A question of development

Adam Briggs suggests that the public may question why North Yorkshire Police Authority spent “valuable time and resource” inquiring into whether he had broken contract regulations. He is wrong.

What the public would really like to know is why the Authority selected as deputy chief constable someone who needed £10,000 worth of “executive coaching” and a £10,000 “salary allowance for personal development costs”.

Why did they not simply select someone who was already developed and capable of doing the job? Thankfully, he has resigned (Yorkshire Post, February 2)

Expensive lessons

From: Martyn Gamble, Stonefield Garth , Easingwold, York.

YOUR front page story about the travel and hotel expenses incurred by local councils was shocking (Yorkshire Post, January 29).

The examples you gave merely scratch the surface.

Such behaviour used to be expected in countries such as Italy and some African countries.

I wonder how the tour of Europe helped in the emptying of Yorkshire dustbins?

Water, water everywhere

From: Jennifer Barnes, Main Street, Etton, Beverley.

the recent bad weather has had a good side.

We have just returned from our favourite day out to Scarhouse reservoir in Nidderdale. I am pleased to report that it is full, a wonderful sight. So, good news for Bradford, with plenty of water for the time being – thanks to the recent snow.