A Letter to the Editor from NYCC and SBC Councillor Tony RANDERSON [Lab.] condemning another unjustifiable rise in County Councillors’ Allowances. Conservatives deftly circumnavigate their own ‘austerity’ policy when it comes to granting themselves a pay rise. ~~~~~ Sir, North [...]
“Good Luck in the New Job, David!” At last, a little good news! The North Yorks Enquirer invites readers to join us in offering hearty congratulations to Scarborough Borough Council’s Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Solicitor, David P. Kitson, who [...]
Appeal re Attempted Burglary at Scarborough Motorcycle Shop North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information following an attempted burglary at a motorcycle shop in Scarborough. The incident occurred on Albemarle Back Road at around 1.30am on Tuesday, 8 [...]
Open Letter (SBC and RIPA:) Introduction Regular readers will be aware of the ongoing controversies over: Allegations of misuse of Scarborough Borough Council’s (SBC) misuse of its surveillance powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). SBC’s policy of [...]
The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, pointing up a profligate breach of Tory ‘austerity’. ~~~~~ East Riding of Yorkshire Councillor Andy STRANGEWAY [Ind.] – a sometime contributor to the Enquirer – has taken [...]
SBC and RIPA by TIM HICKS Introduction I read with great interest the press release by Mr Hugo Fearnley, the Labour Prospective Party Parliamentary Candidate for Scarborough & Whitby in the next General Election, concerning the “Whexit” controversy, which was [...]
Codhead casts his gaze on the renewed efforts to extricate Whitby from the clutches of Scarborough Borough Council – and wonders whether the consequences of a ‘WHEXIT’ have been exhaustively considered. [Satire] [...]
Appeal re Knifepoint Attempted Robbery of Disabled Man Police are appealing for information after a would-be robber ordered a 47-year-old disabled man to give him money. It happened at the bus stop outside Scarborough railway station at 9.05am on Tuesday, [...]
Today’s Letter to the Editor is, in fact, directed to County and Borough Councillor Tony RANDERSON [Lab.], whose recent Letter to the Editor has been widely-acclaimed. Previous correspondent Kevin STAINTON, of Scarborough, now responds to Councillor RANDERSON with some helpful [...]
NYP Policy on “Paedophile Hunters” by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Background I write with a follow up to an ethical dilemma in British Policing which was covered in an article published in the NYE on the 19th September 2017: An ethical [...]