New council boss has 'just enough mischief' for job

The new leader of South Ribble Borough Council has pledged to listen to anyone who wants to question and scrutinise his decisions.

- by Emma Downey

Matthew Tomlinson made the promise as he took the reins of the Labour-run authority during a meeting of the full council.

He was voted in to the top job after Jacky Alty stepped down, having spent just under a year in the role.

As the Lancashire Post revealed earlier this month, Coun Alty moved aside after concluding her colleague was “better placed” to lead South Ribble through a forthcoming government-ordered overhaul of the way Lancashire’s council system operates.