Hanson School BRADFORD’S political leaders have been urged to “dig their heels in” to help reduce a Bradford school’s £5.1 million deficit. The issue of Hanson School’s spiralling deficit was raised at a meeting of Bradford Council’s Executive yesterday morning. A report into the Council’s finances revealed that the Swain House school, which at over 1,600 pupils is one of Bradford’s biggest, had seen its deficit rise from £4.3m to £5.1m in the past year. It comes as the school approaches the 10th anniversary of being given an academy order by the Government - forcing Bradford Council to hand over control of the school to a private academy chain.
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County Hall, Truro (Image: Richard Whitehouse) Councillors were caught up in an argument at a scrutiny committee after Conservative members all decided to abstain from a vote. A row broke out at a meeting of the health and adult social care overview and scrutiny committee yesterday morning. With elections set to be held in May council meetings have become increasingly tense as party political lines are drawn more clearly. Councillors traded blows after Conservative members at the scrutiny committee declined to vote on an item regarding ear wax removal services. It came after committee vice chair and Liberal Democrat councillor Colin Martin proposed a recommendation.