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MAN ON TERROR CHARGE ‘WAS TRYING TO JOIN ISIS’ By Staff Reporters
A BATLEY man has appeared in court on terror charges.
Ghulam Meyar-Ul Idnan Hussain, 30, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with two offences under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Police believe that he was trying to travel to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group. His arrest on Wednesday of last week was pre-planned as part of intelligence-led investigations by the North East Counter Terrorism Unit. Mr Hussain is alleged to have given money to an undercover police officer to help him book a plane ticket to Pakistan later this month, and then a return flight home via Turkey a week later.
He is accused of 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. Mr Hussain, of Track Road, is also alleged to have obtained credit cards by providing false details of employment and income. He was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on November 17. Two young men from the district made headlines in 2015 when they joined the Islamic State group. Talha Asmal travelled to the Middle East with fellow Savile Town teenager Hassan Munshi. Asmal, 17, is believed to have become Britain’s youngest-ever suicide bomber after reportedly blowing himself up in Iraq last June.
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Deaths BOFFIN KEITH DAVID On November 4 2016, of
Hanging Heaton, aged 60. Service at St Paul’s Church, Hanging Heaton, on Thursday November 24 at 1pm.
BULLERS ANNE JANE On November 2 2016, of Heckmondwike, aged 87, wife of the late Alan. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Wednesday November 16 at 12.30pm.
DIXON NEE WEBSTER JUNE
GEORGE NEE BURNLEY LENA On November 4 2016 of Batley, aged 92, wife of the late Alf. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Wednesday November 16 at 1.15pm.
GRAYSHON MARY
Aged 72 of Cleckheaton, wife of Michael. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Wednesday November 16 at 11.15am.
On October 31 2016 of Birstall, aged 89, wife of the late James. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium Tuesday November 15 at 12.30pm.
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On November 5 2016, aged 74 of Gomersal, husband of Pam. Service at Dewsbury Cramtorium on Friday November 18 at 11.15am.
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JUKES LAWRIE On October 28 2016, aged 76, of Thornhill Lees. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday November 18 at 10.30am.
KIRBY FORMERLY TOLAN MARY On November 4 2016 of Heckmondwike, aged 88. Requiem Mass at Holy Spirit RC Church Heckmondwike on Thursday November 24 at 11am, followed by interment at Heckmondwike Cemetery at 12noon.
LODGE NEE ARNOLD JOYCE On November 7 2016, of Healey, aged 89. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday November 21 at 1.15pm.
LOFTUS NEE GASH KATHLEEN On November 8 2016, of
Thornhill, aged 66. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Thursday November 17 at 12.30pm.
MANBY KEITH On November 7 2017, of Birstall, aged 76. Service at St Peter’s Church Birstall on November 17 at 10.45am, followed by interment in Birstall Churchyard.
MORTON KENNETH JOHN On October 26 2016, aged 69 of Staincliffe. Requiem Mass at Holy Spirit RC Church Heckmondwike on Tuesday November 15 at 10am, followed by interment at Batley Cemetery.
PARKIN KATHLEEN On November 7 2016, of Mirfield, aged 89. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Wednesday November 16 at 2pm.
REYNOLDS SYLVIA On November 5 2016, aged 79, of Liversedge, wife of Derrick. Service at St Andrew’s Methodist
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WATKINSON THOMAS On November 3 2016, aged 90, of Dewsbury. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday November 18 at 12.30pm.
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Police probe for link in suspected shootings POLICE are investigating two suspected gun attacks in Dewsbury. Armed officers were called to Selbourne Avenue in Savile Town at 8pm on Saturday following reports of three gunshots. Reports of shots fired at a ground floor flat window in Tweedale Gardens, Westtown followed. Police are investigating whether the incidents are linked.
Nobody was believed to be injured. Armed officers were at the scene throughout Sunday and the area was taped off. Three people were arrested and released without charge. Anybody who has any information about the incidents or saw the driver of a red car behaving suspiciously in the area about half an hour before the incidents is asked to contact the homicide and major enquiry team on 101.
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Why parents fear cuts to children’s services The services are good. But if they are removed and we received direct payments instead, that would impact on our ability to work, which would then lead to having to claim benefits. Surely this creating a false economy... – Mum NAOMI FINCH, whose daughter Joely enjoys special needs activities By James Morris PARENTS have spoken about their fears for the future as Kirklees Council looks set to cut children’s services in the district. Users of the Young People’s Activity Team (YPAT) in Ravensthorpe have received letters and been asked to fill out online surveys regarding the service, prompting fears that the centre could be one of those chosen for closure as Kirklees looks to make huge savings. The team provides support for children with disabilities, holding an after-school club during term time, a youth club for older children, a weekend club session and a holiday playscheme. The service is run by the Council’s Children and Young People’s Service and users are referred by social workers who carry out assessments. Naomi Finch’s 15-year-old daughter Joely regularly uses the service in Havelock Street and the Mirfield-based mum said it was an important part of her life. She said: “The activities and facilities mean children can play
and have fun and enjoy special needs activities while being supported by trained staff who can deal with individual and medical needs. They can socialise with friends from other schools and with different adults.” Following the announcement that children’s services were under review by the council, Naomi has had to fill out online questionnaires and attended a meeting with council representatives to discuss her worries. “Not everybody was aware of the consultation, which felt a bit underhand,” she said. “When we attended the meeting, we had to speak to the representatives individually rather than in a group meeting. “We are parents fighting for our children and we are good at it, so it is a bit disappointing that this has all been done a bit sneakily.” Joely attends the after school club three nights a week, which is set in line with her educational and healthcare plan. Naomi pays for her daughter to attend at a subsidised rate. If the service closed, she says she would receive direct payments to compensate and to allow Joely
Robbers in park attack wore Guy Fawkes masks A MAN was attacked and robbed in a park by five men wearing Guy Fawkes masks. Police are appealing for witnesses to the robbery, in which the victim’s mobile phone – a black Samsung Galaxy S6 with a white and black phone case – was taken. The incident happened at Birkenshaw Bottoms Park, off Moor Lane, on October 31 between 9.15pm and 9.45pm. The victim suffered grazing and bruising
in the attack. PC Jack Hodges, of Huddersfield CID, said: “I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about it or who saw five males leaving the scene to get in contact. “Or if you have been offered a mobile phone for sale matching the description, or know of anyone who has recently got one, to call on 101 quoting crime reference number 13160543044.”
to receive childcare. But she said this would deprive her daughter of the social benefits of the after school club. “The services that are there are good,” she said. “A lot of parents work and are prepared to pay for it. But if the service was removed and we received direct payments instead, that would impact on our ability to work, which would then lead to having to claim benefits. Surely this is creating a false economy. “The service is not necessarily about the childcare, more about the social benefits for Joely. “She goes to school for her education, but at the after school club she gets to socialise, play and take part in activities.” A spokesman for the Council said: “The Council spent six weeks engaging with stakeholders on how to reshape the leisure and activities
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service for children and young people. “They spoke to service users and their families as well as other interested stakeholders in order to help shape a proposal for the future. “The feedback is being considered and the aim is to take a report to Cabinet in January.”
KIRKLEES: A Question Time-style event has been organised to allow people to have their say on the Kirklees budget. All political groups will be represented at Huddersfield Town Hall next Wednesday (69pm) when the main topic will be how the council manages its budget, which is mostly made up of cash from council tax, business rates and grants from central government. They will be sharing their views on the financial challenges Kirklees faces, before taking questions from the audience. Host for the evening will be Dr Andrew Mycock, senior lecturer in politics at the University of Huddersfield and independent chair of the Democracy Commission. Places can be booked at www.kirklees.talk.org.
Attacks on vehicles KIRKLEES: Police are appealing for information following five separate incidents of criminal damage in Heckmondwike and Liversedge. Between 4am and 4.30am on Sunday morning, two vehicles were set on fire on the Stubley Estate in Heckmondwike and three vehicles were attacked at Millbridge in Liversedge. Anyone who has any information is asked to contact Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing Team via 101.
Women’s platform BATLEY: Tickets are still available for an inspirational women’s event organised in memory of former Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox. Fifteen-year-old Emily Warrillow has organised the event at Batley Older People’s Centre tonight (Friday, 7-9pm). Guests will include Hillsborough campaigner Margaret Aspinall and newly-elected Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin. Tickets (£2) are available from emileewarri@hotmail.co.uk.
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News In Brief Jo award for pupil DEWSBURY: A primary school pupil has been presented with the first-ever Jo Cox Character Award. Ten-year-old Sumair Shahid received the award from the former Batley and Spen MP’s family members during a school assembly at Carlton Junior and Infant School for his bravery following the death of his mother. The award will be presented annually at the school.
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Festive football DEWSBURY: A charity is hoping to raise money by holding a football tournament on Christmas Day. The Hope Welfare Trust has arranged the event at Kick Off, on Mill Street East, Dewsbury. The charity is hoping for around 30 teams to enter and hopes to raise up to £4,000. Hope Welfare Trust is a UK-based international relief and development charity established last year, inspired by the Islamic teachings of ‘empathy, generosity and selflessness’. Anybody interested in entering a team should email hopewelfaretrust1 @gmail.com.
Expansion plan ... Grand Banqueting Suite owners want to extend their opening hours and double parking spaces
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STAINCLIFFE: Vandals have caused thousands of pounds’-worth of damage at Mount Cricket Club, where they damaged benches and sight screens and left debris strewn across the playing area. The damage was estimated to total around £4,000 after it was discovered last Thursday morning. West Yorkshire Police are investigating and anybody with information is asked to contact them on 101, quoting crime reference number 13160545979.
A PLANNING application to extend the opening hours of a popular wedding venue has been met with opposition from local residents and businesses. Owners of the Grand Banqueting Suite on Huddersfield Road, Ravensthorpe, have applied to Kirklees Council to extend their opening hours from 11am to 11pm seven days a week, including bank holidays.
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noon to 4pm on weekends only. Protestors say that there are already severe problems when the venue is open and extending opening hours will only make matters worse. Reports of traffic ‘bottlenecking’ at the entrance to the site are commonplace. Local resident Basharat Rafiq is one of those who wants to see the application rejected by planning officials. “My main concerns are safety and the amount of noise the
increase in traffic will make,” he said. The amount of traffic there is when an event is on means that it is virtually impossible to get around. “There are cars parked on the road all around the venue, which has resulted in residents’ driveways being blocked. “I don’t believe the venue should have ever gone there in the first place.” Coun Darren O’Donovan (Lab, Dewsbury West) said he hoped that a solution to the problems could be reached and advised residents to submit their individual representations to the council. A spokesman for the Grand Banqueting Suite said it had been granted full planning permission in 2010 and since its opening had established itself as a leading wedding venue within the region, contributing to the local economy and employment opportunities. He said: “Due to its growth it has been recognised that there have been issues surrounding car parking and opening times. “This application seeks to resolve those issues with the creation of additional overflow parking and by varying the opening times. “The venue already operates at its permitted capacity. “This application proposes to reduce any conflicts and, if approved, would be in the interests of neighbouring users.”
ELEVEN new build sites in Plan proposals ELEVEN potential new development sites – four areas in Dewsbury and Mirfield and seven in Batley and Spen – have been added to the Council’s Local Plan, which will shape where homes and businesses can be built until 2031. Councillors voted last month to go ahead with the initial proposals following a public consultation. But following the start of a second round of public consultation, more proposed developments have been added. These include sites at Red Deer Park Lane in Briestfield, Lock Street and Hall Lane, Thornhill. In Batley & Spen, sites at Halifax Road, Hightown, Highgrove Beds on Spen Lane, Gomersal, Oxford Road in Gomersal, Hightown Road in Cleckheaton and Spafield Mill on Upper Road, Batley, have made the list These are added to two huge proposed development sites – one on land between Mirfield and Ravensthorpe and one in
Chidswell, Dewsbury. Coun Peter McBride, Cabinet member for place said: “The Local Plan we have prepared is a strategic plan for economic growth, prosperity for our residents, and to build sustainable communities where people are better connected to services and opportunities. “We have put forward bold and ambitious proposals to strengthen existing communities and build new ones, with employment opportunities nearby and clustered in strategic locations which mean we can access regional funding to make the transformational changes to road and transport networks which will sustain consistent economic growth.” Kirklees has been told to build 31,000 new homes by 2031, of which around 10,000 are already built or approved. A public drop-in session will be held at Dewsbury Town Hall on Tuesday, November 22 (noon-8pm). All documents can be seen at www.kirklees.gov/localplan.
