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Monthly Archives: February 2024

“It’s a Knockout!”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the twentieth in a continuing series of so-called  “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire. (Please see the entire [...]

November 23, 2014 Photoons

Local Rag Prints Letter re Eskdale School Row

Local Rag Prints Letter re Eskdale School Row The Whitby Gazette has elected to print a reader’s letter expressing the widely-held public disapproval of Eskdale  School Headteacher Sue WHELAN, who exceeded her remit by demanding the resignation of the Chair [...]

November 21, 2014 Letters

York Council Leader Quits

City of York Council Leader Cllr James Alexander Quits – a short bulletin by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ City of York Council (CYC) Leader Councillor James ALEXANDER has tonight (Wednesday 19th November 2014) stepped down from both the Leadership of the [...]

November 19, 2014 City of York Council

Operation Spade and Operation Midland: It just gets worse and worse

Operation Spade and Operation Midland:  It just gets worse and worse – Crime and Parliamentary affairs correspondent TIM HICKS reports on the latest grave developments in the investigation of the JACONELLI/SAVILE paedophile-ring. ~~~~~ Operation Midland In a very sad development, [...]

November 17, 2014 North Yorkshire Police

Anti-UKIP Discrimination

A Letter to the Editor from Chris GALLACHER, the United Kingdom Independent Party (UKIP) Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for  the constituency of Redcar, criticising the politically motivated nature of Eskdale School Head Teacher Sue WHELAN’s action to remove Chair Mike WARD [...]

November 17, 2014 Letters

Letter: The Eskdale Fiasco – Cui Bono?

A Letter to the Editor from Ian HAVELOCK, writing as a member of the public. Ian HAVELOCK is also a Whitby Town Councillor and a member of the Labour Party, with long experience in the education arena as both teacher [...]

November 16, 2014 Letters

“Puppet On A String” – CodHead 064

“Puppet On A String” CodHead speculates on the identity of ‘the power behind the gown’. Who pulled the Headteacher’s strings? [Satire] [...]

November 15, 2014 Cartoons

Eskdale UKIP Governor – Dramatic New Twists!

Eskdale UKIP Governor – Dramatic New Twists! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, up-dating the press and the public on the latest moves in the “dirty war” that has thrown North Yorkshire County Council into a very unwelcome [...]

November 14, 2014 North Yorkshire County Council

Eskdale: A View From Afar

A Letter to the Editor from Ray TOLLEY, formerly of South Yorkshire – now of Gateshead, who shares with readers his  views on the subject of Headteacher Sue WHELAN’s “eviction” of Councillor Mike WARD (UKIP) from the Eskdale School Board [...]

November 14, 2014 Letters

Child Abuse: The Wanless/Whittam Report Published

Child Abuse: The Wanless/Whittam Report Published – Crime & Parliamentary Affairs correspondent TIM HICKS reports on the publication of the Wanless/Whittam and other significant developments in the child abuse scandal threatening the credibiltiy of  the establishment ~~~~~ The investigation Mr [...]

November 12, 2014 North Yorkshire Police