We had our regular parish liason meeting with the power station and I thought it an idea to update you on their situation and some basic facts. Firstly they have received further support from the current government, albeit at a…
I am hearing a lot about this subject not least because I am one apparently!! All born after 1946 have apparently made a fortune with the cheap houses they bought now worth millions. So I thought I would have a…
Having bit the bullet and purchsed a Mk1 Lotus Cortina that has been stood some years (and lost bits on the way) it feels like dejavu in a way. The car is a 65 airflow with the plain door cards…
Some interesting facts for you that have emerged from a liason meeting last night at Selby Town Hall All parish and town councils have a new method of contacting North Yorkshire through a dedicated email address which they promise to…
Just to give folk an idea of the sorts of things I am dealing with at the moment. It never ends!! Just thought I would update you on issues I am currently wrestling with. Drax—all sorted. The wooden post lamp…
Today I visited the Thirsk Auction House for a meeting with farmers who wished to discuss the inheritance issue amongst other things. A number of different political parties were in attendence and spoke on the panel about the issue and…
Those seven items above are just the start and how many of those items were in the labour manifesto and how many of those were in our Local MP leaflets? Further more as my local MP is a member of…
You may be aware of outline plans by the government to cancel some of the local elections next year. This will be for those areas were there is a 2 teir system of District and County. The plan would appear…
It’s that time of year when cllrs have to start deciding on what are the priorities for the 25/26 financial year. Cllrs at North Yorkshire have had an initial meeting with heads of services to get a flavour of where…
I have finally come to the conclusion that the council just can’t get their act together on the simple things. They know that at his time of year it gets dark. But do they think about getting gangs of staff…