SBC Independent Group Resignation an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an important shift in the power blance at SBC. ~~~~~ I have been made privy to the information that Councillor Michelle DONOHUE-MONCRIEFF has informed Chief Executive [...]
Dredging the Depths of Credulity an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, up-dating readers on ALLAN ROBERTS’ investigation of the questionable finances of the Borough Dredger – ‘Sandsend’. ~~~~~ In pursuit of the White Rabbit, Guest Author ALLAN ROBERTS, [...]
Just Deserts A newspaper has reported that former Scarborough Borough Council Chief Executive Jim Dillon has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Education, honoris causa, by Coventry University, in recognition of his services to regeneration – presumably successful projects like [...]
Back to the Futurist Today’s Guest Author is the ever-popular former SBC elected member NORMAN MURPHY, offering his ‘take’ on what went wrong – and how it is yet to be put right. ~~~~~ It is beyond doubt that many [...]
Changing Partners an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a tectonic shift at the Puzzle Palace. ~~~~~ One of three Tory County Councillors who recently suffered de-selection from solid seats at North Yorkshire County Council has resigned [...]
Robbing Vincent to Pay Paul North Yorks Enquirer Harbours Correspondent ALLAN ROBERTS identifies a typical soft-shoe-shuffle around the Puzzle Palace money-go-round. The Scarborough Harbour Reserve Fund has been taken short . . . ~~~~~ The Harbour Reserve Fund is being [...]
Hambleton Council U-Turn on PSPO Guest Author ANDY STRANGEWAY, following his action last week, has today received confirmation from Hambleton District Council that it has finally conceded that the legal impediments raised by ANDY have forced them to remove the [...]
Leeming Bar Parking Ban – Game Over Guest Author ANDY STRANGEWAY wraps up six months of campaigning to blow away Hambleton District Council’s deeply flawed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) at Leeming Bar. Coming soon to a PSPO near you! [...]
Question Time for the Beeb A Letter to the Editor from the Independent SBC member for Hunmanby ward, Councillor Michelle DONOHUE-MONCRIEFF, who writes to shed light on the Randerson/BBC collusion allegations. ~~~~~ To the editor, I read with interest the [...]
Deputy leader of the Labour group on Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) Cllr Tony Randerson has been using public sector resources during an election period to campaign for the Labour Party at the General Election. Randerson transgressed the pre-election period rules [...]
