West Midlands retro: 24 pictures to take you back to 1990 across the region featuring protests, WW2 bombs and a rock band in trouble with the law
In 1990, the UK saw significant social and political upheaval, most notably the large-scale poll tax riots in London and the subsequent resignation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
It was also the year that engineers broke through the final section of rock between the two halves of the Channel Tunnel’s service tunnel, creating the first physical link between Britain and France, while the year’s biggest films included blockbuster hits such as Ghost, Home Alone, and Pretty Woman.
Locally, more than 200 Second World War mortar bombs were unearthed at an Oldbury chemical plant — and the Stone Roses found themselves standing before a judge at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court.
Let’s take a look at some of the dramatic images and other memorable moments and faces captured in these photographs from the Express & Star archives.
