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Yearly Archives: 2024

“Never Submit”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-thirty-third 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.   [...]

October 7, 2021 North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner, Photoons

BENCHMARK & the Grossly Incompetent Council

In November 2017, I published an article which delved into the legal and financial detail surrounding the £9 million loan Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) gave Benchmark Leisure Ltd to build the Water Park. I pointed out there was no charge [...]

October 5, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

Police 7: Community Policing News Sept. ’21

The NYE’s Police 7 articles are intended to be a one-stop shop for our readers, covering crime prevention advice, court reports, police appeals for assistance, local community policing news, information on victim support, updates from the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner [...]

October 4, 2021 Appeals, North Yorkshire Police

ARGOS Planning Shambles

ARGOS Planning Shambles – an “In My View”article by NIGEL WARD, providing commentary and opinion on the farcical mismanagement of the Planning Application in respect of the so-called ‘regeneration’ of the former ARGOS building on Newborough, Scarborough. ~~~~~ Local readers [...]

October 3, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

HUME calls for ALLOTT’s resignation

HUME calls for ALLOTT’s resignation Alison HUME, the unsuccessful Labour candidate in the May 2021 election for the position of Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, has reacted to her Conservative victor’s universally-criticised comments to the effect that [...]

October 1, 2021 Misc, North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

Cllr Chance’s Harbour Challenge

Cllr Chance’s Harbour Challenge NYE Harbours correspondent ALLAN ROBERTS writes in response to the Enquirer’s disclosure of the email sent by Councillor David CHANCE [Con.] to SBC Leader, Councillor Steve SIDDONS [Lab.] – see “SBC Rogue Officers Wagging The Dog [...]

October 1, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

Book Review: “Gone Fishing”

The NYE has developed a specialist group of readers that are interested in police history and famous cases, many of whom are serving or retired police officers. Tim Hicks reviews a book by NYE contributor Chris Clark and Adam Lloyd on [...]

September 30, 2021 Police

Stuck In Traffic

Unwitting servant of the Central Banks, full time EcoLoon, disciple of St Greta and occasional Scarborough Borough Councillor, Theresa Norton, failed to turn up for her long-scheduled Standards Committee meeting on Tues. 28th September. Quite why the lacklustre leader of [...]

September 28, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Rogue Officers Wagging The Dog – Again

SBC Rogue Officers Wagging The Dog – Again – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, exposing another outageously anti-democratic stroke of skullduggery by Scarborough Borough Council rogue Officers. ~~~~~ Two months down the road, readers may not recall [...]

September 27, 2021 Scarborough Borough Council

“An Arresting Image”

“An Arresting Image” A Letter to the Editor from NYE Police & Crime correspondent TIM HICKS, commenting on the extreme anti-social behaviour of a SBC Labour Councillor – and the subsequent widespread public demand for her immediate resignation. Readers wishing to [...]

September 25, 2021 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council