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Yearly Archives: 2024

A Coalition Against Democracy?

A Coalition Against Democracy? Guest Author article by FRANK SHEPHERD, commenting on the Labour/Conservative back-room coalition. ~~~~~ With voters reducing the Labour and Conservative Groups, both by number and by share of vote on Thursday, neither of the main parties [...]

May 9, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

“Flush Those Blues Away””

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

May 7, 2019 Photoons

SBC: What Next?

SBC: What Next? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, sharing some opinions on the results of the 2019 Scarborough Borough Council elections. ~~~~~ If power, as is claimed, corrupts, then it must surely be the case that it [...]

May 6, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

World Press Freedom Day Friday 3 May

Regretfully, because of the overwhelming imperative to provide detailed coverage the SBC elections, this article, which should have gone out on the 3rd of May, has been delayed. World Press Freedom Day Friday 3 May by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Remember [...]

May 5, 2019 Misc

ERYC: ROBINSON Hits The Road to Brace PARNABY

ERYC: ROBINSON Hits The Road to Brace PARNABY With commendable determination, retired Cottingham developer Mr Peter ROBINSON has published a series of photographs highlighting his very own ‘Tour de Yorkshire’ (Day 1) – his latest action against suspect East Riding [...]

May 3, 2019 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

SBC Election Results 2019

Scarborough Borough Council Election Results 2019 The Enquirer hopes to be able to up-date this page ‘on the fly’ as results are declared. (We are given to understand from approximately 11:30am, 3rd May 2019). This page does not auto-update so [...]

May 3, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

Private Eye on Flamingo Land

Private Eye on Flamingo Land With customary panache – and impeccable timing – Private Eye magazine has been keeping watch on Iconic Leisure Ltd, alias Flamingo Land – the regular donor to the Conservative Party that has now become the [...]

May 2, 2019 Private Eye, Scarborough Borough Council

To Condone Or Not To Condone

We had an inquiry from a gentleman on Facebook who was concerned that we reproduced an official response from the Scarborough & Whitby Conservative Association and it was redacted to tell only one side of the story. The gentleman was [...]

May 2, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

“Tory Story”

A Letter to the Editor from Derwent Valley & Moor Ward resident, FRANK WRIGHT, who writes to share his opinions regarding the build-up to local elections in the southerly parts of the Borough – the parts other media outlets never [...]

May 2, 2019 Letters

Scarborough Tories Condone “Psycho Bitchy” Comment

The Scarborough & Whitby Conservative Association, in response to a complaint from a senior East Riding Tory, has condoned the “Psycho Bitchy” comment made on Twitter by Tory candidate for Hunmanby, Tom Seston. The comment was made about fellow candidate, [...]

May 1, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council