内容摘要：: “The number that’s in your budget to settle equal pay, of around three quarters of a billion, is a maximum potential liability.”

: “The number that’s in your budget to settle equal pay, of around three quarters of a billion, is a maximum potential liability.”

Nick Mannion, the Labour leader of the council, said Cheshire East had a gap of around £27m to maintain services.The government has not yet responded to the authority's request.

Councillor Mannion toldthat the authority had some "real financial legacy issues"."When we looked at the budget setting for the coming years, we have a gap of around £27m to maintain services."

"The basic measure is we cannot balance our budget for next year without borrowing a significant amount, which will have to be paid back, or by increasing the council tax by up to 10%," he said.Cheshire East Council has been approved for support, via the government's Exceptional Financial Support framework, for the current and following financial years.

But that involves borrowing money that would need to be repaid.

Councillor Mannion said borrowing the money would be "kicking the can down the road".Nicola Fauvel, station director at Hinkley Point B, said: "It's the staff who write the chapter of what the deconstruction and decommissioning looks like."

Ms Fauvel is one of few women in leading roles within the nuclear energy industry."I love the role I'm in. Being the station director is really the culmination of all the experiences I've had," Ms Fauvel said.

She added that she feels a "sense of responsibility" to share what she does with other women and girls."I used to not like being associated with being a female role model but I've switched and I see it as a duty to share what I do because I love what I do," Ms Fauvel said.