Keep it local

BBC local radio reach is up 4.14% year on year in the latest RAJAR figures - yet facing cuts in staffing off up to a quarter under management proposals designed to "Deliver Quality First". There are some very big winners - top marks to Stoke, but Leicester, Tees, 3 Counties, WM, Coventry and Guernsey all notched up increases of over 20% - and the overall picture is largely green.