City libraries saved from budget cuts

LIBRARIES in Bristol are saved from budget cuts next year according to leading councillors after concerns they were under threat.

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But the opposition Labour councillors warned some libraries could be still closed despite the promises.

Bristol City Council operates 26 libraries, which have come under increasing pressure given dwindling budgets. In recent years many libraries were sporadically closed for a few hours due to a staff shortage, after the former Labour administration rolled out a recruitment freeze.

Next year, the new Green-Lib Dem administration has pledged £5 million for the library service, “protecting the services’ budget in full” The Liberal Democrats said they have relieved the staffing issues, so people no longer have to guess whether their library will be open or closed.