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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;...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Barry Akid demoted in Wandsworth (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Wandsworth Council leader Denis Mallam on why the council demoted Chief Executive Barry Akid.
Wandsworth education to leave ILEA (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Wandsworth Council leader on creating its own education authority in preference to ILEA. Male interviewer not identified.
Hayes on Sunday (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion; Talk show
Brian Hayes revisits the week’s show and interviews with guests: Geoffrey Robinson MP, about the Meriden Workers’ Cooperative; Father Sean McManus of the Irish National Caucus of the United States,...
Local education control (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with two representatives (including David Nicholas, Labour) from Wandsworth Council about Conservative Government proposals to take over control of education from the GLC and ILEA and their wish to...