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Record 5681 – 5700 of 15384 news stories found.
 
 

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Tuesday
10/10/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs Palace Theatre, Manchester - Cheshire Policy Committee plan to give £25,000 to the theatre over the next five years. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov) 0 mins 14 secs
Monday
9/10/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs ‘The Piggeries’ - 3 blocks of flats in the centre of Liverpool - the future of which has been under discussion yet again. Six offers to buy the flats have been considered worthy of attention - and they will be discussed at a meeting of the Housing Committee on 19th November. BBC Stock. BBC Mute. (Chris oov) 0 mins 23 secs
Friday
6/10/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs linen being burnt at Greaves Hall Hospital, nr. Southport. As it’s a long-stay hospital more linen gets used - and it is badly hit by the engineers’ dispute. Stephens. Mute. (Alistair oov) 0 mins 30 secs
Thursday
5/10/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs departure of team of Merseyside politicians and officers today from Speke to Lincolnshire on a fact-finding visit designed to create new jobs in the gas service industry. They visited Theddlethorpe to see the design of the new terminal. Ward. Mute. (John oov) 0 mins 35 secs
Wednesday
4/10/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs garages in Cheshire and Greater Manchester which have run dry due to strike of Esso tanker drivers. BBC Stock. Mute. (John oov) 0 mins 16 secs
Tuesday
3/10/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs Accrington Town Hall, where the inquiry into the proposed M65 Burnley to Hyndburn section of the Calder Valley. Stephens. Mute. (Chris oov) 0 mins 22 secs
Monday
2/10/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs sandblasting teams in Chester removing the controversial double yellow lines in the city centre. The ban on evening parking has been lifted for a trial period of 12 months. Ward. Mute. (Chris oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Friday
29/9/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs gale damage to the Illuminations at Blackpool - and showing the gale force winds sweeping the promenade. Hallas. Mute. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Thursday
28/9/1978
Programme Details 3 Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Janice Carpenter, a University archive assistant, about the project at Liverpool University to repair the 18th century Flemish tapestry before it is re-hung. The repairers are all members of local decorative and fine arts societies - and they discussed the difficulty of finding modern equivalents to the original silks and wools used. 3 mins 42 secs
Wednesday
27/9/1978
Programme Details 3 Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Phil Neill, England and Liverpool full-back, and Alan Kennedy of Liverpool, about their chances in the second leg of the European Cup match against Nottingham Forest tonight. Forest lead by two goals from the first leg. Ward. Sepmag. 4 mins 09 secs
Tuesday
26/9/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs Pilkington’s at St Helens, where production is being seriously threatened by a strike of 1300 maintenance craftsmen. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Monday
25/9/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs Post Office Giro HQ in Bootle. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov) 0 mins 15 secs
Friday
22/9/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs Spurley Hey Comprehensive School in Gorton, where claims that standards are low made by Dr. Rhodes Boyson, has caused the headmaster to say he’s prepared to resign if the claim is proved. BBC Stock. Mute. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Friday
15/9/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs of the Liverpool Road railway station in Manchester, which today celebrates its 148th birthday. Mute. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 15 secs
Thursday
14/9/1978
Programme Details 3 Film of buses in Liverpool, following the announcement that there will be increases in fares in two phases, starting next month. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Wednesday
13/9/1978
Programme Details 3 GVs of Ford’s Halewood factory - and their latest products, new versions in the Escort range. Mute. P. Stephens. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Tuesday
12/9/1978
Programme Details 3 Film of a farm at Simister showing how the farmer has rebuilt it now that his land is tucked between two motorways and a major interchange. Mute. P. Stephens. 0 mins 25 secs
Thursday
1/11/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of Youngsters fishing in the outdoor swimming pool at St Annes. Mute. Hallas. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Friday
2/11/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of delayed passengers at Manchester Airport. Mute. P. Stephens. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Monday
5/11/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of a new airlift system being tried out by the Army. Mute. Copyright of the Army. (Chris oov) 0 mins 20 secs
 
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