The letter from the council leader lezley4tern describes BBC Radio Shropshire as a ‘lifeline’. Full story:
A council leader has urged the BBC's director general to rethink planned cuts to local radio output.
The BBC said it was making some changes to plans aimed at modernising local services in England after feedback. In a letter, which the local authority published online, Ms Picton said: "You're a busy man so I'll get straight to the point: the people of Shropshire need you to reverse the proposals to effectively merge BBC Radio Shropshire with other local West Midlands radio."
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