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WTC: A U-Turn Goes Around The U-Bend

WTC: A U-Turn Goes Around The U-Bend an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on electoral chaos and pandemonium at Whitby Town (Parish) Council. Business as usual. ~~~~~ The 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Whitby Town (Parish) [...]

June 24, 2015 Whitby Town

What Could Be Buried In Hinderwell Cemetery?

What Could Be Buried In Hinderwell Cemetery? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on some preliminary enquiries into what could be buried in Hinderwell. ~~~~~ Following an impromptu visit to Hinderwell Parish Council (HPC) on Thursday 14th [...]

June 22, 2015 Hinderwell

WTC: The Homeless Councillor?

WTC: The Homeless Councillor? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, lamenting the shock-horror discovery that a WTC Councillor has claimed, in a legal document, to be homeless. ~~~~~ Subsections 29 – 34 of Chapter 7 of the Localism [...]

June 22, 2015 Whitby Town

DGPC: Danby Pantomime Council

DGPC: Danby Pantomime Council an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on his latest spot-check for transparency, accountability and general (in)competence. ~~~~~ On Wednesday 10th June 2015, my companion and I visited the Danby Group Parish Council (DGPC), [...]

June 19, 2015 Danby

S&CPC: The Only Way Is Ethics

S&CPC: The Only Way Is Ethics an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, revisiting award-winning Seamer & Crossgates Parish Council – of Private Eye fame – and speculating on whether or not SBC Monitoring Officer Lisa DIXON is fit [...]

June 11, 2015 Seamer & Crossgates

Hinderwell Parish Council: Something To Hide?

Hinderwell Parish Council: Something To Hide? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on yet more delusions of grandeur and autocratic nonsense in the third tier. ~~~~~ Following recent Enquirer articles of national significance (on John POULSON and [...]

May 30, 2015 Hinderwell

Whitby Shows ‘No Confidence’ In Town Council – No Ballot

Whitby Shows ‘No Confidence’ In Town Council – No Ballot – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, interpreting the sad state of Nominations for Election to Whitby Town (Parish) Council. ~~~~~ By a curious twist of fate, two [...]

April 10, 2015 Whitby Town

WTC: A Model Of Transparency – NOT

WTC: A Model Of Transparency – NOT an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, responding to an ‘Infrequently Asked Question’: “How far short does Whitby Town (Parish) Council fall of the standards of transparency and accountability demanded by the [...]

April 6, 2015 Whitby Town

Northallerton Town Clerk Suspended

Northallerton Town Clerk Suspended an “In My View” pre-article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on today’s Darlington & Stockton Times exclusive “Mystery over suspension of Northallerton town clerk”. ~~~~~ The North Yorkshire rumour mill is grinding hard this morning over the [...]

March 30, 2015 Town & Parish

“N-word” Cllr COCKERILL – Confronted With The Truth

“N-word” Cllr COCKERILL – Confronted With The Truth an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the latest turn of events in the the row about the “N-word” Councillor. ~~~~~ Background Readers will perhaps recall the case of [...]

March 12, 2015 Filey Town, Scarborough Borough Council