The Scarborough and Ryedale area is the highest in North Yorkshire for smoking prevalence, by percentage of the population.
However, allaying councillors' fears- there isn't a big rise in young people taking up tobacco smoking.
Scott Chapman is from North Yorkshire Council:
Scott allayed councillors' fears that the problem was with youths:
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The future of the Yorkshire Coast’s heritage and civic heart hangs in the balance as North Yorkshire Council’s executive meets on Tuesday to settle two of the region's most contentious property debates.
Plans for the construction of two padel courts near Driffield have been approved by East Riding Council. The courts are to be established at Driffield Rugby Union Football Club on Driffield Road, Kelleythorpe.
Humberside Police has been told it has more work to do to understand and track racial abuse towards its officers. Humberside Police Federation, which represents officers, has said that the force has come a long way but more work is still needed to understand the scale of the problem.
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