Wolverhampton the latest council to introduce swingeing cuts as financial storm clouds gather

Wolverhampton Council is the latest local authority in the West Midlands to announce savage cuts amid growing financial pressures.

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WALSALL COPYRIGHT EXPRESS&STAR TIM THURSFIELD 08/01/18.GV of City of Wolverhampton Council building. Civic Centre................

Last year Birmingham Council became the first - and so far only - council in the region to effectively declare itself insolvent, but most councils have been forced to take brutal measures to avoid a similar fate.

Wolverhampton Civic Centre
Wolverhampton Civic Centre