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DID YOU LOVE IT CENTRAL CHARACTERS... from left, Karen Matthews, portrayed in The Moorside by Gemma Whelan; and Julie Bushby, portrayed by Sheridan Smith
...OR HATE IT? ‘Moorside’ TV drama polarises local opinion By David Bentley A TV DRAMA portraying the community’s response to the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews polarised local opinion when it was broadcast this week. More than seven million viewers tuned in to watch BBC One’s ‘The Moorside’, which starred BAFTA winner Sheridan Smith. The two-part programme focuses on how residents in Dewsbury Moor came together to search for the missing nine-year-old and how they coped with the intense media spotlight – and its aftermath. Shannon Matthews disappeared from the Moorside Estate in
February 2008, sparking a £3m police operation that attracted nationwide attention. Twenty-four days later, Shannon was found hidden in the drawer of a divan bed at a flat in Batley Carr. She had been drugged and hidden by her mum Karen and her stepfather’s uncle, Michael Donovan. The kidnappers planned to “find” Shannon and split the £50,000 reward on offer. They were later arrested and jailed. ‘The Moorside’, which was made by ITV Productions but shown on BBC One, focused on the crusade of neighbour Julie Bushby (Smith) to mobilise the community and demonstrate its moral worth to the police and the media.
Karen Matthews was played by Game of Thrones actress Gemma Whelan and Sherlock star Sian Brooke portrayed Karen’s friend and neighbour Natalie Brown. For reasons of sensitivity, the twopart drama was filmed in Wyke and Halifax – but key landmarks in Calderdale clearly gave away the location. While national TV critics almost universally lauded the performance of Sheridan Smith as chair of the Moorside Tenants’ and Residents’ Association, it attracted mixed reviews on social media – and many local viewers found the broad spectrum of ‘Yorkshire’ accents used by the cast a little off-putting. An executive producer strongly denied the
drama exploited its subject for “entertainment”. Jeff Pope defended the programme against critics, telling Radio 4’s Front Row: “It’s called ‘The Moorside’, it’s not called ‘The Shannon Matthews Story’.” Pope claimed he and his writers had been ‘kept awake at night’ over ethical concerns surrounding the dramatisation. Before it was screened, the grandparents of Shannon called the drama “sick and disgusting”. The mother of Karen, June Matthews, said: “Shannon deserves to live her life in peace. She deserves to be left alone. “What happened to her was a trauma, a tragedy. It is sick and dis-
gusting that it is being turned into a TV show. “If she sees (the BBC drama), Shannon is old enough now to understand that it is about her. She will know it is about the terrible things that happened to her. How is that fair? It will upset her.” Matthews and Donovan were released from jail in 2012 after serving half of their eight-year sentences. Shannon, now 18, lives away from the area with a new family and a new identity. The second and concluding part of the drama will be shown next Tuesday night at 9pm.
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Deaths ADAMSON NEE ALLATT VERA On 31 January, formerly of Staincliffe, aged 86. Wife of the late Alfred. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 15 February at 11.15am.
BROOK (FORMERLY TOWSE) EUGENÉ MARGERY (JEAN) On 1 February, of latterly Dewsbury Moor, aged 90. Wife of the late James (Jim) Towse and late Willie (Bill) Brook. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium,
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BUTLER BERRISFORD ‘ROBIN’ On 31 January, peacefully at St James’ Hospital, aged 67 years, of Mirfield. Funeral service and committal takes place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday 15 February, at 2pm. All enquiries to Joseph Sheard Funeral Directors, Mirfield, 01924 492219.
CROFT NEE ROUGHSEDGE RUBY On 31 January, at Willow House Residential Home, aged 86. Wife of the late Ivor. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 15 February at 1.15pm.
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Suddenly but peacefully at home on 3 February, aged 70 years. Funeral service will take place on Friday 24 February at 12noon at St Michael & All Angels Parish Church, Thornhill, followed by a committal at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium.
HIGGINS BERNARD JOHN On 2 February, at Ashcroft Nursing Home, Cleckheaton, aged 90. Husband of Johanna. Requiem Mass at St Paulinus RC Church, Monday 20 February at 12noon, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.
HOLMES BRENDA MARGARET (NEE WATSON) Passed away peacefully on 20 January, a loving
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KEESHAN IRIS On 20 January, in Pinderfields, of Batley, aged 75 years. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Monday 13 February at 1.15pm. Floral tributes welcome or donations for Guide Dogs for the Blind may be made on leaving the service.
PICKERING ALLAN Passed away peacefully on 4 February at Pinderfields Hospital, aged 72 years, of Batley. A service of celebration will take place at Batley Cemetery Chapel on Thursday 16 February at 2pm. All enquiries to Gateway Funeral Services, 01274 653115.
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STRAFFORD PETER On 4 February, of Heckmondwike, aged 74. Husband of Phyllis. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 21 February at 10.30am.
WARD HARRY On 5 February, peacefully at Manorcroft Nursing Home, of Earlsheaton, aged 87. Husband of Betty. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium Moor, Friday 17 February at 10am.
WRIGHT GEORGE On 31 January, formerly of Dewsbury, aged 90. Husband of the late Mollie. Service at St Paul’s Parish Church, Hanging Heaton, Monday 27 February at 11am, followed by interment in the churchyard.
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Child porn discovered on man’s laptop By Staff Reporters A MAN who had indecent videos of children as young as three on his computer has avoided jail. Police discovered a laptop at the home of Shaun Reeves, 56, containing the videos after receiving information he might have some child images. Leeds Crown Court heard that officers executed a search warrant at Reeves' home on Trafalgar Road in Dewsbury on April 26 last year. The defendant was not home at the time police attended but a laptop was found matching the IP address. When this was examined, 14 Category A videos, the most serious kind, were found, as well as two Category B and one Category C. There was also an extreme pornographic image involving a woman and an animal. The court was told the youngest child featured in the videos appeared to be between three to five-years-old. Reeves did not make a comment when he was interviewed. He pleaded guilty to three charges of making indecent images and one of extreme pornography. Judge Tom Bayliss QC handed Reeves an eight-month prison sentence suspended for two years. He said: “I don’t pretend for one moment to know what posseses someone like you to get sexual pleasure from watching children as young as three, or six or seven being raped because that is what you are watching. “You probably don't think about the children when you are doing that but you should. “The fact you get your perverted sexual pleasure from it means these children are sexually abused in the most terrible way.” In addition to the suspended jail term, he imposed 30 rehabilitation activity days and 200 hours of unpaid work. Reeves must also register as a sex offender for 10 years.
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The Moorside: What you thought A selection of comments from The Press Facebook page Sue Morton Tate: I thought it was portrayed pretty well – just shows Matthews had most of them on the estate fooled. Sheridan Smith looked as rough as a dog’s backside, which is unusual for her – just goes to show what a bit of slap can do. Will be watching again next week. Dean Harrison: Personally, I don’t care about the swearing, or the accents. It’s the truth we need
and if this gives us it, then so be it. After all this time, knowing that Shannon Matthews is actually safe and well still brought a tear to my eye and put a lump in my throat when they got to the part of Sheridan Smith actually finding out Shannon had been found. Also, the two friends, one standing by Karen and the other with suspicion, is something we were never actually told about.
Linda Harrison: It was interesting to see what went off behind closed doors at that time. Sheridan Smith played the part well.
embarrassing place to live at the time.
Taryn Louise Haddlesey: Shannon was a lovely little girl. My son and her were in the same class and sometimes walked home together. But very well done to the cast: every single person was what you see in life. A very
Kelsey Mcgowan: Very, very accurate. Everything was near enough spot on, apart from the accents.
Karen: ‘I’m scared to go out’ KAREN MATTHEWS has said she is afraid to leave her home following ‘The Moorside’ broadcast. National media reported she had told a friend: “I cannot go out of the door. I’m frightened out of my life. I’m shaking like a leaf. I’m scared to even get any shopping or anything. “I know I can’t stop it but
why does it have to be dragged up again? Why don’t they just leave me alone and let me get on with my life?” Karen, who continues to insist she had nothing to do with the abduction, is also alleged to have expressed a desire for the police to reinvestigate the case, cryptically claiming: “The truth’s going to come out.”
Darran Slator: The accents were appalling.
Carie Calvert: Interesting to see it from another perspective; will be watching again next week. Stephen Goodlad The actual family liaison officer was on TV saying she was involved with the filming and script and said it was extremely accurate. So Karen Matthews, on seeing her daughter, acknowledged it was her and then asked to go home. The game was up. Great acting by all.
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Scott Barton: Glad I don’t live on Dewsbury Moor if that’s what the people there are like.
Woman pedestrian, 54, killed in road collision
Police at the scene of the accident in Bradford Road, Dewsbury A WOMAN pedestrian was killed in a road collision in Dewsbury at the weekend. Hamida Sidat, a 54-year-old from Batley, died from her injuries at the scene of the crash, which happened on Bradford Road at 10.10am on Saturday. A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the collision, and police revealed they have also questioned a 21year-old and a 20-year-old who have since been bailed. The victim was hit by a white BMW 420 Coupe after it was involved in a collision with a van and street furniture near the Lidl store. Sgt Carl Quinn, from the Major Collision and Enquiry Team, said: “We are continuing to investigate this fatal collision and are very much continuing to appeal to witnesses. “I would like to speak to anyone who saw the collision or the manner in which the BMW was being driven in the moments leading up to it.” Anyone who has information which could assist the investigation is asked to contact the Major Collision and Enquiry Team on 101.
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Four arrested after shooting DEWSBURY: Four men have been arrested following a shooting in Dewsbury last week. West Yorkshire Police confirmed that a 31year-old, a 30-year-old, a 19-year-old and an 18-year-old had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, robbery, attempted robbery and threats to damage. A 24-year-old man was shot during the incident on Cemetery Road and is still in hospital. Police are still appealing for information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Anybody with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting log number 1696 of February 1, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Racial abuse charge LIVERSEDGE: A man admitted using racially aggravated behaviour during a parking dispute outside his home. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that Steven Townsend, 59, was unhappy with where a woman had parked her car on Firthcliffe View, Liversedge. During the incident on October 5, Townsend shouted at the woman’s cousin: “Tell her to move her f*****g car. Look at the size of me – I’ll end you both in minutes!” When he was told police were on their way he replied: “I’ll be laughing my head off when they tell you to move the car you dirty P**is.” Townsend was fined £300.
Cannabis seized OSSETT: Police seized more than 80 cannabis plants during a raid at a house in Ossett. Officers entered the property on Woodbine Street at 9.25am on Tuesday, January 31, where they found four separate crops growing around the property. A 23-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were arrested.
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Ex-councillor dies at 67 NORTH KIRKLEES: A former Dewsbury councillor has died after a long illness. Dr Glyn Powell, who was 67, served the Dewsbury East ward as an independent socialist councillor between 1990 and 1994. After moving from Dewsbury to Kellington, near Selby, he gained a PhD in philosophy and spent a large portion of his time representing people in employment tribunals. His wife of 44 years, Sue, said: “Right up to the weeks before he died, people were still coming to see him. He was very tenacious, never stopped, even after we moved away.” Dr Powell was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer last June. Details of his funeral are still to be finalised.
