Tyneside riots

Title
Tyneside riots
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
12 Sep 1991
Year of production
1991
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Duration
00:03:43
Description
Peter Deeley reports on the riots by youths in the Elswick area of Newcastle in which several arrests were made following riots in the Meadowell area earlier this week and other cities over the last 2 weeks. Chief Constable of Northumbria Police Stanley Bailey voices his opinion of the rioters, and thier behaviour. Fire officer Ken Horne(?) describes the violence aimed at fire fighters as they tried to douse the fires started.
Contributors
Peter Deeley; Stanley Bailey; Ken Horne(?)
Keywords
Fires; Police; Violence; Adolescents; Riots; Newcastle; Fire fighters; Fire services; Residential estates; Kenneth Baker; Elswick

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LBC/IRN, "Tyneside riots". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0008200205007 (Accessed 14 Nov 2025)