DETAILS about more than 200 benches in Otley have been documented by the town council.

The work is part of an ongoing survey to help the council establish the ownership of the town’s seating and identify which benches it is responsible for.

At this week’s Policy and Resources committee meeting executive officer Suzanne Kidger said: “We get lots of queries from residents about putting memorials on benches and about benches in poor states of repair.

“We have identified 204 benches with the Chevin to do.”