Garage theft LIVERSEDGE: Thieves stole £200 in cash and expensive equipment from Springwell Motors garage in Headland Road on Thursday, February 2, while owner Sean Savage was washing a car. A man wearing a Huddersfield Town cap was seen on site shortly before it was noticed that the cash and a diagnostic tool were missing. Anybody with information should contact Kirklees District Police via 101 with crime number 13170052837.
A DEWSBURY mosque opened its doors in a show of community solidarity. The Salfia Centre at Scout Hill hosted a ‘Visit my Mosque Open Day’ over the weekend for visitors wishing to learn more about Islam. Kaushar Tai, one of the event organisers, said: “It was a huge success; I am so pleased that so many people attended. The atmosphere was buzzing, with people chatting over a cup of tea and samosas. This is the way to build bridges and create understanding, harmony and peace.” Visitor Rachel Copley said: “I wasn’t sure how we would be received but we had a warm welcome, lovely refreshments and received lots of information about Islam. As a Christian I’d love to come back and share another experience. It is important that we make moves to integrate and learn about each other.”
Labour shadow minister backs MPs’ Dewsbury hospital fight By James Morris
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more specialised care. In Parliament, Ms Brabin and Miss Sherriff have argued with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt against the changes and have made several pleas for him to visit the hospital. Mr Ashworth said it was vital to continue campaigning against the planned changes for Dewsbury and paid tribute to the staff working there. “It has been great visiting because they have both been raising the issue about the hospital in the House of Commons and with Jeremy Hunt,” he said. “I’m always so impressed with the staff who work in our NHS, always going the extra mile. “It is so brilliant, so I want to say thank you for every-
thing they do in the NHS, especially in the middle of a winter crisis like we are in. The peoA LEADING Labour politician ple who work in the NHS are joined the district’s two MPs the very best. in their fight against the loss “I was very struck by the of services at Dewsbury points Tracy and Paula were Hospital yesterday (Thurs). making with the NHS manageShadow Secretary of State ment here how there is a for Health Jonathan Ashworth demand for the services in this visited the hospital with area and the concerns that if Batley & Spen MP Tracy the reconfiguration goes ahead Brabin and Dewsbury & people will have to travel Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff. much further. Changes are planned for the “I know these types of accident and emergency changes are taking place all department at Dewsbury, with over the country and when urgent emergency care local people realise what is focused at Pinderfields going on they get very angry. Hospital in Wakefield. “I know this is something Tracy and Paula will continue Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals to raise in Parliament in the NHS Trust, which manages weeks and months ahead. the hospital, say this will They’ve got to listen. enable patients to receive “In Paula and Tracy you have two MPs who are fighting for their areas and ministers can’t dismiss their concerns because they are speaking on behalf of people they represent. “Everyone can see how passionate they are about the health service and they have my full support.” Miss Sherriff said bag of Rhubarb Home grown 10lbs 295g jar of 150g Cape Cod she hoped the visit 265g jar quality duck fat Turnips 39p each lean beef cooked Roots would inspire the or 3 for £1.00 99p each handpotato Seville Orange £2.49 Health Secretary to mince or 2 for crisps 45p Marmalade visit the hospital. £15 £1.80 or 2 for 80p each She said: “It was great to have Massive 680g 24 x 250ml Pet 15 home- 4 x 250ml Jonathan Ashworth American style Maple Gangster Energy mince made 1/4lb bottles of Iron flavour here. I’ve asked pancake syrup drink £4.99 (in our only 30p beef burgers Bru 59p or 8 only 99p (don’t forget opinion tastes just Jeremy Hunt to come for £1.00 a number of times pancake Tuesday!) like Red Bull) LB £8.99 and also the PM and 8 x 330ml cans of they have both Diet coke £1.59 per 18 x 330ml 10lb home- 6 x 500ml 7 refused. Home Cured Ham pack or 2 packs for cans of made Pork “I think it is really £3.00 (less than Coca Cola Sausages for Up only Shanks £2.50 each or important that they 5 for £10.00 £1.49 19p per can if 2 £4.50 £16.50 come and they hear packs bought) from people working The Parsnips that Seasoned logs 500ml Haagen in the NHS and to see 25 Kilo you are only paying 3 Kilo Iams what is going on. I sack of 30p for, try frying £2.99 per net, 5 Daas Ice cream cat food send a further a mesYorkshire them in our dick nets for £14.00, supermarket Potatoes fat – youll be amazed Builders bulk price £3.95 our £5.99 or 2 sage to Jeremy Hunt – for £11 how wonderful they £7.00 come see what is price £1.99 bag £45 taste! going on.” Ms Brabin added: Stand pie Supreme Champion Winner at Skipton Castle Market 2016! 2Lb Stand Pies £4.75 “It has been a really interesting and very positive visit. “We sat around the table with a combined desire to change things for better because the statistics aren’t great.”
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100TH ARRIVAL AT NEW BIRTH CENTRE
100th arrival... Baby Anam with siblings, from left, Ammarah, Aaisha, Yousuf and Saarah THE new maternity unit at Dewsbury Hospital has celebrated the delivery of its 100th baby since opening. Baby girl Anam Ahmad brought up the milestone at the £1.38m Bronte Birth Centre. Her mum Ierrum Ahmad, from Staincliffe, said: “I had no idea my little one was the 100th baby. I think a midwife mentioned it when I came in but it
was after Anam was born that it registered with me. I guess this makes her even more special.” Gill Pownall, head of midwifery and nursing, said: “It seems like yesterday we were celebrating the opening and the first birth at Bronte and here we are now celebrating the birth of the 100th baby. I am glad to hear Anam and mother are doing well and I look forward to the 1,000th baby.”
Critic rubbishes litter warden role for private firm By James Morris PLANS to award a contract for litter picking services in Kirklees to a private firm have come under fire. Kirklees Council this week gave the green light for a 12month trial project in which litter wardens wearing bodycams will patrol streets. A private, as yet unnamed firm has been selected by the council to monitor environmental laws, including littering, dog fouling and other highway offences. Deputy leader of the council, Shabir Pandor, praised the move, saying the new workforce would be able to tackle issues for which the council did not have resources. But the move was criticised by Conservative councillor Martyn Bolt, who said: “The Labour group has always stated how against privatisation it is and yet here it is offering
a private contract on a frontline service.” The Mirfield councillor was also critical of the report presented to the council’s cabinet this week. “It was a very woolly report that left a lot of questions
“The option for a 50 per cent discount for early payment of fines will be axed and the chance to avoid the fine by going on a ‘Good Citizen’ course will also be dropped” unanswered,” he said. “Has it been made clear where the workers will be targeting if they are employing more people? “The report does not state this anywhere. All it says is
that a private contract has been signed and they will fine people for dropping litter. “We shall see what people’s experiences are in the coming months. “If we are selling contracts we want to be able to measure whether they are successful.” Any surplus revenue will be shared between the council and the company. The council has said the option for a 50 per cent discount for early payment of fines will be axed and the chance to avoid the fine by going on a ‘Good Citizen’ course will also be dropped. Cabinet member for housing and enforcement management Coun Naheed Mather said: “We have really considered the risks and benefits of involving a private company but feel the time is now right to take this next trial step. “My expectation is that we will have the same levels of success as other areas have seen.”
Pensioner’s blue badge fraud A PENSIONER has been prosecuted for using his wife’s disabled parking pass fraudulently. Roland Ferenci, 69, pleaded guilty to having possession of a disabled blue badge which he used fraudulently on a number of occasions between October 12, 2015, and July 27, 2016. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that Ferenci was brought in for a police interview under caution, where he was given full advice on the
use of the badge after he was witnessed using it when his wife was not with him. He was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, and must also comply with a rehabilitation requirement. He was also ordered to pay costs of £500 and a £115 victim surcharge. The magistrates said they had given Ferenci, of Willow Walk, Liversedge, credit for his guilty plea. Coun Graham Turner, Kirklees cabinet member for
resources, said: “I am pleased with the outcome of this case. Mr Ferenci committed a very serious offence which costs local authorities all over England thousands of pounds. “It is so serious that only a custodial sentence can be imposed. “Those who misuse blue badges must be prosecuted to stop the system becoming discredited, which would have an adverse impact on those users who genuinely need help by having a blue badge.”
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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood
‘Moorside’ is a Grimm fairytale WAS left with lots of questions (and some loathing) after the BBC’s muchhyped opening episode of The Moorside on Tuesday. The first question, after realising that this programme actually wasn’t Happy Valley or Last Tango in Halifax, was ‘why?’ Why not film it on the Moorside Estate? Why not in Dewsbury generally? What the hell were all of those shots of Halifax town centre about? If this is a about the wonderful, tight-knit, socially and morally uplifting community of a run-down estate on Dewsbury Moor, why not stay true to the location at least? Answers aplenty occurred, the first being that the TV vans might get looted and the cast and crew lynched. Apparently locals really weren’t best pleased at the idea of being held (once
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boot in D e w s b u r y ’s gonads for good measure. The ‘we shall overcome’ jingoism of the Julie Bushby character was so much gooey shtick. The Bushby and Matthews characters The lass threw herself again) to national ridicule – which is basically what this heart and soul into things and deserved plaudits, but an exercise was. Yes there are long-suffer- entire TV series? Really? People flocked to the ing, honest-to-goodness families on sink estates, but there search effort, some from are degenerate toe-rags, Moorside and many from the social dregs and dysfunction- wider Dewsbury community, as indeed caring people al morons – in short most of the people this awful produc- would anywhere, when a child disappears. That might tion shone a spotlight on. The Moorside was little have been a story if they’d more than an exercise in found her, but they didn’t. peering down a microscope Noble motives, but so what? I doubt that I was the only at society’s pond life, with a
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local observer back in 2008 who, as the days ticked by, felt that for some Moorside people it was more about getting their mush on the telly than any realistic hope of finding Shannon alive. The searching had all been done. Certainly the police thought she was dead. As such I didn’t feel there was ‘drama’ of any worth in The Moorside. The script could have been written by Shannon’s classmates. The highlight was the stunned expression of the actress playing DC Christine Freeman, the police liaison officer. The scenes inside the Matthews house were the one element of this half-baked public autopsy that rang
true, probably because Mrs Freeman, who still lives locally, was the main factual consultant on the show. I noted that Det Supt Andy Brennan was absent (as were the police generally apart from the laughable community PC). Showboating Brennan led the hapless hunt and once they accidentally tripped up over Shannon, somehow managed to make the ludicrous kidnap charge stick. If you recall Brennan was the clown responsible for the ‘Hanging at Devil’s Ditch’ debacle in Chickenley some time earlier. He brought the world’s media descending on Dewsbury and tried to sell a Jamie Bulger-type scenario, when in fact two kids had
fallen out. No wonder he wasn’t a consultant on this. The scriptwriters even failed to create any intrigue out of Shannon’s discovery, but that’s understandable because there wasn’t any – just PC Plod getting lucky. I’m not sure what The Moorside was supposed to achieve, but TV gold it certainly wasn’t. Comedy gold perhaps, where some of the accents were concerned and the ever-changing shades of Karen’s panda-eyes. Maybe I’m too close to see it as anything more than soapy TV trash. Beyond that it just felt like an opportunistic earner for a few BBC luvvies. At Dewsbury’s cheap expense.
