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 Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby, Alison Hume, has used a Westminster debate to call on the government to broaden the existing fracking ban.
A father from Scarborough has publicly shared the "incredible" transformation of his family home, urging other residents across North Yorkshire who are caring for disabled relatives to apply for essential adaptations through the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG).
Concerns have been raised over plans which would see a popular East Yorkshire market unable to continue in its current form.
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