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56 results found for '"Wandsworth"' in Keywords.
Wandsworth Gypsy site (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on a council Gypsy site in Wandsworth, London. Includes interviews with unidentified male council official, on costs, vandalism and encouraging children to integrate with the local settled community;...
Girl’s late night contract row (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Wandsworth councillor Edward Lister, on a controversial contract drawn up by social workers between Frances Carter and her 14-year-old daughter, Justine Carter, allowing the girl to stay out...
Firemen’s strike (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified soldier about a house fire in Wandsworth, London which they were using Green Goddesses to tackle. The blaze occurred during the firemen’s strike, two firemen broke their...
Conservatives take Wandsworth (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Denis Mallam, Conservative Party, on victory in Wandsworth for the Conservative Party in the local government elections and issues that need tackling including refuse collection. Interviewer...
Len Harris on Wandsworth council housing (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Len Harris on the decision of Wandsworth Council to buy Greater London Council properties to prevent them being sold to private purchasers. Male interviewer not identified.
Lou Sherman looks back on his achievements (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Lou Sherman, Chairman of the London Boroughs Association, looks back over the last 25 years of his career. He says his biggest achievement, as Mayor of the London borough of Hackney, was to persuade...
Barry Akid demoted in Wandsworth (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Wandsworth Council leader Denis Mallam on why the council demoted Chief Executive Barry Akid.
Wandsworth law centres funding cuts plan (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with legal expert Ole Hansen on Wandsworth Borough Council’s plans to cut funds and possibly close independent law centres in the borough, after one centre successfully represented a group of...
Battersea Arts Centre closure (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a protest against the proposed closure of Battersea Arts Centre by Conservative-controlled Wandsworth Council. Includes interview with Mike Carter, Battersea Arts Centre; Francis Stuff(?),...
Sale of pre-war council estate in London (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. council leader Paul Beresford) on the sale and modernisation of the pre-war St John’s council estate in Wandsworth and Battersea. Female interviewer not identified.