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Government Spending Cuts Could Force The Closure Of The University Farm Designed To Improve Agriculture In Famine Stricken Africa
1986, Norwich (Norfolk)
Research at University of East Anglia using oxen to study agricultural techniques in developing countries is threatened by government spending cuts.
Cat no. 12198
0:01:49
Colour, Sound
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A 3 Year Old Bangladeshi Boy Now Living In Bedford Has Been Made A Ward Of Court Following Attempts By The Home Office To Have Him Deported
1986, Bedford (Bedfordshire)
News report about immigration issues affecting an adopted child with disabilities requiring medical treatment.
Cat no. 12299
0:01:30
Colour, Sound
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Oliver Walston, Who Farms 3000 Acres At Thriplow Has Called For A Total Ban On Straw Burning
1983, Thriplow (Essex)
Farmer says there is an alternative to straw burning pollution, at a price.
Cat no. 12367
0:01:48
Colour, Sound
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The Agriculture Minister, Michael Jopling, While On A Visit To The Region, Has Strongly Defended Straw Burning
1983, Cambridge (Cambridgeshire)
Interview about government view on straw burning as Minister visits suppliers to Sainsbury’s supermarkets.
Cat no. 12369
0:01:52
Colour, Sound
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Neighbours Protest At Huge Mural Painted On Gable End Of House
1986, Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire)
Varied reactions to a large mural of a young black man on a Jamaican beach being painted by artist Peter Lee.
Cat no. 12385
0:01:15
Colour, Sound
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Young Nigerian Sculptress Holds Her First Exhibition Of Her Works Showing The Lifestyle Back In Nigeria
1986, Milton Keynes (Bedfordshire)
Sokari Douglas Camp talks about her kinetic sculptures, inspired by the Kalabari people of her homeland.
Cat no. 12395
0:03:00
Colour, Sound
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Farmers Have Been Warned That They Could Be Facing Harder Times Due To The Growing Crisis Of Over-Production
1987, Bottisham (Cambridgeshire)
Michael Jopling delivers a tough message for “too successful” farmers.
Cat no. 12656
0:01:40
Colour, Sound
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Work Being Carried Out At The UEA Into The Efficiency Of The Ox As A Form Of Ploughing
1983, Norwich (Norfolk)
News report on research to improve the efficiency of ploughing with oxen carried out at the University of East Anglia.
Cat no. 12688
0:03:07
Colour, Sound
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A Lorry Carrying A Nuclear Waste Flask Has Collided With A Stationary Lorry On The Outskirts Of Bradwell Village
1987, Bradwell-on-Sea (Essex)
Film of a local accident and a staged accident involving flasks designed for nuclear waste.
Cat no. 12967
0:00:48
Colour, Sound
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A Peterborough Pensioner Has Sold His War Medals At Auction And Raised Fifty Thousand Pounds
1987
Sale of medals of Tom Gould, Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross
Cat no. 12972
0:01:00
Colour, Sound
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Airmen At USAF Alconbury Demonstrate American Football Techniques
1983
Scenes before and during an American football match at a US air base.
Cat no. 13401
0:02:53
Colour, Sound
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Peterborough Building Society Has Produced A New Package Of Services For Investors
1984, Peterborough (Cambridgeshire)
Cat no. 18335
0:02:48
Colour, Sound