In episode 10 of In Conversation With – the final one - we speak to the leader of the council, Councillor Steve Siddons about his thoughts as 49 years of the borough council comes to an end and what he hopes his administration’s legacy will be. We also reflect on honours presented to England footballer Beth Mead and England rugby player Zoe Aldcroft who were awarded Freedom of the Borough at the final, special, meeting of the full council. Here's the link to the annual report video Steve refers to: https://youtu.be/Q0iectodmQ8. As this series of podcasts come to an end, we’d like to say thank you for being a listener.

In the February edition of Borough Cast we preview a Vision for Filey which will come before our senior councillors next month and we ask why our transformative plans for West Pier in Scarborough means bullying and intimidation for some people. We speak to the man in charge of the scheme to improve rented homes in the borough to find out why he wants to extend it, our Mayor dishes out £20,000 to good causes and we have an update on a certain walrus! Borough Cast is presented by Gabrielle and Andy. You can reach them via email: podcasts@scarborough.gov.uk

These are the various links we mention in this episode:

The February edition of our sister podcast, In Conversation With can be streamed or downloaded from here (or via your favourite podcast provider): https://soundcloud.com/scarboroughbc/in-conversation-with-episode-9

Here's a link to the West Pier regeneration scheme: www.scarborough.gov.uk/node/9157

Here’s the link to the Whitby schools merger consultation: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/proposal-amalgamate-caedmon-college-whitby-and-eskdale-school-1-september-2024

Here’s the link to the cost of living information: https://www.scarborough.gov.uk/home/community-and-living/cost-living-crisis-help-offer

Here’s the link to our garden waste collection service page: https://www.scarborough.gov.uk/gardenwaste

Here’s the link to the North Yorkshire Council corporate plan: https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/documents/s16234/Council%20Plan%20-%20Report%20to%20Executive%2024.01.23.pdf