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Death of PC Keith Palmer

Death of PC Keith Palmer I read of the death of brave PC Palmer with great sadness. I thought he died heroically. Alone and unarmed facing a violent armed fanatic, whilst trying to protect innocent people from evil. I took the time to [...]

March 24, 2017 Police

On Boobgate & Boobs

Dear Sir, I write with what I hope will be the last item on the Boobgate saga to be printed in the North Yorks Enquirer. In my last article on the “Boobgate” scandal concerning Assistant Chief Constable Rebecca Sutcliffe of [...]

March 13, 2017 Police

The Journalist

The Journalist is the magazine of the National Union of Journalists. It is the only specialist publication dedicated to the media available in print today in this country. Regular readers of the North Yorks Enquirer may be interested to read [...]

January 7, 2017 Letters

“No-One Will Ever Know”

A Letter to the Editor from Chartered Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and citizen investigative-journalist TIM HICKS, offering a professional view on the MARRIOTT case. ~~~~~ Dear Sir,  I am writing to you on a number of topics, but primarily to [...]

December 23, 2016 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

Boobgate: ‘Leadership by Example’ and Chief Police Officers (Follow-Up)

Boobgate: ‘Leadership by Example’ and Chief Police Officers (Follow-Up) Crime & Parliamentary Affairs correspondent TIM HICKS comments on a bizarre Police Disciplinary Hearing. ~~~~~ When I wrote my article “‘Leadership by Example’ and Chief Police Officers”, covering the fall from grace [...]

December 7, 2016 Police

“Blame The Officers – Not The Councillors”

A Letter to the Editor from TIM HICKS FCA, responding to J.M.WRIGHT’s letter as published in the Scarborough News. Mr HICKS is a Chartered Accountant and Certified Fraud Investigator – just the man to scrutinise the scrutineers. ~~~~~ Dear Sir, [...]

November 10, 2016 Letters

“Whistleblowing & Whitewash”

A Letter to the Editor from long-standing Enquirer contributor TIM HICKS, commenting on the performance of Scarborough Borough Council in relation to whistleblowing and whitewash. ~~~~~ Dear Sir, I have followed the articles published in the Scarborough News and North [...]

November 1, 2016 Letters

SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part One)

SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part One) an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, charting Scarborough Borough Council’s policy of selective transparency. ~~~~~ It may well be that the residents of every Borough and District in the country refer to [...]

September 19, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Operation Hyson Featured In ‘Private Eye’

Operation Hyson Featured In ‘Private Eye’ Regular readers of the North Yorkshire Enquirer who have followed the progress of Operation Hyson – the civil legal action pursued by North Yorkshire Police following the failure of Operation Rome (an abortive attempt [...]

August 31, 2016 Police

“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