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Flamingo Land Tory Donations V

Tory Scarborough Borough Council’s preferred bidder for the now demolished Foreshore Road Futurist Theatre site, Flamingo Land Limited and its director Gordon Gibb, have again made sizable donations to the Tories. The donations, which were recorded on the Electoral Commission [...]

September 13, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

“Let’s Not Bother”

Guest Author BOB ROBERTS sums up SBC’s lackadaisical attitude to Health & Safety. ~~~~~ The response by SBC with regard to the end of the “Swan Princess” boat-trips around Peasholm Lake raises some interesting points on just how this Council [...]

September 12, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC September Council Review

SBC September Council Review by ALI WILKINS, bringing the 3rd September meeting of SBC Full Council to a wider audience, without losing (or spending) a penny. And presenting that long-running Scarborough farce ‘That’s Not The Way To Do It!’. ~~~~~ [...]

September 11, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

Mulligan’s Meddling Makes Massive Loss

The meddling of hapless Conservative Police & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, Julia Mulligan, with North Yorkshire Police’s Safety Camera fleet (aka Scamera vans) has resulted in an operational loss of £270,000 for the year 2017/18. I’d love to see [...]

September 9, 2018 North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

CCTV Appeal re Scarborough Shoplifting

CCTV Appeal re Scarborough Shoplifting North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information about a shoplifting offence that occurred in Scarborough. Scarborough CCTV appeal following a shoplifting incident. It happened at Marks & Spencer at 9.45am on 15 May [...]

September 7, 2018 Appeals

“Freeze, Councillor!”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one-hundred-and-fifty-second 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 far beyond. Readers [...]

September 7, 2018 Photoons

Another SBC FOIA Stone-Wall

Another SBC FOIA Stone-Wall an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, dissecting yet another SBC FOIA response riddled with unadulterated evasions and implausible lies. ~~~~~ Four-and-a-half months ago, on 17th April 2018, a member of the public (a Mr [...]

September 6, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

NYE Investigates SBC Blacklists

NYE Investigates SBC’s Blacklists by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Regular readers will know that in the interests of transparency and democracy, the North Yorks Enquirer (NYE) has been pursuing the issue e mail interception of Councillors emails by Scarborough Borough Council [...]

September 5, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

Motorhome Madness

Motorhome Madness an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, drawing upon a ‘thread’ of FOIA responses to examine the suspected politicisation of local decision-making. ~~~~~ There are an estimated 225,000 motorhomes registered for use on the roads of the [...]

September 4, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

“Questions for Council”

Questions for Council – from Councillor Michelle DONOHUE-MONCRIEFF [Ind.Ind] (Hertford). ~~~~~ As the Portfolio Holder and other Councillors will no doubt be aware, I have been prevented from attending today’s Council meeting by the Chief Executive on the grounds that [...]

September 3, 2018 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council