Spotlight
CYC Confirms Lendal Bridge Pay-Back – an “In My View” up-date by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ At a full meeting of the City of York Council (CYC) last night, Thursday 11th December 2014, Councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of refunding ALL [...]
Lendal Bridge ‘Rip-Off’ Reversed By New CYC Leader – an “In My View” update by NIGEL WARD, reporting on new City of York Council Leader Councillor Daffyd WILLIAMS’ decision to pay back the Council’s ill-gotten gains. ~~~~~ Readers may remember [...]
City of York Council: The Ballad Of Lendal Bridge an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the very latest posturing from the City of York Council in its response to public concern regarding the legality of its [...]
It began in May 2014 when a member of the public contacted the North Yorks Enquirer about a Scarborough shop owner who had accumulated over a thousand parking PCNs (Penalty Charge Notice). At £75 per PCN and adding in court [...]
The Great Yorkshire Parking Rip-Off an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining an astonishing case of public corporation greed, backed by the highwayman’s demand – “Your money or your goods and chattels!”. ~~~~~ On Monday 7th December 2015, [...]
Harrogate Borough Council and the £4-billion nationwide Council Tax SCANDAL an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, contemplating the ramifications of a monstrous Council faux pas in North Yorkshire and all over this land – with special thanks to [...]
SBC: Revenue Raptors – Parking Predators an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining the contention that Scarborough Borough Council is a giant leech when it comes to revenue – and a miser when it comes to service provision and [...]
SBC: Discriminatory Parking Policy (PCNs) an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining how Local Authorities’ determination to wring revenue out of the public (whom they are mandated to serve) has led them to discriminate against their own citizens, [...]
City of York Council Leader Cllr James Alexander Quits – a short bulletin by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ City of York Council (CYC) Leader Councillor James ALEXANDER has tonight (Wednesday 19th November 2014) stepped down from both the Leadership of the [...]
LCC Legal Eagles’ £4M By-Law Crash-Landing an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on Lincolnshire County Council’s FOIA 13726308 response, disclosing something less than ‘value for money’. ~~~~~ Background Readers may already be familiar with the general theme [...]
