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SBC: D-Day for Futurist

Councillors at Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) will meet on the 12th January 2015 to decide the fate of the Futurist Theatre. It is anticipated that councillors will be voting to bulldoze the theatre regardless of the outcome of Flamingo Land’s [...]

November 6, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

Bidder B Donates £50k To Conservatives

The name of the developer for the Futurist site, preferred by the Conservative majority on Scarborough Borough Council, has today been revealed by the council. The council’s preferred bidder, known only as Bidder B thus far, is Kirby Misperton based [...]

October 21, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

Not Feeling Yourself?

York City Council have been responding strangely to a number of Freedom Of Information requests in recent days. Some perfectly reasonable FOI requests are being turned down for the strangest of reasons. In light of the allegations of bullying by [...]

October 17, 2014 City of York Council

SBC: North Bay Nightclub Gets License

A Premises License Application by Alpamare UK Ltd has been granted by the Licensing Sub-Committee of Scarborough Borough Council (SBC), despite 316 objections against opening until 2am. There will be a night club operating at the proposed North Bay Water [...]

October 8, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Water Park Licensing Update

A public hearing for the Premises License Application by Alpamare UK Ltd for the planned North Bay water park attraction is scheduled for 10.00am on Wednesday 8th October 2014 at the Town Hall. Roland Duce, managing director of Benchmark Leisure [...]

October 7, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Futurist Demolition Illegal?

As reported yesterday, Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) has started the process of carrying out the long-held ambition of razing the Futurist Theatre to the ground. The decision to demolish the theatre was taken by the Conservative-led Scarborough Borough Council Cabinet. [...]

October 6, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Council Starts Futurist Demolition

Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) has started the process of carrying out the long-held goal of razing the Futurist Theatre to the ground. The theatre, which once hosted The Beatles, first opened as a cinema in 1921. The historic theatre stands [...]

October 5, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Answers £100k Golden Handshake FOI Request!

Surprised editors at the North Yorks Enquirer were left stunned as Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) actually responded to a freedom of information request. The surprise follows the July 2014 implementation of an SBC policy not to respond to freedom of [...]

October 1, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

Scarborough & Alcohol: What Is The Real Agenda?

A series of articles has been run on the North Yorks Enquirer about the efforts of the North Yorkshire Police and Scarborough Borough Council, through their Safer Communities Partnership, to change the culture of alcohol consumption in Scarborough town centre. [...]

September 24, 2014 North Yorkshire Police, Scarborough Borough Council

A Poisoned Challen?

The Scarborough & Whitby Labour Party are currently holding hustings to select their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for the May 2015 General Election. Top of the list appears to be local Labour Party leader, Colin Challen. Challen was formerly Labour [...]

September 23, 2014 Misc