WTC: Mayor Explodes an “In My View” by NIGEL WARD, reporting on another abusive outburst from Whitby Town Mayor ~~~~~ On the evening of Tuesday 7th March 2017, Whitby Town Council (WTC) convened the most recent of its regular monthly [...]
SBC: JACONELLI Rehabilitation Under Way? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining rumours of a move to rehabilitate the reputation of former Scarborough Mayor, Councillor Alderman and predatory paedophile PETER JACONELLI. ~~~~~ A number of former Councillors and [...]
Following the latest fiasco at Scarborough Borough Council, Labour Group Leader Councillor Steve SIDDONS has issued a Press Release. This follows hard on the heels of a public challenge to the integrity of the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Procurement & [...]
Open Letter to Mr. Dillon, Scarborough Borough Council 24th February, 2017. Dear Mr. Dillon, During the Full Council Meeting on 9th January 2017, item 8b) in her first statement Helen Mallory said: It is only right to inform you that [...]
Following two Town Councils (Whitby & Filey) and two public ‘straw’ polls (GoPetition and the Scarborough News) expressing NO CONFIDENCE in SBC Leader Derek BASTIMAN [Con.] and his Cabinet, Councillor Steve SIDDONS – Leader of Scarborough Borough Council’s Labour Group [...]
SBC: The Empire Strikes Back – with Disdain an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the first signs of a reaction from SBC to either the Whitby or the Filey No Confidence motions. ~~~~~ I am now [...]
Scarborough Town Council? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining a report that the central wards of Scarborough may become parished. Just a red herring? ~~~~~ Following the resounding NO CONFIDENCE resolutions at Whitby Town Council and Filey [...]
SBC: The Winter of Our Discontent an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, inspecting the growing grass-roots of the Scarborough Spring. ~~~~~ Readers may find of interest the following “back-of-a-fag-packet” speculative analysis of the mounting tide of discontent in [...]
Cllr BACKHOUSE Resigns from the SBC Cabinet In the wake of last week’s “WHEXIT” – and last night’s “FLEXIT” – it was perhaps to be expected that Councillor Andy BACKHOUSE [Con.] would be the first to seek to distance himself [...]
After ‘WHEXIT’ – ‘FLEXIT’ – Filey Town Council Flexes Its Muscles! On Monday 13th February 2017, Filey Town Council flexed its muscles and resoundingly trumped the NO CONFIDENCE motion carried at Whitby Town Council last Tuesday 7th February 2017, both [...]
