West Bromwich, or West Brom, is known for its strong accent and lovable people. They have a friendly, welcoming attitude and reportedly like a bit of a tipple… but don’t we all nowadays? With the world going down the tubes and civilized society suffering the wrath of unexpected plagues: how do we stay positive? We…
Telford The Town Named After An Engineer! Telford is situated in Shropshire, near Shrewsbury, named after the famous Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford. Being one of the New Towns of the ’60s and ’70s has lots of things going for it. Many new towns were cleverly introduced to house population overspill from London. This works…
A Five Minute Walk Round Walsall Somewhere in Staffordshire lies Walsall, former Manor Estate and now a jewel in the West Midlands crown. Although the settlement of this area dates away, way back to the earliest days of British inhabitancy, Walsall still hasn’t made city status yet. We had to find out why, after more…
The Capital of the Black Country… The Black Country in England is a nickname sometimes used to refer to the Midlands. Dudley is situated in the West Midlands, somewhere near Wolverhampton and in the county of Worcestershire. Although the name sounds racist, we can promise it isn’t. The Black Country first got its name in…
Wolverhampton in a Few Minutes Wolverhampton has the best name of any English city and that’s just that. While you would be forgiven for thinking that this particular English city was full of wolves, Wolverhampton actually has some pretty neat other stuff going for it. We will admit we were more than a little disappointed…
What’s Cool in Coventry? Somewhere in the West Midlands and situated in the historic County of Warwickshire, you will find the city of Coventry. You will find it draped over the banks of the River Sherbourne, elegantly flaunting its own cathedral-like a jewelled brooch. The second-largest city in the West Midlands; Coventry lies a…
Craig Taylor