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North Yorks Enquirer

Yearly Archives: 2024

“NOCK and DILLON: Formal Complaints”

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 [...]

June 5, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

Futurist Demolition Costs Rise

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 [...]

June 3, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

County/Borough Cllr Slams ‘Local Rag’

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 [...]

June 2, 2018 Letters

‘Bravo Sierra’ at NYP HQ

‘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, [...]

June 1, 2018 North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

“Talk to the Wall”

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, [...]

May 29, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

NYP and ‘The Ripper’

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 [...]

May 28, 2018 Appeals, North Yorkshire Police

Appeal re Missing Jessica Nixon, 12, from Filey

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 [...]

May 27, 2018 Appeals

“Without Prejudice?”

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 [...]

May 27, 2018 Photoons

“Scarborough Borough Council (LA) Confidential”

“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? [...]

May 25, 2018 Letters

BREAKING: Massive ERYC Breach of Kids’ Data on Eve of GDPR

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 [...]

May 24, 2018 East Riding of Yorkshire Council