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DEATH WISH ‘I’d rather take a bullet than come back to this dump’ – six years for Batley IS sympathiser

By Staff Reporters A BATLEY man has been sentenced to six years in prison after revealing to an undercover police officer that he intended to join Islamic State and fight in Syria.

Ghulam Hussain admitted at a hearing in April to buying plane tickets so that he could fight for the so-called Islamic State group.

He had purchased airline tickets with credit cards he had obtained fraudulently.

Hussain, of Track Road, Batley, revealed his plan to fight in the Middle East to an undercover officer and was arrested on November 6 last year.

The 30-year-old pleaded guilty to engaging in conduct in preparation for committing an act of terrorism and engaging in conduct with the intention of assisting another person to commit an act of terrorism when he appeared at Leeds Crown Court.

Hussain reportedly spent £390 on tickets to travel to Pakistan via Istanbul, and also gave the undercover officer £160 to pay for his accommodation on his journey to join IS and made plans to meet him in Turkey.

He appeared before Leeds Crown Court again last Friday where he was sentenced to six years in prison.

The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Peter Collier QC, said:

“It was your intention to go abroad, it was your intention to take up arms and to kill and you did encourage the undercover officer to do the same as you.

“You did have a commitment to travel to Syria, to join Daesh, to fight and give your life.”

Hussain, who is of Pakistani origin, claimed he was visiting family and stopping in Turkey for dental treatment, but intended to “disappear” in Istanbul and travel to Syria.

Prosecutor Simon Davis told the court that Hussain had been making plans to travel to Syria for the past 12 months and that he would give a pledge of allegiance to

IS when he arrived.

Mr Davis said: “He said he would rather take a bullet than come back to this dump.

“He wanted to fight. When he got out there, he intended to fight, he wanted to train.”

Hussain gave prepared statements in interview and claimed that he had no intention of going to fight for IS, saying that the conversation with the officer was “a bit of banter”.

But upon examination of his mobile phone, material was found that seemingly glorified the actions of IS. There were various videos of “gruesome” executions.

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Deaths AVEYARD RICHARD On 29 July, aged 84, of Staincliffe. Husband to Glenys.

Service at Christ Church, Staincliffe, Friday 18 August at 10am, followed by short committal service at Batley Cemetery.

BURNHAM MARGARET ELAINE (NEE CROSSLAND) On 6 August, aged 71. Wife of David. Service at White Chapel Church, Cleckheaton, Wednesday 23 August at 11.45am, followed by interment at Cleckheaton New Cemetery.

CHAMBERLAIN DAVID On 3 August, aged 57, of Earlsheaton. Husband of Helen. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 11 August at 12.30pm.

CHAMBERS AMY ELIZABETH On 5 August, aged 100, of

Mirfield. Widow of the late Martin. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 24 August at 12.30pm.

CHILDE JOHN GORDON On 30 July, aged 82, of Shaw Cross. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 16 August at 10.30am.

CRABTREE DONALD GRAHAM On 1 August, aged 72, of Liversedge. Husband of Jean.

Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 15 August at 12.30pm.

DURKIN JAMES On 4 August, aged 85, of Dewsbury. Husband of the late Pauline. Service at St Paulinus RC Church, Dewsbury, Monday 21 August at 1pm, followed by interment at Batley Cemetery at 2pm.

DURN FREDA On 7 August, Of Withernsea, formerly of Liversedge, aged 79. Wife of the late Tony.

Service at Haltemprice Crematorium, Willerby on Friday 18 August at 11.30am.

FIELDHOUSE (NEE HAYE) ROSEMARY

ETTY NEE HEALEY JOAN

On 10 May, aged 70, of Birstall. Funeral enquiries to Bollands Funeral Directors, tel 01924 472178.

On 4 August, of Earlsheaton, aged 81. Wife of Jim. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 15 August at 2pm.

FARRANCE NEE MAUDE EVELYN On 30 July, of Dewsbury, aged 89. Wife of the late William.

Service at St Paul’s Church, Hanging Heaton, Monday 21 August at 10.30am, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.

FAWCETT (NEE OWEN) KATHLEEN MARY On 5 August, aged 72. Wife of the late Alan. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 21 August at 1.15pm.

HAIGH NEE ARMITAGE ELMA On 7 August, formerly of Dewsbury, aged 97. Wife of the late William. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 16 August at 1.15pm.

HALL MAUD On 5 August, at Manor Croft Nursing Home, aged 95.

Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 17 August at 11.15am.

HODGSON DENNIS JAMES On 31 July, aged 87. Husband of Muriel. Service at Dewsbury

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KELLETT SYLVIA (NEE CLAYTON) On 7 August, aged 82, of Dewsbury. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 17 August at 10.30am.

NEWSOME PAUL On 3 August, aged 68, of Cleckheaton. Husband of Eileen. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium today, Friday 11 August, at 1.15pm.

the late Karl. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 18 August at 2.45pm.

VENTERS NEE TAYLOR JEAN On 1 August, of Mirfield, aged 75. Service at St John's Church, Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury, Wednesday 16 August at 12noon, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.

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SCHOFIELD NEE WOOD JEAN On 31 July, aged 79, of Thornhill. Wife of the late Barrie. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 14 August at 2pm.

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Judge Collier told Hussain, who showed no emotion as he was jailed, that he would serve half his sentence before being released on licence.

Detective Supt Simon Atkinson, from the North East Counter Terrorism Unit, said: “This has been a detailed and thorough WHAT A CARD: Hussain had investigation, which led to fraudulently obtained credit cards the defendant pleading guilty in light of the weight of evidence against him.

“This case highlights the way extremists reach out to each other and over a relatively short period of time can encourage others to commit offences; on this occasion to encourage a British citizen to travel to Syria to fight, train and live.

“It is also a further example of how the UK police and security and intelligence services are working tirelessly, using a range of tactics to confront the terrorist threat and keep the public safe.

“We work hard to stop people becoming radicalised online and we rely on the public for information.

“We urge anyone who has concerns that a loved one may be being radicalised or wanting to travel to a conflict zone to contact us on 101.”

Hunt on for James POLICE are appealing for information to trace missing James Andrew Smith from Horbury.

James, 23, was reported missing at just before 10pm on Thursday, August 3, after he was last seen by his parents during the morning.

Enquiries have been ongoing since officers received positive sightings of him in the Otley area.

He is described as white, around 5ft 10ins tall, very slim and with light brown medium length hair.

He was last seen wearing a black Nike running top over a grey hooded top and blue jeans.

Inspector Sohail Mohammed of Wakefield District Police, said: “We have had a number of enquiries ongoing to trace James and both the police and his parents are very concerned for his welfare.

“We have had a confirmed sighting of him in Otley on August 6 and it is possible he may still be in the area.

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Jo’s favourite is a star turn THE CURTAIN was raised on a special production of Les Miserables (pictured) on Wednesday night in memory of the late MP Jo Cox. The Batley & Spen Youth Theatre company staged their inaugural performance in a pop-up theatre at the Oxfam Wastesaver premises on Grange Road, Batley.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as the 80-strong cast performed Mrs Cox’s favourite musical, directed by West End veteran Nick Evans as part of the Hear the People Sing project.

The project is supported by original

producer Cameron Mackintosh, who even provided the costumes.

Performances continue until tomorrow night’s (Sat) last show at 7.30pm.

There are also a limited number of complimentary tickets for More in Common, a separate production in honour of Mrs Cox. For the free tickets to More In Common (not Les Miserables), email info@hearthepeoplesing.com with the number you would like. There is a maximum of four per person and tickets can be collected at the theatre from 2.30pm tomorrow, Saturday, August 12.

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Cleckheaton road chaos

By David Bentley A MAJOR route through Cleckheaton could be closed until the end of the month following a massive pipe burst.

Businesses face disruption and drivers face a long official detour around the closed section of Bradford Road as work to repair a damaged sewer continues.

The road, near Moorend, was awash with thousands of gallons of water last Thursday after a pipe ruptured – and it could now remain closed until August 28.

Junction M62 at Chain Bar roundabout, usually accessible down Bradford Road, must now be reached via Gomersal and Birkenshaw in a well-signposted diversion.

Other more local routes along residential streets are being used by some motorists.

Plenty of drivers are still being caught out and are passing a large number of ‘Road Closed’ signs before being finding their

regular route is blocked.

Tom Underwood, of Yorkshire Water, said: “Due to the extent of the damage caused to a 15-metre stretch of sewer on Bradford Road we anticipate that the road will remain closed until Monday August 28, but we will do our best to re-open it before then.

“This gives us time to carry out an extensive four-metre deep excavation, sewer repair and road re-surface, led by our specialist civil engineering partners.

“The diversion route we have agreed with Highways will remain in place throughout this time period to safely manage traffic flow.

“We realise the traffic inconvenience this is causing and would like to thank local resi-

dents and motorists for their patience whilst we carry out this major repair and will continue to keep everyone updated on progress.”

The official diversion is: At main town centre traffic lights

ing down a lot of offers from restaurants and venues to become a head chef. But I fell in love with Blenheim House and its unique features which are steeped in history.

“So it felt the right place to focus my talents and work with a fantastic team.”

Steve Rhodes, from Blenheim House, said: “We’re so pleased to have Chris on board. He’s a fantastic chef and an asset to us and our clients.”

LOOKING SHARP: Masterchef candidate Chris coming to Blenheim House

Cash for ‘feasibility study’ of Huddersfield Rd works THE main road running through Dewsbury and Mirfield could be redeveloped to improve traffic flow and enable development across the district.

The A644/A638 could benefit from a multi-million pound revamp in the hope of creating economic growth, new jobs and more housing opportunities.

A feasibility study was approved by West Yorkshire Combined Authority this week to look into development work.

A statement from WYCA said: “The 16.5km A644/A638 corridor scheme will open up potential housing and economic development sites, as well as new investment and

employment opportunities in north Kirklees.

“The scheme will also reduce congestion and provide an alternative route for traffic south of Dewsbury.”

Mirfield councillor Martyn Bolt has cast his doubts over the feasibility scheme.

He said: “I want to make sure that public money spent on feasibility will actually be an open and transparent process and assess the demand. The study should determine the outcome, if it is just being undertaken to justify building a road then that is flawed.”

Investment committee chairman Coun Susan Hinchcliffe said: “We are making good progress in

NORTH KIRKLEES: The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the body responsible for Dewsbury and District Hospital, was forced to close its maternity unit five times last year.

Data released by the Labour Party revealed that on one occasion the Trust closed for 14.5 hours to “maintain safety and staffing levels”.

The maternity unit includes the Bronte Birth Centre at Dewsbury Hospital.

The news comes amid revelations that more than 40 per cent of maternity wards in England closed at least once in 2016.

The government said that closures were “well-rehearsed” and it was “misleading” to say they were down to staff shortages.

Daylight robbery BATLEY: A man was threatened and then robbed in broad daylight. He was walking past The George Inn on Healey Lane on Monday, July 31, at around 1.20pm, when a man approached him with a knife.

The suspect demanded money and the victim handed over a bank note before running away. The suspect then walked from the scene in the direction of Batley town centre.

He is described as Asian, early 20s, with short hair and stubble. He was wearing dark blue Adidas jogging bottoms and top.

Anyone with any information is asked to call 101, quoting crime reference 13170350918.

Knife used in theft

A tasty appointment A MASTERCHEF quarter-finalist will be taking over the kitchen at a prestigious wedding and events venue in Batley.

Chris Hale, who wowed judges on last year’s BBC cooking contest, is preparing for a new culinary adventure as head chef at the historic Blenheim House on Batley Field Hill.

The 30-year-old chef said: “It’s been a whirlwind of a year since appearing on MasterChef with so many opportunities to cook across the globe and indeed in the north of England.

“I’ve mainly been doing popup restaurants as I’ve been turn-

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delivering this programme of West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund and Growth Deal investment.

“The £12.5m allocation in the Transport Fund for the development and scoping of potentially transformational schemes such as those we backed at our recent investment committee, ensure we have a pipeline of schemes ready to be started as others end.

“This preparatory work is vital to ensuring each scheme meets our aims of developing transport to create economic growth, new jobs and more opportunities for housing, as well as speeding up people’s journeys and improving air quality.”

turn off Bradford Rd onto Spen Lane towards Gomersal. Then turn left onto the A651 Bradford Rd towards Birkenshaw. Turn left again onto A58 Whitehall Road West, and the diversion ends at Chain Bar roundabout.

DEWSBURY: A teenager admitted threatening a boy with a knife to steal his BMX bike.

The 14-year-old, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and possession of a bladed article in public at Kirklees Youth Court last week.

He used a black-handled bread knife to force his victim to hand over the bike during the incident on April 8 at the junction of Moorside Avenue and Moorside Road.

The boy, who lives in the Dewsbury area, will appear for sentencing next Monday after the hearing was adjourned for reports.

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News In Brief Volunteers needed to Sally forth BATLEY: A busy Salvation Army store is looking for volunteers to help out.

The shop on Stocks Lane needs to find people to take up various two-hour shifts on different days.

Although the work is voluntary and unpaid, there is the attraction of a reduced-priced lunch at the adjoining cafe.

The store sells clothing and shoes, as well as porcelain and glass items, and games and books, to raise money to help vulnerable people in the area.

If you are interested, either visit the shop or give stock manager Tanya Fahy a call on 01924 443686.

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CLECKHEATON: A man has denied burgling a garden shed.

