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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 7 of 7 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 19/10/1978
Production Date
Thursday 19/10/1978
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
John McManus
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: RNW A842X/9: Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Clifford Chapman, Director of NORWIDA (North West Industrial Development Association), who will be leading the promotion team in France next week to woo French firms to the North West. Inc. 16mm promotion film showing some foreign industrialists who have already brought their firms to the region. The Managing Director of the Mossley Wool Spinning Company - Mr Hubert Dupont-Lhotelan explained why he came here. 4’08’’
RNW A842X/10: Steve Ireland, snf, reporting on the hearing by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Widgery; Mr Justice Wein and Mr Justice Smith of an appeal by Liverpool University Senate against the ruling by local magistrates that a student had not “stolen” questions when he sneaked a preview of an examination paper. The decision was that it was not a criminal action, but was cheating. ‘41’’
On Thursday 19/10/1978 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Harry Bentham of the North British Housing Association, about the proposed sale of “The Piggeries”. Members of Liverpool’s housing Committee have now reduced to three the number of potential buyers to restore the properties - they’re being asked to give a full account of their restoration ideas . It’s considered that it would be more expensive to destroy the flats than to sell them to be restored. Higginson. Sepmag / Commag
4 mins 27 secs
2
GVs fifteen-storey flats at Worsley Mesnes, Wigan, where an investigation has started into the possibility that the three blocks may have building faults. Ward. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
3
GVs lorry crash at Manchester’s Spaghetti Junction, where a man was crushed to death as his lorry hit a crash barrier on the M602 slip road. The cab was crushed by the trailer containing a load of potatoes. Park. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
4
GVs Belle Vue Aces - as preview to tonight’s second leg of the Speedway Knock-Out Cup Final
0 mins 20 secs
5
Steve Ireland, snf, reporting on the fight to get Britain’s £50,000,000 microprocessor plant situated in the North West. He was at the press conference today held jointly by the cities of Manchester and Salford, and the Universities of Manchester and Salford and the Institute of Science and Technology in Manchester. Steve spoke to Jack Hadwen, Director of Industrial Development in Salford University about the use of micro-electronics to be used in car engines which is being researched there. Stephens. Commag. (Steve oov)
5 mins 06 secs
6
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Percy Radcliffe, the IOM’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Ronald Buchanan, a Merchant Banker, about the talks that have been taking place for several months aimed at giving the Manx Government control of its own Customs and Excise Service, which is at present run from and financed by the mainland. The Island, which next year celebrates a thousand years of Parliamentary Government, finds it rather embarrasing that Customs Duty and VAT returns are handled by British officials from the mainland. Higginson. Commag / Sepmag. (Alistair oov)
4 mins 41 secs
7
GVs Keith Dunn making a trial run at Carr Mill Dam, St Helens. Today - on Windermere - he has broken his own record for boats with engines under 1000cc. The first run was 99.596 along the flying kilometre with a return trip of 100.266 -0 averaging for the two trips 99.931 miles an hour. But he’s going to try again to break the magic figure of 100. BBC Stock. Commag Actuality. (Stuart oov)
