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The First Of Ten New Community Centres For Ethnic Groups Has Been Opened
1983, Luton (Bedfordshire)
Funding to create community centres and provide translation services for minority groups.
Cat no. 49708
0:02:01
Colour, Sound
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Workers At Vauxhall's Truck Division Have Called For A Secret Ballot On The Company's 8% Pay Offer
1983, Dunstable (Bedfordshire)
Union representative reacts to the call for a secret ballot of Vauxhall Bedford Truck workers.
Cat no. 49759
0:00:44
Colour, Sound
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Leighton Buzzard Firm To Market An American Machine Which Could Revolutionise The Printing And Publishing Industries
1983, Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire)
Company signs exclusive agreement to sell US computer software for printing.
Cat no. 49777
0:01:34
Colour, Sound
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Anglia Television Refutes Claims That 'Highway' Showed Luton To Be A Dreary Town And Flooded With Immigrants
1984, Luton (Bedfordshire)
Responses to criticism of the depiction of Luton in a religious broadcasting programme, 'Highway'.
Cat no. 52495
0:01:47
Colour, Sound
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The Findings Of An Industrial Tribunal In Bedford Could Force Employers To Re-assess Their Recruitment Methods
1987, Bedford (Bedfordshire)
Two women treated unfairly because their job qualifications were obtained in India.
Cat no. 52591
0:00:32
Colour, Sound
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A Full Investigation Is Underway After A Gynaecological Operation Was Carried Out By Mistake On An Asian Woman
1984, Luton (Bedfordshire)
Report on a medical mix-up apparently due to a language problem – are more interpreters needed?
Cat no. 53266
0:00:45
Colour, Sound
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400 Men Of The Third Anglian Regiment March Through Dunstable To Receive The Freedom Of The Town
1983, Dunstable (Bedfordshire)
Brief scenes of the Third Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment led by their band.
Cat no. 54254
0:00:40
Colour, Sound
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Bedfordshire Police Fix It For Four Children To Become Policemen For The Day
1987, Toddington (Bedfordshire)
April Fool’s Day news story of children taking on police roles.
Cat no. 62961
0:00:40
Colour, Sound
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Members Of The Muslim Community In Luton Took To The Streets In Protests At The Desecration Of Their Mosque, When A Pig's Head Was Strung From Its Highest Pinnacle
1984, Luton (Bedfordshire)
Interviews and scenes of a march through Luton in response to the attack on the Mosque.
Cat no. 67522
0:02:15
Colour, Sound
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Leaders Of The Large Indian Communities In Luton And Peterborough Say They Are Shocked And Grief-Stricken By The Assassination Of Mrs Gandhi
1984, Peterborough (Cambridgeshire)
Brief report on the effect of the death of Indira Gandhi on the Indian community in the Peterborough and Luton areas.
Cat no. 67611
0:01:06
Colour, Sound
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Hangar Being Dismantled For Move To Duxford
1980, Tempsford (Bedfordshire)
Hangar used by World War II Special Operations Executive is removed to Imperial War Museum.
Cat no. 67700
0:02:52
colour, sound
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Luton South MP, Graham Bright, Is Demanding Urgent Government Action After Discovering A Second Foreign Student Has Set Up Home With A Child Bride In Luton
1986, Luton (Bedfordshire)
Report on reaction to the case of a child bride from Oman living in Luton.
Cat no. 67922
0:01:50
Colour, Sound