Patrick Maloney is alleged to have broken into a shed at a property on Moorside and stolen various items, including bicycles.

The 36-year-old, who lives in Morley, pleaded not guilty to the offence in front of Kirklees magistrates, but admitted that he was in the area on May 5 collecting scrap metal.

His trial will be at the Huddersfield court on October 26.

Brick assault trial BATLEY: Two teenagers have been accused of attacking another man with a brick.

The alleged assault happened in Batley on September 10 last year when Angus Macheron, 18, and Hamish Henderson, also 18, are accused of arming themselves with a brick to harm the victim.

Both men deny the offence, but District Judge Michael Fanning sent Macheron, of Leeds Road in Liversedge and Henderson, of Rossett Drive in Harrogate, to Leeds Crown Court. They will first appear on September 1 and were both granted unconditional bail.

Builder’s drive ban CLECKHEATON: A builder has been banned from driving for being almost twice the legal limit. Jamie Hatkovic, 26, of Kilroyd Drive, was driving on Hunsworth Lane on July 16 at 4am with a female passenger when police stopped him for speeding.

He had 63 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, when the legal limit is 35 mcg. He pleaded guilty and was disqualified for 18 months and made to pay £85 in costs, a £30 victim surcharge and was fined £100.

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Murder accused kept in jail THE TWO men accused of murdering Dewsbury man Jonathan Binns will remain in custody until a pre-trial preparation hearing on September 4.

Khaleem Harris, of North Road in Ravensthorpe, and Jalean Herlt, of Derwent Road in Dewsbury, appeared at Leeds Crown Court last Thursday and made no plea.

Judge Peter Collier QC remanded them both in cus-

tody and said that the next hearing will be at Bradford Crown Court, where they will likely be asked to enter a plea.

The court heard that a further seven locals had been charged with violent disorder in connection with the same incident on Friday, February 17, when Mr Binns was knocked down and killed by a vehicle.

The seven men are due to

A DEWSBURY woman accused of attempting to kill her friend has appeared in court.

Shaunna Littlewood, of Gladstone Court, is alleged to have stabbed Sarah Holden 17 times after police found her lying on a bed with serious wounds in Littlewood’s flat .

The 25-year-old appeared at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday via a video link, where she made no indication of plea and was again remanded in custody. A trial date has not yet been fixed.

Miss Holden was found at Littlewood’s home on Sunday, July 9 at around 4.30am with severe stab wounds, including one that had pierced the lining of her heart.

Town centre crime blitz pays dividends

By Staff Reporters A FOUR-DAY police operation in Dewsbury aimed at tackling antisocial behaviour, road traffic offences and child sexual exploitation resulted in a number of arrests.

Police in the town had support from a number of other agencies for the July 25-28 operation, including West Yorkshire Fire Service, Barnardo’s, Social Services, the police mounted section, crime prevention officers, Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA) and HMRC. Arrests were made for a number of thefts in the town centre and a male was arrested for failing to appear for a warrant.

Another man was charged with dangerous driving, and having no licence or insurance, after failing to stop for an incident in which a police car was damaged.

Thirty people were apprehended for road traffic offences, including not wearing seatbelts, using a mobile phone at the wheel, having no MOT, false number plates and defective tyres.

Valuable intelligence was gathered in relation to child sexual exploitation perpetrators and the police were able to safeguard a number of vulnerable people.

The roads policing unit teamed up with VOSA and conducted various stops and tests on vehicles using the roads in Kirklees.

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Fire crews cut free crash driver A MAN had to be cut free from a car after a collision on Mayman Lane in Batley. The man was driving a Toyota Yaris taxi when it hit another car and ended up flipped on its roof shortly before 11pm on Tuesday night.

Firefighters managed to free the man, and he was taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries, although they are not thought to be life threatening. The other driver was not injured and had managed to get free.

Emergency services are pictured trying to get the crash victim out of his vehicle.

One man, aged 24, has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.

He remains in police custody.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car blaze in Staincliffe early on Wednesday morning.

It is thought that the Ford Fiesta was deliberately set alight on Occupation Lane at around 3.30am. Nobody was injured in the blaze and police are investigating.

PHOTO: MIKE CLARK Kirklees Integrated Offender Management Team, said: “This has been another successful operation in the town centre in Dewsbury. Last week the public

saw a high police presence in the town along with support from our partner agencies and it has had a positive impact on our communities.

“I would like to thank all the officers, PCSOs and of course all our partner agencies for all their help and support up to and over the four days of the operation.”

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appear before magistrates in early September, and Judge Collier was told that proceedings could last up to seven weeks if their cases are to be joined with Herlt and Harris in one trial.

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Kirklees still failing kids ...but council calls Ofsted blast ‘pleasing’ and ‘reassuring’

By Steve Martyn CHILDREN’S services in Kirklees are under fire again after the latest report from Ofsted said they have not improved enough.

The education watchdog released a scathing report in November last year when services for children in the district were rated “inadequate”.

Nine months on Ofsted have ruled that there is still plenty of work to be done.

In a letter sent to the interim director of Kirklees children’s services, Steve Walker, Ofsted said: “The local authority is making limited progress in improving services for children and families.”

This new report comes after the Department of Education (DfE) appointed Eleanor Brazil last year to help turn the department around.

Mrs Brazil is well known for saving failing council services – including helping Haringey Council following the Baby P scandal – and it was hoped she would improve Kirklees.

She is still in post and is waiting for her report to be released in the next few months – which could recommend that Kirklees loses control of its own social services.

The Ofsted letter to Kirklees officials said: “There is an increased understanding among senior leaders about what needs to improve for children and families in Kirklees.

“However, progress towards achieving the necessary improvements remains limited. Although there are pockets of discreet improvement in the quality of practice, this is not consistent.

“The pace of change is being hindered by workforce instability and high social work caseloads.

“Not all actions taken by senior managers to tackle drift and delay for children have been effective, and some children have been left in risky situations for too long.”

Ofsted go on to say that the majority of children were not getting the help they needed quickly enough, but despite that staff were seen as “child-focused and motivated to improve children’s experiences.”

Mr Walker said: “We welcome the latest letter from Ofsted and agree with their assessment that progress is being made in improving services for children and families.

“The inspectors’ view is that this progress is limited. This is not unexpected and reflects the changes in leadership that children’s services in Kirklees have experienced over the past year.

“It is really pleasing that Ofsted have recognised the com-

It’s T3 time PEOPLE from all over Yorkshire will descend on Howden Clough next weekend for the fourth annual T3 Farm Challenge.

This year’s charity event, organised by the T3 gym in Batley Carr, is being held at Still House Farm, where participants will take on a gruelling 5km obstacle course.

Contestants will face hay bales, climb in and out of trenches and plunge into ice cold water before hurling themselves down a 100m water slide in a team challenge for over 16s to help raise funds for Kirkwood Hospice.

There will also be a special challenge for youngsters.

In the past the event has raised over £10,000 for the hospice and organisers will be hoping to push that total higher when the challenge kicks off

Wet and wild ... competitors from last year’s popular T3 Farm Challenge

next Saturday, August 19.

The day starts at 12noon and is set to go on until around 11pm. Tickets are priced at £25 for adults, and £20 for T3 members.

For the kids’ challenge, tickets are £10 and after-party tickets, where local singer Jade Helliwell will be performing, are £5.

They are available from the T3 Wellbeing Centre on

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News In Brief Carjacking suspect fails to attend trial DEWSBURY: An arrest warrant has been issued for a man accused of a knifepoint carjacking.

Liam Rylah, of Knowles Hill Road, did not show up to his scheduled trial at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court last Friday.

The 32-year-old is accused of threatening a young couple with a knife whilst they were driving an Audi A3 on Knowles Hill Road on April 23.

The couple were stopped by a man in the middle of the road and offered help as he appeared distressed The suspect got out a knife and ordered the female driver out before two other men dragged the man from the passenger side.

As well as the car, their laptop, iPhone and iPod were all taken during the alleged robbery.

Rylah faces two charges of robbery and possession of an offensive weapon in public.

Teen had 1,000-plus child porn images GOMERSAL: A teenager has been found with over 1,000 indecent images of children on his computer.

James Turner, 18, of Spen Lane, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images when he appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.

Images included 366 classified as the most serious class A, involving penetrative sexual activity and sexual activities with animals or sadism.

There were 293 images in class B, involving non-penetrative sexual activity.

A further 511 images were deemed class C, which are indecent images not falling into categories A or B. District Judge Michael Fanning Teen committed Turner to Leeds Crown Court for sentencing on August 25.

Bradford Road, or you can sign up online at www.kirkwoodhospice.co.uk/T3.

Other than the main event, there will be a variety of food stalls serving everything from Caribbean food to a bacon buttie along with milkshakes, doughnuts, face painting, a tombola and much more.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/123Kirkwo od or www.t3wellbeing.co.uk

Birstall Library deal completed BIRSTALL Community Centre and Library has been successfully taken over by a group of volunteers.

Kirklees Cabinet have agreed an asset transfer of the building to Birstall Community Holdings Ltd, who have been leasing it since April.

The group, headed by Birstall & Birkenshaw Tory councillor Andrew Palfreeman, submitted a report to the cabinet last Monday, outlining plans for the future of the building. They will now work with the community to give them a say in how the building, on Market Street, will be used.

The centre will have a covenant that restricts it to community use, with up to 30 per cent available for commercial purposes.

It is almost certain that the centre will still be used as a polling station for elections.

Coun Graham Turner, cabinet member for resources, said: “I am delighted that we have been able to successfully transfer the building to Birstall Community Holdings Ltd and that it will go on being of benefit to the local community.

“Knowing that there are people willing to step in to take over such buildings and that they will still be at the heart of the community is great news.

mitment of our workforce and highlighted that they have a clear focus on children – this gives the service a strong foundation to build on.

“Ofsted have also highlighted areas of progress and improvement.

“These include a good understanding of what needs to improve, a focus on the right areas, better working with partners, and a recognition that the local authority is committed to improvement and that we are doing all we can to recruit experienced, high-quality staff.

“As expected Ofsted have also identified areas for development.

It is reassuring that these are all areas that we are already working hard to improve.”

He added: “Our absolute priority is to the children and young people of Kirklees and ensuring that they achieve the best possible outcomes.”

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“I would like to thank Birstall Community Holdings for their commitment to the process of taking over the building and wish them luck for the future.”

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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood

Declaring war on bad weather ATELINE: Tuesday, August 8th 2017, 1.26pm.

Location: Home office, at my desk.

Situation: Huge depression – just like the weather system that seems to have been sitting over England every summer since 1976.

I refuse to put the central heating on at this time of year, however I would light a fire tonight – if only I had a canoe to get down the drive to supply of logs.

I wish I had the constitution of good old Arthur dog.

He poked his nose out of the door this morning, took one sniff at the deluge and promptly turned round and literally (I can only assume) girded his loins, because he still hasn’t been out for his daily constitutional.

He must have innards like a water buffalo (and speak of the devil – I think I just saw one float down the road

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Come to think of it, the rain didn’t do much for Noah (Russell Crowe’s) peaceful demeanour either

towards the river!) To maintain the beastly theme, it’s been raining cats and dogs here since first light. Even Noah’s called it a day.

I keep checking the news bulletins but so far no-one has blamed this incessant downpour on Brexit. It can

only be a matter of time, although if I thought the EU had the power to bequeath us a fair share of their continental sunshine, I’d have voted Remain myself.

But no, it will predictably be global warming that’s ironically to blame for yet

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While people today blame the exodus of polar bears escaping melting icecaps for blowing the jetstream southwards and bringing the current sodden sodding weather, I’d love to know what people blamed for August 20th 1939, when 4.5 inches of rain fell on Blandford in Dorset.

This month in 1939 was beset by thunderstorms and downpours, with lightning causing “considerable loss of life in the London area” according to Met Office papers. Interestingly, a week later we Brits were all heading for Europe too – not for a sun-lounger, but marching off to war with Hitler and Co. The Met Office papers say “rainfall was excessive over

a large area in east and south-east England and the eastern Midlands”. I suspect their boys were the first to sign up and ship out.

NDEED, is it just a coincidence that on July 15th 1914, some 2.5 inches of rain fell on Whitby – reportedly its heaviest downfall in 50 years – and “between the 20th and 28th the weather was influenced by a large depression”.

Hark to this from those same Met Office papers: “On the 29th and 30th, when the depression passed away across North Germany, a large anti-cyclone extended … over the whole of Western Europe.”

You know what happened on July 28th 1914, don’t you?

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany threw the first punch at Russia and on August 4th, after “a considerable quantity of rain” back here in

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Blighty, we offered Kaiser Bill outside. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Now, I’m not quite suggesting that we’ll be trying to retake Calais or Agincourt (let alone Berlin and Rome) unless this damnably miserable weather picks up.

What I will unequivocally, unarguably, irresistibly, slap my thigh and go to the foot of our stairs insist, however, is that the British national mood lifts, nay soars like an angel on the wing, when there’s a bit of sun and blue sky in evidence.

So if those EU schemers in Brussels really do want to pick a fight, whether it’s over Brexit bills, immigration, or simply the cost of a loaf of bread, they might be well advised to check the weather forecast first … because if they don’t like we Brits taking their sun-loungers in Benidorm, they really won’t like us when we’re wet and miserable.

Goodness gracious ... minted S PEAKING of weather, wars and suchlike (see above), I could have kicked the neighbour’s cat when I read the story we have on page 12 today.

