Spotlight
NYP: A Force Facing a Crisis of Morale, Oversight & Leadership? Recently, two articles in the mainstream press have been brought to my attention which cause me to take pen to paper. Internal Criticism of NYP by police officers The [...]
“Back To The Drawing Board” An Open Letter to Police & Crime Commissioner JULIA MULLIGAN, by TIM HICKS. ~~~~~ 27 November 2016 Open Letter to: Mrs Julia Mulligan Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire 12 Granby Road Harrogate North [...]
The Strange Case of DC Lane Crime & Parliamentary Affairs Correspondent TIM HICKS reports on a litany of policing failures in the protection of vulnerable persons. ~~~~~ In a major step forward towards more open policing, police forces in the [...]
BREAKING: Police & Crime Panel Member In Pub Brawl an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, covering emerging unofficial reports from within SBC and NYCC. ~~~~~ Unofficial sources within Scarborough Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council are reporting [...]
A Letter to the Editor from Scarborough Borough Councillor Rob BARNETT [Lab.], of Whitby’s Streonshalh Ward, offers an opinion on the recent North Yorkshire Police law suit – so misleadingly reported in the local newspapers. ~~~~~ Dear Editor, It was [...]
“I Will Give A Voice To The Public” an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, commenting on the dire performance of the Police & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire. ~~~~~ Readers will perhaps be aware that on 7th May [...]
When Paid Public Servants Lie an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on how the culture of lies, manipulation of evidence and smearing of innocent members of the public by South Yorkshire Police is far from absent in [...]
Following the York Press scoop article “£90,000 expenses addition sparks police commission row” (6th April 2016), Mike PANNETT – an Independent candidate for the forthcoming Police & Crime Commissioner election – has issued the following Press Release: ~~~ “The public [...]
The first shots appear to have been fired in the race to become the Conservative candidate for the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections. The elections are due to take place in May 2016 and will be hotly [...]
Review of the North Yorkshire Police Protecting Vulnerable Persons Unit Completed – TIM HICKS updates: ~~~~~ Following the news that Police & Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan had ordered a review of the North Yorkshire Police Protecting Vulnerable Persons Unit, the [...]
