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 [...]
SBC Solicitor: Just Following Orders . . . – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on another defamatory attack on the North Yorks Enquirer. ~~~~~ More Dirty Tricks at SBC Not too long ago, Scarborough Borough Council [...]
Jaconelli: The Latest Developments Nationally – Crime and Parliamentary Affairs correspondent TIM HICKS writes on the latest developments in the Peter Jaconelli scandal. ~~~~~ The latest developments nationally A lot has happened since my last article on the Peter Jaconelli [...]
SAVILE/JACONELLI Investigation – Cllr Tom Fox Our Biggest Fan! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on SBC’s latest attempt to stifle criticism and to protect Councillors and Officers from investigation. ~ Homing In On The Savile/Jaconelli Cover-Up [...]
Another One In “The Eye” For SBC Leader Cllr Tom Fox Once again, the nation’s leading investigative satirical magazine Private Eye has highlighted issues first raised by the NYE’s citizen-journalists Tim HICKS, Tim THORNE and Nigel WARD. This time, the [...]
“Pooper Scooper Schemes Are Gonna Fine Me!” an ‘In My View’ article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a further example of corporate intimidation on the part of Scarborough Borough Council Legal & Democratic Services – this time by SBC Solicitor [...]
Jimmy Savile: NHS Reports issued – Crime and Parliamentary Affairs Correspondent Tim Hicks reports on today’s release of the long-awaited NHS Reports on the predatory paedophile (and, according to some reports, serial necrophile) JIMMY SAVILE. ~~~~~ An event that the North [...]
Councillor Kenyon-Miller: Councillor Fox’s response – a report by TIM HICKS on the non-responsiveness of Scarborough Bully Council. ~ Background In my recent article Jane Kenyon Miller: Tom Fox to decide, I narrated the extraordinary saga of Belvedere Computers inc. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
