11:25am Wednesday 17th March 2010
LEDBURY'S mayor Chris Holbourn died in hospital last night.
The well-loved chairman of the town council had been fighting a brave battle against cancer which had forced him to retire from many civic duties over the past few weeks.
Town councillor Keith Francis led tributes to a man who was "loved, admired and respected by so many".
Coun Francis continued: "We in the town are absolutely devastated. He was an excellent mayor - ready and available for everybody and always about the town.
"There will be a lot of people who will be very saddened by the news."
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