THERE will be an election for a parish ward councillor in Ledbury on Thursday, October 12.

The election, for a seat on the town council, representing the Ledbury South Ward, has come about due to the recent resignation of Cllr Noel Roberts.

Four candidates are standing, and they are Jane Elizabeth Hopkins of Parkway (Sticking Up For Ledbury South); Phillip Bernard Howells of Kempley Brook Drive (Independent); Dee Linda Knight of Turner Court and Timothy Rae-Clarke, also of Turner Court.