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Monthly Archives: January 2024

ERYC: Still Mystified by STRANGEWAY

ERYC: Still Mystified by STRANGEWAY I am grateful to the Hull Daily Mail for its hilarious coverage of Councillor Andy STRANGEWAY [Ind.] and his one-man campaign to expose the Council’s utterly useless Standards regime for the toothless, meaningless, wasteful charade [...]

June 30, 2018 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

ERYC: Addendum to PARNABY Police Complaint

ERYC: Addendum to PARNABY Police Complaint Following Cottingham developer Peter ROBINSON’s Open Letter to Humberside Police Chief Constable Lee FREEMAN, Mr ROBINSON has since provided the Chief Constable with an up-date, also in the form of an Open Letter circulated [...]

June 29, 2018 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Book Review: “Catching a Serial Killer”

Book Review: “Catching a Serial Killer” Book review by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction I bought “Catching a Serial Killer” to continue my research into the disappearance of Miss Claudia Lawrence in York. Having read the book I felt “Catching a [...]

June 28, 2018 Misc, Police

“Weapon of Choice”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one hundred and forty-second 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 28, 2018 Photoons

ERYC: ROBINSON Files Police Complaint against PARNABY

ERYC: ROBINSON Files Police Complaint against PARNABY report by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ Background Regular readers will recall the name of Peter ROBINSON, the Cottingham developer who has been attempting, for well over a year now, to call time on the [...]

June 27, 2018 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Appeal re Scarborough Jewellery / Commemorative Coins Theft

Appeal re Scarborough Jewellery / Commemorative Coins Theft Police are appealing for information regarding a burglary at a property on Ryndle Walk in Scarborough. Thieves gained access to the property between 10am on Saturday 16 June 2018 and 4.20pm on Sunday 17 June 2018, [...]

June 26, 2018 Appeals

“House of Secrets”

A Letter to the Editor from Ali WILKINS of Scarborough, who responds to Councillor Rob BARNETT’s recent Letter (itself a response to a Letter from Heather RELF), commenting on the affection for secrecy that permeates Scarborough Borough Council Town Hall. [...]

June 26, 2018 Letters

The Breaking of Detective Superintendent Fulcher

The Breaking of Detective Superintendent Fulcher by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction  I bought “Catching a Serial Killer”, by former Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher, to research the disappearance of Miss Claudia Lawrence in York. It covers the police investigation into the [...]

June 25, 2018 Police

VPC: Value for Money?

Guest Author ALLAN ROBERTS, the Enquirer’s correspondent for Harbours, has been applying further scrutiny to the financial viability of the Vincent Pier Crane (VPC) in Scarborough Harbour – another major coup for Harbours Portfolio Holder Councillor Mike COCKERILL [Ind.Ind.]. ~~~~~ [...]

June 23, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

Whitby Market: Forces -v- Counterforces

Whitby Market: Forces -v- Counterforces an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on Scarborough Borough Council’s intention drastically reduce trading times in Whitby Market. ~~~~~ The Past The historical status of Whitby Market from 1,122 A.D. is recorded [...]

June 22, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council