UNISON Re-Update ~ PRESS RELEASE ~ UNISON is escalating its opposition to plans by Harrogate Borough Council to transfer staff, who work in its Information Governance and Internal Audit services to Veritau, rather than the new North Yorkshire Council. The [...]
UNISON PRESS RELEASE – UPDATE There has been no formal engagement with the Trade Unions or staff in relation to Harrogate staff having to transfer to Veritau rather than North Yorkshire. We are therefore somewhat angry that Harrogate Council is [...]
Scarborough Borough Council is to be abolished in a nationwide local government reorganisation. The news comes as no surprise to viewers of independent news sites such as UK Column who’ve been reporting of major changes and a repurposing of UK [...]
A number of people have started to receive replies they’ve made to the council about the Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) they’ve received. This article details the PCN procedure so you know what to expect and when. Please do not ignore [...]
HBC: Council Tax Dodging Councillors In response to a Freedom of Information request to Harrogate Borough Council, in the following terms: For each of the financial years 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 until the date of your response: (1) [...]
A quick look around Knaresborough’s Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) on Google Streetmap shows that Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) replicated the Knaresborough signage from their Harrogate CPZs. Like the Harrogate, Scarborough and Whitby’s CPZs, the signage does not make a single [...]
A quick look around Harrogate Borough Council’s (HBC) Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) on Google Streetmap yields a clue where Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) copied their CPZ signage from. Like Scarborough and Whitby, Harrogate’s CPZs do not make a single mention [...]
The Great Yorkshire Parking Rip-Off an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining an astonishing case of public corporation greed, backed by the highwayman’s demand – “Your money or your goods and chattels!”. ~~~~~ On Monday 7th December 2015, [...]
A Letter to the Editor from David SIMISTER, of Harrogate, on the subject of Tory ‘golden girl’ Rebecca BURNETT’ s appointment to the Cabinet Portfolio for Sustainable Transport at Harrogate & Knaresborough Borough Council. David is a North Yorkshire County [...]
UKIP Backs ANTI-CORRUPTION and ABUSE-OF-POWER CAMPAIGN The North Yorks Enquirer welcomes this opportunity to publish an Open Letter from UK Independence Party members of North Yorkshire County Council: County Councillor David SIMISTER, of the Harrogate Bilton & Nidd Gorge division, [...]
