LABOUR'S BUDGET AT A GLANCE 

Where will the axe fall? (annual savings and job cuts)

  • Sure Start children’s centres, £1m, 12 jobs
  • Our House residential children’s home to close £788,000, 22 jobs
  • Children’s service support and management roles £1.15m, 36 jobs
  • Youth service slashed £765,000, 29 jobs
  • Free parking in district centres axed
  • 10% pensioner discount scrapped
  • Weekly bin collections axed £834,000, 12 jobs
  • Archaeology unit closed, 10 jobs
  • Library hours cut £303,000, 18 jobs
  • Parks and grounds maintenance cut £697,000, 18 jobs
  • Street cleaning cut £482,000, 13 jobs
  • Mayor’s number plate for sale, £100,000 - for more click here

How you will pay more?

  • £30 for a first resident parking permit
  • New evening parking charges to raise £500,000
  • New charges for green waste Fees for burials, cremations, pest control up 5%
  • Council tax up 2%

FOR THE FULL STORY ON THE WORST CUTS EVER CLICK HERE