Friday 20th December 2024,
North Yorks Enquirer

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Manic Panic at Whitby Town Council

A Letter to the Editor from a Mr BROWN – a Whitby resident – who is clearly concerned about the prevailing “seige mentality” at Whitby Town Council, where members are seemingly afraid to cross the Swingbridge without fear of being [...]

November 20, 2024 Whitby Town

“CIVIC” – A Way Forward?

Todays’ Letter to the Editor introduces an organisation dedicated to untangling the web of rogue Town/Parish Clerks and scurrilous self-serving Councillors who have been hi-jacking lowest-tier local government throughout England & Wales – with apparent impunity – for many, many [...]

October 18, 2024 Letters, Town & Parish

The NHS – What Scrutiny Reveals

A Letter to the Editor from Whitby Town (and formerly Scarborough Borough) Councillor, ROB BARNETT, appealing for the service we deserve from the National Heath Service (NHS) ~~~~~ Dear Editor, Further thought: Nolan Principles, Scrutiny and NHS Many thanks for [...]

October 7, 2024 Letters

N&STC: Open Letter of Complaint

Unprecedentedly, the following Letter to the Editor takes the form of publication into the public realm, at the request of the author (Newby resident John Buckley), of a Formal Complaint addressed to the present Chair/Mayor of Newby & Scalby Town [...]

September 17, 2024 Newby & Scalby

Housing & Parking in Whitby

A Letter to the Editor from Councillor Rob BARNETT, expressing views shared by a majority of Whitby residents, but not – alas! – by the ‘powers that be’. ~~~~~ Dear Editor, Further Thoughts Many thanks for publishing my letter concerning [...]

September 1, 2024 North Yorkshire County Council

Open Letter to Newby & Scalby Town Councillors

Open Letter to Newby & Scalby Town Councillors The North Yorks Enquirer is happy to comply with a reasonable request, from 32 signatories, to present the following Open Letter to the present members of Newby & Scalby Town Council. Regular [...]

August 25, 2024 Newby & Scalby

“Not Fit for Purpose”

It is rare indeed for a serving Councillor – especially one with a decade of experience at Town/Parish and/or Borough/District level – to come forward and state, publically and unequivocally, that local government in our area is not fulfilling its [...]

August 4, 2024 Letters, Whitby Town

Water Quality Flagged Up

A Letter to the Editor from former Scarborough Borough Councillor GUY SMITH, lamenting the lack of action in response to shameful bathing water quality on the North Yorkshire coast. ~~~~~ Dear Editor As we all know, there have been many [...]

June 8, 2024 Letters

YCBID Leech ‘Plucked’ Off

A Letter to the Editor from Bridlington businessman, Phill Hardacre, commenting on the long-awaited demise of Yorkshire Coast BID Ltd following a humilating 86% defeat in the renewal ballot (see below). ~~~~~ Dear Mr Editor I see that Mr Clive [...]

June 6, 2024 Letters, North Yorkshire County Council

“Northallerton-by-the-Sea”

“Northallerton-by-the-Sea” A Letter to the Editor from BOB ROBERTS, one of Scarborough’s leading maritime and harbours afficionados, decrying North Yorkshire Council’s abandonment of our coastal communities. ~~~~~ Sir, Only this week in Prime Minister’s Question Time, the PM responded to [...]

May 18, 2024 Letters, North Yorkshire County Council