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Council Pays Mileage of £19.67 Per Mile!

On Tuesday 22nd July the Resources Scrutiny Committee of Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) meets to discuss the Council’s Officer Car Allowance Scheme. The scheme, which has been in operation for over 20 years, pays £963 per annum to SBC Officers [...]

July 17, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council
County Hall - Northallerton

Police Confirm NYCC Investigation

North Yorkshire Police have confirmed a complaint that relates to alleged criminal misconduct by Officers of North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) has been received and an investigation is underway. A police spokesman said: “We can confirm North Yorkshire Police have [...]

July 15, 2014 North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall - Northallerton

NYCC Officers Under Investigation by North Yorkshire Police?

On the 7th July 2013 I published an article entitled NYCC: Out Of Control? The article reported on matters under discussion by the Executive Committee of North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC). A member of the public, who had won a [...]

June 29, 2014 North Yorkshire County Council

The New Police HQ

Readers of the regional press will know that the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner (NYPCC), Julia Mulligan, and her new Chief Constable, Dave Jones, have together embarked on a project to build a new HQ, termed the new Northern [...]

June 15, 2014 Hambleton District Council, North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

SBC Sack Officer Over Leak

In among the documentation for the June 17th Cabinet meeting at Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) is an agenda item about proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution. SBC wants to tighten up access to confidential reports by elected members by way [...]

June 12, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: The Non-Responsive Council

A full Council meeting for Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) is scheduled for 2pm on Monday 12th May 2014. Amongst items on the agenda is a motion by Cllr Tom Fox, seconded by Cllr Derek Bastiman, to posthumously strip civic honours [...]

May 10, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Bailiffs Assault Shop Owner

Clive’s Camera Cabin on Victoria Road in Scarborough is today closed after the owner of the shop, apparently an elderly gentleman, claimed that bailiffs, sent by Scarborough Borough Council, had punched him three times in the face while trying to [...]

May 2, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

NYMNPA: Decisions, Decisions…

Readers may remember some of the coverage we gave to members of the North York Moors National Park Authority (NYMNPA) in 2013. Members of the Park Authority were expected to decide upon proposals for a new potash mine within the [...]

March 29, 2014 North York Moors National Park Authority

BBC Inside Out (North East & Cumbria) featuring citizen journalists Real Whitby

A BBC TV Inside Out (North East & Cumbria) documentary investigating the claims of citizen journalists Real Whitby, now the North Yorks Enquirer. [...]

February 10, 2014 Documentaries

Town Hall Move Still Afoot?

Regular readers may remember a couple of articles about Scarborough Borough Council’s (SBC) failed attempt to move the Town Hall. Between 2009 and 2012, the Council held meetings and made extensive plans to move the Town Hall from St. Nicholas [...]

February 7, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council