Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) has confirmed that it has received 11 expressions of interest from companies looking to deliver the town's new leisure village.

In September, the local authority placed a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union to start a procurement process for the development, which will include a football ground. The scheme is to be located on the former site of Weaponness park and ride facility and will see the new football ground built to Football Association Grade C standard.

A range of other leisure facilities – including a fitness club – are earmarked as part of the development, although SBC has confirmed that it is unable to contribute aside from the land. Pre-qualification submissions will now be considered before a recommendation for a long list of up to six bidders is proposed in the next phase of the process.