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Nude in the Nettles: New Developments

Nude in the Nettles: New Developments by Tim Hicks and Chris Clark ~~~~~ Introduction Some time ago, NYE writers Chris Clark and Tim Hicks started to investigate the “Nude in the Nettles murder”. One of the greatest murder mysteries in [...]

June 6, 2019 North Yorkshire Police

NYMR Wins Lottery Grant

NYMR Wins Lottery Grant As well as covering Crime and Parliamentary Affairs, Tim Hicks is also the NYE correspondent covering the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR). Tim maintains that his is by far the most enjoyable part of his duties [...]

May 25, 2019 Misc

Did Halliwell Murder Claudia Lawrence?

5.11: York: Did Halliwell Murder Claudia Lawrence? 3. Post Mortem on the Failure of Operation Essence 1 Initial success by Chris Clark & Tim Hicks ~~~~~ Introduction This article is Part 3 of the NYE’s series of six articles investigating [...]

May 23, 2019 North Yorkshire Police

“Alas, Poor Hebo! I Knew Him Well”

“Alas, Poor Hebo! I Knew Him Well” Open Letters to the present and (recent) past Leaders of Scarborough Borough Council by TIM HICKS – one in earnest, one in jest. ~~~~~ Open letter re: Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) policy towards [...]

May 20, 2019 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

The Bristol & Hereford Connections (and Conundrums)

The Bristol & Hereford Connections (and Conundrums) by TIM HICKS ~~~~~  Introduction: Chief Constable Winward’s membership of the FBINAA The Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police (NYP), Lisa Winward, is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (FBINA) in Quantico, [...]

May 16, 2019 Police

JANNER: NYE Vindicated Again

JANNER: NYE Vindicated Again by TIM HICKS  ~~~~~ Introduction Long-term NYE readers will know that as well as covering local news, we occasionally foray out into national stories. Our coverage of the Greville Janner scandal (more properly Greville Ewan Janner, [...]

May 11, 2019 Police

World Press Freedom Day Friday 3 May

Regretfully, because of the overwhelming imperative to provide detailed coverage the SBC elections, this article, which should have gone out on the 3rd of May, has been delayed. World Press Freedom Day Friday 3 May by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Remember [...]

May 5, 2019 Misc

The Big Business Connection

The Big Business Connection by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction In 2009 it emerged that MI5, Special Branch and the Industrial Intelligence Section of the notorious Special Demonstrations Squad had infiltrated trade unions. Undercover police officers had provided information and intelligence [...]

April 27, 2019 North Yorkshire Police

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

The Dresden Connection 

The Dresden Connection  by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction The Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police (NYP) Lisa Winward is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (FBINA) in Quantico, Virginia, which she attended as a foreign student in 2011. This [...]

April 6, 2019 North Yorkshire Police