Whitby Town Council

Information for Residents & Visitors

Town Clerk: Michael King
Whitby Town Council, Pannett
Park, Whitby, North Yorkshire
YO21 1RE

Tags: Local Government Reorganisation

Let’s Talk Climate Change

Let’s Talk Climate Change

In July 2022 a Climate Emergency was announced for North Yorkshire. With existing plans in place to reach Net Zero by 2030, Climate Change officers from across the county created a draft Climate Change Strategy to achieve this goal. And be the first Carbon Negative region by 2040.

During the first phase of Let's Talk, responses collected show that Climate Change was ranked as a top 3 priority by:

34%... Read More »

Posted: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 11:32 by Michael King

Tags: Consultation, Local Government Reorganisation

SURVEY - Which Assets Should Whitby Town Council Prioritise for Local Delivery?

SURVEY - Which Assets Should Whitby Town Council Prioritise for Local Delivery?

We are conducting a survey on your priority for the County and Borough run assets in Whitby which could be run by the town council.

You can take part using this link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TCKB66C

Your answers will be anonymous and we won't collect personal data from you.

The incoming unitary North Yorkshire Council will be inviting parishes to identify local assets and services for a pilot... Read More »

Posted: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:01 by Michael King

Tags: Consultation, Council, Local Government Reorganisation

Reorganisation of local government in North Yorkshire

Reorganisation of local government in North Yorkshire

The Government has approved local government reorganisation in North Yorkshire which will lead to the county and district councils being replaced by one new unitary council, which will be called North Yorkshire Council.

The transition team, which is being led by the current county council has produced a guide to what will happen in the run-up to the new authority in April 2023 and what that may mean... Read More »

Posted: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:00 by Michael King

Tags: Local Government Reorganisation

Future Unitary North Yorkshire

Future Unitary North Yorkshire

The Government has published a summary of the 13,020 responses received to the its consultation on eight locally led proposals for future unitary local government in Cumbria, North Yorkshire, and Somerset.

The Government announced to Parliament in July 2021 that the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government had decided to implement, subject to Parliamentary approval, three of... Read More »

Posted: Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:07 by Michael King

Tags: Local Government Reorganisation