YP Comment: Whitby v Scarborough rumpus
Apparently fed up at being ignored by its ‘big brother’ down the coast with delays to pier repairs identified as the latest injustice, perceived or otherwise, Whitby’s independent-minded councillors have, in an act of rebellion, passed a vote of no confidence in Scarborough Council’s leadership. Not even a tug-of-war on the beach between civic leaders from the two towns is likely to settle this score – and that’s a pity.
If Yorkshire’s resorts are to prosper, and they all have socio-economic challenges, their leaders need to behave like grown-ups – they shouldn’t need a fortune teller to remind them that Scarborough and Whitby’s future prosperity depends on both resorts broadening their appeal to tourists.