Warminster Town Council has announced that former deputy mayor Cllr John Syme has died.
John was well known in Warminster, having at various times and over many years been a councillor on the town council, West Wiltshire District Council and Wiltshire Council.
After a break, in 2021 he was elected as one of the town councillors for Warminster Broadway Ward.
At one time, John was deputy mayor of Warminster and most recently he served as a member of the planning advisory committee and the highways advisory committee.
The council said: "Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time."
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