Manc 26: Joanne Roney OBE - Manchester Council's First Female CEO
We Built This City: Greater Manchester - A podcast by Roland Dransfield - Thursdays
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What does it take to make history? Find out from Joanne Roney OBE. Desperate to earn a wage to buy her first ever new coat, Joanne left school at 16 and got a job at Birmingham Council’s Housing Department. On day one, she had a dead rat thrown at her.