Scarborough wants own London Eye

The Futurist Theatre was demolished following a long campaign to try and save it

A seaside resort in Yorkshire wants its own version of the London Eye.

Scarborough Borough Council has issued a tender document to try and attract a temporary observation wheel.

The authority said it would be located on the site of the former Futurist Theatre.

The council stated any observation wheel would not be a "fairground attraction" and would be in place for 28 days at first, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Any extension to that time period would require planning permission, it said.

The London Eye was the world's tallest wheel until 2006

A brief history of wheels

• The first modern Ferris wheel was built for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893

• Since 2000 a number of wheels have held the title of tallest wheel in the world - The London Eye (2000), the Star of Nanchang in China (2006) and the Singapore Flyer (2008) all took the title in turn

• Those three were surpassed in 2014 when the High Roller in Las Vegas - with a height of 550ft (167.6m) - opened

• The London Eye remains Europe's tallest observation wheel at 443ft (135m) high.

Steve Siddons, Labour leader of Scarborough Borough Council, said: "I promised that we would look for a high-quality use for the site when I was elected and this proposal will fit the bill.

"Having an additional high-quality attraction on Scarborough seafront will benefit the South Bay and make use of the site until plans for a permanent solution are finalised."

Bids to operate the observation wheel must be lodged with the authority by 24 June.