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“Economical With The Truth?” [Part One]

“Economical With The Truth?” [Part One] – an ‘In My View’ article by Nigel Ward, reporting on some widely-believed assertions about the NYP Major Fraud Investigation Team’s investigation into the formation of new minerals companies in the NYMNP. [Part Two [...]

May 19, 2013 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council

“Lawn Terrors” – CodHead 057

“Lawn Terrors” CodHead smelled a rat beneath the heather, where Councillor Tim Lawn had been smelling only brass. It is all unravelling now, though. Expletive deleted. [...]

May 5, 2013 Cartoons

More NYMNPA / York Potash Conflicted Interests?

On Monday the 24th September 2012 at 10am there was a full National Park Authority meeting at The National Park Office, The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley. Item 16 on the Agenda was a pre-application presentation to members of the Authority. The [...]

April 21, 2013 North York Moors National Park Authority, North Yorkshire County Council

An Open Letter to the National Park CEO Andy WILSON

An Open Letter to the National Park CEO Andy WILSON Mr Andy WILSON – Chief Executive Officer – North York Moors National Park Authority Andy, As you are aware, I emailed you on 8th March 2013 (followed by a brief [...]

March 19, 2013 North York Moors National Park Authority

From York Potash, With Love

As regular readers will know, Registers of Interests are always intriguing reading, but the full facts are obscured as relevant information is often altered or omitted. Given the willingness of Local Authorities to support York Potash’s dig on the North [...]

March 8, 2013 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council

Sirius – a Mess of Potash

Sirius – a Mess of Potash – an ‘In My View’ article – by Nigel Ward ~ It would seem to me that no regulatory statute or Act of Parliament should be considered to be beyond the scope of amendment [...]

January 9, 2013 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council

Scarborough Potash – “(Wooly Bully) Jobs A Good’un”

“(Wooly Bully) JOB’S A GOOD’UN” – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Following the first of my articles on the fiercely contended topic of the Sirius/YPL development proposals to mine beneath the North [...]

May 11, 2012 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council

North York Moors Potash – Void Space Waste Disposal?

North York Moors Potash – Void Space Waste Disposal? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~~~~~ In my view, in a society in which greed and self-interest number amongst the most compelling of motivations, it is prudent [...]

May 5, 2012 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council

York Potash – “A Sirius Attempt”

“A Sirius Attempt” – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~ I have in my possession a scanned image.pdf document (comprising what purports to be copies of dozens of pages of letters and emails exchanged over a period [...]

May 2, 2012 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council

The Wizard of “IF”

The Wizard of “IF” – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the York Potash Proposals ~ The recurrent topic of conversation over the last couple of weeks has been Sirius Minerals Plc and their much publicised [...]

April 4, 2012 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council