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Town Meeting/Assembly NOT Cancelled

Town Meeting/Assembly NOT Cancelled A Letter to the Editor from Mrs JOYCE STANGOE, minute-taker of the Town Meeting/Assembly of 18th September 2023, writes to assure Whitby residents that the Public Meeting to be held in the Ballroom of the Royal [...]

December 19, 2023 Letters, Whitby Town

WCN: PRESS RELEASE re Whitby Town Meeting

WCN: PRESS RELEASE re Whitby Town Meeting Whitby Community Network (WCN) has issued a Press Release in response to the Whitby Town Clerk’s stated intention to raise its Precept (that part of residents’ annual Council Tax bill that finances the [...]

December 17, 2023 Appeals, Whitby Town

Motorcycle Action Group: Open Letter

Motorcycle Action Group: Open Letter The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has published an Open Letter appealing for an end to discrimination against motorcyclists gathering at Whitby Station – this in response to reports in the local press disclosing a ban [...]

December 14, 2023 Appeals, Whitby Town

Whitby Electors call Town Meeting/Assembly

Whitby Electors call Town Meeting/Assembly – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on Whitby Town Clerk Mr Michael KING’s proposal to increase the Parish Precept (local Council Tax) from £283K this year to £412K next – a [...]

December 6, 2023 Whitby Town

WTC Totally Dysfunctional

WTC Totally Dysfunctional – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering an assessment of the pusillanimous way in which Whitby Town Council, at its meeting of Full Council on 7th November 2023, addressed the outcome of the Whitby [...]

November 8, 2023 Whitby Town

SLAPP Happy WTC?

SLAPP Happy WTC? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on bizarre actions by certain members of Whitby Town Council who seem to have abused the public purse by instigating an unlawful attempt to silence valid and [...]

November 6, 2023 Whitby Town

WTC Clerk on the Move?

WTC Clerk on the Move? – an “In My View” opinion piece by NIGEL WARD, commenting on a reader’s speculation that Whitby Town Clerk/RFO, Mr Michael KING, may be contemplating a move to pastures new . . . ~~~~~ A [...]

October 29, 2023 Whitby Town

The Cult of the Clerk

The Cult of the Clerk – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining the root cause of how and why so much of the lowest tier of local government is in such an intractable mess. ~~~~~ Parish and [...]

October 27, 2023 Town & Parish, Whitby Town

“The Best Town Council in the Land”

“The Best Town Council in the Land” – an Open Letter to the Mayor of Whitby by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ Councillor Bob DALRYMPLE – Chair/Mayor – Whitby Town Council IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Mr Mayor, Please take note that I [...]

October 18, 2023 Letters, Whitby Town

Whitby Parish Poll – Results

Whitby Parish Poll – Results Following a very poor turn-out of only 310 voters, it was unsurprising to learn that from an electorate of 10,103, only 73 votes were cast in support of the present membership of Whitby Town Council [...]

October 6, 2023 Whitby Town