A FORMER chief surveyor with Golborne Urban District Council has died, aged 80.

Jack Brooks, who worked with the local authority for 15 years, died last week in South Wales. He is survived by his wife, Alice and his daughter, Linda, who is a planning officer in Gwent.

Former Mayor and Golborne councillor John Hilton said: "Jack Brooks was a very well respected person." The funeral is tomorrow (Friday) at Narberth.