Around 94 percent of affordable homes in the Scarborough Borough are allocated to local people.
That's the reassurance from the borough's housing team who say that despite social housing being allocated on a North Yorkshire wide basis, the number of people being allocated homes in Scarborough from outside the borough is very small.
Andrew Rowe is the borough's housing manager:
He adds there are some special circumstances, but that the area actually exports more people than it imports:
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Light rain
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Light rain
High: 22°C | Low: 14°C
Light rain
High: 22°C | Low: 13°C
Light rain
High: 22°C | Low: 13°C
Light rain
High: 22°C | Low: 13°C
Light rain
High: 22°C | Low: 13°C
From 11am on Sunday, the region is set to be hit by heavy rain.
Boro were in dominant form against Southport at Scarborough Sports Village on Saturday.
A popular holiday park in Filey could reduce the number of static caravans at its site in order to remain “attractive to tourists”.
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