Nursery nurses lobbied councillors in protest at their regrading claims for better pay and conditions. Councillor Adam Carey is quoted.

Parents were concerned about their children’s safety after a brook burst its banks and flooded paths. Dudley Council, the River Stour, the National River Authority and Adrian Kibbler are mentioned, and the photograph shows Carol Higgins.

Flats at the former Kennedy House had been bought from Sandwell Council, refurbished by East Anglian firm, Lodgeday Developments, and were now on sale. The photograph shows Peter Marsden and John Howard in one of the flats.

The Focus Housing Association, in partnership with Sandwell Council, was investing in redevelopment of properties in the area. The Windmill Lane and Cape Hill areas are mentioned. The photograph shows Councillor Bill Edis with Fiona Hughes and Jane Brooke

The group put on performances of a new work, “The Secret Policeman’s Summer Convention”, which highlighted human rights issues around the world, to promote Amnesty International. The Pentameter Theatre in Hampstead, London is mentioned. The photograph sho

The Grand Hotel, protected by the Victorian Preservation Society, had reopened its Grosvenor suite after a renovation. The photograph shows Peter and Lady Mayoress Pamela Barwell with Peter Berry, the Provost of Birmingham Cathedral, and Mr Rees.

Peter unveiled a plaque to open a new wing of Winson Green prison. The photograph shows him with Mayoress Pamela Barwell, Reverend Brian Gracie and Chris Harder.

Families of road crash victims staged a candlelight vigil to urge the Government to take more action against drink driving. The photograph shows Pat Healy from London (remembering her son Mark) and Doreen Buxton from Pershore (remembering her daughter Ann

The first bottles of the annual batch of Beaujolais Nouveau were being sampled. Lyon is mentioned. The photograph shows Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Frederick Chapman with Ron Jones and Anne Harley.

Margaret, her husband and 3 sons had escaped from war-torn Iraq by trekking to Kuwait in disguise. Kieran Brennan of Fox Hillies Road is mentioned. The photograph shows Margaret’s mother, Veronica Brennan and sister, Anne, with some of the letters and pho