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Another £11K down the OAT Plug-Hole

Another £11K down the OAT Plug-Hole an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, unearthing more expenditure omitted from SBC claims that only(!) £107K was spent on the OAT, an alleged ‘saving’ of £25K on the budgeted £132K. ~~~~~ Further [...]

October 24, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

CEO’s ‘Leaked’ Memo – What a Joke!

The following document – purportedly a ‘leaked’ draft memorandum, allegedly from the Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service to his masters, the democratically elected Councillors of the Borough (but not their masters, the sovereign electorate) – is reproduced below without [...]

October 16, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

Heads-Up! Warm Home Discount Scheme

Warm Home Discount Scheme In this, the ‘Low-Pay Capital’ of the United Kingdom, where Council Tax is amongst the highest and opportunity amongst the lowest in the land, the prospect of a long cold winter is particularly daunting. Our local [...]

October 11, 2018 Misc

NYE Investigates SBC Blacklists

NYE Investigates SBC’s Blacklists by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Regular readers will know that in the interests of transparency and democracy, the North Yorks Enquirer (NYE) has been pursuing the issue e mail interception of Councillors emails by Scarborough Borough Council [...]

September 5, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

Another Open Letter to Cllr Bastiman

Another Open Letter to Cllr Bastiman by TIM HICKS, highlighting developments at another Council to which the SBC Leader’s attention is respectfully drawn. ~~~~~ Open Letter re: Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) Policy on designating all NYE Contributors as collectively causing [...]

August 26, 2018 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

Open Letter to ‘Silent’ Jim

Open Letter to ‘Silent’ Jim by NIGEL WARD, emailed to Mr DILLON shortly before publication. ~~~~~ Mr James McGarvie DILLON – Head of Paid Service – Scarborough Borough Council IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Jim, I write to further the expression [...]

August 14, 2018 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

SBC and RIPA

SBC and RIPA by TIM HICKS Introduction I read with great interest the press release by Mr Hugo Fearnley, the Labour Prospective Party Parliamentary Candidate for Scarborough & Whitby in the next General Election, concerning the “Whexit” controversy, which was [...]

May 8, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

HUGO FEARNLEY – Press Release

The office of HUGO FEARNLEY, Scarborough & Whitby Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Labour Party at the next general election, has issued the following Press Release in response to the sitting Conservative MP Robert GOODWILL‘s scathing attack on the instigators [...]

May 1, 2018 Misc

“Amor Vincit Omnia” (Nisi Rei Publicae)

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

February 14, 2018 Photoons

Intrigue @ SBC: Allege Bullying? Get Bullied!

Intrigue @ SBC: Allege Bullying? Get Bullied! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, revealing how an anonymous SBC Officer has reacted to allegations of “sexist bullying” by threatening civil and/or criminal legal proceedings against the (maybe) Complainant. ~~~~~ [...]

February 12, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council