A NEW councillor has been co-opted on to Launceston Town Council for the North Ward.

Two vacancies have recently opened on the council following the death of Eric Chapman and the retirement of Connie Geach.

Councillors voted seven against six for Ashley Crapp, 27-years-old, an active volunteer in the town, for the position of North Ward councillor during the full council meeting on Tuesday, November 20.

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