County council appoints Stephen Young as executive director

This new role, created following a management restructure, includes major areas of the county council's work including highways, economic development, planning, public transport, waste management, libraries and museums.

As the director of place at Bolton Council, Stephen's role has included leading the development and launch of their town centre masterplanning process, which resulted in £100m of investment being made available to prime £1bn of town centre redevelopment schemes.

Angie Ridgwell, interim chief executive and director of resources, said: "This is a key position with responsibility for some of our biggest services. Stephen will be instrumental in the economic development of the county and will deliver a range of ambitious and major projects across Lancashire, as well as oversee the operational delivery of key services.