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Citizen-Driven Harbours Survey

Citizen-Driven Harbours Survey – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, drawing readers attention to a new Citizen-Driven Harbours Survey on North Yorkshire Council’s management of Scarborough & Whitby Harbours. ~~~ Residents of Whitby and Scarborough, quite rightly, take [...]

June 26, 2024 North Yorkshire County Council

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

“The Road to Ruin”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-sixty-seventh in a continuing series of so-called “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire and far beyond. Readers [...]

May 23, 2024 North Yorkshire County Council, Photoons

“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

Mayoral Elections: NYE Electoral Analysis

Mayoral Elections: NYE Electoral Analysis by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ The Result The election for the first York & North Yorkshire Mayor took place on Thursday 2nd May 2024. The results are shown below: About 29% of the total electorate voted. [...]

May 13, 2024 North Yorkshire County Council, North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

OPEN LETTER TO CLLR. SWANNICK

The North Yorks Enquirer feels bound, in the public interest, to reproduce the following Open Letter to NYC Councillor Neil Swannick, from a Whitby elector –  the recently co-opted Whitby Town Councillor, Jacqui Layman. The Enquirer will always welcome correspondence [...]

May 3, 2024 Letters, North Yorkshire County Council, Whitby Town

YCBID – Is It Right 4 U?

YCBID – Is It Right 4 U? Guest Author Alderman NORMAN MURPHY explains the “whys and wherefores” of the Business Improvement District. ~~~~~ Is a Business Improvement District the right option for your area? Before a BID proposal is presented to [...]

May 2, 2024 East Riding of Yorkshire Council, North Yorkshire County Council

CYC/NYC Mayoral Hustings – Whitby

CYC/NYC Mayoral Hustings – Whitby – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the recent Mayoral Hustings in Whitby – and a glimmer of light at the end of a long, dark tunnel. ~~~~~ I consider myself [...]

April 23, 2024 Misc, North Yorkshire County Council

Accountability: NYC & WTC

Accountability: NYC & WTC an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the symptoms and causes of declining ethical standards in public life – in particular, amongst elected (and co-opted) Councillors at every level of local government. Plus [...]

April 12, 2024 North Yorkshire County Council, Whitby Town

A Spectacular Tory Own Goal

A Spectacular Tory Own Goal – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a spectacular Tory ‘own goal’ played out in Scarborough last week, much to the embarrassment of the Scarborough Town Deal Board (STDB). ~~~~~ Privy [...]

January 28, 2024 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council