Members of Calderdale MBC's senior leadership team are refusing to hide away from the wider and bigger opportunities offered by the sector, it would seem.

The council's chief executive Robin Tuddenham took over as president of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace) in January for a two-year tenure, while the council's principal litigation solicitor Aneeka Muneer finished her year as president of Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) in April.