Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Bolton wanderer

14/05/2010

Last month, Jon Lord worked for Bolton Council’s housing department. Today he’s on the other side of town as boss of the council’s arm’s-length management organisation, facing another change as he prepares to transfer Bolton’s homes to a housing association. Lydia Stockdale met him.

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