Black Country Talking News

In this week’s edition: We find out what’s been happening at Beacon with the latest update from Helen and Muhammed. We have all the latest news from across the Black Country. With the FIFA Football World Cup 2026 now just over a week away, we sail our way across the Atlantic, for some fascinating nostalgia from 40 years ago, to the last time the competition was held in one of this year’s host coun...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon, including the lifestyle newsletter for June with Dan. Some fascinating news and nostalgia from across the Black Country. Nestle down and find your comfy spot, as with thanks to TNF soundings, we introduce the third and final Episode of ‘Beyond the Call’ an exclusive 3-part short story, about a visually impaired military veteran, written e...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. We have some fascinating news and nostalgia from across the Black Country, including an account from local historian Sarah Haywood looking to bring the story of a local legend, known fondly as the Brierley Hill giant, back into the spotlight. Nestle down and find your comfy spot, as with thanks to TNF soundings, we...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. We have some fascinating news and nostalgia from across the Black Country, including a lowdown on the Commemorative events planned to celebrate 25 years of The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. Nestle down and find your comfy spot, as with thanks to TNF soundings, we introduce Episode 1 of ‘Beyond the C...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. Some fascinating news and nostalgia from across the Black Country. You’ll have to be sharp of mind, as we have another challenging Quiz from Roger. We continue our journey “’round the Wrekin” with Michael and Lesley Braccia. With Wolves’ relegation from football’s top flight confirmed, we shift our focus to some po...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed; including the lifestyle newsletter for May with Dan. We have some fascinating news and nostalgia from across the Black Country; including an article focusing on exercise and nutrition for eye health, with tips on keeping active during Spring, what to eat to keep your eyes healthy and how to sleep better. You’ll hav...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. We have some fascinating news and nostalgia from across the Black Country. Including an introduction to What3words - a geocode system that divides the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares, each identified by a unique combination of three words. This system allows for precise location identification, making it easie...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed; as well as an update from Dan. There’s some fascinating news from across the Black Country, including the third and final part of our series focusing on the Express and Star’s 20 letter test for the Royal Mail. With thanks to the Electoral Services at City of Wolverhampton Council, there’s a special segment detaili...

In this week’s edition we have: All an update from Beacon with Dan. There's some fascinating news from across the Black Country, including the 2nd episode of a 3-part series, where the Express & Star puts the Royal Mail to a 20-letter test. We also have some fascinating nostalgia, as we head back in time for a classic ‘rags to riches’ story of Victorian times. You’ll have to be nimble-minded,...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen  Some fascinating news from across the Black Country, including a lowdown on some of the free activities available across the region over Easter. Hopefully any Easter cards you may have posted out have reached their destination in time.  That has definitely not been the case for many residents of the Black Country over the past...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed; as well as the Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter for April, with Dan. From the latest innovation and creation to a SEND focus on education, we have the latest news from across the Black Country. You’ll have to be nimble-minded, as we have another challenging number puzzle with soundings contributor Tina, using mental ari...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. From health and wellbeing to free events and sight-seeing, we have the latest news from across the Black Country. With news of a couple of new railway stations opening across the region, we also take ourselves back to the 90’s for another journey upon the tracks, with Beacon volunteer and Railway Enthusiast David S...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. From health and wellbeing to free events and sight-seeing, we have the latest news from across the Black Country. And despite another poor weekend of results of Wolves and West Brom, we step back a little further into last week for some more positive vibes from our BBC Young Hero Award winner Frazer, as well as a f...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen. From health scans to the forthcoming elections, we have the latest news from across the Black Country. You’ll have to be sharp of mind, as we have another set of ‘ten teasers’ from Roger, with his General Knowledge quiz. We continue our nostalgic adventures with Beacon’s Talking News Contributor and Railway Enthusiast David Smi...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed, plus Beacon’s Lifestyle Newsletter for March 2026, with Dan. Some fascinating news and nostalgia from across the Black Country. You’ll have to be nimble-minded, as we have another challenging number puzzle with Roger and Meena, using mental arithmetic to keep our brains active. We continue our journey “’round the W...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Muhammed and Helen. From the fifties to the fifteen hundreds, and from our roads to our skies, we have some fascinating news, nostalgia and information from across the Black Country. There’s all the reaction to the weekend’s FA Cup football action for both Wolves and West Brom. We’ve had a typical cold snap of sun, sleet and even snow...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed, including information about how to access the RNIB’s Access to Work Survey. Including an urgent alert from the UK Health Security Agency - we have the latest news, nostalgia and a lot of valentine’s love from and for the Black Country. You’ll have to be nimble-minded, as we have a February number puzzle and challen...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. We have the latest news, nostalgia and innovation from the Black Country, including a feature focus on just what is happening with the postal delivery service across the region. You’ll have to be nimble-minded, as we have the latest puzzles and challenges from Roger and Meena. With temperatures still holding up and...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed, plus Beacon’s Lifestyle Newsletter for February, with Dan. The latest news from the Black Country. You’ll have to be nimble-minded, as we have the first of a new series for 2026. A simple number puzzle with Roger and Meena, using mental arithmetic to keep our brains active. We continue our journey “’round the Wreki...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Dan and Helen. From The Beatles to The Traitors, to our Towns and our Trains. We have some fascinating news and information from the Black Country. You’ll have to be sharp of mind, as we have our latest did you know section from Roger and quiz with Meena. There’s all the reaction to the weekend’s football action for both Wolves and We...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Muhammed and Helen. We have some fascinating nostalgia and all the latest news from the Black Country, You’ll have to be sharp of mind, as we have our latest did you know section from Roger and quiz with Meena. There’s all the reaction to the weekend’s FA Cup action for both Wolves and West Brom. Hopefully the cold snap of winter weat...

In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Muhammed, Dan and Helen. We have some fascinating nostalgia and all the latest news from the Black Country, as well as a satirical look at the new year ahead! You’ll have to be sharp of mind, as we have another challenging Did You Know section from Roger and Quiz with Meena. After a remarkable start to the new year for Wolves, there’s...

In this edition  We have tales of Christmas’ past from 100 years of our newspaper archives,  An update from Beacon,  A festive quiz with TNF soundings contributor Roger. We have special guests- local author and acoustic duo- Mike and Lesley from Second Chance, wishing us all a ‘Bostin Christmas’ with a Black Country version of the Nativity Story. Some feature football stories- where football was m...

In this edition we have some: Christmas cracker jokes full of festive fun and cheer, and a topical Brainteaser for the winter season in the form of an audio-based i-Spy. Our gardening experts provide some ideas on bringing nature indoors and decorating the house over the festive period; with plants and wreaths to brighten up the festive season.  We travel on a magical fictitious festive adventure...