THE new deputy mayor for Taunton Deane has been selected.

Cllr Catherine Herbert, the current executive member for sports and leisure, will take office for 2017-18 as deputy mayor, and go on to be mayor in 2018-19.

Current deputy mayor Hazel Prior-Sankey will take office as mayor replacing Cllr Vivienne Stock-Williams.

The appointments will be formalised at the mayor-making event on May 11.