The photograph shows mothers dressed as pirates from Hayseech Playgroup asking Ken Southam from Broadway Avenue for money: (from left) Elaine Welch, Wendy Bolton, Sue Sanders and Beverley Woodward.

The photograph shows the carnival’s “duck the maiden” stall with (from left) Andrew Bayton of Bassnage Road and twin sisters Lisa and Mandy Payne of Fallowfield Road, all from Earls High School.

Carole Southerton and her son Mark were lucky to escape alive as fire blazed throughout their house, leading to fire chiefs warning of the dangers of foam-filled furniture. The photograph shows Carole with Paul.

Fire officers were starting fires to keep themselves warm whilst on picket duty overnight. John Gordon is quoted and Home Secretary Merlyn Rees is mentioned. The photograph shows Seymour Denver (left) and Roger Brown chopping wood for their colleagues to

The station held an open day, including firefighting displays and a rescue from a blazing tower. The photograph shows James Giles trying on a Victorian helmet (son of Geoff, a fire officer at Brierley Hill).

Sitting alongside the gothic architecture of the original building, a new and modern residential block had recently been built. Mr L. N. A. Davies and Mrs D. W. Davies are mentioned.

Two fire officers became trapped after two neighbouring factories were gutted by fires, and they were rescued and taken to Corbett Hospital in the nick of time. Mick Wood of Stourbridge Station is quoted. The photograph shows Ken Dwoak of Kingswinford (le

Fire officers turned themselves into a human fruit machine in the Precinct to raise money for Comic Relief. The photograph shows Rachael Jones winning a prize, with Derry Machin being the arm and (from left) John Winwood, Andy Keen, Geoff Dixon and Alan B

Lance Bombardier Tom Stevenson from Rugeley, who worked for York Trailers in Cannock, received a tankard for being the best student on the crew commander’s course held during the regiments annual camp at Otterburn, near Newcastle. The photograph shows him

Midlands soldiers joined regular British troops in a NATO exercise near Hamelin. The photograph shows Lieutenant Richard Hilton of Compton (second left) meeting his observation post crew (left to right): Sergeant Dave Evans of Penn, Sergeant Don Spencer o