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“Perpetual Purdah”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one hundred and first in a continuing series of so-called “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire and [...]

May 18, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

Scarborough Proxy Council

Scarborough Proxy Council A word of thanks to the anonymous Scarborough resident who has forwarded the following document (below), accompanied by this explanatory message: “I applied for a proxy vote for 8th June and received the below confirmation letter from [...]

May 16, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

“Nine Long Years, Waiting for Jimbo”

A Letter to the Editor from RICHARD INESON, a long-standing penpal of SBC’s Chief Exec, Mr Jim DILLON – in whose aid the Enquirer has appealed to readers for a little empathy. Richard wrote to Mr DILLON in 2008, when [...]

May 11, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: ‘Leaked’ Email Exposes Tory ‘No Confidence’ Angst

SBC: ‘Leaked’ Email Exposes Tory ‘No Confidence’ Angst an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, up-dating readers on the back-stage pseudo-progress of the No Confidence vote. ~~~~~ It becomes apparent that the Scarborough Borough Council Conservative Group are getting [...]

May 11, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

OPEN LETTER: JIM DILLON, LISA DIXON AND COUNCILLORS

A Open Letter to Mr Jim DILLON, CEO and Head of Paid Service, Mrs Lisa DIXON, Director of Legal & Democratic Services and Monitoring, and all Councillors of the Scarborough Borough Council. ~~~~~ OPEN LETTER TO JIM DILLON, LISA DIXON [...]

May 8, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

Polling Station Infraction Alleged

Polling Station Infraction Alleged A report has reached the Enquirer that a Polling Station infraction has been reported to both the Returning Officer for North Yorkshire County Council, Mr Richard FLINTON, and to the Deputy Returning Officer for Scarborough Borough, [...]

May 5, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

FOUND! The £210K S’borough Market ‘Lost’ Web-site

FOUND! The £210K S’borough Market ‘Lost’ Web-site Further to North Yorks Enquirer editor Tim THORNE’s recent article, and thanks to a diligent Enquirer reader, we can now reveal that the much-vaunted (but missing) £210,000 web-site for the Scarborough Market (redeveloped [...]

May 4, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

Lost: £210k Website Belonging to SBC

The £2.8million renovation of the Scarborough Market Hall on St Helens Square was finally opened to the public last week. Mystery surrounds why a major piece of project, a £210k website for the Market Hall, appears not to have been [...]

April 30, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: ‘No Confidence’ Motion Gathers Momentum

SBC: ‘No Confidence’ Motion Gathers Momentum an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the sharing of the GoPetition public comments calling for the replacement of Scarborough Borough Council Leader Councillor Derek BASTIMAN [Con.] and his entire Cabinet. [...]

April 27, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

“The Paedo -v- Hebe Controversy”

A Letter to the Editor from Tim HICKS, commenting on the saga of the unforgettable (and unforgiveable) Councillor John NOCK [Con.] and his twisted defence of Peter JACONELLI [Con.], Councillor, Mayor, Alderman and pederast. ~~~ Dear Sir, I read with [...]

April 25, 2017 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council