Central News East: 10.10.1988: Mansfield Unemployment

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Summary

Nick Franklin reports that Mansfield District Council have appealed to the European Union for financial aid following the announcement of redundancies at Mansfield Knitwear.

Year:

1988

Duration:

0:02:27

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Mansfield councillors want to be given the same emergency status as Corby had when that town had needed help. Interview with the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council Dennis Pettitt who said that after the closure of Mansfield Colliery and huge redundancies at Mansfield Knitwear the town needed immediate help. Interview with Ian Linny of the Mansfield Enterprise Partnership about the problems. Interview with unemployed man Mark Bennett about the difficulty of finding work. Library shots of Miss World contenders in Mansfield, views of the town including aerials and tracking shot through Mansfield. Views of enterprise project at Mansfield Brewery. Library shot of the demolition of Corby steelworks in 1981.


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