News that the Janice Forsyth Show on BBC Radio Scotland is to be axed as part of a schedule change has resulted in over 700 people signing an ePetition against the decision.

Both The Scotsman and The Herald - the former giving it a substantial show on page 5 of today's edition - quote various well-known musicians, novelists, politicians and others expressing their dismay. 

The Saturday show, which has been running for 18 years, is to make way for more speech-based radio during the day and music during the evening - from July.