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SBC: Futurist Demolition Illegal?

As reported yesterday, Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) has started the process of carrying out the long-held ambition of razing the Futurist Theatre to the ground. The decision to demolish the theatre was taken by the Conservative-led Scarborough Borough Council Cabinet. [...]

October 6, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Council Starts Futurist Demolition

Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) has started the process of carrying out the long-held goal of razing the Futurist Theatre to the ground. The theatre, which once hosted The Beatles, first opened as a cinema in 1921. The historic theatre stands [...]

October 5, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

HDC: The Final Whistle

HDC: The Final Whistle an “In My View “ article by NIGEL WARD, up-dating readers on the bunker days of Hambleton District Council’s ‘Top Five’ corporate directors as they flounder through their attempts to keep the lid on a “whistle-blower’s” [...]

October 4, 2014 Hambleton District Council

HDC: Bang For Your Buck?

HDC: Bang For Your Buck? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining what kind of “bang for your buck” the residents of Hambleton are getting. “No comment!” from the ‘Top Five’. ~~~~~ Within half an hour of publication [...]

October 2, 2014 Hambleton District Council

SBC Answers £100k Golden Handshake FOI Request!

Surprised editors at the North Yorks Enquirer were left stunned as Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) actually responded to a freedom of information request. The surprise follows the July 2014 implementation of an SBC policy not to respond to freedom of [...]

October 1, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

HDC Whistle-Blower: Who Dunnit? Who Hid It? Own up!

HDC Whistle-Blower: Who Dunnit? Who Hid It? Own up! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD outlining the “ins and outs” of the Hambleton District Council “Whistleblower’s charter”. ~~~~~ “Whistle-blowing” is a common parlance term that signifies what is [...]

September 29, 2014 Hambleton District Council

CYC Leader Cllr. James ALEXANDER – Assault Allegations

CYC Leader Cllr. James ALEXANDER – Assault Allegations an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the progress of an extraordinary FOIA request concerning allegations of an assault by City of York Council Leader Councillor James ALEXANDER [Lab.]. [...]

September 28, 2014 City of York Council

HDC: The Zero Hours Con-Trick

Hambleton District Council: The Zero Hours Con-Trick an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, exposing the truth behind the HDC ‘Top Five’ Senior Officers salary increases and the much-vaunted “Hambleton Living Wage”. ~~~~ I write to offer a general [...]

September 25, 2014 Hambleton District Council

Scarborough & Alcohol: What Is The Real Agenda?

A series of articles has been run on the North Yorks Enquirer about the efforts of the North Yorkshire Police and Scarborough Borough Council, through their Safer Communities Partnership, to change the culture of alcohol consumption in Scarborough town centre. [...]

September 24, 2014 North Yorkshire Police, Scarborough Borough Council

HDC: Open Letter to CEO Phil MORTON

HDC: Open Letter to CEO Phil MORTON an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, presenting an Open Letter to the Chief Exec of Hambleton District Council, PHIL MORTON, summoning him to appear in the Court of Public Opinion. ~~~~~ [...]

September 21, 2014 Hambleton District Council