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Are libraries a luxury we can't afford?

A debate is raging over the future of libraries in Worcestershire after the council earmarked seven for possible closure. The council needs to save around £70m over the next few years.

A debate is raging over the future of libraries in Worcestershire after the county council earmarked seven for possible closure. The council needs to save around £70m over the next three to four years.

Library services in Bewdley, Stourport, Hagley, Wythall, Broadway, Upton and Catshill are now under review. On the phone in from 9am, we're asking "are libraries a luxury we can't afford?".

We're at a Redditch primary school where they're teaching the little ones the delights of allotments.

How to be fashionable on holiday without taking your whole wardrobe!

Local author Owen Sheers joins us from the Hay Festival where he's launching his latest work that's been filmed in Herefordshire and soon to hit the movie screens.

When other people put their feet up at the weekend we'll meet a Worcestershire woman who puts hers down!

This morning two of FIFA's biggest corporate sponsors have warned that football is being damaged by allegations of corruption. We'll find out what that means for football in the UK.

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Tue 31 May 2011 09:00

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  • Tue 31 May 2011 09:00