Shiptonthorpe councillor may know who wrote poison pen letters

Humberside Police said it had made inquiries into some of the letters. No arrests have been made.

Lambert said the letters he received could be described as “a little mischievous”.

“But I shrugged my shoulders,” he added.

Lambert said when he was elected in May 2023 some people “maybe were not happy” about the result.

“It was an open and fair election,” he said.

Following the election, Lambert said more letters arrived.

“They became more vile, even to the point of wishing harm to me,” he said.

“I still, to a certain extent, shrugged them off; it’s just my nature, just get on with it.”

However, Lambert said one letter stood out because it contained a “direct threat”.

He said he had only shown that letter to the police.

“I’ve not had any more direct threats, I’ve had nonsense ones,” Lambert said.

In total, he said he had received eight letters.

Lambert said a “dark cloud” had been cast on the village, created not by the writer but by “social media” reactions to the letters.