Shropshire Council submits request to government for more than £71m in financial support

Shropshire Council has submitted its request to the government for more than £71m in support to stabilise its finances.

The authority confirmed that the application for 'exceptional financial support' was submitted yesterday - Friday, December 12.

It is understood that the application requests permission for a loan of just over £71m.

Sign up today to get all the latest news headlines from Shropshire and Mid Wales delivered straight to your inbox with the Shropshire Star’s free newsletter

A decision on whether it is successful is expected in February.

The application comes after the council's new Liberal Democrat administration declared a ' financial emergency ' at the authority following its election victory in May this year.

Papers considered by the Lib Dem cabinet earlier this