Whitby Town Meeting & the WSP – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on those aspects of the Assembly of the Whitby Town Meeting held on Wednesday 22nd March 2023 that relate directly to the proposed ‘Amalgamation’ [...]
A Letter to the Editor from IAN DIXON of Fishburn Park, Whitby, who is less than satisfied with the performance of his Councillors at Town and Borough level. ~~~~~ Mister Editor, It was interesting to read the letter about Freeview [...]
A Letter to the Editor from John KENDRICK of Scalby, Scarborough, commenting on our local Councils’ implementation of the present public toilet facility in Whitby, for which the depth of forethought would appear to conform to the sign on the [...]
Codhead casts his gaze on the renewed efforts to extricate Whitby from the clutches of Scarborough Borough Council – and wonders whether the consequences of a ‘WHEXIT’ have been exhaustively considered. [Satire] [...]
Whitby Parish Poll Aborted – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, clarifying some misconceptions regarding the recently publicised Call for a Parish (Town) Poll in Whitby. ~~~~~ Readers of the Whitby Gazette will be aware that, at a [...]
A Letter to the Editor from Connie PEACH, responding to the defensive/aggressive reaction of Councillor Phil TRUMPER [Con.] to the publication of news that a Formal Complaint against him (for failing to declare an interest) has been upheld. ~~~~~ Dear [...]
Whitby Raw Sewage Leak: Up-Date Further to last week’s article “WTC – Toilets: “What Could Go Wrong?”” reporting on the raw sewage leak in the lower horse field to the west of Whitby Abbey Car Park (see below), a week [...]
WTC – Toilets: “What Could Go Wrong?” an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, covering an ill-timed ‘leak’ on the eve of Regatta. ~~~~~ Much has been made of the decision by Whitby Town (Parish) Council (WTC) to take [...]
SBC: The Empire Strikes Back – with Disdain an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the first signs of a reaction from SBC to either the Whitby or the Filey No Confidence motions. ~~~~~ I am now [...]
WHEXIT! WTC Cllrs Condemn SBC Leadership Three years to the day since the BBC ‘Inside Out’ Documentary vindicated the citizen-journalists of Real Whitby (now heading-up the North Yorks Enquirer), the Whitby Gazette has front-paged the Whitby Town Council move to [...]