It is received wisdom amongst some experts in military strategy, that the first time a nuclear weapon is used in anger – for instance by that North Korean lunatic Kim Jong-un against the US territory of Guam as he is threatening – various hostile states will immediately launch first-strike attacks.

This could see Israel settling its land disputes once and for all, Russia decide that computer hacking isn’t good enough for those loudmouthed Yanks, and India/Pakistan getting ‘proac-

tive’ over the disputed Kashmir region.

I suppose the French could feasibly get themselves overly worked up over Brexit and decide to give us a portion, but knowing them, they’d miss. Possibly blow up Guernsey.

You may fairly ask what on earth that has to do with a bunch of visiting Indian ‘street artists’ running and jumping around Dewsbury market last week.

Well, India is a nuclear power with a military that makes ours look like Dad’s Army.

It is the 6th largest economy on the planet, growing at a rate that makes us look like Greece. That’s why we send it hundreds of millions of pounds

of international aid every year, despite the government pledging to stop.

Yes, there is dire poverty in India – that’ll be their inhumane caste system at work, in tandem with government policy to enforce miserable work/life conditions in order to fuel that economic growth and allow them to build more nukes.

And we help that how exactly? By flying some blokes over here to jump off a piece of scaffolding in front of a handful of puzzled shoppers in the name of ‘culture’?

It must be a nightmare for our highly paid civil servants to find poor people to help – still, good to know that ‘austerity’ has bitten the dust.

Grrrr…

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EGULAR readers will be aware that I’m not entirely enamoured of the level of commitment towards this end of Kirklees by the forces of law and order.

As such I suppose we should be reassured by the crime and public order blitz a range of enforcement agencies collaborated on in Dewsbury at the end of July.

From the story on page 4 it sounds like they filled their boots (and more than a few cells) with a wide range of miscreants.

That’s all well and good, but it does beg a couple of

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questions: Firstly, doesn’t that prove beyond reasonable doubt (got my Midsomer Murders hat on now!) how rife crime is in this area?

Secondly, doesn’t it suggest that we need a constant and visible police presence and not just a token harvesting of the low-lives when it suits the power-that-be to give their crime-solving stats a nudge in the right direction?

Just saying.

FAIRLY chuckled at the story of failed Batley terrorist Ghulam Hussain, jailed for six years for his

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plans to join Islamic State in Syria. Hussain reportedly said he’d rather take a bullet than return to this dump – I can’t imagine his neighbours in Track Road were overchuffed by that insult. Given chance I would like to ask him how he thinks ‘this dump’ got in the state it is?

Considering both his death wish and the life expectancy for IS recruits being about 20 minutes, I would also like to know why on earth we are keeping these scrotes in the comfort and safety of our prisons, rather than leaving them to their grisly (and welcome) fate?

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Drains blow for Bellway

By Zoe Shackleton

Coun Benson at the Balderstone site

THE FIGHT to prevent new homes being built on green fields in Mirfield has stepped up a gear.

Key campaigners from the Project Mirfield community group have secured a meeting with Kirklees planning officers in a bid to stop property developer Bellway Homes building 60 houses on Balderstone Fields, off Wellhouse Lane.

Following a consultation meeting set up by the developers last Wednesday, members of the group became concerned about the drainage system that Bellway had included in their plans.

Bellway have proposed to use a “sustainable urban drainage system”, which

Mirfield councillor Steve Benson believes won’t work.

Coun Benson said: “That design is fine when you have got a lot of flat fields and nobody else about. A lot of these properties lay lower than the fields.

“Seventy per cent of the surface water will be drained to the bottom corner of the field.

The low-lying houses will cop for heavy ground water and flooding because the design cannot take it. The sustainable urban drainage system is a serious design error for this development.

“I want to ask Kirklees to ask Bellway how they are going to provide information to prove they will not damage existing properties.”

Mr Benson, who is a

On yer bike POLICE have taken another nuisance bike off the roads.

One was seized on Bradford Road on Monday after it had been reported hurtling around various locations in Birstall and Batley for a few days by concerned residents.

The West Yorkshire Police off-road bike team followed it for a short distance before the rider made off on foot and the vehicle was seized.

Police posted a picture on their Facebook page and members of the public were happy to see it had been caught.

Beverley Murray wrote: “These people on the bikes are making people’s lives a misery, glad it’s off the streets.”

drainage engineer, said he is going to use the meeting, which is to take place early in September, to present the evidence they have collected against the use of the proposed drainage system.

He said: “We need to be asking Bellway to be sorting out these problems. We need them to prove that they can drain the site without these problems happening.”

Two days after the consultation last week a team came to Balderstone Fields to carry out ground investigation work.

Coun Benson said: “They found shallow coal workings which they did not know were there previously. It is going to be a problem for Bellway.

“In 2014 Bellway went ahead with planning not knowing there were problems underground, but now they have found shallow mine workings.

“How are Bellway going to protect existing residents?”

Another community group, Save Mirfield, are also getting ready to oppose Bellway Homes’s planning application.

Over £1,000 has been pledged

by Mirfield residents to Save Mirfield so that they can hire planning and development experts to help them protect the land.

Chair of Save Mirfield, Cheryl Turner, said: “We aren’t against all developments, but it has to be sustainable and quite frankly, this isn’t.

“We would like people to know that we’re working tirelessly to try and make sure that Mirfield gets a fair deal.”

News In Brief DJ gig is swinging nicely for Graham THORNHILL: Award-winning DJ Graham Lees is to be honoured again for his contribution to the world of swing music.

Graham Lees has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Northwest Western Swing Music Society (NWSMS) in Washington State, USA. The 69-year-old was asked to fly out for the induction in Enumclaw – around 40 miles from Seattle – but cannot attend.

Graham, of Overthorpe Avenue, said: “I’m thrilled to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

My big regret is that I have already booked a family holiday and can’t get there in person.”

He is a presenter on HWD Hospital Radio at Dewsbury District Hospital and also broadcasts online. Last year, Graham travelled to Texas to be crowned DJ of the year by the Cowtown Society of Western Music – the first DJ from outside North America to win the award.

Police dog found burglar in cellar HECKMONDWIKE: A man has been jailed for three years after police found him in the cellar of a house he was burgling.

Travis Neagle appeared at Leeds Crown Court where he admitted burglary and breaching a suspended sentence.

The 23-year-old was under a two-year suspended sentence imposed in April for burglary and theft of a motor vehicle.

He was found by a police dog in the cellar of a house, where the occupants were away, on Leeds Old Road.

Neagle, of Wood Avenue, was in possession of a black Armani man bag, a cufflink, two earrings, a ring and some coins which he had already stolen.

Judge Robin Mairs jailed him for a total of three years.

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I hope I can make a difference to the fight You may all be wondering why would someone in Australia be so interested and feel it important to join the campaign to save the original Whitcliffe Mount school building.

I am an old student when it was a grammar school who emigrated to Australia in 1969.

I have memories which I hold dear from my time at Whitcliffe Mount.

I feel strongly that the historical original building ought to be preserved as a heritage site for future generations.

It could become a museum, a cultural centre, or an art gallery for local artisans.

I appeal to those who want to demolish it to rethink the

Tennis Centre needs support From: Diana Franklin, Wakefield I am writing to ask you to help the people (of all ages) who play tennis at the Batley Sports and Tennis Centre as its future is very much under threat.

I first went to the centre in 1998 to refresh my tennis skills after a gap of 35 years and have, since then, been a regular attender at the ladies’ coaching sesesions and also for a while was a member of the independent Batley ITI Tennis Club based there - the members of which play matches in the local tennis leagues.

I, along with others, travel quite a way to do this – such is my/their devotion to the tennis centre.

Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) is a company which runs several facilities for Kirklees Council and, as far as I can see, it is determined to change the use of the tennis centre in spite of our pleas at meetings with them and a petition signed by nearly 1,000 people to ask them to keep it for tennis.

We understand that one proposal is to use it as a soft-play area, but the people who play tennis are chil-

Letter of the Week: Carole Lutz, NSW, Australia destruction of a magnificent building, a landmark at the top of Whitcliffe Road.

A significant place of learning for over 100 years. It was built with great skill and workmanship and has stood the test of time.

I read that the community raised the funds to build the original building, therefore it should be handed back to the community for prosperity for

future generations for its historical significance.

It ought to be a listed building and should never be demolished. I would like to see my five children and 12 grandchildren travel back to their roots to Yorkshire and see the school I attended and where I grew up.

I visited in 2008 and was overwhelmed with nostalgia when seeing Whitcliffe Mount

dren, women and men.

KAL says that it does not earn them enough money, but to us that is because it is not managed or promoted as it was when I first came to play.

As far as I can see KAL is not listening to us and has made up its mind to carry out its plan in spite of our efforts and whatever we do.

I ask you to help by bringing this all to the notice of the Batley public.

I feel that Kirklees Council should not let the company KAL ride roughshod over us in this way.

Thanking you in anticipation – on behalf of the enthusiastic and long-term players at Batley Tennis Centre.

Not a desirable place to live From: R Holmes, via email I read with interest the recent letters concerning Westborough and I must agree with the author.

I moved away from Westborough last year after living there for several years, and I left because the area was becoming an unpleasant place to live.

I had problems with new neighbours who left their property to

School. If the building was to be demolished then we would all have a huge sense of loss and disappointment.

When I saw there was a petition to save the building I didn't hesitate on going on line to do so. However the format didn't recognise my Australian postcode and so I was unsuccessful.

I contacted the campaigners on Facebook and asked if they could register my name on the petition on my behalf.

I feel so strongly about saving the building I want my voice heard. I sincerely hope I can make a difference and save Whitcliffe Mount original school building from demolition.

deteriorate, and was worried that as others followed suit house prices would be affected.

As it was I did struggle to sell my home and got nowhere near the asking price, and I suspect that was because of the surrounding properties.

I visited an old neighbour in the area recently and noticed all the litter lying in the streets, and yes, Back Brunswick Street is an absolute tip!

It’s a great shame because Westborough used to be a desirable and safe part of Dewsbury to live, but not any more, in my opinion.

Unit closures are not good enough From: John Appleyard, Liversedge Shocking new figures show the deep damage done to the health service

by Tory austerity.

Some 44 per cent of hospital trusts responding to Freedom of Information requests said they had turned away pregnant women due to lack of resources, and the crisis appears to be intensifying.

Across England, hospitals said they had temporarily closed their maternity wards to new admissions

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Public weren’t at meeting You can’t overturn vital From: Wendy Senior, Dewsbury Kirklees decisions

382 times last year, this is not good enough.

From: James Roberts, Scholes, Cleckheaton First rant: I read in your paper that the Batley Tennis Centre continuation is in doubt and the hallowed Graham Turner – who is classed as responsible for asset strategy and resources – states that “Any decision will take into account the impact on the health and well-being of our residents.”

It’s a great shame that he didn’t hold the same values when he sat on the council committee that decided to knock down the Whitcliffe Sports Centre.

As to the people who wish to retain the Whitcliffe school building, I wish you all the best but I am afraid that the steamroller called Kirklees will prevail.

Kirklees will state that they have utilised the consultation process.

It’s a joke, the decisions are made and you cannot overturn them.

Note: I do hope the new cladding on the new school Lego building has passed the required fire safety standards.

Second rant: Can anyone explain to me what the people do who are placed on community service?

All I read is that some haven’t turned up and are issued with another term. Can I suggest that these people are employed clearing our streets and footpaths of weeds and rubbish.

I know we have street cleaners but they would not be put out of a job because the task is never ending.

Third rant: Kirklees should be ashamed of itself. I have seen signs saying ‘Welcome to Kirklees’. Well, when you leave the Chainbar roundabout on the A58 going to Halifax the central reservation is appalling. If you cannot maintain it Kirklees, concrete it over.

Travelling further up on the other side of the same road the footpaths are badly overgrown, the bushes overhang and nearly force you into the road.

It saddens me to write a letter like this after reading Carly Senior’s positive letter about Dewsbury Hospital.

Yes, if you have a clinic appointment you will not notice the difference at the hospital, it is when you need emergency surgery or A&E. For intensive care or high dependency care you will be sent to Pinderfields, there will only be prebooked surgery at Dewsbury Hospital in future.

On August 3 there was an extraordinary governing body meeting with Kirklees CCG and Wakefield CCG for recommendations to consider changes to Dewsbury Hospital services.

This is the last part of ‘Meeting the Challenge’, which started with meetings in all areas of Kirklees so the public could share their views on these changes.

I attended most of the meetings which were advertised in local papers so they were well attended by local people, who came along to try to save services at Dewsbury Hospital. I cannot remember anyone supporting these plans.

The extraordinary governing body meeting at Dewsbury Town Hall was not advertised in our local papers but only on the CCG website.

Dr Kelly, chair of North Kirklees CCG, said he was not obliged to advertise the meeting – there were only four people from the public there.

After watching the commemorations to mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele on television and also seeing Dunkirk at the cinema and realising what our elderly people went through in those dark days, I feel the elderly should be better looked after in our local hospital, which was paid for by local people.

Over the past few years when ‘Meeting the Challenge’ discussions have been going on I have seen elderly people sent to Pinderfields hospital after being turned away from

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News In Brief Drunk gets extra four weeks to dry out MIRFIELD: A drunk has been locked up for another month after breaching an anti-social behaviour order for a second time.

