Labour under fire over town centre policy breaches Wednesday, 15 March, 2023 The Labour-led Scarborough Borough Council has come under fire after it emerged that they wanted to charge Ukrainian refugees £150 to hold a vigil in Scarborough Town Centre, despite the Labour Party frequently using the same space for free. Ahead of the February 24th anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Scarborough Borough Council sought to charge a group of Ukrainian refugees £150 to... Local News
Silence from the Labour Council as two thirds of Eastfield regeneration money goes unspent. 14th March 2023 Before the May 2019 election the Conservative controlled Scarborough Borough Council allocated £1.2m to be spent on the regeneration of Eastfield. However, due... Local News
Conservative Group renews calls for Beth Mead to be given highest civic honour. 17th January 2023 In August the Conservative Group on Scarborough Borough Council led calls for Beth Mead to be given the Freedom of the Borough of Scarborough. The highest civic... Local News
Eastfield’s missing million. A missed opportunity to regenerate Eastfield. 16th January 2023 In May 2020 the Labour-led Scarborough Borough Council unveiled its Eastfield Regeneration plan. Known as Eastfield PACT the regeneration partnership headed by... Local News
Conservative Councillors call for Beth Mead to be awarded Freedom of the Borough 1st August 2022 Statement from the Conservative Group on Scarborough Borough Council: After a phenomenal tournament we are overjoyed at the victory of the Lionesses in the... Opinions
Conservatives call for action regarding jailed Labour Councillor 11th February 2022 Statement from the Conservative Group on Scarborough Borough Council: As people may be aware Labour Councillor Theresa Norton was recently jailed for her part... Local News
Towns Fund Projects forward 10th February 2022 Statement from the Scarborough Borough Council Conservative Group on the progression of the Towns Fund projects: Last year the government announced that the... Local News
Labour Councillor jailed 3rd February 2022 Statement from Scarborough Borough Council Conservative Group regarding the jailing of Labour’s Cllr. Theresa Norton: It is disappointing that the judge’s... Local News
Conservatives respond to Flamingo Land withdrawal 28th January 2022 Statement regarding the former Futurist Site: It is disappointing that Flamingo Land has pulled out of the development of the former Futurist site. Sadly, this... Local News
A step towards a fairer housing system 27th January 2022 A motion brought before Scarborough Borough Council on Monday by Conservative Councillors Clive Pearson and Phil Trumper, for a primary use stipulation on the... Local News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