DEWSBURY: A businessman is set join forces with TV actor Graham Cole to take part in the Lord Mayor’s Show in London next week. Martyn Fletcher, managing director of the Forkway Group and former The Bill regular Graham are both members of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, a livery company dating back to the 16th century. The two will be part of a team in period dress pulling an original handcart loaded with “the king’s chattels”, celebrating the company’s 500th anniversary. Martyn said: “It’s a huge privilege to be part of the team, especially in such a momentous year for the Carmen.” The Lord Mayor’s Show is on November 16.
Death charge driver cleared A TAXI driver accused of causing the death of a woman by careless driving has walked free from court. Mohammed Imtiaz, 45, of Healds Road, Dewsbury, was charged with causing the death of 28-year-old Vicky Holland after she was hit by his Toyota Corolla on Whitehall Road, Wyke, in May last year. The prosecution at Bradford Crown Court said Imtiaz was not paying due care and attention to the road when he approached a traffic light junction. But he argued that he did not see Miss Holland at all. He said that he believed youths had thrown a stone at his car which had partially shattered the windscreen and only noticed the damage to his vehicle when he returned home at the conclusion of his shift. Imtiaz had a clean driving licence and had been working as a taxi driver for 15 years. He told the court he had been driving at around 40mph and the traffic lights were on green. The jury took around two hours to return a unanimous not guilty verdict.
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College plan ‘can kick-start town’s regeneration’ KIRKLEES Council Cabinet members are being asked to kick-start the regeneration of Dewsbury town centre by selling a site to Kirklees College. The move will allow work to start on a new facility for the college’s Dewsbury campus, on land next to the Lidl Store on Commercial Road, early next year. The scheme will be the first major project of the ‘North Kirklees Growth Zone’, which aims to promote transformational change in Dewsbury and North Kirklees.
Funding for the scheme, in which Pioneer House will also be brought back into use as part of the college campus, has been acquired through the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership. The Council bought the land in 2008 for a reported £3m, with the intention of fast-tracking the scheme for a new college building. But plans fell through when college chiefs failed to secure the necessary funding, leaving the former Safeway supermarket site laying empty for the last eight years. The scheme is part of plans to
create a ‘Dewsbury Learning Quarter’ in an effort to expand college places in the town. The college has secured £11m in grant funding, plus a £4m loan, and planning permission has been granted. Councillor Peter McBride, Cabinet member for regeneration, said the move is an important first step in the North Kirklees Growth Zone initiative. “This is not only a priority for the Council but it is important for the City Region,” he said. “The LEP and West Yorkshire Combined Authority have provid-
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DEWSBURY: A lifelong Dewsbury Rams fan has passed away, aged 60. Keith Boffin was well known at the rugby league club, having worked on the club’s public address system for a number of years. Mr Boffin had heart disease and had suffered other health issues and died in the early hours of Friday, November 4. Rams chairman Mark Sawyer, said: “Keith was a good friend to me for over 25 years and a great friend to the club. “He was friendly and outgoing, very well known and very popular. “He was only 60 and our thoughts go out to his family.” His funeral will take place on Thursday, November 24 at St Paul’s Church, Hanging Heaton at 1pm, followed by interment at Dewsbury Cemetery, with a wake at the Tetley’s Stadium on Owl Lane at approximately 2.30pm.
Market robberies DEWSBURY: Police are appealing for information after two teenage boys were robbed in Dewsbury market. The two 16-year-olds were approached by a group of older men aged around 1820 before being hit and knocked to the ground. The boys had a gold-coloured Samsung phone, a Hublot brown leather wristwatch and cash stolen. They were taken to hospital to be treated following the attack. Any witnesses to the incident on October 27, between 8.30 and 9pm, are asked to contact DC Oliver Coates of Kirklees CID on 101, quoting reference number 13160544307.
By James Morris NEW Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin has defended her decision to visit the Middle East just a matter of weeks into the job. She went on a five-day trip to Kurdistan after she was invited to the region by an All Party Parliamentary Group. The Labour MP was one of four MPs who visited refugee camps and, travelling close to the front line, spoke with Iraqi Special Forces and Peshmerga fighters battling to reclaim the city of Mosul from the so-called Islamic State. The trip prompted questions to be asked of the former soap star, who was only elected last month. Speaking to The Press yesterday (Thursday), Ms Brabin acknowledged that the trip had come not long after she was elected but insisted she was proud of her decision to visit the region, which is an autonomous part of northeastern Iraq. She said: “I am aware that it isn’t necessarily the thing you should do in week two of being a new MP. “However, I know that the constituency was very proud of Jo because she was outward thinking and had an international view. “The fight with Daesh (another name for Islamic State) is one of the most important issues we have had in the last decade and it is something I need to know a lot about. “It may have been slightly impetuous to say yes to the trip, but I am so glad I went.” She saw first-hand some of the people who have been displaced from their home during the conflict and said: “I really understood some of the issues and how we then discuss Syrian refugees and the potential radicalisation of youths back home. I understand more about the process and what they need. “It was a bit soon in my new job but then I thought, ‘would Jo turn it down? I don’t think she would.” A number of local people commented on the trip on social media, with some people asking how the visit was relevant to Ms Brabin’s work in constituency. Kathy Squires wrote: “I firmly believe that an MP who is newly elected should meet their constituents or at least get a feel of their issues through all forms of media so they can make an informed decision as to whether an overseas trip is effective.” But Tom Coates defended Ms Brabin’s decision. He said: “She’s travelled to a region affected by conflict, related to issues that are important to many of her constituents. “I think some people need to look past their own back yards and understand that MPs represent everybody in their constituencies, including those affected by overseas conflict.”
ed funding which will support the creation of a new learning quarter in Dewsbury and bring the vibrancy and footfall that the college brings into the town centre. “This approval, if granted by my colleagues, is the first step in delivering the council’s collective commitment to regenerate North Kirklees in partnership with key stakeholders including Kirklees College.” If Cabinet agree, work could begin in January, with completion in early 2018. Councillors will meet to discuss the proposal on Tuesday.
News in Brief Rams mourn death of lifelong fan Keith
Tour of Parliament for sixth-formers SIXTH-FORM students from Batley Girls’ High School visited Parliament as part of their studies. They visited the Department of Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy for a session on employment opportunities in the Civil Service. They also toured Parliament. Iffat Ahmad, pathways and progression lead at the school, said: “This really was an excellent opportunity, as many of our students were not aware of the diverse range of careers within the Civil Service, or the fact that this is the second-biggest employer in the UK after the NHS.” Many students were presented with their Leadership Awards owing to their successful completion of the ‘Working with Others’ leadership programme.
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R Trace goes looking for trouble E HAD the audacity to share a tweet from Tracy Brabin MP on The Press Facebook page last week. It wasn’t universally admired. We thought her tweeting #PESHMERGA (the name of the armed forces of Kurdistan) was newsworthy. We wondered what our readers and her constituents might think. No, the Iraqi Kurds haven’t suddenly deployed a platoon up Track Road in response to the arrest of alleged ISIS sympathiser Ghulam Hussain (see page 1). Although R Trace – my new nickname for her – probably hasn’t found the House of Commons tea room yet, she was already jetting off on political manouevres in the Middle East. Some of the social media comments we received were
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Tweet from the front line ... well meaning, but relevant? less than kind, if understandable, because just days into the job and she was already off on a jolly of sorts. No offence R Trace, but you’re hardly likely to trip up over Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to lobby on behalf of our local hospital while learning to strip down
an AK47. One of the MP’s sympathisers gave us a kicking, claiming that her cosying up to the Kuridsh Peshmerga was in the interests of her Batley & Spen constituents. Eh? You can hear some outlandish stuff at the bar of Batley Nash, but “Ah’m fretting a bit that t’Peshmerga’s grenade stocks are running low” is on the unlikely side. I don’t know if R Trace’s Facebook champion is pitching for the PR account for the Al Hikmah Centre (or a job with her) but I’m really not sure where he gets that idea. I doubt they get into the plot-lines of Emmerdale or Corrie, but are Muslim mums at the gates of Purlwell Infants School really engrossed in the geo-politics of north-eastern Iraq? The Kurds are a religiously
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mixed bunch, but their Shia factions are about as akin to Mount Pleasant and Savile Town’s Sunni hardliners as they are to Mormons. The last Iraqi Kurds I was aware of in this valley were the mob who went on a rampage in Ravensthorpe, nearly killing Lee Massey – and I really hope R Trace wasn’t looking them up hoping for a group hug and some reconciliation. Best not to put any of them in the same room, I’d say. Anyway, she’s back now
safe and sound thankfully, so look out for a soapbox appearance in Batley marketplace some time soon, “feeding back to her constituents” about the trip. In fairness she’s already accepted that jetting off overseas might have seemed a tad hasty, unfortunately justifying it with what sounded very much like a “Jo Cox would have approved”. I sincerely hope we’re not going to have that old chestnut rolled out on a regular basis. The job’s here and now.
NB: I should add that this is not sour grapes after one of my staff came in on his day off for a pre-arranged interview with the new MP, only for her not to show. I know, mistakes happen. Diary mix-up etc. But along with a Parliamentary maiden speech that contained just a bit too much “when I wor a lass growing up in a cardboard box on t’side of t’road...” I’m not yet convinced. Early days and I’m sure it’s all very new and exciting. We shall see...
Don plays Trump card YOU talk out of your backside Lockwood. You know nothing.’ I’ve heard a lot of that lately and have to plead guilty as charged – I occasionally do speak from my fundament. But I know something. I know Donald Trump is the 45th President of the USA and Hillary can go delete emails to her heart’s content. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that our quisling Remoaners intend challenging Trump’s win as well as Brexit, probably based on the fact that he lied about his shoe size or whether he’s ever cheated while playing Snap. Haven’t those feeble conscientious objectors got jobs to go to? The latest word is a possible legal challenge to the EU referendum result based on Leave campaign fibs, which is thigh slapping, stair-footingly hilarious. I’m well aware there is no extra £350m a week for the NHS – Because. We. Are. Still. Paying. That. Much. To. The.
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Flaming. E. U. You. Morons. Comprendez? (See, I can do continental!) But if we’re talking lies (and yes, the £350m was still an exaggeration), can I just ask ... World War III anyone? Economic collapse, business exodus and the bubonic plague? They need a good slapping, some of that lot. Anyway, the Don’s only gone and done it. That delivery truck outside the BBC on Wednesday? An industrial supply of Kleenex, probably. It wouldn’t surprise me if half the corporation has thrown on the sick with stress. And I would have paid a week’s wage for the pleasure of standing in front of Channel 4’s Jon Snow as the results from Ohio, Florida and North Carolina came in, just to laugh obnoxiously loudly in the poor snowflake’s distraught face. Did I want Trump to win? No, but my wish for a hole in the ground to swallow both him and Clinton whole was ever longer odds than a dou-
Looking good Don ... well, you know what I mean ble on Brexit and Trump. I wanted the will of the people to prevail in the face of a patronising, deceitful and corrupt establishment – just as with Cameron and Brussels. So, two out of two for the ordinary Joes. Wow. Wait until the French and German people go to the polls next year. PS: I’m glad I’m not the Paddy Power marketing bright spark who decided to pay out £800,000 of early ‘winnings’ on Hillary after the Don’s insults towards women. Maybe he can go get a job as an economic forecaster with George Osborne.
