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DBID: “He Said, She Said”

DBID: “He Said, She Said” an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating the DBID integrity saga and presenting (with thanks to Councillor Eileen MURPHY [Ind.]) a response by Councillor Liz COLLING [Lab.] to some (but not all) of [...]

October 11, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

DBID: Night of the Long Noses

DBID: Night of the Long Noses an “in My View” article by NIGEL WARD, providing some “openness and transparency”, in the public interest, on the Pinnochio contest that is presently driving a wedge into the heart of the SBC Labour [...]

October 7, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

“Beyond Authority”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one-hundred-and-eighty-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 [...]

October 6, 2019 Photoons

DBID: Money With Menaces?

An Open Letter from regular contributor NIGEL WARD to Councillor Liz COLLING [Lab.], Scarborough Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Economy, Communities & Commercial, reporting evidence of possible coercive practice in the implementation of the Yorkshire Coast DBID. ~~~~~ Councillor Liz [...]

September 29, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

DBID: SBC Claims Civil Unrest on the Cards

DBID: SBC Claims Civil Unrest on the Cards an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, exposing the latest farcical attempt at secrecy at the Puzzle Palace. ~~~~~ Regular readers will recall that the Enquirer has published a number of [...]

September 24, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

DBID – The Straw that Broke . . .

DBID – The Straw that Broke . . . A Letter to the Editor from Roger PICKSTOCK of Scarborough, commenting on the Council’s borrow/spend philosophy and the furore surrounding the moral bankruptcy of the Yorkshire Coast DBID. ~~~~~ Dear Editor. [...]

August 30, 2019 Letters

DBID: An Open Letter to Big Steve

DBID: An Open Letter to Big Steve by NIGEL WARD ~~~~~ Councillor Steve SIDDONS [Lab.] – Leader – SBC IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Steve, I am sure you are aware that a great deal of correspondence crosses my desk, much [...]

August 23, 2019 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

“The Lie Detector”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one-hundred-and-eighty-fourth 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 [...]

August 16, 2019 Photoons

“Hebo” & The Fizzwits

“Hebo” & The Fizzwits an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD , offering clear evidence of former SBC Councillor (and Whitby Town Council co-optee) ‘Councillor’ John NOCK’s contempt for the people he ‘represents’. ~~~~~ Due to an unexpected but [...]

August 9, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

“DBID: A Boulder in their Waders”

“A Boulder in their Waders” Guest Author NORMAN MURPHY, the long-serving former Scarborough Borough Councillor, updates readers on the mounting eruption of dissent against the Yorkshire Coast DBID. ~~~~~ Although the previous worse-than-useless, many say, Conservative Council administration has now [...]

August 7, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council