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WTC Seeks 31.6% RISE in Local Council Tax

WTC Seeks 31.6% RISE in Local Council Tax – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, appealing for public support to resist a RISE of almost ONE THIRD in the Precept (Local Council Tax for Whitby Town Council). ~~~~~ [...]

December 8, 2024 Whitby Town

WTC: NO CONFIDENCE Time Again?

WTC: NO CONFIDENCE Time Again? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering an opinion on attempts to hold Whitby Town Mayor, Councillor Bob DALRYMPLE to account. This time around, we have every appearance of a full-on ‘Pants [...]

November 29, 2024 Whitby Town

“Brand Yourself a Fool . . .”

Brand Yourself a Fool . . . – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, exposing ignorance, stupidity and lies. ~~~~~ My maternal grandfather taught me many things. Not calculus, trigonometry or comparative anatomy, nor die Harmonielehre or amo, [...]

July 5, 2024 Whitby Town

Whitby Assembly demands Town Poll extras

Whitby Assembly demands Town Poll extras – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering a brief report on the re-convened Town Meeting/Assembly held on Monday 18th September 2023 to complete the business halted by the Town Mayor at [...]

September 19, 2023 Whitby Town

“Indecent Assault”

A Letter to the Editor from TIM HICKS, a regular contributor to the North Yorks Enquirer, commenting upon the Crown Prosecution Service disclosure (in response to Nigel Ward’s FOIA request) that former Scarborough Alderman, Mayor and Councillor Peter JACONELLI was [...]

September 25, 2015 Letters

UPDATE: Operation Hocus Pocus – A Resounding Success For NYP

UPDATE:  Operation Hocus Pocus – A Resounding Success For North Yorkshire Police Crime & Parliamentary Affairs Correspondent TIM HICKS up-dates readers on the nation-wide investigations into child sexual abuse (CSA). ~~~~~ Current on-going historical abuse investigations A very good article [...]

April 12, 2015 North Yorkshire Police

Quiet, Please! Democracy Is Sleeping!

A Letter to the Editor from Amanda SMITH, writing as a member of the public in response, perhaps, to recent misinformation in the Whitby Liar. Amanda is one of only four members of Whitby Town (Parish) Council who possesses an [...]

March 7, 2015 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