PeopleYou are in: Black Country > People  A local ghosthunter doesn't think psychics have any place in paranormal research. Meet some of the people behind the headlines in the Black Country. Have a look at some of the photos we've taken and been sent in about places and things happening in the Black Country.  A restauranteur is campaigning against Birmingham City Council's plan to trademark the word 'balti'.  Black Country residents share their experiences in an interactive exhibition at The Public.  Meet the 20 stone youngster who eats seven times a day - and picks up his mates' cars as a hobby.  A Birmingham man given sugar to treat a cut as a child is behind a trial scheme in a city hospital.  Jim Drew a World War II veteran talks about the war, D-Day and why it is so important to remember.  Meet some of the Midlands' finest six-shooters, for whom the Wild West never ended.  Zimbabwean musician Nksozi Ndlovu has a dream to help transform his old primary school back home.  They've got a dream job, but just how did they get started? From Lighting Directors to Boyzone's PA.  Walsall's Ron Hawkins has worked in the leather industry for 70 years - read his story.  Teresa Crawford-Docherty has transformed her local neglected phone box into a work of art.  A movie maker from Smethwick is making his first film - about West Midlands street life.  An unemployed man on Jobseekers Allowance has turned his fortunes around by becoming a dog groomer.  Discover how a Black Country woman is making her mark by working as a celebrity photographer.  Local people were rewarded for their work in the community at the annual awards ceremony.  A Pelsall man has imported a Californian high school bus to the UK - and made a few modifications.  Meet the ex-cop who now rescues pythons from drug dens. Brian Davies is the snake detective.  Donato has started a campaign for a special Black Country dialect Facebook. Sowunds or-roit, dae it?  Parkfield High School in Wolverhampton has joined forces with the police to help cut knife crime.  Black Country comedian Tommy Mundon talks about his life as a stand-up comic and grey peas & bacon. You are in: Black Country > People |
