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Black Country Talking News
The Black Country Talking News is a free service which is produced each week for people living with sight loss to help them keep in touch with their community.
Episodes
Black Country Talking NewsBlack Country Talking News 26th November 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed, plus Beacon’s Lifestyle Newsletter for December and January 2026, with Dan…
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Black Country Talking News 19th November 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Matthew. From information about the region’s Ring and Ride to some updates flushed with pride…
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Black Country Talking News 12th November 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Muhammed. We have all the latest news for the Black Country, including some transport updates…
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Black Country Talking News 05th November 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Dan and Nina. We have all the latest news for the Black Country, including am update on some…
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Black Country Talking News 29th October 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon, including the Lifestyle Newsletter for November, with Dan. We have some fascinating nostalgia from…
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Black Country Talking News 22nd October 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. From Cost of Living to Health and Wellbeing, we have all the latest news…
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Black Country Talking News 15th October 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. From forthcoming events to reports on why the Black Country really is…
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British Blind Sport @ 50 Festival.
Did you know British Blind Sport (BBS) is marking five decades of championing sport and physical activity for blind and partially sighted individuals with a…
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Black Country Talking News 08th October 2025
In this week’s edition we have: A Sight Loss Advice Service update from Pete. From forthcoming events to new initiatives, we have all the latest news from the…
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Black Country Talking News 01st October 2025
In this week’s edition we have: We have all the latest news from the Black Country, including information about all that’s happening at our libraries over…
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Black Country Talking News 24th September 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon, including the Lifestyle Newsletter for October, with Dan. We have all the latest news from the…
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Black Country Talking News 17th September 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Mohammed. We have all the latest news from the Black Country, including an insight…
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Black Country Talking News 10th September 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Mohammed, as well an update from HealthWatch Dudley. We have all the latest news from…
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Black Country Talking News 03rd September 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Mohammed. We have all the latest news from the Black Country, including advance…
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Black Country Talking News 27th August 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon - including the Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter for September with Dan. We have the latest news from the…
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Black Country Talking News 20th August 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Mohammed. We have plenty of information and nostalgia with all the latest news from…
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Black Country Talking News 13th August 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Mohammed. From revolution to resolution, our industrial past to the Ai tech of the…
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Black Country Talking News 06th August 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Mohammed. From the latest events and tech trends to our trusty four legged friends…
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Black Country Talking News 30th July 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon - including the Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter for August with Dan. We have the latest news from the…
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Black Country Talking News 23rd July 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen. From the latest tech trends to our trusty garden friends, we have some fascinating news…
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Black Country Talking News 16th July 2025
In this week’s bostin’ edition, celebrating Black Country Day!, we have: A Charles Bonnet Syndrome support service update from Beacon We have the 4th episode…
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Black Country Talking News 09th July 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. From Black Country Day to Racing Pigeons losing their way, we have some…
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Black Country Talking News 02nd July 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. From Stag Beetles to Cats and busting the myth on 11 school taught facts-…
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Black Country Talking News 25th June 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon- including the Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter for July with Kaydey and Dan. We have the latest news…
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Black Country Talking News 18th June 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. From reports to research and events to competitions, we have some…
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Black Country Talking News 11th June 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. From forthcoming events and forums to some high-octane nostalgia, we have…
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Black Country Talking News 04th June 2025
In this week’s edition we have: Beacon updates with Kaydey and Pete. From travel to farming right through to health and wellbeing, we have all the latest news…
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Black Country Talking News 28th May 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon- including the Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter for June with Kaydey and Dan. We have some latest news…
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Sporting Stories Episodes 1-6
The past few months has provided Beacon with the fortunate opportunity to collaborate with the Wolves Foundation, on a series of multi-sport sessions and…
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Black Country Talking News 21st May 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. there’s plenty of fascinating nostalgia, along with all the latest news and…
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Black Country Talking News 14th May 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. From William the Conqueror to Jane Austen and a heroic tale from when…
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Black Country Talking News 07th May 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. We have all the latest news and information from the Black Country. With…
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Black Country Talking News 30th April 2025
n this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. We have some fascinating news and information from the Black Country…
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Black Country Talking News 23rd April 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Muhammed, including the Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter for May with Kaydey and Dan. There’s some…
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Black Country Talking News 16th April 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. With news on a recycling revolution, we have all the latest news and…
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Black Country Talking News 09th April 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. With this month bringing with it World Health Day and Stress Awareness…
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Black Country Talking News 02nd April 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen and Muhammed. With a series of essential bills rising this month, we have all the latest…
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Black Country Talking News 26th March 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon- including the Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter for April with Kaydey and Dan. We have some latest news…
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Black Country Talking News 19th March 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen. From innovation and creation, through to self-care and dedication, we have all the…
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Black Country Talking News 12th March 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Helen. From our highways to takeaways, and right through to the not so pleasant fat-bergs of…
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Black Country Talking News 05th March 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon; Including the Lifestyle Newsletter for March. With the region’s International Women’s Day plans, we…
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Black Country Talking News 26th February 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Muhammed and Helen. From clean air and net zero ambitions to the psychology of superstitions…
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Black Country Talking News 19th February 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Muhammed and Helen. And from innovation to nostalgia, we have the latest news from the Black…
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Black Country Talking News 12th February 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Muhammed and Helen. We have some more interesting facts with a did you know section from Roger…
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Black Country Talking News 05th February 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon with Muhammed. From interesting innovation to fascinating nostalgia, we have the latest news from…
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Black Country Talking News 29th January 2025
In this week’s edition we have: All the latest from Beacon, including an update from Healthwatch Wolverhampton. Plus there’s the Lifestyle Newsletter for…
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Black Country Talking News 22nd January 2025
In this week’s edition we have: The latest Beacon update with Muhammed. With news on road closures, new developments and some forthcoming events- such as Burns…
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Black Country Talking News 15th January 2025
In this week’s edition we have: The latest Beacon update with Muhammed. Plus a special update about a forthcoming Welfare Rights event being held by Dudley…
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Black Country Talking News 08th January 2025
In this week’s edition we have: The latest Beacon update with Helen. Plus a special update about Beacon’s new Warmth and Welcome Hub. With plenty of innovation…
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Episode 3: Black Country Talking News Festive Audio Play Edition 18.12.24
welcome to a special festive audio play edition of the Black Country Taking News. Combining the festive traditions of ghost stories and Christmas parties, this…
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Episode 2: Black Country Talking News Festive Edition 18.12.24
In episode 2 of the festive edition, we have some: Christmas cracker jokes full of festive fun and cheer, and a topical brainteaser for the winter season in…
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Episode 1: Black Country Talking News Festive Edition 18.12.24
In episode 1 of the festive edition we have: Tales of Christmas’ past from 100 years of our newspaper archives, An update from Beacon, A festive quiz. We have…
Black Country Talking NewsBlack Country Talking News 11th December 2024
In this week’s edition we have: The latest Beacon update with Muhammed. From Surveys to Events and Bats to Adverts that will “tek yer back a bit” we have some…
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Black Country Talking News 04th December 2024
In this week’s edition we have: The latest Beacon update with Muhammed. From Buses to Christmas Trees and Parks to Monarchs- we have the latest news from the…
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Black Country Talking News 27th November 2024
In this week’s edition we have: The latest Beacon update with Muhammed. From the NHS and awareness events to our army of gritters and our local scents- we have…