AN URGENT appeal has been launched to find a new chairperson for a local minibus service in Dursley. 

Dursley Transport for the elderly and disabled - also known as DATE - run the scheme within a radius of about six miles from the town.

The group - which is run by volunteers - is now currently looking for a new leader.

A group spokesperson said: “We are desperately seeking a new chairperson as the current incumbent is reluctantly retiring due to poor health.”

Anyone interested should phone 01453 545828.