Why is this bent lawyer not behind bars? PRETTY simple question. Why is disgraced lawyer Phil Shiner, who falsely persecuted hundreds of British soldiers, not in handcuffs and on his way to a prison cell? Shiner’s company Public Interest Lawyers milked fortunes out of the British public purse in pursuit of fanciful and imagined horrors supposedly perpetrated by our troops on innocent Iraqis. No lie or deceit was too outlandish for Shiner to manipulate, in his attempts to ruin the life of a hero and by association his family. When he ran out of chancers with however scurrilous a claim, he bribed others into inventing them. Last week Shiner was struck off for professional misconduct. This, a man feted by
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the Law Society, The Guardian (obviously), the Blair government, and who is still I believe a professor of law at Middlesex University. The reaction of the left-wing establishment will no doubt be sympathetic; he meant well; he just tried too hard; the evil military deserves all it gets. This is the liberal British judiciary that’s supposedly above personal bias, which resolutely upholds one law for all. In that case uphold the law as it would apply to any ordinary bloke who attempted to defraud the public purse and inflict grievous damage upon innocent people. Prosecute the vile Phil Shiner to the full extent of the law. Treason would be a good starting place.
Even when Jeremy gets it right, Labour mess it up ELIEVE it or not I find Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn a harmless enough soul. There aren’t enough brain cells rattling round his vacant head to generate the cunning deceit of a Blair or Cameron. Such as my stomach is turned by anything about Corbyn, it’s knowing he slept with Diane Abbott. Really Jezza? Were things ever that unimaginably desperate? Sadly, it seems that Abbott still has Corbyn by the meat and two veg. That worries me, and not merely in regard to politically inappropriate knee tremblers. Labour continue to disintegrate over everything and anything from Brexit to someone queue jumping in the House of Commons canteen. They make playground squabbles resemble a United Nations summit. I understand why Corbyn
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Diane Abbott – a headache for old faceache laid down a three-line whip on supporting the Brexit bill. Labour needed to be seen to obeying the public will over the referendum – they could save their ambush for the detailed stages of any EU deal. A semblance of smart politics for once. The rabble couldn’t even
get that right though, with more subsequent blood on the floor – all except for Abbott. While seriously ill Labour MPs were whipped in to vote, she slithered off home with a migraine to avoid doing her duty. She was shamed into obeying the whip on Wednesday night but by then the wider damage was done. I get the migraine. She probably caught a glimpse of her mush in a mirror. Indeed I get the s-h-1-tees every time she opens her mouth. They had a solution for Abbott’s type of behaviour in the trenches of northern France 100 years ago. It was called a firing squad. But it would seem through his whimpering support of this woman that the only whipping and shooting on Jeremy’s mind conveys nostalgia for a different period in history. Poor old Labour.
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Labour exile fronts independent group By David Bentley A COUNCILLOR has severed all ties with the Labour Party and set up a new ‘Batley Independents’ political group. Batley East representative Amanda Stubley, pictured, who was suspended by the regional Labour Party in November after clashing with protesters in Batley Market Place, is now sitting as an independent Kirklees councillor. Mother-of-two Coun Stubley, 46, is in the process of setting up her new group with a number of local supporters. A former tenants’ campaigner who took office in 2011, Coun Stubley was last elected in May 2015, when she polled 63 per cent of the vote in Batley East. She became embroiled in a very public row with protest-
ers during the Batley & Spen Parliamentary by-election campaign. Her furious exchange with English Democrat supporters was filmed and later broadcast on Channel 4 News. Following her suspension, Coun Stubley has cut ties with all levels of the Labour Party, locally and nationally, and has announced her priorities for Batley East. “I’ve got a team of 10 people helping to set up the Batley Independents,” she said. “We
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want to save Batley Town Hall and run our group from there, and also re-start bulky waste collections. The way the council is being run is criminal. I became a councillor to make a difference and I want the support of the people of Batley to do that.” Coun Stubley also wants to see a redistribution of the cash spent on elected members in Kirklees, with smaller allowances for cabinet members and heads of committees, and more money given to all councillors equally. “We should take it from the top down and redistribute it more fairly among all councillors,” she added. “I’ve even suggested to them that we cut our numbers to two councillors per ward to show that we’re all in this together.” Coun Stubley’s term runs until May 2018.
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Leeds Crown Court last week. The gun, 16 rounds of ammunition and cannabis were found when police stopped a VW Passat on New Hey Road, Huddersfield. All four men were arrested as a result. Heathcote was jailed after admitting selling or disposing of a firearm. Detective Chief Inspector Warren Stevenson of the
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MP Brabin responds to ad claims Dear Sir, If our local MP Tracy Brabin expects her constituents to believe she has our best interests at heart, then maybe she should have her television advert for life insurance taken off our screens. I see her almost every day trying to persuade senior citizens to invest in a policy. So when she makes her passionate speeches in the House of Commons how do I know if it`s just another actress playing the part of an MP or Tracy speaking from the heart? We want a full-time MP not a part-time actress who is hedging her bets by keeping her career options open for when
My experience was first class From: Pauline Holmes, Dewsbury Dear Sir, In November I fell and broke my arm, which required me to see a specialist at Pinderfields Hospital. I had to have an operation and had my cast recently removed at Dewsbury Hospital. I wanted to write to your paper to praise the staff at both hospitals as I never waited more than five minutes. The hospitals in the area get some bad publicity, but I wanted to take this opportunity to say my experience was great.
Let’s all pull together From: Don Slater, Batley Dear Sir, There was an interesting letter in last week’s Press, from John Appleyard of Liversedge, about the relationship between the UK and the European Union. As an aside to that letter, I wonder what the Remainers, who seem hell-bent on destroying the United Kingdom to
Letter of the Week: Linda Harrison, Birstall we have the next election and she loses her easily-come-by seat. So what’s it to be, Tracy? • IN RESPONSE to Linda Harrison’s letter, Tracy Brabin MP said: “I signed a year-long advertising contract last year. “Long before I was an MP or had any idea I would become an MP, especially so soon. “The contract was signed, I was paid for my work and the
prove they were right, would be saying if they had triumphed in the referendum and the Brexiteers reacted in the same ill-mannered non-democratic manner? However, moving on, yes De Gaulle was a French patriot, but let’s wind back a couple of centuries to Napoleon and the Napoleonic wars. Was he a French patriot? Or a despot who wanted a European union with France as the master of all Europe by force! A bit like Hitler tried in 1939/45. De Gaulle, at the end of the Second World War, very clearly set out to restore French pride and honour which must have been rock bottom after the humiliating collapse to Hitler and the occupation by German forces through the war years. At the war’s end Europe, including the UK, was in ruins, Germany was a divided subjugated country seemingly for ever split between east and west ,with no future. My own opinion is that De Gaulle saw his own destiny and the chance for France to regain its rightful status in world affairs by starting what was to eventually to become what is now the European Union, with France naturally as the dominant lead nation. The UK was excluded as a matter of course as De Gaulle wanted no competition for leadership.
insurance company now has the right to use my image and acting for 12 months. This is standard in the industry. “I am not currently in receipt of any payment from the insurance company in question. “Further, to be absolutely clear, I do not endorse or recommend this particular or any other particular insurance company in my capacity as your MP. “In the next few months the
The relationship that De Gaulle had with the UK during the war years is well documented. If De Gaulle was still living, he would I think, be shedding tears of frustration to see Germany at the top of the pile instead of poor France. The Wilson referendum was about the UK joining a trading union only, nothing else. Everything after that date was not with the people’s consent. Why was President Obama so adamant that we should stay in the EU? He was doing what the head of state of any country does, watch out for his own before all others. The USA has no wish to be involved in any future European disputes, the UK were required as a counterbalance to others. Being very realistic, President Trump will treat the UK in exactly the same way to protect the interests of the USA, and so he should. Hope Prime Minister Theresa May has the bottle to act in the same way! How long will the European Union last? Well, history tells us not very long, no undemocratic union/empire has ever lasted, I personally give it 10/15 years maximum, with luck I will still be around when it happens. Yes the world is a dangerous place, it always was and always will be, better to be upbeat for
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the future and consider the glass half full and not half empty. We have a beautiful country which we can make great again if we pull together.
Only a few tell it like it is From: Mr Stafford, Gomersal Dear Sir, US President Donald Trump appears to have achieved more positive moves just in his first week than our government does in six months. With greedy lawyers and judges poking their noses into our business, and career politicians and civil servants trying their best to hold up Brexit, and then the ancient establishment that is the House of Lords slowing issues to their snail’s pace, it appears that our Parliamentary system needs a top-to-bottom overhaul. Political correctness is ruining this country, with people and politicians afraid to express the mellowest of views on events, for fear of gathering criticism splashed all over TV, radio and newspapers. Only the brave, such as Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, David Davis (Con), John Mann (Labour), Phillip Davis (Yorkshire MP), Michael Gove
I am so proud of our group for such a great panto From: Wendy Storey, Mirfield Dear Sir, I would like to say a huge congratulations to all involved with Mirfield Team Parish Pantomime’s 68th production of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. It was absolutely fantastic and one of the best. I am biased as I have played piano for them for many years but this year in particular was a great success. All the adults and children involved are local and very few go to dance or drama class. There is nothing more inspiring than to see new children arrive to rehearsals in September shy and lacking confidence, then on performance nights giving it their all after gaining confidence and having fun.
As the pianist I have the best seat in the house and so I can see the changes that happen and it’s wonderful. We have a brilliant team of backstage helpers, be it wardrobe (the costumes were stunning), scenery, special effects, tickets etc and all volunteers. At Friday night’s performance the fire alarm went off half-way through the performance and we had to evacuate the building. The hall was full and there were many Rainbows, Brownies and Guides who all left in an orderly fashion very quickly and without any panic at all. The reason for the alarm was the smoke from a pyrotechnic being used and was all sorted and within 15 minutes the show re-started as if nothing had
happened. As chair of the panto committee I felt very proud how it was all handled. I am now 70 and each year I think shall I give it up as it’s a big commitment with rehearsals and meetings etc, but I know I can’t! It keeps me young in spirit and I love to hear the stories from the youngsters about their lives and aspirations and I feel very privileged as they invite me out with them all the time and ask my opinion on things. When becoming ‘more mature’ we don’t always like change but the young people and the adults in the panto are very special to me and I am so proud of them and our group. Thank you all of you and to the people who supported us.
I am a full-time MP, working as hard as I can and can only hope to prove that through my actions.”
(Con), Jacob Rees-Mogg, John Redwood, Frank Field (Labour), Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and a few others, have the will to say it how it is. Also, our country can no longer pussyfoot regarding criminals. We must have more tough prisons for those such as serial burglars, who seem to think it their right to invade innocent people’s homes and often ruin their lives. There is one in Leeds who is still not off the streets after being in court over 28 burglaries. Finally, the United States administration is going to draft a policy to have migrants deported if they are claiming benefits. This should have been done in the UK 40 years ago; there would be no housing shortage for our workers then.