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Y FIRST part-time job was delivering newspapers in Thornhill for Clifford Jackson. My first full-time job was lugging them round John Menzies’ warehouse after dismal O Level results. For some astonishing reason The Reporter editor-inchief Jack Gowers didn’t consider this suitable grounding for a journalist, but after the intercession of my former Dewsbury Tech headteacher Don Nelson, plus a forgiving leg up from Wheelwright 6th Form head Mr WB Lancaster, I got back on track. The rest as they say is history. I was honoured to be guest speaker at the Wheelwright Old Boys’ annual dinner last Friday at Healds Hall, where I found myself sitting next to Mr Lancaster – now 94, in robust good health and the
most charming company. I don’t think he realised the impact he had on my life – as indeed so many great teachers probably don’t. It is wonderful to be able to remind them. I squandered my first academic opportunity, but at least by passing my 11-plus I had one – a gift denied so many children today. There were 39 pupils in my class at St Paulinus, of which 36 passed the 11-plus, one went private and two to Dewsbury Technical School. We were mostly raggedy-arse kids from terraced houses or council estates, which to me speaks volumes about good, old-fashioned discipline and teaching. The homogenisation of secondary education in the 1970s will be judged by history as an act of neo-Marxist vandal-
ism. We’ve handcuffed a generation of children with a system infested by liberal weaklings posing as intellectual bullies, who continue to hold unfortunate sway. This government is trying to kick-start that pathway to excellence for all children again. They have their work cut out. The act of political malice that closed the wonderful Wheelwright 6th Form in the 1980s was the handiwork of two former Kirklees socialist stormtroopers who I know still read this paper. I won’t name them, but I trust they still feel shamed by it. Dewsbury has lost too many of the great institutions that give a town its civic pride. Congratulations to the Wheelwright Old Boys for keeping its memories and spirit alive. And thank you.
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Anglers’ £2,100 ‘catch’ THORNHILL Angling Association’s recent sponsored fishing competition raised £2,100 for charity. Sixteen local anglers took part in the event at Greavesend fishing pond near Howden, East Yorkshire, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. This is the fifth year the sponsored fish has been held, with a total of £7,717 raised. Thornhill anglers Donald Peirson and David James handed a cheque for £2,100 to Tony Walker from Macmillan’s Dewsbury and Batley fundraising committee.
Museum plans final Victorian Christmas By James Morris A MUSEUM set to close before the end of the year will be allowed to host its Christmas event for the last time. Kirklees Council announced last week that Red House in Gomersal will close on Wednesday, December 21. The decision was made earlier this year that both Red House and Dewsbury Museum would close due to budget cuts. The Friends of Red House group pleaded with Kirklees to keep it open until Christmas and they are still planning on holding their Victorian-style Christmas event. The Grade II-listed 17th
century building was frequently visited by Charlotte Bronte and was featured in her novel, Shirley. Friends chairman Jacqueline Ryder said: “This is a very sad time for the Friends. “It is particularly disappointing that the council made this decision in the year we are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Bronte’s birth, when Charlotte had such strong links with Red House. “It is not only the end of the museum but also the Friends group. “However, we are determined to go out on a high, with an extra-special Christmas event.” The Friends are now work-
MIRFIELD: New hand-crafted oak gates set to last for 30 years have been installed at the Ledgard Flood Lock as ■ part of an £80,000 project being carried out by the Canal and River Trust. Other work includes repairs to lock ladders and stonework in the lock chamber.
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ing with staff to plan ‘Red House Christmas’ on Sunday, December 11. The house will be dressed for a Victorian-style festive season and there will be live music and seasonal tasters. Ward councillor Lisa Holmes (Con, Liversedge & Gomersal) posted to a Facebook group which had been campaigning to save the museum from closure. She said: “Sadly I write to inform you that Red House Museum will close its doors on December 21. What a wonderful piece of history we will be losing. The staff, volunteers and the Friends of Red House Museum committee have worked so hard. “They have hosted some fabulous events, as well as keeping the house and gardens looking so beautiful all year round. “I hope you will join me in thanking them for all their hard work.”
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All welcome to take part in biggest parade Dear Sir, This year is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, which ended on November 18 2016. A battle that saw slaughter and casualties in numbers that shocked all the nations involved, only made possible by the killing machines of an industrial era. A new invention, the tank, was brought into action in 1916 to break the deadlock of trench warfare, Local towns like Mirfield contributed towards the cost of building tanks. After the First World War was over the authorities thanked Mirfield and a MK IV Female tank climbed the wall at Ings Grove Park and lodged alongside the town’s recently-built war
Miners don’t want rewrite From: David Honeybell, Heckmondwike Dear Sir, As I write this, the result of the presidential election in the USA is not known, so if The Press is published on Friday and this letter is printed, either Hillary Clinton has won, or Donald Trump has not found and pressed the ‘Destroy The World’ nuclear war button. However, before he does, I must put Danny straight. In last week’s Ed Lines, he asks: “If the striking miners at Orgreave can stop the world and demand that we rewrite history after 30-odd years, why not everyone?” Danny, what happened at the ‘Battle of Orgreave’ is well documented, and the miners are the last group who want or need to rewrite history. On June 18 1984, the NUM went to Orgreave to stop lorryloads of coke from being delivered from Orgreave to be used
Letter of the Week: Tim Wood, parade organiser, Mirfield memorial. In the Second World War people were encouraged to buy Government Savings Bonds for the production of munitions and weaponry. Mirfield contributed a Spitfire and HMS Coreopsis, a Flower Class Corvette which also starred as HMS Compass Rose in the classic film The Cruel Sea. Like many northern industrial towns Mirfield has a reputation for its turnout on Remembrance Sunday and has the accolade of being the largest parade of its
in steel making in Scunthorpe steelworks. The South Yorkshire Police, supported by officers from 18 other forces, corralled the miners at the top of a field overlooking the coke works. The police in riot gear were positioned across the bottom of the field, and 42 mounted officers along with dog handlers up each side of the field. Behind the miners was a railway cutting, making it difficult for them to retreat. The miners surged forward when the first convoy of wagons arrived. The mounted police were ordered to charge the miners, who responded by throwing rocks and stones at the police. Yes, that’s right Danny, AFTER the mounted charge, NOT BEFORE. The police charged three times, the third time they had snatch squads following up, who gave beatings to the unarmed strikers. After this, most of the pickets left, the few remaining playing football or sunbathing. By this time the coking works were shut, but the police
kind outside Whitehall. Marching alongside are many proud veterans who I have known over the years, including former Para Mick Webber, Durham Light Infantry man Steve ‘Chuckie’ Damon and ex-KOYLI Mr Demolition himself Trevor Hutchinson. Among the ranks of many other proud veterans will be Mr Bernard Richardson. At 98 years young Mr Richardson is a Dunkirk veteran and this year received the Legion d’Honneur from the French
again charged into the remaining miners, chasing them into Orgreave village. 71 miners were charged with riot, a crime that if found guilty, could lead to life imprisonment. 24 were charged with violent disorder. The trials collapsed when police evidence was deemed unreliable. In June 1991, South Yorkshire Police paid £425,000 in compensation to 39 miners for assault, wrongful arrest, unlawful detention and malicious prosecution. With a mountain of evidence on their side, why would the miners want or need to change any of it?
Duo will be much missed From: Councillor Darren O’Donovan, Councillor Mumtaz Hussain, Councillor Mussarat Pervaiz, Dewsbury West Dear Sir, It is with great sadness that
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Ambassador. Sadly as I look along the ranks, faces are missing, years taking their ultimate toll on our brave veterans. We need more members of our serving forces on our parade, as well as members of the ex-service community to come along and join in. You do not need an invitation, please come along and we will ensure a place in the parade. We will form up on Lowlands Road opposite Lidl on Station Road, Mirfield, no later than 1.30pm on Sunday November 13. The parade stamps off en-route to the Ings Grove Park war memorial. Please come along.
we write to you following the passing of two of Dewsbury West’s great community leaders, Cora Carter MBE and Kathleen Andrews. Cora drew national recognition for her work in leading and developing the Kirklees Tenants and Residents Association and worked tirelessly to improve engagement within our neighbourhoods. Kathleen has been described this week as a stalwart of the Schoolcroft Tenants and Residents Association in Dewsbury Moor. Kathleen was chair of this group for many years and supported local people to run youth clubs, healthy eating classes and study clubs. Both will have undoubtedly touched the lives of more people than they realised and did so as volunteers who wanted to help people and improve the area they lived in. Both Cora and Kathleen’s work is very much appreciated by those in the areas which they worked. We send our thanks for the work they did and our condolences to the families.
Keep your wits at our tips From: P Wharton, Roberttown Dear Sir, I would like to warn your readers of the perils of the new computer system for entering council tips, and dealing with the jobsworths and their oneeyed master. On November 1 I took some grass cuttings to the tip at Nab Lane in Birstall. My registration was taken and I was waved through. I joined the queue to the skips. A man taps on my window and indicates for me to wind down my window. “The man on the gate says your car is not registered,” he says. “It must be registered or I would not have been let through,” I replied. Jobsworth 1: “We have a new system, you have to register your car with the council.” Me: “Yes I know, I registered my car in June.”
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JW1: “You will have to go to your local library and register your car if you want to use this tip.” Me: “My car is registered, and I have used the tip at least six times, and I have had no problem.” JW1: “The man on the gate says yout car is not registered.” Me: “My car is registered.” (Repeat) JW1: “Can you prove you are a Kirklees resident?” Me: “Yes, I have my library card.” JW1: “You can use the tip this time, but if you do not register your car you will not be allowed on this site.” I used the skips, and on the way out I asked the man on the gate why he was telling the yard man I was not registered. JW2: “Hold on, I will check … yes, you are registered.” Beware.
An illogical position From: Steve Cass, Mirfield Dear Sir, A couple of weeks ago (Forum 28/10/16) your correspondent Mr TR Moorhouse asked, “Are we being ruled by illogical idiots?” Mmmm – that’s a difficult one, but maybe there’s a clue to be found in the interview of Paula Sherriff MP which featured in The Press recently. I’m thinking in particular of Ms Sherriff’s (Press 21/10/16) statement that: “Immigration is good; it is a hugely positive thing and on a net basis we gain billions of pounds from it.” Wow! Hugely positive. Who’d a thunk? So the more immigrants we have the more billions we get? I wonder how many immigrants we need before we’re all billionaires perhaps we should ask Ms Sherriff. I suppose this explains why Dewsbury’s doing as well as it is – the town must be knee deep in it (money that is). Yet curiously, whilst believing that ‘immigration is a hugely positive thing with a net worth of billions of pounds’ (stop laughing you at the back) Ms Sherriff believes it should be restricted and says ‘we can-
not have an open door immigration policy’. What kind of logic is that? If immigration is a ‘hugely positive thing’ why would Paula Sherriff not want an open door policy? Cram ‘em in – think of all that dosh Paula. The joke of course is that the dopes in Parliament have painted themselves into a corner as far as immigration goes. And even though the problems associated with it become more evident by the day, our leaders (sic) struggle to tackle them because of their commitment to the increasingly absurd argument that immigration has been good for this country. Immigration can’t be both an unconditional good and in need of control, the two are mutually exclusive, yet this illogical position is the one that our politicians adopt, as Ms Sherriff illustrates. And so to answer Mr Moorhouse’s question, yes, I do believe we are ruled by illogical idiots.
Dear, departed Dewsbury From: Killian Winpenny, via email Dear Sir, Dewsbury is a rotting old carcass sitting on the banks of an old mountainside, blissfully unaware of the maggots eating away at it. A once spritely abode for shoppers and shops alike, has now transformed into a momentary fling, someplace you nip along the road to get the deodorant you forgot to buy somewhere else. Cash converters galore line the littered streets, along with a healthy dose of pound shops and takeaways. ‘Get your bargains here!’ is now Dewsbury’s motto, it is no longer ‘Deus Noster Refugium Et Virtus’, a line placed on the coat of arms of our home town taken from Psalm XLVI, which is Latin for ‘God is our refuge and strength’. Our strength is now swines picking the pockets of lonely fools looking to sell their TVs
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From page 8 for a few extra pounds, in which to invest in some feeble art form. At lunch you see diners congregated in the centre, their meal of choice six cans of cheap lager and a few puffs of a cigarette. Can we really blame them? Actions have always mirrored their surroundings. No money, no hope, no stature, so you may as well drink that realisation away. Dogs accompany them, man’s best friend, however I hazard that they even know what’s going on as they sit in the former shadow of a large M&S, along the road from the once-booming Woolworths. I remember as a child, Dewsbury was the weekend hub, White Rose was a treat, and you were one lucky devil if you went further afield to the behemoth Trafford Centre or Meadowhall. Dewsbury had all you needed for a family day out, fast food chains and high street shops still soldiering on. Sitting in the square admiring the town hall as you ate your pasty with a smile. Even the town hall seems to be a waste of time, a castle amidst a moat of derogatory nonsense, the big clock is just counting down until the day Dewsbury implodes with fear. The market was bountiful, always full of tat, but enjoyable
tat, a place you could have a friendly chat with a man who’d just sold you a pair of old loafers. Dewsbury is now a devil town, it’s full of despair and free-standing disgust. A place where everyone used to get along and violence was only uttered in silence, a town said to have been visited by St Paulinus is now a breeding ground for sadness. This leaves the question in all locals’ minds, should we attempt a rejuvenation of great miracle, or should we let it burn, put it down before the pain becomes unbearable?
