ABBA and their Name of the Game was at number one in the singles charts in Bromsgrove with the Bee Gees How Deep is your Love in from nowhere at number seven.

BROMSGROVE'S 17 part-time firemen voted to cross the picket lines if an emergency arose involving possible loss off life during the forthcoming national strike in support of a wage claim. Their decision had led to a furious row between the two groups.

MORE than half of the adult population of Bromsgrove travelled outside the district to work, a survey had revealed. The majority commuted by car, 16 per cent used buses and just one per cent by train. Bromsgrove had been earmarked in the county council's structure plan as a growth area and an additional 2,500 homes were planned to be built before 1986.

MORE than 1,000 people braved the rain at a huge Guy Fawkes bonfire at Catshill organised by village Scouts and other community groups. Volunteers from Christ Church were kept busy serving refreshments.

SWAPPING handlebars for crowbars, Bromsgrove and Redditch Veterans' Cycling Club helped Dennis Norton convert Davenhal House in Birmingham Road into a museum for his local memorabilia.