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Retro: 19 photos capturing 1980s clubs, groups and the community spirit of the Black Country and Staffordshire

We’ve gone through the Express & Star archives to uncover charming snapshots of local club life from the 1980s.

Supporting image for story: Retro: 19 photos capturing 1980s clubs, groups and the community spirit of the Black Country and Staffordshire

Supporting image for story: From the archives: 21 quirky and giant sights from across the Black Country and Staffordshire to make you smile

From the archives: 21 quirky and giant sights from across the Black Country and Staffordshire to make you smile

Supporting image for story: 10 years after David Bowie died, see photos and video from the superstar's shows in Wolverhampton and Stafford

10 years after David Bowie died, see photos and video from the superstar's shows in Wolverhampton and Stafford

Supporting image for story: Weathering the storms: 37 iconic pictures from decades of Midlands weather and how we coped

Weathering the storms: 37 iconic pictures from decades of Midlands weather and how we coped

History centre returns to the Roaring '20s in brand new exhibition

Supporting image for story: Black Country and Staffordshire retro: From snakes and ladders to radio-controlled cars, we celebrate toys, games and happy faces

Black Country and Staffordshire retro: From snakes and ladders to radio-controlled cars, we celebrate toys, games and happy faces

Supporting image for story: Retro special: 33 Christmas pictures from across the Black Country and Staffordshire to spark nostalgia

Retro special: 33 Christmas pictures from across the Black Country and Staffordshire to spark nostalgia

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Supporting image for story: Christmases past: 16 joyful festive moments from across the Black Country and Staffordshire to make you smile

Christmases past: 16 joyful festive moments from across the Black Country and Staffordshire to make you smile

Supporting image for story: Step back to 1981: 23 historic images capture Black Country and Staffordshire life

Step back to 1981: 23 historic images capture Black Country and Staffordshire life

Supporting image for story: Step back to 1955: 18 pictures of Staffordshire and the Black Country you’ll remember

Step back to 1955: 18 pictures of Staffordshire and the Black Country you’ll remember

Supporting image for story: 1972 retro: 26 pictures from the Black Country and Staffordshire to spark your memories

1972 retro: 26 pictures from the Black Country and Staffordshire to spark your memories

Supporting image for story: 27 remarkable pictures capturing creativity in the ’80s and ’90s across the Black Country and Staffordshire

27 remarkable pictures capturing creativity in the ’80s and ’90s across the Black Country and Staffordshire

Supporting image for story: Claverley through the years: 22 historic photos of the picturesque village between Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth

Claverley through the years: 22 historic photos of the picturesque village between Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth

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Sign up for your FREE Express & Star Nostalgia Newsletter - a weekly round-up of fascinating picture galleries and features

Supporting image for story: 17 historic images offer a glimpse of Black Country and Staffordshire in 1962 - see what you can remember

17 historic images offer a glimpse of Black Country and Staffordshire in 1962 - see what you can remember

Supporting image for story: Step back in time this Christmas at the Staffordshire History Centre

Step back in time this Christmas at the Staffordshire History Centre

Supporting image for story: 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

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

UK News

Supporting image for story: Employers told to look at single-sex space policies after nurses’ tribunal

Employers told to look at single-sex space policies after nurses’ tribunal

Supporting image for story: Labour government in Scotland would pose ‘threat to jobs’, SNP claims

Labour government in Scotland would pose ‘threat to jobs’, SNP claims

Supporting image for story: All GP surgeries in England to advertise Jess’s Rule to prevent avoidable deaths

All GP surgeries in England to advertise Jess’s Rule to prevent avoidable deaths

Supporting image for story: NHS says it ‘absolutely recognises need’ for revised single-sex spaces guidance

NHS says it ‘absolutely recognises need’ for revised single-sex spaces guidance

Supporting image for story: Former PM Sir Tony Blair chosen by Donald Trump for Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Former PM Sir Tony Blair chosen by Donald Trump for Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Supporting image for story: Badenoch insists ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke of defector Jenrick

Badenoch insists ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke of defector Jenrick

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Supporting image for story: Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Supporting image for story: Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Supporting image for story: John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

Supporting image for story: The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

World News

Supporting image for story: Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland

Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland

Supporting image for story: More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

Supporting image for story: Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister

Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister

Supporting image for story: Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US

Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US

Supporting image for story: It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

Supporting image for story: Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting

Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting