Spotlight
“Flatpack Democracy” – The Frome Model – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, drawing readers’ attention to a promising development in local government at the most local level. ~~~~~ My thanks go to a wise neighbour who has [...]
WTC: West Cliff By-Election Following a call for election by ten electors of the Whitby West Cliff ward, a by-election will be held on Thursday 30th July 2015, to fill the Casual Vacancy arising from former WTC Councillor Derek ROBINSON’s [...]
JACONELLI: An Open Letter to NYCC Leader Carl LES an Open Letter by NIGEL WARD, to County Councillor Carl LES (who was recently elected Leader of North Yorkshire County Council) on the subject of former NYCC Councillor and predatory and [...]
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) [...]
SBC: House of Secrets – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on some first tentative signs of Scarborough Borough Council advancing into the 21st Century. Maybe. ~~~~~ North Yorkshire Enquirer readers in the Scarborough area have been [...]
Let’s Hear It For “The Scarborough Comet”! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, welcoming the return of true journalism to the world of hard-copy local newspapers in Scarborough. ~~~~~ After a break of many years (too many!), Scarborough [...]
SBC: Tory Propaganda Distributed By ‘Impartial’ Council? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on allegations of politically-biased of electoral ‘information’ being disseminated by the Scarborough Borough Council Elections Team. Are any other North Yorkshire Councils doing the [...]
A Letter to the Editor from Richard INESON of Whitby, who has been comparing Council Tax charges around the country – with some interesting (though deeply mysterious) results . . . ~~~~~ Dear Mr Editor, I hope you will consider [...]
SBC £230K Dredging Damage Settlement – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a Scarborough Borough Council out-of-court settlement that vindicates his concerns first-raised on 19th July 2011. All Councils play the long game. And then lose. [...]
“We’re In The Money!” CodHead finds plenty of mileage in the remuneration manoeuvres of SBC’s “big five”. Well, alright then. “Big four-and-a-half”. [Satire] [...]
