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WTC Records – Missing Links

WTC Records – Missing Links – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the whereabouts of the formal Mayoral Regalia of Whitby Rural District Council (WRDC) – established 1st April 1930, abolished in 1st April 1974 when [...]

June 17, 2023 Whitby Town

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

Pool Sale: Correction/Apology – PLUS!

Pool Sale: Correction/Apology – PLUS! – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, who, following over 1,000 articles examining questionable activities in our local authorities, has for the very first time been taken to task for a substantive inaccuracy. [...]

September 11, 2022 Scarborough Borough Council

Bid Farewell to the BID, Mike

Bid Farewell to the BID, Mike An Open Letter to Mike GREENE, Head of Paid Service & CEO of Scarborough Borough Council, providing information and opinion intended to be of assistance to the Council in the execution of its statutory [...]

June 5, 2022 Scarborough Borough Council

Towns Fund: 3 Minutes Past Scrutiny

Towns Fund: 3 Minutes Past Scrutiny – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining how the shutters have been slammed down on an attempt to scrutinise machinations involving £20.2million of the public purse. ~~~~~ On 24th February 2022, [...]

March 6, 2022 Scarborough Borough Council

VoNC: Something Old, Something New?

VoNC: Something Old, Something New? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, commenting on a disturbing twist to the forthcoming Vote of No Confidence (VoNC) in SBC Leader, Councillor Steve SIDDONS [Lab.]. ~~~~~ Something Old . . . [...]

January 11, 2022 Scarborough Borough Council

Green Light for 3rd SIDDONS No Confidence Vote

Green Light for SIDDONS No Confidence Vote – an “In My View” article offering some background to this the third Vote of No Confidence in Leader Steve SIDDONS [Lab.]. ~~~~~ On Tuesday 14th December 2021, readers may recall, the Enquirer [...]

January 7, 2022 Scarborough Borough Council

SIDDONS: No Confidence Vote (No. 3)

SIDDONS: No Confidence Vote (No. 3) – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, commenting on the latest attempt to rid the Council of a secretive and autocratic Leader. ~~~~~ Even regular readers may be suprirsed to learn that [...]

December 15, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

Lisa Dixon Attempting Red-Herring

Lisa Dixon Attempting Red-Herring A Guest Author submission from campaigner ANDY STRANGEWAY, offering further clarification on the fall-out from Monday’s crucial ARGOS vote. ~~~~~ It is becoming clear, to both Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) Councillors and residents, that Lisa Dixon, [...]

September 9, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

ARGOS: Out For The Count?

ARGOS: Out For The Count? – an “In My View”article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on events at the meeting of Scarborough Borough Council on Monday 6th September 2021, providing eye-witness testimony – followed by a brief analysis from Guest Author [...]

September 8, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council