Shropshire retro: 21 pictures from 1981 show notable visits, town life, and faces you rememberToday we take a look back at life across Shropshire in 1981.Plus
How Slade's Merry Xmas Everybody stormed the charts and turned four West Midland lads into global music legendsPlus
'Full of sympathy and a warm welcome': How Christmas was special for Hungarian refugees welcomed by the good folk of the West Midlands in 1956Plus
Cadbury model boating club in Birmingham among 19 wonderful buildings newly protected by Historic England - see the full list here
The Wrekin's iconic 200ft transmitter tower marks 50 years of broadcasting across Shropshire and beyondPlus
Shropshire retro: 12 nostalgic pictures taken during the month of December in the 1960s, '70s, '80s, and '90sPlus
Looking back at the original M54 fifty years on and how it became one of Britain's most troublesome motorwaysPlus
We take a look into the archives with 25 historic pictures in and around Welshpool and Newtown - see who you recognisePlus
Claverley through the years: 22 historic photos of the picturesque village between Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton
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German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier to pay emotional visit to West Midlands cathedral destroyed in Second World War Blitz
'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy
Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?