Don’t stop being bold From: J Wilson, Address Supplied Dear Sir, Thank you Danny for commenting on the statistics coverup regarding the high death rate for babies in the Dewsbury area (Ed Lines, February 3). When I saw it in the news originally I couldn’t believe that reporters could be so naive (or scared) in not addressing the real reason which is so obvious – the high proportion of people marrying family members, in particular the Pakistani community marrying cousins and having babies with congenital birth defects as a result. In my line of work with children I saw an alarming disparity with the white community and the Asian community in regards to children with obvious special needs. There was a shockingly high number of children with special needs – physical and learning – in the Asian community in comparison, and this is what prompted me to ask the question why. A friend who ran courses for
the disabled community confirmed the same thing in her line of work, and that the problem should be addressed. So at that point I wrote to our MP about this matter (she’d just been elected) to make her aware of the high and needless number of birth deaths and defects, and that if marrying cousins was legislated against simply in the light of genetic research alone, a lot of needless heartache (not to mention expense) could be avoided. This would also have the added benefit of the prevention of (unwanted/forced) arranged marriages to close family members. Such a simple piece of legislation outlawing marriage to first cousins would nip a lot of problems in the bud and be a great relief to many young brides. The MP didn’t respond, unfortunately. Perhaps she was too scared to address this issue too. I personally think anyone who sweeps this under the carpet for whatever reason clearly has little compassion for women and families. Thank you for being bold and challenging the status quo. Please never stop.
Fighting for our library From: Jenny Tomlinson Walsh, chair of The Friends of Mirfield Library Dear Sir, Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835. He emigrated to America where he made a vast fortune in the steel industry. He’s known, not for just being the billionaire he so obviously was, but as a generous philanthropist. He devoted his life and his billions to libraries, education and scientific research. Yet again our library is under threat due to the recent round of budget cuts. The challenge faced by Mirfield Library today is to continue to be the kind of place Andrew Carnegie envisaged
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From page 8 when he founded and funded public libraries. Carnegie considered that libraries should be places that give people a chance, a second chance and even a third chance. Places that serve and improve the communities they are based in. Places that respond to the needs of the local people, by giving them the opportunity to live fuller lives, make more of what they have, discover new worlds and aspire to greater things. This may sound a little old fashioned, but the basic principles remain and still apply to Mirfield Library. To respond to the changing needs of the 21st century, all libraries do need to change. Libraries must be brave, innovative and show they are doing things which really make a difference to their community. It’s also very important to remind those who hold the purse strings about the importance of libraries. To show them how, in the long term, the library service can help save money by supporting and improving the wellbeing of the community it serves. Libraries are known to have a great impact on the wellbeing of the community by being: • A social hub, providing services for the elderly, promoting health awareness, connecting people through social activities etc. • A cultural centre with book clubs, access to CDs, DVDs, exhibition space for arts and
crafts, local and family history, printing services etc. • An education/learning hub with books, a safe place for homework, IT training, mums and toddlers, basic reading, offering assistance to people coping with learning difficulties, loneliness, dementia, dyslexia etc. The Friends of Mirfield Library are working hard to ensure that our library remains at the heart of Mirfield for years to come. We’re an apolitical voluntary group of Mirfield residents working on behalf of all Mirfield residents. We feel very strongly that a library is an essential, not a luxury, consequently, Mirfield needs its library.
Working class legends, eh? From: Mr A Heskin, Norristhorpe Dear Sir, As a youth in the rebellious punk era, one group of working class heroes were called The Jam. Labour Party activists are promoting the song ‘Eton Rifles’ to criticise Tory old Etonians; the song’s chorus being ‘Hello, hooray, I’d prefer the plague to the Eton Rifles!’ Working class heroes, are they? Paul Weller, the lead singer, sent all his children to private school. Bruce Foxton, the bass play-
er, sent his son to a top posh school – yes, Eton! Paul Weller always gave me the impression of not being the genuine article. Typical hypocritical Labour double standards, eh! Or working class legends, what do you think?
Don’t leave bags behind! From: Kathleen Hodge, via email Dear Sir, It’s not often I have need to travel on public transport, but Thursday of last week I had to. My friend and I went to the bus stop on Sunnybank Road, opposite Moor View. Because the wind was blowing up the road I suggested we stood under the trees. My friend said: “Careful you don’t stand in any dog dirt.” This caused us to look about. Some really nice dog owners who do pick their dogs’ poo up in little black bags seem to think it’s okay to throw it all about under the trees by this bus stop. I counted 16 bags. Very thoughtful of them, eh? Why pick it up just to throw it down, instead of taking it to their own bins? Disgusting. It makes you wonder what their homes and gardens are like.
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Drink-driver stole car in revenge act A MAN has been jailed after he stole a car while he was over the drink-drive limit. Kyle Lindley, 26, of Daleside, Thornhill Edge, pleaded guilty at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court to taking a vehicle without consent, drink-driving, using a vehicle without insurance and driving while disqualified. The court was told the car was taken when the driver went into a takeaway on Doubting Lane in Thornhill, in the early hours of January 23 and left the keys in the ignition. Lindley took the car as an act of revenge against the owner’s family. Police noticed damage on the car while it was being driven along Market Street, Heckmondwike, three hours after it was taken. They stopped it and asked Lindley to conduct a roadside breath test, which he failed. He had 53 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35. He was already serving a four-year driving ban for failing to provide a specimen of breath. Paul Blanchard, mitigating, said: “He’d been out drinking, saw the car and recognised it as belonging to a family he’d had problems with in the past. “He put some fuel in the tank and drove it around – he might have sold the vehicle had he not been stopped.” Lindley was jailed for 18 weeks and banned from driving for another four years.
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MP’s praise for food bank FAITH leaders came together to support the Fusion Giving Food Bank. The Islamic Institute of Education, the United Reformed Church and the Care Dewsbury group made donations to the bank, which supports those living below the poverty line. The event was attended by Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff, who said: “It’s a sad fact that there are vulnerable people going hungry due to
shameful levels of poverty in our area and across the UK. “It’s great to have support from our community for this very necessary initiative. “I’m very grateful for the work of Fusion Giving and its volunteers, as well as the community groups are doing their bit to help to limit unacceptable levels of hunger and destitution.” Donations to Fusion Giving can be made by calling 01924 490702.
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MP Paula Sherriff, centre, with faith leaders and volunteers at the food bank event
Care home ‘inadequate’ for safety and compassion By Staff Reporters A MIRFIELD care home has been placed in special measures after being rated ‘inadequate’ by a watchdog. Woodlands Care Home was given the Care Quality Commission’s lowest rating following an inspection in December. It was given a red ‘inadequate’ rating for safety, compassion and its leadership and an amber ‘requires improvement’ for effectiveness and responsiveness. Inspectors found that some staff at the Sands Lane facility, which is home to 55 people, did not treat patients in a caring manner. The report said:
“Although some staff treated people with kindness and compassion, showing respect for their privacy and dignity, other staff did not. “Some staff used derogatory terms and spoke over people to each other. “Some staff failed to recognise when people’s dignity was being compromised.” Issues surrounding safety at the home were raised during the report. “People were not always provided with safe care and treatment,” it said. “Some people were not assisted to move regularly and some people did not receive adequate assistance to meet their continence needs. “Despite a dependency tool being used to help determine
staff numbers, there were not always sufficient numbers of staff to meet people’s needs. “Medicines were stored safely but were not always administered in a safe way. “This included covert medicines being crushed without advice being sought regarding the safety of this and sufficient quantities of prescribed medicines not being available.” Inspectors discovered incomplete resident care records and some had been falsified. It was also noted that admissions to one of the home’s four units had to be suspended due to safeguarding concerns. A spokesman for Woodlands
Care Home said: “The wellbeing of people entrusted to our care is our priority and we are sorry that Woodlands Care Home has fallen below the standards that we expect all our homes to provide. “We are implementing a comprehensive programme of improvements that is being overseen by our home manager, supported by the regional senior management team working in close liaison with Kirklees Council and the Care Quality Commission. “We have also held meetings with residents and relatives to tell them about the improvement programme. “Before the inspection we had already identified areas where we needed to improve.”
A MIRFIELD man has been banned from a Co-op store after he threatened a member of staff, saying that he would be waiting for her when she finished work. Shaun Hudson, 41, of Oliver Gardens, Mirfield, who has a history of shoplifting, became upset when he was allegedly labelled a ‘smackhead’ by a supermarket worker. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that staff members at the Huddersfield Road store were well aware of Hudson, who had been banned verbally from entering the store. Prosecutor Bill Astin told the court: “He’s a prolific shoplifter and was recognised by staff and told he was banned. “The defendant said to one member of staff: ‘It’s that gobby cow isn’t it? Just you wait until you get out of the store tonight – I’ll be waiting for you’. “That caused her considerable upset and police were called.” Paul Blanchard, mitigating, said Hudson was upset by the comments made to him. He had previous convictions and had taken drugs but now had his life back on track. Hudson pleaded guilty to causing harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour. He was given a conditional discharge but was banned from the store for three years.
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Posters tell war stories of local people AN EXHIBITION of family history posters depicting the stories of everyday people during the First World War are on display at Dewsbury railway station. Tweny posters have been created, based on Kirklees residents’ stories of the war years. Coun Masood Ahmed, cabinet member for community
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Knife attacker jailed By Steve Martyn A BATLEY man who stabbed his partner while he was out on licence from prison has been jailed for more than five years. Paul Martin, of Cardigan Close, Soothill, admitted at Leeds Crown Court to wounding Hayley Crouch. He was already on licence from a previous sentence for harassment of the same complainant. David Bradshaw, prosecuting, said Martin had resumed the relationship on his release from prison and the police had received a number of call-outs involving domestic incidents between the two.
Knife attacker Paul Martin The couple went to a relative’s home in Batley on June 15, 2016, and while they were there, Martin armed himself with a knife and attacked her following an argument. She raised her arms to defend herself and received a number of injuries to her hands as well as a stab wound to her chest before Martin left the property.
Lorraine Harris, representing Martin, admitted the relationship between the pair had not been a healthy one and both the victim and defendant were drug users. She said: “He is obviously incredibly upset at the situation he finds himself in. “He is without a doubt a mixed-up man who suffers from paranoia and no doubt that impacted on him that day.” Jailing Martin for five years and four months, Judge Christopher Batty said his record for dishonesty and other offences, although not violent, “had all the hallmarks of someone who has spent the last 17-18 years abusing drugs.”
Police probe after blaze wrecks vehicles POLICE are investigating a fire at a car lot in Cleckheaton. Crews from Dewsbury and Cleckheaton were called to the blaze at Trade Cars on Bradford Road in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
It is thought one of the vehicles caught fire and flames spread to three others. Nobody was injured, although a security guard was on site at the time. A police spokesman said:
“We were called to the scene at 2.18am after reports a car and vans were on fire. “Officers attended the scene and we are now investigating the incident as possible criminal damage.”
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News In Brief Man’s ‘attack on landlord’ LIVERSEDGE: A man denied assaulting his brother’s landlord after he apparently turned up demanding rent. Andrew Lewis, 30, of Spring Street, pleaded not guilty to two charges of assault, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon, namely a screwdriver, in public. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that the alleged offence occurred on November 13, when landlord Mazhar Mahmood arrived at the home of Lewis’ brother. Lewis will appear before magistrates again on March 16 for his trial.
Wanted man ‘assaulted PC’ LIVERSEDGE: A man denied assaulting a police officer who was trying to arrest him. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that Gary Scarlett’s vehicle was stopped by police on Fountain Drive in Liversedge on January 3. Scarlett, of The Garden House on Blakeridge Lane in Batley, was wanted on a warrant and, as an officer tried to place him in handcuffs, he allegedly punched and kicked the policeman. He pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty. His trial will take place on March 31.
