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| Gritters withdrawn after attacks | Gritters withdrawn after attacks |
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| The Roads Service has withdrawn its evening gritting service from a Londonderry estate after stones were thrown at its lorries. | The Roads Service has withdrawn its evening gritting service from a Londonderry estate after stones were thrown at its lorries. |
| Gritters will now be sent out in Ballymagroarty in the early morning. | Gritters will now be sent out in Ballymagroarty in the early morning. |
| Garry Matthewson, the headmaster of Holy Family Primary School in Ballymagroarty, said he was shocked. | Garry Matthewson, the headmaster of Holy Family Primary School in Ballymagroarty, said he was shocked. |
| "The gritting process is vital - the weather in this last period has been very, very cold, very icy and dangerous," he said. | "The gritting process is vital - the weather in this last period has been very, very cold, very icy and dangerous," he said. |
| "During periods like this, as a school, we would warn children of the dangers of vehicles not being able to stop quickly. | "During periods like this, as a school, we would warn children of the dangers of vehicles not being able to stop quickly. |
| "And if we have a reduced gritting service, then we would be very concerned as that creates a serious danger for children and all road users." | |
| A meeting will take place next week between the Roads Service, community representatives and the police to discuss the problem. | A meeting will take place next week between the Roads Service, community representatives and the police to discuss the problem. |