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“Harassing the Sentinels”

A Letter to the Editor from TIM HICKS, commenting on abuses of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 to silence the sentinels whose scrutiny keeps our public servants on the straight and narrow. ~~~~~ Dear Sir, I write concerning the [...]

July 15, 2017 Letters

“A Heinous Plot!”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one hundred and fifth in a continuing series of so-called “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire and [...]

July 8, 2017 Photoons

ERYC: Con ex-Councillor Charged With Sex Offences

Guest Author ANDY STRANGEWAY reports on the East Riding’s breaking CSA story. ~~~~~ ERYC Con Charged With Sex Offences A former ERYC Councillor has been charged with nine offences of sex abuse. Arthur Hodgson resigned as a Con Councillor for the South East Holderness [...]

August 30, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Local Press ‘Outs’ Cllr With Satirical Photoon

Local Press ‘Outs’ Councillor With Satirical Photoon Following similar coverage in yesterday’s Hull Daily Mail, the Pocklington Post – a weekly local newspaper in the Johnston Press stable – has adorned its front page with a NYE-style satirical Photoon openly [...]

August 4, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Cllr Dee Sharpe Hits The MSM

Cllr Dee SHARPE Hits The MSM an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, noting the Hull Daily Mail coverage of yesterday’s North Yorks Enquirer revelations about East Riding of Yorkshire Councillor Dee SHARPE [Con.]. ~~~~~ It is always gratifying [...]

August 3, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

ERYC: Cllr Dee SHARPE – Serial Council Tax Dodger

ERYC: Cllr Dee SHARPE – Serial Council Tax Dodger Following FOIA disclosures regarding Councillors who did not pay their Council Tax without recourse to enforcement procedures at; Richmondshire District Council Hambleton District Council East Lindsey District Council North East Lincolnshire [...]

August 1, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

“Satire Is Not Harassment”

A Letter to the Editor from chartered accountant and investigative journalist Tim HICKS, commenting on the extraordinary attempt  by a Conservative ERYC Councillor to have Humberside Police serve a Harassment Warning on hugely popular fellow Councillor and campaigner Andy STRANGEWAY [...]

July 10, 2016 Letters

ERYC: Leader Less Than Amused?

ERYC: Leader Less Than Amused? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an escalating Mexican stand-off at East Riding of Yorkshire Council. ~~~~~ ERYC Councillor Andy STRANGEWAY [Ind.], quite aside from winning the hearts and minds of [...]

July 10, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Another Citizen Journalist Under The Cosh

Another Citizen Journalist Under The Cosh an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on another case of a beleaguered public servant reaching for the cover of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. ~~~~~ The web-site of citizen-journalist, campaigner, [...]

July 6, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

ERYC: Open Letter To The Leader

ERYC: Open Letter To The Leader Councillor Stephen PARNABY [Con.] – Leader – East Riding of Yorkshire Council Stephen, I take it upon myself to address you in this Open Letter in the hope of focussing you attention on the [...]

June 26, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council