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“The Voice Of Whitby”

“The Voice Of Whitby” Readers of the North Yorks Enquirer in the Whitby area may have been amused, turning to the ‘Letters’ section of the local rag – “The Voice of Whitby” – on Friday 6th November 2015, to read [...]

November 7, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Labour Cllr Slams Alderman Farce

SBC: Labour Cllr Slams Alderman Farce Hot on the heels of yesterday’s “In My View” article – “SBC Aldermen: Pomp & Pretension” (23rd October 2015), it is encouraging to note that Councillor Gerald DENNET [Lab.] (Mayfield ward) has published his [...]

October 23, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council

Double-Dipping double-talk – a ‘frank and honest’ statement?

Double-Dipping double-talk – a ‘frank and honest’ statement? IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST The anatomy of a COVER-UP. Institutionalised ‘Get-Out-of-Jail-Free’ cards? Over five weeks ago, on Friday 26th October 2012, the Whitby Gazette published an article entitled “Councillors cleared of ‘double-dipping’”. [...]

December 4, 2012 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

“Pay Up And Shut Up!” – CodHead 047

“Pay Up And Shut Up!” CodHead takes umbrage at the continued double-dipping. (“Me Too!” we hear you say). At a time when Council Tax Benefit is being sqeezed to the limit, self-interest on the part of Councillors is really no [...]

October 6, 2012 Cartoons

Duplicitous, Devious & Dumb ‘Double-Dipping’ Denials

Duplicitous, Devious & Dumb ‘Double-Dipping’ Denials – an ‘In My View’ article – by Nigel Ward ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ACTS OF CORRUPTION in public life occur in a wide variety of forms; from the large-scale, complex and sophisticated [...]

September 2, 2012 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

Scarborough Open Air Theatre – “Blue Murder”

Blue Murder At The Scarborough Open Air Theatre – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD. Confusion surrounds the right to hold events at Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre, with some parties suggesting no concerts can be held there this [...]

May 21, 2012 Scarborough Borough Council

Windfarm Business For Whitby?

All Wind and Pith! – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~ Back in the day, when we all (?) dutifully believed that the full fury of ‘global warming’ and ‘climate change’ was upon us, a golden glow [...]

May 16, 2012 Scarborough Borough Council