It's rumoured that North Somerset Council's I-T help desk is being moved 200 miles away to Rochdale.

Outside contractor Agilisys recently recruited and trained around 80 new call centre staff in Weston.

They say they ARE looking at possibly answering some calls from one of their other UK sites - to deliver increased value for the council ... but insist this is only a small part of the service and they'll continue to have a local I-T team.

The Council hasn't responded when asked to comment.