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SBC: Spotlight on the Directorate

SBC: Spotlight on the Directorate an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, commenting on Councillor Rob BARNETT’s recent Letter to the Editor “Telling It Like It Is” ( 10/04/18), in which he highlighted the lack of transparency inherent in [...]

April 13, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

“Telling It Like It Is”

A Letter to the Editor from Scarborough Borough Councillor Rob BARNETT [Lab.] (Whitby Streonshalh), who writes to share an insider’s view of the practices and policies in place at Scarborough Borough Council. Many will agree; few will dare to say [...]

April 10, 2018 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

SBC ‘Deems’ ALL Enquirer Contributors ‘HARASSERS’

Continuing the thread of correspondence between North Yorks Enquirer crime reporter Tim HICKS and the Leader of Scarborough Borough Council Councillor Derek BASTIMAN over the refusal of SBC to respond to FOI requests from contributors to the NYE, it now [...]

March 29, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

YCH: The Further Misadventures of ‘Maureen’

YCH: The Further Misadventures of ‘Maureen’ an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, following up on the appalling treatment of a vulnerable single mother by staff at Yorkshire Coast Homes (YCH). ~~~~~ Background On Sunday 29th October 2017, I [...]

January 15, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

“Eskdale and a Wry Smile”

A Letter to the Editor from Scarborough Borough Councillor Rob BARNETT [Lab.], celebrating the widely-acclaimed OfSTED ‘verdict’ on Eskdale School  – ‘GOOD’. ~~~~~ Dear Editor, Eskdale and a Wry Smile The town knew, the students knew, the parents knew, and [...]

December 17, 2017 Letters

SBC Councillor Calls for Abolition of SBC

SBC Councillor Calls for Abolition of SBC Scarborough Borough Councillor Rob BARNETT [Lab.] (Whitby Streonshalh) has called for the abolition of SBC, citing arguments and recommendations in the report by Res Publica published in the Yorkshire Post on 17th November [...]

December 2, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

“Sorry We’re Closed”

A Letter to the Editor from SBC Councillor Rob BARNETT [Lab.] (Whitby Streonshalh), who writes to lament the decline of our much-loved town of Whitby under two tiers of Tory-led local government. ~~~~~ Dear Editor, Once again, thank you for [...]

November 22, 2017 Letters

YCH Boss Ducks Safeguarding and H&S Issues – then Goes to Ground

YCH Boss Ducks Safeguarding and H&S Issues – then Goes to Ground an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining an astonishing disregard on the part of Yorkshire Coast Homes for a single-mum’s plight . . . followed by [...]

October 29, 2017 Misc

“In Defence of Local Democracy”

In Defence of Local Democracy by Guest Author SBC Councillor Rob BARNETT [Lab.], who serves in the Streonshalh ward along with Councillor Sandra TURNER [Con.] – whose contribution to the debate would be warmly welcomed. ~~~~~ Firstly, thank you for [...]

October 1, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

“It is a DISGRACE!”

A Letter to the Editor from Heather RELF, of Whitby, writing in response to Councillor Rob BARNETT’s letter (“Down at the Bottom of the Heap”) of 14th September 2017. ~~~ Dear Editor, It is a DISGRACE! I refer to Rob [...]

September 26, 2017 Letters