Avon Fire Authority says if it doesn't raise the amount of council tax residents pay them, it could lead to the loss of frontline staff or the closure of fire stations.

They've announced that part of our bill will go up by four percent this year - to an average of just under sixty-three pounds a year.

It comes a few days after Avon and Somerset Police announced they'd take a one-year freeze - though they too warned it could lead to future job losses.