The ‘PRIVATE EYE’ Collection In recent years, the investigative-journalism of the CORRUPTION BUSTERS – supported by a growing number of researchers, analysts and informants – has drawn the attention of the country’s pre-eminent political exposé magazine PRIVATE EYE. In the [...]
Five years ago Nigel, Tim and I appeared on BBC1’s regional investigative journalism show Inside Out. It took a closer look at our fledgling attempts at investigative journalism to see if our claims would stand up. The show headlined with [...]
SBC: Back in the ‘Eye’ Awards Scarborough Borough Council is back in the Private Eye Annual ‘Rotten Boroughs’ Awards – yet again – this time in recognition of a nice little earner last summer: This latest ‘gong’ follows a number [...]
Another Letter to the Editor from Tim HICKS F.C.A., on the subject of citizen journalists. ~~~~~ “Press Awards” I read of the award of both the Newspaper of the Year to the Daily Mail and Website of the Year to [...]
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 [...]
S&CPC: The Only Way Is Ethics an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, revisiting award-winning Seamer & Crossgates Parish Council – of Private Eye fame – and speculating on whether or not SBC Monitoring Officer Lisa DIXON is fit [...]
A Letter to the Editor from recent UKIP convert, SBC Councillor Mike WARD, offering his steadfast support to the citizen-journalists of the North Yorks Enquirer. From 2007-11, Mike represented West Cliff Ward in Whitby on Scarborough Borough Council, and in [...]
“The Party’s Over!” – Scarborough Politics: Looking Ahead To The 2015 Elections an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, presenting an overview of the state-of-play in local politics in the Borough of Scarborough as we begin the run-up to [...]
SAVILE/JACONELLI Investigation – Cllr Tom Fox Our Biggest Fan! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on SBC’s latest attempt to stifle criticism and to protect Councillors and Officers from investigation. ~ Homing In On The Savile/Jaconelli Cover-Up [...]
Readers may remember some of the coverage we gave to members of the North York Moors National Park Authority (NYMNPA) in 2013. Members of the Park Authority were expected to decide upon proposals for a new potash mine within the [...]
