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“Nom de Guerre”

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

June 1, 2017 Photoons

Cheap Broadband

In a letter bristling with brazen hypocrisy, Labour’s North Yorkshire Leader, Councillor Eric Broadbent, has called out the North Yorkshire Tories for increasing their councillor allowance by 2.5% per annum. I can hear many of you saying you agree with [...]

June 1, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

Did Broadbent Vote For Jaconelli?

On Monday 12th May 2014 Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) voted to remove the titles of Alderman and Mayor from Conservative Peter Jaconelli. The removal was due to a large number of allegations of child sex abuse, some of them in [...]

June 1, 2017 Misc, North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council
NYP: Missing Woman – Whitby East Pier

NYP: Missing Woman – Whitby East Pier

NYP: Missing Woman – Whitby East Pier North Yorkshire Police have concerns for a female believed to be in the Whitby Area. Elizabeth GAMSBY has been reported as missing and her personal bag was located on the East Pier in [...]

May 29, 2017 Appeals

NYP: Appeal re Stock Damage at Scarboro’ One Stop Shop

NYP: Appeal re Stock Damage at Scarboro’ One Stop Shop Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to regarding damage to stock at the One Stop Shop on North Marine Drive in Scarborough. [...]

May 27, 2017 Appeals

What Do We Know About ROBERT GOODWILL MP? (Part Two)

What Do We Know About ROBERT GOODWILL MP? (Part Two) With the so-called ‘snap’ general election only two weeks away, and with a shrinking Conservative lead in the polls, Robert GOODWILL, the incumbent MP for Scarborough & Whitby, is nevertheless [...]

May 25, 2017 Misc

NYP: RUN – HIDE – TELL

NYP: RUN – HIDE – TELL The North Yorkshire Police has issued advice to the public in relation to possible acts of international terrorism, reproduced below: The UK threat level from International Terrorism is now ‘critical’ which means an attack [...]

May 25, 2017 Police

NYCC: Adult Social Care £10M Flim-Flam

NYCC: Adult Social Care £10M Flim-Flam an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, disclosing the extent of the misleading information about the Adult Social Care increment of this year’s Council Tax bills – £10 MILLION. ~~~~~~ For detailed background [...]

May 24, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council

NYP: Witness Appeal re Primrose Valley Driving Incident

NYP: Witness Appeal re Primrose Valley Driving Incident Police are appealing for witnesses after an incident at Primrose Valley, near Filey. Around 11.30pm on Monday 22 May 2017, police were called to attend Primrose Valley due to a report of [...]

May 23, 2017 Appeals

“Two Years On The Council”

A Letter to the Editor from Mark VESEY, who is a serving Scarborough Borough Councillor [Green] for the Ramshill ward in Scarborough, who offers his comments on two years service: far less than a ringing endorsement of the Council’s modus [...]

May 22, 2017 Letters