Although the actual 'parts' that define the Black Country have been met with some controversy, most agree that it is made up of the majority of the four metropolitan boroughs - Dudley, Sandwell, ...

Visitors attended the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley on Friday as the area's most fitting venue. Created in 1978, the 26-acre, open-air attraction brings 300 years of the Black Country to life.

According to the list, Sandwell ranked the highest in the country for obese year 6-age schoolchildren with 31 per cent — but two other local areas aren't far behind. Wolverhampton ranked the ...

See inside BlackCountryLive's gallery from Bumble Hole and Warrens Hall Nature Reserve as crews prepare to begin filming ...