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Black Country Talking News - 12th October 2022

In this week’s edition we have:An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The Weekly Trivia Quiz, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Flashback Roger's ‘Did You Know?’ Section,The Weather, News About a Research Project Looking for Volunteers,An interview with Steve Nutt of Computer Room Services, And Rounding Us Off We Have a Seasonal Article about Pumpkins.

Oct 12, 20221h 16m

Beacon Update - 11th October 2022

Oct 11, 20223 min

Black Country Talking News - 5th October 2022

In this week’s edition we have: An Update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The Weekly Trivia Quiz with Meena, Football News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Roger's ‘Did You Know?’ Feature, The Weather, An Article about what Primary Aged Schoolchildren Want To Know About Sight-Loss, The October Lifestyle Newsletter featuring the Gardening Guru, And rounding us off we have a poem.

Oct 5, 20221h 27m

Lifestyle Newsletter - October 2022

Oct 3, 202218 min

Beacon Update - 3rd October 2022

Oct 3, 20222 min

Black Country Talking News - 28th September 2022

In this week’s edition we have:An Update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The Weekly Quiz with Meena,Football News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves,Roger's ‘Did You Know?’ Feature,The Weather, Information about the BBO Bridges Project, Another Edition of Sounds of Nature, Inspiring Stories of Friends and Family Helping People with Visual Impairments, and Some Autumnal Gardening Tips.

Sep 28, 20221h 6m

Beacon Update - 26th September 2022

Sep 26, 20222 min

Black Country Talking News - 21st September 2022

This Week’s Edition of the Black Country Talking News is a Special Magazine Edition. Our Regular Service will Resume Next Week. Coming up we have: An Article About the Changes We Can Come to Expect Following the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Information about Beacon’s On-Call Service, A Guide to Direct Payments For Those Who Need Care and Support, Information about the “Works For Me" Project Designed to Help People With Visual Impairments Find Work, Football News from Wolves and WBA, A Ten Today Workout, The Weather, The Return of Sounds of Nature, An Article About How Our Local Canals Can Help With Wellbeing, And An Audio Description of the Artist Breugel's famous work "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus".

Sep 21, 202249 min

Black Country Talking News - 14th September 2022

In this week’s edition we have: An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The weekly Trivia Quiz, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, A ‘did you know?’ section from Flashback Roger, The weather, News about an upcoming Sight Loss Event, Information about Digital Magnification, A Ten Today Workout, And We Take a Look Back on What Life Was Like When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned.

Sep 14, 20221h 15m

Beacon Update - 12th September 2022

Sep 12, 20221 min

Black Country Talking News - 7th September 2022

In this week’s edition we have:An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, A Canal Trivia QuizNews from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Flashback Roger's ‘Did you know?’ Section,The Weather, The Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter for September, including Meet the Staff Member and Seasonal Gardening Advice, Top Tips for adapting the Kitchen, And Rounding Us Off we have a poem.

Sep 7, 20221h 21m

Beacon Update - 6th September 2022

Sep 6, 20222 min

Beacon Update - 30th August 2022

Aug 30, 20222 min

Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter - September 2022

Aug 24, 202215 min

Black Country Talking News - 24th August 2022

In this week’s edition we have: An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, Our weekly trivia quiz, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Roger's ‘Did You Know?’ Section, The Weather, Information about the Location App Three Simple Words, A Ten Today Workout, Craig’s Black Country, And a Poem about a Cricket Match Called Off in 1914

Aug 24, 20221h 24m

Beacon Update - 24th August 2022

Aug 24, 20222 min

Accessible information: Know Your Rights

In the UK, if you see anyone who provides NHS or professional social care, you have the right to be provided with clear methods of communication under the NHS Accessible Information Standard. However, a recently published survey, carried out by a coalition of nine charities that support people with disabilities, shows there are gaps in the services provided. This Audio is provided TNF Soundings.

Aug 18, 20224 min

Black Country Talking News - 17th August 2022

In this week’s edition we have:An update from Beacon,Local news from the Black Country, The Weekly Trivia Quiz, Football News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Flashback Roger's ‘Did You Know?’ Section, The Weather, Information about NHS Accessible Information Rights, A Letter Written by the Thomas Pocklington Trust to the Conservative Party Leader Candidates, Some facts about The Midlands, And a 70 Year History of Poet Laureates under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

Aug 17, 20221h 17m

Beacon Update - 15th August 2022

Aug 15, 20223 min

Black Country Talking News - 10th August 2022

In this week’s edition we have: Local news from the Black Country,Our Weekly Trivia Quiz, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Flashback Roger's ‘Did You Know?’ Section,The Weather, An Appeal for Befriending Volunteers,Information about Filter Glasses,An Article About an Award for VI Innovation, A Ten Today Workout, Information about how Amazon’s Alexa Service Could Help You,and a Summer Poem titled The Green Man

Aug 10, 20221h 16m

Black Country Talking News - 3rd August 2022

In this week’s edition we have:Local news from the Black Country, A Beacon Update, Our weekly trivia quiz, Football news from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves,Flashback Roger's ‘Did You Know?’ section,The Weather, The August Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter,An Article about a Paraclimber with Sight Loss, And rounding us off we have some Gardening Tips for the Month of August

Aug 3, 20221h 2m

Beacon Update - 1st August 2022

Aug 1, 20223 min

Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter - August 2022

Jul 27, 202216 min

Black Country Talking News - 27th July 2022

In this week’s edition we have: Local news from the Black Country, The weekly quiz with Meena, Football news from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, A ‘did you know?’ section from Flashback Roger, The weather, Information how the Commonwealth Time Trail will affect the Beacon Centre, A Ten Today workout, Information regarding Macular Degeneration and Hallucinations, And we find out how the Cash Point was invented in the Bath

Jul 27, 20221h 18m

Black Country Talking News - 20th July 2022

In this week’s edition we have:An update from Beacon,Local news from the Black Country, The weekly QuizNews from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves,A ‘did you know?’ section from Flashback Roger,The Weather, Information about an appeal to improve buses for people with Sight Loss,Craig has some cooling facts about ice-cream, We hear about Beacon’s Befriending service and about Filter Glasses,And rounding us off we find out about a project that allows us to listen to the solar system.

