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PFCC Julia Mulligan Fights and Bites Back

PFCC Julia Mulligan Fights and Bites Back by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Background Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for North Yorkshire Julia Mulligan has recently announced that she was raped as a fifteen-year-old. This has generated considerable press interest. For [...]

February 7, 2019 North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

Christopher Halliwell: The Secret Murders

Christopher Halliwell: The Secret Murders 5.15. Scotland 2: Caroline Glachan re-assessed by Chris Clark & Tim Hicks ~~~~~ Introduction This fifteenth article in the North Yorks Enquirer’s (NYE) ‘Christopher Halliwell the Secret Murders’ series in which we examine murders that [...]

January 24, 2019 Police

NYP: 3rd Most INACCURATE for Crime Recording

NYP: 3rd Most INACCURATE for Crime Recording by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction For some time, the NYE has been raising concern about the performance of North Yorkshire Police (NYP). The NYE has gone further than the mainstream media in North [...]

January 19, 2019 North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner, Police

To our Leader, with Compliments

To our Leader, with Compliments by Tim HICKS, following up on the Private Eye coverage of the ticket privileges accorded to SBC personnel. ~~~~~ Dear Councillor Bastiman, Britney Spears Concert, misappropriation of tickets by SBC Councillors and employees  I hope [...]

January 13, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

Bullygan Scandal: NYE’s concerns vindicated in Parliament

Bullygan Scandal: NYE’s concerns vindicated in Parliament by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction Regular readers of the NYE will recall that a disciplinary investigation by the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Panel found that the then North Yorkshire Police & Crime [...]

January 6, 2019 North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

7 Samurai – Persistently Reasonable Complaints

7 Samurai – Persistently Reasonable Complaints Enquirer regular contributor TIM HICKS persists, entirely reasonably, in his attempt to engage in a productive dialogue with Scarborough Borough Council ‘Strong’ Leader, Conservative Councillor Derek Bastiman. ~~~~~ Dear Derek, Hope this e mail [...]

January 3, 2019 Scarborough Borough Council

Carl Beech to Stand Trial

Carl Beech to Stand Trial I read with great interest the article below by the BBC that Carl Beech has been charged with twelve offences of perverting the course of justice and one of fraud. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46431818 Mr Beech made allegations [...]

January 1, 2019 Police

Did Halliwell Murder Claudia Lawrence? (Part 2)

Did Halliwell Murder Claudia Lawrence? (Part 2) 5.9: York: Did Halliwell Murder Claudia Lawrence? 2: Post Mortem on Operation Cabin Part 2 by Chris Clark & Tim Hicks ~~~~~ Because of the size of the article, the NYE review of [...]

December 31, 2018 North Yorkshire Police, Police

Did Halliwell Murder Claudia Lawrence?

Did Halliwell Murder Claudia Lawrence? 5.9: York: Did Halliwell murder Claudia Lawrence? 1: Post mortem on Operation Cabin Part 1. by Chris Clark & Tim Hicks Introduction The North Yorks Enquirer (NYE) has been running a series of articles on [...]

December 21, 2018 Police

Dear Derek: A Plea for Mercy

Dear Derek: A Plea for Mercy TIM HICKS – the Man in the Irony Mask – has written to Scarborough Borough Council Leader, Councillor Derek Bastiman (Con). ~~~~~ Dear Derek, Plea for Mercy I hope this e mail finds you [...]

November 29, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council