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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 5 of 5 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Friday 11/2/1983
Production Date
Friday 11/2/1983
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Olwyn Hocking
Newsreader
Stuart Hall
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT : 1/RNW A306B/8:
David Davies, snf, reporting on "Operation Transit", the police operation set up to break up the gang which were carrying out raids on Post Offices. His report followed the last of seven trials following the investigaions. Incl. 16mm film, in which he spoke to Mervyn Davies, of the Regional Crime Squad. Sepmag. Park/Ward. 221ft 05m53s
TOTAL VT DUR: 06m40s
1/RNW A306B/7:
Julie Carter, snf, talking to Ruth Lyons, a Cheshire woman who has revived the tradition of making ornaments from pastry, about her designs. 03m35s
On Friday 11/2/1983 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Film of an old people's home in Royton, near Oldham where water workers stopped work repairing the supply to the home after claims of management strike breaking. Mute. Park. (Stu oov).
0 mins 20 secs
2
Film of the almost derelict village of Sutton which St. Helen's council plan to smarten up. Mute. Ward. (Stu oov).
0 mins 28 secs
3
Film of a 30ft inflatable pig which arrived in Manchester for the celebrations of the Chinese New Year. Mute. Ward. (Stu oov).
0 mins 20 secs
4
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Chris Davies, Chairman of Liverpool Housing Committee, about the possible failure of the plans of the private company, Marque Securities to convert the derelict block of flats, The Piggeries, into luxury flats. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
3 mins 42 secs
5
Stuart Hall, with a report on the bells at St. Silas Church in Blackburn which are now installed in the belfry and will be dedicated in a special ceremony, an occasion that's been waited for for seven years. Reverend Francis Heighway, spoke about the bells. Sepmag. Park.
