NEARLY a third of a council’s spending could be slashed under new proposals.

Andover Town Council (ATC) is looking at slicing £94,660 from its spending for 2018-19, but still taking on new duties and projects including a grants scheme to help causes feeling the pinch of budget cuts at borough and county council level.

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