There's concern over the distances hospital patients are being asked to travel for surgery- particularly people from Bridlington.
There are reports that people from there are being asked to travel as far as Scarborough, York and Hull.
James Dennis is from the independent watchdog East Riding Health Watch:
Mr Dennis also says, while some are able to be picked up, others are having to fund their own travelling:
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Dozens of new road signs are being deployed across North Yorkshire to help prevent devastating wildfires, as a national charity demands a complete ban on disposable barbecues.
Gull-proof litter bins and seasonal street jet-washing will be introduced to coastal towns as part of a new approach to managing urban seabirds.
A twenty-six-year-old woman has died and five people have been hospitalised following a two-car collision on the A170 near Pickering.
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