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| Middlesbrough Council set to lose up to 1,500 staff | Middlesbrough Council set to lose up to 1,500 staff |
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| A Teesside council could lose more than half of its workforce over the next three years as it attempts to make savings of almost £70m. | A Teesside council could lose more than half of its workforce over the next three years as it attempts to make savings of almost £70m. |
| Up to 1,500 jobs will be cut at Middlesbrough Council as it addresses a budget shortfall brought on by changes in government funding and additional pressure on services. | Up to 1,500 jobs will be cut at Middlesbrough Council as it addresses a budget shortfall brought on by changes in government funding and additional pressure on services. |
| The authority is making cuts of about £13m in the current financial year. | The authority is making cuts of about £13m in the current financial year. |
| It has just over 2,500 full time staff, excluding those in schools. | It has just over 2,500 full time staff, excluding those in schools. |
| Independent mayor Ray Mallon is due to speak about the budget process at a meeting on Wednesday. | |
| A document presented to staff and seen by BBC News states between 1,200 and 1,500 jobs could go by the end of 2017. | A document presented to staff and seen by BBC News states between 1,200 and 1,500 jobs could go by the end of 2017. |
| More than £32m of the savings are necessary due to changes in government funding, it adds. | More than £32m of the savings are necessary due to changes in government funding, it adds. |
| 'Simply impossible' | 'Simply impossible' |
| Conservative group leader Chris Hobson said the town "would not sustain" such a large number of job losses. | Conservative group leader Chris Hobson said the town "would not sustain" such a large number of job losses. |
| "These people go out and spend money in Middlesbrough," she said. "We've got to look at things differently. | "These people go out and spend money in Middlesbrough," she said. "We've got to look at things differently. |
| "We've got to start running this council as a business, we've got to start bringing money in ourselves and thinking about how we can do that." | "We've got to start running this council as a business, we've got to start bringing money in ourselves and thinking about how we can do that." |
| Charlie Rooney, leader of the Labour group, said it was "simply impossible" to make the required savings without job losses. | Charlie Rooney, leader of the Labour group, said it was "simply impossible" to make the required savings without job losses. |
| Mr Rooney said Middlesbrough had been "devastated" by government cuts. | Mr Rooney said Middlesbrough had been "devastated" by government cuts. |
| In a statement, the Department for Communities and Local Government said Middlesbrough received more funding than the national average and insisted the council could do more to reduce wastage and protect services. | In a statement, the Department for Communities and Local Government said Middlesbrough received more funding than the national average and insisted the council could do more to reduce wastage and protect services. |