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Jeremy Thorpe: A Very English Cover-Up(s)

Jeremy Thorpe: A Very English Cover-Up(s) by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Jeremy Thorpe: A Very English Cover-up(s) Introduction: the Jeremy Thorpe Affair For those who are unfamiliar with the Jeremy Thorpe [1] Jeremy Thorpe affair, there is a good summary here [...]

June 9, 2018 Police

‘Bravo Sierra’ at NYP HQ

‘Bravo Sierra’ at NYP HQ by TIM HICKS Introduction This article concerns the recent Public Accountability Meeting held by Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North Yorkshire (PCCNY) Julia Mulligan, at North Yorkshire Police (NYP) Force Headquarters at Alverton Court, [...]

June 1, 2018 North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

NYP and ‘The Ripper’

NYP and ‘The Ripper’ By Tim Hicks and Chris Clark 1. Introduction Tim Hicks is a freelance journalist who covers crime for the NYE and followed the Yorkshire Ripper investigation as a young man. Chris Clark is a retired Police [...]

May 28, 2018 Appeals, North Yorkshire Police

Racism in North Yorkshire Police

Racism in North Yorkshire Police by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction I read with great sadness the statement below which was issued on the North Yorkshire Police (NYP) website concerning the outcome of an Employment Tribunal. Predictably there is no mention [...]

May 22, 2018 North Yorkshire Police

SBC and RIPA

SBC and RIPA by TIM HICKS Introduction I read with great interest the press release by Mr Hugo Fearnley, the Labour Prospective Party Parliamentary Candidate for Scarborough & Whitby in the next General Election, concerning the “Whexit” controversy, which was [...]

May 8, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council

NYP Policy on “Paedophile Hunters”

NYP Policy on “Paedophile Hunters” by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Background I write with a follow up to an ethical dilemma in British Policing which was covered in an article published in the NYE on the 19th September 2017: An ethical [...]

May 3, 2018 North Yorkshire Police

NYMR Vandals Sentenced

NYMR Vandals Sentenced by TIM THORNE ~~~~~ Regular readers will be aware of the despicable attack by mindless vandals on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR). NYE coverage here and NYMR response thanking the NYE for our support here. This [...]

April 30, 2018 Misc

Peter Sutcliffe or “The Harrogate Ripper”?

Peter Sutcliffe or “The Harrogate Ripper”? by Tim Hicks and Chris Clark ~~~~~ CHRIS CLARK is a retired Police Intelligence Officer with twenty-eight years service, mainly working in police intelligence. For more information on Chris, please see his website here. [...]

April 23, 2018 North Yorkshire Police

“Nude in the Nettles”- Was it Sutcliffe?

“Nude in the Nettles”- Was it Sutcliffe? By Tim Hicks and Chris Clark Chris Clark is a retired Police Intelligence Officer with twenty eight years service, mainly working in police intelligence. For more information on Chris, please see his website [...]

April 20, 2018 Appeals, North Yorkshire Police

Exclusive: Another NYP Crime Recording Scandal

Exclusive: Another NYP Crime Recording Scandal by TIM HICKS Background: The HMICFRS PEEL Assessment HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services has issued its “PEEL Assessment” for Effectiveness on North Yorkshire Police (NYP) for 2017. What is a PEEL [...]

April 16, 2018 North Yorkshire Police