A councillor who served Shropshire for over 50 years has died.

Cllr David Lloyd MBE, a member of Gobowen and Selattyn Parish Council, died yesterday (Saturday) at the age of 86.

He was co-opted onto the parish council in his early 30s and wanted to "make a difference" in local politics after reporting on meetings during the early stages of his career in journalism.

His media work led to him receiving an MBE after Foot and Mouth disease struck the region in 1967. Coming from a farming family, he visited the command centre set up at Oswestry Police Station and ended up fronting what became a global media exercise as journalists from around the world descended on the area.

He was also an honorary life governor of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society.

Cllr Lloyd's love of local politics continued in the 1970s when he was elected onto the former Oswestry Borough Council in 1976. He and his late wife, Joan, served as mayor and mayoress for the council in 1985.

He was elected onto the former Shropshire County Council in 1977 and latterly Shropshire Council when it was formed in 2009. When he stepped down from the unitary authority at the 2017 Local Elections, Cllr Lloyd was made an Honorary Alderman in recognition of his "eminent service".

Other notable highlights included being chairman of Shropshire Health Authority and a Conservative candidate for both the European and the United Kingdom Parliaments.

His role in the community led to him receiving the Lifetime Achievement award at the Advertizer's inaugural Community and Business Awards in 2017.