Let’s Hear It For “The Scarborough Comet”! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, welcoming the return of true journalism to the world of hard-copy local newspapers in Scarborough. ~~~~~ After a break of many years (too many!), Scarborough [...]
“N-word” Cllr COCKERILL – Confronted With The Truth an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the latest turn of events in the the row about the “N-word” Councillor. ~~~~~ Background Readers will perhaps recall the case of [...]
Cllr Lindsay BURR – Another ‘Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free-Card’? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the Rydale District Council (RDC) response to my Formal Request for an investigation into the discrepancies in the Register of Interests of Councillor [...]
ELN: Caught Red-Handed! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an extraordinary blunder with far-reaching consequences by a newly-co-opted crony Councillor at the worst Parish Council in North Yorkshire. ~~~~~ Background Readers who have missed the on-going [...]
SBC: Cornered Fox Bares His Teeth an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a few revealing SAVILE/JACONELLI moments in the budget debate at the last Full Council Meeting of the present incarnation of Scarborough Borough Council. ~~~~~ [...]
In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the twenty-ninth 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 beyond. Readers are [...]
COMMON DECENCY Readers may be interested to learn that a Petition has been launched to press the Scarborough & Whitby Consevative Association and (Tory dominated) Scarborough Borough Council for an apology in relation to the deplorable criminal activities of a [...]
Harassment Allegations: Local Press Coverage an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the Johnston Press coverage of the North Yorks Enquirer campaign to hold to account the decades-long failure of the North Yorkshire Police to arrest [...]
County & District Councillor’s Registers of Interests an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on some apparent discrepancies relating to the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 on the part of a rather high-profile Ryedale District Councillor and [...]
UK Parliamentary & Local Elections 2015 Perhaps because of the juxtaposition in time of the UK Parliamentary General Election and the Local Council District/Borough/Parish Elections on 7th May 2015 – an infrequent occurrence in recent times – there has been [...]
