Lake fish killed by amorous toads

This was a strange tale. Reports of scores of fish were being found dead after being sexually assaulted by toads… Read more Lake fish killed by amorous toads

‘Witamy was do Scarborough’… which is Polish for ‘We welcome you to Scarborough’

Boom in workers from Poland This follows what I posted recently about my editor’s obsession with Polish headlines but in… Read more ‘Witamy was do Scarborough’… which is Polish for ‘We welcome you to Scarborough’

As the crime correspondent with the Scarborough Evening News I followed the police on a number of crime fighting operations.… Read more Shop swoop

Reporter Ian Duncan experiences life on the streets with Scarborough’s latest student police officer PC James Duffy In 2007 I… Read more Arresting moments with the boys in blue

There is a bizarre tradition in parliament that an MP can’t resign. They have to apply to be the latest… Read more Robert asks Boris back to his manor

Obituaries are the bread and butter of local newspapers because they are at the heart of the community. I particularly… Read more Bill got PoW captors drunk and took keys!

Ferit Olmez was originally from Turkey and had emigrated to Scarborough to work for the family business – a town… Read more Vicious attack on birthday man

There was a tradition in the newspaper industry that on your last day before moving to a new job that… Read more Leaving pages

When I saw that the article about UFOs on the front page of the last week’s Daily Star Sunday newspaper… Read more North Yorkshire is the UFO hotspot

Thieves steal veteran’s walking stick as he collects for Poppy Appeal While a lot of crimes seem particularly senseless this… Read more Despicable