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Record 461 – 480 of 15384 news stories found.
Date |
Film Item Number |
Description |
Duration |
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| Thursday 18/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Film of the aftermath of a coach crash at Worsley on the M61 which killed three people. mute. Park. (Chris oov). | 0 mins 30 secs | |
| Wednesday 17/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair Macdonald snf reporting on research by scientists at Salford University into the causes of Dutch Elm Disease. He spoke to one of them, Dr Colin Fairhurst. sepmag. Park | 4 mins 05 secs | |
| Tuesday 16/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey snf reporting on the picketing of dealers showrooms in Merseyside and parts of Cheshire by workers from the Vauxhall Plant at Ellesmere Port. She spoke to the Deputy Convenor, Tony Woodley and Showroom Sales manager John Farrell. Commag. Stephens / Park. | 3 mins 47 secs | |
| Monday 15/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield snf reporting on the mystery surrounding the discovery of the mutilated body of a man in a quarry pond at Eccleston near Chorley. He spoke to the man in charge of the investigation. Det. Supt. Ray Rimmer. Sepmag / Commag. Higginson | 2 mins 45 secs | |
| Friday 12/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the competitive field of free newspapers growing up in the North West. She spoke to John Williams, Chairman of the Citizen, and Rob Brookes, the editor, and to the editor of the Telegraph, Michael Brown. Commag. Steve Stephens. | 4 mins 01 secs | |
| Thursday 11/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on Lancashire County Council’s public spending cuts, and speaks to council spokesman, Mr. Broughton, and protestors against the cuts. Sepmag/Commag. Oldham | 5 mins 21 secs | |
| Wednesday 10/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the miners’ reaction to the official enquiry into the Golborne disaster, and speaking to John Roberts, miner’s union secretary. Sepmag/Commag. | 2 mins 47 secs | |
| Tuesday 9/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reports on the official enquiry into the Golborne mining disaster, and speaks to Mr Duckworth, of the Mines Inspectorate. Debi Davies, snf, spoke to the only survivor of the tragedy, Brian Rawsthorne, at his home. Commag. Steve Stephens / Brian Oldham. | 4 mins 20 secs | |
| Monday 8/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reports on the enquiry into police conduct at Huyton following the death of Jim Kelly in police custody, and speaks to Merseyside council leader, Jim Lloyd. | 3 mins 03 secs | |
| Friday 5/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reports on the launching of submarine, HMS SPLENDID, at Barrow, and speaks to the fleet’s commander-in-chief about its importance. Mute/Commag. Selwood. | 4 mins 28 secs | |
| Thursday 4/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reports on a cyanide leak after an accident at a chemical factory which is engendering water supplies. Commag. Selwood. | 3 mins 57 secs | |
| Wednesday 3/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the latest moves in the Vauxhall strike at Ellesmere Port, and talking to Conservative M.P. for Ellesmere Port, Barry Porter, and to a representative of the TGWU, Mr McAlistair. Inc. Commag film. Higginson. 95’ 2’32’’ | 4 mins 13 secs | |
| Tuesday 2/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reports on British Steel’s “BSC Industry” scheme to attract new firms to areas where steel jobs are disappearing. He looked at Ondot furnishings, one such firm, and Deeside Fabrication Services, who could provide jobs for redundant steel-workers. Commag. Higginson. | 2 mins 41 secs | |
| Monday 1/10/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on the closure and subsequent reopening of a division of British Tanners Products, Bolton, thanks to a charity. She spoke to the director, Bill Morgan. Sepmag/Commag. Steve Stephens. | 3 mins 46 secs | |
| Friday 28/9/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reports on the climax of a campaign against health service cuts on Merseyside when demonstrators disrupted a meeting of Sefton Area Health Authority. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. | 1 mins 36 secs | |
| Wednesday 26/9/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reports on an explosion at a Preston factory, in which two people had died and several were injured. He spoke to an eye-witness, Richard Sargeant, and householders who had to be evacuated from nearby homes, and to Chief Superintendent Ian Hunter who was in charge of evacuation operations. Commag. Arthur Selwood. | 6 mins 05 secs | |
| Tuesday 25/9/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the fight to save Waterloo Hospital in Liverpool from closure. He spoke to Counc. Jenny Kemp, a member of Sefton AHA and the Secretary of the Hospital Action Committee, Joe Connell. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. | 4 mins 03 secs | |
| Monday 24/9/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Film of Tony Manning, the convenor at Kelvinator Refrigeration plant at Bromborough, and of the industry Secretary, Sir Keith Joseph, on a visit to Manchester. mute. Ward / P Stephens. (Chris oov) | 0 mins 30 secs | |
| Friday 21/9/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Jim Hancock, snf, talking to Parliamentary Transport Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, during his visit to the areas that would be affected by the completion of the Greater Manchester ring road. He also spoke to Alan Cave of the Anti-Ring Road Group and to the MP for Middleton, Jim Callaghan. Commag. Park. | 4 mins 14 secs | |
| Thursday 20/9/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting from Huyton in Liverpool, and talking to some of the residents there, who claim that neither the police nor the council can protect them from young vandals. sepmag / commag. Higginson. | 4 mins 02 secs | |
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