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

Had life taken a different turn, Abraham Darby might have gone down in history as a brewer of beer rather than the father of the Industrial Revolution.

Dudley nostalgia|Jan 26

History society hosts night of films and quizzes

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

Halesowen|Dec 11, 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, 2024

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

Nostalgia|Nov 13, 2024

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

Long Reads|Nov 11, 2024

How gunpowder plotters came a cropper on the outskirts of Dudley

Kingswinford|Nov 5, 2024

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Beauty spot is subject of history talk

Sedgley|Oct 4, 2024

Fancy dress and fines for not being fined: remembering the Black Country's eccentric 'cork clubs'

Features|Sep 3, 2024

Dudley Zoo's vintage chairlift ready to run again after six months of 'sympathetic' restoration work

Dudley|Aug 9, 2024

Why people are still grieving for the Crooked House, by expert psychologist

Dudley|Aug 7, 2024

Six arrested over Crooked House fire released from bail one year on from devastating blaze

Dudley nostalgia|Jul 30, 2024

Victorian transport pioneers didn't hang about – they built three tramlines in a matter of months

Dudley nostalgia|Jul 18, 2024

11 incredible photos of the historic Stourbridge shop recreated at a Black Country tourist attraction

Dudley nostalgia|Jul 4, 2024

Seventies Dudley: An amazing look back at 12 photos of life in Dudley during the 1970s

Dudley nostalgia|Jun 29, 2024

Step back in time to swinging 1960s Black Country with 30 of our archive photos

Wolverhampton nostalgia|Jun 14, 2024

'I thought he was dead!' See the moment two former army pals met up for the first time in 62 years

Kingswinford|Jun 13, 2024

School phone bans do not improve grades or mental health, says new report

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Lammy in Kyiv as UK announces £55 million to bolster Ukraine’s resilience

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Dail expected to return to normality after speaking rights row resolved

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‘Grey belt’ plan will have limited impact on housebuilding, peers warn

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King ‘deeply saddened’ after death of ‘personal friend’ the Aga Khan

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Starmer praises Denmark for defending Arctic from ‘hostile activity’

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Walsall teacher 'forced into hiding' over fake racist slur video wins substantial damages

Groom in tears as he sees his grandparents walk down the aisle instead of flower girls in heart-warming video

Burns Night guests show what is ‘truly great’ about Scotland, says McNeill

Viral news|Jan 19

Phones4U billionaire John Caudwell's epic rant after 90k Tesla breaks down

Staffordshire|Jan 15

WATCH: Dog who lost more than half her body weight and had to be put down after owner left her starving

Watch: Man tries to swig lager while being arrested for drink driving

Non-essential US foreign aid agency staff on leave worldwide

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Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture

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Trump proposes ‘long-term’ US ownership of Gaza

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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, dies aged 88

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Trump says ‘Gaza thing has never worked’ as he welcomes Natanyahu to White House

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Trump says he has instructed that Iran be ‘obliterated’ if it assassinates him

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