The tower block was officially reopened by Councillor Edwina Currie after a major refurbishment by the City Council and Tarmac Contract Housing. The photograph shows (from left) Ron Plant, May Dowd, Edwina Currie, Linda Coleman and Tony Boden.

Residents began to move back into the refurbished flats, after they were evacuated in 1970 over safety concerns. Elsie Price, Margaret Chamberlain, Barbara Cook, Tarmac and GKN Reinforcements are mentioned. The photograph shows Michael Parry, his wife Mar

The top of Darlington Street opposite Beatties, where old shops were due to be adapted and refurbished as rentable office units with modern shops on the ground floor. Cradley Heath, Halesowen, and Tarmac Group are mentioned, and the photograph includes t

Two blocks of flats were declared unstable by engineers, and the residents had to be evacuated to temporary homes. Tarmac Building Ltd. of Wolverhampton, Kidderminster Borough Council and Councillor Harry Purcell are mentioned. The photograph shows West M

Local people, led by former England women’s cricket captain Rachel Heyhoe-Flint, were calling on Tory MP Nick Budgen to back their fight against Tarmac’s plans to build an office block on lane between Danescourt Road and Coppice Lane. Wolverhampton Counci

The company had started up at Tamworth Business Centre nine months earlier and was going from strength to strength, with Julie and her two partners Suzanne and Simone Hedges looking to start a temping agency as part of the company’s services. The photogra

Ken Newey returned to his former home which had been refurbished as part of a facelift scheme for the Park Village area. Rolls-Royce, Wolverhampton Council, Wildwood, Stafford, and the Contract Housing Organisation are mentioned. The photograph shows Ken

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

Midshires Building Society was putting up the cash for private householders in Park Village to borrow to improve their run-down homes. Frederick Shaw of Crowther Street, Edith Taylor of Leslie Road, Martin Cooper, and Councillor Ken Purchase are quoted. C

Wolverhampton Planning Committee decided by one vote to support the development of an executive office block at the Wergs, despite opposition from residents. Nick Budgen MP, Environment Secretary Peter Shore, West Midlands County Council, Coppice Lane, Da