A POPULAR figure in Leominster's death was alcohol related, an inquest concluded.

Jonathan Lawrence, aged 48, died at his home address in Shobdon on July 5.

The inquest heard Mr Lawrence previously worked in B&Q in Hereford for 10 years.

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His wife Marie Lawrence said: "I don't know one person in Leominster who didn't like him."

Herefordshire coroner Mark Bricknell concluded that Mr Lawrence's death was alcohol related and the medical cause of death was alcohol poisoning.