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Stories to make you smile from across the West Midlands

BBC/Vets4Pets/Port Vale Football Club Left to right - A man wearing a yellow and black top stands in a charred field with his hands in his pockets; in the middle, an older woman with white/grey hair and a blue floral dress is smiling and holding a small brown tortoise; right, A scattered arrangement of Panini football stickers, all of which feature Robbie Williams, a man wearing a black football top with brand logos and the letters RW in gold type on the front. BBC/Vets4Pets/Port Vale Football Club
From fire-saving farmers to tortoise amputations to Robbie Williams in sticker form - these stories were in the news this 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 have heard how farmers came to the aid of people affected by the massive fire in Stourbridge, about how Trotter the tortoise is recovering after losing a leg, and a new way Robbie Williams has been immortalised.

Here is a look at some of those news stories from across the region:

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