YORK Housing Association has appointed Michael Newbury, director at the National Audit Office, as non-executive chairman of audit with responsibilities for overseeing the asssociation’s finances.

Association chief executive Julia Histon said Mr Newbury’s financial knowledge and expertise would be a great asset to the growing the association, which provides a range of housing and support services to approximately 850 households in Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire.

Mr Newbury lives at Wetwang, near Driffield.