David Newton was subject to a five-year Asbo with 12 prohibitions, including a ban on being drunk in public, which he breached on February 8.

The 47-year-old, of no fixed address, firstly went into the Mirfield branch of Starbucks where he swore at staff and spat on the floor when he was asked to leave. He took a bottle of vanilla syrup before leaving.

Police were then called to Dewsbury Hospital where he had been taken by ambulance, drunk. Magistrates heard that he became aggressive towards staff.

Police also discovered a small bag of cannabis on Newton, who is currently serving a four-month custodial sentence for breaching his Asbo.

He pleaded guilty to breaching the order, disorderly behaviour, theft and possession of a class B drug and was sentenced to four more weeks in custody.

Fifty firefighters at abattoir blaze OSSETT: Around 50 firefighters were needed to put out a blaze at an abattoir.

West Yorkshire Fire Service sent six engines to the scene at Yorkshire Halal Meat Suppliers Limited, just off Wakefield Road. The fire was reported shortly before 6pm last Thursday after it broke out in a two-storey building on the site.

One hose reel and a large jet were used to put out the fire and the building was cleared of smoke with a high-powered fan.

A spokesman said firefighters from Ossett, Wakefield, Dewsbury, Hunslet and Normanton had attended along with supporting crews.

Friday August 11, 2017

Monte Carlo or bust for charity rally team

By Zoe Shackleton FOUR men are gearing up for the road trip of a lifetime to Monaco – in a £300 car they bought off the internet.

The team are setting off from Dewsbury next Thursday in the Ford Focus as part of the ‘Two Ball Banger Rally’. They will drive through nine countries in four days in aid of charity.

The team is made up of Heckmondwike man Jack Parker, Dewsbury pair Ashley Cutting and Paul Holloway and Dan Smith, who is from Manchester.

They are raising money for Marie Curie.

Jack, 28, said: “We were interested in doing some-

thing as a group to do some fundraising. Ash raises a lot of money for Marie Curie so we decided to see how much we could raise. I think we’ll go over the target (of £700).

We’ve already raised £665.”

They have given the car a makeover, painting it neon with hundreds of vinyl stickers on the bonnet, in the hope it will be “the most obnoxious and unattractive car (and team!) to ever take part in the rally.”

Jack added: “I don’t think the car will make it back! We are going to try and get it scrapped when we get there and then we are flying back from Nice.”

There are over 50 cars taking part in the rally, with a

route that goes through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and on to Monte Carlo.

Vehicles can either be a banger worth no more than £567, or a car of the team’s choosing.

The rally also involves daily team challenges.

Jack added: “We’re really looking forward to it. We’re going to have a whale of a time. We’ve got a rota to divvy up the driving, as well as the navigation duties!”

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HUNDREDS of pounds were raised at Asda in Dewsbury to help a local food bank.

More than 20 volunteers helped with the collection for Batley Food Bank last Saturday, and over 18 crates of food were also donated.

The event was launched by the deputy Mayor of Kirklees, Coun Gwen Lowe and her consort, Ken Lowe. They were joined by Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin, who chose Batley Food Bank as her ‘charity of the month’ for July 2017.

Ms Brabin said: “My heart is with Batley Food Bank because they do an amazing job.

“In my surgeries I have been recommending people to go to the food bank who have been at the point of collapse, and it really does help.”

Sharon Kingswood, community champion at Asda, organised the event and said: “I am very heartened by the community coming together and helping those in need.”

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All smiles for Mason!

From page 8 Dewsbury Hospital as emergency surgery is not available there any more.

I heard yesterday of an elderly lady saying: “Don’t say I have to go to Pinderfields Hospital – I am not going there.”

I have seen over the past six years a massive deterioration to these services. This should not be happening.

The CCG board have not agreed the final changes yet as ambulance services are safely ready for this.

We still have divides in UK From: R Spreadbury, Liversedge It is 70 years ago this year that India was partitioned following the British exit.

This triggered the Hindus and Muslims to turn on each other and resulting death toll was two million men women and children butchered.

The world has seen similar civil wars ever since, from Cambodia to Rwanda to Bosnia

to name only a few notorious ones.

All conflicts are driven by politicians exploiting the difference and incompatibility between various groupings: ethnic, cultural, religious, political or social.

The UK is not immune from these basic differences.

We have major economic inequality between the haves and have-nots.

London has become, for all intents and purposes, a city state, dependant on cheap foreign workers to service its population. It drains resources and talent from the rest of the country, hence creating the NorthSouth divide.

We have North-South inequality in career opportunity, expectations, life quality and longevity.

We have certain areas of the country where cultural incompatibility is becoming a problem. This being caused by a misguided politically-correct multicultural policy.

We have a polarised political system.

And now we even have the Momentum loons trying to set the young against the baby

boomers!

The UK has an economy whose growth is driven by consumer debt.

This is fuelled by banks lending against property values, which, by virtue of this economic model, must increase in value. This precipitates a house price boom.

The rental sector is driven by the selling-off of council houses and the resulting buy-to-let boom.

This has been exacerbated by companies opting out of decent pension schemes, which has driven the better-paid middle class to use buy-to-let as their pension pot.

So, Momentum, escalating house prices and rentals are a result of government policy from both left and right and not some nefarious plan by baby boomers to fleece the young.

Papering over the fractures in society with a mixture of platitudes, rhetoric and new age affirmations rather than tackle head on the root causes is no answer.

This just stokes up deep seated resentment which can easily be turned into violent conflict for political ends.

Cleckheaton White Watch and Technical Rescue with (front L-R) Mason Faulkner, Claire Taylor, Andy Booth, Elliott Faulkner and Jonathan Evans CLECKHEATON firefighters were able to make a young Huddersfield Town fan's dream come true as they organised a special treat.

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News In Brief Card scammer gets second chance NORTH KIRKLEES: A drug addict who pretended to pay for goods with a membership card has been given a chance to turn his life around with a rehabilitation programme instead of prison.

Darren Shaw, of Birstall, was caught when he tried to use his William Hill membership card on one occasion at the selfservice checkout at Asda in Dewsbury.

He pleaded guilty to three thefts at the Mill Street West store between June 26 and 30, during which time he took almost £300-worth of goods.

The 35-year-old was found with opiates and cocaine in his system after being arrested.

District Judge Michael Fanning sentenced him to a nine-month drug rehabilitation programme, and he has to pay £165 compensation for the goods not recovered by the store.

Ex-boyfriend broke banning order BATLEY: A man sent texts to his ex-girlfriend despite being banned from contacting her.

Christopher Jones, of New Ing Mills, was not allowed to contact his former partner after denying charges of assault, in which he is accused of striking her with his mobile phone and biting her cheek.

The 31-year-old ignored the bail conditions and sent her several texts, one which said: “You won’t cope with my solicitor being at your throat and if you have a go it’ll lead to deep s***.”

He pleaded guilty to breaching his bail conditions and was released on the same conditions as before, ahead of his trial in October.

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A tick for the Cross A LIVERSEDGE pub has won a real ale accolade for the first time in 20 years.

The Cross Keys pub, on Halifax Road, was awarded the Campaign for Real Ale Heavy Woollen Pub of the Season prize for summer 2017.

David and Vicky Winter took over the pub two years ago when it was in need of a revamp and have had their hard work rewarded with the prestigious award.

It is the Cross Keys’ first recognition since being named in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 20 years

ago.

Vicky said: “None of this would have happened without the hard work of our team at the pub and the support of the locals.”

Since taking over, Vicky and David have ensured that the real ales keep flowing with three on hand pump most weekends.

They have also put David’s background as a chef to good use and introduced a new menu.

The award was presented by CAMRA branch chairman Andy Kassube (pictured).

Stunt performers travel from India for Dewsbury show

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By Steve Martyn SOME of India’s top free-runners put on a ‘parkour’ performance in Dewsbury market last week.

Parkour Circle, from Chennai, travelled thousands of miles from home thanks to a

partnership with the British Council’s cultural exchange programme called Re:Imagine India.

They teamed up with professional parkour performers The Urban Playground Team, from Brighton.

Free-runners perform James Bond-style stunts and are comfortable running over rooftops, moving as fast as possible over a variety of obstacles.

Dewsbury-based Creative Scene, which brings cultural performance events to the North Kirklees area, brought them to the town with Arts Council England funding.

The team also held workshops with local youngsters in Dewsbury Town Hall in the run-up to the show on Saturday, and four of them

FLYING HIGH: The parkour performers in Dewsbury PHOTOS: ROGER MOODY performed with the experts.

Crowds and market traders enjoyed the energetic performance of Indian STEAM, which tells the imagined life of an ancient steam locomotive, built in Britain and shipped to India.

Alister O’Loughlin, of the

Urban Playground Team said: “We have had a tremendous reception in Dewsbury.

We invited members of the public to have a go at parkour on our special skeleton steam train rig, which was set up for the performance and they did great.”

Disabled get in on the act...

A NEW activity course for wheelchair users has been launched in Mirfield.

On Monday, Little Deer Wood at Shepley Bridge became home to Yorkshire’s first ‘low ropes course’ which gives young people with disabilities the chance to try something a little different.

The course is the newest addition to Little Deer Wood Activity Centre, which provides a wide range of accessible outdoor activities and is where many young people

train for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Denise Bedford, manager of the Kirklees DofE Award, said: “Around 40 young people with disabilities, who are currently staying at the centre for the Wild Activities Challenging Kirklees Young People (WACKY) programme, had the first go on the course. They absolutely loved it. Everybody had a smile on their faces.

“Because you can ramp up the different degrees of difficulty by wearing blind-

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The activity centre is run by the Kirklees DofE Trust and offers both land and water-based activities for those with physical, learning or sensory disabilities.

The Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre’s Stepping Stones Appeal helped fund the new low ropes course, as medical staff will use it to treat patients who have been injured in conflict zones.

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News In Brief Taxi journey to his ex sees man fined CLECKHEATON: A man was banned from going to his ex's home but disregarded the rules when he drove past her address in a taxi.

As part of a non-molestation order Monty Graham was not allowed near his former partner's house, but on April 23 he was seen outside it in a taxi.

The 43-year-old was also out on bail awaiting sentence for disclosing a private sexual photograph when he was seen outside the house.

Kirklees magistrates heard that Graham had been picked up from his home in Cleckheaton and driven to the pub, via the house.

Graham, of Mount Street, was ordered to pay a £150 fine, £85 court costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

Drunk driver caught twice over limit LIVERSEDGE: A Dewsbury man is to appear in court accused of driving dangerously when he was drunk.

Lee Cass, was caught driving on Headlands Road in Liversedge on June 26.

The defendant, of Albion Street, was reportedly more than twice over the legal limit of 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – he had 72 microgrammes.

Cass also faces charges of using a vehicle without insurance and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

As he is already a serving prisoner, his case was adjourned so that he can be brought in front of magistrates from custody.

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Leyland remembered in Mike’s biography

By Steve Martyn A CHANCE remark nearly 20 years ago from Liversedge woman Jayne Barber to Press sports writer and historian Mike Popplewell, has resulted in the first biography of pre-war Yorkshire and England cricketer Maurice Leyland.

Jayne, a painter and decorator, was doing some family history research and asked Mike if he had ever heard of Maurice Leyland. “Of course,” said Gomersal-based Mike. “Why?” “He was my granny’s cousin,” she explained.

“I said I would try and find a biography to fill in some family history for her but then found that no-one had ever written one,” Mike told The Press.

So began a journey that took him as far as Australia looking for information on Maurice.

But after putting a 60,000-word story of his life together, Mike, having discovered that publishers were more interested in business plans than the writing, left the story on a computer disc and, until the start of this year, forgot about it.

“I heard from an old friend that someone was planning to write a biography of Maurice so I offered my work for them to use as research,” Mike recalled.

“But Mark Rowe from the Association of Cricket Statisticians said ‘let’s have a look at what you’ve written.

There’s no point me writing a biography if you’ve already done it.’

“To cut a long story short, my

Left: Maurice Leyland with cricket legend Sir Don Bradman.

Right: Jayne Barber with her grandmother Mercy and the new book

manuscript was accepted as part of the ACS ‘Lives in Cricket’ series and went to print at the end of last month.”

Maurice, who was born and lived most of his life in Harrogate, had only limited connections with the Heavy Woollen district.

He played on the old Dewsbury and Savile ground for Yorkshire and had a cousin, Herbert Kaye, who was the minister at Birstall Congregational Church in the 1950s.

But, for cricket fans between the wars he played a pivotal role in the Yorkshire and England teams and proved a particular bugbear to the Australians including a crucial role in Douglas Jardine’s team in the infamous Bodyline series of 193233.

Jayne, though confessing no real interest in cricket, was delighted to be reading all about her family.

Her great grandma was the sister of Maurice’s mother, and, last week, when she took the book to her 94-year-old grandmother,

named Mercy after Maurice’s mother, the memories came flooding back.

• Copies of the book ‘Lives in Cricket – Maurice Leyland’ are available from Mike Popplewell (Tel: 01274 864674) priced £15

Pharmacy trip inspires MP DEWSBURY MP Paula Sherriff has vowed to renew her fight against cuts to the NHS after visiting a pharmacy in Ravensthorpe.

The Labour MP went to Eye Pharmacy on Huddersfield Road to look at the problems facing pharmacies following recent NHS funding squeezes.

Ms Sherriff said: “It was a pleasure to meet the team at Eye Pharmacy.

