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Councils Lose Parking War

It began in May 2014 when a member of the public contacted the North Yorks Enquirer about a Scarborough shop owner who had accumulated over a thousand parking PCNs (Penalty Charge Notice). At £75 per PCN and adding in court [...]

December 12, 2016 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: South Bay Pollution – The Chips Are Down

SBC: South Bay Pollution – The Chips Are Down A Guest Author article by Bob ROBERTS (who has been investigating the causes of the poor water quality in Cornelian Bay – and now Scarborough South Bay – for some years), [...]

December 11, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: The MARRIOTT Allegations – No Smoke . . .

SBC: The MARRIOTT Allegations – No Smoke . . . an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on ‘the elephant in the Council Chamber’ – the allegations made by former SBC employee Ben MARRIOTT. ~~~~~ There has been [...]

December 5, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

PM Fears Tory Melt-Down on Yorkshire Coast

PM Fears Tory Melt-Down on Yorkshire Coast The Enquirer has been provided with a leaked copy of today’s message from Prime Minister Theresa MAY [Con.] and the Rt.Hon. Patrick McLOUGHLIN [Con.], Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to the Conservative [...]

December 1, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Scarborough Borough Council

The Futurist: The Jefferson View

Scarborough Borough Councillor Janet JEFFERSON [Ind.] has set out her view of the controversy surrounding the proposed demolition of The Futurist Theatre – the so-called “done deal” – in a letter to the Scarborough News (1st December 2016). Readers are [...]

December 1, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

“Futurist Renaissance”

A Letter to the Editor from Councillor Norman MURPHY [UKIP], who writes to offer readers a clear account of the ill-conceived SBC strategy to destroy The Futurist Theatre – and a clear vision for its renaissance. The Enquirer salutes any [...]

November 29, 2016 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

Scarborough Dysfunctional Council

Scarborough Dysfunctional Council an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reviewing the present dysfunctional state of a Council that has been usurped by the few at the expense of the many – an OLIGARCHY. ~~~~~ When first I began [...]

November 27, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

“Just When You Thought It Was Safe…”

Today’s Guest Author is ALLAN ROBERTS of Scarborough, who has been monitoring Scarborough Borough Council’s reaction to the news that Scarborough South Bay bathing water rating has been down-graded from ‘sufficient’ to ‘poor’. ~~~~~ The 8th November 2016 presented devastating [...]

November 26, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Council Tax ‘Summonses’ – Junkmail?

SBC Council Tax ‘Summonses’ – Junkmail? the first in a periodic series of “In My View” articles by NIGEL WARD, addressing SBC Council Tax ‘Summonses’ and highlighting a potential fraud on the grand scale. ~~~~~ A number of Enquirer readers [...]

November 24, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Cabinet Performance Ratings

SBC: Cabinet Performance Ratings In response to a request from a number of Scarborough Borough Councillors, the North Yorks Enquirer has agreed to publish the following Open Letter to the Leader of Scarborough Borough Councillor and his seven Portfolio Holders [...]

November 18, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council