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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

‘It’s vile’: the East Yorkshire village mystified by poison pen letters

The village of Shiptonthorpe in East Yorkshire, where residents are no longer sure who they can trust
The village of Shiptonthorpe in East Yorkshire, where residents are no longer sure who they can trust. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian

“There’s nothing as funny as folk,” mused a resident of Shiptonthorpe in East Yorkshire, a quiet village in the grip of a mysterious poison pen letter writer.

“It’s a lovely village,” she said. “I only moved here quite recently and everyone’s been really friendly.”

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