A clergyman who spent more than 50 years in the ministry, has died at the age of 81.

The Reverend Sydney Smith was vicar of St Luke's Church, Scarborough and chaplain of the town's General Hospital for 27 years.

He served his ministry at St Mary's, Scarborough, where he was a curate and later became vicar of St Paul's, Middlesbrough, before moving back to Scarborough.