UP to 914 jobs could could be shed by Leeds City Council as part of its bid to plug a £119m budget gap.

The authority (LCC) is also proposing to increase core council tax by 1.99 in plans that will be presented to its Executive Board next week but won’t be finalised until February. Further discussions will also be held about the Government’s proposed adult social care precept, which gives councils the power to increase tax by an additional 3 per cent.

Other proposals that will be considered include plans to close up to half of the city’s bowling greens, end council funding for Christmas lights and review the opening hours and staffing of community hubs/libraries.

A LCC statement said: “A potential reduction in workforce as a result of these proposals would be 97.5 full-time posts. Combined with savings proposals already considered by the board...total savings proposed are £63.4m with a potential overall reduction in the workforce of 914 full-time posts.”