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30/03/2017

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Stephen Jardine sits in and asks listeners if carrier bag charges changed their behaviour.

Stephen Jardine sits in for Kaye Adams and asks listeners if carrier bag charges made them change their behaviour, following proposals for a 25 pence charge for disposable cups.

According to Cardiff University research, disposable coffee cup usage could be cut dramatically if charges were brought in with incentives to promote re-usable cups. 
They say that the UK's usage of an estimated 2.5bn disposable coffee cups each year could be cut by up to 300 million coffee cups.
Should you be charged an extra 25p to use a disposable coffee cup? Did the bag charge change your behaviour?

How do friends and families react when someone has bipolar disorder?
It's World Bipolar Day and River City have a big ongoing storyline about a character who is bipolar. 
We're joined by actor Andy Gray, Daniel J. Smith is Professor of Psychiatry at University of Glasgow and advised the programme and Hazel who has bipolar.

According to newspaper reports, Dutch footballer Kenny Van der Weg who's currently playing for Ross County, might not renew his contract because he finds Dingwall so boring. Is it really that bad? Dingwall born and bred John McKenzie is founder of Glenwyvss Community Benefit Society in the town.

Cycling Without Age is a project run by a team of volunteers across 28 countries who help elderly people with limited mobility to get back on their bikes. 
It launched in Scotland for the first time this week with a Falkirk chapter. 
Fraser Johnstone leads the project.

GP Dr Fiona Kinnon joins us to examine the week's big medical stories and answer your questions - if you've got something you'd like help or advice on get in touch now: call 0808 5 92 95 00, text 80295, email kaye@bbc.co.uk
Stories include:
- People who wake at night with an urge to go to the loo may need to cut back on salt in their diets.
- Are Marathons bad for your health?
- Could peanuts be key to a healthy heart.

Organisers of the annual Bearsden Fair- which had been scheduled to take place June 23 to 25 - have had to cancel their Harry Potter festival because the interest meant that organisers were worried they wouldn't be prepared for safety, parking, capacity, and licensing implications.

Finlay Wilson has been at the centre of a social media sensation when the BBC's The Social video of him performing 'Kilted Yogas' went viral. However he's now been on the receiving end of a threatening letter on his doorstep telling him to leave the area.

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