“The Wrecking Of The Love Boat” Cynical old CodHead seems to think that the Wedding of the Century, far from being a match made in heaven, is little more than a ploy to ensure that Councillor Bill Miller and his [...]
Readers may remember some of the coverage we gave to members of the North York Moors National Park Authority (NYMNPA) in 2013. Members of the Park Authority were expected to decide upon proposals for a new potash mine within the [...]
A Letter to the Editor from Bob TURNER, commenting on the SBC/Parkol Marine response to the Whitby Gazette coverage of the Eskside Wharf dispute. ~~~~~ Dear Mr Editor, I am sure many of your readers will have already picked sides [...]
Resign, Tom FOX! Spare Scarborough Council Further Disrepute an ‘In My View’ article by NIGEL WARD, outlining the case for the immediate resignation of Scarborough Borough Council Leader, Councillor Tom FOX – formerly Chief Inspector Tom FOX of the (Scarborough) [...]
“Old Loyalties” CodHead makes you wonder, alright. Just what exactly was the relationship between disgraced Alderman, Mayor and Councillor Peter Jaconelli, the serial paedophile, and Scarborough Borough Council Leader Councillor Tom Fox – formerly Acting Chief Inspector Tom Fox of [...]
Real Whitby, Private Eye, the BBC and the faceless Public Servants IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Following a nine-month long in-depth BBC ‘legal eagle’ scrutiny of our numerous reports on Real Whitby regarding evidence of corruption in North Yorkshire, on Monday [...]
Two SBC Councillors Accused of Serious Crimes an ‘In My View’ article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on recent correspondence with Scarborough Borough Council’s Director of Legal & Democratic Services Lisa DIXON (of Private Eye fame). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST [...]
Regular readers may remember a couple of articles about Scarborough Borough Council’s (SBC) failed attempt to move the Town Hall. Between 2009 and 2012, the Council held meetings and made extensive plans to move the Town Hall from St. Nicholas [...]
Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) has announced that they have received written notification from Tesco of their intention to withdraw from the purchase of the Council’s Depot on Dean Road, Scarborough. The contract between SBC and Tesco meant that Tesco had [...]
The Standards Committee of Scarborough Borough Council has openly criticised the conduct of the now former Scarborough Borough Councillor Geoff Evans, over an event that took place back in 2012. In 2012, Councillor Evans was telephoned at his home as [...]
