PEOPLE in Wellington have rushed to sign a petition launched by parents in a bid to save the town's youth centre.

The petition, which can be signed in a number of local shops in the town, has already attracted wide support since it was launched at the end of November.

Now, Wellington councillors are being asked for their views on when, but not if, the cuts should be made.

The move follows a shock decision by county council chiefs to make Draconian reductions in the funding available for youth work in Somerset, throwing the future of Wellington Youth Centre, used by up to 80 young people, into doubt.

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