A new leader could be installed to run scandal-hit Tameside Council in the coming days after a week of chaos rocked the local authority.
Both the chief executive and the council leader resigned last week. News first emerged on October 8 that ex-boss of the paid service, Sandra Stewart, had quit amid criticism of the council for failings in children’s services.
Just three days later, Coun Ged Cooney stepped down as leader, alongside his deputies, following a number of resignations from his cabinet and other senior councillors.
Now, a new political leader could be in place by the end of the week, the M.E.N understands. READ MORE: Major change to what people can put in their recycling bins in Greater Manchester announced In their resignation letters, both Ms Stewart and Coun Cooney cited improving children’s services, currently rated ‘inadequate' by Ofsted, as being of paramount importance.
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