Firefighter jobs drive is the first for eight years By Staff Reporters WEST Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched its first major recruitment campaign in eight years. Applications are due to open soon for new full-time firefighter roles following the launch of a new campaign titled ‘Ordinary to Extraordinary’. More than 100 posts will be filled over the next three years, with training taking place at the service’s base in Birkenshaw. West Yorkshire’s new chief fire officer, John Roberts, said: “This is an exciting opportunity for the men and women of West
Yorkshire to join our highly experienced and dedicated team. The role of a firefighter has changed considerably over the years, with prevention playing as much a part as fire and rescue. “If you join us, you will learn some incredible skills, work with some wonderful people and overcome obstacles you never thought possible. Ultimately, you will have an extremely rewarding and fulfilling career by serving to protect the people of West Yorkshire. “If you think you’re up for the challenge, we want to hear from you!” WYFRS has set up a recruitment website (www.joinwyfirefighters
.com), with information on entry requirements, the recruitment process and the organisation. It also features a short film which shows firefighters transforming from ‘Ordinary to Extraordinary’. A series of awareness days will be held at WYFRS HQ in Birkenshaw as well as at fire stations around the region throughout March, where those interested can try the various physical entry tests and speak to firefighters. Entry tests include a breathing apparatus crawl (tests physical skills and claustrophobia), a drill ground assessment (physical strength and fitness), a verti-
go test (includes scaling a ladder and working at height), and a ladder-carry to test strength. Anyone interested in attending an awareness day should visit www.joinwyfirefighters.com and register their interest. Only those who have registered and received confirmation they have a place will be able to take part. Job applications can be made via the website between March 1 and April 9. For further information about the recruitment process and entry requirements, call 01274 655745 or email wholetimeapplications@westyorksfire.gov.uk.
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THE owner of a Birstall restaurant has handed over a cheque for £1,100 to a local charity. The Bangla Lounge, on Low Lane, celebrated its fourth birthday by raising money for ‘Let June Make A Difference’ at a sold-out 65-seat dinner. Mayor of Kirklees Jim Dodds attended with ward councillors, and auction and raffle prizes were provided by Bangla Lounge owner Abdul Kahar, Gomersal Park Hotel and PPG, among others. ‘Let June Make a Difference’ is a charity which provides grants to young people in North Kirklees in memory of June Dewhirst, who died in 2014. June’s husband Graham spoke to diners about his wife and her charitable legacy.
Driver hit 90mph in car chase A SPEEDING car driver led police officers on a 90mph chase. Ehsan Adil, 24, of Leeds Old Road, Heckmondwike, was handed an 18-week suspended jail sentence at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court after he admitted a charge of dangerous driving. The court heard that Adil, who took cannabis daily as well as steroids to bulk up his frame, ignored traffic lights and drove the wrong way down a dual carriageway during the incident on July 18. Police noticed Adil as he drove along Oxford Road in Dewsbury at 3am because he appeared to be hiding his face. They followed the black Ford Focus as it reached speeds of 90mph through Gomersal and Heckmondwike. The car’s rear tyres burst and it ended up on the wrong side of the road and was abandoned with the engine still running. Cannabis was found stashed in the centre console and Adil was discovered hiding under a lorry in an industrial area off Watergate Road, Dewsbury, Adil also pleaded guilty to possession of class B drug cannabis and class C anabolic steroids. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court bench chairman Graham Lee said: “You could have killed someone. You went through three sets of red traffic lights and the wrong way down a dual carriageway chased by police.” As well as the suspended jail term, he was also banned from driving for 15 months and ordered to complete 150 hours’ unpaid work.
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Horse rescued by firefighters LIVERSEDGE: A horse had to be rescued by firefighters after it became stuck in a fence. The specialist Technical Rescue Unit from Cleckheaton attended the scene at Waltons Heights in Hightown late on Monday night, along with a specialist technical rescue officer. The horse was rescued uninjured by removing some of the timber fence panels it in which it was trapped.
A BATLEY beauty salon celebrated 20 years in business with a party for clients. Skin & Tonic owner Alison Robinson, centre front, treated guests to gin-tasting, a food pairing experience and a 1990s retro quiz. Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin attended the event on Upper Commercial Street to offer her congratulations to Alison.
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Waste dumper’s jail let-off By Steve Martyn A DEWSBURY man was handed a suspended 26-week jail sentence for illegally dumping waste on disused land. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court was told that an Environment Agency investigation discovered Sam Hunter, 25, of Boothroyd Lane, had been storing waste on land near Bridge Road, behind the Horbury Bridge Industrial Estate, despite no environmental permits being
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in place. Investigators found a number of piles of mixed waste containing treated and untreated wood waste and plastics, and skips belonging to the Hunter Group or Huddersfield Skip Services, both of which Hunter was involved with at the time. Hunter pleaded not guilty to two environmental offences but was found guilty by trial. He claimed the waste activities were allowed because they were covered by waste permitting exemptions.
But the Environment Agency said the waste was being stored in breach of the exemptions – there was too much waste, it was a type not compliant with the exemptions and it was stored for too long. Hunter was ordered to clear the waste from the site but inspections between October, 2014, and January, 2015, revealed that much of it remained. There were also signs that the ground had become contaminated. An Environment Agency
spokesman said: “Hunter’s activities on this site posed a pollution risk and a fire risk that could have affected the nearby railway line. “We hope this case demonstrates the importance of environmental compliance. Anyone who breaks the rules will be pursued.” Hunter was ordered to undertake a rehabilitation activity of 15 days under supervision, and to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. He must also pay legal costs of £4,640.
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COMMUNITY groups in North Kirklees are once again being invited to apply for funding from the Locala Community Fund. Grants of between £100 and £1,000 are available to help fund local initiatives, with a closing date of noon on Monday February 27. Batley-based health organisation Locala set up an annual pot to back small projects four years ago as part of its commitment to supporting the communities it serves. Twice a year, groups with health, environmental or community interests are invited to apply. So far more than £45,000 has been awarded to local groups ranging from food banks to allotment schemes and scouts. After the latest grants round almost £4,200 was presented to nine community projects from the Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford areas at Locala’s annual members meeting in September 2016. Representatives from successful groups attended the
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event, alongside Locala’s colleague and community members and Members’ Council. Chris Kempley received £750 for the Borough of Kirklees Disability Swimming Club. He said: “It was wonderful to receive news that Locala had granted us £750 towards the costs of sending eight swimmers and two coaches to the Special Olympic National Games, which is being held over five days in
August 2017. “We are a small self-funding group so it was a bit daunting when we found out that we needed to raise £4,000 to get there. Locala’s grant has been an amazing boost to our fund-raising efforts. “Our swimmers are very excited, but focused and training hard to do their best and we know from their attendance at local competitions that these events really boost their self-esteem and
confidence. Thank you Locala!” Locala chairman Mark Sanders, who presented the cheques, said: “Small groups like these make a fantastic contribution to community life. It is such a pleasure to support them as they help the local community. “It is what being a social enterprise is all about and we’re delighted to award these grants to the groups and projects that make such a difference. As a membership organisation, Locala’s employee and communi-
ty members have a say in which applications are supported, awarding either all or part of the money requested. Applications are welcome from local, not-for-profit community or voluntary organisations with proposals designed to provide long-term benefits to the local community. More information is available at www.locala.org.uk/about-us/ locala-community-fund/, by calling 030 3330 9802, or emailing membership@locala.org.uk.
A relationship with Dewsbury Advertising Feature ASHWORTH GRANGE care home has always been central to the Dewsbury community since its opening in July 2010, and new home manager Alison Bulmer is keen to maintain this important relationship. Alison has been working in care for nearly 30 years and joined Ashworth Grange in November last year. She is already putting her stamp on the home, with scores of great ideas to improve the already busy social life of those who live at Ashworth Grange. Most residents of the home are originally from Dewsbury and still enjoy popping into town to visit the shops and perhaps stop at a café for coffee and cake. These trips are a vital way of maintaining long-standing connections with the local area for residents who are able to regularly get out and about, but Alison is keen to ensure that those with reduced mobility are still able to
benefit from the community connections. By inviting local groups and businesses to visit the home, such as schools and the church, every resident can take advantage of the great social life that a care home can offer. Ashworth Grange being a cornerstone of the community can also benefit local people greatly. Alison and her staff team host regular events, inviting the community to attend free of charge, helping local older people who may be lonely or isolated. The popular Valentine’s event is coming up on February 13, where local people can join residents and enjoy a candle lit dinner whilst listening to a local violinist. There is always something going on at Ashworth Grange and the residents are pleased to meet new people and welcome visitors to their beautiful home. Why not pop in for a cuppa if you are passing, you never know, you might make some new friends, or even find love!
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Ramblers’ corner • FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15 TO WHITLEY AND BRIESTFIELD Meet at 11am The Black Horse, Edge Top Road, Thornhill (WF12 0BE, SE241184) 4.5 miles – moderate Contact: Jim. Tel: 01924 469700 janderegan@hotmail.co.uk
Mary, Queen Half-term fun at Oakwell Hall of Spen... Country Park SPEN VALLEY Historical Society’s next meeting is on March 8, David Templeman will give a talk on Mary Queen of Scots called ‘The Captive Queen 1568-1584’. Meetings are held in the Catholic Church Parish Hall on Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, starting at 7.30pm, with refreshments served from 7.15pm. The cost is £2 per meeting for members, £4 for guests and membership is £10 per year. For more information email scooper@thecoopersonline. org.uk.
BIRSTALL: There is outdoor fun for children of all ages at Oakwell Hall Country Park this halfterm. Bush Babies, environmental themed activities for under-fives, is on
Tuesday, February 21 from 10am to 11.30am. Children will be able to enjoy storytelling, crafts and games. The cost is £3 per child, including a juice drink. For over-fives, Bushcraft Wednesday on
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DEWSBURY Arts Group’s two short plays, which opened last night (Thurs) and run until Sunday, offer a great evening’s entertainment. The performance opens with ‘Give A Little Love’, a funny but moving play by Halifax playwright Alan Stockdill.
