Архив газеты Kidderminster Shuttle: мечты фаната «Манчестер Юнайтед» и борьба за телефонную будку в 1992 году

A pensioner's dream day at the home of Manchester United and residents fight telephone box removal - these are the stories that were featured in the Kidderminster Shuttle 34 years ago, in 1992, when the first-ever Premier League season got underway. In this series, we delve into the Kidderminster Shuttle archive, which is available to digital subscribers, to see what was making the news in the past. As the 2026/27 Premier League season gets underway, with eye-catching results including Aston Villa's 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Brighton and Manchester United's 2-0 defeat to newly promoted Hull City, we head back to 1992 to see what was on the front page of the Shuttle when the first season of the Premier League got underway. 'Back to the glory days' This story featured on the front page of the Kidderminster Shuttle on Thursday, August 27, 1992, and reported how a lifelong Manchester United fan had a 'dream day out' at the home of the Red Devils for the first time in 30 years. Seventy-nine-year-old Cyril Garbett, of the Redthorne Rest Home in Bewdley, went on an official guided tour of the Old Trafford stadium, with the visit being arranged by Wilf Tibbetts, father of the owner of the rest home. Become a digital subscriber today for £29 for one year, or for £3 for three months—click here. Cyril returned to Old Trafford after being a regular at the stadium for matches in the 1930s. It was also reported that he was once given a tour of the pitch by Sir Matt Busby. Cyril said: "I had a great day but we couldn't go on the pitch as it had just been laid." 'Villagers see red over axe for phone box' This story featured on the front page of the Shuttle on Thursday, August 20, 1992, and reported that residents of Upper Arley were 'dialling F for fight' in their battle to save an old-fashioned red telephone box. The residents had joined forces with councillors and Wyre Forest MP Anthony Coombs to fight BT's plan to replace the telephone box with a 'modern' yellow booth. Become a digital subscriber today for £29 for one year, or for £3 for three months—click here. Mr Coombs wrote to English Heritage and was being helped by Wribbenhall and Arley ward councillor Stephen Clee, who said: "The red kiosk is part of our heritage." 'Juggling for position' This story featured on the front page of the Shuttle on Thursday, August 13, 1992, and reported that 18-year-old Paul Morris, from Bewdley, would be among 20 British jugglers who would be attending the European Juggling Convention in Bagnoles, Spain. According to the article, Paul can juggle balls, clubs, torches, and axes, and came from a family of entertainers, with his father being a magician and his mother being a tap dancer. Get access to the Kidderminster Shuttle Archives today. Become a digital subscriber today for £29 for one year, or for £3 for three months—click here. Available to our digital subscribers, our fully digitised and searchable newspaper archive contains over 145,000 newspaper pages spanning from 1869 to the present day. Digital subscribers enjoy unlimited access to this unique archive.