Whitby Harbour: Payback Time – an “In My View”article by NIGEL WARD, setting forth his views on recent meetings: Audit Committee (Thurs. 22nd July 2021) and Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council (Fri. 23rd July 2021). ~~~~~ Background Readers may be aware that, [...]
Harbour Masterplan: ‘Before the Flood’ Harbours correspondent ALLAN ROBERTS questions the left hand’s acquaintance with the right handover the Scarborough Harbour Masterplan. ~~~~~ On Tuesday 20 July 2021 the SBC Cabinet will meet to discuss a Report outlining the threat [...]
The Great SBC Land Grab [Pt.2] by NORMAN MURPHY ~~~~~ As referenced in my previous article “The Great SBC Land Grab [Pt.1]”, there are growing concerns throughout the Borough that what our current Labour leader, Steve (The Champagne Socialist) Siddons, has [...]
The Pillage of Scarborough Harbour – an ‘Open Letter’ to SBC CEO Mike GREENE from NIGEL WARD, in the public interest. ~~~~~ Mr Mike GREENE – CEO and Head of Paid Service – SBC IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Mike, I [...]
Six Grand Questions An Open Letter to Mr Clive ROWE-EVANS, Chair and Director of Yorkshire Coast Business Improvement District (YCBID, from a levy refusenik seeking information in the public interest. Just asking . . . ~~~~~ Dear Clive, I understand that [...]
The Rape of Whitby Harbour – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering an attempted ‘All You Need to Know’ guide to the action against SBC regarding what one Councillor has described as ‘an act of corporate plunder’. ~~~~~ Background [...]
The Great SBC Land Grab [Pt.1] Guest Author Norman Murphy – Scarborough Borough Council Alderman and former Councillor – shares his views on the latest Labour-led scheme to give away the family silver. ~~~~~ Although the current Labour leadership of Scarborough [...]
The Rise and Rise of Hypocrisy – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, expressing disdain for those in public life who say one thing – then do the opposite. ~~~~~ Regular readers will remember a recent article by [...]
RIP Democracy & Accountability A Letter to the Editor from ROGER PICKSTOCK of Scarborough, giving voice to the popular perceptions regarding the erosion of democracy and accountability in the Borough of Scarborough. ~~~~~ I have not lived for very long [...]
On the Road to Damascus Harbour Guest Author Alderman Norman Murphy seems to have caught the scent of a spot of advanced electioneering… ~~~~~ As has been seen repeatedly, in the short time that the current Labour administration, under the [...]
