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Rebel miners’ union UDM holds first annual conference (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a (forthcoming) miners’ conference at Buxton, Derbyshire. Nottinghamshire President of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers (UDM), Neil Greatrex says the UDM is a major force, and should achieve...
Druids lose Stonehenge rights (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Report on Druids losing their High Court appeal for permission to celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge. They intend to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights. Chief Secular Arch Druid,...
New Travellers in the New Forest (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with members the so-called hippy convoy, in the New Forest. Two(?) men discuss money and employment with an unidentified male interviewer. One man describes social security payments as Prime...
Convoy Travellers arrested in Hampshire (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
John Duke, Chief Constable of Hampshire Police, discusses the arrest of some members of the so-called hippy convoy (for failing to comply with a removal order?). He claims that there was a violent,...
Travellers moved on from New Forest (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report from the New Forest, Hampshire, where police have moved on a group of so-called hippies. An unidentified Traveller woman gives her reaction; all her belongings have been impounded, along with her...
Neil Kinnock on Militant members (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour leader Neil Kinnock on his plans to oust members of Militant Tendency from the Labour Party. He claims the Militant Tendency group will continue to operate as it is a separate organisation, but that...
Mother of Barry McGuigan on his losing title to Steve Cruz (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Barry McGuigan’s mother gives her views on the World Featherweight title fight which her son recently lost against Texan, Steve Cruz. She claims it was the heat that was McGuigan’s downfall, and refuses...
Today newspaper rescued by Lonrho (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Eddie Shah’s ailing newspaper, Today, has been rescued by a 31.5 million-pound deal, put up by the Lonrho organisation, headed by Tiny Rowland. Shah comments. Female interviewer not identified.
Thirteen die in M4 van crash (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Police Chief Inspector Fred Ashmore is interviewed on a crash on the M4 in which a van overturned and thirteen people were killed. The van was full of young people who had attended a pop festival. Ashmore...
M4 van crash (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
Police spokesman Sergeant John Wheeler describes in a statement a crash in which twelve people have been killed on the M4 motorway. He describes what happened to the van to make it overturn, and the other...