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Scarborough

American  
[skahr-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-uh] / ˈskɑrˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ, -bər ə /

noun

  1. a seaport in North Yorkshire, in NE England.

  2. a city in SW Maine.


Scarborough British  
/ ˈskɑːbrə /

noun

  1. a fishing port and resort in NE England, in North Yorkshire on the North Sea: developed as a spa after 1660; ruined 12th-century castle. Pop: 38 364 (2001)

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All the work would be in Scarborough and about 400 jobs would have been lost.

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On a drizzly march afternoon, as a stiff breeze blows in off the North Sea, a handful of vans are parked along Scarborough's Royal Albert Drive.

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The ban applies to North Bay in Scarborough and the A174 to the south of Sandsend village, between 23:00 and 07:00.

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Richard, who is based in Scarborough but travels round the UK in his van for work, said it was "very very tough" to own a motorhome in the UK, compared to other countries, because of the facilities available.

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Scarborough resident Julie-Anne Smith said she was among those to have suffered as a result of the ban.

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