Concerns about hospitality industry and job shortages on Yorkshire Coast
There are worries businesses will not survive over winter either
It is claimed that there is a shortage of people in jobs on the Yorkshire Coast in the hospitality industry.
There are concerns from businesses, like takeaways, cafes and restaurants will not survive over winter either.
It is thought many are having to fully close their kitchens, or shut earlier, due to a lack of staff.
Lynn Jackson is the Vice-President of the Scarborough Hospitality Association and she runs a bed and breakfast.
She said: "I think it's going to hit us all terribly. If we have a cold winter then it's fair that a lot of people are going to take a big hit with their bills for sure. You don't even have to talk to people to see that they're struggling. You see the adverts everywhere; most of the cafes, restaurants, pubs and just everywhere you walk it says 'staff wanted'.
"Post Covid, tourism has actually been very good. I think people have rediscovered the UK and a lot of people, who've never been to Scarborough before since they were children, have come back and found that they love it in a different way.
"Rather than being in a big city, where you're trapped in 20-storey flats when actually having the seaside on your doorstep, quite literally, that's made a difference to a lot of people. We have a quality around here that you can't match inside a city."
Dan Hargreaves is the owner of the restaurant Embers in Scarborough. He said: "Restaurants offering the higher end of stuff is doing really well. Now the sort of takeaways and cafes that seem to be struggling more, maybe this is due to people who have got the money are prepared to spend it, but are prepared to spend it on a quality product.
"We've got the same team that we opened with a year and a half ago. We did put an advert out for a kitchen assistant, a pot wash, and we really struggled. We couldn't find anybody.
"We're not only a restaurant but we are an event caterers. We take our woodfire kitchen out on the road and we've had an unbelievable summer. It's a summer that's caught up from the summer where we were shut. Winter? Who knows.
"The hospitality sector is a very difficult sector to be in; it's long, hard work. Most days are 14-hours long and people aren't prepared to do that anymore. I'm fortunate enough to have a good team around me that are passionate about what they do and they're committed."