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Cllrs ‘money-for-nothing’ is an ‘entitlement’ – official!

Cllrs ‘money-for-nothing’ is an ‘entitlement’ – official! – an ‘In My View’ article – by Nigel Ward ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST I have received an email from NYCC’s Head of Legal & Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer, Carole DUNN, [...]

September 9, 2012 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

Duplicitous, Devious & Dumb ‘Double-Dipping’ Denials

Duplicitous, Devious & Dumb ‘Double-Dipping’ Denials – an ‘In My View’ article – by Nigel Ward ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ACTS OF CORRUPTION in public life occur in a wide variety of forms; from the large-scale, complex and sophisticated [...]

September 2, 2012 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

“Me Too!” – a mystery of many parts

“Me Too!” – a mystery of many parts . . . An ‘In My View’ article – byNigel Ward IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Every community produces citizens who are willing to interest themselves in scrutinising the integrity of the administration. [...]

September 1, 2012 North Yorkshire County Council

Donkey Field Success for Tom Brown!

Donkey Field Success for Tom BROWN! Readers will be delighted with the news, confirmed today, that the application for Village Green status for east Whitby’s “Donkey Field” (also known as “Jacky Field”) has been successful. This ensures that the “Donkey [...]

August 23, 2012 Misc, North Yorkshire County Council

Double-Dipping: An Update

You may remember an article I penned about Councillors elected to both Scarborough Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council, who were claiming Broadband allowances from both Authorities. I was hoping the Councillors themselves would sort this mess out, but [...]

August 3, 2012 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

Jane Kenyon: In Her Own Words?

“The letter of the law” – an ‘In My View’ article, by Nigel Ward ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST In a letter of response (dated 1st August 2007) to a question concerning Councillor Jane KENYON’s Company Secretaryship of Dales Timber [...]

August 3, 2012 North York Moors National Park Authority

Open Letter to Mr Jeremy HOLDERNESS – CEO NYPA

Open Letter From Nigel Ward To Mr Jeremy HOLDERNESS – Chief Executive Officer – North Yorkshire Police Authority IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Jeremy, I note, for the record, that you have not accorded my urgent email of 19th inst. with [...]

July 13, 2012 North Yorkshire County Council, North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner, Scarborough Borough Council

Jane Kenyon & Whitby Regatta ?

Timber! – “The Three Card Trick” – the next installment in Nigel’s “In My View” series of articles ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST If you have not followed my recent articles in the public interest, describing affairs surrounding Councillor Jane [...]

June 29, 2012 North Yorkshire County Council, North Yorkshire Police, Scarborough Borough Council

Scarborough Potash – “(Wooly Bully) Jobs A Good’un”

“(Wooly Bully) JOB’S A GOOD’UN” – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Following the first of my articles on the fiercely contended topic of the Sirius/YPL development proposals to mine beneath the North [...]

May 11, 2012 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council

North York Moors Potash – Void Space Waste Disposal?

North York Moors Potash – Void Space Waste Disposal? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~~~~~ In my view, in a society in which greed and self-interest number amongst the most compelling of motivations, it is prudent [...]

May 5, 2012 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council