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1979 News is a Stourbridge snapshot

10:34am Thursday 22nd October 2009

A LOOK through the first Stourbridge News edition from 1979 provides a fascinating snapshot of life three decades ago.

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Digital reproduction made possible by Audrey

11:40am Thursday 22nd October 2009

THE digital reproduction of the first issue of the Stourbridge News has been made possible thanks to the late Audrey Mildner.

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Boss Geoff still going strong...

11:30am Thursday 22nd October 2009

TIMES may change. Businesses, like news stories, come and go.But Black Country businessman Geoff Hill, who was seen plugging his popular electrical store in the very first edition of the Stourbridge and Halesowen News, is still going strong.

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Look where she is now

11:10am Thursday 22nd October 2009

BACK in 1979, Sarah Walker, from Halesowen, was snapped by a News photographer and featured in our very first edition – posing in a litter bin.

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Providing a unique service

11:00am Thursday 22nd October 2009

THE Stourbridge & Halesowen News was launched by Midlands newspaper entrepreneur Chris Bullivant, who is still an active publisher in the region.

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30 years of bringing you the news

10:47am Thursday 22nd October 2009

THIS month marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Stourbridge News.

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Watch this space!

5:27pm Wednesday 21st October 2009

Stories form this week's 8-page special supplement to celebrate 30 years of the Stourbridge News will be uploaded to this section on Thursday morning.