The mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Barry Panter, has died following a car crash. The leader of the borough council, Simon Tagg, said his friends and colleagues were "shocked to hear this news". "We all saw him on Wednesday, chairing the meeting of full council with his usual authority, and now to hear this is simply terrible," he said.

The mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme has died following a car crash, the borough council has confirmed. Councillor Barry Panter had been involved in a 'road accident' on Thursday evening (February 13), the local authority added in a statement.

Tributes have been paid to the Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme who died after a crash with a tractor on the A525.

Lyme, who died following a car crash last week, had a "truly admirable" dedication to the community, an MP has said in tribute. Barry Panter had been a Conservative on Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council since 2016,