A FURTHER 640 jobs could be axed at Bradford Council and more services slashed as the authority prepares for budget cuts of £120 million over the next four years.

Frontline services are set to be chopped across the board, including reduced amounts for adult and children’s services, potential library closures, a 20 per cent decrease in winter gritting, and an end to council funding for police community support officers (PCSOs).

Council leader David Green described the proposals as "gut-wrenching".

The Labour group, which runs the council, has produced a draft budget to go before its executive next week before the plans are put out to public consultation.

Cllr Green said: "We’ve taken money out of efficiency savings, management, buildings, administration – all the things you would expect us to do.

"Most of it, in the end, is going to be jobs."

The council has reduced its spending by more than £172m since 2011, he said.

An additional £7.5m has been raised through increases in council tax, and the authority is proposing an increase of 1.6 per cent in each of the next two years, equating to a rise of £1.54 a month for a Band D household.

The council, which employs about 11,000 people, is budgeted to spend £420.6 million in this financial year.

Other cuts included in the consultation include fewer staff delivering adult social care, reduced funding for educational services, further cuts to youth services and all but the seven most heavily-used libraries would become community-managed.

Bin collections would change from weekly to alternate weeks, a charge of £40 a year would be introduced for those wanting green waste collection, some selected street lights would be turned off between midnight and 5am, and rate relief would be reduced for non-profit organisations.

The draft budget will be discussed by the council’s executive on Tuesday (Dec 1).