The photograph shows Corporal Richard Sowter and his wife, Joan with their three children (left to right) Tracey, Shirley and Debbie.

Richard Gair and his son Neil from Sunnymean Road in Sheldon in Brimngham won a trip on the airship in a BRMB competion sponsored by Castlemaine lagers, and the pair were flown to Edgbaston cricket ground where Australia were playing England in a one-day

The roadship shop on the A5 near Wolverhampton was due to close, with a new branch opening in Walsall. The photograph shows Carol Perruy outside the office.

Phil won the Midlands regional heat of the Lorry Driver of the Year competition at Dunstall Park Racecourse.

Keith raised money for Compton Hospice by staging a 24-hour snooker marathon at the Torrington sports and social club in Upper VIlliers Street. Equator Wheels and Sections in Drayton Street is mentioned.

Four winners of the Express & Star circulation drive received their prizes during a special presentation by Tom Malpass at the newspaper offices. The photograph shows (from left) Susan Love of Owen Street in Tipton, Margaret Davis of Broadway in Oldbury,

Syed and his family were being terrorised by a gang of youths who had jumped on the roof of the garage and thrown bricks through the windows. The photograph shows Syed holding Emman Ali with (from left) Rehan Haider, Sami Hassan and Mariam Raza.

Brothers Tom of Tern Close in Sedgley and John of School Green in Bilston ran in the Wolverhampton marathon to raise money for the partial hearing unit at Stow Heath Infant School in Vaughan Road, Willenhall. As well as the brothers at the front, the phot

A pupil at Coppice High School, Jamie came third in his age group’s national Show Handler of the Year competition at Crufts at the NEC in Birmingham with his Rottweiler, Kayleigh. Mike Hardacre is quoted and the Kennel Club is mentioned.

The Ministry held an open day to demonstrate the work done by the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service and parliamentary private secretary Andy Stewart predicted that the 1990s would be a crucial decade for Britain’s food and agriculture industry