Community pharmacies play an important role in relieving the growing pressure on GP and A&E services.

“Listening to the valuable work they do and the challenges they face, my

MP Paula Sherriff (centre) with Iftikhar Gulfraz (pharmacist owner - right) and Ruth Buchan (CEO, Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire – left) at Eye Pharmacy in Ravensthorpe determination is renewed to fight the short-sighted Government cuts which threaten these essential community services.”

Pharmacist Iftikhar Gulfraz said: “Community pharmacy teams are a trusted and very accessible part of primary care.

“We are the first port of call for healthcare for many people and our regular patients and the wider community really rely on us.

“We provide much more than a great value dispensing service - we give people information, advice and interventions without the need to wait for an appointment.

“Many of the services we offer, such as home delivery, are a real help to some of the most vulnerable people in Ravensthorpe.”

Ms Sherriff and Mr Gulfraz also discussed the wider impacts NHS funding cuts could have on health and care services.

Bus fares ‘set to rise under Tories’ BATLEY & SPEN MP Tracy Brabin has again criticised the Government as recent figures revealed that bus fares will increase over the next few years.

Labour claim that research has shown if the current Conservative Government continues with its plans for the bus industry, then in the next five years fares will rise to 59 per cent more than 2010.

Labour's analysis also states that there will be a reduction of nearly 5,000 bus

routes between 2010 and 2022, while falling operating costs and rising revenue caused by higher fares will lead to growing profits for private bus companies.

Cuts to bus routes will see passenger numbers fall by 13 per cent compared to 2010, with the number of elderly and disabled passengers using local bus services in England falling by nearly 20 per cent.

Ms Brabin said: “The Tories' policy of deregulating bus services has been a total

failure. In Yorkshire and the Humber we have seen fares rise as patronage has plummeted.

“In Yorkshire and the Humber bus passenger journeys have fallen from 358 million in 2010/11, to 330 million in 2015/16.

“Labour will give London-style powers to regulate buses to passengers in Yorkshire and the Humber, so that bus services can be run in the interests of passengers.”

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Not long to wait for the best yet!

THERE’S just over a week left until the annual Mirfield Show opens – and this year promises to be the best yet.

Returning for its 22nd year to the Mirfield Show Ground, organisers hope to beat last year’s attendance record of 10,000 visitors.

And, with the help of old favourites and two new star attractions for 2017, this year’s show is set to be bigger and better than ever.

A Pedal Power vs Parkour show will be held in a display that combines trial riders and gymnasts showcasing tricks and stunts.

The Band of the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service will also be returning to Mirfield for a slot after playing at a number of high-profile events, including for the Queen and other members of the Royal Family.

The show’s head of bookings, Jonathan Evans, said: “As well as the main ring attractions, this year’s show will feature plenty of

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“Our field stalls have something for everyone, and food stalls to suit all appetites.

“The 2017 show will once again host a minimusic festival showcasing local acts from around Yorkshire.

“We would encourage everyone to make time on show-day to catch a song or two, and support some fantastic emerging artists.”

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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 SATURDAY AUGUST 12 SCHOLES AND HIGHTOWN Meet at 10.30am at Cleckheaton Town Hall (BD19 3RJ, SE191253) No dogs please 7 miles – moderate Contact: Geoff 01422 379 921 geoff.terry11@btinternet.com

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DEWSBURY Bus Museum stages its annual spectacular this weekend at The Mill Outlet on Bradford Road.

A variety of stalls will be selling transport-related memorabilia, books, models and DVDs, alongside a static display of vintage buses – including a model from as far back as 1948.

There is fun for all the family with the chance to climb through a cave bus, meet some owls and have a free donkey ride.

Bus services from The Mill will be running all day - Service 3 will go via Dewsbury (South Street) to the Bus Museum in Ravensthorpe and Service 4 will go via Wilton Park to Birstall Market Place – and there will be at least one departure every 10 minutes.

Programme booklets are only £3, including all timetables, route details and vehicle allocations.

The booklets also entitle you to admission into the museum building.

The museum building, on Foundry Street, is open from 10.30am-4.30pm, whilst the family activities at The Mill run from 12-4pm.

Walkers up for whale of a time WALKERS with the Dewsbury and District Rambling Club have a busy week to look forward to after a scenic walk from Skelmanthorpe last Wednesday.

A group of 35 ramblers walked along Pilling Lane towards Scissett.

The 5.5-mile walk went through the Dearne Way, past Bagden Hall and down to Kitchenroyd before returning to Skelmanthorpe along the Kirklees Way. Three walks are planned for this coming week. The first is tomorrow (Sat) in Burnsall and walkers are asked to meet Tony Glover at 9.30am on Link Road, Dewsbury.

The next walk is set for this Sunday in Ilkley – it is a 9am meet at Wellington Road car park in Dewsbury.

Then there is an extra treat on Wednesday (August 16) as ramblers can enjoy a fish and chip tea at the Wetherby Whaler in Wakefield after the walk.

Walkers are asked to meet at the restaurant on Calder Island Way at 2pm, non-walkers are to meet in the same place at 5pm.

Get in contact with Margaret Chamberlain for this one, on 01924 518138.

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16 A FIGURE OF 8 FROM CLECKHEATON Meet at 11am at Cleckheaton Town Hall (BD19 3RH, SE191254) 7 miles – moderate Contact: Jim 01924 469 700 janderegan@hotmail.co.uk

Batley set to soar over Bank Holiday PETER PAN is flying into Batley for a swashbuckling adventure over the Bank Holiday weekend.

An ambitious outdoor production of the children’s classic story will be taking place at Bagshaw Museum and in Wilton Park, organised by the Wrongsemble theatre company and Creative Scene.

Pan in the Park will see three performances on Sunday, August 27 and again on Monday, August 28.

The fun starts at Bagshaw Museum and then the audience will follow the actors down through the woods as they perform the show, based on the original story of Peter Pan, but with a twist.

Elvi Piper, artistic director of Leeds-based Wrongsemble and cameoing as the crocodile, said: “As a big kid who refuses to grow up myself, I’ve always loved the story of Peter Pan. “Who wouldn’t be excited by a story packed full of pirates, fairies, and mermaids, on an island where children make the rules, and there’s not a single grown-up to make you tidy your room or go to bed? It’s a tale with something for everyone.”

The team are now in rehearsals and have been warmly welcomed in Batley.

Elvi added: “Everyone has been so enthusiastic and instrumental in helping us make this show happen in their amazing park.

“There’s just something magical about this place – no pixie dust required.”

Vicky Holliday, producer at Creative Scene, which brings culture, art and performance to Dewsbury, Batley and Spen, said: “This is a brand-new imagining of Peter Pan – it’s modern, energetic and outdoors.

“The audience will be a part of the action from start to finish, without them it can’t happen.

“All of your favourite characters will be there – but maybe not quite as you’d imagine them.”

The performance of Peter Pan is designed to compliment the beauty of the park.

Audiences will be wearing headphones for the duration of the show, with actors using

radio microphones, so they can follow the performers as they move through the park.

All the actors are from West Yorkshire and performances start on Sunday August 27 at

11am, 1.30pm and 4pm, with the same show times on Monday.

Tickets are now on sale from www.creativescene.org.uk and are priced at £5, or £16 for a family of four.

Arts group opens doors ahead of new season DEWSBURY Arts Group will be opening its doors on Saturday September 9, between 12.30pm and 3pm as part of the ‘Heritage Open Days’ scheme.

There will be the opportunity to explore behind the scenes at the Artspace, on Lower Peel Street,

which is a former Victorian Quaker meeting house.

You can learn more about the group and there will be exhibitions, performances, refreshments and more.

The Arts Group’s new season opens with the funny and poignant play ‘Entertaining Angels’ by

Richard Everett, with performances on September 30 and from October 2-7.

This is followed by ‘The Best of Act It – Sing it’, running from October 19-21, which couples musical items from the best of Broadway and the West End, together with their source material.

Sweeney Todd ONE OF the darkest musicals ever written will be performed at Cleckheaton Town Hall later this month.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London to take revenge on a corrupt judge who ruined his life.

When revenge eludes him, Sweeney enlists the help of his landlady Mrs Lovett, a down-on-her-luck pie shop owner. And horror ensues....

Performed by the Elite Theatre Company, the show runs between August 22 and August 26.

Each evening the show will start at 7.30pm and there will be a matinee at 2.30pm as well as an evening show on Saturday August 26. Tickets are priced at £18 for adults, £16 for concessions.

Tickets are available at www.elitetheatrecompany.co.uk.

New members are always welcome to the group, whether you are interested in acting, set design and building, lighting, costumes, front of house or the visual arts.

For more information on the new season, the open day or how to join, go to www.dewsburyartsgroup. info.

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G4 star Jonathan Ansell and Ann USICAL theatre leading men and X Factor stars Jonathan Ansell and Rhydian Roberts have joined forces for the first time to create a dramatic and spine-tingling concert.

Jonathan, who lives in Leeds, tells me: “We are both from the X Factor and so understand the road to success quite well, plus I have always admired his voice and figured that he and I would make great music together. I just hope fans will feel the same.”

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FORMER EastEnders actress Tracy Ann Oberman tells me about her new role in a classic musical. “I’ve just opened in the legendary Fiddler on the Roof at the Chichester Festival Theatre,” she said. “I’m excited, people think when you’re in a soap that is it, but most soap actresses are multi-talented, and hopefully I am proving this.”

KELSEY GRAMMER, who starred in TV classics Cheers and Frasier, has been booked to make his London theatre debut in the premiere of American musical ‘Big Fish’.

Directed by former EastEnders actor Nigel Harman, Kelsey tells me: “I can carry a tune.” He starred in the musicals La Cage Aux Folles and Finding Neverland in New York, and the new show opens this autumn.

DID you know Poldark star Aidan Turner took up ballroom and Latin American dancing at the age of six, and represented his country for 10 years? He tells me he hasn’t been asked to do Strictly, and if he was, he wouldn’t do it! Or as they all say, “Not quite now, but who knows when the series is over...”

© Maycon Pictures LEE RYAN will make his return to EastEnders. The Blue singer made his Albert Square debut in April as bad lad barman Woody Woodward, leaving in May under a dark cloud. Now Lee is back filming at Elstree and tells me: “This time it’s for a longer stint, but I am just glad to be back and working again.”

MEN Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey has said he “hated” working on the BBC show Waterloo Road. He revealed: “I was angry on set every day, because the quality of the scripts was so awful. And I was tied into it, so it was like being forced.”

Others on the show deny this was the case, and enjoyed their stint on the highly-rated drama.

COMEDIAN and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax says she will never live her interview down with Donald Trump. “You have to remember, back then he was just Donald, even though he behaved like he was running the world,” she said. “I know that President Donald, and Madonna will be the ones that people remember the most.”

MAUREEN LIPMAN played Lillian Spencer in Coronation Street 15 years ago now, but admits she would love to go back. “I think the show is part of the fabric of life,” she said. “I can see it still going on in some form 100 years from now.” Maureen’s husband of course, Jack, also wrote many of the early episodes.

FORMER Chancellor Lord Lamont admits his ballroom skills will never be good enough for a TV show. He told me: “I was asked to go on Strictly Come Dancing, and my secretary declined

on my behalf at that time. I was a tad annoyed, but could I ever be as good as Ed Balls? I don’t think so.”

DANCING On Ice is to return for the first time in three years. The show, which sees celebrities battling it out to become ice skating experts, will return to our screens in 2018. ITV, having no faith in the show returning, have booked lots of their own ‘stars’ which include Katie Price and an actor from Coronation Street. Torville and Dean will again be on hand to wipe away the tears.

VETERAN TV newsreader Richard Whitmore, spent 24 years in the BBC newsroom before leaving to focus on acting and writing. He also found fame via South Pacific, dance routines and singing on The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show of 1977. Now he has his own book out called ‘Didn’t You Used To Be Richard Whitmore?’. He tells me: “I am still very busy.”

JUDGE RINDER is moving over to Channel Four for his next series. The ‘judge’, who started life out as a budding actor, admits: “I can’t quite believe how my showbiz career has taken off, but I am loving it and think that this could even lead to some success in the US.” FOR 25 years acting legend David Suchet played Agatha Christie’s most famous character, Detective Hercule Poirot. Now he tells me he still misses the role, and wishes in a way that someone would write some new stories. “I think we did them all, and I am so happy we did, but yes he became such a part of me and as such you do miss them. It’s like a friend,” he said.

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Batley Festival’s a wheelie good idea!

BATLEY FESTIVAL is just around the corner, and the community is rallying round in an attempt to make it the best yet.

Returning for its sixth year on September 9, the festival is the biggest date on Batley’s calendar and involves a year-round effort from a strong team of organisers and volunteers.

The Market Place will be buzzing with residents and those who have come from further afield, as the festival has welcomed up to 6,000 people in recent years.

Crowds will be treated to an line-up of fun-filled performances, entertainment and events – the bulk of which are taking place in the Market Place between 11am and 5pm.

Artist Kate Sully, who is holding workshops in the town making decorations for the festival, said: “We have been busy decorating wheels at numerous workshops.

“The idea behind this is harking back to the textile industry Batley is famous for, in particular ‘shoddy’, which is the oldest form of recycling and up-cycling old wool into new yarn.

“We are using recycled bike wheels and decorating them with a mixture of textiles/beads to brighten up the festival site and inspire the public to both get involved in making and

come along to the event.”

