Bolton Council is to axe a quarter of workers from a service which aims to improve the lives of young children.
The cutting of 13 jobs at Start Well will save the authority £538,000 per year, along with other measures, but will affect services aimed at families with children aged 0 to five.
Among the services currently provided are baby clinic drop ins, breast feeding support groups, access to community midwives, new baby groups, parenting courses, speech therapy sessions and stay, play and learn sessions
