'Committed and community-minded people' are wanted -  to serve a four-year term, as independent members on a new police and crime panel in Somerset.

A recruitment drive's underway to find residents to work alongside local councillors - to monitor and scrutinise the performance of the new commissioner when they're elected in November to oversee the Avon and Somerset force and its finances.

You need to be 18 or over ... live or work in the area ... able to attend at least six meetings a year ... and understand how public services are delivered.