Where and why does axe fall? From: R Spreadbury, Liversedge Dear Sir, Following my experience of the council’s decision-making process over the closure of Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre, I was curious as to how the council arrive at the decision to close some of our local cultural and heritage facilities, and, more importantly, exactly what criteria they used to determine where the axe falls. For example, I know footfall at the Red House Museum is a major factor. To this end I contacted Coun David Sheard, who couldn’t
enlighten me, neither did he confirm or deny that footfall was a major criteria. I would assume that it is, and is to be expected, given the monocultural mix of our community. Instead he pointed me to the council website. Here I eventually found a 123-page document titled The Future of Museums and Galleries. All very wordy, saying all the right things about the importance and benefits of cultural facilities within our community, etc, etc. I couldn’t find the criteria used to decide where the axe falls though. If the council takes this report seriously, then shouldn’t they be actively opening more cultural facilities in the monocultural enclave which Dewsbury has become, and not close down the town’s only museum, to go along with all the pubs, clubs and shops which have disappeared. Also should they not be encouraging the use of such facilities, (school visits, etc) instead of taking the easy option, and withdrawing from the town culturally as well as commercially, and just letting organic growth take its course?
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RAVENSTHORPE: Fire crews tackled a blaze which destroyed a garage on Low Mill Lane at 3.20am on Saturday and damaged two vehicles after a gas bottle exploded. Investigators are looking into the cause.
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A FUNDRAISING group will be holding its latest auction this month to raise money for a new war memorial. The New Friends of Dewsbury Cemetery group is nearing its target to pay for the memorial in the cemetery to commemorate soldiers from the town who died in conflict and are buried there. The group has held previous auctions selling local memorabilia – and they believe this one could be the best. A local resident has donated a number of pieces which should
have historians fighting to be the highest bidder. Some of the items include Dewsbury Moor Parish Church magazines dating back to the early 1900s, a book detailing 100 years of James Austin and Sons, an official programme from the celebrations to mark 100 years of Dewsbury as a borough and a book about 100 years of cloth making. The auction will be on November 20 on the group’s Facebook page. To take part, you must be a member of the Friends group on its social media site.
Builder refutes ‘greenspace’ label and submits plan for 150 homes By James Morris PLANS to build almost 150 new homes in Dewsbury have been submitted by developers. Persimmon Homes have applied to erect 149 dwellings with associated car parking, access, landscaping, public open space and drainage works on land close to Rumble Road, off Bywell Road. The application seeks to build a mixture of
two-, three-, and four-bedroom homes which will include 30 affordable units. The site is currently designated as urban greenspace. However, Persimmon argue that this label is incorrect. In a planning statement they said: “The land comprises of a privately-owned ploughed field, and does not meet, in any regard, the definition of natural or semi-natural greenspace, as it is stated to be. “The site has very little ecological value, and, as it is within private ownership, cannot be used for recreational purposes. “The local area contains a high level of urban
greenspace provision, and the value of the site as a green space is therefore not enhanced by scarcity within the local area.” Persimmon believe the proposed development will be positive for Dewsbury. “The proposed residential development meets a clear demand for new family and detached housing in this location and will contribute towards reducing the identified shortfall of housing in Kirklees,” the statement continues. “It also sets out how the proposal will provide an attractive and sustainable residential scheme, as well as significant environmental and social benefits to the wider community in East Dewsbury.”
Town’s Victorian lights switch-on CLECKHEATON turns back the clock to the Victorian era tomorrow (Saturday) for the town’s Christmas lights switch-on. There will be street entertainers, seasonal craft and gift stalls, festive food, music and activities, plus over 50 market stalls manned by traders in period costume. Savoy Square will play host to Punch and Judy, traditional
side stalls and family entertainment and children will have the chance to visit Santa and receive a personal message from him closer to Christmas Day. The Town Hall will stage attractions from 10am to 12.30pm, organised by St John’s, St Luke’s and Whitechapel churches. The town crier will be judging this year’s Christmas win-
dow competition and awarding prizes to the best-dressed shopkeeper and market stall holder. Fairground attractions will be located on Market Street, along with the main event stage where Father Christmas and a “little helper” will turn on the lights at 5pm. For more information, go to www.visitcleckheaton.co.uk/ christmas.
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Police appeal over attacks POLICE are appealing for information after repeated attacks on a property in Track Road, Batley. In the latest incident a vehicle was set on fire and stones were thrown at the victim’s window. Batley and Spen police have issued images of the men they wish to speak to. They can be viewed on the West Yorkshire Police website at www. westyorkshire.police.uk/ news/appeal-arsonand-attack-propertytrack-lane-batley. The attack on the vehicle happened overnight between Wednesday, September 28 and the next day. Stones were thrown at the property at around 3am on Friday, September 30. Similar
attacks in April and June were also reported to the police. PC Chris Birkenshaw said: “We are investigating these incidents and would like to speak to anyone who can identify the men or has information about these offences. There is no obvious reason why this household has been targeted in this way and we are extremely keen to locate and take action against those responsible.” Anyone who can assist is asked to contact PC Birkenshaw at the Batley and Spen NPT on 101. Information can also be given to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Year eight and nine art students at Spen Valley High School with the school’s director of art and design Giovanna Gratino, right, and Dr Kathryn Fishwick from Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust (centre, back).
Jo’s words inspire pupils in hospital wards project By Steve Martyn BUDDING artists in North Kirklees schools are being invited to use their talents to produce artwork for Dewsbury Hospital. The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust wants 20 canvasses created by pupils to display on the wards. Entrants are being asked to reflect the words ‘we are far more united and have far more in common with each other than the things that divide us’, spoken by former Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox in her maiden House of Commons speech. Year eight and nine pupils at Spen Valley High School were the first to get involved. The project is the brainchild of
consultant urogynaecologist Dr Kathryn Fishwick, who said: “We want the local community to see that the hospital is as important to us as it is to them. “We are committed to investing in our future in Dewsbury, something which was also important to Jo, and I hope this project will go some way towards illustrating this. “I also believe it will help to bring the community together and after meeting some of the art pupils at Spen Valley High School and hearing some of their ideas, I can’t wait to see the finished pieces.” The director of art and design at the school, Giovanna Gratino, is running the project as a competition and will select the best designs to put forward to the hospital.
She said: “This project is a great idea and a fantastic opportunity for the students to get their creative energy flowing. “With no limitations on the medium they can use, I’m looking forward to seeing a diverse range of personal responses. “We have some really talented artists at the school and we will all be really proud to see any of their artwork displayed in the hospital for everyone to see.” Twelve-year-old Leighton Schofield and 13-year-old Daniel Green are two of the pupils looking forward to getting started on their designs. Said Daniel: “It would be good if I got to see something I had done displayed in the hospital.”
A STUDENT was assaulted in a “gratuitous act of violence” as he looked for his phone outside a Cleckheaton pub. Kallum Hick-Lally was punched by Cameron Baxter, 18, and Kamran Ibbotson, 21, during the assault. Leeds Crown Court heard that the victim had been drinking with two friends at the Broomfield public house on Westgate and had returned to his car at around 1am to check on his phone when he was attacked by the pair. Ibbotson then stole his car keys after pulling them from the ignition. The car was subsequently driven off and crashed but following an investigation, neither defendant was proven to have any involvement in that. Ibbotson told officers he was drunk and could not remember being involved in a fight. Baxter, who was 17 at the time of the incident, said he accepted throwing a punch after he saw a fight break out. Ibbotson, of Cleckheaton, admitted assault and theft and was given a 12-month community order with 180 hours of unpaid work and 15 days’ activity requirement. Baxter, 18, of Wyke, admitted assault and was sentenced to a 12-month community order with 150 hours of unpaid work.
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Party plan off to a flier SALVATION Army volunteers have been stunned by the amount of public support for a special Christmas treat for Batley children. Shop manager Tanya Fahy and restaurant manager Jill Gardiner came up with the idea of a party for the youngsters and decided to hold a table top sale at the Army’s Stocks Lane headquarters on December 3 (10am-1pm) to raise funds. All 30 available tables at the sale, at £10 a time, have been booked and well-wishers are also offering other forms of help. Said Jill: “It’s a tremendous reaction and means that we can already cater for around 70 youngsters who might not otherwise have been able to enjoy a Christmas party. “It’s down to the enthusiastic way people have circulated news about our aim and also how local newspapers have featured it.” Offers of support can be made by contacting Tanya on 07957 613381.
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Craft fair DEWSBURY: A charity craft fair in aid of Children in Need has been organised by the Bond Street Crafters on Friday, November 18 (1pm to 4pm) at their premises at the Connect Housing building on Bond Street.
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Lights shine brightest SPEN-BASED indie group The Clouded Lights were crowned champions after a ‘battle of the bands’ competition in Cleckheaton. The group, re-formed nine months ago after a lengthy absence from the local music scene, won a tightly-fought final at the Live Room, in which six other bands competed for a cash prize of £500 and plectrum-shaped trophies. The final was the culmination of a three monthlong search for the best band writing and playing their own songs in the local
area. The other finalists were Jarred, The River and I, Sleepy Jake and The Duvets, second-placed Murderpuss and thirdplaced Ormstons. Judging was based on a range of factors, including stage presence, song writing, playing ability and crowd response. Lights singer Chris Parkin dedicated the win to the group’s committed fan base, saying: “This is for all the people who make it out to see us week-in, week-out. We really couldn’t have done it without your sup-
port and encouragement, thank you. “Winning the Live Room’s inaugural Battle of the Bands means a lot to us. “It’s been a long road getting back to our best but we’re here now and we want to keep pushing forward. “We’ll use the winnings to get back in the studio to record more of our original songs.” The Clouded Lights consists of Ryan Swift (guitar), Chris Parkin (vocals and guitar), Tom Heaton
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News In Brief Bus services will Hospice craft be hit by 24-hour walkout over pay and gift fair BATLEY: The Batley and Birstall Support Group for Kirkwood Hospice is holding its 26th craft and gift fair at Batley Town Hall tomorrow (Saturday, 10am4pm). William Fox, chairman of the group, said: “Our success is due to the hard work of the support group, their families and friends, the town hall staff and the stall holders, many of whom come year after year, and most importantly the continued support and goodwill of our customers. “The hospice requires over £6.5m a year to run so we need to work hard.” Admission is £1, with children free.
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Artist ‘dazzled’ the enemy Local historian Mike Popplewell continues his look at some of the lesser-known aspects of Spen Valley history...
