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February 14, 2025

Malcolm X visits Marshall Street Smethwick in February 1965. A blue plaque to mark the occasion still exists today

Here's what happened when Malcolm X visited Smethwick in 1965

November 13, 2024

The Tantany estate in West Bromwich was devastated by bombing

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

Nostalgia|Nov 13, 2024

July 21, 2024

Sandwell in the seventies: 20 nostalgic photos showing what life was like from 1970 to 1979

Sandwell|Jul 21, 2024

June 30, 2024

Take a look back at some historical Black Country boozers at the heart of their communities

Wolverhampton nostalgia|Jun 30, 2024

June 14, 2024

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

Wolverhampton nostalgia|Jun 14, 2024

Smethwick group holds fitting celebration for proud military enthusiast who is 100 years young

Smethwick|Jun 14, 2024

June 10, 2024

Black Country fighter the Tipton Slasher gets his own calendar - in adorable knitted form

Tipton|Jun 10, 2024

June 9, 2024

33 nostalgic photos showing life and times of the Black Country throughout the 1970s

Wolverhampton nostalgia|Jun 9, 2024

June 4, 2024

Commemorating Smethwick-born war hero Den Brotheridge - the first casualty on D-Day

Sandwell nostalgia|Jun 4, 2024

April 14, 2024

8 totally unique things you can only do in Tipton

Tipton|Apr 14, 2024

December 16, 2023

See unveiling of blue plaque marking 100 years of Tipton's famous Pie Factory building

Tipton|Dec 16, 2023

October 28, 2023

14 perfectly preserved photographs that show impressive Black Country spirit during WWII

Dudley nostalgia|Oct 28, 2023

How the West Midlands was last bastion for bloodthirsty bull baiting

Dudley nostalgia|Oct 28, 2023

August 18, 2023

Go-ahead given for museum to recreate gas showroom

Sandwell nostalgia|Aug 18, 2023

July 10, 2023

Stairway to heaven? Led up the garden path more like

Music|Jul 10, 2023

May 17, 2023

Fatal affair of punch drunk boxer who killed his lover

Sandwell nostalgia|May 17, 2023

October 17, 2022

Havin' a loff – the perils of working with children, animals, and male strippers

Dudley|Oct 17, 2022

July 14, 2022

Wishin' yo orl a bostin' Black Country Day

Sandwell nostalgia|Jul 14, 2022

July 4, 2022

From time travel to Buffalo Bill's jewellery, new book reveals obscure tales from the Black Country

Dudley nostalgia|Jul 4, 2022

April 14, 2022

Cellist kept on playing as the Titanic went down

Sandwell nostalgia|Apr 14, 2022

April 11, 2022

The Black Country: Proud region has split opinion for centuries

Dudley nostalgia|Apr 11, 2022

March 28, 2022

The Black Country hero who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade

Sandwell nostalgia|Mar 28, 2022

March 5, 2022

100 years ago: Heartbreaking Tipton explosion that killed 19 young girls in their prime

Dudley nostalgia|Mar 5, 2022

February 14, 2022

How the banking revolution began with Quakers in the Black Country

Features|Feb 14, 2022

February 1, 2022

Night Ernie's wife slept with a bomb

Sandwell nostalgia|Feb 1, 2022

January 29, 2022

A ‘Notable’ book of legendary local folk

Features|Jan 29, 2022

October 4, 2021

How a humble Black Country schoolgirl became Hollywood's highest-paid actress

Sandwell nostalgia|Oct 4, 2021

September 20, 2021

Art exhibition captures the dying days of the Black Country's industry

Dudley nostalgia|Sep 20, 2021

September 14, 2021

One of the last Second World War paratrooper veterans dies aged 95

Sandwell nostalgia|Sep 14, 2021

August 2, 2021

John Stonehouse's daughter reveals sensational stories behind father's disappearance

Politics|Aug 2, 2021

May 3, 2021

Lions at the disco and gorillas in the garden: How businessman became the Black Country's Tiger King

Dudley nostalgia|May 3, 2021

February 12, 2021

Barber's shop picture brings back memories for musician Gary

Dudley nostalgia|Feb 12, 2021

November 16, 2020

Rex Williams’s big break helped bring his sport to the masses

Sport|Nov 16, 2020

May 16, 2020

Tributes to popular Black Country historian Terry, 81

West Bromwich|May 16, 2020

March 3, 2020

Hamstead mining disaster remembered on classic postcards up for auction

Great Barr|Mar 3, 2020

February 25, 2020

Plan to revive famous Chance Glassworks site kick-started

Property|Feb 25, 2020

February 12, 2020

Why Tipton retains its charm despite sweeping changes to industrial heritage

Features|Feb 12, 2020

November 18, 2019

Where there's a Mill there's a way, say metal legend KK Downing

Music|Nov 18, 2019

August 6, 2019

Why retire? Meet the worker celebrating 60 years at Black Country firm

Cradley Heath|Aug 6, 2019

£4m plan revealed to restore historic Wednesbury town centre

Property|Aug 6, 2019

June 3, 2019

The die was cast for Midland steel industry

Business|Jun 3, 2019

May 4, 2019

Toby Carvery covered this splendid mosaic with corporate mock-Tudor cladding

The landmarks we have loved

Dudley nostalgia|May 4, 2019

June 25, 2018

Nuclear testing caused decades of illness, former Black Country serviceman reveals

West Bromwich|Jun 25, 2018

May 11, 2018

Tributes paid to businessman who ran well known Robs of Tipton shop

Tipton|May 11, 2018

December 29, 2017

Historic West Bromwich Gas Showroom demolished

West Bromwich|Dec 29, 2017

December 27, 2017

Pictures from the past: West Bromwich High Street through the years

Sandwell nostalgia|Dec 27, 2017

November 24, 2017

Historic Smethwick Council House clock chimes again after restoration

Sandwell nostalgia|Nov 24, 2017

August 17, 2017

Historic Gaumont Cinema turned bingo club to be brought back to life in Wednesbury

Sandwell entertainment|Aug 17, 2017

August 10, 2017

Chance Glassworks restoration given boost after skip firm told to leave site

Smethwick|Aug 10, 2017

June 16, 2017

The Bridge pub site sold prompting hopes for redevelopment in Oldbury

Oldbury|Jun 16, 2017