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Monthly Archives: March 2024

SBC Policy re NYE Contributors Arbitrarily Designated “VEXATIOUS”

SBC Policy re NYE Contributors Arbitrarily Designated “VEXATIOUS” by TIM HICKS. Background Regular readers of the North Yorks Enquirer (NYE) will be aware of the furore surrounding the recent revelations that Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) Officers have used the Council’s [...]

February 10, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

“The Family Silver”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one hundred and twenty-eighth in a continuing series of so-called “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire and [...]

February 8, 2018 Photoons

NYP: Renewed Appeal as Hospitalised Victim Fights for Life

NYP: Renewed Appeal as Hospitalised Victim Fights for Life Police investigating how a man came to suffer serious head injuries in a Scarborough street have reissued their appeal for information. The 37-year-old man was found injured outside The Cask pub [...]

February 7, 2018 Appeals

The Futurist takes a Curtain Call – in the Eye

The Futurist takes a Curtain Call – in the Eye The sheer stupidity of the ‘directing minds’ at Scarborough Borough Council has found recognition once more in the pages of the nation’s best-loved satirical magazine – Private Eye. Readers who [...]

February 7, 2018 Private Eye, Scarborough Borough Council

“The Closure of 101”

A Letter to the Editor from Johanna MacMAHON of Scarborough, lamenting the decision to close 101 Prospect Mount Road – NYCC’s much-loved Scarborough Residential Home. ~~~~~ Dear Sir, SHAME on NYCC – and SHAME on Dale Owens, Assistant Head of [...]

February 6, 2018 Letters, North Yorkshire County Council

SBC Leader Embraces Madness

SBC Leader Embraces Madness The Enquirer is grateful to the Councillors who kindly drew attention to the following ‘Notebook: Lifestyle’ column in The Guardian (3rd February 2018, and Sunday’s Observer), by Helen PIDD, which we are happy to reproduce for [...]

February 5, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

Tory Councillor Chivvies KITSON via Twitter

Tory Councillor Chivvies KITSON via Twitter an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD reporting on a Tory Borough Councillor’s very public attempt to hold a maverick Council Officer to account. ~~~~~ Background Readers of the Enquirer who are also [...]

February 4, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

NYP: Appeal for 2 Vital Witnesses re Scarborough Injured Man

NYP: Appeal for 2 Vital Witnesses re Scarborough Injured Man Police investigating how a man came to be injured in a Scarborough street have issued an appeal for two vital witnesses to come forward. The 37-year-old local man was found [...]

February 2, 2018 Appeals

SBC: A Plan With A Silver Lining?

SBC: A Plan With A Silver Lining? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining why the Council’s apparent  railroading of a third-party Planning Application smacks of an opportunistic grab at a silver lining. ~~~~~ Background Regular readers of [...]

February 2, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council