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T IS NOT the purpose of this fresh look at the Spen Valley Civic Society’s Fame Trail to find errors, but it would be remiss of me not to mention them once discovered. Although only a minor blip, it is worth noting, if only for the fact that the Wadsworth family ‘fame’ in the Spen Valley is spread over three generations, that renowned early 20th century artist Edward Wadsworth was the nephew and NOT the son of Cleckheaton conspirator James Walter Wadsworth. The Wadsworth family members of note began with Elymas Wadsworth, who was born in Keighley in 1830 and moved to Cleckheaton from the Bingley area (c1860), where he founded Broomfield Mills, the entry arch of which still stands on Westgate. Elymas’ son James Walter Wadsworth was a wool buyer in his father’s business and one of the group of men who were seemingly determined not to be outdone by neighbouring Heckmondwike and established a grammar school in Cleckheaton. And so, in September 1910, Whitcliffe Mount School was opened. James, usually referred to as J Walter, had two brothers, Fred and Harry, who became managers at Broomfield Mill – and though neither made a mark on the life of the town other than as employers, Fred’s son, Edward Alexander Wadsworth,
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Cleckheaton-born artist Edward Wadsworth, right, was reponsible for painting ‘dazzle’ camouflage on British ships to confuse the enemy during World War I though born in the valley, was to break away from the area and establish himself in a completely different sphere. Edward had a difficult early life as his mother appears to have died in childbirth or very soon after. In 1891, Edward, just a year old,
was living with his widowed father and three housekeepers/servants at Highfield House on the corner of Waltroyd Road, but in the next 20 years he moved away to Fettes College in Edinburgh, then studied engineering in Munich in 1906 and
1907, where he began studying art in his spare time. The next step on his very varied life’s journey was to enrol at the Bradford Art School and then on to The Slade, in London, after earning a scholarship. Edward’s next move was another leap in the dark, for he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve at the outbreak of the First World War and was allocated to the Ark Royal, in anti-aircraft operations, under the banner of ‘Intelligence Duties’ and was subsequently appointed ‘President for Special Service’. So what was this ‘special service’? Well, Edward was deployed in a defence capacity, and doubtless saved many lives, but he does not appear to have engaged in any conflict. No, as an artist he was responsible for painting our ships – using dazzle camouflage to confuse the enemy. His style was that of the Vorticist movement and his ‘Dazzle Ships’ painting found its way onto the cover of an OMD album in the 1970s. His work was so important and so effective that he eventually won a Military Medal. Despite his Spen Valley roots, Edward’s life was spent so far away from his home town that, but for the ‘Fame Trail’ plaque, there are probably few people in the district who would ever have heard of him. He died in 1949 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, Kensington. Although he left his native Yorkshire many years ago, it is interesting to see that he lies in Brompton alongside fellow Northerners Emmeline Pankhurst (from Manchester) and that great Barnsley actor Brian Glover.
NORTH KIRKLEES REMEMBRANCE SERVICES OFFICIAL SERVICES SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13 Batley Procession assembles in Batley Market Place at 10.15am for march off at 10.35am to Batley War Memorial Gardens, for service at 10.55am. After the service the procession will reform in Cambridge Street and return to the Town Hall, where refreshments
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Heckmondwike Meet at 11.45am around the War Memorial in Green Park for service at 12noon. Mirfield Assemble at 1.30pm in Lowlands Road for march off at 2pm via Station Road and Huddersfield Road for service and wreath laying at War Memorial in Ings Grove Park. Following the service the procession
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will return to Lowlands Road for dismissal. Tea and coffee will be served at the fire station, refreshments at Mirfield Constitutional Club on St Paul’s Road and hot food at The Old Colonial on Dunbottle Lane (free of charge). Spenborough Assemble adjacent to the Town Hall at 2.15pm. Parade will march off at 2.30pm to the Memorial Park to lay wreaths. Parade will then march to St John’s Church for service at 3pm. ADDITIONAL SERVICES Friday November 11 Armistice Day service. Gather on Longcauseway at 10.50am for a brief service at 11am. Cleckheaton, Friday, November 11 Service at Memorial Park at 11am. Mirfield, Friday November 11 Gather at 10.30am for a short service at Ings Grove Park at 10.45am. East Bierley & Birkenshaw, Sunday November 13 Short dedication of Birkenshaw War Memorial in St Paul’s Church at 9.30am. Thereafter the parade musters in front of the Community Hall for march off at 10.10am through Birkenshaw, up Bradford Road to the cenotaph on South View Road, East Bierley. Act of remembrance at the cenotaph begins at 10.40am.
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Ramblers’ corner • FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16 CHURCH, CALDER AND CANAL Meet at 11am at Mirfield Parish Church (WF14 9HY, SE210204) 6 miles – moderate Leader: Jim Tel: 01924 469700 janderegan@hotmail.co.uk
Handbell history SPEN VALLEY Historical Society’s next meet on Wednesday, December 14, when there is a talk called ‘The History of Handbell Ringers’ by Peter Fawcett. Meetings are held in the Catholic Church Parish Hall on Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, starting at 7.30pm, with refreshments served from 7.15pm. The cost is £2 per meeting for members, £4 for guests and membership is £10 per year. For more information email scooper@thecooper sonline.org.uk.
Doorstep crime talk CLECKHEATON: Rebecca Finch discusses doorstep crime with the Probus Club on Thursday November 24. The Probus Club are always on the lookout for new members and meet at St Paul’s Church Parish Hall on Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, every two weeks at 9.45am.
Aladdin panto in Cleck FOLLOWING last year's record-breaking production of The Wizard of Oz, Showstopper Productions are rehearsing another actionpacked pantomime, Aladdin, ready to be performed at Cleckheaton Town Hall on December 9-21. The show is a classic family tale, packed with music and dance, fun and laughter, love and a magic lamp. Tickets priced £11 (£9 concessions) are available from Showstopper Productions on 01924 412224 or Kirklees Town Hall Box Office on 01484 223200.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19 IS JUDY ON THE SHELF Meet at 10.30am at the War Memorial Gardens, Bailiff Bridge (HD6 4DX, SE147253) 6.5 miles – moderate Leader: David Parkinson Tel: 01274 879794
Upcoming King and I auditions for Players HECKMONDWIKE Players will shortly be holding auditions for their upcoming production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, which will be staged at Cleckheaton Town Hall in March 2017. The adult auditions will take place at the United Reform Church, on High Street in
Heckmondwike, on Thursday November 17 from 7.30pm. A crucial ingredient of the show is the king's children, and the Players will also be holding an informal audition/registration session for any budding young actors who may be interested in taking part in the show.
The session takes place on Sunday November 20 at the Comrades Club on Regent Street, Heckmondwike between 10.30am and noon. Children must be aged six years and over to take part. For more information call 01924 492671.
Humbug in the end? DEWSBURY ARTS GROUP are peparing a festive, friendly tale that follows that wellknown Victorian misery, Ebenezer Scrooge, on a journey from being a grumpy miser into being a better sort of person. Will he emerge a better man, or will he still think Christmas is a load of “humbug” at the end? The arts group’s pre-Christmas show, written by Steve Goddard, is a
fun family affair and will be performed at the Artspace, on Lower Peel Street in Dewsbury later this month. Shows take place from November 22 to November 25 at 7.30pm, plus matinees on November 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 2.30pm. Tickets priced £9 for adults and £6 for under-16s are available at w w w . t i c k e t source.co.uk/ dewsburyartsgroup or call 03336 663366.
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In the most delightful way MARY POPPINS Review by David Bentley at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford until Saturday December 10 Tickets: £21.50 to £61.50 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk Box Office: 01274 432000 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk IF SO REQUIRED, this could be one of the shortest reviews in journalistic history. Practically perfect. But I’ll continue. Mary Poppins, currently enjoying a five-and-a-half-week run at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford, is an absolute classic in which the cast and creative team bring a joy to the audience I’ve seldom witnessed. This touring musical is no scaled-down version of a West End smash – this is the real deal. Production values are high – it takes 18 45-foot trailers of kit to bring the show to life – with some of the most complex sets, staging, lighting and special effects seen in UK theatre. From the opening you are swept into Cherry Tree Lane at the turn of the last century, where the Banks family are having problems keeping nannies for their two children, Michael and Jane. The household opens up like a classic sto-
rybook, with some frankly incredible set design, and within minutes the audience is engrossed in the familiar story of the nanny with the umbrella, Mary Poppins, who magically arrives to put the fractured family back together. New songs such as Practically Perfect, Precision and Order, Playing The Game, Being Mrs Banks and Brimstone and Treacle, sit at ease with the age-old favourites that we all know and love. We enter an eye-poppingly vibrant new colourful world for Jolly Holiday, and again for Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. There is never a dull moment. The choreography, the comic timing, the gravity-defying nature of one or two scenes (I won’t spoil the surprise) means that the sum of all the parts adds up to an astounding and outstanding production. Zizi Strallen is a perfect Mary Poppins, equalled by Matt Lee as painter/chimneysweep Bert. But this is very much an ensemble piece and everyone gets their moment to shine. A spoonful of sugar may make the medicine go down, but this is just what the doctor ordered for one of the best nights out you will have in a long, long time. A sweeping production, it reaches new heights, literally – and in the most delightful way...
Goodness gracious great balls of fire! MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Review by Lucy Tissiman at Leeds Grand Theatre until Saturday November 12 Tickets: £19.50 to £38 www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Box Office: 0844 848 2700 IN DECEMBER 1956 an impromptu jamming session took place at Sun Records in Memphis. For the first and only time, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley were brought together by record producer and label owner Sam Phillips.
Million Dollar Quarter, set entirely at Sun Records, tells the story of how this casual meeting and these four musical greats made rock and roll history. It is a snapshot of how the four reacted to each other that night and we learn how Sam Phillips introduced each of them to the world. It is a simple story brought to life magnificently with classic songs such as Blue Suede Shoes, Fever, That’s Alright, Sixteen Tons, Great Balls Of Fire, Walk The Line, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Hound Dog and many more.
The cast is small and the acting and musicianship undeniably good. Jason Donovan (Sam Phillips) puts in a solid performance whilst Martin Kaye (Jerry Lee Lewis) effectively makes the stage his own. Kaye is beyond talented, he bounces around the stage and pounds those piano keys with amazing energy and has an electrifying presence. This show is all about having a great night out, it’s uplifting, witty, full of banter and despite the music defining its era it is current and relevant today.
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Don’t panic! Tributes to Dad’s Army legend, the wonderful Jimmy Perry OBE HE CREATOR of Dad’s Army, Jimmy Perry OBE, recently passed away aged 93 after a brief illness. Perry’s work on the show – along with that of the producer, David Croft – created one of the most popular British television programmes of all time, which was remade as a film this year. He was also responsible for It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M’Lord? I was lucky enough to meet the comedy legend in Blackpool, where he told me: “It’s funny or it’s not, and we were lucky as we knew what the public wanted – laughs and lots of them, so that is what made the shows so popular.”
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it was a good idea that these two should attempt comedy? Just read the autocue and move on.” Do we all agree, fans? IF YOU like the look of the new improved TV cook Gordon Ramsey, he has finally admitted to a bit of surgical help and says: “I have had my teeth organised, and of course hopefully made my face a bit more pleasant to look at, nothing drastic but improvements...” WITH the Great British Bake Off moving to Channel Four, could we see the return of Richard and Judy to the channel? A source tells me that in the eyes of the bosses they would make perfect hosts, but so far Richard has ruled it out, saying that Judy does not want to be involved in TV any more at that level. CORONATION STREET boss Kate Oates has revealed that she wants to incorporate more shocks and surprises into the show’s episodes. She told me: “I want to go back to the days where not everything is leaked to the press and things shock the viewer, good and bad. It’s so important to do this in a digital age.”
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DAME Barbara Windsor says the new EastEnders boss has made a mistake in axing Samantha Womack and Rita Simons, AKA Ronnie and Roxy. She revealed to me at a showbiz party: “I think I am allowed my opinion, and yes it’s a mistake, but he is a new producer and so can do what he likes.”
MERRILL OSMOND is the lead singer for the worldfamous Osmond family – he is now celebrating his 56th year in showbusiness and continues to produce new music. If you’re a fan (and who is not), he will be back in Leeds next year at the City Varieties on Friday June 9. He gets sold out quickly, so book early.
STRICTLY Come Dancing fans hit out at Len Goodman for being ‘rude’ to Tess on a recent show, but Len told me: “With all the cheering and shouting plus wearing an earpiece it’s hard to work out when she is speaking. I
NEWSREADER Mark Austin is leaving the ITV news operation after 30 years, stating it’s a good time to move on. ITV are also looking at cutting up to £25 million a year, so maybe this ‘move’ came at just the right time...
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Khan has an edge over rival Turner KBW boxer Adnan Khan pulled off another impressive win against Blackpool’s Charlie Turner. The bout was a rematch following Khan’s unanimous win over Turner at the Orchid last month. Turner, of Sharpstyle Amateur Boxing Club in Blackpool, wanted the rematch at his club’s home show, but despite a different
venue the outcome was the same. Khan trained hard to put in a classy performance over three rounds to make it two wins from two against his Lancastrian rival. Khan has only been boxing for a year but the youngster has made big improvements in his short career to reach the national quarter-finals and win the Yorkshire title in the CYP Championships.
