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“We’re In The Money!” – CodHead 062

“We’re In The Money!” CodHead finds plenty of mileage in the remuneration manoeuvres of SBC’s “big five”. Well, alright then. “Big four-and-a-half”. [Satire] [...]

July 30, 2014 Cartoons

A Further £¼-Million in Undisclosed SBC Officers’ Perks

A Letter to the Editor from Allan ROBERTS, of Scarborough, alerting the North Yorks Enquirer to a further quarter of a million pounds worth of Officers’ “perks” hitherto unknown to the wider public. ~~~~~ Dear Mr. Editor,  Following on from [...]

July 29, 2014 Letters

Secret Scarborough Council Officer Pay Rise?

The North Yorks Enquirer has had an anonymous tip off that all five senior officers at Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) have received a large pay rise around the start of the year. The pay rise is reputed to be worth [...]

July 28, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

Council To Breathalyse Revellers

Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) has announced it will be breathalysing town centre revellers between Saturday 26th July and the 9th of August as part of a pilot scheme, ahead of a widescale ‘pre-loading’ campaign planned for late autumn. The project [...]

July 25, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

Transparency? What Transparency!

A Letter to the Editor from former Councillor Nick Brown, of Scarborough, responding to North Yorks Enquirer article Cllr Tom Fox – Our Greatest Fan. Dear Sir, Reference the article in NYE dated 13th July, headed Tom Fox our greatest [...]

July 18, 2014 Letters

Council Pays Mileage of £19.67 Per Mile!

On Tuesday 22nd July the Resources Scrutiny Committee of Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) meets to discuss the Council’s Officer Car Allowance Scheme. The scheme, which has been in operation for over 20 years, pays £963 per annum to SBC Officers [...]

July 17, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Solicitor: Just Following Orders . . .

SBC Solicitor: Just Following Orders . . . – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on another defamatory attack on the North Yorks Enquirer. ~~~~~ More Dirty Tricks at SBC Not too long ago, Scarborough Borough Council [...]

July 16, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

The Three Wise Monkeys

A Letter to the Editor from John WILLIS, of South Yorkshire, offering an opinion on the North Yorks Enquirer investigations and its wider ramifications. ~~~~~ Dear Mr Editor, Savile/Jaconelli – Scarborough Borough Council – North Yorkshire Police. See no evil, [...]

July 14, 2014 Letters

Where There’s Muck, There’s Money

A Letter to the Editor from Geoff COOPER of Bournemouth, in response to our “Pooper Scooper” article exposing Scarborough Borough Council’s aggressive exploitation of the dog-fouling laws as a low-overhead revenue-stream. Dear Mr Editor, I read with interest your report [...]

July 6, 2014 Letters

“Pooper Scooper Schemes Are Gonna Fine Me!”

“Pooper Scooper Schemes Are Gonna Fine Me!” an ‘In My View’ article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a further example of corporate intimidation on the part of Scarborough Borough Council Legal & Democratic Services – this time by SBC Solicitor [...]

July 6, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council