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1+ hour, 47+ min ago (126+ words) Sign up now to new Express & Star Newsletters - all for free'Express & Star Find out what is going on in your town with our free Express & Star Newsletters. If you live in Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall or Wolverhampton we have a…...
Black Country and Staffordshire retro: 24 photos bringing school life in the 1960s and 1970s back to life
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (172+ words) Our reporter Dan Walton takes a trip down memory lane as he visits his old Primary School for our Love Your School feature. It features plenty of young learners " and the occasional teacher " to stir memories, from Sunday School held…...
Student speaks of discovering love for Wolverhampton after penning emotional ode to city
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (372+ words) A university student has penned and recorded a song which he says celebrates the history and landmarks of the city he fell in love with. Lee Brickley said the song "Morning Wolves" is a celebration of everything he loves about…...
Tickets now on sale for Heath Bookshop festival
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (234+ words) The Heath Bookshop Literature and Music Festival have launched tickets for their 2026 event. The festival runs from the April 15 to 19 in spaces and places across Kings Health. In partnership with How Brave is the Wren and the Hare & Hounds, the…...
Experience Don Quixote with the Birmingham Royal Ballet
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (270+ words) The UK's leading touring ballet company, the Birmingham Royal Ballet will be bringing the heat of sultry Spain to their home venue, the Birmingham Hippodrome, this month with the incomparable Carlos Acosta's stunning production of "Don Quixote." Featuring some of…...
Kate Nash tells MPs: I sell pictures of my bum on the internet to fund my tour
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (723+ words) Musician Kate Nash has told MPs she has to "sell pictures of my bum on the internet" to be able to fund her tour. The Foundations singer was giving evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on'how post-Brexit…...
Top-secret D-Day landings blueprint could sell for £100,000
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (343+ words) The documents will be sold on February 25 at Hansons Auctioneers" militaria sale at its saleroom in Derbyshire. A rare top-secret blueprint for the D-Day landings could make "100,000 when it goes under the hammer, an auction house has said. The documents,…...
Molly-Mae Hague and Scott Mills to take part in Celebrity Bake Off
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (385+ words) Reality TV star Vicky Pattison, actor Ralf Little and singer Mutya Buena will also compete in The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer. Radio DJ Scott Mills, social media star Molly-Mae Hague and singer Rag'n'Bone Man are…...
Birmingham Light Festival reveals full programme
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (302+ words) With just two weeks to go until Birmingham Light Festival returns (February 12-15), more details have been revealed on the programme alongside the Birmingham creatives involved, with even more opportunities for local people to be a part of this winter's most…...
Celebrity chefs announced for Staffordshire food and drink festival
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (263+ words) The team behind the Stone Food & Drink Festival have revealed the celebrity chefs set to appear at the 2026 event, taking place at Westbridge Park from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May. Celebrating 21 years as one of Staffordshire's best-loved foodie events, the 2026 festival…...