Scarborough receives nearly £20m from a government program. Local boards will decide how to spend the money.
The local MP and mayor are very happy.
The plan creates new local boards for 75 areas. Residents and businesses will be on the boards to decide how to spend the money. The plan aims to boost local regeneration.
The mayor, David Skaith, thinks this is great, saying it gives power to local people. He wants communities to feel safe and connected to opportunity. Skaith also thinks coastal areas need this funding.
Yorkshire and Humber will get £180 million total. This money supports high streets and helps community hubs. Public services will also improve. This funding is part of a £1.5 billion pledge.
The Plan helps deprived areas and follows an earlier plan that included Scarborough. Each town will have a neighbourhood board. The board can spend money on many things.
They can fix pavements or high streets and create low-cost grocery stores, including co-ops or neighborhood watches.
Alison Hume is the MP for Scarborough and Whitby. She supports Labour’s plan and criticizes the Conservative approach, saying it had too much control from London and did not bring lasting change.
Labour’s plan gives locals more choice, and boards can consider more options now. Funding will start in April, and projects will begin in 2026.
The government chose areas carefully, looking at deprivation levels and healthy life expectancy. Several towns in Yorkshire will receive funding, including Barnsley, Castleford, and Dewsbury.
Doncaster, Keighley, and Rotherham will get money too. Scarborough and Scunthorpe are also included, and finally, Grimsby will receive funding. The plan puts local people in control.