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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Search Results

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Record 421 – 440 of 15384 news stories found.
 
 

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Friday
2/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on the latest developments in the Chorley quarry murder hunt. He spoke to the man leading the inquiry, Chief Supt. Ray Rimmer. Sepmag / Mute. Stephens. 2 mins 35 secs
Monday
5/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to Alan Bentley, the General Manager of Knowsley Salads, who are selling Brussel Sprouts to the French. Sepmag. Higginson. 3 mins 26 secs
Tuesday
6/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Jim Hancock, snf, talking to the Deputy Head of Cheshire’s CID, Det. Supt. Tom Brookes, about the brutal murder of two women at a mansion near Congleton. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 2 mins 49 secs
Thursday
8/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Film of the flats where Darryn Clarke lived. Mute. Ward. 0 mins 38 secs
Wednesday
7/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on further developments in the Congleton murder hunt. He spoke to Det. Supt. Tom Brookes of Cheshire CID. Commag. Park. 2 mins 49 secs
Friday
9/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Jim Hancock, snf, talking to Det. Supt. Tom Brooks about the enormous amount of public help they’ve had in their search for the killers of two women at a mansion in Congleton. Commag. Park. 1 mins 51 secs
Monday
12/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the end of the Vauxhall strike at Ellesmere Port, when the last remaining strikers voted to go back to work. He spoke to Senior Shop Steward, John Lewis. Commag. Higginson. 3 mins 04 secs
Tuesday
13/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to potholer Jeremy Peterson, who was found safe and well after being missing for three days in the Gaping Gill cave system near Ingleton, North Yorkshire. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 4 mins 07 secs
Wednesday
14/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Film of a police search in the Kirdale area of Liverpool following a stabbing. Mute Ward. 0 mins 20 secs
Thursday
15/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Film of a police hunt following the murder of a mother of seven in St Helens. Mute. Ward.. (John oov) 0 mins 23 secs
Friday
16/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Nick Clarke, snf, reports on the announcement by Courtaulds of the closure of its viscose yarn factory at Preston, and speaks to Jim Page, Divisional Officer of the Transport and General Workers Union about the union’s reaction to the news. Commag/Mute. Steve Stephens Brian Oldham 2 mins 57 secs
Monday
19/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Nick Clarke, snf, reports on a new airline, Air U.K., an amalgamation of three airlines, including British Island Airways based at Blackpool. He spoke to BIA’s managing director about his company’s role in Air UK. Commag. Steve Stephens. 2 mins 58 secs
Tuesday
20/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Felicity Goodey, snf ,talking to Leyland vehicles convenor, Len Brindle about his opposition to the company’s reorganisation plans. Sepmag / commag. Higginson. 3 mins 58 secs
Wednesday
21/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the possibility of opening a new container terminal at Fleetwood. He spoke to the Research Director, Bill Jackson and Docks Manager, David Dixon. Sepmag. Stephens/Ward/London crew. 6 mins 04 secs
Thursday
22/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the decision of the workers at Leyland Vehicles in Preston not to take industrial action. He spoke to the Convenor, Len Brindle. Sepmag. Stephens. 3 mins 22 secs
Friday
23/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting from 200 feet down the Eldon Hole near Buxton, where there is still 500 feet of snow left from last winter. He spoke to local caving expert Dave Allsop. Sepmag. Ward. 5 mins 02 secs
Monday
26/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on calls from the Police to allow them to do random breath tests. He spoke to the RAC’s North West Area Manager, John Styles. Sepmag. Park. 1 mins 54 secs
Tuesday
27/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the round of pay claims which makes this a critical week for North West industry. Sepmag. Park. 1 mins 45 secs
Wednesday
28/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on the continuing strike by Manchester Council maintenance engineers. He spoke to some of the strikers. Sepmag. Stephens/BBC Stock 2 mins 02 secs
Thursday
29/11/1979
Programme Details 1 Debi Davies, snf, talking to Mike Pickup of the Manchester Weather Centre about the freak conditions which caused sand from the Sahara to fall over Lancashire. Sepmag. Park. 2 mins 18 secs
 
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