D-EXP/P/T64/50 30 Aug 1975 Wolverhampton Archives
Soldiers set out for a fortnight’s working holiday in the Lake District. The photograph shows Private Ivor Jarvis of Fallings Park handing up his gear to Private Clive McHale from Bushbury.
D-EXP/P/L26/2 5 Nov 1975 Wolverhampton Archives
Councillor Joe Adams was pushing for a law banning people from keeping dangerous wild animals as pets after a lion belonging to Lewis Foley escaped. Dudley Zoo is mentioned. The photograph shows a confrontation between Lewis Foley and Councillor Adams.
D-EXP/P/C93F* 4 Nov 1987 Wolverhampton Archives
The school was holding an Autumn Fair, including a tombola, jam stall and a Brownies stall, as well as a chance to visit Father Christmas. The photograph shows Emily Blunt (left) and Nicola Wignall dressed up as fairies to lead the other children to Fathe
D-EXP/P/S216/246 15 Feb 1977 Wolverhampton Archives
The church was running a competition for children who produced the best jubilee year scrap books. The Revered Trevor Harvey is quoted. The photograph shows Sharon Millinson of Burton Road in Dudley with her scissors and newspaper cuttings.
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.