Northumberland County Council has defied the odds to post an underspend on last year's budget despite huge pressures caused by inflation.
New figures released by the authority showed there had been an underspend of £2.1 million on the 2022/23 budget after less than half of its £5.2 million inflationary cover.
It completes a remarkable turn-around for an authority that was predicting a £17 million overspend as late as September.
