A NEW attempt is to be made on Monday night to elect a mayor and deputy mayor of Whitby by the crisis-hit town council.

Only six people were nominated for the 19 seats on the council at the recent elections and the authority ceased to be quorate when Mayor Dalton Peake refused to attend and co-opt a further 13 members. Now, Scarborough Borough Council's chief executive, John Trebble is to act as advisor at the meeting, despite protests from councillors that it will be seen to aggravate the long-time wrangle between the two authorities. Moves are to be made to reduce the number of seats on the town council from 19 to 12 in the hope of attracting people and make the council viable.

Open meeting: The Easingwold Local Area Policing Neighbourhood Watch Association is holding an open meeting in the Galtres Centre, at 7.30pm on Monday, which will be addressed by Chief Inspector Tim Madgwick.

Spring fair: Thirsk Labour Party will be holding its annual spring fair in the town hall on Monday, May 26, starting at 10am.

Darts cash: A darts marathon organised by Janet and David Brown, of the Thirsk and District Darts League, raised more than £1,500 for the British Heart Foundation.

Cinema work: Volunteers who run Thirsk's Ritz Cinema hope to start work on a £65,000 upgrade after the summer holidays.

Book sale: A second-hand book and postcard fair takes place at Bedale Hall, Bedale, tomorrow, from 10am to 4pm. There will be refreshments and free parking.

Classic cars: Classic cars will be on display tomorrow when the Yorkshire Dales MG Owners' Club holds its spring rally at Kiplin Hall, near Scorton. Viewing of the cars is free from 3pm to 4.30pm.