D-EXP/P/I40/64 11 Dec 1980 Wolverhampton Archives
The furniture firm was giving jobs to teenagers on the dole thanks to a big order from the Metropolitan Police for canteen furniture. Andrew Charles is in the photograph, and Mark Oakley, Tony Turley, Thomas Telford School and Brian Regan are mentioned.
D-EXP/P/C7/9 31 May 1978 Wolverhampton Archives
The photograph shows Alison Bradburn, alongside Peter Badlan, his sister Caroline, and Lisa Baker on top. Three new cement and stone cairns had been built. Richard Graves is quoted.
D-EXP/P/I40/126 6 Oct 1975 Wolverhampton Archives
Ice, whisky and a copy of the Express & Star went through a furnace inside special insulated boxes and cabinets, coming out intact (the same article as D-EXP/P/I40/116). The photograph shows Mike Sharp examining the items.
D-EXP/P/I39/39 31 Jul 1984 Wolverhampton Archives
A group of ex-steelworkers from Round Oak formed their own company after graduating from a retraining course run by Lloyds British of Cradley Road, Netherton. Paradise, Dudley, and Dudley Council are mentioned. Jack Cooper is quoted, and the photograph in
D-EXP/P/I32/231 23 Dec 1982 Wolverhampton Archives
In 1969 during a strike by ISTC technical branch staff, a frying pan went missing and it did not reappear until the closure of the works. Bill Sirs, the Iron and Steel Trades Confederations and the Express & Star are mentioned, and the photograph shows la
D-EXP/P/I32/232 13 Apr 1983 Wolverhampton Archives
Millionaires Don and Roy Richardson pledged to bring work and industry to the redundant steelworks site. The Urban Wildlife Group is mentioned, and the photograph shows Gerry Southall (left) handing Don Richardson a petition to preserve Merry Hill Farm.
D-EXP/P/I32/427 13 Apr 1983 Wolverhampton Archives
An aerial view of the Dudley Enterprise zone with Pedmore Road running left to right and the old Round Oak steelworks at top centre.
D-EXP/P/W27/114 22 May 1980 Wolverhampton Archives
The Second World War was officially commemorated on the war memorial. The photograph shows Mick Painter, with Eric Jones and William Bradley (left) of the Lye and Wollescote Royal British Legion.
D-EXP/P/C152/27 10 Feb 1982 Wolverhampton Archives
Dudley’s Hospital and Home Tuition Service, who provided lessons for children in hospital and when they were recuperating at home, was praised by the Mayor, Councillor Bob Griffiths, as part of raising money for his Year of the Disabled appeal. The photog
D-EXP/P/D58/3 2 Oct 1976 Wolverhampton Archives
An exhibition commemorating 20 years of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme showed some of the activities available, but failed to mention the number of young people who had married as a result of meeting through the scheme. Julie Perks, David Hanson, Alan