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Monthly Archives: February 2024

Nightmare in Throxenby Hall – Revisited

Nightmare in Throxenby Hall – Revisited TIM HICKS reports. ~~~~~ Introduction: Throxenby Hall  Some time ago the NYE covered concerns about the possibility of abuse of children at Throxenby Hall School. The original story is summarised very well in this [...]

April 21, 2019 Police

No Detail Surrounding Preferred Bidder

On the 12th December 2017 Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) announced that the Preferred Bidder to redevelop the Filey Road Sports Centre site was awarded to local company Broadland Properties Ltd. Browsing through the agenda of the Cabinet meeting held on [...]

April 20, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

“And Some You Lose “

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

April 17, 2019 Photoons

Introducing PAUL RILEY [Ind.] (Hunmanby)

A Letter to the Editor from PAUL RILEY, Chair of Reighton & Speeton Parish Council and Secretary of the Scarborough & District Civic Society, who is standing for election in the Hunmanby ward as an Independent candidate. ~~~~~ To the [...]

April 16, 2019 Letters

SBC: Independent 1-minute Survey

With less than three weeks to polling day, the North Yorks Enquirer has been informed that candidates for the forthcoming SBC local elections have been taking part in a private survey asking key questions regarding their satisfaction (or otherwise) – [...]

April 14, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

Alpamare Continue To Trade Illegally

The Enquirer has reported on the financial calamity that is the Alpamare Water Park a number of times. The Water Park, with its bad business plan, opened to the public in July 2016 after the construction was financed by a [...]

April 13, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

Yorkshire Ripper was NOT a “fantastic lorry driver”

Yorkshire Ripper was NOT a “fantastic lorry driver” A Letter to the Editor form regular NYE Crime Correspondent TIM HICKS, commenting on the inappropriate Tweets of tasteless Tom SESTON, Conservative candidate for the Hunmanby ward in the forthcoming local elections [...]

April 12, 2019 Letters

Appeal re Family of Shaun David BARKER (45)

Appeal re Family of Shaun David BARKER (45) Police are appealing for the public’s assistance to trace the family of a man who died in Scarborough. Shaun David Barker, 45, died at his home address on Victoria Road, Scarborough, on [...]

April 11, 2019 Appeals

“Supping with the Devil – using a Short Spoon”

A Letter to the Editor from published author and analyst, Mr Anthony McKintyre GREEN of Filey, a former Officer of Scarborough Borough Council, who writes in response to the Enquirer report on Conservative MP Kevin HOLLINRAKE’s overt promotion of supposedly [...]

April 10, 2019 Letters

“Ethical Departures”

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

April 9, 2019 Photoons