Full speed ahead for car rallies.VINTAGE car vintage car Noun a car built between 1919 and 1930 vintage car n → coche m antiguo or de época vintage car vintage n rallies may no longer be scrutinised by the Parades Commission The Parades Commission is a quasi-judicial body responsible for placing restrictions on or banning outright any parades in Northern Ireland it deems contentious or offensive. , a watchdog said yesterday. The Commission has recommended that Secretary of State Peter Hain should consider allowing certain vintage vehicle associations exemption from the main provisions of the 1998 Act under which it operates. The controversial body's blueprint for the way forward also challenged all sides involved in flashpoint marches to solve their disputes through dialogue. Buoyed by a reduction in violence during this year's marching season, Commission chairman Roger Poole insisted it should be consolidated through talks. He said this had happened because people in key areas had worked "tirelessly tire·less adj. Not yielding to fatigue; untiring or indefatigable. tire  less·ly adv. ".
Mr Poole added the blueprint "reflects the Commission's commitment to dialogue between local people as the only way to reach a lasting solution to the problems surrounding reviews". CAPTION(S): TALKS: Poole yesterday |
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