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SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part Two)

SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part Two) an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD – Part Two of a continuing series exposing the secrecy culture of Scarborough Borough Council.  ~~~~~ Having offered readers, in Part One of this article, an [...]

September 23, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part One)

SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part One) an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, charting Scarborough Borough Council’s policy of selective transparency. ~~~~~ It may well be that the residents of every Borough and District in the country refer to [...]

September 19, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Duty Of Care

SBC: Duty Of Care an “Open Letter” from NIGEL WARD to the Councillors of Scarborough Borough. ~~~~~ Councillors of Scarborough Borough Council IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Councillors, I offer you an opinion. It is not a legal opinion; rather, it [...]

September 18, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Tuesday 18th October: Futurist D-Day?

The fate of the Futurist Theatre will be decided on Tuesday 18th October. That is the latest information from Scarborough Borough Council’s Forward Plan. It appears the decision will be made at the Cabinet meeting. 42 of 50 councillors will [...]

September 12, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Cllr and PCP Member Tells All

SBC Cllr and PCP Member Tells All an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, providing the inside info on the Scarborough Borough Councillor ‘fracas’ story. ~~~~~ Background Every investigation begins, necessarily, with the first assessment of incoming information. This [...]

September 12, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

“No Safe Harbour”

“No Safe Harbour” A Letter to the Editor from Heather RELF of Whitby, in reaction to a Statement on the subject of the parlous state of Whitby Piers, delivered to Scarborough Borough Councillors by Councillor Mike COCKERILL [Ind.], in response [...]

September 9, 2016 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

BREAKING: Police & Crime Panel Member In Pub Brawl

BREAKING: Police & Crime Panel Member In Pub Brawl an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, covering emerging unofficial reports from within SBC and NYCC. ~~~~~ Unofficial sources within Scarborough Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council are reporting [...]

September 8, 2016 North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner, Scarborough Borough Council

Ryedale: Council Tax Dodging Councillors

Ryedale: Council Tax Dodging Councillors Following FOIA disclosures regarding Councillors who did not pay their Council Tax without recourse to enforcement procedures at; Richmondshire District Council Hambleton District Council East Lindsey District Council North East Lincolnshire Council Hambleton District Council [...]

August 25, 2016 Ryedale District Council

Corruptophenia – The Firebreak

Corruptophenia – The Firebreak an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~~~~~ Following a widely-spaced series of articles dealing with corrupt practices within local government, and before exposing the precise mechanisms adopted by those directly involved, readers may benefit [...]

August 24, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Middlesbrough: Council Tax Dodging Councillors

Middlesbrough: Council Tax Dodging Councillors Following FOIA disclosures regarding Councillors who did not pay their Council Tax without recourse to enforcement procedures at; Richmondshire District Council Hambleton District Council East Lindsey District Council North East Lincolnshire Council Hambleton District Council [...]

August 10, 2016 District