Politician turned novelist Jeffery Archer visited the club to deliver a speech in advance of the local elections. Nigel Lawson is mentioned. The photograph shows Jeffrey Archer receiving a cup of tea from (from left) Jean Shaw, Mary Barber, Sylvia Green

Residents claimed their street and a nearby park had been used to dump rubbish after the tenants’ association hired a skip to help dispose of garden rubbish. Wolverhampton Council is mentioned, and the photograph shows Robert and Shirley Bowdley with a pe

The authority planned to construct a temporary fence to screen an unkempt privately-owned site from view.

Bilston shopkeepers were worried that the town and their businesses would not survive into the new year, because of the high rates, the recession, and the closure of the British Steel plant. The photograph shows Frank Greaves.

The photograph shows Mark Bevan (left) and Ian Moore, both of Queens Gardens, silhouetted against the sky line as they walked home with their bikes.

The photograph shows pensioner John Taylor on his morning stroll with his dog, Toby, through Autumn mist and sunshine.

Councillors went to see a terrace of houses due for demolition after disagreement between the residents and Wolverhampton Council officials over the state of the houses. The photograph shows Mayor Councillor Ian Claymore, Councillor Alan Garner, Councillo

The photograph shows a wasteland with caravans, where new houses were going to be built.

It was hoped that restoration of the Town Hall would revive the local community.

The historic building was likely to be renovated after an application was made to Wolverhampton’s planning committee.