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ELN: Runaway Council

ELN: Runaway Council an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the fortunes of one of the most incompetent, disingenuous and thoroughly superfluous Parish Councils in North Yorkshire – Exelby, Leeming & Newton Parish Council – a sinking [...]

September 19, 2014 Exelby, Leeming & Newton

WTC Seeks Legal Advice

Whitby Town (Parish) Council Seeks Legal Advice an “In My View” report by NIGEL WARD on extraordinary events at the Extraordinary Meeting of Whitby Town (Parish) Council on the evening of Wednesday 17th September 2014. Round One – seconds out! [...]

September 18, 2014 Whitby Town

Whitby Piers: Funding Shortfall

A Letter to the Editor from Derek ROBINSON, of Whitby, who writes as a member of the public who has served for eight years on Scarborough Borough Council and presently represents the West Cliff Ward of Whitby Town (Parish) Council, [...]

September 16, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council, Whitby Town

HDC: As I Was Checking Dr. Ives . . .

HDC: As I Was Checking Dr. Ives . . . an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, going beyond the intriguing puzzle of the Hambleton District Council Pay Policy – colloquially known as the “You-Scratch-Mine Game” . . . [...]

September 14, 2014 Hambleton District Council

Hambleton District Council: Incompetents, Liars & Fools

Hambleton District Council: Incompetents, Liars & Fools an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on irrefutable evidence that, like their counterparts at Scarborough Borough Council, the Leader of Hambleton District Council is a proven liar – no better [...]

September 12, 2014 Exelby, Leeming & Newton, Hambleton District Council

Rogue Town/Parish Council SURVEY

A Letter to the Editor from Michelle DOLAN, in Hambleton, requesting our assistance in promoting the nation-wide data-base of rogue Parish and Town Councils. Readers who have experience of rogue Councillors and/or Clerks may wish to contribute to the data-base [...]

September 11, 2014 Letters

HDC: Tricky Micky’s Musical Chairs

HDC: Tricky Micky’s Musical Chairs an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an entirely predictable evasion of responsibility in the corridors of Hambleton District Council, where vast and disproportionate salary increases have signally failed to produce that [...]

September 10, 2014 Hambleton District Council

SBC: Another £60K Down The Pan

SBC: Another £60K Down The Pan an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a shoddy waste of tax-payers’ money. Scarborough’s Peasholm Park Pagoda rockery waterfall has been undergoing a face-lift. Was it worth nearly £60K of taxpayers’ [...]

September 7, 2014 Scarborough Borough Council

ELN: Rogue Parish Council Up-Date

ELN: Rogue Parish Council Up-Date an “In My View” interim up-date by NIGEL WARD, reporting on developments at the rogue Parish Council of Exelby, Leeming & Newton in the District of Hambleton, North Yorkshire. ~~~~~ There have been a number [...]

September 6, 2014 Exelby, Leeming & Newton

City of York Council: The Ballad Of Lendal Bridge

City of York Council: The Ballad Of Lendal Bridge an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the very latest posturing from the City of York Council in its response to public concern regarding the legality of its [...]

September 5, 2014 City of York Council