Guest Author ANDY STRANGEWAY (pictured above) has published his views on the ongoing litany of procrastination and apparent incompetence behind a stalled Planning Application which commenced with Hambleton District Council (HDC) and has now transferred to North Yorkshire Council (NYC). [...]
‘Gluey’ Comes Unstuck – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a glimmer of sense emerging from Scarborough Town Hall. ~~~~~ Readers will be surprised – perhaps only by the tardiness of the decision – to learn [...]
SS Clones Arrest Council – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the art of silently and satirically expressing an opinion in a public forum in such a way as to occasion no disruption (but a high [...]
SBC Deploys Security ‘Heavies’ Against NYE by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ For many years, NYE community journalist Nigel Ward has been peacefully attending Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) meetings to report to the NYE’s readership on Council affairs in Scarborough. This is [...]
ERYC: Confidential Bullying Report Published Guest Author ANDY STRANGEWAY has published a ‘leaked’ Local Government Association (LGA) Confidential Peer Review which reveals the extent of the bullying culture at East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Regular readers will be aware that, [...]
Lisa Dixon Attempting Red-Herring A Guest Author submission from campaigner ANDY STRANGEWAY, offering further clarification on the fall-out from Monday’s crucial ARGOS vote. ~~~~~ It is becoming clear, to both Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) Councillors and residents, that Lisa Dixon, [...]
ARGOS: Out For The Count? – an “In My View”article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on events at the meeting of Scarborough Borough Council on Monday 6th September 2021, providing eye-witness testimony – followed by a brief analysis from Guest Author [...]
SIDDONS – Judicial Review or Public Apology While the rest of the Borough tittered at the expense of SBC Leader Councillor Steve SIDDONS [Lab.], who made a complete ass of himself in his interview with BBC Look North last Thursday 22nd [...]
Guest Author ANDY STRANGEWAY, former Independent ERYC Councillor and nationally renowned parking campaigner, has laid down the gauntlet to SBC Director of Legal & Governance Services Lisa DIXON in respect of motorhomes parking at the Whitby Abbey Car Park (the [...]
“Whitby Winter Welcome” A Letter to the Editor from motorhomer and lifelong Whitby enthusiast TOM PEIL, of Preston, who does not intend to be deterred by the SBC Labour Leader’s small-minded ‘cold shoulder’ – to the Whitby Abbey Aire proposal, [...]
