UKIP’s Scarborough and Whitby branch members awoke to find their shop, which they had been busily preparing for an official opening in February, had been attacked. A lump of concrete has been thrown through the shop window in what appears [...]
Cllr. COCKERILL: The ‘N-word’ In The Woodpile an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, following up on his 20th January 2015 article “SBC Portfolio Holder’s Deplorable Racist Remarks”. The latest. ~~~~~ It is of some significance that we should [...]
“A Postcard From Scarborough” – Codhead 067 Codhead has a very dry sense of humour indeed. Don’t miss the postcard at the bottom! [Satire] [...]
January 22, 2015
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CVT: Botton Holed Again By Private Eye Once again – and for the sixth time – members of the public who take an interest in events surrounding the Mexican stand-off at Botton Village must look to Private Eye to glean [...]
Harrogate Borough Council and the £4-billion nationwide Council Tax SCANDAL an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, contemplating the ramifications of a monstrous Council faux pas in North Yorkshire and all over this land – with special thanks to [...]
A Letter to the Editor, by Robyn TEE, a student of Durham University who writes to draw readers’ attention to a Change.org Petition aspiring to address serious security risks to students and other members of the public who enjoy the [...]
NYP: Public Urged To Report Sightings Of Missing Teenager Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing York teenager, Faye Simpson. (Larger photo below NYP Appeal) [...]
SBC Portfolio Holder’s Deplorable Racist Remarks an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an extraordinary display of overt racism in the Council Chamber. ~~~~~ Councillor Mike COCKERILL (NPA) is a member of Scarborough Borough Council (SBC), representing [...]
Vote For The Jaconelli/Kenyon/Fox Ticket Crime and Parliamentary Affairs correspondent TIM HICKS comments in the latest astonishing twist in the Peter Jaconelli, Jimmy Savile and Jane Kenyon-Miller scandals. ~~~~~ Followers of the Scarborough News will have been astounded to read [...]
The Roots Of Corruption A Letter to the Editor from an anonymous well-wisher. ~~~~~ Dear Mr Editor, Given the almost daily revelations about Scarborough Borough Council, I thought readers would appreciate a closer look at the historical roots of the [...]