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Appointment of Northumberland County Council's new CEO confirmed

A permanent replacement for Northumberland County Council's controversial CEO Daljit Lally has finally been approved by councillors.

A meeting of full council voted to approve the appointment of Dr Helen Paterson on Wednesday after Mrs Lally left the council in July following a long-running dispute with leading councillors.

Dr Paterson, whose annual salary of £199,000 was described as "eye-wateringly high" by one councillor last week, is currently chief executive at Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council and will join Northumberland in the spring.

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