Results
24 results found for '"Cumbria"' in Keywords.
David Maclean on Penrith by-election result (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative Party candidate David Maclean on the result of the Penrith and The Border by-election (28/07/83), which was a narrow victory for the Conservative Party who won with a majority of 552 over the...
Overview of Penrith and The Border by-election (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Penrith and The Border by-election (28/07/83), which saw the Conservative Party win by a narrow 552 majority over the SDP-Liberal Alliance. Speakers are Conservative Party candidate David...
Doomwatch Survey - Health risks (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Marjorie Higham of the Windscale Liaison Committee, on a new report which shows the health risks to residents in the area following an accident at the Windscale (Sellafield) nuclear reactor in 1957. Female...
Doomwatch Survey - Health risks (1983)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the Doomwatch Survey which shows the health risks to residents in the Windscale (Sellafield) area following an accident at the Cumbrian nuclear reactor in 1957. Male reporter not identified.
Sellafield nuclear works (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the publication of a report on the effects of nuclear discharge from the Sellafield nuclear processing plant in Cumbria, and the possible link to a high rate of leukaemia in the area. Sir Douglas...
Storm damage in UK (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Alcock reports in the wake of storms that have left a trail of destruction across Britain, including interview with eyewitness, Donald Cootes(?), in Wigan where 100 people were made homeless and Police...
BR set to abandon Settle railway (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Transport Ministe, David Mitchell on the future of the Settle to Carlisle railway. The Government has said that the line will be closed unless a private sector operator comes forward. Female...
Peter Curd on the dangers of nuclear waste (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Nirex spokesman Peter Curd on nuclear waste disposal, in the context of Nirex’s applying for permission to test drill at Sellafield in Cumbria and Dounreay in Caithness, with a view to establishing a...
Settle to Carlisle line will not close (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Elena Curti interviews Transport Minister, Michael Portillo on why the Settle to Carlisle line will not now be closed.
Families living near Sellafield win legal aid for cancer fight (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
James Matthews interviews solicitor Martyn Day about a legal case in Cumbria, where families have won financial backing to try and prove the Sellafield nuclear plant is killing local children. Four families...