The Confederation of Health Service Employees planned 48 hours of strike action and ward closures in a dispute over pay. Geoffrey Baxter is quoted.

The parents association raised money for a replacement minibus. The photograph shows Neil Stokes thanking Eric Baynham, with John Humfress at the wheel of the minibus.

The Parent Teacher Association organised competitions and dances to raise money for a secondhand minibus. The photograph shows Mark Terry and Elizabeth Lloyd polishing the bus.

Pupils had their first ride in a new minibus which they helped to buy. Rodney Cox and Catherine Jackson are mentioned.

The photograph shows Mike Jill dressed as a clown, with a boy and girl dressed as king and queen under each arm.

The photograph shows a group of children eating ice creams at a street party, apart from James Ansdell (front) who didn’t like ice cream.

Signs for cyclists at the entrance to the subway near Wolverhampton Market posed the risk of collision with pedestrians.

A column being prepared for transportation to an oil refinery on Merseyside, after a special dispensation was given by the Department of the Environment for it to be moved by road to Brierley Hill railway sidings.

The school building was being sold at auction by St Leonard’s parochial church council, following the opening of a new school in the village the previous year.

One of the first foundries in Britain to be converted to natural gas. West Pakistan, Algeria, France and Holland are mentioned.