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Somerset County Council teeters on brink of bankruptcy

TORY-RUN Somerset County Council will vote tomorrow on major cuts to services to save itself from bankruptcy.

Having warned residents during the summer that the local authority is at risk of going bust, Somerset county councillors will vote on the raft of cuts they hope will save about £13 million.

Conservative-run Northamptonshire County Council has already filed for bankruptcy twice this year.

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