Councillor Joanne Sexton, leader of Spelthorne Borough Council, was found to have mistreated a senior member of staff following a standards meeting held behind closed doors in October. A linked ...

Spelthorne's financial crisis is "even more critical", with millions in cuts needed to avoid catastrophic bankruptcy, says ...

Commissioners could be brought in to intervene in the running of a Surrey council which is more than £1bn in debt, the ...

A report into governance at Spelthorne Borough Council raised a number of concerns about the authority, including that it was in more than £1bn of debt. There were other concerns too - that it had a ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon announced plans for intervention at Spelthorne BC due to concerns with its level of ...

Councillor Joanne Sexton, leader of Spelthorne Borough Council, said she recognised it was "a very worrying time" for residents but assured them there was no wider risk to the community.

Last October, following an internal investigation, a council panel appeared to uphold a complaint that the leader of Spelthorne Borough Council, Joanne Sexton (a member of the Independent Spelthorne ...

Joanne Sexton, leader of Spelthorne Borough Council, was found to have disrespected a member of staff but cleared of bullying by the independent panel on October 17, 2024. The Independent Spelthorne ...

A four-star riverside hotel may be built on the site of a council car park in Surrey after the land was leased to a private developer. Spelthorne Borough Council said it had agreed to lease the land ...

He was elected mayor of Spelthorne in 2002 and again in 2012. Paying tribute, Spelthorne Borough Council leader Joanne Sexton said Mr Sider was a "true local legend". Mr Sider held a number of ...

The leader of Spelthorne, Joanne Sexton, said the authority had "agreed to work in partnership to take decisive action". Spelthorne's debt is estimated to be more than 60 times the amount it ...

Joanne Sexton, chair of the council's corporate resources and policy committee, said the hotel was a "very exciting project which will transform the area". The site will continue to be used as a ...