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• East Riding Finance Chief Presents Improved Budget Picture

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• Half A Million Award For North Yorkshire To Deliver Bus Pilot

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• £70,000 Road and Footpath Improvements Get Underway in Bridlington

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• New Safety And Training Boat Arrives For Scarborough Sea Cadets

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• Outstanding Impact from East Riding Council Team

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• Dom's Late Finish Is Top Tear As Boro Battle Back

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• Scarborough and Whitby MP Hails Budget Boost for Households and Businesses

  Alison Hume, MP for Scarborough and Whitby, has detailed her analysis of this week’s budget announcements, saying that the measures offer significant positive impacts for local families and businesses across the constituency.

• Festive Event Near Pickering To Focus On 'Mental Elf'

  Scarborough, Whitby & Ryedale Mind is inviting families, friends and festive fanatics to lace up their trainers and don their best elf outfits as the charity’s much-loved Mental Elf Fun Run heads to Dalby Forest on Sunday.

• New Speed Limit For Whitby's New Bridge

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