A PLACE on Bovey Tracey Town Council has come up for grabs and five people have signed up to take on the role. Next Thursday (DEC 15) a by-election will be held to elect a new member to the council after the seat became free following the death of Anna Klinkenberg.

Anthony Pearce, Hayley Smith and Charlie West who are all Independents have put their names down along with Conservative candidate Taff Evans and Labour’s Lisa Robillard Webb. Polling stations will be set up in the Methodist Hall and Wickham Hall and will open at 7am and close at 10pm.