Kate will also be holding sessions at The Old People’s Centre, Batley Bulldogs and Batley Library later this month.

There will be sessions where the public can join in with festival preparations at Wilton Park near the café and bowling green on Sunday, August 27 from 11am-4pm.

The Indian Muslim Welfare Society (IMWS), off Track Road, Batley, will also host a session where the public can join in, at its family event at the Eid Bazaar on Monday, August 28 from 11am-5pm.

The family-friendly festival will have an array of around 40 stalls selling home-made goods, activities

for all ages plus performances from professional visiting artists and entertainers.

Community groups will be performing on the open-air main stage, with a special show from The Sarah Taylor School of Dance and more groups are yet to be named.

Over the weekend, there will also be a visit from IOU Theatre and their converted double-decker bus presenting Rear View – a show that takes the audience on a ride as two poets take you on a moving adventure.

Performances will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (September 8-10) and tickets can be purchased at www.creative scene.org.uk.

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(2197) Gold-coloured watch, Rolex Quartz (not real thing), expanding strap £10. Tel 01274 877306.

(2197) Two sets of stainless steel studs, 1 small + 1 large set, £7 for both. Tel 01274 877306. (2197)

CHILDREN’S GOODS/ TOYS Pampero child’s seat, Isofix, group 1 (9 months to 4 years), very sturdy, used twice only. Cost £110 new, just £60. Tel 01924 444000.

(2184) ICandy Apple pram/carrycot/pushchair seal and rain cover. Converts to 3 wheeler (wheel included) Black in colour. Absolutely beautiful, in excellent condition, £120. Tel 01274 870164 (Gomersal). (2181) Mothercare travel cot £10 no offers, buyer collects.

Tel 07952 526527 (Batley) (2177) Mamas & Papas cotbed and mattress in excellent condition. Purchase price paid £300, grandchild used when here from USA. Selling price £120 Tel 01924 490266. (2178)

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floor tile/grout adhesive £25 ono. Tel 07909 742005.

(2171) 1 x 10kg bag Bostik self leveller, also part bag £10 ono. Tel 07909 742005.

(2171) ELECTRICAL LCD television in excellent working order with remote control and stand. TV has Scart and HDMI inputs for Sky and DVD player, £25.

Can deliver. Tel 01924 471758. (2175) Due to house move beige Hotpoint fridge/ freezer (small freezer section), in good condition, £35. Buyer collects Mirfield area Tel 07709 107876. (2169) Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner, five years old, rarely used.

Like new, bargain £99.99 ono. Tel 01274 877306.

(2166) Motor Home/caravan TV extension lead 20m £15. Tel 07939 599381. (2165) ENTERTAINMENT Casino Black Jack shoe and 400 playing chips, plus portable table top gaming board, new £20 ono. Tel 01274 876814 (Gomersal area) (2193) FASHION Black dress, evening/ prom, full-length. Pretty diamond patterning on front, £40 ono, size 10/12, not worn, cost £200. Tel 01274 877306. (2176) Dark blue cruise/ evening / prom dress, layered, size 10-12, never worn £50 ono, was £300. Reason for sale put on weight. Tel 01274 877306. (2176) Ladies’ 3/4 coat, size small, cream, JBC collection.

Cost £40, would like £10 ono, worn once. Tel 01274 877306. (2176) Ladies’ 3/4 coat, size 8, cream astrakhan make.

Was £50, now £12 ono.

Never worn. Tel 01274 877306. (2176) Ladies’ black jacket, size small, never worn, NL collection. Was £40, will accept £12ono. Tel 01274 877306. (2176)

DIY Assortment of antique, black, wrought iron fittings for doors: handles, letter boxes, knockers, bolts, dummy hinges etc etc, 20+ pieces in total. Good condition £30. Tel Batley 01924 472043. (2167)

Windsmore ladies black, full length pure wool coat, size 16 £10. Tel 01924 470866 (2157)

Johnson wall tiles 150 x 75 x 15mm 0.3 sq yd per box (22 tiles per box) x 8 boxes, matt stonework colour, cost £11 per box, accept £5 per box. Tel 07909 742005. (2171)

Ladies’ 3/4 coat, Marks & Spencer, size 16, removable hood £8. Tel 01924 470866 (2157)

Floor tiles 200mm x 200mm x 12mm, three boxes, approx 3 sq mtrs, off-white (rippled) + one 10kg bag

Ladies’ Danimac 3/4-length coat, medium size 14, removable hood £8. Tel 01924 470866 (2157)

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Ladies’ full length, pure wool coat in red, size 14 £10. Tel 01924 470866 (2157)

Hotpoint built-in electric double oven, black, fan assisted. Used 1week 1 month, immaculate, offers over £180. (New kitchen forces sale.) Contact 07802 460630. (2187)

Blue evening dress, small 14/16 in blue, beaded front panel, never worn £25.

01924 470866 (2157) FURNITURE Two-seater settee and two matching armchairs, conservatory style, good condition £40. Buyer to collect.

Tel 01274 876997. (2188)

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Rotary dryer Minky 45m, rarely used. Boxed – bargain at £10, no offers, buyer collects. Tel 07952 526527 (Batley). (2177)

Metal filing cabinet, four drawers, very good condition, two keys working lock £20. Tel 01924 477980/ 07708 937985. (2168)

Two hardwood boat shuttles, steel tips, unused.

Sizes approx. 14 inches £12, and 20 inches £18; as used locally in the days of the local textile & carpet manufacturing industries.

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MOBILITY Travelite folding wheelchair in a bag, can take on aircraft, £85 ono. Tel 01924 445040 (Batley) (2152) Monarch Solax fold-down mobility scooter in blue, with lithium battery and charger, will fit into car boot £849 ono. Tel 01924 445040 (Batley) (2152) Folding quad walker/ stroller with wide seat, shopping box, brakes & backrest.

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(2192) Golf clubs with golf bag and stand. 11 irons, putters, drivers etc, with 12 new golf balls £25. Tel 01274 876814 (Gomersal area) (2193) Karrimor Panther 65L rucksack. Aluminium frame, padded shoulder straps, very good condition £20.

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CRICKET WITH MIKE POPPLEWELL

Geldart’s knock leads to a big win HANGING HEATON returned to the top of the Bradford Premier League Premier Division in style with a convincing win over previous leaders Farsley.

They now have to be careful to avoid slipping up in tomorrow’s derby clash at Mount Pleasant against Batley.

A magnificent best of the season for Callum Geldart set the Bennett Lane men on their way to a 163-run victory over in-form Farsley.

He reached 176 off 144 balls in an innings which included 22 fours and five sixes.

Despite the absence of lead-

ing run maker Nick Connolly, the Hanging Heaton innings finally closed on 311 for five, having been 23 for two.

It was a total the visitors never looked like chasing down.

The architect of Farsley’s demise was undoubtedly overseas spinner Muhammed Rameez, whose 6-47 included the removal of the complete middle order.

Four of those wickets fell with the score on 112.

Batley continue their fight for Premier Division survival tomorrow.

In their last game, half centuries from Muhammed

TOP-SCORER: Nicholson hit 71 for Cleckheaton Abubakar Khan (53) and Muhammed Tahir (50) helped Batley to 205 against Pudsey St Lawrence, but the home side cruised to a nine-wicket win to leave Batley third

from bottom, just 13 points above Cleckheaton.

Cleckheaton’s woeful campaign shows no sign of improvement as they crashed at home to Townville.

This defeat further damaged their confidence ahead of a crucial derby against fourth-bottom East Bierley tomorrow.

Wicket keeper Mally Nicholson gave the Cleckheaton score some respectibility, making a top scoring 71 out of the 192 for six total. Townville opener Jonathan Booth made an unbeaten 110 to steer his side home with seven wickets and five overs to spare.

Bierley’s Umer Yaqoob (521) and Amar Rashid (4-16) bowled out Pudsey Congs for 102.

This was supported by long -serving keeper Mark Gill,

who hit 44 not out at the top of the innings to secure a vital win.

The victory keeps them out of the relegation places and Congs deeper in trouble at the bottom.

Congs are sure to be wary of tomorrow’s visit from fourth-placed neighbours St Lawrence.

Third-placed Woodlands stayed on the tails of Hanging Heaton and Farsley after recovering from a disastrous start to complete an 81run victory at Bradford and Bingley.

They now face a visit from mid-table Lightcliffe tomorrow.

Hartshead enjoy nine-wicket haul Champ One hots up IT IS over 40 years since Hartshead Moor had their name on the Bradford League honours board, a Second Division title in 1974, but the merger with the Central Yorkshire League and subsequent reorganisation of the Cup Competitions has paved the way for a tilt at the Jack Hampshire Cup. On Sunday they are at Pudsey Congs’ Britannia Ground to take on Conference leaders Wakefield St Michaels in the Jack Hampshire final.

As current runaway leaders of the Bradford League’s Championship Two, Moor must be hot favourites, but surprise defeats recently will have made sure there is no complacency in the camp.

St Michaels are going very well in the Conference, but Buttershaw St Pauls have found it difficult to adjust to the next level after stepping up from the Conference this season.

The Wakefield men will clearly have to be at their very best to match Moor if the Championship Two side are at anything like full strength.

While they are still 69 points clear at the top of their division, Hartshead will be keen to maintain their winning league run going into the final and a visit from relegation-threatened Hopton Mills is their next hurdle in the title race.

It took just 32.1 of the 100 available overs for Moor to complete a nine-wicket win at Idle in their last game, skipper Danny Squire (5-16) and Iain Wardlaw (5-27) bowling the home side out for just 49.

That five-wicket haul was the seventh of the season for Scottish international Wardlaw and it took his overall league tally to 59 for the season in 14 games, with a strike rate of a wicket every 17 balls.

Half centuries from Chris Scott (62) and John Bowett (55) helped

Hopton Mills to a welcome, and comfortable, win over Carlton in their last game, but they are still only 12 points ahead of bottom-club Spen Victoria and six in front of second-bottom Brighouse.

As for the cup final prospects, a one-wicket win in a low-scoring game against newcomers Windhill and Daisy Hill was hardly the encouragement St Michaels were looking for, but in skipper Mark Atkinson (64 not out and 2-11) they clearly have a man to watch.

In the relegation battle, Hopton Mills will no doubt have one eye on events at Brighouse, who take on fourth-bottom Idle, and at Carlton where Spen Victoria will be hoping to improve on last week’s three-wicket defeat at home to Altofts and secure a fourth win of the season.

As it stands only Championship One side Birstall have won less games in the entire League than Spen have.

RACING PREVIEW BY MIKE SMITH

Striking a Vibrant Chord in the cup T HE SHERGAR CUP does not make for much of a betting contest, but racing’s answer to Twenty20 cricket has some potentially eye-catching performers on show.

The Charlie Hills-trained A MOMENTOFMADNESS ran a great race to be second at Glorious Goodwood last week and is set to line up in the Dash tomorrow (Saturday) at 1.05.

But Henry Candy’s VIBRANT CHORDS looked like he needed a race when down the field at Goodwood, and could come on from that outing.

He also has form on soft ground having chased home subsequent group horse ACLAIM at Newmarket last season.

The best bet of the day at Ascot may be EUCHEN GLEN, who is entered in the Stayers but may well be better suited to the Challenge at 2.15 over 1m4f.

Jim Goldie’s hold-up gelding remains unexposed over this trip and all four of his wins have come in single-figure fields, so the maximum 10 runners will further suit.

In the aforementioned Stayers at 1.40 we might not have seen the best of BYRON FLYER who generally does his best work late on, and trainer Ian Williams has a fine record in this race having notched two 9/2 winners and a third at 9/1 from four runners since 2011.

LAIDBACK ROMEO stayed on late behind well-backed favourite GREEENSIDE last time out and has only gone up 1lb, so take Clive Cox’s 5yo to get back to winning ways in the 1m handicap at 2.50.

BRANDO’S victory over CARRAVAGGIO in Deauville’s Prix Maurice du Gheest last Sunday showed that the Kevin Ryan string is over the bout of equine herpes that forced the yard to close back in June, and he drops back speedster LUALIWA to six furlongs.

His third win of the season last time

out at York suggests he is still on the up.

There’s a decent card at Haydock where the feature is the Group 3 Rose of Lancaster Stakes and LARAAIB looks to be a 3yo going places.

Owen Burrows’ colt is still learning his job but is unbeaten and can handle this step up in grade.

Burrows was headhunted from Sir Michael Stoute to be Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid’s retained trainer at Kingwood House Stables which his boss refurbished for the autumn years of Major Dick Hern nearly 30 years ago.

How fitting it would be therefore if TALAAYEB took the Listed Dick Hern Stakes at 3.35, and if the ground dries out as anticipated she will take all the beating.

Meanwhile CAPLA TEMPTRESS will put her unbeaten record on the line in the Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket.

The filly is by Lope de Vega so will relish any cut in the ground and was a dominant winner over this course and distance three weeks ago.

• CARRIGILL’S NAP (stake returned in a free bet if finishes outside top 4): CROWING GLORY, Saturday, Haydock 3.35.

• AUGUR’S BEST BET: TALAYEEB (if ground good or better), Saturday, Haydock 3.35.

THERE ARE key promotion and relegation clashes in the Championship One programme tomorrow with bottom club Birstall travelling to fifth-bottom Yeadon.

With 34 points separating the bottom five, these are games each of those embroiled in the battle need to win.

