Hundreds of shoppers had donated money to support ambulance crews, after their pay was stopped, and signed a petition to be sent to Health Secretary Kenneth Clarke. Mark Chapman is quoted, and ambulance crews at New Cross, Tettenhall, Penn, Bilston and Wo

The shop donated money to Penn ambulance crews working without pay. The photograph shows (left to right) Sandra Taylor, Frank Roberts, Mick Bowen, Peter Lloyd, Jeff Barlow and Ron Smith, holding up Lisa Smith.

Two paramedics, Clive Pearson (right) and Alfred Price, had revived a patient who had lost consciousness after receiving an electric shock from a television set. A later article details how Pearson accidentally picked up a distress call from an American p

The station won an award for local authority ambulance services at the 16th regional competition at the Rover works in Solihull, and they were going to go on to represent the Midlands in the National Ambulance Officers Competitions in Harrogate. The photo

The photograph shows driver Peter Lloyd, of Kenilworth Crescent in Wolverhampton, reporting to headquarters by radio from the scene of a road accident.

Paramedics covering Codsall, Wombourne, Kinver, Herefordshire and Warwickshire went on strike, so volunteers from St John’s and the Red Cross helped to cover, whilst workers from Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Wordsley, Shropshire and Worcestershire d

The photograph shows Sandwell ambulance workers presenting a petition concerning the ambulance dispute.

Workers across the region walked out in support of the ambulance workers. Wolverhampton Pressings in Fordhouse Road, Bushbury, the North Walsall depot in Norfolk Place, the Sister Dora statue, Walsall College of Technology, Chamberlain Square in Birmingha

Dudley East Labour MP Dr John Gilbert joined suspended staff to add his support during the pay dispute. Kevin Dodd of the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) is quoted and Bishop Milners School is mentioned. The photograph includes Gilbert (centre l

The photograph shows suspended ambulance workers taking Anthony Ashfield into hospital.