North Yorks Fire and Rescue : Community Risk Management Strategy Survey
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have been consulting on a proposed Community Risk Management Strategy for 2025-2029. Given that we have just […]
Author: Andy Jefferson
English Devolution/Community Empowerment Bill 2024-2025 – letter to Alison Hume
A bill is currently passing through the UK Parliament entitled the “Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-2025” [link]. We wrote to Alison […]
NYC Area Committee venue
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) divides the county up into “area commitees” for supposedly allowing local decisions to be made more local. As […]
Whitby Maritime Facility – In demand?
With North Yorkshire Council (NYC) keen to stress that building of the “Whitby Maritime Facility” on Endeavour Wharf is going full steam […]
Whitby Swing Bridge works : status
One of the Town Deal projects is entitled “Harbourside Public Realm Improvements” and involves closure of the Swing Bridge to traffic during […]
Whitby Cliff Lift Inspection Reports 2016-2022
A concerned resident has obtained maintenance reports for Whitby Cliff Lift. The lift has been closed since 2021, and is currently threatened […]
Planning for 86 Stakesby Road : Our Comments
Over the last several years there has been a continual decay in the amount of green space in the Whitby area. We […]
NYC Local Plan “Issues and Options” Response
Recently we provided an overview of the current NYC Local Plan consultation entitled “Issues and Options”. This is for a Local Plan […]
Whitby Harbour recent soundings (April 2025)
We have been following the debacle with the lack of dredging in Whitby harbour for some time. Given that North Yorkshire Council […]
NYC Local Plan “Issues and Options” Consultation
The North Yorkshire Local Plan is intended to replace Local Plans for the 7 former boroughs, and is expected to be in […]