Jul 20, 20221h 12m

Beacon Update - 18th July 2022

Jul 18, 20223 min

Black Country Talking News - 13th July 2022

In this week’s edition we have: An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The Weekly Quiz with Meena, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Flashback Roger's ‘Did you Know?’ Feature,The Weather,Information about Assistance Available to Help Those Struggling due to the Cost of Living Crisis,A Ten Today Workout, An article about Black Country Day, And a feature on VI Archery.

Jul 13, 20221h 28m

Beacon Update - 11th July 2022

Jul 11, 20223 min

Beacon Lifestyle Newsletter - July 2022

Jul 6, 202214 min

Black Country Talking News - 6th July 2022

In this week’s edition we have: An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The weekly quiz with Meena, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, a Roger's Did you know?’ Section, The Weather, Information about an audio book service and Beat The Street Dudley, Advice regarding holiday scams, An article about cataracts, And an interview with Simon Cox of Colbolt Systems about their products which are designed to help people with visual impairments

Jul 6, 20221h 15m

Beacon Update - 4th July 2022

Jul 4, 20223 min

Grab a Covid-19 jab before the big summer getaway

Jul 1, 20221 min

Black Country Talking News - 29th June 2022

In this week’s edition we have: An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The Weekly Quiz. Football news from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Flashback Roger's ‘did you know?’ section, The Weather, Information about Covid and International Travel, A Ten Today Workout, Craig’s Black Country Jokebook, and Some Gardening Tips for the Month of July

Jun 29, 20221h 14m

Beacon Update - 27th June 2022

Jun 27, 20223 min

Black Country Talking News - 22nd June 2022

In this week’s edition we have:An update from Beacon,Local news from the Black Country, The Weekly Quiz with Meena, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Flashback Roger's ‘Did You Know?’ Feature,The Weather, Information about Eye Protection, A Guide to Reading Apps,An Article about life as a Guide Dog Puppy Trainer , And rounding us off we he about a Lancaster Bomber crashed in the Black Country during the Second World War

Jun 22, 20221h 13m

Beacon Update - 20th June 2022

Jun 20, 20223 min

Black Country Talking News - 15th June 2022

In this week’s edition we have: An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The Weekly Quiz with Meena, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Flashback Roger's ‘did you know?’ section, The Weather, Information from the Macular Society about Home Lighting, A Ten Today Workout, Craig’s Black Country Jokebook , and Rounding us off we have a Biographical Profile of the author Aldous Huxley

Jun 15, 20221h 20m

Beacon Update - 13th June 2022

Jun 13, 20223 min

Black Country Talking News - 8th June 2022

In this week’s edition we have:An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country,The weekly quiz with Meena, News from Wolves and West Bromwich Albion, Flashback Roger's ‘did you know?’ section, The weather, Information about Long-Covid, A feature on canal wildlife, A segment on VI Tennis,And we hear how a business in the UK is developing products to help those with sight loss.

Jun 8, 20221h 13m

Get vaccinated to help protect yourself from Long Covid

Jun 7, 20221 min

Beacon Update - 6th June 2022

Jun 6, 20222 min

Black Country Talking News - 1st June 2022

In this week’s edition we have: An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The weekly quiz with Meena, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, Flashback Roger's ‘did you know?’ section, The weather, Information about how changes to the Highway Code may affect those with Guide Dogs, A Ten Today Workout, A Royal Factbook brought to us by Craig, And rounding us off we hear how after over 200 years since its initial invention braille is still as useful as ever.

Jun 1, 20221h 18m

Beacon Update - 30th May 2022

May 30, 20223 min

Black Country Talking News - 25th May 2022

In this week’s edition we have: An update from Beacon, Local news from the Black Country, The Weekly Quiz, News from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, a ‘did you know?’ feature from Flashback Roger, The weather, Information about and RNIB research project, A Feature about the Queen’s upcoming Jubilee, Craig’s Black Country Jokebook, and rounding us off we have Gardening tips for June.

May 25, 20221h 5m

Beacon Update - 23rd May 2022

May 23, 20222 min

Black Country Talking News - 18th May 2022

In this week's special feature edition of the Black Country Talking News we have: A Beacon update, Our regular Quiz, We hear a person share their experience registering their visual impairment, News about the Elephant and Castle pub development at the Black Country Living Museum, A brief history of Coal-mining in our region, A Ten Today Workout Roger's Did You Know feature, Tips regarding Mental Health Wellbeing, And an extract from the memoir of actor and writer Michael Simpkins.

May 18, 202248 min

Beacon Update - 16th May 2022

May 16, 20222 min

Black Country Talking News - 11th May 2022

In this week’s edition we have an update from Beacon, some local news from the Black Country, we have the weekly quiz with Meena, news from West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, a ‘did you know?’ section from Flashback Roger, the weather, information about the Canal and River Trust’s Orchard Project, we hear about the latest sight loss research, we have Craig’s Black Country Jokebook, and rounding us off we hear about how Dame Judi Dench has adapted to life with a visual impairment.

May 11, 20221h 7m

Free Covid-19 testing remains available for certain groups.

May 10, 20222 min

Beacon Update - 9th May 2022

May 9, 20222 min