Let’s Hear It For “The Scarborough Comet”! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, welcoming the return of true journalism to the world of hard-copy local newspapers in Scarborough. ~~~~~ After a break of many years (too many!), Scarborough [...]
“N-word” Cllr COCKERILL – Confronted With The Truth an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the latest turn of events in the the row about the “N-word” Councillor. ~~~~~ Background Readers will perhaps recall the case of [...]
A number of Borough traders are reporting that their food hygiene rating has been incorrectly reported by the Scarborough News. Further examination of the data set leads to the Foods Standards Agency (FSA), the government agency tasked with food safety [...]
Featuring in our very first Spot The Difference competition is Peter Wilkinson. Peter is a director of Scarborough UTC Limited, which is the company formed to deliver Scarborough’s new University Technical College (UTC). Partners in the UTC are the University [...]
SBC: Cornered Fox Bares His Teeth an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a few revealing SAVILE/JACONELLI moments in the budget debate at the last Full Council Meeting of the present incarnation of Scarborough Borough Council. ~~~~~ [...]
COMMON DECENCY Readers may be interested to learn that a Petition has been launched to press the Scarborough & Whitby Consevative Association and (Tory dominated) Scarborough Borough Council for an apology in relation to the deplorable criminal activities of a [...]
Cllr. COCKERILL: The ‘N-word’ In The Woodpile an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, following up on his 20th January 2015 article “SBC Portfolio Holder’s Deplorable Racist Remarks”. The latest. ~~~~~ It is of some significance that we should [...]
SBC Portfolio Holder’s Deplorable Racist Remarks an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an extraordinary display of overt racism in the Council Chamber. ~~~~~ Councillor Mike COCKERILL (NPA) is a member of Scarborough Borough Council (SBC), representing [...]
Vote For The Jaconelli/Kenyon/Fox Ticket Crime and Parliamentary Affairs correspondent TIM HICKS comments in the latest astonishing twist in the Peter Jaconelli, Jimmy Savile and Jane Kenyon-Miller scandals. ~~~~~ Followers of the Scarborough News will have been astounded to read [...]
SBC: FOX – ‘Mayor Elect’ Vote Unconstitutional an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining the Scarborough Borough Council resolution to confirm incumbent Leader, Councillor Tom FOX, as Mayor Elect for the Council year 2015/16. ~~~~~ The Council’s decision [...]
