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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]