Protests over council cuts
The latest on protests against cuts to libraries, respite care centres and other services in Newcastle - and council budget plans around the North East.
Full Report: Protests over proposals to close libraries
Writers and residents will gather in Newcastle city centre tonight to protest about the closure of ten libraries.
The council says that ninety per cent of people will still be one mile and a half from a library, but today our Education correspondent Dan Ashby visited Dinnington, where people told him that the library is integral to the community.
You can see the full report from him below.
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