Hundreds protest against Bath library move

Weekend in Bath are usually busy, but fairly tranquil affairs. Not today. Plans to move the library to a council building have infuriated local people.

They were joined by author and journalist Bel Mooney.

The organiser of a petition which so far has gathered more than 2,000 signatures says that the central library is a valuable community asset.

The council says it needs to save £49 million over the next four years, and moving the library would, along with other cuts, could help achieve this.

Bath is famed for its literary connections - author Jane Austen lived here - but it may just be about to lose a library at the very heart of the city.