Aerial view with flats to the left, houses to the right and older properties in the distance. The first part of the redevelopment scheme was nearly complete. New Hampton Road West, Sweetman Street, and Coleman Street are mentioned. The article is identica

Brother and sister, Paul and Catherine Bradley, had undergone identical operations for a burst appendix. Brookshide [Brookside] Way, Blakedown, Portugal and Janet Bradley are mentioned in the accompanying article.

The tower block was the first to benefit from a pioneering Dudley Council plan to turn the flats into luxury apartments with a “no children” policy, to reduce vandalism and move families out of high rise blocks. The photograph shows Alice Fellows using a

Walsall Police were helping the Pleck Community Cooperative to turn the property into flats for young people of 16 and over. Brian Bennett is quoted. Councillors Arthur Toon and Norman Matthews are mentioned. The photograph shows Chief Inspector Alan Wilk

Town Council members were calling for the demolition of homes in the Low Hill area due to the rising costs of their modernisation. Councillor Ken Purchase and former mayor Arthur Storer are quoted, and Councillors Jim Carpenter and Duncan Rutherford are m

Sisters Jayne and Kim, of Arley Lane, Shatterford, near Kidderminster, were getting married on the same day at Arley Church, and then having their honeymoon together at Prestatyn, along with their pet labrador, Goldie. The photograph shows Goldie with (le

The Duke inspected battalions of the Royal Fusiliers to celebrate the presentation of a Deed of Privilege giving them the freedom of the city. Lord Mayor Councillor James Eames and the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers are mentioned.

Gypsy families vowed to take Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine to court under the Caravan Sites Act after being told by the High Court that they had to leave the site. Hughie Smith of the National Gypsy Council is quoted. The photograph shows Eileen

Gypsy families from all over the country turned up for Herbert’s funeral, which matched his extravagant reputation with a specially made steel coffin similar to that used for Elvis Presley. Janus Smith is quoted and Corbett Hospital in Stourbridge and Hol

When a group of Nuneaton football fans became rowdy in the pub before their tie with Stafford Tangers in the FA Trophy, Geoff’s dog, Rogan, stepped in to help drive off the mob.