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Monthly Archives: February 2024

Mulligan’s Meddling Makes Massive Loss

The meddling of hapless Conservative Police & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, Julia Mulligan, with North Yorkshire Police’s Safety Camera fleet (aka Scamera vans) has resulted in an operational loss of £270,000 for the year 2017/18. I’d love to see [...]

September 9, 2018 North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

CCTV Appeal re Scarborough Shoplifting

CCTV Appeal re Scarborough Shoplifting North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information about a shoplifting offence that occurred in Scarborough. Scarborough CCTV appeal following a shoplifting incident. It happened at Marks & Spencer at 9.45am on 15 May [...]

September 7, 2018 Appeals

“Freeze, Councillor!”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one-hundred-and-fifty-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 far beyond. Readers [...]

September 7, 2018 Photoons

Another SBC FOIA Stone-Wall

Another SBC FOIA Stone-Wall an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, dissecting yet another SBC FOIA response riddled with unadulterated evasions and implausible lies. ~~~~~ Four-and-a-half months ago, on 17th April 2018, a member of the public (a Mr [...]

September 6, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

NYE Investigates SBC Blacklists

NYE Investigates SBC’s Blacklists by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Regular readers will know that in the interests of transparency and democracy, the North Yorks Enquirer (NYE) has been pursuing the issue e mail interception of Councillors emails by Scarborough Borough Council [...]

September 5, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

Motorhome Madness

Motorhome Madness an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, drawing upon a ‘thread’ of FOIA responses to examine the suspected politicisation of local decision-making. ~~~~~ There are an estimated 225,000 motorhomes registered for use on the roads of the [...]

September 4, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

“Questions for Council”

Questions for Council – from Councillor Michelle DONOHUE-MONCRIEFF [Ind.Ind] (Hertford). ~~~~~ As the Portfolio Holder and other Councillors will no doubt be aware, I have been prevented from attending today’s Council meeting by the Chief Executive on the grounds that [...]

September 3, 2018 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

Urgent appeal for families to talk after patients die waiting for transplants in North Yorkshire

Urgent appeal for families to talk after patients die waiting for transplants in North Yorkshire Families in North Yorkshire are being urged to talk during Organ Donation Week (September 3 to 9) as new figures show 52 people from the [...]

September 3, 2018 Appeals

“Time for ‘Special Measures’ at SBC?”

A Letter to the Editor from Eamonn WILLIAMS of Carmarthenshire (where autocratic behaviour by a Chief Executive has cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds and Carmarthenshire East and Dinefwr MP Jonathan Edwards has called for the County Council [...]

September 2, 2018 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

“Old Hands”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one-hundred-and-fifty-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 far beyond. Readers [...]

September 1, 2018 Photoons