Spotlight
Halliwell’s Undetected Victims by TIM HICKS & CHRIS CLARK ~~~~~ 5.6. Halliwell’s Undetected Victims Introduction The illustration above poses the question “Did serial killer Christopher Halliwell commit more murders than Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe?”. That is an imponderable. However, a [...]
The following document – purportedly a ‘leaked’ draft memorandum, allegedly from the Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service to his masters, the democratically elected Councillors of the Borough (but not their masters, the sovereign electorate) – is reproduced below without [...]
Former SBC Cllr Convicted of CSA Offence an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, noting an interesting fact overlooked by our local/regional newspapers. ~~~~~ On 15th May 2018, Scarborough Borough Council Cabinet reviewed its publication of Statutory Notices, favouring [...]
OPEN LETTER to Cllr Derek BASTIMAN by TIM HICKS – at a time when the local Johnston Press ‘newspapers’ are in an apparently terminal decline, with the Whitby Gazette reduced to a single staff-member, working from home. Only the North [...]
APPEAL TO POTENTIAL WHISTLEBLOWERS In the four years since the North Yorks Enquirer was established to provide detailed investigation and reportage of public institutions in our area, many of our exposés have relied on ‘inside’ information provided by public servants [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Death of Sir Lawrence Byford [Obit.] By TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Following my review of the book “Yorkshire Ripper The Secret Murders” (which can be accessed via the link below): Book review: Yorkshire Ripper The Secret Murders I read with great [...]
In the interests of openness and transparency, NYE contributor TIM HICKS has offered his on-going correspondence with Scarborough Borough Council Leader Councillor Derek BASTIMAN [Con.] for publication here on the Enquirer: ~~~ On-going Correspondence with Cllr Derek Bastiman From: Timothy [...]
An Open Letter to SBC Leader Councillor Derek BASTIMAN [Con.] by TIM HICKS, concerning SBC Policy on NYE contributors arbitrarily designated “vexatious”. ~~~~~ Dear Councillor Bastiman, Thank you for your e mail. Further to our recent correspondence, I can confirm [...]
