A West Yorkshire council said it was close to going bust unless a £47m funding gap could be closed, as a growing number of local authorities warned that they were almost running out of funds.
Kirklees council, which counts Huddersfield as its main town, said it could face a section 114 notice – signalling that it could not balance its budget – in the 2024-25 financial year if the authority did not deliver required savings and minimise its expenditure this financial year.
