BUDGE: I AM READY TO STEP DOWN

ANN BUDGE will stand down as Hearts chair at the end of the year.

- BY ALAN GALINDO

The club have already begun the search to fill the position after Budge advised the board of her decision to quit in December, following the 2025 AGM.

It will bring the end to a long-term role in the capital, having played a key role in rescuing the club and enabling it to exit administration back in 2014.