Rachel Stopard has announced she is stepping down from her role as chief executive of the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP). Ms Stopard, 59, has decided to retire after more than 37 years of local government service and will step down in May. The organisation’s transport director Peter Blake will assume a new role on an interim basis as director of the GCP, leading up to the planned Government Gateway Review in 2025. Ms Stopard said: “It has been a great privilege to work in public service for so many years. From my early days with Hertfordshire County Council to my time with the Greater Cam…