A Write Card: Greetings card shop A Write Card, which has been a staple of Coopers Square shopping centre in Burton town centre, for many years, closed down in January this year with immediate effect. It came as the chain closed shops up and down the country as the Walsall-based firm went into liquidation.

Thorntons, which had a branch in Coopers Square shopping centre revealed in March 2021 of its plans to shut all of its 61 stores with 603 jobs impacted. The chocolatier said the on-going impact of the covid pandemic and the changing shopping habits of its customers are the reason behind the decision. It's chocolate is still available at other retailers and online, of course.

Mr Bailey said at the time: “The railways are to blame for driving people away from the trains. They cut and chop services to such an extent that they make them unattractive to the travelling public.” Read More Related Articles At a meeting in November 1959, George Dow, the British Transport Commission representative and division traffic manager at Birmingham said that British Railways were “under Government instruction” to pay their way and “sentiment cannot enter into it”. Who remembers shopping here - many with mums and grandmas - buying bobbins and buttons. And who could ever forget THAT lift. Scary or what? To mark this further growth in the village population, Newhall's first mini supermarket opened in 1962 in Parliament Street closely followed by another on the Abbots Farm estate in 1964.

Not only did the group achieve an incredible feat, they also raised money for Queen's Hospital in Burton and Dr Barnardo's. Read More Related Articles I think it was a massively important day in the town's history and we should proudly promote our past. An important firm in Burton industrial history is the Pirelli tyre factory. The Italian manufacturer opened its factory in Derby Road the town in 1928 and many have worked there.Over the years it expanded and was remodelled until on Tuesday, October 26, 1982, the Burton Mail newspaper carried the bombshell headline: 'Ordishs to close after 168 years'. However, bosses at the time said they were overwhelmed with the support they received from staff and former staff. They were on the phone as soon as the news hit the stands ready to help. Mrs Williams, of Sunnyside, said: "I was born here and I remember when you could go down the street and be greeted by everyone you saw. Our photographers were there on the sidelines for many occasions over the years and these pictures date from the 1970s through to the 1990s - so chances are you will spot someone you know.