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Disabled have been 'abandoned by the council'

2:30pm Friday 19th April 2013

“WE have been abandoned.” That is the verdict of a Southampton mum, who says that her profoundly disabled daughter will be “punished” by controversial cuts affecting the most vulnerable people in the city.

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Boy offers money from the tooth fairy to save after-school club

4:29pm Friday 15th March 2013

IT was a gesture that would have melted any parent’s heart, a wide-eyed little boy offering to donate a few pounds from the tooth fairy to rescue his beloved after-school club.

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REPRIEVE: Savage cuts and hikes in fees for vital care put on hold

7:32am Wednesday 20th February 2013

SAVAGE funding cuts and hikes in day care costs for thousands of Southampton’s most vulnerable residents have been temporarily put on ice amid huge concerns about the drastic impact they would have.

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Devoted mum to lose allowance for vulnerable sons

10:50am Tuesday 19th February 2013

A SOUTHAMPTON mum has devoted her life to caring for her twin boys, who have severe learning difficulties and disabilities, but is worried about the impact of council cuts on her and family.

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Savage cuts threaten some of city's most vulnerable

10:49am Monday 18th February 2013

THEY are some of the most vulnerable residents of Southampton whose families have chosen to devote their lives to care for them.

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Fight over cuts just starting, say council rebels

11:49am Friday 15th February 2013

“THE fight is just beginning.” That is the message from rebel councillors taking a stand against savage cuts imposed in Southampton.

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Worst cuts ever voted through by council

5:55pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

Betrayed - that was the reaction from the people at the heart of the worst ever cuts in Southampton's history - the public.

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Southampton council budget meeting - live updates

2:29pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

Live updates as Southampton City Council meets to decide its budget - with hundreds of jobs in the balance.

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Protests outside Civic Centre ahead of crucial budget vote

2:11pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

Protestors gathered outside Southampton Civic Centre today as council chiefs prepared to vote on some of the worst public service cuts in the city's history.

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Labour's budget for Southampton

6:00am Wednesday 13th February 2013

How Labour have broken down their budget for Southampton

Library battlers fight for long-term pledge

11:00am Monday 11th February 2013

CAMPAIGNERS battling to save threatened libraries in Southampton have handed over two 500-name petitions to city leaders.

Here's how Southampton City Council plans to spend its £5.8m windfall

8:34am Wednesday 30th January 2013

Southampton City Council, which is facing £20 million worth of cuts, has received a £5.8m windfall. Here's how they plan to spend it.

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£100k boost for libraries following cuts

9:25am Tuesday 22nd January 2013

SOUTHAMPTON'S libraries have been given a reprieve by civic chiefs dishing money back out into the city sparing them from the axe.

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Lifeline to thousands of HIV sufferers facing the axe

12:46pm Saturday 1st December 2012

A lifeline service to thousands of HIV sufferers across Southampton is facing the axe, the Daily Echo can reveal today.

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Art sell off 'would be impossible' says councillor

5:38pm Wednesday 28th November 2012

A CAMPAIGNER-turned-councillor who fought controversial plans to sell some of Southampton’s £190m art collection has insisted she believes it is still impossible for the council to flog any of its masterpieces.

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Lifeline for child carers faces the axe

3:45pm Monday 26th November 2012

THEY are the charities and organisations providing a lifeline to the most needy and vulnerable children in Southampton.

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Council budget cuts: we reveal the facts

11:10am Sunday 18th November 2012

The Daily Echo investigates the numbers behind the bitter war of words between Southampton's ruling Labour group, their Conservative predecessors and the trade unions.

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Leader’s budget silence to pensioners forum ‘made mockery of meeting’

5:41pm Friday 16th November 2012

AS leader of Southampton’s City Council he has to answer tough questions about his decisions.

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Unions drawing up action campaign

5:15pm Friday 16th November 2012

UNION members yesterday prepared the way for industrial action over council budget cuts in Southampton that could see up to 327 staff lose their jobs.

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Pensioners face £300 bill due to council cuts

12:55pm Friday 16th November 2012

PENSIONERS could have to pay up to £300 more under Labour plans to slash the Southampton council’s budget by nearly £20m next year, the Daily Echo can reveal.

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Bid to fight off austerity cuts hurt by 'squabbling'

11:10am Thursday 15th November 2012

A bid to form a united front among Southampton politicians against the Government’s austerity drive on council finances collapsed last night amid party political squabbling.

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Fears of return to rubbish mountains

12:29pm Wednesday 14th November 2012

STREETS and parks littered with rubbish, pensioners struggling to pay their bills, and a rise in youth crime and vandalism.

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HORRENDOUS - fall out from worst cuts EVER

7:57am Tuesday 13th November 2012

Southampton is today reeling from the worst cuts in its history.

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£20m saved in council budget - but 300 jobs go to pay for it

7:53am Tuesday 13th November 2012

THREE hundred jobs will be axed and services slashed in Southampton’s deepest ever council budget cuts.

• Redundancy payments to top £4m
• Who is to blame for the cuts?
• The full list of cuts
• Mayor's car number plate to be sold

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Redundancy pay offs to cost cash strapped council £4m

7:37am Tuesday 13th November 2012

About £4m has been set aside for redundancy pay-offs.

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• Who is the blame for the cuts

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List of where the axe will fall in council cuts

7:32am Tuesday 13th November 2012

Labour's budget plans at a glance.

• The full story of the worst cuts ever

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Who is to blame for £20m cuts?

7:35am Tuesday 13th November 2012

A ROW blew up last night between unions, Labour and the Conservatives over who is to blame for the council’s financial mess.

• List of where the axe will fall
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Council to sell off mayor's TR1 number plate

7:31am Tuesday 13th November 2012

THE dire state of the council’s finances will see the city’s mayor stripped of the trappings of office in a bid to raise hundreds of thousands.

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Hundreds of council staff face jobs axe

8:08am Monday 12th November 2012

Today is D-Day for hundreds of council workers in Southampton facing job cuts

• Where will the axe fall?
• Labour accused of betraying workers
• Cuts are result of perfect storm - finance chief

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Labour is accused of "betraying" council staff

7:53am Monday 12th November 2012

LABOUR is today accused of “betraying” council workers in Southampton as it unveils sweeping council cuts to jobs and services to tackle the city’s worst ever cash crisis.

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Cut backs are result of perfect storm - city finance boss

7:56am Monday 12th November 2012

COUNCILS across the country are facing an unprecedented squeeze on their budgets as part of the Government’s austerity drive to cut the national deficit.

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