A charity football match between bus drivers and police officers at Brierley Hill had raised money for the kidney patients. Stapleford Grove in Wordsley is mentioned. The photograph shows Bob Wheelwright (left) handing the money to Marlene at Harts Hill B

Bert Niblett was originally listed as missing with others from the Green Howards during the 1940 retreat, but returned home two weeks later and served in a heavy artillery regiment after the main D-Day invasion. His father, Charles Niblett, is mentioned.

Politician turned novelist Jeffery Archer visited the club to deliver a speech in advance of the local elections. Nigel Lawson is mentioned. The photograph shows Jeffrey Archer receiving a cup of tea from (from left) Jean Shaw, Mary Barber, Sylvia Green

One of the exercises which was part of their annual training camp included firing 40 millimetre guns at a target towed by an RAF Canberra bomber. The photograph shows Gunner Bill Oakley of Marigold Crescent in Wrens Nest, Dudley (nearest the camera) and S

After 35 years of service with the regular and reserve armies, Sergeant Arthur Lawton of Carless Street in Caldmore was preparing to retire. Wolseley House in Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, and Salisbury Plain are mentioned. The photograph shows Arthur top

Seven men were arrested after scuffles broke out between police and pickets in the loading bay as printers from the National Graphic Association tried to stop vans loaded with newspapers from leaving the building. London, Liverpool, Manchester, Stephen Wh

Ambulance workers who had been suspended because of a pay dispute set own their own emergency service using private vehicles, issuing four telephone numbers for Wednesfield, Tettenhall and Codsall, Bilston and Penn. The Royal and New Cross Hospitals and W

Springfield Rovers had only been together for two months and beat their opposition 17-0 in a charity match, although manager Stan Bagley was disappointed at the number of people who turned up to watch. The photograph shows members of the team (from left)

Patient Ivan Saunders of Portway Road, Rowley Regis, was bored in hospital, so made a caravan out of matchsticks, which he later presented to his nurse, Maureen Millward. The photograph shows Maureen holding the caravan along with (left) Margaret Lewis an

Geoff Bingham of Harvington Road was planning to play Prince Philip in a float from the Ivy House estate in the town carnival but he was struggling to trace a naval officer’s uniform. Eileen McEvoy of Breen Ridding Drive is quoted. The photograph shows Ge