Central News East: 12.10.1983: Corby

Summary

Malcolm Brabant report from Corby in Northamptonshire about the success of council leaders attracting new business to the area since it was made an unemployment blackspot, with the closure of Corby steelworks, four years ago.

Year:

1983

Duration:

0:03:03

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Library shots of Corby town centre. Views of some of the remaining industry. Library shot of the demolition of the steelworks in 1981. Views of the shopping precinct including a group of punks, and shots of the Job Centre. Views of the new Weldon Enterprise Zone where new businesses have set up. Shots of council officials meeting - Kelvin Glendenning, Willie Maudsley, Duncan Hall, and Fred McClenaghan. Interviews with Kelvin Glendenning about the new jobs for the town of Corby, and with Fred McClenaghan, about the struggle of attracting new industries to Corby. Views of a model for the proposed Wonderworld leisure complex.

Poor picture quality on the edited story on the master tape caused by tape damage. Followed by trims of the shopping precinct and Job Centre (further trims also held on a seperate tape).


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Story G309/83. Version on the website has some shots replaced with better quality versions from the trims without changing the original edit.