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Telford to lose £2m in children and young people grants

Almost £2 million in government grants are to be axed from budgets set aside to help children and young people in Telford.

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Almost £2 million in government grants are to be axed from budgets set aside to help children and young people in Telford.

Angela McClements, a Labour councillor at Telford & Wrekin Council, claimed the cuts would hit programmes designed to slash teenage pregnancy rates as well as those for out-of-school youth activity.

Councillor Stephen Burrell, cabinet member for children and young people, said: "Telford & Wrekin Council has made savings of £2.8 million over the last three years with no cutbacks to frontline services for children and young people.

"We are currently reviewing our budgets and will be doing all that we can to protect key services.

"We have a proven record of delivering more with less," he said.

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