DROITWICH town councillors would soon be conspicuous by their regalia when undertaking duties outside of the council chamber. Despite the misgivings of some members, the council decided to buy robes for their personal use when appearing in public. Councillor Gabb however, declared he had become a councillor to run the town, not to deck himself out in robes. The garments ranged from £4/18/6 (£4.92.5) for an alderman's robe to 55/- (£2.75) the cheapest for an ordinary member.

FEARS that he would be late for chapel compelled Thomas Bennett, from Little Catshill, to cycle on the path in Golden Cross Lane in the village, but it failed to impress magistrates at Bromsgrove police court who fined him 1/- with 5/6 (27.5p) costs. The chairman of the bench told him if the roads were so bad as to make cycling difficult he should have dismounted and pushed it.

THE sudden cold snap caught the authorities on the hop. New Road, in Bromsgrove, was turned into a skating rink leaving horses unable to negotiate the incline out of the town. The situation was made worse by the fact that the Christmas Fatstock Sale and show was being held on Monday, which saw herds of cattle, sheep and pigs being driven through the town to the cattle market.