In their last game, the clash with inconsistent Gomersal was one Birstall might have had their eye on winning, but a collapse to 94 all out left them staring down the barrel.

Richard Wear, with 3-31 and 48 not out, took the honours for Gomersal in their seven-wicket win.

There were also some good bowling performances from James Russell (3-30) and Chris Rhodes, who produced a 3-6 spell in five overs.

Fourth-bottom Ossett, missing all three Sadler brothers, were beaten by 165 runs at Baildon.

Their next game, at home to third-bottom Bowling Old Lane, promises to be a keenly fought affair.

Although Gomersal look safe in their mid-table position, there will be plenty of attention on their game tomorrow at home to

Bankfoot as their visitors are in a precarious second-bottom position.

At the other end of the table, the promotion battle is hotting up and all eyes will be on Scholes’ game at home to third-placed Wrenthorpe at New Popplewell Lane tomorrow.

Scholes are currently joint top with Methley on 268 points after their six-wicket win at Old Lane, but Wrenthorpe are only 14 points behind in third.

With Methley expected to win at home to Baildon, the Scholes against Wrenthorpe clash is one neither can afford to lose if they are to avoid slipping behind in the title race.

In the Conference, third-bottom Crossbank Methodists are at home to leaders Wakefield St Michaels while Heckmondwike and Carlinghow are at Windhill and Daisy Hill.

Both Crossbank and Heckmondwike find themselves in the bottom half of the table after their five-wicket defeats by Adwalton and East Ardsley respectively.

Nevertheless, there was a fine batting performance from Crossbank opener Lee Peters, who hit a top-scoring 90 in his side’s 208 all out.

FOOTBALL

Goalfest sees Sedge get through FA Cup replay LIVERSEDGE FC came through their Extra Preliminary Round replay of the FA Cup following an eight-goal thriller against Armthorpe Welfare at the Clayborn Ground on Tuesday night.

The two teams had drawn 1-1 in the initial fixture last Saturday, before Liversedge came out on top in the replay 5-3.

The home side took a quick-fire 2-0 lead through a Devonte Morton header and a Roy Foggarty penalty after seven and nine minutes respectively.

Craig Aspinall pulled a goal back for Welfare on 22 minutes, but Liversedge hit back to make it 3-1 on 31 minutes through Morton with his second of the night.

Again, Welfare came back with a Wayne Brook goal on 43 minutes, but the home side added a fourth four minutes into the second half, Brandon Kane scoring direct from a corner.

Steve Wales made it 5-2 with a

well-struck 25-yard shot on 56 minutes.

Liversedge goalkeeper James Waggett gave Welfare some hope when he collected and then dropped a Stuart Preston free-kick on 63 minutes.

But it was too little too late for the away side.

Sedge will face Evo-Stik Division One North side Ramsbottom United away in the Preliminary Round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, August 19.

Liversedge’s league fixture against Athersley Recreation scheduled for August 19 will be rearranged.

The victory against Welfare comes as Liversedge seek to get their new NCEL Premier Division campaign off to a winning start.

They face Rainworth Miners Welfare at Clayborn (3pm) tomorrow.

They play Clipstone away on Tuesday, August 15.

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AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE

Celtic up for derby after Warriors win NCL Division Three

WATERHEAD WARRIORS 24 DEWSBURY CELTIC 28 A NARROW four-point victory against struggling Waterhead Warriors ensured Dewsbury Celtic head into tonight’s mouthwatering local derby against Dewsbury Moor Maroons full of confidence.

George Senior and a converted effort from Pat Foulstone gave Celtic a 12-0 lead before Peter Davies hit back with his first of four tries for Waterhead.

A Tom Norris try and Foulstone

goal gave Celtic an 18-4 half-time lead.

Tries from Owen Smith and Dom Senior against a second Davies try made it 28-10.

A Jamie Perks try and two more from Davies finished the scoring as Warriors’ Terry Fitzgerald (professional foul) and Celtic’s Josh West (dissent) were binned.

Last weekend's result has taken Celtic up to eight points and leaves Waterhead on two points.

Dewsbury Celtic are back in action at Crow Nest Park against Dewsbury Moor tonight (Fri, 6.45pm).

Shaw Cross host legends Continued from back page The winger is Yorkshire’s coach and took up refereeing duties on Monday in the friendly training match that pitted the legends against the amateurs.

Batley Bulldogs assistant coach Danny Maun is one legend in the Yorkshire squad and he admitted being slightly starstruck at the training session.

“Training earlier in the week was surreal for me,” he said.

“Being alongside the likes of Jamie Peacock and Kylie Leuluai to name a few made me quite starstruck.

“I’m really glad to be a part of

it and hopefully I get a few minutes in at Headingley.

“Matt (Diskin) is taking the Batley team over to watch so hopefully I have a stormer in front of them!” said Maun.

A crowd of youngsters gathered to watch their idols play on the Shaw Cross turf, and were able to grab the opportunity of an autograph or picture as they left the field.

The one-off Yorkshire vs.

Lancashire Legends Match kicks off at 7pm on Wednesday, August 30.

Adult tickets are priced at £10, concessions at £5 and juniors at £3.

Drop goal hands Trojans key victory over Rangers NCL Division Two

A DROP GOAL 10 minutes before the final whistle from Danny Ratcliffe helped Thornhill to a slender win over Saddleworth Rangers.

Despite twice building a substantial lead, Thornhill overcame eighthplaced Saddleworth Rangers by only one point.

Thornhill put in a workmanlike first half with a try on seven minutes when Wayne Wilson forced his way over following a sustained attack.

Ratcliffe added the extras and went on to take advantage of a lack of discipline by the home side, adding three penalty goals to his tally.

Midway through the half Thornhill had looked to extend their lead as Luke Haigh touched down from a scrum following a towering 40/20 kick from Ratcliffe, but the final pass was judged to have been forward.

Thornhill held a 12-0 lead heading into the break.

Saddleworth took control of the game from the restart and levelled the score with a try apiece for Josh Bradbury and Danny Bower, both of which were converted by Ben Whitehead.

Thornhill came back and having been adjudged held up shortly earlier, on the hour mark Ratcliffe put in a well-weighted kick to the in-goal

Ineson stars for Moor NCL Division Three

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DEWSBURY MOOR enhanced their play-off aspirations with a comfortable win over struggling Stanley.

Both sides had players sin-binned with Moor’s George Croisdale (punching) and Bartley O’Brien (professional foul), and Rangers’ Jordan Smith (punching) and Richard Cattley (dissent) all spending 10 minutes in the cooler.

The match wasn’t all plain sailing for Moor early on, as they had to contend with a neck injury to stand-in full back Max Vernon after seven minutes.

After scans and a short stay in hospital, Vernon’s injury proved to be nerve damage and not as serious as first expected.

Moor’s first try came after 18 minutes when a break from James Samme was supported by Toby Richardson who showed great speed to make the line.

Aiden Ineson converted and Moor led 6-0.

Four minutes later, Archie Bruce, who had to step in on the wing due to the early injury to Vernon showed his pace to outstrip defenders and stretch Moor’s lead. Ineson again converted and Moor started to look comfortable at 12-0.

A try from Ineson and a second for Richardson were all successfully converted and extended Moor’s breathing space.

It was the visitors who had the final say in the first half though with a Liam Grimmett try and Danny Grice conversion that saw the half-time score sit at 24-6.

Moor ran riot in the second half, scoring four tries inside the opening 15 minutes.

A brace from Ineson completed his second hatrick in three weeks.

Croisdale and Jacob Cresswell also crossed, ensuring the two points were well and truly in the bag.

Stanley’s Joe Binns responded with a late consolation, making the full-time score 46-12.

Man-of-the-match Ineson, who has now col-

INSTRUMENTAL: Danny Ratcliffe scored 17 out of the Trojans’ 25 points against Saddleworth

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area, won the chase and scrambled to touch down for a try under the posts, which he converted.

This was shortly followed by a Josh Clough try after a brilliant pass from Luke Haigh who had dummied his way past the home defence.

Ratcliffe added the extras to restore Thornhill’s 12-point lead.

Following good drives by Anthony Harris and Tom Gledhill, Ratcliffe slotted over what turned out to be a decisive drop goal with 10 minutes remaining.

Back came Saddleworth though with tries from Bradbury and Andy Joy, both converted by Whitehead to take them to within a point of

Thornhill with four minutes left.

Twice in the closing stages Thornhill had the ball stolen in the tackle with play close to their line.

In the final play Saddleworth worked the ball out for winger Danny Bower to dive in at the corner to the brief delight of the home crowd.

To the Trojans’ relief, the referee judged the last pass forward and the final whistle went before the resulting scrum could be formed.

Thornhill currently sit in second position on the table, three points behind leaders Oulton Raiders.

The Trojans face the Raiders at home tomorrow in a top-of-the-table tussle at Overthorpe Park.

Sharks lose three in a row NCL Division One YORK ACORN SHAW CROSS SHARKS

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SHAW CROSS SHARKS slipped to their third successive defeat at the hands of a strong York Acorn side.

Two tries in three minutes from Elliott Bulmer and Gareth Singleton, plus a Matt Chilton goal, gave Acorn a 10-0 lead.

The Sharks replied with a Callum Baker try and Casey Johnson goal.

Tries from Jack Stewart, Lewis Brown and Nick Speck, plus one Chilton conversion, gave the home side a 24-6 half-time lead.

Nathan Wright, Sam Ottewell and Dan Grainger came up with second-half tries for the Sharks, with one Johnson goal.

Barker and Grainger’s tries were their first in the Shaw Cross colours.

The home side replied with tries from Singleton, Ryan Gallacher and a brace from Reece Rushworth.

Shaw Cross had Jamie Hartley (professional foul) and Zac Parkinson (late challenge) both sin-binned.

York Acorn are renowned for their end-of-season charge and they have started it again as they are up to fourth, whilst the defeat leaves the Sharks in eighth position.

Shaw Cross will look to bounce back tomorrow (Sat) in a crucial match against Hull Dockers, who currently sit level on points with the Sharks.

Local talent scooped by Rhinos MAN OF THE MATCH: Moor’s Aiden Ineson in action against Stanley Stevan Morton lected the award four times in the last five games, was throughly deserved of the title notching a personal tally of three tries and a 100 per cent kicking record on the day.

Straight after the final whistle, head coach James Delaney’s thoughts turned to this weekend’s tie against Dewsbury Celtic.

“I’m happy with our last four games and it’s great to be finding some consistency,” he said.

“We have scored over 160 points and only conceded around 30 in our last four so yes I’m extremely happy, but this Friday will be a different test.

“Our last game against Celtic saw us edge it at home 7-6 and I expect this week to be as close,” said Delaney.

“The league positions will count for nothing.

“We know Celtic will raise their game for our visit and I hear they will be at full strength whereas we will be missing a few due to injuries and work commitments.

“If we leave Crow Nest Park with 2 points on Friday night it will be massive and set us up for hopefully a play-off spot.”

MOOR TALENT: Five out of the 13 players signed by the Rhinos academy come from Dewsbury Moor RLFC DEWSBURY MOOR have yet again produced the goods, with five players from the Leeds Rhinos scholarship program agreeing new contracts to join the academy ranks from next season.

England Youth international centre Jack Broadbent, outside back Ben Markland and England Youth international back rower Brad Martin are three of the five.

Winger Liam Hamill has also agreed a contract along with the versatile Billy Jowitt They will be following in the foot-

steps of the likes of Danny Ward, Matt Diskin and Luke Burgess who played for Dewsbury Moor before going on to be Grand Final winners with the Rhinos.

The five Moor talents represent the largest contingent from one club and are joined by eight other players from Siddal, Stanningley and Castleford Lock Lane to have agreed new contracts with the Rhinos.

Rhinos’ Head of Youth Development Simon Bell paid credit to the Moor players and explained what each one will bring to the Rhinos academy.

“Jack Broadbent is a smart rugby player with a great pair of hands and Brad Martin is a dynamic ball carrier that can also play prop,” said Bell.

“Liam Hamill has shown his finishing skill after only joining us this year and Ben Markland is another who only joined us this year and is equally at home in any of the outside back positions or full back.

“Billy Jowitt can play in the halves or at loose forward and plays well above his weight,” he added.

The players were introduced to the crowd at the Rhinos’ last home game.

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KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD

Rams win three in a row Kingstone Press Championship Shield

DEWSBURY RAMS ROCHDALE HORNETS

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at the Tetley’s Stadium DEWSBURY RAMS scored six tries during a superb first-half performance to lay the platform for a commanding victory over Rochdale Hornets.

The Rams crossed the line 11 times to record a dominant victory, and the tally could have been higher, but windy conditions severely limited both sides’ conversion success rate.

Michael Knowles helped the Rams mount early pressure when his grubber kick forced a drop out.

They took the lead in the fifth minute when James Glover crashed onto Paul Sykes’ flat ball, after Gareth Moore had laid a good platform with a jinking run.

Sykes added the goal.

The hosts added to their lead shortly after when Aaron Brown’s break and offload released Jack Teanby. On the next play, the ball was spread wide to Gareth Potts, who had enough pace to beat the cover and slide over.

Rochdale had a chance to respond, but Lewis Foster knocked on in a good position.

The Rams capitalised on their visitors’ wastefulness by adding a third try in the 19th minute, when Macauley Hallett gathered Moore’s chip.

Sykes was wide with his latter two conversion attempts, but the Rams held a 14-point lead with a quarter of the match played.