Thanks to Facebook, four old school friends who are die-hard Bay City Rollers fans meet up again 30 years later at a tribute band concert. They reminisce over old times and share something of their lives since they last saw each other. The second short play, ‘The After
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The first and largest fair Advertising Feature THE UK’S largest Valentines event is back in Leeds for the half-term holidays. The famous Valentines Fun Fair runs until Sunday February 19 on the Elland Road car parks alongside Leeds United FC. Each year the event seems to bring together bigger and better rides from across Europe. Whether you’re looking for a family-friendly day of rides and amusements or a thrilling night out, there is always plenty to enjoy at what was Europe’s first and still the largest Valentines fair. Having initially been held in the city centre from 1992 until 2000, it is still going strong at its current home at Elland Road. Among the array of roller coasters, thrill rides, family rides, dodgems, twists and waltzers there will be fantastic new attractions this year in the form of the Top Scan, Superstar and a 33metre observation wheel. Direct from a theme park will be the Crazy Mouse Roller Coaster, which spins its cars along its winding
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rides, including the everpopular carousel, ghost train and four fun houses. The fair also offers visitors the chance to enjoy many other attractions, such as giant prize games, food and novelty stalls and an indoor seating area. The fair is open tonight (Fri) from 5pm, Saturday 11th from 5.45pm and it will then open daily through until and including Sunday February 21 from 1pm until 10.30pm, with the exception of Tuesday February 14 when due to a football match the fair will be open from 12noon until 4pm. This year’s chosen charity which the fair will be supporting is Martin House Hospice, which cares for children and young people with progressive life limiting illnesses, and provides
support to their families in a purpose-built hospice in Boston Spa, Wetherby. And if you want to experience all the fun of the fair from a different view, pay a visit to the free model show on Saturday February 18 in Leeds United’s Billy’s Bar from 11am until 4pm, and see all the rides in miniature as well as a number of trade stands and refreshments. Parking is free at the Valentines Fair; however Elland Road is well served by bus services from Leeds. Organisers are promising that all children’s rides will be operating at just £1.50 at all times with the exception of roller coasters, the Pony Express and bungee trampolines. Twenty six of the large rides will be just £2 midweek until 6pm, with visitors encouraged to log on to www.valentinesfair.co.uk for free fun fair vouchers which are valid anytime and will reduce the large rides even further during this time to a bargain busting £1.50 each. • See advert on page 9 for more details
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STREETS AHEAD: Four-time winner Mohammed Abu-Rezeq had opened up a healthy lead by the time he reached Redbrick Mill JORDANIAN athlete Mohammad Abu-Rezeq won the Dewsbury 10K for the fourth year in a row on Sunday. The Altrincham-based runner led all the way to finish in 30 minutes 43 seconds, well clear of Ethiopian Paralympian Wondiye Fikre (Leeds City) in 31:18. In third place was the 2013 winner Dan Garbutt (Durham City) in 31:56. Winner of the women’s
race was Olympic marathon runner Alyson Dixon (Sunderland Strollers) in 34:37, well ahead of previous winner Julie Briscoe (Wakefield) in 35:09 with Laura Smith of Notts AC third in 35:18. A field of nearly 1,100 runner† completed the annual race organised by Dewsbury Road Runners on the out and back course from Dewsbury to Birstall Smithies. Race director Bernard
Disken, of the host club Dewsbury Road Runners, said: “I would like to thank Dewsbury Sports Centre, 12th Dewsbury Guides, Kirklees Highways, St John Ambulance, Raynet radio network and Green Light Traffic Management without whom the race would not happen.” The race was sponsored by Disken and Co Solicitors, Ice Valley (Shepley Spring) and SMK Sports (Elland).
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
Albion step up in style OSSETT ALBION took a giant step toward survival in the North East Regional League Southern Division when they crushed visiting Humberside outfit AFC Preston 10-0 in their last outing. Albion, now with a fourpoint gap between them and Preston in second-bottom spot, always seemed in control in this relegation battle. There was already a 3-0 advantage by the interval and Albion ran in seven more without reply in the second half as Nikki Swift and Jenna Wraith completed hat-tricks, Gemma Patterson struck twice and a goal from Jo Atkinson completed the rout. It promises to be a tougher task at Altofts on Sunday but, with only one point between them, another win would lift
Albion above their hosts into a heady fifth place in the table and certainly ease the pressure for the final five games of the season. In the Premier Division of the West Riding County Women’s League Battyeford SC have a must-win game at Selby district side Brayton Belles as they bid to reduce the four-point deficit between the two sides and lift themselves off the bottom of the table. Ossett Town are joint bottom with Battyeford but a home game against leaders Leeds Medics and Dentists this week does not bode well for a struggling Ossett side with only one win to their name this season. It was a disappointing day for Dewsbury Rangers in Division Two, when their promotion hopes took a dev-
astating knock with a 1-0 defeat at leaders Leeds City. A win would have actually kept Rangers in with an outside chance of the title but Leeds now have an 1- point lead and though the Dewsbury side have three games in hand Clifton are in second spot with an eightpoint advantage, having played only one game more. On Sunday Rangers could close the gap on at least one of the top two with a win over Amaranth but, with only six games to play, they are running out of time. Ossett Town reserves, at Skipton, look set for relegation while in Division Three third-placed Lower Hopton missed out on a chance to reduce the six-point deficit with leaders Ripon City when their top of the table clash was postponed.
RACING WITH TOP TIPSTER MIKE SMITH
Vibrant market for the Betfair Hurdle THE ABSENCE of ante-post favourite Sutton Place in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury tomorrow (Saturday) has made for a fascinating contest, and the raceday market for Europe’s richest handicap hurdle looks likely to be more vibrant than ever. Gordon Elliott’s easy Limestone Lad Hurdle winner was set to be a massive 10lb well in, but owner JP McManus and his racing manager Frank Berry have decided to give the race a swerve, opening the door for Clyne and Ballyandy. Clyne is 5lb to the good for giving The New One a run for his money at Haydock, but the smart money may well be with another Nigel Twiston- Davies charge Ballyandy after the trainer described his handicap mark of 135 as “a gift”. Elsewhere on the card Gold Cup contender Bristol De Mai is set to take on
Native River in the Betfair Denman Chase and a win will see his current price of 16-1 for Cheltenham shorten up considerably. Each way backers should be tempted the 20-1 about with Nicky Henderson’s Flintham in the Betfair Cheltenham Preview Novices’ Handicap Chase. In the Game Spirit Chase Henderson’s Altior will be put to the test against top two-milers like Colin Tizzard’s Fox Norton, and although Altior has yet to be fully extended over fences he has enough raw talent to notch another win. Across the Irish Sea on Sunday there are four Grade 1 contests at Leopardstown including the Irish Gold Cup, where Carlingford Lough has a decent chance of landing his third successive win in the race. In the bumper which closes the meeting at 5pm,
Jessica Harrington’s staying prospect Someday will take all the beating if he runs to form. We have already had one win out of Killermont Street and Mark Johnston’s filly was just outstayed close home on her first attempt at a mile at Lingfield last time. Owner Dougie Livingstone likes this horse and that form has seen her potentially nicely handicapped off a mark of 67 when she goes tonight (Friday) at Newcastle. Carrigill’s look like they are following the money in going for Ballyandy in the Betfair Hurdle and if their selection does not finish in the top four, punters will receive their money back as a free bet. AUGUR’S BEST BET: Killermont Street Friday Newcastle 7.45 CARRIGILL’S NAP: Ballyandy Saturday Newbury 3.15
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Things go from bad to worse for 9-man ‘Sedge Northern Counties East League Premier
BRIDLINGTON TOWN LIVERSEDGE FC
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NINE-MAN Liversedge were beaten 2-1 away to Bridlington Town on Saturday afternoon, the same scoreline that the Clayborners lost by at home earlier this season. Bridlington are the first team to do the double over Liversedge this campaign and the result sees Sedge slip to seventh in the league table. Liversedge took the lead early on as Stephen Wales fired home from the penalty spot after Joe Walton was brought down inside the area. The lead did not last long, however, as Louis Kirk met the ball at the far post to equalise for the hosts. Bridlington got a slice of luck to go ahead with half an hour played. Joel Sutton saw his shot deflect off defender Joe Wilkinson and the Liversedge keeper Sam Andrews was left powerless as the ball hit the back of the net. Vaughan Redford was the first man to leave the field as he received a straight red card for a lunge on Brett Agnew, and scorer Wales was the next man to be sent off after he was dismissed for abusive language towards the referee with 30 minutes remaining. Liversedge’s next game is at home to Retford United this Saturday (3pm), where they will be buoyed by the signing of exLeeds United player Piteu Crouz, who has joined the club for the rest of the season.
SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
CHARITY BOXING
Trojans night a big hit again THORNHILL Trojans ARLFC hosted their third charity boxing event in front of a packed crowd who witnessed nine terrific fights involving players from the club and some special guest fighters. Monies raised will go to the club’s usual chosen charity Help for Heroes along with the Allan Wood Foundation, a charity set up to remember local legend Allan Wood and aimed at giving young sporting stars of Thornhill the help to achieve their goals. The Soldiers Charity ABF will also benefit from the evening as they will from first team captain Danny Ratcliffe’s 100km trek which is organised for October this year. The Trojans themselves will use some of the money raised to continue their successes on and off the field following on from a very successful 2016 season. To date the club has raised over £5,000 for the charities. The highlight was undoubtedly the contest between Trojans Ladies and Yorkshire RL prop forward Amy Ratcliffe and Stacey Swinson in
what was a punishing contest, with Ratcliffe receiving the nod from the three ringside judges. Other bouts saw Kez Overend stop Chris Mitchell, Joe Waters defeat Jordan Clayton, Dave Lumb account for Joshua Clough, Stuart Frost beat Mark Mitchell and Sam Ratcliffe see off a strong challenge from Joshua Manton. Connor Spencer had too much power for Scott Lee, as did Liam Green in his fight with Scott Craven whilst Jordan Drummond had too much class for Jordan Goodwill. All the fights were refereed by ex-Thornhill star and boxing champion Barry Drummond. The Trojans club would like to thank all their sponsors and volunteers for making the event possible.
Fixtures (11/2/17) Memorial Cup: Dewsbury West Side Res v Palestino, Marsh v Howden Clough. Premier Division: Savile Utd v Athletico. Div One: George, Healey v Inter Batley, Norfolk v Savile Town.
Ossett Albion 0 Ramsbottom United 4 ALBION were competitive until giving away a 27thminute penalty which Gareth Seddon netted and the visitors doubled the lead within three minutes
through Reagan Ogle. The job got tougher after Adam Muller was sent off and a minute later Nathan Webb made it three. Just before the interval Souter failed to hold a cross and Paul Linwood netted.
Despite being a man down and effectively out of things, Albion took the game to Ramsbottom after the break and were awarded a penalty on the hour but Rob Bordman hit the post. It rebounded, struck the back of goalkeeper
Martin Fearon and went for only a corner. OSSETT ALBION: Souter, Yates, Baldwin, Holt (Nicholson), Wells, Hassanyeh, Guest (Bower), Harrison, Bordman, Eyles (Brunt), Muller. Subs not used: Hardaker, Dawson. Attendance: 156 • This weekend Albion are away at Kendal Town, while Ossett Town host Colwyn Bay (both 3pm).
RUGBY LEAGUE
Hornets’ sting leaves Rams feeling sore Kingstone Press Championship
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at the Crown Oil Arena DEWSBURY RAMS’ 2017 Kingstone Press Championship campaign got off to the worst possible start with a hammering at the hands of newly-promoted Rochdale.
Alan Kilshaw’s men went top of the league and could have easily scored more points in a one-sided season opener. Garry Middlehurst, returning to the Hornets, was a stand-out as he thrived on starting at his preferred position of loose forward. The Rams called on David Fifita, Max Jowitt, Mason Caton-Brown and Keegan Hirst from dual registration
HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY MORNING FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Chickenley beat the wet – and Mirfield Town ONCE again the wet weather took its toll on the Heavy Woollen Sunday League programme. Only one Premier Division fixture survived which saw AFC Chickenley climb to fifth place with a 5-2 win over fourth placed Mirfield Town. Tim Clarke fired a hattrick for Chickenley with Shaun McDaid and Michael Chadwick also finding the net. Phil Scoulier and Oliver Rounding replied for Mirfield. Slip Inn Hounds remain in second place in the Championship
Dave Jewitt
Struggling Albion show second-half pride
Athletico progress ATHLETICO notched an impressive 5-3 win away at Savile Youth in the Spen Valley Trophy, with Abdul Ghani (2), Danny Hussain (2) and Shazad Ali on target. Tahir Polli, Sulaiman Aswat and Abdullah Aswat were on the mark for Saville. Inter Batley progressed with a narrow 2-1 win over Norfolk, Awaab Ahmed and Usman Dadhiwala getting the goals against an Ilyas Ulwat consolation. The George (Healey) were on the end of a 70 home bouncing by Girlington. In league action, Division One saw an 11goal thriller with Howden Clough losing out by the odd goal at home to Savile Town. There were two apiece from Shane Thornton and Jemil Bhatti, plus one from Corey Starkey for Clough, but Sajeel Qadir (2), Zubair Hussain, Naveed Hafeez, Junaid Khan and Noman Hussain gave Town the edge.
