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Open Letter from the Mayor of Whitby

Open Letter from the newly-elected Mayor of Whitby Following an invitation from Enquirer correspondent NIGEL WARD, Whitby Town Councillor Bob DALRYMPLE, the newly-elected Mayor of Whitby, has submitted a commendable Open Letter to the people of Whitby encouraging their engagement [...]

May 10, 2023 Letters, Whitby Town

Democracy? Parish the Thought!

Democracy? Parish the Thought! – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, assessing the prospects of democratic representation in the absence of the second tier of local government in North Yorkshire (i.e. the abolition of Scarborough and Harrogate Borough [...]

May 8, 2023 North Yorkshire County Council, Whitby Town

“Potto Circus”

A Letter to the Editor from ADAM TAYLOR, an eagle-eyed Potto-watching Enquirer reader, pointing out a telling omission from Enquirer correspondent NIGEL WARD’s most recent report on the extraordinary conduct of Potto Parish Council. ~~~~~ Dear Editor I’ve been an [...]

May 6, 2023 Letters, Potto, Town & Parish

Potto Pandemonium

Potto Pandemonium – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining the public record to establish how Potto Parish Council handles official censure, Police advice, Formal Compaints and, in particular, External Audit Reports from PKF LITTLEJOHN LLP (including the [...]

May 1, 2023 North Yorkshire County Council, Potto

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

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 Board: No Confidence

WSP Board: No Confidence – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a superheated “Consultation” meeting at the Whitby Pavilion, supposedly to determine the fate of secondary education in Whitby. ~~~~~ It has been a busy week. [...]

March 9, 2023 North Yorkshire County Council, Whitby Town

Potto Nepocracy (Pt.1)

Potto Nepocracy (Pt.1) – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining the public record in regard to the Responsible Financial Officer of Potto Parish Council, Ms Joanne STOREY (née WILDE). ~~~~~ I am informed that a Formal Corporate [...]

February 26, 2023 Potto

“Local Council Malpractice”

A Letter to the Editor, in complimentary terms, from a reader in the North East who, having read Nigel Ward’s on-going systematic ‘vivisection’ of Potto Parish Council, is seeking assistance in exposing malpractice and ‘cover-ups’ at her own local authority. [...]

February 21, 2023 Letters, Potto