A FORMER Caldicot town councillor who was among the "Arctic 30" Greenpeace protestors jailed in Russia has been released.

Anthony Perrett – who also stood for election in the Dewstow ward in Caldicot for Monmouthshire Council – said he was "eager" to return home after spending 100 days in jail after being arrested during a protest against drilling in the Arctic.

Mr Perrett said they had been treated well despite being held in "grim" surroundings.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I hope we've got the conversation started in Russia about the drilling in the Arctic and raised it with the Russian voters.

"It was definitely worth it. Unless humanity starts acting as one people on this planet we're going to irrevocably change the climate and make it unliveable on this planet for everybody."

The 32-year-old said he would be happy to return to Russia although Greenpeace currently has no plans for further protests in the country.