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SAD WEEK IN WORLD OF RACING T has been a difficult week for racing after it was revealed that jockey Freddy Tylicki suffered life changing injuries in a fall coupled with the loss of the Willie Mullins trained duo of Vautour and Avant Tout. Tylicki, 30, who had a long spell with Richard Fahey at his Musley Bank Stables in Malton, has a T7 paralysis meaning that he has movement in the upper half of his body but not the lower, after he sustained spinal injuries at Kempton. Three-time Cheltenham Festival winner Vautour was put down after breaking his leg in a freak accident at the Willie Mullins yard. Ruby Walsh rode Vautour to all but one of his ten wins, including his three victories at the Cheltenham Festival in the 2014 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the 2015 JLT Novices’ Chase and the Ryanair Chase in March. Meanwhile leading Hennessy Gold Cup contender Avant Tout was pulled up sharply and fatally injured after jumping the first at Naas. There should be better news for another pilot as Sam TwistonDavies was expected to get the all-
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clear yesterday (Thursday) and will return to action for Cheltenham’s Open which starts today. The 24-year-old, retained by Paul Nicholls, has been out of action since suffering a damaged spleen in a fall over hurdles at Chepstow in October. National Hunt declarations are made only 24 hours before each race and a changing weather pattern makes it difficult to determine which horses will definitely line up at Cheltenham, but there are some potentially mouth-watering clashes in the making. Henry de Bromhead’s Identity Thief, who made a faultless winning debut over fences at Punchestown last month, and is already a single figure price for the Arkle itself in March, could take on Altior. However, despite having not yet jumped a fence in public, it is Altior who heads ante-post lists for the two-mile novice chasing championship on the back of his hugely impressive display in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle last season. And as the turf season drew to a close last weekend at Doncaster, there was cause for celebration for
Mirfield owner David Scott who saw his two-year-old gelding Golden Apollo nail favourite Gheedaa with a late run under David Allan to win at 9-1. • LOCAL FIRM Carrigill’s are putting up a nap every weekend and if their tip does not finish in the top four punters will get their money back as a free bet. But to qualify you must clearly write AUGUR on the slip and it must be for their selection, which this week runs in the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham. AUGUR’S BEST BETS FOR THE WEEKEND: Horsforth. Wolverhampton Saturday 9.15. New handler Richard Guest has got a new tune out of the filly and goes for a three-timer. CARRIGILL’S NAP: As De Mee runs in the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham tomorrow (Saturday) 2:25. AUGUR’S ONE TO WATCH: Le Breuil. An impressive winner at Sedgefield in his first try over hurdles.
CLECKHEATON RUFC ended their losing streak in National League Three North with a 27-7 away win at Billingham. The away side stuck to their game plan throughout the match in tricky conditions to win only their third outing of the season. Captain Richard Piper elected for his side to play uphill and into the wind in the first half. Cleck’s forwards worked tirelessly to carry the ball into Billingham’s defence, but play took place largely between the halfway line and Cleckheaton’s 22. The visitors showed patience, and despite kicking not being an option due to a strong head wind, the away side demonstrated good ball retention for the majority of the first period. But a momentary lapse in concentration did allow Billingham to get their only score of the game after 20 minutes.
A quick line-out from the hosts was collected by Luke Wilson who darted to the line unopposed. Pete Evans converted to give his side a 7-0 lead. But the visitors made sure they weren’t trailing at the interval. After a sustained period of possession in the Billingham half Richard Piper went in for a try. Josh Hall added the conversion. In the second period the Moorenders new they had the upper hand playing down wind and despite the isolated breakaway Cleck kept Billingham penned inside their own half. Neil Chivers found himself in plenty of space to land a drop goal and give his side the lead for the first time in the match. Shortly afterwards youngster Luke Pearson went over for his side’s second try. Ronan Evans converted before adding a penalty which gave the away side a 20-7 advantage. Cleckheaton were wary of a Billingham comeback having been reduced to 14 men due to a yellow card, but Jack Seddon completed the win with a late try to settle any lingering nerves. Evans added the extras. The Moorenders, who remain 11th after the victory, aim to make it two wins on the bounce when they welcome Hull to Moorend tomorrow (Sat, 2.15pm).
Ossett bounce back against Hornsea Yorkshire Division Four
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at Queens Terrace OSSETT RUFC thrashed Hornsea 50-0 to clinch only the second win of their Yorkshire Division Four campaign. In a scrappy start to the game handling errors were frequent from both sides, but Ossett were first to cross the whitewash following a knock-on from the visitors. From the resulting scrum Ossett played some attractive looking rugby to set up captain Jack Drury for a try under the posts. The backs were the creators for Ossett’s opening try, but their second came courtesy of the forwards. The hosts retained quick ball, forcing Hornsea players to put their hands in the ruck just a yard from the line, giving the referee no option but to award a penalty try. Ossett’s consistent command in attack saw them quickly bag a third try. The forwards once again dominated a tired-looking Hornsea defence which paved the way for a Tom Tattersfield try. But Ossett were dealt a setback when coach Mark
Stuart was sin-binned for a strong challenge on his opposite number. But despite a man advantage Hornsea continued to struggle. The hosts almost extended their lead through Mark Fisher before the break, but the winger put a foot in touch as he skipped past a would-be tackler. Ossett’s hard work in training recently paid off against a lacklustre Hornsea. The Queens Terrace side extended their lead when Ben Jennings touched down in the corner. The home side went on to build further pressure on the Hornsea defence before Jonny Karadzic touched down. But shortly afterwards Drury’s game was ended due to a broken thumb. Ossett crossed for another four tries in the closing stages, three of which came after the forwards used their strength to push the opposition back in the scrum. Joe Rotchell, Danny Buckley and Andy Webber added the finishing touches to the tries. Ossett are ninth in the table after ending their sevengame losing streak. Stuart’s side will hope to make it two wins on the bounce when they host Mosborough in the cup tomorrow (Sat, 2.15pm).
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Albion proving tough opposition OSSETT ALBION welcome Cleethorpes Town for Sunday’s North East Regional League Southern Division clash aiming for a fourth-successive unbeaten game in a bid to pull away from the relegation zone. In Albion’s last outing Claire Berry was outstanding, while Nikki Swift set up substitute Rebecca Wiggans to grab her fifth goal of the season and secure a 1-1 draw at home to Altofts. But this was Albion’s fourth league draw in eight games and, despite their much-improved form this season, they are still only one point clear of secondbottom spot. In their early-season game at Cleethorpes the home side finished 5-4 winners and another closely-fought encounter is expected. Things are beginning to
look grim for the district’s West Riding County League Premier Division sides, with Ossett Town and Battyeford Belles occupying the bottom two places after last week’s games. Battyeford, in League Shield action, went down 5-2 at home to Ilkley Town while Ossett’s league woes continued with a 3-0 defeat at home to Brighouse Athletic. However, this weekend does carry the promise of some light at the end of the tunnel as the two sides meet each other in the league. There has been little joy for the Ossett Town reserve side this season in Division Two. A 6-2 defeat at Boroughbridge left them anchored to the foot of the table with one point from five games, and another tough task lies ahead when they go
to Leeds side Amaranth. Meanwhile third-placed Dewsbury Rangers go to Crossley this week knowing that they need a win if they are to maintain a promotion challenge this season. The 2-2 draw at Clifton last time out left them six points behind leaders Skipton Town and five adrift of second-placed Leeds City. While Battyeford’s defeat at the hands of Third Division side Ilkley was perhaps the shock of the round in the League Shield, a battling performance from Lower Hopton almost sprang a surprise on Farsley Celtic reserves in that competition. Lower Hopton eventually went down 3-2 but the fourth-placed Third Division outfit will hope to go one better at home to the Farsley Celtic A team on Sunday in their league meeting.
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HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Sedge dealt further blow
Win moves Mount Pleasant up to third
NCEL Premier Division
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at Clayborn LIVERSEDGE’S promotion push suffered another setback last weekend when they lost 1-0 at home to Pickering Town in the Northern Counties East League Premier. A second-half goal from Pickering’s Ryan Blott 20 minutes from time was enough to separate the two sides. Liversedge travel to Clipstone in the league tomorrow (Sat, 3pm). It will be the third time the two sides have met this season in league and cup. Liversedge earned a slender 1-0 home win over Clipstone in a Premier Division clash last month, but Clipstone soon got revenge when they returned to Clayborn and left with a 4-2 victory after extra time in the NCEL League Cup third round.
Albion suffer in Cup West Riding County Cup Second Round
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at Queens Terrace OSSETT ALBION were thrashed 8-1 at home to FC Halifax Town in the West Riding County Cup second round. Shiraz Khan, Jack Johnson, Elliot Harrison and Matty Kosylo all found the net in the first half to give the visitors a 4-0 lead at the break. After the restart Halifax extended their advantage with goals from Isaac Baldwin, Richard Peniket and James Sunderland, before Albion’s Nathan Joynes pulled one back. Halifax had the final say, however, with an 87thminute strike from Marco Basic. The Unicorns’ league form isn’t much better and the Queens Terrace side remain perilously close to the relegation zone after a 1-1 draw away at Colwyn Bay last Saturday. Will Booth fired the hosts in front early in the second half, but Nicholas Matthews salvaged a point for Albion with an equaliser three minutes from time. Ossett Albion host Tadcaster Albion tomorrow (Saturday, 3pm).
Town climb to fourth Evo-Stik First Division North
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at Ingfield OSSETT TOWN’S winning form continued with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Burscough on Tuesday night (Nov 8) in the Evo-Stik First Division North. Danny Frost fired the Reds ahead inside 10 minutes before Alex Peterson doubled his side’s lead on 20 minutes. Anthony Makie’s second half strike sealed the win for Town. Grant Black’s side also overcame Bamber Bridge last Saturday 2-0. Tyrone Gay and Jason Yates were on target either side of half-time to seal the three points. Town have climbed to fourth in the league and hope to build on their form when they travel to Hyde tomorrow (Sat 3pm).
WITH most sides in County Cup duty only a handful of League games took place in the Heavy Woollen Sunday League last weekend. In the Premier Division Mount Pleasant climbed to third place, winning 5-1 at Birkenshaw. Nadeem Seedat, Faisal Adam, Ismail Loonat, Adam Rawat and Saif Akhbar all netted for Mount, with Adam Scargill replying for the home side. Mirfield Town drop to fourth place after drawing 4-4 with improving Woodman Batley Carr. Gibril Bojang hit a brace for Mirfield with Callum Fern and Reece Drake also finding the net. Andy Bates bagged a hat-trick with Andrew Pickles Grabbing the other as Woodman claimed a point. In the only Championship game played Battyeford climbed to fourth place after Jamie Brannan scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over bottom side St John Fisher Reserves. In Division One Tom Williams bagged a hat-trick for Birstall St Patricks but they went down 5-3 at home to Clifton Rangers Reserves, who move up to fourth. Alex Spurr hit a double as St Ignatius won 4-3 at FC
Liversedge, with Tim Crabb and Sam Duffy hitting the others. Overthorpe Sports Club Reserves lost momentum in Division Two after they lost 6-2 at home to Linthwaite Reserves despite strikes from Tom Hirst and Michael Hutton. Waqir Bashir hit both goals as Snowdon won 2-1 at Wire Works, who replied through Connor Kaye. Heckmondwike Sports Club progressed to the third round of the West Riding Sunday Cup after a hat-trick from Kieran Senior plus strikes from George Porter, Adam Forbes and Craig Bentley saw them win 6-2 against Belden Oddies. Danny Marshall scored for Overthorpe Sports Club but they lost 5-1 at home to Woodkirk Valley. Birstall Cricket Club won 4-1 at Myrtle Park thanks to a Darren Fothergill hat-trick plus a Jonny Beverley strike. There were also wins for St John Fisher who beat Crossflatts Village 7-5 and Slip Inn Hounds who won 7-0 against Eccleshill Athletic. Linthwaite won 11-1 at George United, The Yorkshireman crashed out, losing 9-3 against Steel Bangle Spartans, Clifton Rangers lost 5-3 at Halifax Hammers and AFC Chickenley went down 5-3 at Colton.
