The Rape of Whitby Harbour – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering an attempted ‘All You Need to Know’ guide to the action against SBC regarding what one Councillor has described as ‘an act of corporate plunder’. ~~~~~ Background [...]
The Great SBC Land Grab [Pt.1] Guest Author Norman Murphy – Scarborough Borough Council Alderman and former Councillor – shares his views on the latest Labour-led scheme to give away the family silver. ~~~~~ Although the current Labour leadership of Scarborough [...]
The Rise and Rise of Hypocrisy – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, expressing disdain for those in public life who say one thing – then do the opposite. ~~~~~ Regular readers will remember a recent article by [...]
On the Road to Damascus Harbour Guest Author Alderman Norman Murphy seems to have caught the scent of a spot of advanced electioneering… ~~~~~ As has been seen repeatedly, in the short time that the current Labour administration, under the [...]
NYP -v- SBC: Two Peas in a Pod Today’s Guest Author, Alderman Norman Murphy, draws some interesting comparisons between North Yorkshire Police and Scarborough Borough Council in regard to the “Openness and Transparency” of their respective interactions with the media. [...]
Siddons – The Joke Today’s Guest Author is Alderman Norman Murphy, offering his unique analysis of the Italian anti-terrorism planters presently regaling the town centre. ~~~~~ The current leader of the Council, our Italian-loving Stevonio Siddonso, who laughably claims to run [...]
Travelodge £½-BILLION in the Red – an “In My View”article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the latest Travelodge figures – and what that may mean to SBC and its ratepayers. Plus – other Council news. ~~~~~ Thame & London Ltd [...]
The ‘New’ ARGOS Paradox an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, revisiting SIDDONS’ Folly – as featured in Alderman Norman MURPHY’s article of 30th April 2021, “Sherlock’s Eye on ARGOS”. ~~~~~ Readers may have assumed – after my lengthy [...]
Sherlock and the Great Land Sale by NORMAN MURPHY ~~~~~ As I explained in my previous article “Sherlock’s Eye on ARGOS”, the current Labour administration ruling over Scarborough Borough Council, and indeed any other administration which might succeed it, will [...]
In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-twenty-seventh 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 far beyond. Readers [...]