Storm damage leaves councils facing big cuts to pay for repairs

Public services to suffer after tens of millions of pounds of damage to roads and bridges

The worst storms in years have left some councils facing “disastrous” cuts to public services to pay for widespread damage to roads and bridges that will cost tens of millions of pounds to fix, the Guardian has learned.

While the full scale of the destruction caused by storms Ciara and Dennis is not yet known, council leaders have expressed alarm about the spiralling repair bill and the implications for their already-stretched budgets.

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