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Yobs force circus to pack up and flee Mob threw stones and fireworks – but police didn’t attend By Zoe Shackleton A TRAVELLING circus was hounded out of Dewsbury by a gang of violent youths who launched a late-night attack with bricks and fireworks. Pinder’s Circus was due to perform in Thornhill Lees on Friday, Saturday and Sunday last week but had to cancel their events because of the attack late on Thursday night. They were camped on the field in Lees Holm Park adjacent to the Community Centre, but packed up in the middle of the night and were gone by morning. One of the circus staff, with young children, said they were “afraid for our lives”. One concerned resident described a group of around 30 Asian youths harassing and abusing the circus staff and their families before throwing stones, eggs and fireworks at their vehicles and caravans. Another said: “Drug dealing is rife in the Community Centre car park, so it’s quite possible the circus’s presence
was inconvenient for them. The police have been told about this time and again but nothing ever gets done.” A statement on Facebook said: “Due to unforeseen circumstances Pinder’s Circus has cancelled their visit to Thornhill Lees. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.” A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police confirmed they had been alerted to the trouble but did not attend the incident. The force statement said: “Police received a call on Thursday June 7 at around 10.59pm to reports of youths gathered close to a park throwing stones. “There was a further call to police to say that the youths had dispersed.” Nobody from the circus wanted to speak to The Press, but one person said they moved on from Thornhill Lees because “it wasn’t safe”. The circus packed up and left for Mirfield Showground, where they were originally supposed to perform this weekend. Instead they did four
Safe haven: The circus moved from Thornhill Lees to Mirfield’s showground
shows there from Monday to Wednesday and offered to honour any discount vouchers and complimentary tickets from the Thornhill Lees dates. The Press highlighted the attack to Dewsbury South councillor Masood Ahmed,
who hadn’t been informed. He said: “I’m appalled and saddened this happened. “If I knew it had happened then I would have dealt with it accordingly and tried to find out who the individuals were. I’ll be asking the police to see what’s been reported
and what action, if any, they have taken. I want to know why it happened and who the people were. We don’t want to drive people out. “It’s not called for and I will not stand for that to happen in my ward.” The events left a lot of local
families disappointed. One mum commented on Facebook: “My kids have been counting down the nights, they have gone to school thinking they are going tonight with their grandparents. They are going to be devastated.”
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MP slams Tories over town centre Deaths BROOK EDWARD (EDDIE) On June 10, peacefully at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, of Mirfield, aged 84 years, husband of Brenda. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday June 20 at 1.15pm.
Cleckheaton, aged 76 years, husband of Christine. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Monday June 25 at 11.15am.
CROMACK (NEE CARR) CHRISTINE On June 1, peacefully in hospital after a long illness, aged 75 years, wife of John. Funeral service will take place at Trinity Church, Ossett, on Monday June 18 at 2.15pm.
FEATHERSTONE BRIAN On May 31, peacefully but suddenly in hospital, of
MCGOVERN DAVID ALLAN On June 6, peacefully in hospital, of Middlestown, aged 80 years, husband of the late Elizabeth. Funeral
JAGGER JULIE On June 3, peacefully with family around her, aged 71
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BUTLER (NEE COOKE) (FORMERLY WHITELEY) MARGARET On June 6, peacefully at Pinderfields Hospital, of Mirfield, aged 86 years, wife of the late James (Jim). Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Tuesday June 19 at 10am.
years, wife of Colin. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday June 22 at 1.15pm.
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On 31st May 2018, in hospital, of Thornhill Lees, aged 60 years, Dave, dear and much loved dad of Claire, father in law of Maj and grandad of Daiyaan, Amelia and Aisha, dearly loved brother of Val, Keith, Kenneth, Stuart, Jeanette, Geoffrey and the late Christine, a very dear brother-in-law, uncle and great uncle. Dave has been loved and supported by Julie and his many friends. A true hero. Funeral service and celebration of Dave’s life will be held at The Minster Church of All Saints, Dewsbury on Tuesday 19th June 2018 at 1:30pm, followed by a private committal at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium. Friends please gather at the church. No flowers by request, donations in lieu may be left in church or sent to George Brooke Ltd., for the benefit of the Rugby League Benevolent Fund. service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday June 22 at 2pm.
