Council's deputy chief executive to retire after nearly 40 years of service

THR, which first reported the news. “My bliss has always been connecting with people, so to be able to make lifelong friends with artists, writers, directors, actors, crew members, journalists, photographers and of course my PR family has meant the world to me.”“Across 35 years of working with her, I’ve never had a colleague more astute, collaborative and loyal than Lynne Hale,” Lucas also told THRin a statement.

It’s no mean feat surviving for two decades on the same soap, but for Emmerdale star Elizabeth Estensen the time has come for her to announce her retirement.

It's the end of an era on Emmerdale and one that fans of the ITV soap won't be glad to see the back of. After 22 years of playing matriarch Diane Sugden, actress Elizabeth Estensen has decided to retire from her role in the village.

Kate Hudson is engaged! The 42-year-old actress shared the happy news with an adorable photo of her and hew new fiance, Danny Fujikawa, 35. In the pic, they were leaning in for a kiss while holding onto each other and standing in front of the ocean as she put her hand on his chest. Her engagement ring could be seen as she flashed a huge smile at her husband-to-be.

Yahoo Friday named Jim Lanzone, a veteran tech and media executive, CEO of Tinder and former head of CBS Interactive, as its new chief executive effective September 27.

clients include many accomplished talents, from “CSI” actor William Petersen to actor-director Ben Falcone to directors like Mimi Leder and Ava DuVernay to producers Eric Roth and Scott Frank. The senior-most woman in CAA’s Television department joined the company in 1986, just two days after she graduated from UCLA.

EXCLUSIVE: Sonya Rosenfeld, the most senior CAA female television agent and one of the most accomplished female TV agents in the business, is retiring after a 35-year career at CAA where she is a member of the board. Rosenfeld, who just announced her retirement internally, is set to depart the agency at the end of the year.

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Manchester’s veteran town hall leader Sir Richard Leese will stand down from the top job at the start of December, the M.E.N. can reveal.

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Kaley Cuoco officially filed for divorce from Karl Cook on Friday, September 3.

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It’s over. Corinne Olympios recently split from boyfriend Vincent Fratantoni after less than two years together, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.

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Harrison Ford is honouring a London firefighter who’s closing out a three-decade career.