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- Tonight councillors will vote on plans to slash £43 million from the council budget over the next two years, in the face of reduced grants from central government
- Up to 500 jobs will be lost in the measures, community groups will be asked to pitch in with environmental services and youth work, and services will be shared with other councils
- The Trades Union Council is set to rally outside the Town Hall to protest the plans, particularly the creation of an 'arms length company' for adult social services which they fear will lead to a 'two tier workforce'
- Bolton Council is accepting a government grant to freeze council tax for thousands of residents - but the Conservative group are urging the council to slash the household charge by two per cent
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