BROMSGROVE'S Poppy Appeal broke all records this year - Saturday's collection totalled £585. Almost a fifth of the total was collected by 76-year-old pensioner Beryl Pottier, of Milton Road, Catshill. She started at 9.15am in the High Street and carried on until 4.30pm and only stopped for a cup of tea and biscuit.

BROMSGROVE'S Sports for All Day would not be on the town's calendar of events for 1981. After a decade of the event, which had become something of a tradition in the town, it had been reluctantly decided to close it. It was agreed to recommend to the council's recreation and amenities committee that it should not be on in 1981 in light of the proposed revival of the carnival.

COUNCILLOR Bill Small, a Bromsgrove district councillor for the past six years, died at his home in Willow Road. He was 55. Cllr Small, a member of the Labour minority group, had only recently been discharged from Bromsgrove General Hospital following a serious illness. He was said to have been showing signs of recovery, but his condition became critical when he developed phenomena. He was a life long member of the Bromsgrove Trades Council and for a long time acted as its secretary.

YOUNGSTERS wanting to dance the night away at the town's only nightclub could be left out in the cold. Plans were in the pipeline to close the nightspot and reopen it for middle-aged entertainment seekers. Stars Nightclub leaseholder John Abeal said he now wanted to sell the lease and had two individuals who were interested in buying it. Mr Abeal said he wanted to leave because of "non-co-operation and unwillingness of Bromsgrove people in general to look after the only nightclub they had."