North Yorkshire is to receive an extra £2.6 million pounds to help fund it's special educational needs programmes.
The cash is coming from the Government to help cover increasing costs resulting from the effect of the pandemic.
The County Council's Executive Member for Education, Patrick Mulligan, welcomes the money but says more is needed:
Mr Mulligan fears the cash won't cover the increasing demands being placed on the SEN service:
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Organisers have released the full timetable and detailed extensive seafront road closures ahead of Saturday's Armed Forces Day event in Scarborough.
Yorkshire Water is consulting on plans to upgrade Scarborough's wastewater infrastructure, including the potential introduction of innovative rainwater gardens and a low-carbon Aero-Fac treatment facility.
Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume says she is prepared to lay an amendment to the Energy Independence Bill to ensure a full legal ban on all forms of fracking, including the proppant squeeze method.
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