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“N-word” Councillor Bangs Election Drum

“N-word” Councillor Bangs Election Drum – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, informing readers of a rehabilitation attempt by “N-word” Scarborough Borough Councillor Mike COCKERILL – just in time for the elections. ~~~~~ Local readers will be aware [...]

April 4, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council

Robert GOODWILL – Officially Secretive

Robert GOODWILL – Officially Secretive – an “In My View” report by NIGEL WARD on Maggie TUTTLE’s revelations regarding a failed attempt to relax the terms of the Official Secrets Act (OSA). ~~~~~ Robert GOODWILL & The MPs Who Voted [...]

April 4, 2015 Misc
NYP Launches New Service For Victims Of Crime

NYP Launches New Service For Victims Of Crime

NYP Launches New Service For Victims Of Crime The North Yorks Enquirer welcomes the news that North Yorkshire Police has launched a new service – the “Supporting Victims North Yorkshire” service – to provide practical help and emotional support to [...]

April 2, 2015 North Yorkshire Police

SBC: Parking-Ticket Crazy!

SBC: Parking-Ticket Crazy! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, providing rock-solid confirmation that the predatory parking policy of Scarborough Borough Council is completely OUT OF CONTROL. ~~~~~ Background Regular readers of the North Yorks Enquirer will already be [...]

April 2, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council

SYP: Funding Of Legal Costs

SYP: Funding Of Legal Costs A reader has kindly brought our attention to an article on the front page of today’s Yorkshire Post. Regrettably, this front-page article does not appear on the YP web-site. In the public interest, a scan [...]

March 31, 2015 Police

Northallerton Town Clerk Suspended

Northallerton Town Clerk Suspended an “In My View” pre-article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on today’s Darlington & Stockton Times exclusive “Mystery over suspension of Northallerton town clerk”. ~~~~~ The North Yorkshire rumour mill is grinding hard this morning over the [...]

March 30, 2015 Town & Parish

Andrew JONES MP: Post Office ‘Horizon’ Scandal

Andrew JONES MP: Post Office ‘Horizon’ Scandal The long-running national scandal surrounding the Post Office ‘Horizon’ accounting software has taken a new turn. The faulty software incorrectly implicated dozens of postmasters/mistresses around the country in allegations of fraudulent activity which [...]

March 30, 2015 Misc

Councils: The Law Is An Ass

Councils: The Law Is An Ass an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, who, with one eye on the elections, now highlights (again) the all-too-common local authority practice of implementing Bye-Laws for the prime purpose of extorting revenue from [...]

March 27, 2015 Lincolnshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

CVT: Private Eye’s “Battle Of Botton”

CVT: Private Eye’s “Battle Of Botton” Once again, the North Yorks Enquirer takes the liberty of reproducing Private Eye’s detailed coverage of developments surrounding the stand-off between Action for Botton and Camphill Village Trust (CVT). [...]

March 19, 2015 Misc

Electioneering Up-date – WHITBY PIERS SAVED!

Electioneering Up-date – WHITBY PIERS SAVED! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the forthcoming and very timely production of a rabbit-out-of-a-hat, enabling the saving of Whitby Piers to be trotted out as much-needed election boost for [...]

March 18, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council