Views sought over cash gap

A SERIES of meetings are to be held to discuss how the city council will address a £97 million funding gap.

The authority is facing having to address the massive budget shortfall by 2014 and will hold a number of meetings with neighbourhood partnerships over the next three weeks.

A series of six local meetings across the city will culminate in a city conference in the City Chambers on December 3.

The first meeting, for the south west and Pentlands areas, was due to be held tonight in Gorgie Parish Church, followed by another next Tuesday in Craigmount High School for the Almond and Western areas.