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Monthly Archives: January 2024

SBC/STDB: Negligence, Incompetence and Lies? – Pt.1

SBC/STDB: Negligence, Incompetence and Lies? – Pt.1 An Open Letter to Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) and the Scarborough Town Deal Board (STDB), signed by well over 100 members of the South Bay community (comprising residents, Harbour users (commercial and leisure), [...]

May 31, 2022 Scarborough Borough Council

How ‘Urgent’ – that Leader’s Urgent Decision?

How ‘Urgent’ – that Leader’s Urgent Decision? North Yorks Enquirer’s harbours correspondent ALLAN ROBERTS examines the rationale behind yet another autocratic short-cut of democratic checks and balances. ~~~~~ I am puzzled to note that, on 25th May 2022 and under the [...]

May 29, 2022 Scarborough Borough Council

NYE Submits Evidence to MoJ

Longstanding NYE contributor and National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Journalist Tim Hicks has submitted evidence to the Ministry of Justice investigation into Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). His evidence concerns the use of SLAPPs by Scarborough Council (SBC) and [...]

May 24, 2022 North Yorkshire Police, Scarborough Borough Council

Jubilee Parking Victory

In 2017, Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) and North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) went to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal to overturn a decision which branded the Scarborough Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) an “inelegant mess” and consequently “unenforceable”. The councils managed to [...]

May 23, 2022 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

“Losing the Plot?”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-forty-sixth 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 22, 2022 Photoons, Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Deploys Security ‘Heavies’ Against NYE

SBC Deploys Security ‘Heavies’ Against NYE by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ For many years, NYE community journalist Nigel Ward has been peacefully attending Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) meetings to report to the NYE’s readership on Council affairs in Scarborough. This is [...]

May 20, 2022 Scarborough Borough Council

“YCBID: Dead (and about to lie down?)”

“YCBID: Dead (and about to lie down?)” An Open Letter from the Yorkshire Coast Levy Payers’ Association (accompanied by a range of explanatory documents) to members revealing potentially ‘fatal’ flaws in the Levy collection process amounting to alleged misrepresentations, rendering [...]

May 17, 2022 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

MISSING: Selby Teenager CHLOE GREWER

Officers in Selby are appealing for information to help them locate missing 15-year-old Chloe Grewer from Appleton Roebuck in Selby. Chloe was last seen on Friday 13 May 2022 when she left a property to meet a friend. It’s understood [...]

May 15, 2022 Appeals

“Hitting the Button”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-forty-fifth 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 13, 2022 Photoons

Police 7: Community Policing News April ‘22

Police 7: Community Policing News April ‘22 The NYE’s Police 7 articles are intended to be a one stop shop for our readers covering crime prevention advice, court reports, police appeals for assistance, local community policing news, information on victim support, updates [...]

May 10, 2022 Appeals, North Yorkshire Police