Residents on the Lion Farm, Darbys Hill and Springfield Estates were being consulted on plans for the Rowley Hills District area, including the merger of two quarries, at Oakham Primary School. Sandwell Council, Turners HIll Road, Tarmac Roadstone (Southe

Sixth formers were planning to push a bed the whole 26 miles of Wolverhampton’s marathon as part of their annual Lent appeal, to raise money for a specially adapted minibus for Penn Hall Special School. The photograph shows Helen Lomas waving on the bed w

Saint Francis Xavier B team won the final of a five-a-side football tournament, and winners in the badminton tournament were Paul Hodges (Stourbridge Institute) who beat Naeem Sarwar (Small Heath) and Wendy Brookes (Granges Lane) who beat Zeta Casey (Worc

The theatre company’s administrator, Robyn Lewis, and her husband Clive, sold their home in Waterloo, in Australia’s Blue Mountain range, for an extended holiday around the Far East, before settling with Clive’s parents in Quinton. Indonesia, Java, Malays

The team competed against others to win the heat of the national fire brigade competition in Walsall, and would go on to the regional finals at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The Wolverhampton Merridale Street Fire Station, Geoffrey Badley,

The team beat off challengers from four other teams from the West Midlands “D” Division to win a trophy and individual shields in a quiz in firefighting techniques, held in West Bromwich, and the team were due to compete in the brigade finals in Birmingha

The article relates to Morrissey rather than the Proclaimers – fans of Morrissey had started queuing days ahead of his free concert at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton. Lee Taylor and Elliot Marks from Manchester are quoted. The photographs shows the Procl

Pupils from St John’s Middle School, Featherstone, trying out church handbells as part of the Open Door scheme, which allowed children to spend a day at the church taking part in a variety of activities. Pictured (left to right) are Richard Baskerville, S

The Express & Star was sponsoring a package of activities taking place at West Bromwich Town Hall, including a Christmas party, disco dancing, party hat competition, a theatre performance and lots of other contests, including a free visit to Gandy’s circu