Tributes paid to country's first Green councillor

Tributes have been paid to a councillor described as "the ultimate community activist" after his death at the age of 86.

The first Green Party councillor and mayor to be elected in the UK, John Marjoram, who lived in Stroud, Gloucestershire, died on Saturday after a long illness.

He served in town and district levels of politics for 36 years before stepping down from active politics in 2021.

Adrian Oldman, coordinator of Stroud District Green Party, said: "He was tenacious, passionate, and always supported the underdog."