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Could you live without your smart phone and the internet?

Could you live without the internet, without your smartphone? No Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, texts? New figures suggest more than a third of us want a digital detox. Also on the programme, the saga of the Jamie Bryson and NUJ membership, and the councillor who's tackling the menace of giant weeds.

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Could you live without your smart phone and the internet?

Are you addicted to the internet? Could you face the week without your smart phone or tablet? Well over a half of UK internet users say they are "hooked" to their devices, with over a third trying to "digital detox", according to an Ofcom report. The study reveals how the internet is affecting people's personal and working lives. And it's not good. So is it time to try and 'switch off'?

Councillor who's tackling the menace of giant weeds

A councillor in North Down has been getting his hands dirty by cleaning up his streets - because Stormont's stretched budget has left the local area overgrown with weeds. The DUP's Peter Martin has been out and about the Bangor East and Donaghadee area after constituents complained the problem was getting out of hand.

Jamie Bryson NUJ saga – union says he’s not member

Earlier this week, loyalist Jamie Bryson was on this show talking about becoming a member of the National Union of Journalists. We had a discussion which raised all sorts of big issues about how widely you define journalism these days. But now the NUJ has said he's not a member.

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Vinny and Nicola are still on the road! They're travelling around the country finding out what you want to talk about.This week they're in Newcastle.

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