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South Bay BWQ: A Senior Moment In response to the latest in a series of articles on the Enquirer concerning Bathing Water Quality in Scarborough’s South Bay, one Facebook user (clearly a wag) posted the following rhetorical question: “We could [...]
Exclusive: Jeremy Thorpe Investigation: No Charges Regular readers of the NYE will know that we have been following the re-investigation of the Jeremy Thorpe [1] case, which was conducted by Gwent Police at the request of Avon & Somerset Constabulary. [...]
NYP: Appeal to trace Taxi Driver in Scarborough Police in Scarborough are appealing for the driver of a taxi to come forward who may be able to assist them with an ongoing investigation. The driver is not suspected of any [...]
Guest Author BOB ROBERTS writes with regard to the report by Jonathan PORTER (NLS) in respect of the Final DNA Report and the associated Scarborough News article of last week. ~~~~~ Scarborough South Bay is indeed unique. What sets it [...]
On the 6th November 2017 Scarborough Borough Council’s Deputy Monitoring Officer, David Kitson, admitted that the council had been intercepting email between constituents and their elected councillors. Kitson claims the actions of the council are legal under the Regulation Of [...]
On the 9th September 2013 Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) voted 23-22 to loan £9million to Benchmark Leisure Limited to construct a water park at the former Burniston Barracks site on Burniston Road. A closer look at the charges against Benchmark [...]
CORRECTIONS/APOLOGIES Yesterday, Sunday 5th November 2017, the North Yorks Enquirer published an article of mine addressing the fact that s.17 of the Data Protection Act 1998 requires (inter alia) Councillors at all levels of Local Government (and MPs) to ‘notify’ [...]
NYP: Appeal re Missing Malton Woman Louise Dale, 46, was reported missing from her home in Norton at around 10.30pm on Thursday 2 November 2017. Extensive efforts are being made to locate her, and police are concerned for her welfare. [...]
A Letter to the Editor from Rita HOLMES, of Scarborough, who writes to apprise readers of an apparent breach of a little-known restrictive covenant in connection with a contract between Benchmark and Scarborough Borough Council. ~~~~~ Dear Editor, PUBLIC OPEN [...]
In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one hundred and eighteenth 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 [...]
