TWO local men have taken leading roles in the county following last month s election. Councillor Bernard Lloyd, who represents Harpenden North East, has been elected chairman of the county council and Stuart Nagler, a former Mayor of Hertsmere, has been r

TWO local men have taken leading roles in the county following last month's election.

Councillor Bernard Lloyd, who represents Harpenden North East, has been elected chairman of the county council and Stuart Nagler, a former Mayor of Hertsmere, has been re-elected as chair of the Herts Police Authority.

A long-standing Harpenden resident, Cllr Lloyd was first elected to the county council in 1997 and served as chairman of the health scrutiny committee for three years.

Born in Wales, he moved to Harpenden after he married in 1972 and worked as a chartered, certified accountant employed by the county council earlier in his career. He then progressed through a number of increasingly high-profile posts to become chief executive of the Royal College of Physicians.

Married to Christine, he has three grown-up daughters and six grandchildren. He is a trustee for Harpenden day centre and Batford Memorial Hall.

Commenting on his appointment he said: "I love the county and am looking forward to meeting some of the many individuals and groups who help to make this such a special place to live and work."

Stuart Nagler, who has lived in Radlett for the past 35 years with his wife, has been on the police authority for six years and initially took on the post of chair last October. He is a magistrate on the West Herts Bench and was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Herts earlier this year.

He is a partner in a firm of chartered accountants and is a former special constable.

At the time of his appointment he commented: "The Constabulary has just had one of its most successful years with crime continuing to fall and detections increasing significantly."

Tony Marriott is the new president of Harpenden Lions Club in succession to David Murphy.

He became a Lions' member in 1995 and lives in Harpenden with his wife Caroline. Although he is now retired, he was a director of Arup, a major construction engineering company where he was responsible for the environmental engineering design of many significant projects including the Tate Modern.

Tony is also a trustee of Harpenden Phoenix Holidays, a local charity which provides holidays for disabled and terminally ill people from the Harpenden area.