Budget cuts
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Teachers rally against budget cuts
Dozens of teachers from schools across Merseyside gathered to protest against education cuts.
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Controversy over possible 10% Council Tax hike
JMU Journalism asks Liverpool residents for their say on Mayor Joe Anderson’s proposed referendum on a 10% Council Tax rise.
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Mayor warns of further social care cuts
Liverpool City Council has warned that local social care services will have to be “hollowed-out” due to government budget cuts.
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Children’s centres saved until 2017
All ten of Liverpool’s children’s centres which were threatened with closure have been saved for the next two years, after the mayor backs down.
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Adult social care to face further cuts
Cuts to the adult social services budget are to be made by Liverpool City Council again.
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Council sets budget as deep cuts hit city
Liverpool City Council has approved a budget which will see an increase in council tax and reductions in multiple services.
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Protests at £156m council cuts meeting
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Liverpool Town Hall as the council met for its budget meeting.
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Liverpool worst hit by funding cuts
The government’s latest round of funding cuts will affect Liverpool more than any other major English city.
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Cameron hits back at Mayor’s claims
Prime Minister David Cameron has denied claims made by Mayor Joe Anderson that his government has neglected Liverpool.
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Councillor slams ‘executive fire escape’
A councillor has slammed Wirral’s ruling Labour party over a costly fire escape staircase.
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Council asks locals to make budget cuts
An online budget simulator has been launched by Liverpool Council encouraging locals to help set the city’s 2014/15 budget.
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Thousands tell council budget concerns
Wirral Council is asking the public to help tackle the funding gap of £27.5m in the next financial year.
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Mayor hits out over ‘lies and smears’
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson denies claims in a story about him in the Sun even before it was due to be published.
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Campaigners defiant over centre closure
Wirral Council has announced Moreton Centre is set to close but care campaigners will continue to fight to save it from closure.
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Protests as council passes budget cuts
Hundreds of protesters gathered at Liverpool Town Hall as the council passed a budget including a council tax rise and more cuts.
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Council leaders’ row halts budget plans
City budget plans have broken down after a bitter email row between Mayor Joe Anderson and Lib Dem leader Richard Kemp.
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Protests as Cameron visits Liverpool
PM David Cameron told locals that the council is adequately funded during a visit to Liverpool, despite claims that cuts may cause riots.
