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UFU begs BBC to retain 51AVÊÓÆµGate morning broadcast

Union president says rural licence payers will be further isolated as Good Morning Ulster set to axe popular feature

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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UFU president David Brown has urged the BBC to consider Northern Ireland's rural licence payers
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UFU president David Brown has urged the BBC to consider Northern Ireland's rural licence payers

A decision by the BBC to cut a farming segment from its morning radio broadcast has been condemned by the leader of the region's farming union. The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has said it is deeply...

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