YOUTH centres and libraries are at risk of closing as the county council continues on its mission to save up to £70 million over the next four years.

Bus services are to be withdrawn and scaled down while costs for sending children to school on public transport is also set to change and become more expensive in some cases.

Money will be made available so that communities can run their own bus services in rural areas while Worcester’s Youthcomm radio station has been given a bit of breathing space following fears it was going to close.

Worcestershire County Council’s cabinet made a series of decisions and launched a number of consultations on key services during its meeting today.

The cuts and changes all form part of County Hall’s mission to save up to £70 million by the year 2015 which will result in more than 1,000 job losses over that time.

• For more on this story see tomorrow’s Worcester News.