Overthorpe’s Ryan Pickup (right) battles for possession in his side’s West Riding Sunday Cup defeat to Woodkirk Valley Dave Jewitt In the County Trophy Steven Swift, Josh Parker, Jack Clough and Jake Blackburn all netted for Westgate 23 as they won 4-3 against Old Bank WMC, who replied through two from Robert Evans and Sam Womersley. Scholes Athletic won 5-3 against Halifax Rangers and Clifton Rangers A won 7-3 away
WEST RIDING COUNTY AMATEUR LEAGUE
Littletown cruise past Goole County FA Challenge Cup
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at Beck Lane IN THE West Riding County Amateur Football League Littletown annihilated Goole AFC Academy 10-2
to progress to the next round of the County FA Challenge Trophy. Joe Jagger was in fine form, scoring four goals for the Beck Lane side. A George White brace, followed by strikes from Adam Jordan, Capi
Khan, Callum Wheatley and Adam Forbes rounded off the resounding win. Table-toppers Littletown return to Premier Division action this weekend when they host Honley FC tomorrow (Saturday, 2pm).
WEST YORKSHIRE FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Wood’s double helps second-placed Hartshead close in on league leaders WYL Division One
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at Skelton Road HARSTHEAD beat East End Park 4-2 on the road to move up to second in Division One of the West Yorkshire League. Harsthead were our only
local side with a game in the West Yorkshire League last weekend and they didn’t disappoint with goals from Andrew Wood (brace), Liam Fox and Christopher Jackson. In reply East End netted through Gareth Mitchell and Liam Clark. Harsthead have the week off, but Howden Clough, who didn’t have a game last weekend, return
to action at home to Boroughbridge tomorrow (Saturday, 2pm) where they can draw level on points with second-placed Hartshead. Meanwhile in the Premier Division Horbury Town, also fresh from a week off, look to gain ground on the sides above them with a win away at sixth-placed Pool (Sat, 2pm).
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at Sandal Galaxy. Saville Arms won 4-2 at home to Salts Reserves, but Deighton WMC lost 4-2 against Salts’ first team. Roberttown Rovers crashed out on penalties after drawing 22 at Old Ball while Ravenswharfe lost 5-1 against Corpus Christi.
SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
West Side miss out on Premier top spot IN the Spen Valley Football League Premier Division Dewsbury West Side missed the opportunity to go top of the table after being held to a 2-2 draw by bottom-club Girlington. Saif Akbar and Atif Bashir netted for West Side but a resurgent Girlington guaranteed themselves a point with strikes from Adeeb Jawad and Mohammed Qasim. In the division’s only other game Savile United and Savile Youth drew 1-1. United’s Abdurrazaq Etorki found the back of the net, as did Youth’s Abdullah Aswat. In the First Division George Healey extended their lead at the top of the table thanks to a comprehensive 4-0 win over Norfolk. An Olly Mitchell brace followed by efforts from Lewis Boddy and Luke Newsome was enough to seal the points. Second-placed Marsh are now trailing Healey by three points following their 2-1 defeat to Savile Town. A goal each from Zubair Hussain and Sajeel Qadir was enough to secure the win for Town. Marsh’s only goal came courtesy of a Town player. And finally in the league’s highest scoring game of the weekend Howden Clough and Dewsbury West Side Reserves played out a thrilling 7-7 draw. Clough netted through Jay Stainburn (two), Shane Thornton (two), Tim Whitehead (two) and Ashton Thomas. In reply West Side Reserves scored thanks to Irfan Ali (hat-trick), Zaaid Sajawal, Ovais Zahoor, Arsalan Shahid and Habib Shahid.
DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1 1 A Cooper and J Lodge;
2 J and W Davies; 3 J Tomlinson and G Fishwick.
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JOHNSON’S FORM REWARDED WITH NATIONAL CALL-UP TREENA JOHNSON of Dewsbury Road Runners has been selected to represent England. Johnson, who runs in the Veteran 55 category, will join her clubmate Madeleine Stansfield (V60) in the national team for a Masters marathon which will take place in autumn next year. Johnson earned her place by winning her category in the Yorkshire Marathon, a race in which she also broke the British over 55 marathon record, while Stansfield had qualified at the Chester Marathon. Johnson celebrated by also winning her category in the Leeds Abbey Dash 10K in a time of 38 minutes 45 seconds. The leading Dewsbury runner in the Abbey Dash was Andy Dean 38:27 who was followed home by Tim Dean 39:11, Andrew Byram 42:14, Chris Hardy 44:03, Wayne Dent 46:10 (personal best), Martin Athey 48:20, Mike Shackleton 48:34, Mark Wilson 50:12, Gary Stanway 50:16, Gary Spaven 52:43, Martin Bare 54:33, Debbie Norris 55:39, Nicole Lackenby 56:28, Laura Byrne 57:17, Tracey Wadsworth 59:14, Michelle Hainsworth 1:01:18, Sharon Wilford 1:05:37, Dawn Greaves 1:06:07 and Amy O’Connor 1:06:08.
Methley no test for unbeaten Thornhill Winter Pennine 11-a-side League
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at Savile Park THORNHILL TROJANS continued their unbeaten start to the 11-a-side Winter Pennine League with a 56-18 away win over Methley Royals. Wayne Wilson Marked his return to Thornhill’s first team with a try inside two minutes. Mark Hodgson converted. Thornhill continued to test Methley at every opportunity and the visitors soon extended their lead when Hodgson powered his way over for an unconverted try. But the Trojans lost concentration at several points throughout the game to allow
Methley back into the contest. The hosts scored their first try thanks to Jarred Wilson who powered his way over the whitewash. Lee Starbuck converted. And with their tails up Methley continued their fightback. Jason Tate was quickest to react on a kick into the in-goal area to bag himself a try. Starbuck added the conversion and Methley were trailing by just two points. But towards the end of the first half the Trojans reasserted their authority on the game. James Craven ran 60 metres before touching down for a try which Hodgson converted before turning creator. His chip into the in-goal area was chased down by Scott Lee for a try. Hodgson once again was successful with the conversion. Lee used his pace to score a second converted try before the break and give his side what looked like a unassailable lead.
After the restart Methley were the first team to score thanks to a try from Starbuck, who also added the extras. But the Trojans responded well and cruised to a comfortable victory. Lee broke clear to score another long range try and complete his hat-trick, man of the match Luke Carter completed a flowing move with a four-pointer and Liam Green added to the Trojans dominant lead with an impressive try of his own late on. But Green’s try came at a cost as Carter suffered what is thought to be a broken ankle in the build-up. Hodgson was successful with all three conversions. The victory moves Thornhill level on points with league-leaders Lock Lane who have played a game more. The Trojans could go top if they beat Worth Village tomorrow (Sat, 2pm) at Overthorpe Park.
JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE
Thornhill disciplined for ugly Victoria Under-12s win first competitive game scenes against Saddleworth
BIRSTALL VICTORIA Under-12s cruised to a 16-10 victory over East Hull in their first competitive match in the BARLA Yorkshire Cup. Birstall were first on the scoreboard after they took advantage of good territory. Cohan Burnham was able to sneak over the line from close range. Thomas Harrison added the tricky conversion to make it 60. In the closing stages of the first half East Hull were close to the Birstall line looking for the next score, but a brilliant read from Verne Capstick saw him intercept the ball and charge the length of the field to score under the posts. Harrison added the extras to give the hosts a solid 12-0 halftime lead. In the second period the visitors looked lively as they searched for a way back into the game. Their efforts were rewarded with a converted try in opening minutes of the half. The next score also went East’s way when they pounced on a loose ball in the in-goal area from a kick in general
THE National Conference League Disciplinary Committee found Thornhill Trojans guilty of a brawl in their home clash with Saddleworth Rangers at the back end of their Division Two campaign.
As a result the the club was fined £125. At the same hearing Thornhill’s Gareth Love was found guilty of entering the field of play during the altercation and was fined £80 and handed a four-game ban.
WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE
Injury-hit Trojans Ladies lose out to Stanningley
Verne Capstick sprints for the line and, below, Cameron Stevens touches down in the corner play. The conversion was missed and Birstall’s lead was cut to just two points. Victoria came close to extending their lead when Scarlett Hartley went over in the corner, but the referee ruled it out due to a dropped ball. But Birstall were rewarded for their attacking intent shortly afterwards with a try scored by Cameron Stevens in the corner. Harrison was just short with the conversion attempt but Victoria held out for a 16-10 win and booked their place in
the next round. Capstick shared the magic moment award with Joe Hargreaves while Brandon Hanson collected the defensive
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contribution and best opponent accolades. Hartley scooped the attacking contribution honour and Jack Mysak bagged the supporters’ star.
BASKETBALL
Batley CC announce date for end-of-season awards dinner
Solid defence gifts Vipers vital victory
BATLEY CC have confirmed their end of season presentation evening will take place on Saturday November 19 at the PKWA Community Centre (7pm). The evening will celebrate a successful year for Batley CC, who clinched the All Rounder Bradford Cricket League Championship A title. Batley’s second string also had a memorable season, having been crowned the
SPEN VALLEY VIPERS beat secondplaced Leeds Lithuania Seconds 6554 in the Leeds Basketball League Division One. An impressive defensive display from the Vipers was the difference between the two sides at the final buzzer. The Vipers’ second string were also in action in Division Two last weekend where they overcame Queensbury Hawks 49-21 to complete a victorious double header for the Vipers at Thornhill High School.
Championship B Second XI champions. Both trophies will be on show throughout the night and players and coaches from both the first and second teams will be in attendance. The evening includes a seven course meal for all guests. To buy a ticket (£15) or book a table email batley@ bradfordcl.com or call 07854 090483.
Trojans Ladies battled hard against Stanningley Dave Jewitt THORNHILL TROJANS Ladies lost 146 to Stanningley in last weekend’s encounter at Overthorpe Park. Hanna Butcher touched down for the Trojans’ only try and Charlotte Hawkins added the conversion. Laura Norcliffe was named player of the match. On top of the defeat Thornhill’s ladies were dealt an even bigger blow when it was confirmed that Louise Townsend suffered a broken ankle after a collision early in the game.
Morrison eager to test new squad By Joe Link Sports Reporter joe@thepressnews.co.uk
DEWSBURY RAMS began their pre-season training this week and head coach Glenn Morrison is eager to start preparations for the 2017 campaign. “It’s important you don’t lose ground on your rivals in pre-season,” said Morrison. “This league gets more and more competitve. There are more full-time teams than ever, so when you’re part-time like us every minute counts. “Firstly we’ll target fitness, the players hate the first couple of weeks back because they are certainly the toughest. “Some of the lads will probably need buckets next to the rowing machines, it’s going to be that difficult, but none of the players want to get left behind. “It’s always a good chance for the squad to impress me and show me what they’re made of.” Morrison’s men face newly-promoted Rochdale and Swinton Lions in the first two weeks of the 2017 Championship season, but Morrison is wary of the threat they’ll pose. “From now on our aim is to prepare for the Rochdale game on the opening day,” said Morrison who returned from a family holiday in Thailand this week. “We should hopefully not lose out on training sessions due to the weather this
winter because we have a new all-weather pitch which should be finished in January. “It means we’ll not only generate more revenue for the club by allowing people to hire it out, but we’ll also have more time to work with the ball because we won’t be disrupted by the weather ahead of our first game against Rochdale. “It won’t be easy, newly-promoted teams are always tricky because they desperately want to get a win on the board early and prove they belong in the division. “If we’re not up to speed then we could find ourselves playing catch-up as early as week two, which is something no one wants to happen.” Elsewhere, the Rams have launched new merchandise which supporters will be able to collect as early as next month after the online pre-orders for the clothing, supplied by kit manufacturer Errea, went on sale this week. The Rams’ new home and away strips will also be on sale next month in time for the club’s season launch. Glenn Morrison and his new-look squad will also be present at the event, with chairman Mark Sawyer leading proceedings. The date is still to be confirmed. Fans will be able to see Morrison’s new signings in action when the Rams take on rivals Batley Bulldogs on Boxing Day in the newly-named Powerhouse Challenge. The Rams have also confirmed they will play Wakefield in a friendly at the Tetley’s Stadium on Janury 8 (3pm).
