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Where tourists seldom tread, part 15: three more UK towns with unsung stories

Our tour of unheralded towns continues with Black Country legends in Dudley, Renaissance-style architecture in Enniskillen and Middlesbrough, birthplace of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Guardian - UK

"We're taught to be ashamed of our accent and where we're from": Meet Big Special, the Black Country duo blending the blues, hip-hop and rock with beautiful fury

With Free "a huge influence" and pithy lyrics, Big Special might soon live up to their name

Louder

Unsavoury Scenes Between West Brom and Wolves Supporters Overshadow FA Cup Clash

Sunday's Black Country derby involving West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers was paused for 38 minutes due to severe fan trouble.

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West Midlands police promise tough action on West Brom v Wolves offenders

West Midlands police warned that those involved in violence at the Black Country derby can expect to be hit with ‘club bans and wider football banning orders’

The Guardian - UK

West Brom vs Wolves FA Cup tie suspended: What happened in Black Country derby?

The players were taken off the pitch after 79 minutes following some disturbing scenes at The Hawthorns in Sunday's cup clash

FourFourTwo

Crooked House campaigners search for Black Country pub’s missing clock

A grandfather clock from the pub, which burned down in August, appears to have vanished

The Guardian - UK

Darren Harriott: Roadman review – tentative steps to self-improvement

The comic pores over the insecurities that attended his twisty journey from Black Country boyhood to TV celebrity

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The Crooked House: a local landmark razed

The Crooked House pub – or the Siden House, in Black Country dialect – was one of the “must-see attractions” of the Dudley area, said Guy Kelly in The Daily Telegraph.

The Week

‘People are sick of having our heritage knocked down’: how the Crooked House saga became a state of the nation story

Fate of Black Country pub could serve as catalyst for campaigns to preserve a flawed but colourful past

The Guardian - UK

Alloy Wire International makes all staff shareholders in business

Management buyout earlier this year has signalled a change to ownership structure of the Black Country business

Birmingham Post

Black Country engineering firm acquires East Midlands consultancy

Wintech expands across Midlands region as it aims to boost its net zero ambitions

Birmingham Post

Double deal see Black Country industrial estate fully let

Mercia Real Estate signs two lease deals following refurbishment programme

Birmingham Post

MBO for Black Country oil firms

New leadership team in place after buyout backed by £3.4m deal with Cynergy Business Finance

Birmingham Post

Buyout deal for Black Country food manufacturer

KTC Edibles supplies edible oils to foodservice, wholesalers and food manufacturers and has now acquired a Scottish company

Birmingham Post

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Marston's puts pub portfolio on the market

Black Country operator is selling 61 boozers including a clutch across the West Midlands

Daily Mirror

Vile TikTok trolls pour abuse on brave little girl, 5, who shared hair-loss battle

Kelly Whitehouse from the Black Country began sharing sweet TikTok updates about daughter Aubree's experience with alopecia - but is constantly battling trolls leaving nasty comments

Birmingham Post

Manufacturer secures new £13m Black Country base

Drywall Steel Sections is working with combined authority on new plans to regenerate brownfield land

Birmingham Post

Rescue deal for Black Country steel firm

Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance has acquired a 100 per cent share purchase of Aartee Bright Bar's owner

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Work completes on new Black Country logistics warehouse

St Francis has developed Parallel 113 in Walsall

Birmingham Post

Hortons' Estate wins green light for small business units in the Black Country

Consent granted for new industrial accommodation in Coseley aimed at SMEs

Daily Mirror

Drivers shamed by paramedics as life-saving work 'delayed by inconsiderate parking'

Paramedics out on call in Sandwell, in the Black Country, pointed out one driver who was double-parked on a road which delayed the ambulance passing

Birmingham Post

Construction begins on new Black Country warehouse

Topland Group is creating a new logistics facility on the Delta Point park in West Bromwich

Birmingham Post

Site works begin at major Black Country housing estate

Almost 500 new homes are being delivered at former business park site

Birmingham Post

Black Country industrial estate sold for £6m

Delph Industrial Estate in Brierley Hill was created by Tony Whittaker but has now been acquired by a London property group

Wales Online

Anger after yobs wreck mural dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II

Vandals have been described as 'vile specimens' after graffitiing wall painting in a Black Country park

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