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Whitby Shows ‘No Confidence’ In Town Council – No Ballot

Whitby Shows ‘No Confidence’ In Town Council – No Ballot – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, interpreting the sad state of Nominations for Election to Whitby Town (Parish) Council. ~~~~~ By a curious twist of fate, two [...]

April 10, 2015 Whitby Town

Harassment Allegations: Local Press Coverage

Harassment Allegations: Local Press Coverage an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the Johnston Press coverage of the North Yorks Enquirer campaign to hold to account the decades-long failure of the North Yorkshire Police to arrest [...]

February 27, 2015 North Yorkshire Police, Whitby Town

WTC: Yet Another Data Security Breach

WTC: Yet Another Data Security Breach an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on yet another astonishing breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 at Whitby Town (Parish) Council, accompanied by the now customary incompetence of an already [...]

December 16, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC: Backstabbers VI – Black Kettle Impugns White Pot

WTC: Backstabbers VI – Black Kettle Impugns White Pot – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the escalating meltdown (and coming flare-up) at Whitby Town (Parish) Council. ~~~~~ For those who have not followed this extraordinary [...]

December 1, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC: Backstabbers V – Turkeys, Ostriches – and Lemmings

WTC: Backstabbers V – Turkeys, Ostriches – and Lemmings an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the first challenge to the extraordinary and secretive conduct of the Human Resources Committee and the Finance, Policy & General Purposes [...]

November 5, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC: Backstabbers IV – The Turkeys Who Voted For Christmas

WTC: Backstabbers IV – The Turkeys Who Voted For Christmas an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, taking you behind closed doors at probably the worst value-for-money Council in England & Wales. ~~~~~ Please do not imagine that this [...]

November 2, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC: The Mayor’s Nest

WTC: The Mayor’s Nest an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, catching up on the tsunami in a thimble at Whitby Town (Parish) Council. ~~~~~ There are two unrelated meanings of the term “mare’s nest” in circulation, and there [...]

October 20, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC Seeks Legal Advice

Whitby Town (Parish) Council Seeks Legal Advice an “In My View” report by NIGEL WARD on extraordinary events at the Extraordinary Meeting of Whitby Town (Parish) Council on the evening of Wednesday 17th September 2014. Round One – seconds out! [...]

September 18, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC Ruckus: An Up-Date

WTC Ruckus: An Up-Date – an “In My View” up-date by NIGEL WARD, informing readers of the latest developments regarding events covered in his article “WTC: A Council Divided”, published yesterday (Sunday 31st August 2014). ~~~~~ Background Readers of yesterday’s [...]

September 1, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC: A Council Divided

WTC: A Council Divided an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a deep schism that is threatening to tear Whitby Town (Parish) Council apart. ~~~~~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST The Schism Throughout much of the past decade, [...]

August 31, 2014 Whitby Town