Scarborough Spa Slope Stabilisation Scheme

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Work is about to start on protecting the Jewel in Scarborough's crown, the Spa.   A project overview for the works was presented at Town Hall on 8th September.   The three keys working harmoniously include:  

(A Walters & J Dewsbury) Planning & Landscape Architect - RPS, P Ellis, Geotechnical - Coffey, G Dewe, Construction & Contracts - Balfour Beatty.  

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August : A Riot Act

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Frenemies, Netizens & Conspirators, lend me your ears ...

Brexit be Brutus, tis awful, should the fall in interest becomes absolute.   Bah, bugs... Humming. "On Thursday, the Bank cut interest rates from 0.5% to 0.25% - a record low and the first cut since 2009. Asked if there was a real prospect of another cut in rates this year, Mr Broadbent replied: "Absolutely."

Devolution - Dissolved & Distilled

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SBC have a closet decision on Tuesday to adopt the Yorkshire Coastal Growth Plan:

http://democracy.scarborough.gov.uk/documents/s70270/8a%2016153%20Yorksh...

In short, Scarborough Borough, York, East Riding  & Ryedale will form a devolution area that will together with the North Bank Partnership (Hull) take a begging bowl to Govt. for economic support under the UK's  'Devolution' scheme. 

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Beyond Brexit - Carnival or Carousel?

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Mark Carney's 'Beyond Brexit' ...   (with bolts on)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2016/jun/30/markets-ftse-sterl...

In short Carney's plan to cut interest rate and risk possible deflation is to stimulate the UK economy by .... devaluing the pound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGF4ibgcHQE

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Harbours, TIC's & ET's

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There may seem some irony in that the Welcome to Yorkshire team are selling off local Tourist Information Centres, strategically placed at Whitby and Scarborough, harbourside.  Though there is little 'strategic' evidence to find of thought process,  thou  to suggest that an opportunistic, erm, knock off exists at these here shores.   Aye tis is a shore thing that SBC are sure to sell off wot it can to keep its financial vaults, flowing outward and inward. Tidal.

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KM8 - 'The Truth Will Out'

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In the words of Third Energy's OD,  John Dewar 'The Truth Will Out' believed to be ascribed to Winston, "A lie will gallop halfway round the world before the truth has time to pull its breeches on'. 

Breeches, beeches, brooks n the final furlong. The Barbed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-36356245

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