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Black Country Bugle
Brockmoor folk on the factory floor - and down the pub
Scenes from the sixties, when a huge local employer still had its works in the village
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February 25, 2026
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Library to host talk on victims and suspects in Whitechapel murders
Acclaimed author turns spotlight away from the murderer and looks at effects on others
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February 18, 2026
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Acclaimed author turns spotlight away from the murderer and looks at effects on others
WHO were the men suspected of being Jack the Ripper and how did falling under suspicion impact their lives?
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February 18, 2026
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The town that was born from canal's success
KIDDERMINSTER
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February 18, 2026
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Fifty years at the same foundry, in the days when a job was for life
The pound of hammers, the ring of steel
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February 18, 2026
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Timber framed buildings talk
THE Blackheath and Rowley Local Interest Group would like to invite you to their next talk, by Ian Bott.
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February 11, 2026
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Heath Town and Smethwick go head to head in the pool
WATER polo isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when most of us think of a typical Black Country sport, but these photographs from 66 years ago prove that back then, at least, there was a healthy rivalry between two of our towns when it came to that game.
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February 11, 2026
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Steam swap will bring new loco to Severn Valley
THE Severn Valley Railway and the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Wales have agreed a two-year locomotive exchange that will bring two iconic steam engines to fresh audiences in new locations.
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February 11, 2026
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History talk on Dudley Castle
THE next meeting of Sedgley Local History Society takes place on Thursday 12th February at 7:30pm at the usual venue: St. Andrew's Church, Bilston Street, Sedgley.
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February 04, 2026
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Exploring Anglo-Saxon times with the life of St Wulfstan
KIDDERMINSTER
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February 04, 2026
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Swindon – rural village that used to be a hive of industry
Huge factory once employed hundreds
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February 04, 2026
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Dudley music shop with jazz and glam rock connections
Famous customers and a famous owner
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January 28, 2026
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Choir set to sing in the New Year at library show
Come and celebrate an ancient tradition in song
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January 28, 2026
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Former Dudley student becomes Master of Feltmakers
A UNIVERSITY of Wolverhampton alum has reached a remarkable milestone in one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious traditions.
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January 21, 2026
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All you need is just one spanner
A display of Double Grip scaffolding from the London and Midland Steel Scaffolding Company of Old Hill
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January 21, 2026
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Severn Valley's historic diesel to the rescue as a snow plough
AS Storm Garetti closed in on the UK during the recent spell of heavy snow on January 8, a diesel locomotive from the Severn Valley Railway heeded a call from Network Rail to help clear snow and debris from the West Midlands main line overnight.
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January 21, 2026
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John Baskerville – from local village to worldwide fame
ON Thursday 22nd January, Malcolm Dick will give a talk at Kidderminster Historical Society, entitled 'John Baskerville from Wolverley: Printer, Businessman and Enlightenment Figure'
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January 14, 2026
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It's a Knockout! When Sandwell beat all-comers
'70s TV show helped put new borough on map
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January 14, 2026
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Alan brings warm words for midwinter
BLACKHEATH and Rowley Local Interest Group would like to invite you to their January 2026 talk - “A Day at the Seaside” to be given by Alan Hill.
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January 14, 2026
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Scouts and Guides, Cubs and Brownies
ATTENTION former Scouts and Guides of Smethwick!
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January 07, 2026
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The 'Owd Untouchables' of Lees Ltd's Albion Mills
Steel strip workers snapped in the nineteen-sixties
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January 07, 2026
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Schoolboys all smiles in the nineteen-thirties
TAKEN in the mid-nineteen thirties, the photograph above shows a large group of fresh-faced lads at Bristnall Hall School, Warley, now part of Oldbury.
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January 07, 2026
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There were so many kids they needed three works parties
HOW many of us remember the days when the Black Country's countless large works and factories would put on a Christmas party for their workers' children?
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December 17, 2025
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Blow away the cobwebs with a ride on Winter Diesel Day
AFTER taking a well-deserved day off on Christmas Day so its volunteers can enjoy the festivities, the Severn Valley Railway will once again spring into life with a packed programme of post-Christmas events.
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December 17, 2025
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A little girl's last day in Dudley workhouse
A heartwarming tale of Christmas
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December 10, 2025
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Revisiting old Wordsley in pen and ink
IT'S been a while since we've heard from retired fireman turned-illustrator Wayne Law, but as you can see, he's back and better than ever.
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December 10, 2025
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Don't delay - the Santa Steam Special is leaving now
Last few tickets left for the Severn Valley's Christmas spectacular
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December 10, 2025
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Free parking in the run-up to Christmas
THERE will be free parking all day, every day at the council's Wednesfield car parks in the run up to Christmas to encourage more shoppers and support local businesses.
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December 10, 2025
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Steve brings us another round of Tales from the Taverns
Black Country pub expert is back with another alehouse compendium
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December 03, 2025
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Black Country kids star in London's West End
ON Sunday 16th November, 22 Stourbridge students aged between 11 and 16 went down to London's West End to perform at the prestigious Shaftesbury Theatre.
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