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 government are opening up £360 million of funding for generating renewable energy and the Yorkshire Coast could benefit.
The NFU and North Yorkshire Police have urged dog owners to keep control of their pets in the countryside following a rise in attacks on sheep.
A woman from Scarborough was fined by a court after giving her waste to someone else, who then dumped it in the East Riding countryside.
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