Martin Ford 15 March 2024

Slough chief to stand down

Slough BC’s chief executive Stephen Brown is to stand down, the authority has announced.

Brown took over two years ago from Gavin Jones, who had taken the reins in the wake of the council issuing a section 114 notice in 2021.

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