Protests Galore! Puffins hijacked! A Letter to the Editor from a Bridlington business proprietor who kindly send the following report on a civilised act of protest conducted on the evening of Wednesday 6th July – i.e. on the eve of [...]
Plea for a FAIR Vote An Open Letter to the Chief Executives of SBC and ERYC, by NIGEL WARD, calling for openness and transparency and accurate information as we in the Borough of Scarborough approach a Vote of No Confidence [...]
YCBID: NO CONFIDENCE VOTE – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, announcing a long-awaited move to lift a great burden from tourism businesses along the Yorkshire Coast. ~~~~~ It has (finally) been announced that Scarborough Borough Council will [...]
In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-forty-eighth 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 far beyond. Readers [...]
In Plain Sight – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, drawing readers’ attention to some very telling bits of information, hidden in plain sight. ~~~~~ Two of the most highly contentious issues facing Scarborough Borough Council, as it [...]
YCBID: The End – is it Nigh? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, sharing – in the public interest – a fascinating thread of unanswered correspondence on the subject of the Yorkshire Coast BID Limited [Chair: Mr [...]
YCBID: Non-Payment Hearing ADJOURNED – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the progress of the on-going campaign to abolish the Yorkshire Coast BID. ~~~~~ I am now able to update readers – especially YCBID Levy-payer [...]
“YCBID: Dead (and about to lie down?)” An Open Letter from the Yorkshire Coast Levy Payers’ Association (accompanied by a range of explanatory documents) to members revealing potentially ‘fatal’ flaws in the Levy collection process amounting to alleged misrepresentations, rendering [...]
CORRIGAN Challenges YCBID Legality – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, commenting on the Yorkshire Post coverage of the Yorkshire Coast BID crisis. ~~~~~ On Saturday 12th February 2022, Yorkshire Post news correspondent Alex WOOD ran the following [...]
YCBID Not Viable? A Letter to the Editor from WILLIAM PARKIN, of Staithes, questioning the viability, ‘going forward’, of the Yorkshire Coast BID Ltd. Is it time to invoke Article 18 of the BID (England) Regulations 2004? ~~~~~ Dear Editor [...]