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03/07/2017
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Protection Of Language Speakers Is No Threat To Any Community - SDLP
The protection of language speakers is no threat to any community or any culture according to the SDLP.
Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said: "As another deadline for reaching resolution to the challenges we face passes, the public has become more and more frustrated with the deadlock at Stormont.
"No one understands that more than language speakers who only want basic legislative protection. That protection threatens no community and no culture.
"The SDLP has made positive and pragmatic proposals to unlock the issues which have seemed intractable.
"Tá deis ann anois le haitheantas ceart a thabhairt don Ghaeilge - déamís é!"
New Telephone Number For Belfast Planning Enquiries
A new telephone number for planning enquiries in Belfast has been announced.
The new contact number is (028) 9050 0510 and is in use from today, 03 July and is for residents and developers in the Belfast City Council area.
It replaces the public enquiry service previously operated by NI Direct.
In addition to enquiring about planning applications and receiving general planning advice, the number can be used to report breaches of planning permission and to enquire about tree preservation orders; the protection and preservation of built heritage and the local development plan, which outlines how land should be used and developed in the future.
New Laws For Quad Bike Riders
Riders of four-wheel quad and all-terrain bikes are now required by law to wear a helmet when travelling on the public road network.
The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 which mandates the wearing of helmets for those who ride motor cycles has been extended to those who ride motor quadricycles (quad bikes).
Those found in breach of the law can be fined up to £500.
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The protection of language speakers is no threat to any community or any culture according to the SDLP.
Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said: "As another deadline for reaching resolution to the challenges we face passes, the public has become more and more frustrated with the deadlock at Stormont.
"No one understands that more than language speakers who only want basic legislative protection. That protection threatens no community and no culture.
"The SDLP has made positive and pragmatic proposals to unlock the issues which have seemed intractable.
"Tá deis ann anois le haitheantas ceart a thabhairt don Ghaeilge - déamís é!"
New Telephone Number For Belfast Planning Enquiries
A new telephone number for planning enquiries in Belfast has been announced.
The new contact number is (028) 9050 0510 and is in use from today, 03 July and is for residents and developers in the Belfast City Council area.
It replaces the public enquiry service previously operated by NI Direct.
In addition to enquiring about planning applications and receiving general planning advice, the number can be used to report breaches of planning permission and to enquire about tree preservation orders; the protection and preservation of built heritage and the local development plan, which outlines how land should be used and developed in the future.
New Laws For Quad Bike Riders
Riders of four-wheel quad and all-terrain bikes are now required by law to wear a helmet when travelling on the public road network.
The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 which mandates the wearing of helmets for those who ride motor cycles has been extended to those who ride motor quadricycles (quad bikes).
Those found in breach of the law can be fined up to £500.
(CD)
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