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Stories to make you smile from across the West Midlands

News imageBBC A composite image featuring on the left Pauline Black of The Selecter, in a grey hat, sunglasses and black jacket. In the centre is a near adult sized cake in the shape of Buzz Lightyear and on the right is a woman with greying hair in a white and floral top, standing in front of some treesBBC
From festival headliners to huge cakes - these positive stories have been in the news in the past week

While the headlines are often filled with more serious stories, there are still plenty of positive and happier moments happening across the West Midlands - and we want to celebrate and share them.

This week, we heard from baker extraordinaire Lara Mason, who has created a near adult sized cake of Buzz Lightyear to mark the release of Toy Story 5.

We also heard that The Selecter are to headline a revamped Godiva Festival and found out about Thomas the Tank Engine's West Midlands roots.

Here's a look at some of the news stories from across the region:

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