A COUNCIL chief executive is moving on after two an a half years in the job.

Burnley Borough's Pam Smith has been appointed to same role at Stockport Council in Greater Manchester.

A timetable will be agreed for the Oldham-born 52-year-old to take up her new job next week.

Burnley Council will now consider its management structure as it looks at how best to replace her in the £100,000plus a year role she took up in January 2015.

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Burnley Council leader, Councillor Mark Townsend, said: “I would like to congratulate Pam Smith on her appointment to her new role.

"It will be a loss to Burnley, the borough is losing a chief executive who, in a relatively short time here, has made a big impact on our priority of promoting skills and aspirations, developed a wide range of valuable partnerships and has overseen major reform of how services are delivered.

"There will be an orderly and steady decision-making process about future senior management arrangements.”

Pam Smith said: “I have enjoyed working with a fantastic team of people in Burnley, and with all our partners.

"I know that the 'Brilliant Burnley' story will continue and go from strength to strength."