Contestants from across the West Midlands were competing in the festival, with a special winners presentation due to take place at Dudley Town Hall. The photograph shows flautist Fiona Chilton of Earls High School in Halesowen, who entered the woodwind se

The Birmingham-based Afro-Caribbean music troupe Kokuma Dance Theatre visited the special school as part of a series of workshops during West MIdlands Afro-Caribbean Arts Week. Belle Vue Primary School is mentioned. The photograph shows Karl Allison and E

Parents, pupils and friends of the school for children with learning difficulties were petitioning to keep the school open. Derek Guest of Sandringham Road is quoted and Councillor Peter Coleman of Dudley Council is mentioned. The photograph shows pupils

Fire stations at Stourbridge, Halesowen, Dudley, Brierley Hill and Cradley Heath combined to host an open day, including music from the West Midlands Fire Service Band. The photograph shows Sadie Rogers of Murcroft Road in Pedmore trying out some of the e

The station was organising an open day, with contributions from Oldbury, Stourbridge, Brierley Hill, Sedgley, Tipton, Dudley, Cradley Heath and West Bromwich stations. The photograph shows fire officers lying on the floor spelling out the words “Open Day”

Pupils were asked to write an essay about a police dog display, from the point of view of the animal, and dog Jake joined his handler Gordon O’Connor to present prizes to the winning children. Kelly O’Connor is mentioned.

Three policemen used their car siren and banged on windows to save a sleeping family from a fire blazing in an upstairs bedroom after one of the children, Richard, set a bed on fire while playing with matches. The photograph shows (from left) Mark Sheehan

Students and lecturers from the TV Drama in Production course were creating an hour-long soap opera “Molineux Way, based on a street and its people, with the assistance of the Light House Media Centre, Granada and Central Television. Dudley and Lye are me

Workers worked through the night to provide equipment for a stricken North Sea oil rig belonging to Norwegian firm Indie. On completion, the parts were rushed to Birmingham International Airport to be flown to the rig. The article quotes Bernard Bisseker,

The firm took on new workers to cope with increasing demand, including new contracts with Jaguar and Ford. Andy Buchan is quoted.