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? 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 [...]
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 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), [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 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 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 [...]