This Day is a regional magazine programme which started in 1970 when AKTV2 rebranded as Northern Television. It took over from Town and Around. Regular contributors were: Rhys Jones and Craig Little fronting and reporting, with Karen Jackman John Bowler, Ian Watkin, Hanafi Hayes,Barbara Magner, John Stewart, Robert Boyd-Bell and Rob Bell as reporters. Gordon Ell, reporter in this story, was identified by Ric Carlyon (09/05/2019).