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Peter Jaconelli, Councillor Bill Chatt and Councillor Nock

Peter Jaconelli, Councillor Bill Chatt and Councillor Nock I listened with incredulity to the recent remarks of Councillor Bill Chat at the Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) Cabinet Meeting, which can be seen here. It appears to me that Councillor Chatt’s [...]

July 23, 2017 Scarborough Borough Council

Resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury: A follow up

Resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury: A Follow-Up Crime & Parliamentary Affairs correspondent TIM HICKS reports on Lord Carey, forced to resign from the clergy for covering up multiple offences of sexual abuse by a Bishop. ~~~~~ Background I write [...]

June 29, 2017 Misc

The Bishop Peter Ball Case and the Call for a New Offence of Failing to Report Child Abuse

The Bishop Peter Ball Case and the Call for a New Offence of Failing to Report Child Abuse Crime and Parliamentary Affairs Correspondent TIM HICKS comments on the recent revelations concerning retired Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey (pictured above). ~~~~~ [...]

June 26, 2017 Misc

Child Sex Abuse: One Whistle-Blower’s Story

Child Sex Abuse: One Whistle-Blower’s Story by Crime & Parliamentary Affairs Correspondent TIM HICKS. ~~~~~ In my article The Moors Murders, Police Attitudes to Sexual Offences against Children I praised the BBC Drama “Three girls” for continuing to highlight the [...]

May 21, 2017 Police

The Moors Murders and Police Attitudes to Sexual Offences against Children

The Moors Murders and Police Attitudes to Sexual Offences against Children by Crime & Parliamentary Affairs Correspondent TIM HICKS. ~~~~~ The Death of Ian Brady The NYE readership will be fully aware of the death of Ian Brady. Although unrelated [...]

May 20, 2017 Police

2 PCCs: Approach & Performance Comparison

2 PCCs: Approach & Performance Comparison NYE readers will no doubt be aware that Chief Constable Denise Curran of Humberside Police had been removed for being ineffective by the Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Humberside Keith Hunter. The official [...]

April 18, 2017 Police

North Yorkshire Police: Have You Seen This Lorry?

North Yorkshire Police: Have Yo Seen This Lorry? An interesting new tactic by North Yorkshire Police.  They are using an unmarked truck as a mobile covert observation post to spot drivers that are using mobile phones while driving.  The two [...]

April 15, 2017 Appeals, North Yorkshire Police

Death of PC Keith Palmer: Letter from Mr Richard Cleverly MP

Death of PC Keith Palmer: Letter from Mr Richard Cleverly MP Tim HICKS follows up . . . ~~~~~ On the 24th March, the North Yorks Enquirer kindly published a letter from me paying tribute to PC Keith Palmer, who [...]

April 11, 2017 Letters

Death of PC Keith Palmer

Death of PC Keith Palmer I read of the death of brave PC Palmer with great sadness. I thought he died heroically. Alone and unarmed facing a violent armed fanatic, whilst trying to protect innocent people from evil. I took the time to [...]

March 24, 2017 Police

Operation Conifer: Up-Date

Operation Conifer: Up-Date Regular readers of the NYE will know that we have been covering the investigation into the allegations of paedophilism against Sir Edward Heath, which are being investigated by a number of police forces led by Wiltshire Police. [...]

March 6, 2017 Police