Dave Lumb lands a punch on Josh Clough, watched by referee Barry Drummond
after they won 8-4 at home to C l i f t o n Rangers. D a n i e l Stocker and C o n o r Woodruff both hit braces for Slip Inn with Carl Sykes, Jamie Arundel, Ben Burnett and an own goal completing the tally. Linthwaite lead the division by six points over Slip Inn. In a pulsating game at Ings Lane, Overthorpe Sports Club and Wellington Westgate shared the spoils in an exiting 3-3 draw.
Andy Bates, Jack Allerton and a Lee Brook penalty accounted for Overthorpe’s goals, with Wellington r e p l y i n g through a Paul Pyke brace plus pone from Brett McDonagh. Elsewhere The Yorkshireman won 3-2 at bottom side St John Fisher Reserves. Roberttown Rovers continue to lead the way in Division One after Adam Williams netted in a 1-1 draw with second placed Scholes Athletic.
In the only other game played Old Bank WMC kept hold of fourth place after Joe Green, Liam Ramsden, Elliott Walker and Robert Evans all netted in a 4-0 win at Birstall St Patricks. Wire Works moved back to the top of Division Two as their 5-5 draw with Dewsbury United was the only game to survive. Nolan St Hilaire (two), Davendeep Randhawa, Craig Smith and Michael Pell netted for Wire Works with Danny Laidlaw (brace), Jamie Beever, Callum Davison and Jack Smith replying for Dewsbury.
partner club Wakefield, but that Super League quality appeared not to help much at all. The sides went setfor-set early on, however Rochdale had the better of the territory in the opening quarter and got their first of eight unanswered tries after 15 minutes. Samir Tahraoui crashed over, charging onto Middlehurst’s short ball with Palfrey’s goal making it 6-0. Ben Moores then picked up two tries in as many minutes. The first saw him muscle over from dummy half before Hornets went the length of the field from the kick-off set, with Yates supporting Palfrey’s break before Moores was on hand to finish. Middlehurst’s short ball sent Matty Hadden through a gaping hole in the defence, with Danny Yates racing away to touch down in the corner. Rochdale absorbed a spell of Rams pressure on their line at the end of the half to go into the sheds with a 22-0 advantage.
Nine minutes into the second period all hope of a fightback was ended, as Fijian front rower Jo Taira benefitted from a switch in play which saw Yates send him over from close range. Palfrey added a penalty from bang in front, before knocking over another two-pointer from 40 metres out. Dewsbury then had their best chance of the game with a scrum from 10 metres out. However, Chris Riley had other ideas as he intercepted a wild pass before being hauled down 30 metres short of the tryline. From the next play, Lewis Galbraith found Massam who dived over in the corner for his 100th career try. Fifita gave away a penalty and Galbraith went in for a four-pointer off the back of Moores’s flat pass. The last score of the contest saw the hosts catch their opponents napping, as straight from a tap Yates sent Galbraith through the line before Ryan Maneely finished the break in support.
MATCH STATS: ROCHDALE HORNETS 2. Chris Riley 1. Miles Greenwood 3. Jake Eccleston 4. Lewis Galbraith 5. Rob Massam 6. Lewis Palfrey 7. Danny Yates 8. Samir Tahraoui 9. Ben Moores 10. Gavin Bennion 17. Danny Bridge 12. Josh Crowley 13. Gary Middlehurst Subs: 14. Ryan Maneely 15. Jo Taira 16. Matty Hadden 19. Jordan Case Dewsbury Rams 27. Max Jowitt 5. Gareth Potts 21. Hamish Barnes 3. Jason Crookes 28. Mason Caton-Brown 6. Paul Sykes 7. Andrew Kain 26. David Fifita 17. Dominic Speakman 10. Mitchell Stringer 11. Robert Spicer 4. Lucas Walshaw 13. Aaron Brown Subs: 29. Keegan Hirst 15. Robbie Ward 16. Tobias Adamson 24. Jode Sheriffe
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ROCHDALE HORNETS Tries: Tahraoui (15), Moores (20, 22), Yates (33), Taira (49), Massam (63), Galbraith (70), Maneely (73). Goals: Palfrey 7/10. DEWSBURY RAMS Tries: None. Goals: None. Referee: B. Thaler Half-time: 22-0 Penalties: 12-5 Sin Bin: None / Sent Off: None Weather: Cold with showers Man of the Match: Garry Middlehurst (Rochdale) Attendance: 718 Match Rating: 3/5
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Tough away-day for Disko’s men Kingstone Press Championship
TOULOUSE OLYMP 44 BATLEY BULLDOGS 6 at Stade Ernest Argeles BATLEY BULLDOGS travelled to France with great expectations but fell on hard times as Matt Diskin’s boys were comprehensively dismantled by an enthusiastic young Toulouse side. The French outfit threatened much last season as they ran away with the League 1 title and didn’t fail to deliver against a Bulldogs side shellshocked into admission by Sylvain Houles’ young guns. This wasn’t just a defeat but a marker laid down to the rest of the Championship as the new boys announced their declaration of intent. New Batley boss Diskin had to admit his team were second best in all departments. He said: “I’m disappointed. We were poor in all aspects, especially defensively. “We made some bad decisions and looked structurally poor but Toulouse were very clinical and took advantage.” Batley started well enough as they dominated early play and they reaped the rewards as a home fumble from Cain Southernwood’s high kick allowed prop Alex Rowe to stroll over unopposed from
short range with only five minutes on the clock. Patch Walker added the two-pointer and it looked ominous for the French. Toulouse recovered well however and applied their own pressure to claw back four points after 11 minutes, with right centre Gavin Marguerite scoring with time to spare after good work from ex-Catalans Dragon Stan Robin. Kheirallah couldn’t manage the goal but the home nerves settled and the game turned on its head with a thrilling three-try burst in just 16 minutes from the superquick Kuni Minga. The first two involved Ford and left centre Bastien Ader and the third was supplied by full-back Kheirallah. The visitors were visibly shaken as Toulouse took control with Diskin’s men unable to stem the flow. Batley did create chances but top defence and handling errors didn’t help their cause. The visitors limped to the break only a dozen points adrift as stand-off Ford continued to boss things. The half-time team talk in the Batley sheds had the desired effect as Diskin’s men upped the pace and looked threatening. Toulouse kept them out and saw off the danger, something which was lacking last season at times.
Despite Batley’s efforts it was Toulouse who broke the deadlock on 50 minutes as prop Tyla Hepi crashed through from a telling breakaway from man of the match Ford. Kheirallah made the kick to take the lead seemingly beyond the visitors. And there was more misery for the Bulldogs as Toulouse rattled in two more four-pointers in three minutes. The first came from second-rower Curran on the left, then young French prop Clement Boyer on the right. Batley looked well beaten and would probably have welcomed the final whistle but the hosts hadn’t finished. Con Mika’s clever grubber to the corner on 72 minutes was met perfectly by Maurel close to the goal-line. Batley continued to press but stubborn defence prevented any further addition to their score. As the visitors looked dangerous on the right in the closing minutes an intercepted Walker pass by Ford caused more grief. The impressive Margeurite was on hand to carry the ball to the left corner. Kheirallah completed the rout with the goal from the left touchline. It was champagne rugby from the new boys against a decent team who just didn’t turn up on the day.
RUGBY UNION MATCH STATS: TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE 1. Mark Kheirallah 2. Tony Maurel 3. Bastien Ader 21. Gavin Marguerite 5. Kuni Minga 6. Johnathon Ford 7. Stanislas Robin 8. Clement Boyer 24. Anthony Marion 16. Tyla Hepi 11. Sebastien Planas 12. Rhys Curran 26. Constantine Mika Subs: 20. Christopher Denis 17. Kalausa Leha 23. Justin Sangare 13. Andrew Bentley
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BATLEY BULLDOGS 1. Dave Scott 2. Wayne Rettie 3. Sam Smeaton 4. Macauley Hallet 5. Shaun Ainscough 6. Cain Southernwood 7. Dominic Brambani 16. Tom Lillycrop 9. Alistair Leak 10. Alex Rowe 11. Brad Day 22. Dane Manning 13. Pat Walker Subs: 14. James Davey 18. James Harrison 21. James Brown 23. Brad Hill
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TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE Tries: Marguerite (11, 80), Minga (13, 16, 29), Hepi (50), Curran (62), Boyer (64), Maurel (73). Goals: Kheirallah (4/9).
BATLEY BULLDOGS Tries: Leak (5) Goals: Walker (1/1) Referee: J Smith Half-time: 18-6 / Penalties: 7-12 Sin Bin: None / Sent Off: None Weather: Overcast Man of the Match: Johnathon Ford (Toulouse) Attendance: 1,623 Match Rating: 4/5
Turner pleased with efforts always going to tire for that last 20 minutes. SHAW CROSS SHARKS 30 “I thought the lads had a real good go and I am really OULTON RAIDERS 34 proud of them. “We got a sin-bin, which at Leeds Road was probably the right decision to be fair, but that had a SHAW CROSS SHARKS came big impact on the outcome out second best as they lost but I’m happy, the lads got 30-34 in a close-fought game some big minutes under their against Oulton Raiders on belts today and that’s the Saturday afternoon. main thing we want.” A sin-bin mid-way through It was Oulton who got the the second half gave Oulton first try of the afternoon after the edge as they scored two stand-off Brad Cahill collecttries while the Sharks were ed the ball five metres out down to 12 men. and stepped around the tackHead coach Brett Turner le to score between the posts. was pleased with his side’s The Sharks weren’t behind performance in what was a for long as centre James well-contested game and feels Davies was instrumental for the team are moving in the his side on the right flank. right direction as they preDavies broke the line and pare for the upcoming season. fed Dec Naughton before He said: “It’s disappointing Davies himself was put over to lose such a close game by winger Nathan Wright. obviously but a few things Minutes later it was have gone against us in the Wright’s turn to score as he build-up to the game. refused to give up the chase “We only had one sub on on a grubber kick from standthe bench all game, they had off Danny Flowers as he 19, 20 players so we were touched the ball down in the corner. The hosts were unable to see out the rest of the half without conceding as Josh Murray went over for Oulton, scoopTUESDAY Hannam ing the ball out of JANUARY 31: 3. J Bragg and J dummy half and diving 1. J Tomlinson and Lodge G Fishwick 4. M Watson and J across the line to reduce the deficit. 2. J Paxton and D Sheth. Shaw Cross got off to
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the perfect start in the second half as Benjamin Spaven got his name on the scoresheet for the hosts. The centre intercepted and raced a full 50 metres to score. But it was the Raiders next to get over the whitewash as centre Aaron Bridge broke down the right wing and put the ball down in the corner. S h a r k s full-back Sam Ottewell was sent to the Sharks full back Sam Ottewell - sin binned sin-bin with 55 minutes Sharks after he was on the played for a late tackle, allowing the visitors to sail into end of a lovely passing move, the lead, scoring two tries as the number 9 went over the they made the most of the line to give his side hope with seven minutes remaining. extra man. It proved to be the last Oulton added another score minutes after Ottewell was points of the game as Oulton motioned back on the field as held out for the win. Shaw prop Rob Stanley powered Cross’ next game will be through the tackles to go against local rivals Dewsbury underneath the posts. Celtic in a pre-season friendly Naughton replied for the on February 18.
