Spotlight
Council Tax Dodging Councillors – UPDATE Readers may recall a series of NYE articles, based on responses to my Freedom of Information requests – dealing with Councillors serving at a ’round dozen’ billing authorities in our general area, whose recalcitrance [...]
NYP: Appeal for Information Following Scarborough Robbery Police are appealing for witnesses and information about a robbery in Scarborough. At about 11.25pm on Friday 28 October 2016, a woman was walking along Colescliffe Road carrying a crate of beer and [...]
The Ted Heath Furore: The Police and the Media On the 3rd of January 2015, the North Yorks Enquirer published a photoon showing a fictitious conversation between Sir Edward Heath and Scarborough’s paedophile Mayor, Councillor Peter Jaconelli. In August 2015, [...]
A Letter to the Editor from Sam CROSS, the Leader of the UKIP Group at both Scarborough Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council, who writes to offer readers a point of view on the BEN MARRIOTT affair. It is [...]
SBC: Leader & CEO Excoriated In Futurist Letter The Scarborough News has published the following letter from Scarborough resident Bob HIRD, heavily criticising the Council Leader, Councillor Derek BASTIMAN [Con.] and the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jim DILLON, in respect [...]
ERYC: PEACOCK Has His Tail Clipped an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the fate of the most despicable Councillor of the year – so far. ~~~~~ Readers may recall my Open Letter to Councillor Stephen [...]
“Back To The Drawing Board” An Open Letter to Police & Crime Commissioner JULIA MULLIGAN, by TIM HICKS. ~~~~~ 27 November 2016 Open Letter to: Mrs Julia Mulligan Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire 12 Granby Road Harrogate North [...]
“By His Own Hand” – CodHead 088 CodHead is clairvoyant; he listens to Yorkshire Coast Radio – and takes it from there. [Satire] [...]
It began in May 2014 when a member of the public contacted the North Yorks Enquirer about a Scarborough shop owner who had accumulated over a thousand parking PCNs (Penalty Charge Notice). At £75 per PCN and adding in court [...]
NYP: Appeal re Missing Scarborough 13-Year-Old North Yorkshire Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of 13 year old Kian MARSAY from Scarborough. Kian was last seen in Scarborough at around 12:00 am on 11th December 2016. Enquiries have [...]
