Cuts proposed in Oldham including axing funding for charities

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Council bosses are consulting on making millions of pounds of cuts – including axing funding for charities and the opening hours of Gallery Oldham – as they face a £30m funding shortfall.Oldham council has launched a public consultation on a series of proposals that are aiming to save £8m from the 2021/22 budget.However bosses warn they could have to find a further £22m to plug a funding gap if the finalised government grant notification for next year doesn’t deliver.This means they may have to find millions more in savings, or use last resort one off measures, such as the use of dwindling reserves to meet the difference.The opening times for Gallery Oldham could be reduced to five days a week under the consultation proposals, to save £22k.