Peugeot announced it was closing its plant near Coventry with the loss of 2,300 jobs, prompting protests by union members. It is due to close in January.
A Staffordshire guinea pig farm closed after a six-year campaign of abuse by animal rights activists. Four people were later jailed after a grave was desecrated.
Freak storms hit the region in the summer with two tornados spotted over Warwickshire in two days.
A Highland Heifer gets a cooling shower at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire where scorching weather was blamed for a drop in visitors.
Europe's largest Hindu temple was opened in Tividale in the Black Country in August.
The Birmingham wheel, which had stood in the city's Broad Street for three years, closed and moved to Australia - with just two hours' notice.
Plans for a statue in Moseley, Birmingham, of an Ent character from JRR Tolkien's Lord of Rings had to change over fears it would distract drivers.
A 33-strong syndicate of pie makers from Shropshire won a slice of a £123m EuroMillions lottery jackpot.
Residents of high-rise apartment blocks in Birmingham got a birds eye view as a fire burnt down the Edwards No.8 club.
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