out BID ~ BID out Alderman Norman Murphy writes, as Guest Author, to provide his explanation for why the Yorkshire Coast BID has proved such an unpopular ‘stealth tax’ burden on businesses attempting to survive following the pandemic and the ensuing [...]
YCBID: SBC joins the ‘Refuseniks’ – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a curious development in the Scarborough Borough Council’s relationship with Yorkshire Coast BID Ltd (YCBID). ~~~~~ On 27th September 2022, Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) [...]
Support the “Reclaim Our Sea” HUMAN TSUNAMI An APPEAL by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ Following huge support for the “Reclaim Our Sea” event on Sunday 28th September 2022 (see my report here), the public protest against DEFRA’s implausible conclusion that naturally [...]
From the dawn of democracy politicians of all levels have always sold their principles. Cllr Donohue-Moncrieff is a former small c conservative councillor who, like the majority of the support base, believe in low taxes, small government, personal choice and [...]
‘Gluey’ Goes Down – Again! A Letter to the Editor from WILLIAM PARKIN, reacting to reports in the local, regional and national media that Scarborough Borough Councillor Theresa ‘Gluey’ Norton [Lab.] (Eastfield) has again been imprisoned- Contempt of Court, contempt [...]
Guest Author Alderman Stormin’ NORMAN MURPHY writes to explain why, in his view, Scarborough Borough Council was right to pass a Vote of NO CONFIDENCE in the governance arrangements of Yorkshire Coast Business Improvement District Ltd (YCBID). ~~~~~ As those [...]
A Letter to the Editor from Mr PETER LEE, Co-ordinator of the Save Our West Pier Action Group, calling out ‘the powers that be’ over the many shortcomings of the SBC partnership with the Scarborough Town Deal Board (STDB) and [...]
Pool Sale: Correction/Apology – PLUS! – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, who, following over 1,000 articles examining questionable activities in our local authorities, has for the very first time been taken to task for a substantive inaccuracy. [...]
Following Letters from John Senior MBE TD and Mr Peter Lee, once again, the North Yorks Enquirer has been made privy, in the public interest, to correspondence addressed to Scarborough & Whitby MP, Sir Robert Goodwill (Conservative), and other ‘powerful’ [...]
Letters from the (Sea) Front Resistance to Scarborough Borough Council’s fiercely opposed proposal to access £5 million of Town Deal Fund cash and throw a further £6.4 million of Council reserves to ‘regenerate’ the Scarborough West Pier, in disregard of [...]
