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Stories to make you smile from across the West Midlands

News imageEric Edwards/BBC/Kirsty Priest Three images. On the left Eric Edwards with short grey hair wears glasses and is pictured wearing his grey McDonald's uniform and name badge. In the middle BBC presenter Tim Boswell wears a purple running shirt with his half marathon number pinned to the front. He is shaven-headed and talking into a phone. On the right Kirsty Priest has short grey hair and is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a light-coloured top and a necklace. Eric Edwards/BBC/Kirsty Priest
From a 91-year-old McDonald's worker, a half marathon World Record attempt to a Stourbridge grandmother who stays positive despite three bouts of cancer

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 from a 91-year-old about how much he enjoys his job at McDonald's and how a couple have attracted millions of views on social media with videos built around a simple daily question: "What's for dinner?"

Also how one grandmother stays positive despite three bouts of cancer and a World Record setting antics of a

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

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