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We heard today that Gloucestershire County Council will have to tackle a funding gap of 120 million pounds over the next 4 years.

That is more than the authority spends per year on libraries, waste, roads, trading standards and fire and rescue combined.

This will take major surgery. If you want to suggest what should be protected and what should be cut visit www.meetingthechallenge.org.uk. For general information go to www.gloucestershire.gov.uk.

Here are some of the comments from Tuesday's show.

Letting the public decide which services to cut won't work...the general public don't know enough about what the services do - trading standards is a prime example....

John says he would pay 10p to borrow a book from the library to help maintain library services...

Mary from Cheltenham says her husband has 2 suggestions...limiting bus passes for pensioners... and says some people abuse this. Plus people admitted to hospital with drunk related incidents should have to pay for treatment.

Simon in Tewkesbury says the council should clamp down on workers - they should abolish the extra day of holiday to mark the Queen's birthday...make sure workers don't leave early on Fridays...abolish long service leave and stop people taking leave on from year to year!!!

Paul from Upton St Leonards says he is due a bus pass this year...but says he probably doesn't need to have it - says that it should be means tested...this would save money

Anon...please remember the county council budget cuts mean many staff are worried about thier jobs.

Anon... they could start the saving exercise by axing the chief executive's assistant post... it not needed when there are so many other people who could stand in for him should the need arise.