Kidsgrove Town Deal Board member profiles

Staffordshire County Council

Martin Murray - Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economy

Board role

Member

Profile

Born and raised in Cannock, I owned the UK’s longest running (same-owner) nightclub, opened by my father Alan in January 1972. I have been hosting events there since the early 80s and took over managing Snoopy’s in 1989. The Covid pandemic and lockdown regulations prevented the club from celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022 and sadly caused the hard decision to permanently close the club.

Over the past 15 years I have been an advisor for the nighttime economy and nightlife, becoming an ambassador and board member for several national and international nighttime economy groups/organisations and a board member for safety groups and charities.

As Deputy Leader of Staffordshire County Council, I will bring my decades worth of business skills and acumen to help boost the economy and profile of Staffordshire and make it ‘the beating heart of the country’.

Supporting officers

Board members are supported by officers from Staffordshire County Council:

• Gail Edwards - Strategic Delivery Manager (Newcastle and Staffordshire Moorlands)