Tameside Council Wins Top Award

Tameside Council has been officially named the best in the country.

The borough scooped the coveted Best Achieving Council award at the prestigious Municipal Journal (MJ) Awards on Thursday June 28th.

Judges were impressed by Tameside's track record as an "excellent" council - in this year's Comprehensive Performance Assessment it was the only local authority in the north west to receive the top rating of four stars with a judgement of "improving strongly".

They also recognised how Tameside listens to the priorities of local people and continues to deliver high rates of improvement such as in educational attainment and streetscene, and at a faster rate than other councils. Last year the borough attracted record levels of inward investment into the local economy, saw a sharp fall in crime and a ten per cent increase in resident satisfaction as well as above-average employee satisfaction.

The award follows the council recently becoming the first metropolitan borough in the country to achieve a Charter Mark - the Government's standard for customer service. National recognition of Tameside's success can be attributed to many areas of work across the council including:

Tameside Council Chief Executive Janet Callender said: "As a council we pride ourselves on understanding and responding to the needs of the community and in identifying and tackling areas where we can improve.

"We are delighted to be named by the Municipal Journal as the best achieving council as it really recognises the hard work, commitment and efforts of our staff. We are pleased that we are receiving recognition in Tameside for trying to provide the best services possible to our residents - and that will always be at the heart of what we do."

Executive Leader, Cllr Roy Oldham said: "It comes as no surprise to win this award, it's a testament to the hard work of our staff but the real work trying to improve the quality of life for those living and working in Tameside carries on."