The new mayor for North Yorkshire has had his say on the region's housing needs.
David Skaith has laid out what's been promised already by his colleagues in the Labour government.
He told This is the Coast he wants to stop people moving away from the area due to a lack of housing:
Mr Skaith says they've already allocated funds for a thousand new homes in North Yorkshire.
The mayor told This Is The Coast there are unique challenges in the area:
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The state of public toilet provision in Scarborough is one of the main concerns highlighted by local residents in an online poll.
The chair of the board responsible for allocating £20m of funding in Scarborough says it's for the town to decide how to spend it.
The future of one of Whitby’s “most enjoyed landmarks”, the Whale Bone Arch overlooking Whitby Abbey, is facing issues including the logistics of sourcing and transporting replacement bones from North America, as well as ethical questions.
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