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

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Record 5561 – 5580 of 15384 news stories found.
 
 

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Monday
2/12/1985
Programme Details 2 Julie Carter, snf, reporting on how the high cost of winter feed is leading to more horses being abandoned. Sepmag/Commag. Ward. 02 mins 38 secs
Tuesday
3/12/1985
Programme Details 2 Film of demonstration held by students from Crewe and Alsager College. Commag. Ward. 0 mins 23 secs
Wednesday
4/12/1985
Programme Details 2 Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on Matthew Brown, one of Britain’s most successful regional breweries and the fight to stop a takeover bid worth £127 million, from Scottish and Newcastle Breweries. He spoke to Trevor Green, Asst. M.D. and Paul Theakston, boss of a Matthew Brown Subsidiary. Ward. Commag. 3 mins 45 secs
Monday
9/12/1985
Programme Details 2 Film of a fire at a former cotton mill at Chadderton, near Oldham. (Martin oov) 0 mins 26 secs
Wednesday
11/12/1985
Programme Details 2 Film of Milner Engineering near Chester which has won a Prince of Wales award for restoring a 19th century school and turning it into a business. Commag. Ward. (John oov) 0 mins 21 secs
Thursday
12/12/1985
Programme Details 2 Paul Newman, snf, reporting on a new service offering advice to people who want to make complaints against the police in Merseyside. He spoke to Graham Thompson, Citizens Advice Bureau and Jack Robinson, Supt. Merseyside Police. (Sep/Commag - Ward). 02 mins 17 secs
Friday
3/1/1986
Programme Details 2 Colin Philpott, snf, reporting on an extension to the M55 motorway, which links the M55 on the outskirts of the town. It will ease congestion on the way to Blackpool. Ward. TK Sep/Comm. He spoke to Mr. Battersby, Mayor of Blackpool and Mr. Callery, County Surveyor. 3 mins 42 secs
Wednesday
8/1/1986
Programme Details 2 Film of Poundswick High School in Manchester. Pupils returned today for the first time after a dispute over obscene graffiti by the teachers, which began in September. Commag. Ward. 0 mins 30 secs
Monday
13/1/1986
Programme Details 2 John Mundy, reporting on a search for the killer of a 52 year old bachelor, Roy Warhurst, who was found dead in his flat by his brother-in-law in Walkden, near Bolton. Commag. Stephens + Captions. 0 mins 37 secs
Tuesday
14/1/1986
Programme Details 2 Film of Roger Pearson, sculptor, who’s been commissioned to sculpture three life-size bronze statues, as a tribute to Bob Geldolf’s Live Aid Appeal. Commag. Stephens. 0 mins 18 secs
Monday
20/1/1986
Programme Details 2 Film of Liverpool’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, where the Cathedral Trustees are suing representatives of the architect for inadequate materials that had been used caused heavy leakage in the roof. Julie Carter oov TK Commag. Ward. 0 mins 25 secs
Tuesday
21/1/1986
Programme Details 2 Film of firemen who’ve been fighting a blaze at a factory, Kay Metzler Limited, at Bollington. Some residents living nearby were evacuated. Commag. Stephens. 0 mins 32 secs
Wednesday
22/1/1986
Programme Details 2 Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on a North West food factory which has launched the most comprehensive health programme of its kind in the region. Sepmag/Commag. Stevens. He spoke to Kris Stead, Health Education Officer. Also Ann Scott. 02 mins 14 secs
Thursday
23/1/1986
Programme Details 2 Film of Southport police station, where an investigation is being held into the death of Raymond Moran, aged 19 from Southport. He was taken to the Station for questioning and collapsed soon after his arrival. 0 mins 31 secs
Wednesday
29/1/1986
Programme Details 2 John Mundy, ooving over film on the murder of Mrs Bronwen Nixon, she was found in her cottage nearby the Rothay Manor Hotel, where there are plans to re-open it doon. Lib. Commag. 0 mins 15 secs
Tuesday
4/2/1986
Programme Details 2 Film of Herbie the hedgehog who has come out of hibernation early and is being looked after by Burt Corner the stonemason. TK. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens. 0 mins 27 secs
Thursday
6/2/1986
Programme Details 2 Film of a pair of cockatoos who were divided by heartless thieves, are now back together. Commag. Ward. Peter James - Chester Zoo -en was spoken to. 1 mins 02 secs
Friday
14/2/1986
Programme Details 2 John Roberts, snf, reporting on the effects the bad weather’s had on transmitters in Holme Moss, where eleven milion people rely on signals for radio programmes. He spoke to Roy Fleet and Chief Insp. Brian Smith. Commag. Ward. 02 mins 39 secs
Friday
28/2/1986
Programme Details 2 Film of the Miss Great Britain finalists on parade on the promenade at Morecambe. Commag. Ward. (John Mundy oov) 0 mins 28 secs
Tuesday
4/3/1986
Programme Details 2 Film of the turtle stars from Morecambe, who’re starring in the film ‘Turtle Diary’. Commag. Ward (John Mundy oov) 1 mins 20 secs
 
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