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Monthly Archives: March 2024

NYE places NYP under Special Measures

NYE places NYP under Special Measures Non-Essential Journeys #22 by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction In my last article “Do as I say, not as I do”, I stated: “The nature of their duties puts police officers at a higher risk [...]

January 29, 2021 North Yorkshire Police, Police

INDEPENDENT – At Last!

INDEPENDENT – At Last! – an exclusive announcement. ~~~~~ It has now been reported to me that, following the Vote of No Confidence at an Extraordinary Meeting of Scarborough Borough Council on Thursday 28th January 2021, the prospective NEW Leader [...]

January 27, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

Dear Mr SIDDONS

Dear Mr SIDDONS a brief Open Letter to the Leader (at the time of writing) of Scarborough Borough Council,  by NIGEL WARD. Be it noted that URL-links in this letter are to sources external to the North Yorks Enquirer. ~~~~~ [...]

January 27, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

“A Threat Too Far”

“A Threat Too Far” A Letter to the Editor from a septuagenarian elector of the Borough who has shared with the Enquirer a letter of complaint to SBC CEO Mike Greene that confirms a pattern of behaviour as reported in [...]

January 26, 2021 Letters

ARGOS ‘Leak’ – Confession Forthcoming?

ARGOS ‘Leak’ – Confession Forthcoming? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, apologising for a significant oversight in a recent article. ~~~~~ I must begin by tendering a sincere apology for a significant oversight in my research for a [...]

January 24, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

Back to the Drawing-Board!

Back to the Drawing-Board! North Yorks Enquirer resident Harbours correspondent ALLAN ROBERTS examines the bizarre proposals for a viewing platform on the West Pier (the Harbour ‘Masterplan’). ~~~~~ Once again the Councils disregard for Scarborough harbour users, and in particular [...]

January 23, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

SIDDONS SAID…

SIDDONS SAID… an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering a personal opinion on the Leader’s ‘from the hip’ defensive response to the Motion of No Confidence. ~~~~~ Just a few short hours after the Enquirer scooped the news [...]

January 21, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

Motion of No Confidence Tabled

Motion of No Confidence Tabled an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the latest efforts of Independent Councillors of two dsifferent stripes to stop the rot. The Cluster of Independent Members and the Yorkshire Coast Independent [...]

January 20, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

Running Scared?

Running Scared? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a last-minute, last-ditch attempt to avoid facing the music. ~~~~~ The three recent resignations from the Independent Group (reducing its number from 10 to 7) now need to [...]

January 20, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

Broken Promises #4 – Cllr Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff

Broken Promises #4 – Cllr Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff “Broken Promises” is a series of articles looking at the promises of councillors who were elected to Scarborough Borough Council in May 2019 and their actions as your Borough Council representatives since. Belatedly, [...]

January 18, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council