Dewsbury continued to apply pressure in the minutes that followed and starved Rochdale of a route back in to the contest.

But creeping indiscipline from the

MATCH STATS BATLEY BULLDOGS 1. Dave Scott 8 2. Wayne Reittie 8 3. Sam Smeaton 7 30. Jason Crookes 7 5. Shaun Ainscough 7 13. Patch Walker 7 7. Dom Brambani 8 8. Adam Gledhill 6 9. Alistair Leak 7 16. Tom Lillycrop 7 22. Dane Manning 7 19. Alex Bretherton 8 11. Brad Day 7 Subs: 21 James Brown 6 10 Alex Rowe 7 14 James Davey 7 12 Joel Farrell 8 Tries: Bretherton (8), Reittie (9, 80), Ainscough (23), Smeaton (30, 76), Davey (43, 63), Scott (47, 68), Farrell (74), Brown (78).

Goals: Bretherton 1/1, Scott 6/11.

SWINTON LIONS 1. Jack Murphy 6 2. Sean Robinson 6 3. Chris Hankinson 6 4. Rhodri Lloyd 5 21. Mikey Butt 6 14. Ben White 6 26. Izaac Farrell 5 15. Andy Bracek 5 22. Luke Waterworth 5 18. Ben Austin 6 17. Oliver Davies 5 - Danny Norman 6 8. Robert Lever 6 Subs: 19. Josh Barlow 5 9. Anthony Nicholson 5 11. Mark Nicholson 5 27. Thomas Coyle 6 Tries: Robinson (3), Austin (10).

Goals: Hankinson 1/2.

Referee: Gareth Hewer Half-time: 18-10 Penalties: 6-8 Weather: Cool and dry Sin bin: Josh Barlow (Swinton), James Brown (Batley) Sent Off: None Weather: Cool and dry Man of the match: Dave Scott Attendance: 550 (est) Match Rating: 3/5

home side, following a quick tap from Kevin Penny, laid a platform for Jono Smith to dummy his way over and get Rochdale off the mark. Yates was wide with the goal.

The Rams stifled hopes of a further revival when Sam Day plunged over from short range. Sykes goaled to make it 20-4, before a loose ball bounced kindly for Potts to scoop up and race over for his second try.

Sykes was wide from the touchline, but the missed kicks counted for little as the Rams went further in front.

Glover steamed through the defensive line and then showed tremendous pace to round Chris Riley for a superb score.

The Rams made a quick start to the second half and Potts completed his hat-trick, when Glover provided a simple pass to create the overlap.

Danny Yates showed endeavour with the boot and the Hornets were inventive in attack, but ferocious defence from Dewsbury kept the visitors at bay.

Josh Guzdek added the Rams’ eighth try just after the hour following Moore’s kick through, and this time Sykes was able to add the goal.

The Hornets added some consolation shortly after when Riley scooped up a deflected pass to dive over in the corner, but normal service was resumed when Potts seized a Rochdale error to dive over for try number four.

Day then jetted through some lazy defence to add his second try, while Glover completed his hat-trick following an audacious Moore chip and chase from the restart.

A third consecutive win for Neil Kelly’s side puts further distance between themselves and the relegation zone, while Rochdale can at least take consolation from other results at the foot of the table going their way.

MATCH STATS DEWSBURY RAMS 1. Josh Guzdek 8 2. Dale Morton 8 23. James Glover 9 29. Macauley Hallett 8 5. Gareth Potts 9 6. Paul Sykes 9 41. Gareth Moore 9 44. Toby Everett 8 15. Robbie Ward 8 18. Jack Teanby 8 42. Michael Knowles 8 11. Rob Spicer 8 13. Aaron Brown 9 Subs: 27. Sam Day 9 26. Mickael Goudemand 9 16. Toby Adamson 9 24. Jode Sheriffe 8 Tries: Glover (5, 38, 78), Potts (10, 36, 43, 73), Hallett (19), Day (33, 77), Guzdek (62). Goals: Sykes 6/11.

ROCHDALE HORNETS 21. Jack Holmes 1. Kevin Penny 3. Jake Eccleston 4. Lewis Galbraith 2. Chris Riley 27. Lewis Foster 7. Danny Yates 18. Lee Mitchell 14. Ryan Maneely 15. Jovilisi Taira 11. Jono Smith 12. Josh Crowley 20. Anthony Walker Subs: 19. Jordan Case 10. Gavin Bennion 16. Matty Hadden 28. Lewis Hatton Tries: Smith (28), Riley (65). Goals: Yates 0/2.

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Referee: Chris Campbell Half-time: 28-4 Penalties: 5-7 Sin Bin: None Sent Off: None Weather: Cloudy, windy Man of the Match: James Glover Attendance: 629 Match Rating: 3/5

James Glover bagged a hat-trick for the Rams

Bulldogs run riot over Lions Kingstone Press Championship Shield

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at Fox’s Biscuits Stadium STIRLING-BORN Dave Scott celebrated his call-up to Scotland’s provisional League World Cup squad with a brace of tries as his side thumped Swinton Lions.

Swinton were just 18-10 down at half time after tries from Ben Austin and Shaun Robinson.

Batley’s first-half try-scorers were Alex Bretherton, Wayne Reittie, Shaun Ainscough and Sam Smeaton.

The Bulldogs were in ruthless form in the second period and bagged 44 further points. James Davey (2), Scott (2), Joel Farrell, Bretherton, James Brown and Reittie all scored tries.

Swinton, playing down the Mount Pleasant slope in the first half, went ahead on three minutes through Robinson.

But Batley struck back almost instantly. Bretherton collected a Dom Brambani chip and converted his try for a 6-4 lead.

The home side extended their lead a minute later as Reittie pounced on his own kick ahead.

Austin soon replied to put Swinton back on terms, forcing his way through a gap – Chris Hankinson converted to make it 10-10 after a frantic first 15 minutes.

Batley then got on top during the second quarter, running in two more firsthalf tries.

First up was Shaun Ainscough, the former Wigan Warriors man storming

Pass or dummy? Patch Walker looks to close down a Swinton attack in after a slick move to the left edge,.

Then Smeaton collected a clever Brown pass on the short side to stroll over as Batley led 18-10 at the break.

Davey kicked off the second half scoring with an unconverted try after a fierce hit from Reittie forced an error.

Scott then got in on the act, converting his own try after backing up a Pat Walker break to make it 28-10.

The game fell into a slow period as both Brown and Josh Barlow were sinbinned midway through the second

half, but Matt Diskin’s men came back to life in the final quarter.

Davey kicked off a period of five tries in just 17 minutes with an hour played as he shot over from the ruck for a converted try.

Full-back Scott then got his second to see Batley hit the 40-point mark with 12 minutes left, before Joel Farrell bounced over on the back of a penalty for a 44-10 lead. Batley were rampant and Bretherton got his second just minutes later – supporting a Smeaton

break to go over.

The try was converted again but Batley still found time to score two more.

On 76 minutes, Brown skittled no fewer than four Swinton defenders to bag a deserved try which was converted.

Reittie notched his second try of the match – and 15th of the season – on the final play of the game to round off a remarkable second-half display from the home side.

Kelly’s Rams ready for tough Toulouse test

By Kayley Dickinson DEWSBURY RAMS boss Neil Kelly believes the future is looking very bright for his side as they look ahead to the second match of their Super 8s campaign.

The Rams made a flying start last weekend with a thumping 56-8 victory against Rochdale Hornets, and now Kelly insists his team are looking forward to the tests that lie ahead.

The first challenge comes this Sunday as the Rams face off against Toulouse Olympique, who currently sit at the top of the Championship Shield standings, eight points ahead of secondplaced Batley.

Kelly believes his side’s performance last time out will stand them in good stead.

“We have proved over the last month that we are in a rich vein of form and I would like to think that we have proved that we are a better side than Rochdale,” he said.

“I spoke last week about complacency being our biggest danger in last weekend’s game and it was on my mind even as late as us being in the changing rooms just before the match, but the players’ performance in the first half dispelled any fears of complacency.

“Our first-half performance definitely laid the platform, we had a commanding lead at half time despite playing into a stiff breeze and the attitude of the players was fantastic.”

Kelly is firmly setting his sights on the teams above the Rams and believes his side is more than ready for the chase.

“I said after the Rochdale game that without forgetting what’s behind us, our recent form does afford us the opportunity to look ahead a little bit and set a target, whether it’s an ambitious target or not, we set the target of catching the team that is in front of us, which is Sheffield,” he said.

“This does however put extra pressure on us to win the game this weekend against Toulouse before we play Sheffield a week on Sunday.”

Despite admitting Toulouse are a stronger team now than they were when beaten by his side in June, Kelly remains confident his players are up to the test.

“Our convincing victory against Toulouse a month ago is going to double their determination to win this game,” said Kelly.

“I know they weren’t happy with the way they lost, but we’re looking forward to a really tough game to gauge how far we have come and what the next step of improvement is.

“We need a really tough test, yes we’ve beaten Rochdale and we’ve beaten other teams, but now we need a real test to see what the next step up is for us.

“I am looking forward to the players being involved in a really tough game for the full 80 minutes and I know they

are looking forward to it too.”

The Rams boss is thrilled to have a squad with a full bill of health heading into this weekend’s match at the Tetley’s Stadium.

“We have one or two players back to full fitness heading into this weekend,” said Kelly.

“Gareth Moore shouldn’t really have played last weekend, he was poorly all last week and missed Monday’s session as a result of not being fully recovered during the match on Sunday, but I would expect he will be fit to play this weekend.

“Where we are at the moment is totally different from where we were when I first came to the club three months ago. I’m looking at a fully fit squad, with everybody available and wanting to play.”

Kelly says the momentum his side are gathering is encouraging them to look ahead and he believes the future is bright.

“We know we are not mathematically safe and will not take anything for granted, but realistically it would take a drastic turnaround in form not just from us, but from the teams below us, for them to overtake us,” he said.

“The more wins we get, the further in front we are looking.

“We are looking to sign most, if not all of the players that are making us strong for next season and during the winter we will make some additions that will make us even stronger still.”

Shield the aim for Bulldogs BATLEY BULLDOGS cannot afford to take their foot off the gas in their quest for the Championship Shield, says assistant coach Danny Maun.

Despite smashing Swinton Lions 62-10 last Sunday, Maun insists the Bulldogs must continue to improve, starting with the game against Rochdale this weekend.

“I think our performance against Swinton showed that everything is starting to fall into place for the players and they are finally understanding what Matt (Diskin) is wanting from them,” said Maun.

“The players are realising what benefits them and completing their sets definitely helped us in the second half.

“Everything stuck for us in the second half and the players were very clinical.

“One disappointing thing for us is that we didn’t play all that well despite scoring all the points, so the key for us this weekend will be playing for the full 80 minutes.

Maun praised several Bulldogs players including

Dave Scott, who marked his call-up to Scotland’s provisional World Cup squad with two tries.

“I hope he gets the call up because he has been a standout full back for the last two years and for him to get two tries last weekend can do him no harm at all for the World Cup selection,” said Maun.

“Our half-backs controlled the game really well and James Brown and Tom Lillycrop were outstanding for us in the forwards.

“I should also make special mention to Alex Bretherton who could have got a hat-trick, but unselfishly passed the ball to Wayne Reittie.

“All the tries we scored were the result of a team effort,” he said.

The Bulldogs face a Hornets side coming off the back of a heavy defeat to Dewsbury last weekend, however Maun thinks it could be a different Rochdale side who take to

the field this Sunday.

“I don’t think I’ll see Rochdale play as badly as they did against the Rams for a long time, they were poor in all departments,” he said.

“We expect the best Rochdale to come out this weekend and we have to prepare for that and be professional.

“We won’t be looking too much into their performance against Dewsbury, we will go there and be ready for a tough game.

“On their home ground they can play some really good stuff, they have beaten Bradford and Toulouse there this year so we need to prepare really well otherwise we will come unstuck,” said Maun.

“Being consistent and maintaining our concentration levels for the full 80 minutes this weekend will be a big thing for us.”

Second-placed Batley, who currently sit eight points behind leaders Toulouse,

have set their sights firmly on lifting the Shield come the end of the competition.

“We are in a good position at the moment, but no-one is relaxing,” said Maun.

“All members of the squad are fully fit which is rare at this time of the year, everyone is raring to go and have trained well this week.

“We have got to take every game as it comes now and go into each game with the view to finish in the best possible position at the end of the season.

“The Shield is our goal and if we keep going the way we have been then I don’t think we will be that far off,” he said.

• THE BULLDOGS’ holiday camps are being held again over the summer holidays every Thursday and Friday until September 1.

Activities run from 8am to 3pm, including breakfast club at a cost of £25 per two days.

Booking is essential – contact Jon Humpley from the Bulldogs Community Team on 07808 055022.

Hall testimonial draws legends to Shaw Cross SHAW CROSS SHARKS played host to rugby league legends as they helped the newly-formed Yorkshire Origin side prepare for their upcoming game against Lancashire.

The likes of former Leeds Rhinos players Jamie Peacock and Keith Senior and Hull FC coach Lee Radford all turned up to Leeds Road on Monday night for a warm-up game of touch

and pass with the Sharks.

They proved they have still got what it takes ahead of the Legends match, which is taking place at Headingley Stadium at the end of the month.

The former pros will take on a team of Lancashire-born players in aid of current Rhinos star Ryan Hall’s testimonial season.

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