PEOPLE are being told they need to put their hands in their pockets if they expect to see Christmas lights again.
Organisers are £4,700 short of the amount needed for lights and decorations to be put up in Whitby.
The chairman of the Christmas lights appeal committee, Saul Black, criticised a lack of interest in the lights.
The total cost of installing, maintaining and running the lights is £8,000. Scarborough Borough Council has given £3,000 of the bill and the rest is being sought from local businesses and town's folk. So far, just £300 has been pledged.
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