Blind Date couple as they renewed vows at Pelsall church over weekend

Update Me|Oct 23

Walsall pub campaigners disappointed at decision to reject asset application

Life-changing moments only people from the Black Country remember from the 70s

Nostalgia|Oct 23

October 21, 2024

Watch: Crooked House superfan tells of his plans to create a film about the historic Black Country pub

Food and Drink|Oct 21

October 20, 2024

Watch: 90s TV Blind Date wedding couple Alex and Sue Tatham revisit the Pelsall church where they wed for a very romantic reason

How aristocrat from Shropshire kept 'rock god' Eric Clapton company during his darkest days

Nostalgia|Oct 20

October 18, 2024

The amazing day 60s superstar Cliff Richard took to the pulpit to preach at Black Country church

Nostalgia|Oct 18