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Staffordshire dad launches website for parents of abducted children

A Staffordshire father launched a global rescue mission to find his abducted son. Now he hopes to help the growing number of parents whose children are snatched and taken abroad. Christina Savvas reports.Read

Moveable feast at Swinfen Hall

Richard McComb explores the home-grown food secrets of Swinfen Hall.Read

Ingredients for crisp success

Diane Parkes speaks to a farm couple who have turned their hand to making crisps.Read

Superior taste at Halfpenny Green

Richard McComb visits a vineyard that is flying the flag for British wine-making.Read

Ale and hearty at Staffordshire's independent breweries

Richard McComb raises a glass to Staffordshire's small breweriesRead

Andrew Yarranton the forgotten visionary

Chris Upton reflects on the colourful life of an English pioneer of the waterways.Read

Ex-SAS soldier Bob Shepherd on living without fear

Ex-SAS soldier Bob Shepherd has witnessed some of the world’s bloodiest conflicts. He tells Lorne Jackson what it is like to leave behind decades of danger for a life of writing.Read

Happy goats, great cheese

Every one of Sarah Hampton’s 70 animals has a name – and her excellent produce benefits as a result, writes Richard McComb.Read

All hail the quail

It’s got to be freshest egg I’ve ever eaten.Read

A night with a knight

Bill Howell gets close to history when he spends the dark hours at magnificent Kenilworth Castle.Read

Looking down the centuries

Since Neolithic times, a mysterious Worcestershire hill has formed the focal point for generations of people, writes Chris Upton.Read

Hilary Devey is a fearsome dragon with a soft heart

The latest businesswoman recruited to TV’s Dragons' Den has a fierce reputation and even fiercer shoulder pads, but is her bark worse than her bite? Roz Laws found out.Read

Manuel Queiroz and the flight of his life

Manuel Queiroz was the first British pilot to fly solo around the world in a home-built plane. He tells Zoe Chamberlain the poignant reason why he flew 27,000 miles over 39 days.Read

Gardening is a drug for Richard Harris

Pharmacist Richard Harris tells Alison Jones why he is looking to horticulture for a rosier future.Read

Robert Dudley was a Tudor man about town

The Earl of Leicester was the man who almost swept Queen Elizabeth I off her feet. Chris Upton explores his relationship with the people of his Midland empire.Read

Moving pictures on Birmingham's No.11 bus route

Photographer Merlene Dunkley captured a snapshot of the city on one famous bus route, writes Alison Jones.Read

Lifting the lid on the Newman Brothers coffin works in Birmingham

A crumbling factory, which made fittings for the funerals of Winston Churchill and Princess Diana, has been given a huge boost, writes Catherine Lillington.Read

It's a real plum job

Pershore’s festival of its finest fruit has seen business boom for many shops, writes Victoria Farncombe.Read

On an urban mission in 19th century Birmingham

Victorian missionaries often delivered their message to the unconverted poor a little closer to home, writes Chris Upton.Read

Europe's only tented conference centre celebrates 21st birthday

Kat Baldwyn discovers a unique conference centre which is as environmentally friendly as possible.Read