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From £7m to £76,000 - is Blackpool Council at risk of collapsing?

Is the 'very existence' of Blackpool Council at risk by overspending? Shelagh Parkinson reports on the latest row between Labour and opposing Conservatives

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Oct 23, 2024
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Blackpool Council’s finances are ‘on the edge’ the town’s opposition leader has warned after new figures showed reserves have dropped to just £76,000.

Coun Paul Galley, leader of the Conservative group on the council, said: “These figures are the worst I’ve ever seen, the Labour Council is now over spending in almost every area.

“These m…

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