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Yearly Archives: 2024

ERYC: PARNABY Formal Complaint

ERYC: PARNABY Formal Complaint an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, up-dating readers on the allegations against East Riding of Yorkshire Council Leader Councillor Stephen PARNABY [Con.]. ~~~~~ Regular readers will be aware of the allegations made by Cottingham [...]

May 22, 2017 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

SBC: A Nice Little Side Deal?

SBC: A Nice Little Side Deal? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining a Report by SBC’s Director of Finance and s.151 Officer, Nick EDWARDS, recommending Portfolio Holder Councillor Mike COCKERILL [Ind.] to grant an extraordinarily favourable license. [...]

May 22, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

Child Sex Abuse: One Whistle-Blower’s Story

Child Sex Abuse: One Whistle-Blower’s Story by Crime & Parliamentary Affairs Correspondent TIM HICKS. ~~~~~ In my article The Moors Murders, Police Attitudes to Sexual Offences against Children I praised the BBC Drama “Three girls” for continuing to highlight the [...]

May 21, 2017 Police

The Moors Murders and Police Attitudes to Sexual Offences against Children

The Moors Murders and Police Attitudes to Sexual Offences against Children by Crime & Parliamentary Affairs Correspondent TIM HICKS. ~~~~~ The Death of Ian Brady The NYE readership will be fully aware of the death of Ian Brady. Although unrelated [...]

May 20, 2017 Police

Council Cocks-Up Carriageway Car Cruise Closure

Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) have set a new local record for a U-Turn at 5 hours. At 10am on Friday 19th May SBC announced that the Marine Drive would be closed between 10am and 10pm on the Bank Holiday Sunday [...]

May 19, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

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

What Do We Know About ROBERT GOODWILL MP? (Part One) With the so-called ‘snap’ general election three weeks away, and with a significant Conservatives lead in the polls, Robert GOODWILL, the incumbent MP for Scarborough & Whitby, is looking assured [...]

May 19, 2017 Misc

“Perpetual Purdah”

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 [...]

May 18, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

NYP: Appeal re Suspected Whitby Supermarket Thief on CCTV

NYP: Appeal re Suspected Whitby Supermarket Thief on CCTV Police are appealing for help in identifying a man in connection with a suspected theft incident at Sainsbury’s supermarket in Whitby. Officers are investigating the incident which took place inside the Stainsacre Lane store [...]

May 17, 2017 Appeals

Scarborough Proxy Council

Scarborough Proxy Council A word of thanks to the anonymous Scarborough resident who has forwarded the following document (below), accompanied by this explanatory message: “I applied for a proxy vote for 8th June and received the below confirmation letter from [...]

May 16, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

OfSTED: The ‘Benign’ Inspection Technique?

OfSTED: The ‘Benign’ Inspection Technique? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, previewing the forthcoming OfSTED Inspection of Eskdale School, Whitby. ~~~~~ As a prelude to the imminent (and long-awaited) OfSTED Inspection of Whitby’s Eskdale School, I thought it might [...]

May 15, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council