Plans for new fire stations and housing developments in the Forest of Dean

As High Street banks publish their profits for the first six months of 2010, for many the focus isn't on how much money they're making, but how much they are lending to small businesses.

We'll spend the morning with a number of businesses in the county finding out just how tough it is for them to get credit.

We'll be live in the Forest of Dean as plans for a a multi-million pound housing development are confirmed. And we'll speak to the county's fire service as plans for four new fire stations get the go-ahead.