Alvechurch County Councillor George Lord has been chosen as the Leader of Worcestershire County Council.

Conservative Mr Lord, 69, who lives in Bromsgrove with his wife Margaret, served as a Bromsgrove councillor from 1976-1983 before becoming chairman of Finance from 1987-1991.

Mr Lord, a former teacher trainer and university lecturer, was elected to the county council in June 1997.