council cuts
In a major collaborative investigation with HuffPost UK & regional journalists across the country, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals that local government funding crisis has become so dire that councils are being forced to sell thousands of public spaces and are using some of the cash to pay for further service cuts and redundancy payments.
85% of councils are trying to save costs.
More bus routes will end and recycling centres will close, they've warned.
'The government cannot stand idly by when Rome burns'
One centre closes every week across England.