Do we need more bank holidays?

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Monday marks the last bank holiday of the year before Christmas.

Monday marks the last bank holiday of the year before Christmas.

But there have been calls over the last few years for the government to add another bank holiday - perhaps on the last Monday in October - to give people an extra day off when British Summer Time changes to Greenwich Mean Time.

Video journalists Nicky Butler and Charlotte Cross hit the streets of Wolverhampton to find out what people felt about the possibility of an extra bank holiday and to find out if we really are a nation of bank holiday DIY enthusiasts!

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