A FAMILIAR face will be back in Ledbury from Monday.

Carl Jones, joint town manager for Ledbury and Bromyard from 1998 to January this year, is back as the market towns officer covering Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye, employed by Herefordshire Council.

He has been in Cirencester since January, where he was market towns manager for Cotswold District Council.

He said: "I still live in Hereford, so I'm pleased to be working closer to home."

Len Huff, chairman of Ledbury Independent Traders' Association, said: "Traders will be delighted to learn that Carl has been appointed. He did sterling work here before his previous appointment came to an end."

Mr Jones's base will be the town council's office in Church Lane.