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Open Letter to SBC Senior Officers

Dear Messers Dillon, Edwards, Watson and Mrs Dixon, In the wake of the Marriott scandal, which highlighted Scarborough Borough Council’s unwillingness to investigate alleged corruption within the council, which Judge Humphrey Forrest called a “Whitewash“, a number of you were [...]

November 14, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: The Leader, The Cabinet & The Futurist

SBC: The Leader, The Cabinet & The Futurist an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering an overview of the SBC Cabinet – a tale with a sting in it’s tail. ~~~~~ Throughout the year of 2016, there have [...]

November 13, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

“Blame The Officers – Not The Councillors”

A Letter to the Editor from TIM HICKS FCA, responding to J.M.WRIGHT’s letter as published in the Scarborough News. Mr HICKS is a Chartered Accountant and Certified Fraud Investigator – just the man to scrutinise the scrutineers. ~~~~~ Dear Sir, [...]

November 10, 2016 Letters

“Whistleblowing & Whitewash”

A Letter to the Editor from long-standing Enquirer contributor TIM HICKS, commenting on the performance of Scarborough Borough Council in relation to whistleblowing and whitewash. ~~~~~ Dear Sir, I have followed the articles published in the Scarborough News and North [...]

November 1, 2016 Letters

“The Silent One Speaks”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the ninetieth 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 24, 2016 Photoons

SBC Officers’ Private Interests

SBC Officers’ Private Interests an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining the disclosable interests of Scarborough Borough Council Directors/Senior Officers. ~~~~~ When the Scarborough News (normally the Council’s off-site PR division) splashes “Council leader orders external inquiry into [...]

October 23, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Open Letter to Lisa Dixon

Dear Mrs Dixon, In the wake of the Marriott scandal, which highlighted Scarborough Borough Council’s unwillingness to investigate alleged corruption within the council, which Judge Humphrey Forrest called a “Whitewash” and the reluctance of Derek Bastiman, Leader of Scarborough Borough [...]

October 19, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

MARRIOTT: SBC Ignored Reporting Of Crime Questions

MARRIOTT: SBC Ignored Reporting Of Crime Questions an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD: Is SBC attempting to protect corrupt staff from criminal prosecution? ~~~~~ Now that the Ben MARRIOTT corruption allegations are out in the open, a steady [...]

October 10, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Scarborough News Covers MARRIOTT Case

Scarborough News Covers MARRIOTT Case Local newspaper The Scarborough News (SN) has given prominent front-page and inside coverage to the Ben MARRIOTT Whistleblower case that the North Yorks Enquirer has been championing in a series of articles since August 2013. [...]

October 6, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Where The Truth Stops

SBC: Where The Truth Stops an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, getting to the roots of what is wrong at Scarborough Borough Council (SBC). ~~~~~ I recently concluded an article with an indication that I intended to address [...]

October 1, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council