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Libellous Potto

Libellous Potto An Open Letter to Potto Parish Councillors – members, arguably, of the worst Parish Council in the country. ~~~~~ Potto Parish Councillors IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Councillors, My editor, Mr THORNE, has asked me to respond to your [...]

October 22, 2023 Potto

Councillor: Kudos to the Enquirer

In the run-up to the Whitby Town/Parish Poll, a Letter to the Editor from Councillor PETER BATTY of Groby Parish Council, who faces the same arrogance, incompetence and stupidity prevalent in parts of North Yorkshire and elsewhere in the country, [...]

October 3, 2023 Letters, Town & Parish

“Clueless?”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-sixty-third in a continuing series of so-called “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire and far beyond. Readers [...]

August 6, 2023 Photoons, Potto

POTTO: “Where’s the Money?” (Pt 5)

POTTO: “Where’s the Money?” (Pt 5) – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, investigating the wild tactics used by Potto Parish Council to circumvent due process, ignore Council procedures – and the law – whilst spending £5,580 of public money on repairs to this [...]

July 29, 2023 Potto

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 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

“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

The (B)ARMY Game (‘Excused Boobs’ Brisley)

The (B)ARMY Game (‘Excused Boobs’ Brisley) – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, continuing a detailed examination first covered in an earlier article entitled “Potto Council’s Internal Auditor: Incompetent – or What?” in which damning comparisons emerged between [...]

February 12, 2023 Potto