Ossett end Vase group in style OSSETT SHEFFIELD OAKS
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THE LAST group game of the Yorkshire Vase saw Ossett travel to Sheffield Oaks from the league below. A solid Ossett team was put out against an Oaks team who seem to have benefited from the sad collapse of Rotherham Clifton earlier in the season. Oaks started well and were quickly 10–0 up after two well-worked tries. Ossett took a while to get into their stride after a period of knock-ons, penalties and indecision, but an almighty speech in the style only Clinton North can deliver saw Ossett perk up. Mark Stuart and Chris White started to dominate not only their own line out but Oaks’ as well and once within the Oaks 22 were able to catch and drive their way over the line. The first three tries scored by Rob Young, Dale Burnley and Ryan Fonquernie all came from a catch and drive for the rest of the forwards to push over. The second half saw Ossett going down the hill but once again Oaks started quicker and ran in their last try. Ossett however came alive once again but much quicker than before and scored the last of the three
pushover tries. The forwards were setting good platforms for Ossett’s potent backs to work off. Jonny Karadzic (JK Snr) and Jason Kay (JK Jnr) ran riot. JK Snr went through the Oaks defence from a kick-off and offloaded to JK Jnr, who ran the rest of the way for the first of his two tries. The Oaks kicker didn’t learn from the first attempt, and once again dropped it on JK Snr who went the other way down the field and busted through the Oaks defence to offload to Mark Fisher who was unlucky not to score. JK Snr finished the game off nicely, going over with the last play of the game with a jinking run down the middle. Dale Burnley once again put in a man-of-the-match performance with his domination of the breakdown and strong open play. The centre pairing of Jack Drury and Shaun Abson didn’t let anyone pass and caused trouble for the Oaks defence. Elliot Gierula gets special mention for playing the full game at prop and switching between the tight and loose head positions. Ossett face Hessle at home this weekend. Tries: J Kay 2, J Karadzic, R Young, D Burnley, R Fonquernie. Conversions: Drury 4.
2nds won’t con Mods OSSETT 2NDS MODERNIANS 2NDS
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OSSETT 2nd XV hosted Leeds Modernians, who turned up with nine men. Two more arrived before kick-off, but the nature of the Merit Leagues meant Ossett were willing to lend a few players. Tom Sprott offered John Peat, Jason Muldoon and Gary Smith and somehow also Pete Bradshaw. After five minutes Ossett realised that Mods had 15 against 14! Pete Bradshaw was told to sit on bench. Ossett started well, with scrum half Matt Fray showing his cheeky pick-and-go style which left the forwards to act as scrum halves at the following breakdown. Debutant James Kynaston showed some good footwork to give Ben Jennings and Jim Edginton room on the wing, bringing Ossett their
first try in the corner. It was followed by more well-worked tries due to some top teamwork. Old Mods never let their heads go down and their hard work paid off with two tries. John Peat was his typical self for Mods, disrupting every ruck and running hard. Credit goes to Gary Smith, Jason Muldoon, Mark Buckborough, Ben Jennings, Jim Edginton, Peter Bradshaw and Matthew Dey for all taking their turns to play for Mods with special mention to John Peat who played the whole game for them. Nathan Spurr stood out on the day, tackling and running hard, and Tom Sprott was his usual self, running the ball in hard. Debutant James Kynaston ran and tackled hard and Paul Westerman had a great game, with one outstanding dummy for a try.
‘Must win’ for Cleck AFTER no game last weekend, Cleckheaton face a vital relegation clash this Saturday at Moorend. Doncaster Phoenix, like the Moorenders struggling in National Three North this season, arrive for a 2.15pm kickoff that both sides will earmark as crucial. With seven games of the season left a win would give Cleckheaton some breathing space and edge them towards mid-table. Phoenix dropped into the bottom three after losing at Morley a fortnight ago and they need the points to bring Cleck back to them. They are currently four points behind fifth-bottom Cleckheaton. Victory for the home side however would avenge a 26-19 away defeat earlier in the season.
Feeling champion! Moor U-15s snatch overtime thriller DEWSBURY MOOR UNDER-15S won the BARLA Yorkshire Cup final on Saturday, with a hard-fought 19-18 victory over Skirlaugh in extra time. Playing down the slope at Featherstone, Skirlaugh scored an early try, but Moor replied straight away, after a big hit from Llewellyn and Berry forced a mistake. The ball was shipped wide and Charlesworth chipped the ball forward and re-gathered to score in the corner. Moor’s forwards Berry, Graham and Hirst made the hard yards up the slope, with lively half-backs Diskin and Hartley making probing runs from acting half, as well as good kick returns by Llewellyn and MaGowan that helped to keep Skirlaugh on the back foot. Defences were on top for the rest of the first half with Scriven, Brooks, Inwood, White and O’Neil putting in big efforts to keep the big Skirlaugh side out.
In the second half Skirlaugh dominated for a long period and the pressure told with them taking a healthy 18-4 lead. But Moor never stopped trying and Franklin moved the ball about well, sending Charlesworth through a gap, who then fed Graham to score. Strong runs from Wilson, Starkey, Brooks and Berry set up field position again and slick passing from Diskin, Franklin and Llewellyn put Charlesworth over for his second to set up a tense finish. With normal time running out Moor went on the attack, with quick play-the-balls and good runs from Kirby, Scriven and McGowan. Moor worked down the slope, and a clever chip through from Graham was regathered by Llewellyn, who drew the fullback and passed back inside to the supporting Graham to score beside the sticks. With the conversion going over bang on the
final whistle, it went to extra time. The first period was tense with both sides looking for an opening. Skirlaugh tried for a drop goal which went wide. In the second period Moor’s McGowan broke and after a quick play the ball Franklin took on the defence but was just
held short. Berry then drove to the sticks, which set up Graham for the winning drop goal. Skirlaugh came back hard but Moor hung on to win their first Yorkshire Cup, with the coaching staff saying a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who helped behind the
SHOCKERS Rams and Bulldogs both ship 40pts against Championship’s new boys By Ben McKenna DEWSBURY RAMS boss Glenn Morrison has branded his side’s 46-0 defeat to Rochdale Hornets as “disgusting,” and is looking for a big response from his players as they take on Swinton Lions at the Tetley’s Stadium this Sunday (3pm). Morrison delivered a few “home truths” to his players this week and feels that they owe the fans a performance after Sunday’s heavy defeat. He said: “The players have heard what needs to be said, I don’t think anyone else really needs to hear it and hopefully we get the reaction we are looking for.” Dewsbury and Swinton met three times in the league last year, with the Rams coming out victorious in all three games. It was a close affair when the sides met in the first game of last season, with Dewsbury winning by a two-point margin, and Morrison is expecting just as difficult a game this Sunday. He said: “There are no easy games this year, Swinton have bought well, they were unlucky not to beat London at the weekend who many are tipping to be in the top two so it’s going to be tough. “I feel that every game is going to be tough, it’s going to be a long hard season and we need to be really switched on to get something out of the game this week. “We need to have a better mentality going into the game, we owe the fans and a good way to do that would be to win at home and get ourselves off the mark.
Dewsbury only had 16 of their own players to pick from for their trip to Rochdale, relying on their dual-registration players from Wakefield Trinity to help make up the squad. Morrison has said that he has a number of players returning this weekend and over the coming weeks hopes that competition for places will help improve the performance on the pitch. “We have a few coming back, we only had a limited squad to choose from last week, meaning we had to pick from the dual-reg players and they came in and did their job,” said Morrison. “We have a couple back and hope to get more back in the weeks to come. Dale Morton and Scotty Hale will be definites to come back and Aaron Ollett will be in contention as well.”
‘It’s going to be a long, hard season and we need to be really switched on’ – Glenn Morrison “A win is very important for us, we will start dropping behind already and be four points behind if we don’t get a win this week. “We have got Toulouse away and London in our next two games. Toulouse and London are two of the top four sides which shows it is a tough competition so we need to try and get something out of this weekend.”
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Trojans up for t’cup THORNHILL TROJANS will travel to Haydock ARLFC this Saturday (2pm), as they aim to progress to the third round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. The Trojans beat Castleford Lock Lane 32-18 in the first round to earn a place in the draw. The third round sees rugby league’s semi-professionals enter the draw and the Trojans will be looking to repeat past glories at this important stage of the premier cup competition. The club is running a bus to the game at a cost of £10 per person, leaving the clubhouse at 11.30am.
scenes, and to all the supporters for creating a great atmosphere. DEWSBURY MOOR: Bradley Llewellyn, Jacob White, Callum McGowan, Connor Charlesworth, Jake Wilson, Taylor Franklin, Jonathon Diskin, Thomas Berry, Alex Hirst, Callum Brookes, Joshua Inwood, Bradley Graham, Jay Haywood Scriven. Subs: Adam Kirby, Ethan Starkey, Aaron O’Neil, Samuel Hartley.
No easy ride for Dogs with Halifax up next BATLEY BULLDOGS boss Matt Diskin says that his side are ready to put the 44-6 defeat to French side Toulouse behind them as they take on Halifax RLFC at Mount Pleasant this Sunday (3pm), writes BEN McKENNA. Diskin was not surprised by the quality of Toulouse in Saturday’s game but feels that his side did not play to the level that they had reached in pre-season. He said: “The game can’t come soon enough for us, we want to put to bed the bad loss that we had last weekend. “We knew Toulouse were going to be good, it is very disappointing from our point of view, we put nothing into practice that we had done throughout pre-season. “We were very poor in a lot of departments, Toulouse were very clinical in the numerous opportunities that we gave them and we were just not at the races on the day. “It was tough, it is not a true reflection of our ability. We have a good group of players and it won’t set us back, we will just draw a line under it and move on.” The former Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls star is well aware of the threat that Halifax can pose and knows his team are in for a tough test at the weekend. “Having reviewed the Halifax game from Sunday I thought they were very unlucky against Featherstone, the last try they conceded I don’t think was a try and it was a tough decision,” said Diskin. “They play some nice rugby and they have some experienced Championship players in their squad and they are going to be a real
Disappointed – Matt Diskin threat, so we have to make sure we have recovered from last weekend’s disappointment.” Diskin still believes that his team will be very tough to beat and feels the performance at Toulouse did not reflect his squad’s capabilities. He said: “We know as a coaching staff and as a group of players that if we deliver what we practice we can be a very, very tough team to beat. “We need to address some of the issues that cost us last week and move on and look forward to a tough, competitive game against Halifax.” The Bulldogs coach feels that it is too early for his side to make any statements regarding their top-four credentials and insists his players will simply take things one game at a time. “I don’t think this week is about making statements, we know that Halifax are in contention to be in that top four, as are we and many other sides,” he added. “It is a good competition this year and there will be many teams in that mix, for us it is about delivering what we practice and taking it one game at a time.”