Helston Town Council is seeking applicants to fill a casual vacancy for a councillor in the south ward.

The seat is to be filled by co-option, and anyone interested in serving as a town councillor until the next local council elections in May 2017 are invited to submit an application in writing by noon on Friday December 11.

Applicants must be over 18 and qualify to serve as a councillor by way of having lived or worked within Helston, or a three mile radius of the parish boundary, throughout the whole of the preceding twelve months.

Applicants should write to Chris Dawson, Town Clerk, The Guildhall, Helston, TR13 8ST.