Rams boss Morrison celebrating a derby win over Batley Bulldogs
Bulldogs target new brand of rugby under new boss Diskin BATLEY BULLDOGS head coach Matt Diskin has revealed he wants his side to play a more attractive brand of rugby in 2017 as the club aims for a repeat of last season’s success in reaching the Qualifiers. Diskin’s men are already two weeks into their pre-season schedule and the Bulldogs boss is delighted with the impression his players have left on him so far. “I’ve introduced some new systems and new ideas in training and the players have really bought into them,” said Diskin. “The lads have given it their all since returning to training and they look really eager, which has impressed me. “From the short time I’ve been working with them I can see they have a lot of skill with the ball in hand and I want to try and utilise that next season. “I’m not taking anything away from how the team played last season, at the end of the day results are what matter the most,
but I do feel that we can win matches next year by playing a more attractive brand of rugby and in doing so will hopefully score more tries. “We have some big friendlies lined up in pre-season and hopefully we can prove to fans in those games that our hard work in training is paying off.” But before intensive training begins with the ball Diskin knows his first job is to get his players in peak physical condition. Diskin, who is hoping to add one more player to his side in the coming weeks, added: “The majority of the squad have returned in decent condition and have kept to their off-season programme’s which is reassuring and means our pre-season can progress at a good pace.
“If the players get to the right levels of fitness quickly then we can start going into more intensive training with the ball earlier as well, which should hopefully prepare us for what is going to be a really tough season.” But besides pushing his players to their limits in training Diskin acknowledges the importance of looking after his players’ welfare. The former Leeds and Bradford star was in Liverpool with his squad last week where they benefited from the use of a DEXA scan, which measures bone density. Diskin added: “Everyone except the players on international duty were present because it’s important the players undergo screening of this sort. “The key to a successful season is mak-
ing sure the players remain fit, and if they’re unlucky enough to suffer injuries we want them to recover as quickly as possible. A DEXA scan helps me and the medical team determine potential weak spots the players may have and also helps us manage them accordingly to prevent any long-term injuries.” • BATLEY have four friendlies lined up, starting with the traditional Boxing Day derby. All the games are at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium. Monday 26th December 2016 – KO 12pm v Dewsbury Rams. Sunday 15th January 2017 – KO 2pm v Bradford Bulls. Sunday 22nd January 2017 – KO 2pm v Keighley Cougars. Friday 27th January 2017 – KO 7.30pm v Castleford Tigers.
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HE opportunity to follow in John Kear’s footsteps came at just the right time for new Batley Bulldogs coach Matt Diskin. After a celebrated profes-
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sional career mostly with Leeds Rhinos, the four-time Grand Final champion and 2004 Harry Sunderland Trophy winner, retired as captain of the Bradford Bulls in 2014 to work as the
club’s assistant and Academy coach. A successful property developer who only recently sold his Westfield Estates letting agency, Matt, who lives in Gomersal, combines
being a father of five (he says that’s enough for he and wife Gaynor!) with running a family owned commercial cleaning company, Aquabright Ltd. But rugby league is in the blood for the former Dewsbury Moor junior, and when the chance came to take the reins at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, he jumped at it. “I count myself very fortunate, because everything came together at exactly the right time,” he said. “Head coaching jobs at any level are difficult to get. You only have to look at the top quality coaches who don’t have clubs. But the chance to work with Kevin Nicholas, Paul Harrison and the great people at Batley was a fantastic opportunity. “This is a really well run club, it’s competitive and it’s very realistic about what it can achieve. We know where we’re at, and part of my job is to make sure the club is here in 50 years time, not just five.” Matt, 34, knows about the kind of adversity rugby league can throw at a bloke.
After that try-scoring, Grand Final-winning performance at Old Trafford in 2004, he earned his full Great Britain cap in the Tri-Nations against New Zealand. In a freak accident, he blew out his knee – a full ACL rupture. A career high and career low all in a matter of minutes. “That took me a long time to get over, not just physically, but mentally as well. It was tough.” At a time when Super League was blessed with high quality hookers – Keiron Cunningham, Terry Newton and the emerging James Roby – Disko never got another chance in an international shirt. But he did pick up three more Grand Finals and enjoyed a successful testimonial at the Rhinos in 2010, before moving to Odsal with the Bulls. He’s worked for and alongside some great coaches and is looking forward to putting his own mark on the game. “We have an excellent line-up of friendlies, starting with the big one, Dewsbury on Boxing Day,” he added. “It’s going to be a really busy
January.” After the Rams, the Bulldogs will square up against his former club Bradford, then Keighley and Super League side Castleford, before the Kingstone Press Championship gets underway. And his squad should be ready and raring to go. “We have a decent sized squad but I need to have a good look at them all,” he added. “It’s one thing doing all the hard work, prep and going through things on the training field, but that’s never the same as game time, so the four friendlies we have lined up will be invaluable to me.” Matt will be taking his men away on a bonding weekend in Ribblehead in early January, where they will also learn a lot more about the type of boss they have and what he wants from them. “I have very clear ideas about the type of team I want us to be, the way I want us to play,” he added. “This is an exciting time for everyone at the club.”
A Powerhouse derby challenge HERE could be some difficult conversations for the Oldroyd family as this year’s annual Boxing Day contest takes on a new identity. The high noon shoot-out at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium will be known as the Powerhouse Challenge. Andy Oldroyd is the General Manager of Powerhouse Fitness, based at Alexandra Mills in Batley – and the traditionally combative
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action might not be confined to what’s happening on-field. “It will be interesting because my family are Dewsbury fans,” Andy explained. “But I have to confess to being rather more of a Bulldogs supporter!” For Powerhouse, the opportunity to take on brand ownership of the traditional fixture was a natural. Whatever the Oldroyd family affiliations, Powerhouse have worked hand in hand with both
local clubs for some time. “The Challenge came out of us sponsoring both clubs which we have done for five years,” said Andy. Powerhouse have been based at Alexandra Mills for 15 years, however the company was recently acquired by German company Sports Tiedje, which is Europe’s largest fitness equipment supplier. It’s a major boost for the business. “We are the biggest supplier of
fitness and gym equipment in the district,” said Andy. “We do everything from kitting out professional gyms to people’s garages.” Powerhouse have recently been working on the Dewsbury Rams’ gym and next up is the new gym and wrestle room which Bulldogs head coach Matt Diskin is overseeing at the ground. In a further boost to supporters of both the Rams and Bulldogs,
Powerhouse are offering discounts to season ticket holders. “We have our Christmas and New Year sale coming up and we’re pleased to offer a further discount for fans,” said Andy. Powerhouse provide the full range of health and fitness equipment and nutrional/diet supplements. In the meantime, he’s trying to keep out of the rivalries. “May the best team win and good luck!” he said.
Major new sponsorship boost for club ATLEY Bulldogs have announced a major new sponsorship agreement with two highly successful local companies as they prepare for the 2017 season. Riva Homes have luxury homes projects underway in Mirfield and White Lee Rd, Batley, with the latest about to start on the site of the former fire station at the top of Carlinghow Lane, Batley. As part of the sponsorship deal they are about to build a new gym
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and wrestle room for the Bulldogs under the K2 Stand at the Foxís Biscuits Stadium. Joining them in the building project are Henley Granite and Marble, another highly successful local company who operate nationwide and are going from strength to strength. Henley Stone have recently completed some very high standard granite installs for Riva Homes’s White Lee development and are now their contractor of choice.
HEN you need the best results for your stone interior or exterior surfaces, you deserve a complete service that takes care of everything and is right first time. From work tops to flooring, you can expect personal attention from the time-served team of craftsmen at Henley Granite and Marble. We pride ourselves on giving you what you want and getting the job done with minimum fuss. We offer free templating with our full supply and fit service, along with a comprehensive range of Granite, Marble and Quartz surfaces, which means you can have the choice of industry leading, top quality sheet materials with unrivalled, dedicated service. We are proud to be based in Batley with workshops in Ossett, and by dealing with us you can get great value for money on your doorstep. If you would like us to help you with your next project, please get in touch with the team at Henley Granite and Marble on 01924 472277.
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Bulldogs Chief Executive Paul Harrison said: “Danny Maun, Matt Diskin and myself have been involved with Paul Frain and James Bulmer of Riva Homes and Shaun Henley of Henley Granite and Marble in bringing this deal to fruition over the last few months. “They are all local lads who are doing a great job in running their own businesses and wanted to help the community and in particular Batley Bulldogs. “Pat Walker, one of our players, works for Riva Homes and Paul himself has strong links with Birstall Victoria Rugby League Club. Also, Shaun, who is well known for his generosity in sponsoring juniors at Dewsbury Moor is a friend of Danny Maun’s from school, so itís a small world. “We explained that our new head coach Matt Diskin wanted to step things up at the club and felt an improved gym and wrestle room would do just that. “We have space under the stand and so the idea developed and with their skills we came up with a plan. This is a superb development and we are delighted with this sponsorship deal which we hope will be of benefit to the companies involved as well. “I certainly am looking forward to welcoming them to the club as part of our family.”
Chairman Kevin Nicholas added: “Initially this is a two-year deal and also involves them sponsoring the Craig Lingard Terrace. “It is hoped the building work will be completed ahead of the new season and we are in the process of arranging new signage to mark the sponsorship to be in place for our Boxing Day clash with Dewsbury. “It is fantastic to see local people like Paul, James and Shaun and their respective companies, getting behind the club in this way. “I regard this as a major step
forward as we seek to improve in 2017. “New coach Matt Diskin has brought fresh ideas to the club and this enables us to support him in our quest for success. “We also hope this will be a catalyst for other local companies to see what we are trying to achieve for the town and come on board. “Everyone involved in bringing this deal to a conclusion has done a terrific job and there is no doubt it has invigorated everyone at the club even more, after last season’s success.”
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to rumble Dewsbury Rams season tickets & admissions 2017 CATEGORY
SEATED
STANDING
ADULT
£190
£175
CONCESSION*
£138
£123
CAR PARK PASS
£30
*Eligible for Concession priced Season Tickets: SENIOR CITIZENS aged 65 & over unless existing Concession Season Ticket Holder – proof of eligibility may be required 16-18 YEAR OLD’S - proof of age & passport sized photo required. Students - copy of Student ID required. Members of British Armed Forces - proof of Service required.
ADMISSION COSTS SEATED ADULT
£17
CONCESSION
£12
STANDING ADULT £15 CONCESSION £11 JUNIOR £2
Batley Bulldogs 2017 ticket prices The club can confirm that admission prices next year will remain the same as 2016 – ADULT: £17 CONCESSION: £12 KIDS (under 16): £3.00 We can confirm that this year the Blackpool Bash will be treated as a Home Game and so basic Sunday admission is included in the Season ticket which can be upgraded if required at an extra cost. The Season ticket will therefore include 11 League games plus the Bash and 3 or 4 Super 8s games. Hence a total of 1516 games. We are no longer doing a 70/7 ticket.
The cost of Season Tickets are as follows – ADULT: £190 CONCESSION: £130.00 KIDS (u16): FREE As before, kids will need to obtain a photo pass if they wish to obtain free admission by way of a Season Ticket. As well as including admission to all home games and the Blackpool Bash for kids it also includes all away games. Please note that a concession is a Student over 16-years-old or a retired person minimum age 60. Proof will be required of age and student status. In addition, we are intending to run Season Ticket Coaches to the Bash and if you book at the time of purchase of your season ticket, the coach fare for Adult, Concession or kids will be £10. Hence if you pay Adult - £200, Concession £140, or kids - £10, that also includes coach fare to the Bash. It is anticipated that coaches to the Bash will depart on Sunday approximately 9am and return from Blackpool approximately 8pm on the same day so that they are a day trip. Exact details will be confirmed nearer the date. Clearly coach cost is an optional extra to the season ticket but represents excellent value for money as this year we want to take as much support as we can to the Bash as we are the Showcase Game on the Sunday, kick-off 5.15pm.
There’s a range of function rooms at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, from the Boardroom and Ron’s Lounge to the Bryan Cooney Suite, perfect for any occasion. Call the club on 01924 470062 for more details or to view!