LORRY floats made a grand return to the Bromsgrove Carnival parade after being absent for more than a decade.

The vehicles were axed from the procession in 2005 due to a lack of entrants, and replaced by trolley floats years later.

But residents that lined the streets on Saturday to see their return seemed to agree - the parade just wasn't the same without them.

For our full story on the Bromsgrove Carnival and video highlights from the parade, click here.