Tameside’s long-standing chief executive has suddenly resigned after more than three decades working at the council.
Steven Pleasant, who has held the role of head of the local authority’s staff since 2009, after joining the town hall in 1988, has told councillors he is stepping down with ‘immediate effect’.
It is understood his sudden resignation precedes an extraordinary meeting of the full council, due to be held next week, where a vote was due to take place on his ‘conduct’. This related to a message he posted on Twitter ahead of the local elections, which has since been deleted.
