When Sarah Caldwell Steele admits lockdown has been good for Whitby, it is said in a stage whisper. The gem specialist, who runs Ebor Jetworks, knows it is the kind of comment likely to raise eyebrows.
MPs have criticised a lack of transparency in a Government scheme aimed at boosting the prospects of towns in Yorkshire, saying it has "fuelled accusations of political bias".
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