Spotlight
An Open Letter to Mrs Lisa DIXON, Director of Legal Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer, Scarborough Borough Council. This is a long, important, perhaps (for some) boring, but necessarily detailed letter dealing with the propriety of the actions of a [...]
As residents and visitors can see with their own eyes, the demolition of the Futurist Theatre on Foreshore Road in Scarborough has been underway for a while now. The demolition costs for the Futurist were presented by SBC’s Cabinet on [...]
A Letter to the Editor from County & Borough Councillor Tony RANDERSON [Lab.], taking to task the Scarborough News for sloppy and misleading reporting of a contentious new housing development within his area of responsibility. ~~~~~ Dear Editor, You may [...]
‘Bravo Sierra’ at NYP HQ by TIM HICKS Introduction This article concerns the recent Public Accountability Meeting held by Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North Yorkshire (PCCNY) Julia Mulligan, at North Yorkshire Police (NYP) Force Headquarters at Alverton Court, [...]
Guest Author ALI WILKINS of Scarborough, writes to express concerns regarding Scarborough Borough Councillors’ attitude to input from stakeholders to the proposals to ‘touristify’ the West Pier. ~~~~~ “Talk to the Wall” Now that the Futurist is biting the dust, [...]
NYP and ‘The Ripper’ By Tim Hicks and Chris Clark 1. Introduction Tim Hicks is a freelance journalist who covers crime for the NYE and followed the Yorkshire Ripper investigation as a young man. Chris Clark is a retired Police [...]
Appeal re Missing Jessica Nixon, 12, from Filey Police are appealing to the public to report any sightings of a missing 12-year-old girl from Filey. Jessica Nixon (pictured above) was last seen at home in Filey on the afternoon of [...]
In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one hundred and fortieth 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 [...]
“Scarborough Borough Council (LA) Confidential” A Letter to the Editor from Heather RELF of Whitby, who writes to appeal for greater transparency from our second-tier Local Authority (LA) – Scarborough Borough Council – or, in simpler terms, where’s the money? [...]
BREAKING: Massive ERYC Breach of Kids’ Data on Eve of GDPR By kind consent of East Riding of Yorkshire Councillor Andy STRANGEWAY [Ind.], the Enquirer shares with readers news of a massive breach of the new General Data Protection Regulation [...]
