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 [...]
Tory Councillor Chivvies KITSON via Twitter an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD reporting on a Tory Borough Councillor’s very public attempt to hold a maverick Council Officer to account. ~~~~~ Background Readers of the Enquirer who are also [...]
Ethical Journalism: NYE quoted in “The Journalist” NYE Comment on Ethics in Journalism Scarborough is lucky to have a free and diverse local media, that holds local public bodies, Councillors and council officers to account. This is part of the [...]
Peter Jaconelli and Jimmy Savile: Latest Developments Introduction The Peter Jaconelli and Jimmy Savile scandal continues to rumble on. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) Report into Surrey Police’s handling of an investigation in 2007 to 2009, into sexual offences [...]
SBC Portfolio Holder ‘Demoted’ to Ceremonial Rôle an “In My View” opinion-piece by NIGEL WARD, commenting on one aspect of the fall-out from the first Full Council meeting of 2018. ~~~~~ At the Full Council meeting of Scarborough Borough Council [...]
