In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-sixty-sixth 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 far beyond. Readers [...]
February 26, 2024
Photoons, Whitby Town
Book Reviews: “Inside the Mind of the Yorkshire Ripper” TIM HICKS reports . . . Introduction Regular readers will be aware that the NYE has been covering the cold case of an unidentified woman whose body was found at Sutton [...]
Custody Scandal: TVP vs NYP by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction: The North Yorkshire Police (NYP) Custody Scandal Regular readers will know that the NYE has doggedlybeen pursuing a gang of NYP Officers who serve in NYP’s Custody Suites, who – [...]
In Praise of “Hebo” A Letter to the Editor, in a deeply satirical vein, from NUJ journalist and NYE crime correspondent TIM HICKS, who discerns, at least as well as the next man, where ‘the Michael’ can be justly and [...]
February 4, 2024
Letters, Whitby Town
“Cowards – One And All” Our Guest Author, Alderman NORMAN MURPHY shares his views on the Prime Minister’s ‘ghost’ visit to Scarborough (as reported in the Enquirer, here). ~~~~~ On 25th January 2024, my birthday as it happens, a very unusual event [...]
Missing Chiefs cost £23,356.42 per month by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction In my article Who is the Chief? Where is Mabs? I revealed exclusively that according to the North Yorkshire Police (NYP) Website Chief Officers NYP now has two Chief [...]
A Spectacular Tory Own Goal – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a spectacular Tory ‘own goal’ played out in Scarborough last week, much to the embarrassment of the Scarborough Town Deal Board (STDB). ~~~~~ Privy [...]
WTC: NOCK Blunders Again – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, noting that Whitby Town Council’s resident embarrassment has blundered yet again – this time making the BBC News. ~~~~~ Whitby Town Councillor John NOCK – self-proclaimed ‘wordsmith’ [...]
January 27, 2024
Whitby Town
Who is the Chief? Where is Mabs? by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction As is normal for a North Yorkshire crime correspondent, I routinely review the North Yorkshire Police (NYP) website for news and updates. Unusually, yesterday (24/01/24) out of curiosity [...]
WHITBY SECONDARY EDUCATION Today’s Guest Author is former Eskdale School Chair of Governors (and former Scarborough Borough Councillor) MIKE WARD, who writes to comment on recent announcements regarding the future of secondary education in Whitby – and the lamentable (and [...]