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Humberside Police: Mysterious Encounter

Humberside Police: Mysterious Encounter – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the curious case of an unspecified offence, at an unspecified location – and two mysteriously disappearing bobbies. ~~~~~ A retired Hull Daily Mail journalist, author [...]

April 24, 2023 Police

“Chat BS”

A Letter to the Editor from Margaret Wilson, of Primrose Valley, comparing the latest offering from the world of Artifical Intelligence (AI) with the insightful work of real citizen journalists investigating the personalities and events of local politics, in the [...]

April 11, 2023 Letters

Mayor May Not?

Mayor May Not? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, commenting on a suggestion so bizarre as to surely be nothing more than an April Fool spoof gone wildly out of control. ~~~~~ Earlier in the week, implausible [...]

April 6, 2023 Scarborough Borough Council

RANDO RESIGNS!

RANDO RESIGNS! by NIGEL WARD ~~~~~ Long-standing (Labour) Scarborough Borough Council and North Yorkshire (County) Councillor Tony RANDERSON [Lab.] – the self-styled “Man in the White Hat” – has announced his resignation on social media: One can only wonder why [...]

April 3, 2023 North Yorkshire County Council

WSP: Recent Revelations

WSP: Recent Revelations – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering an opinion on the disturbing revelations (possibly/probably inadvertent) contained in an undated Freedom of Information Response provided by Mr Jamie HENSHAW, Executive Head Teacher of the Whitby [...]

March 31, 2023 North Yorkshire County Council

Whitby Town Meeting & the WSP

Whitby Town Meeting & the WSP – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on those aspects of the Assembly of the Whitby Town Meeting held on Wednesday 22nd March 2023 that relate directly to the proposed ‘Amalgamation’ [...]

March 22, 2023 North Yorkshire County Council, Whitby Town

Potto Nepocracy [Pt.2]

Potto Nepocracy [Pt.2] – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD investigating the apparently entrenched corruption and manipulation of the business at Potto Parish Council by its Chair, Councillor Andrew WILDE, and by the seemingly brow-beaten RFO/Clerk, his daughter, Mrs [...]

March 19, 2023 Potto

WSP: Caedmon ‘Incident’

WSP: Caedmon ‘Incident’ – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering an opinion on developments in the days following the public Consultation meeting held at Whitby Pavilion on Wednesday 8th March 2023. ~~~~~ Regular readers may recall my [...]

March 14, 2023 North Yorkshire County Council

Potto: “Where’s the Money?” [Pt.4]

Potto: “Where’s the Money?” [Pt.4] – an ‘In My View’ article by NIGEL WARD, following on from my earlier article “Where’s the Money? Pt.3”, in which I investigated Potto Parish Council’s handling of its Bridleway project in 2021. Other articles [...]

March 13, 2023 Potto

WSP: “Transparency & Accountability”

WSP: “Transparency & Accountability” – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, speculating on information ‘doing the rounds’ amongst members of the public both before and after the evening session of the Public Consultation meeting held at Whitby Pavilion [...]

March 13, 2023 North Yorkshire County Council