“The Good Old Days”
“The Good Old Days” Christmas 1955 – Ironical Aspirations . . . New Year’s Day 2018 – Harsh Reality . . . (not a Blue Flag in sight) . . . Happy Dip! [...]
December 15, 2017
Misc
Spotlight
Browsing the "Scarborough Borough Council" Tag
“Benchmark Butchers Bambi!”
A Letter to the Editor from Scarborough resident (and former SBC Officer) Rita HOLMES, who writes to shed light on another disturbing example of the seemingly ‘special relationship’ between Scarborough Borough Council and Benchmark – otherwise known as the Roland [...]
December 14, 2017
Letters
“Our Broken Council”
A Letter to the Editor from Scarborough Borough Councillor Norman MURPHY [Ind.] responding to Scarborough News editor Ed ASQUITH’s editorial comments in the Scarborough News of Thursday 7th December 2017. ~~~~~ Sir, Re Ed Asquith’s Editors Letter So the editor [...]
December 10, 2017
Letters
“Amity Calamity”
In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one hundred and twenty-fourth 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 [...]
December 7, 2017
Photoons
Another Half A Million For Benchmark?
Scarborough Borough Council’s (SBC) Capital Budget spending for 2017/18 was detailed in the documentation for the 14th November 2017 Cabinet meeting. Hidden away on page 65 of the lengthy Agenda Reports Pack was a table of spending for 2017/18, most [...]
December 4, 2017
Scarborough Borough Council
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
North Bay Blue Flag: The 61% Deception
North Bay Blue Flag: The 61% Deception an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the strange reticence of our local and regional public institutions to announce Scarborough North Bay’s loss of its Blue Flag for ‘EXCELLENT’ Bathing [...]
November 26, 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
“The Local Plan”
In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one hundred and twenty-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 [...]
November 21, 2017
Photoons
SBC Pleads Poverty
Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) are pleading poverty on Yorkshire Coast Radio stating they need to save £4.7million over the next three years due to reduced funding from Conservative Central Government. In the interview, Cllr Helen Mallory, cabinet member for Finance [...]
November 18, 2017
Scarborough Borough Council
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