Are you sitting on any surprising stories from familiar places?

Do you know of an intriguing issue that would interest people in the West Midlands?

If so, the BBC’s Inside Out West Midlands team would like to hear from you.

Click here to contact the team. Alternatively, you can write to:

Ben McCarthy is back on the story trail

Our film makers are scouring the area for stories which are surprising, entertaining, compelling, informative and sometimes provocative.

This is in preparation for the brand new series of Inside Out, which is back on air from Monday 6 January 2003.

Whether it’s a new twist in a heritage tale, a compelling personal story or an issue requiring in-depth investigation, we’d like to hear it.

The first series of Inside Out featured everything from nuns to naturism, Porton Down to pole dancing and speed bikers to stag hunting.

So if you’ve got a story that simply has got to be told, contact Inside Out now.