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SBC Cllr and PCP Member Tells All

SBC Cllr and PCP Member Tells All an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, providing the inside info on the Scarborough Borough Councillor ‘fracas’ story. ~~~~~ Background Every investigation begins, necessarily, with the first assessment of incoming information. This [...]

September 12, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Self-Indictment – The Game of CHANCE

Self-Indictment – The Game of CHANCE an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a curious game of ‘Find The Liar’. ~~~~~ I have thus far resisted requests and temptations to comment in detail on the character and [...]

March 25, 2016 North Yorkshire County Council

“Leave Of Abstinence”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the eighty-first 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 beyond. Readers are [...]

March 17, 2016 Photoons

SBC: T.I.C. Tactics

SBC: T.I.C. Tactics an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an incipient crack in the Tory SBC stranglehold. ~~~~~ Readers of the Whitby Gazette and the Scarborough News may have struggled recently to discern any useful information [...]

March 11, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

“Absence Makes The Representation Non-Existent”

Guest Author Allan ROBERTS of Scarborough (whose powers of scrutiny have identified a very poor performance indeed on the part of Scarborough Borough Council Leader, Councillor Derek BASTIMAN [Con.] [Scalby ward]) informs readers about the quality of representation local fishermen [...]

March 6, 2016 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

Eskdale School: Robert GOODWILL MP; An Exchange With Mike WARD

Eskdale School: Robert GOODWILL MP; An Exchange With Mike WARD On 16th February 2016, former Chair of the Eskdale School Board of Governors Mike WARD published a “An Open Letter/Email to Robert Goodwill MP”  here on the North Yorks Enquirer. [...]

March 6, 2016 Letters

“Is Scarborough a Democratic Borough?”

A Letter to the Editor from Patricia DAVID of Scarborough, questioning the quality of democratic governance in the Borough of Scarborough. ~~~~~ Dear Editor, Is Scarborough a Democratic Borough? Local Governance throughout the Country is ruled by Local Government Law, [...]

January 18, 2016 Letters

SBC PARKING: Portfolio Holder ‘Dissembles’ In Council

SBC PARKING: Portfolio Holder ‘Dissembles’ In Council an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, commenting on the prevailing corporate chaos over unenforceable parking regulations at Scarborough Borough Council and throughout the County of North Yorkshire. ~~~~~ BACKGROUND Readers far [...]

January 12, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

MAYOR FOX: “Sorry . . . NOT Sorry!”

MAYOR FOX: “Sorry . . . NOT Sorry!” an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, up-dating readers on the SAVILE/JACONELLI Scarborough paedophile-ring cover-up. ~~~~~ The Peter JACONELLI saga has become a long and drawn-out affair. It has come now [...]

October 27, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Aldermen: Pomp & Pretension

SBC Aldermen: Pomp & Pretension an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an unacknowledged amendment to SBC’s revision of its process to elevate five former Councillors to Honorary Alderman status. ~~~~~ Readers may remember my article “SBC: [...]

October 22, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council