Take a nostalgic trip through Newport as we delve into the Star’s archives to uncover scenes from the town's past.
From school days, football teams and seasonal farm work to the canal, High Street and familiar community events, these pictures capture everyday moments and people from across the decades.
There are plenty of familiar places to spot – and some that have long since changed. How many people and places can you recognise? Share your memories and stories in the comments below.
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1. A road closure after fears of another collapse
A road closed sign marks the disruption in Newport in September 1989, when urgent safety work led to diversions around the town. Experts feared a stone arch at the former Tuckers ironmongers could collapse, following another shop collapse less than a month earlier. Can you remember the road closures and disruption, or the old Tuckers shop before it disappeared? | Shropshire Star archive
2. A school display catches the eye in 1974
First-year student teachers admire work by pupils from Newport C of E School at an exhibition held at the Telford Teachers' Centre in Oakengates in November 1974. Pictured from left are Joan Gate, Ann Rees and Wendy Medlicott. It offers a lovely glimpse of school life and the pride taken in pupils' work more than 50 years ago. Do you remember Newport C of E School, or taking part in school displays like this? | Shropshire Star archive
3. Newport factory work bound for the North Sea
An employee at Serck Audco Valves Ltd's iron foundry in Newport machines a plug for an 18-inch valve destined for Shell's Brent C oil platform in June 1974. Orders for the platform were worth £155,000, showing how work in Newport was linked to the huge North Sea oil industry. Do you remember working at Serck Audco, or know anyone who did? | Shropshire Star archive
4. A novel way to clean the swimming baths
Newport swimming baths manager Errol Clark and attendant Christopher Winn take to a sailing dinghy to clean the baths in February 1972. The unusual method clearly came with its hazards – shortly before this picture was taken, Mr Clark had fallen in. Do you remember Newport swimming baths, or have any memories of swimming there as a child? | Shropshire Star archive