New leaders chosen for county council

NOTTS County Council has appointed a new chairman and vice-chairman.Councillor Carol Pepper became the new chairman after the chains of office were handed over by Councillor Keith Walker.She was vice-chairman and first elected as a county councillor for Arnold in 1989.She has selected Nottingham Hospitals Cystic Fibrosis Campaign as the chairman's charity for the following year.She said: "It is a great honour to be elected by my colleagues and I am really looking forward to representing the...