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Row over call for Belfast city centre begging exclusion zone

Is it time for Belfast to introduce an anti begging exclusion zone? That's what's being suggested in today's Belfast Telegraph. Also on the programme row over Bobby Sands documentary film and burka debate.

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Wed 3 Aug 201609:03
BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle

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Row over call for city centre begging exclusion zone

Row over call for city centre begging exclusion zone

Is it time for Belfast to introduce an anti-begging exclusion zone? That's what's being suggested in today's Belfast telegraph. The paper leads with a story claiming "PSNI officers on city centre beat warn vagrancy is out of control". It's claimed some beggars are making up to £170 a day. Exclusion or dispersal zones are used in other cities in the UK. In London it's used on a temporary basis to target begging, street gambling and rough sleeping.

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Row over Bobby Sands film rages on

Row over Bobby Sands film rages on

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