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Warning Northumberland County Council needs to "modernise" services in order to avoid future cuts as 'austerity 2.0' looms

Northumberland County Council has unveiled plans that the Conservative administration hope will save around £20 million from the authority's budget.

Top officers have said that some services offered by the council need to be modernised and streamlined to avoid future cuts.

As part of the council's priority to deliver value for money to taxpayers, a "strategic business case" has been developed which "sets out opportunities for service improvement".

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