Newcastle riots

Title

Newcastle riots

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

12 Sep 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Philip Vine of Metro Radio reports on the recent riots in Elswick, Newcastle, which started due to the death of two joyriding youths after a police chase and on concerns over the deprived area and its high unemployment. A local woman describes the scenes; Chief Constable Stanley Bailey on the riots, damage caused and arrests made; deputy council leader Stephen Byers on the need for regeneration; resident Margaret Nolan on need for regeneration money and to consult locals on the regeneration.

Contributors

Stanley Bailey; Margaret Nolan; Philip Vine; Stephen Byers

Keywords

Emergency services; Fires; Police; Urban regeneration; Violence; Unemployment; Adolescents; Riots; Unemployed youth; Newcastle; Arrests; Residential estates; Elswick

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