A BOARD with members as varied as an Olympic rower and a Cheshire West councillor has been assembled to monitor the workings of a King Street gas storage facility.

Storengy, the largest gas storage facility in the UK, is launching a new responsible business board to ensure that the company is held publicly accountable for the delivery of its business charter commitments.

Members will monitor the company's progress in four areas – fair business growth, transparency and accountability, fair employment, and supporting the community and environment.

The board includes chairman Christine Gaskell, from Cheshire and Warrington local enterprise partnership, Prof John Howe, of the Thornton Energy Institute at the University of Chester, and Matt Langridge, Northwich's gold medal-winning rower at the 2016 Olympics.

Other members include Cllr Sam Naylor, Prof Mike Stephenson from the British Geological Survey and representatives from Storengy.

Meetings will take place three or four times a year, and an annual report will be made available to the public online.

Michael Gibson, managing director, said: "We expect to be constructively challenged and held to account by the board for our progress across a range of business measures.

"We have set ourselves high standards, with measurable objectives and are prepared to be publicly scrutinised on our progress towards delivering and meeting these."