Express & Star : 6th December
Thousands sign petitions over Staffordshire libraries cutbacks
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/06/thousands-sign-petitions-over-staffordshire-libraries-cutbacks/ 

Wells Journal : 6th December
Somerset | Wells library survives closure threat 
http://www.wellsjournal.co.uk/Wells-library-survives-closure-threat/story-25120058-detail/story.html

Western Telegraph : 5th December
Pembroke Dock library hours reduction concerns
“It’s the thin edge of the wedge, so much has been taken away from Pembroke Dock; we’ve got to fight this.”
http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/11649722.Pembroke_Dock_library_hours_reduction_concerns/

Basingstoke Gazette : 5th December
Hampshire | Kingsclere residents face longer wait over library future
If no-one comes forward to run the library, the service would be provided by a weekly mobile library service from the end of March 2015. 
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11648160.Kingsclere_residents_face_longer_wait_over_library_future/

Bromsgrove Advertiser : 6th December
Extra £50,000 to be cut from Worcestershire libraries – as review over opening hours draws to a close
http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/11648367.Extra___50_000_to_be_cut_from_Worcestershire_libraries___as_review_over_opening_hours_draws_to_a_close/

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Libraries News Round-up: 16 May

Shields Gazette: 15 May Union outrage over plans for community groups to run South Tyneside libraries http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/union-outrage-over-plans-for-community-groups-to-run-south-tyneside-libraries-1-8541352 BBC News: 16 May Hay Festival cash keeps town library open  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-39930723 West…