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Monthly Archives: March 2024

East Coast Appeal re Prison Re-call Fugitive

East Coast Appeal re Prison Re-call Fugitive Police on the east coast of Yorkshire are asking for the public’s help to find a man wanted for recall to prison. Officers believe Scott Simpson, 29, (pictured above) could be in Bridlington. [...]

March 12, 2019 Appeals

Friarage School Branded “Inadequate”

Friarage Community Primary School in Castle Ward/Division has been branded “Inadequate” by Ofsted, the UK Government’s Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. The word on the street from Johnny the shoeshine guy is that standards have been [...]

March 12, 2019 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

Call for more non-directed living kidney donors in Yorks and Humberside

Call for more non-directed living kidney donors in Yorks and Humberside to help cut the kidney transplant waiting list                                                                  63 people in Yorkshire and the Humber have received a kidney transplant from a stranger in the last five years (1) [...]

March 11, 2019 Appeals

“One Man – One Vote?”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one-hundred-and-seventy-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 [...]

March 10, 2019 Photoons

Appeal re Motorcycle Theft

Appeal re Motorcycle Theft North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information about the theft of a motorcycle in Scarborough. Appeal following theft of a motorcycle: It happened on Tennyson Avenue between 5.50pm and 8.30pm on 5 March 2019. [...]

March 9, 2019 Appeals

‘Ghost’ D-BID Votes Cast by BASTIMAN

‘Ghost’ D-BID Votes Cast by BASTIMAN – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, up-dating his earlier piece “Should ‘Ghost’ Votes Render D-BID Poll Null & Void?”. ~~~~~ Readers – especially those operating businesses in the Borough of Scarborough [...]

March 8, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

“Change is Required”

A Letter to the Editor from former (and perhaps future?) Scarborough Borough Councillor Mike Ward, who insists that CHANGE is required (and he is not talking about loose change). ~~~~~ At every turn Whitby residents are being charged more and [...]

March 7, 2019 Letters

The Beast of Bramley 2: The Scottish Cases

The Beast of Bramley 2: The Scottish Cases by Tim Hicks and Chris Clark ~~~~~ Introduction The authors have studied West Yorkshire murderer and rapist John Taylor and have written two articles on the crimes that have been attributed to [...]

March 7, 2019 Police

Tory ‘Secret Weapon’ Promises Landslide Success in May

Tory ‘Secret Weapon’ Promises Landslide Success in May – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reviewing Scarborough & Whitby Conservative Association’s stunning new hi-tech quest for renewed Council supremacy. ~~~~~ Scarborough & Whitby Conservatives have launched a high-end [...]

March 5, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

The Beast of Bramley 1: West Yorks Cases Re-Opened

The Beast of Bramley 1: West Yorks Cases Re-opened by Tim Hicks and Chris Clark ~~~~~ Introduction There have been a number of successes recently for regular NYE contributor Chris Clark. Chris is a retired Police Intelligence Officer with twenty-eight [...]

March 4, 2019 Police