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Record 441 – 460 of 15384 news stories found.
Date |
Film Item Number |
Description |
Duration |
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| Friday 30/11/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Film of the miners pay ballot at Agecroft colliery. Mute. Park. (John oov) | 0 mins 25 secs | |
| Monday 3/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the decision of Meccano workers to continue production even though the factory has officially been closed. He spoke to the Works Convenor, and to Mike Egan of the GMWU. Sepmag. Higginson. | 4 mins 47 secs | |
| Tuesday 4/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on a meeting of Meccano workers at which they decided to suspend plans to resume production for the time being. He spoke to the shop steward, John Lynch. And Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on an exhibition of toys, including Meccano products | 3 mins 21 secs | |
| Wednesday 5/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on a campaign in Tameside to try to reduce violence against taxi drivers. He spoke to one driver, Terry O’Brien and to Geoff Scudder, the Chairman of the Taxi Owners’ Association. Commag. Stephens. | 3 mins 51 secs | |
| Thursday 6/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Debi Davies, snf, reporting on two overnight murders on Merseyside. She spoke to Det. Supt Tony Frost of St Helens police. Commag. Ward. | 2 mins 04 secs | |
| Friday 7/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on complaints that County Councils make bad landlords. He spoke to Manchester’s Housing Director, Graham Goodhead and the Chairman of the GMC’s Highway’s Committee, Alan Roberts. Sepmag. Park. | 4 mins 38 secs | |
| Monday 10/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Jim Hancock snf talking to Graham Woolley, the Chairman of the Cheshire Branch of the NFU, about the Government’s call for pay rises for farmers. sepmag. Park. | 3 mins 30 secs | |
| Wednesday 12/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the problems over the problems over the building of the Ash Meadow High School in Bury. She spoke to the Headmaster, Charles Parker and Bury’s Deputy Education Director, Norman Dennis. Sepmag / Commag. Park. | 4 mins 27 secs | |
| Thursday 13/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to the Chief Constable of Cheshire, George Fenn, about concern in the county over the number of violent attacks on policemen. He spoke to two who have been attacked, PC Bob Farrell and Insp. Harry Evans. Sepmag. Commag. | 6 mins 05 secs | |
| Friday 14/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Debi Davies, snf, talking to Don Poevah, the General Manager of Kendals, about the Christmas rush, and Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Robert Shiel, the manager of a wine store which sold £900 worth of champagne in the first three days of this week. Mute/Commag/Sepmag. | 5 mins 40 secs | |
| Monday 17/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on a fire at a refuge for battered wives in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, in which three girls died. He spoke to neighbour, Adrian Strain. Commag. Park. | 2 mins 19 secs | |
| Tuesday 18/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Debi Davies snf reporting oon the discovery of a letter bomb delivered to industrialist Sir William Mather in Macclesfield. She spoke to police spokesman, Det. Chief Supt. Fred Morris. Commag / Mute. Ward/Park. | 1 mins 25 secs | |
| Wednesday 19/12/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair Macdonald snf reporting on the meeting of traders in Liverpool to see how they can run their businesses without premises, followng t he precinct fire. He spoke to some of them and to Gerard Valerio, the acting Chairman of the Market Traders Association and George Mitchell the City’s Markets Manager. Commag. Higginson. | 4 mins 15 secs | |
| Wednesday 31/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the part played in pharmaceutical production by Dista Products in Speke. He spoke to their Personnel Director, Graham Bolton. Sepmag. Higginson. 195’ | 5 mins 12 secs | |
| Friday 26/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | GVs of Manchester Airport. Mute. BBC Stock. (Fel oov) | 0 mins 40 secs | |
| Thursday 25/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Roy Macauley pf the NWWA about the investigation into the deaths of thousands of birds in the Mersey Estuary. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. | 3 mins 21 secs | |
| Wednesday 24/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on a meeting of wives affected by the Vauxhall strike at Ellesmere Port. He spoke to the organiser, Mrs Dorothy Shears. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. | 3 mins 38 secs | |
| Tuesday 23/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | GVs of the Springfield Park and the Norden Children’s Hospitals at Rochdale. Mute. Park. (Nick oov) | 0 mins 30 secs | |
| Monday 22/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield snf reporting into an investigation into the deaths of thousands of wildfowl in the Mersey who are thought to have died of lead poisoning. He spoke to Rob Cockbain and Malcolm Lord. Sepmag/commag. Stephens | 3 mins 59 secs | |
| Friday 19/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Jim Hancock snf reporting on what the effects of the French decision to stop imports of British lamb could be on North West farmers. He spoke to one of them, George Hodgson of Hayfield. Sepmag / Commag. Stephens. | 3 mins 28 secs | |
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