Jackie’s colleagues from the Alliance and Leicester Building Society chained her to a parking meter outside Beatties in Victoria Street, Wolverhampton, in preparation for her marriage. Tommy Burton, Naseby Road in Perton and Goodyear are mentioned.

New chair Richard Franks (left) received his chain of office from former chair Paul Handley, alongside Stephen Parkes who became the new vice-chair. Weeford Road in Four Oaks in Sutton Coldfield is mentioned.

The new chairman, Stephen Parkes, was officially inaugurated. The photograph shows Richard Franks presenting him with the chain of office, alongside Frank Wheatman, Mike Lorenz, Alan Tompkins and Frank Daniells.

Gerald had been invested into one of the oldest gastronomic organisations in the world, having been given the grade of Chevalier in the Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs (the GUild of Turning Spit Roasters), at the Imperial Hotel in Torquay. Paris, th

Mike Smith, a former constable in the Worcestershire force, was sworn in as Mayor at Kidderminster Town Hall, and Robert received the chain of office as new Liberal Democrat Mayor. Wyre Forest Council, the GMB, Councillor Val Pargeter, the Labour Party, C

Viv, who lived at The Broadway in Walsall, took over from Elna Phillips and was handed her chain of office at the County Hotel in Walsall. The British Heart Foundation is mentioned.

Picture of people by a long chain of tables set out on the street in celebration of the end of the war.

The firm opened a plant for the heat treatment of chains used in the mining industry. Shown in the photograph with his finger on the starting button is Trevor Massey of British Coal, along with Ron Firth (right) and Tony Williams. Jim Coupe is also quoted

A call was made for more women to be elected as chairs of the council, after Councillor Sylvia Sutton’s nomination of Councillor Sue Poole failed following a vote. The Democrats, Councillor Gordon Alcott, Chadsmoor, Stars News Shoops, Ann Allen, the Armen