ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

Use ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.com or the new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ App to listen to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Episode details

Radio Shropshire,5 mins

Shropshire Council "so close" to bankruptcy

Available for over a year

Lezley Picton is in charge of a local authority which, in her own words, is "unbelievably close" to effectively declaring itself bankrupt. The pressure is taking its toll on the leadership team, which needs to find £62.5m of savings this financial year to close a funding gap. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Shropshire's Rob Trigg reports.

Programme Website