Home Secretary backs NYE by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction Regular readers will remember that during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic, the NYE tried to support the efforts of the NHS and North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to ensure public safety. [...]
Claudia Lawrence and Halliwell: New Developments by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction On 2nd September 2022, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) published its report into the investigation by Wiltshire Police into the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards by serial killer [...]
NYE’s Investigative Journalism Vindicated by TIM HICKS [Book Review] ~~~~~ Introduction In October 2015, Nigel Ward ran the following article in the NYE: The Paedo-Friendly DPP In this article, Nigel argued that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from 1964 to [...]
Proscribed or Not? by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction Regular readers of the NYE will be aware that Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire (PFCCNY) Zoë Metcalfe has applied the “Unreasonable Complainants” policy to me to justify ignoring requests for media comment from [...]
The NYE’s Police 7 articles are intended to be a one-stop shop for our readers covering crime prevention advice, court reports, police appeals for assistance, local community policing news, information on victim support, updates from the North Yorkshire Police (NYP) and the [...]
Attention! … SLAPPs: SRA tightens up on Solicitors By TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction Regular readers of the NYE will know that the NYE has been subjected to an onslaught of restrictive measures by Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) and North Yorkshire Police (NYP) [...]
Ministry of Justice thanks NYE TIM HICKS reports… ~~~~~ Introduction: MoJ acts on SLAPPs In a previous article, I reported that Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab had launched an urgent call for evidence in response to the challenges presented by the increasing [...]
In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-forty-seventh 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 [...]
SLAPPs: Chief Constable Winward Retaliates by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is investigating the increasing use of a form of litigation known collectively as SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – against journalists. The term SLAPP is [...]
Longstanding NYE contributor and National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Journalist Tim Hicks has submitted evidence to the Ministry of Justice investigation into Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). His evidence concerns the use of SLAPPs by Scarborough Council (SBC) and [...]
