Consultation? Confrontation! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, summing up the acrimonious stand-off over the intended closure of Eskdale School. (With thanks to Tom BRODRICK of The Reading Room Gallery, for use of his photo of the NYCC [...]
Dwyer, Dwyer – Pants On Fire! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD reporting on Round One of the Eskdale School closure “consultation” ~~~~~ Monday 14th March 2016. Whitby Pavilion. Arriving a little early at last night’s “consultation” meeting [...]
SBC: T.I.C. Tactics an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an incipient crack in the Tory SBC stranglehold. ~~~~~ Readers of the Whitby Gazette and the Scarborough News may have struggled recently to discern any useful information [...]
A Letter to the Editor from Allan ROBERTS, pointing out another profligate mis-use of public funds on the watch of Scarborough Borough Council Portfolio Holder for Harbours & Lands, Councillor Mike COCKERILL – the man who thinks he can double [...]
SBC: Nock, Nock . . . Who’s Still There? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the ‘verdict’ in the case of the Scarborough Borough Council hebephile-apologist, Conservative Councillor John NOCK. ~~~~~ Readers may remember an article [...]
Today’s Guest Author slot goes to the Whitby Beacon Town Forum, bringing news of another example of ‘done deal’ local governance, hard on the heels of the proposed closure by North Yorkshire County Council – first by stealth, then by [...]
Eskdale School: Consultation County Councillor Arthur Barker, Executive Member for Children & Young Peoples’ Services, has kindly provided a copy of Pete DWYER’s Report of 9th February 2016, recommending that the Executive Member should “give approval to consult on a [...]
“CORRUPTOPHENIA” – The Sequel an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers with the sequel to a curiously prophetic (and purely hypothetical) story of corruption in a local authority in the UK. There will be more in the [...]
Eskdale School: Another Brick In The Wall an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining the parts of the Eskdale jigsaw that other publications do not reach – much less piece together. ~~~~~ [This article is intended to supplement [...]
DfE Schools Performance Analysis The Department for Education has today published its 2015 School & College Performance tables. The results for North Yorkshire are reproduced below: See also: Primary Schools http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/group.pl?qtype=LA&no=815&superview=pri Secondary Schools http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/group.pl?qtype=LA&no=815&superview=sec Click on the tabs to bring [...]
