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Black Country Talking News 16th September 2026

In this week’s edition we have:

All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed.

From solar farms in the Black Country to biscuit’s made from waste plastic bottles.....

There’s some fascinating news from across the region, and beyond.

And we introduce another bake-along session from Penny Melville-Brown OBE – also known as the blind baker – this time Penny brings us a an easy to make and store crumble mix for any seasonal fruit that you can find over the summer or into autumn.

We've plenty of nostalgia too, as we continue to look back to when the glamour of Monaco came to the Midlands…

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