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Casual Vacancy
NOTICE OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF TOWN COUNCILLOR
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that, due to the resignation of P Croft, a casual vacancy exists in the office of Town Councillor for the West Cliff Ward in the Parish of Whitby.
The vacancy will be filled by election if any ten local government electors for the West Cliff Ward submit a written request to that effect in the manner set out below. If no such request is made the Town Council will seek to fill the vacancy by co‑option. More »
Any request for an election to be held to fill the vacancy must be in writing and must reach:
The Returning Officer
North Yorkshire Council
Electoral Services
Civic Centre, Stone Cross
Rotary Way, Northallerton
DL6 2UU
not later than 11 October 2023 (14 working days after date of this notice).
Dated: 21 September 2023
Michael King FCMI
Town Clerk
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Posted: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:00 by Michael King
NYC Scarborough and Whitby Area Constituency Committee
The next meeting of North Yorkshire Council's Area Constituency Committee will be held on Friday 22 September in the Coliseum at 10am.
The agenda is available on the North Yorkshire Council website: https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1229&MId=6699&Ver=4
Posted: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:42 by Clerk's Account
Changes to cat microchipping
From 10 June 2024, cats in England will need to be microchipped and registered on a database by the time they're 20 weeks old.
To reflect the new changes, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has updated the guidance page on cat and dog microchipping.
The updated guidance includes information on who can microchip dogs or cats, what happens when they are microchipped and how owners can update microchipping details. More »
Further information on cat microchipping can be found on Defra's get your dog or cat microchipped guidance page. » Less
Posted: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:30 by Clerk's Account