Peer's cash backs Whitby MP's campaign |
| from The Whitby Gazette |
WHITBY'S Conservative MP Robert Goodwill received nearly £9,000 from controversial Tory donor Lord Ashcroft to back his 2005 election campaign.
Mr Goodwill has confirmed he was given £8,821.08 by Lord Ashcroft's company to help him oust Labour's Lawrie Quinn in 2005, but has not received any donation from his company Bearwood Corporate Services since.
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Four are injured, one seriously, in Whitby road accident |
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POLICE and firefighters attended a collision on the A171 Guisborough Road at Saturday lunchtime.
The shunt, involvlng a Toyota estate, silver Nissan Qashqai and black Renault Clio happened at the turn-off to Sleights roundabout.
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Under-threat Whitby Business Development Agency earns backing to keep it alive |
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SUPPORT has been pledged for an organisation which has helped several thousand businesses in the Whitby area get off the ground.
The Whitby and District Business Development Agency (BDA) has lost more than half its turnover due to problems with Government funding and made a plea for help in last Friday's Whitby Gazette.
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Supermarket applications to be heard in Whitby |
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THE planning applications for the proposed Tesco and Sainsbury's supermarkets will be heard in Whitby and not Scarborough, the council has confirmed.
The authority says it has taken the unusual step in light of the "high levels of natural concerns" of residents.
The planned extension to the Co-op will also be heard in Whitby...
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Pupils design new gates for Whitby marina |
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WHITBY'S exciting marina project is a step closer to completion.
Architect Gary Hornsby, of Salt Architects in Beverley, met local wrought ironsmith, Egton-based James Godbold, with education co-ordinator Wynne Jones, who chairs Whitby Community Cultural Arts.
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Whitby drama group in plea for new members |
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WHITBY'S Apollo Players is on the hunt for new members.
The amateur dramatics group will be presenting Apollo Players Back to the 60s at Whitby Pavilion Theatre this summer.
Following on from the huge success of their previous two one-night only summer productions – Apollo Players Do Broadway in 2008 a... |
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Whitby concert to help victims of Haiti earthquake |
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WHITBY is staging a fund-raising concert to help the people of Haiti left devastated by earthquakes.
Panda Lasagna, Carl Robinson, The Yabbas, Whitby Now Band, Mick James and 7 Times Lost will all appear for the money-spinning concert on Tuesday.
Whitby Now, in conjunction with the Whitby and District Rifle Club, is hosting the charity event. |
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Cargo Shed Starts To Disappear |
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WHITBY'S Endeavour Wharf cargo shed is finally disappearing from the landscape.
The shed started to come down on Wednesday to make way for 50 new car parking spaces.
John Riby, Scarborough Borough Council’s head of technical .......
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Dentist boost for Whitby |
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THE wait is over for hundreds of people on waiting lists for an NHS dentist in the Whitby area.
A new NHS dental practice will be opening its doors to patients in the town early next month.
The new practice, which will be run by Whitby Dental Care, will be based at St Hilda's Business Centre in The Ropery.
Once up and running it will prov...
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Two boys winched to safety from Whitby Cliffs |
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COASTGUARDS and the town's inshore lifeboat and an RAF helicopter have winched two boys to safety.
Humber Coastguard were alerted at 2.40pm today after receiving reports of two boys trapped by the tide between Whitby and Saltwick Bay.
The two boys who are suffering from shock were winched to safety just after 4pm.
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Parkol launches Challenger at Whitby shipyard |
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A FIVE-year-old girl was given the honour of naming the latest vessel to be launched at Whitby's Parkol Marine.
Allie Buchan from Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire in north east Scotland, named the 19m twin rig Trawler, Challenger FR 90, at a special ceremony on Saturday at the boatyard in Church Street.
She named the boat for her granddad Alistair Bruce and uncl...
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119mph Sleights motorist 'put baby's life at risk' |
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A SLEIGHTS man who was caught driving at 119 miles per hour with his three-month-old daughter in the passenger seat has been disqualified from driving at Scarborough Magistrates' Court.
William Menzies (21) of Ingham Close, was seen by police speeding on the A64 York to Scarborough road at Whitwell-on-the-Hill, where the speed limit is 70mph, at around 5.20pm on 6 February.
Dawn Birkett, prosecuting, told the court that Menzies h...
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| BLOG: Target Reached |
| by Old Holborn updated 06.03.10 |
Just a quick update to let all those who donated to the fund to release Nick Hogan that the target has now been reached.
I am transferring the money from Paypal to a proper bank account and hope to update you on his release shortly (anyone who knows Paypal will know the hoops they make you jump through).
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| BLOG: How Many More Calling Jonah A Liar Until It Sinks In? |
| by Ranting Penguin updated 08.03.10 |
Just how many more senior civil servants, ex-cabinet ministers, top military folk, etc. will it take calling Jonah MacCavity Broon a ******* liar for the general public to notice that our Prime Mentalist is telling porkies?
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| BLOG: A Little Gem to Cheer Your Monday Morning |
| by Anna Raccoon updated 06.03.10 |
Sometimes I get up in the morning and feel that I cannot face another rant at dishonest politicians who take every opportunity to relieve us of our money to fund their increasingly bizarre ideological beliefs.
I had to double check the date on this press release three times before I could bring myself to believe that it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day hoax.
It isn’t.
An honest and diligent politician has run his office in a frugal and responsible manner, managed to ....
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| BLOG: Don't Say The 'V' Word |
| by Ranting Siberian Tiger updated 06.03.10 |
VEGAN VEGAN VEGAN
there..i said it!
In the future (if Labour stay in power) i won't be able to say that any more for fear of causing offence. I also won't be able to single out someone if they wear leather shoes.
Hard-faced Harmann is on the war path. The 6 foot man-woman wants to ban ALL forms of singling out or as it may also be called 'Giving someone a name if you don't know there actual name because you've never met them before'.
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What A Daft Way To Stop Your Spaniel Eating The Milkman |
| by Jeremy Clarkson updated 08.03.10 |
As we know, one man once got on one plane in a pair of exploding hiking boots and as a result everyone else in the entire world is now forced to strip naked at airports and hand over their toiletries to a man in a high-visibility jacket.
In other words, the behaviour of one man has skewed the concept of everyday life for everyone else. And we are seeing this all the time. |
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| BLOG: Free Whitby! |
| by Free Whitby |
Whitby Town Council is a Parish Council, which is perhaps adequate for the administration of a village or hamlet with one bus-shelter and a horse-trough. It is not adequate for Whitby, a town and port of 17,000 residents, and often two or three times as many visitors. We need a Council fit for purpose. Whitby Town Council is to all intents and purposes no Council at all. All decisions about Whitby are being made by Scarborough Borough Council. |
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'TALL SHIPS EMBRACED' WITH FLAXTON STREET WROUGHT IRON |
As Hartlepool prepares to welcome up to 100 of the worlds finest and largest sailing ships, a lasting and unique metal plaque is being built to commemorate the event by local metalwork artists from Flaxton Street Wrought Iron Ltd. The group are completing work on two major projects for the tall ships event that also includes a picturesque garden. Project leader Martin Brown has been busy since 2008 creating a giant, 6 foot high commemorative wrought iron sculpture titled 'Tall Ships Embraced'. View the Flaxton Street website for more information. |
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