Letter to NYC Regarding School Catchment Free Transport
North Yorkshire Council changed their Home to School Transport Policy last year. The change means that children will only get free transport […]
Category: Local Governance
Council Organisation
York & North Yorks Mayoral Hustings : Road Safety
On May 2nd 2024 there will be the election of a mayor for the combined authority of York and North Yorkshire. This […]
Whitby Town Meeting Minutes : Sept 18th 2023, Dec 19th 2023, Jan 8th 2024
A town / parish meeting / assembly can legally be held (see Local Govt Act 1972) whenever either the town mayor, or […]
WTC Precept 2024-2025
It is around this time of the year that councils set their council tax for the following year. Authorities like North Yorkshire […]
Talking Bins
During 2023, 19 “talking” bins appeared in various places throughout Whitby. A Whitby resident used an FOI to enquire regarding the cost […]
Town Poll : October 6th 2023
There was a Town Poll in Whitby Parish on Friday 6th October between 4:00pm and 9:00pm. The questions printed on the ballot […]
Email to Council Leaders : Vision for Whitby Results
With the Vision for Whitby consultation running throughout May 2023, and with our analysis of the results complete enough to share the […]
Open Letter to NYC : Participation Rates in Surveys
During late 2022 and significant parts of 2023, North Yorkshire Council (NYC) (and NYCC, its former identity) have been undertaking surveys under […]
WTC and the 21% rise in precept for 2023-2024
Any resident of the Whitby parish who pays council tax will almost certainly have seen their council tax bill for 2023-2024, and […]
Whitby Town Council : visibility of proceedings
Whitby Town Council (WTC) has a current policy of having a main council meeting once every 2 months. We aren’t sure how […]