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Row over council's commercial waste clampdown.

Row over council's commercial waste clampdown, autism assessment delay, and women leaders

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Fri 8 Jul 201609:03
BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle

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Row over council's commercial waste clampdown

Row over council's commercial waste clampdown
New rules at a council dump has banned vans and commercial vehicles.The scheme at Ards and North Down Borough Council has upset some small business owners who fear it could affect their livelihood. Two small business owners John and Robert contacted the show
Listen to the second part of the discussion here.

Autism assessment waits exposed by The Nolan Show

Autism assessment waits exposed by The Nolan Show
Earlier this year we broke the story that there are over 200 children waiting for an Autism Spectrum Assessment in Northern Ireland, with 279 of those children already waiting over 12 months. Today, not much has changed...there are now 2082 children on the list. Our reporter, Nicola Weir, spoke to Jenny Haughian from Portrush. Her son, Riley is two years old and has been told it will be at least another 15 months before he can been seen for assessment.

UK's next PM will be a woman. Does that matter?

UK's next PM will be a woman. Does that matter?
The new Prime Minister will be a woman - it's between Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom for the biggest job in British politics. Hillary Clinton is also favourite for the White House, Angela Merkel leads Germany, the leaders of the Welsh, Scottish and our own assembly - the DUP's Arlene Foster - are all women. So what does this say about politics now - is the age of the middle-aged, grey-haired, male politician over?

Tyres on bonfires - who's going to sort this?

Tyres on bonfires - who's going to sort this?
Another day another bonfire row. The Belfast Telegraph are reporting fears of toxic clouds over Belfast as hundreds of tyres have appeared on bonfires across Northern Ireland. Pictures have emerged of a lorry delivering tyres under the cover of darkness to a bonfire site in the Ballybeen estate in Dundonald. Tyres were also placed on Avoneil bonfire site in Belfast, a site that is part of Belfast City Council's official bonfire program which receives council funding, but they were later removed. 

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    BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle

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