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SENIOR ERIC (‘CURLY’) On June 9, at Manorcroft Nursing Home, formerly of Soothill, aged 79 years, husband of the late Kathleen. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday June 29 at 12.30pm.
SHARP MAVIS (TOLSON) On June 6, at home, of Batley, aged 80 years, wife of Kenneth. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium today (Friday) at 3.15pm.
Heckmondwike, aged 86 years, wife of the late Jack. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Tuesday June 19 at 10.30am.
WALKER (NEE SEYMOUR) JEAN On June 6, in hospital, of Liversedge, aged 84 years, wife of Brian. Requiem Mass will take place at St Paul’s RC Church, Cleckheaton, on Wednesday June 20 at 9.30am.
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Suddenly but peacefully at Calderdale Royal Infirmary on Saturday 19th May, Eric of Lower Hopton aged 86 years. Beloved husband of the late June, loving dad of Paul and Martin, also a solely missed granddad, brother, father-in-law and a great friend to many. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Thursday 21st June at 2:00pm. Family flowers only by request, donations gratefully received will be shared equally between The British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK. Would all friends please meet at the crematorium. All enquiries to Joseph Sheard Funeral Directors. Tel - 01924 492219
TAYLOR NORMAN MICHAEL On June 5, after a long illness, of Heckmondwike, aged 70 years, husband of Lynda. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium today (Friday) at 10am.
THOMPSON (NEE MASKILL) DOROTHY On June 5, peacefully at Pinderfields Hospital, of Mirfield, aged 94 years, wife of the late Joseph. Funeral enquiries to Joseph Shear Funeral Directors, 01924 492219.
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overhaul our town and create lasting improvements for our area.” All of Dewsbury’s elected politicians are Labour, but Mirfield Conservative councillor Martyn Bolt strongly disagreed with Miss Sherriff’s stance. Coun Bolt said: “How many different iterations of a town centre regeneration board have they had? “They were offered town centre events to draw trade in and never took up the chance. When Kirklees spent money bringing those aerial displays over from Europe outside the town hall, most shops didn’t stay open. “For most of its life Kirklees and Dewsbury have been under Labour control – where was ‘radical’ then? “Radical action, such as promoting that there is a direct rail link to London to benefit business, whilst successive leaders, chief exec and maybe even Paula use the services from Leeds or Wakefield. “Radical is a mindset, not just money.”
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MP PAULA SHERRIFF criticised the Tory government in parliament this week over the decline of Dewsbury town centre. She claimed it was “a shadow of its former self”, with the second highest rate of vacant units in the country. Almost 30 per cent of town centre property is currently unoccupied, according to recent figures. And Miss Sherriff wasn’t satisfied with the response from Business Secretary Andrew Griffiths when she asked what the government would do to help. She said: “Dewsbury people are fed up of the decline of our town centre, quite rightly, they’re sick of dilapidated buildings, empty shops and anti-social behaviour. “Unprecedented cuts to council budgets, youth services and policing have left communities without the tools essential to ensuring the future prosperity of our high streets. “I asked the government what strategy they have for turning around this decline – sadly the minister failed to give me a proper answer. “We need radical action to
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Photo: Ash Milnes TWO people were arrested following an armed police operation in Batley sparked by reports of a man with a handgun. West Yorkshire Police received calls that a man had been seen in the area with a handgun and making threats at around 1pm on Monday. Officers were called to Alpine Close at Mount Pleasant, but a vehicle carrying the man left the scene. Police followed and were able to stop it at Highfield Court in Soothill, where a woman and a man were arrested. The ‘handgun’ turned out to be a Taser-style weapon which was recovered. Officers remained in the area for door-to-door enquiries and a police helicopter also took part in the operation.
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News In Brief Kirkwood’s £15,000 from Sarah’s Wish MIRFIELD: The family and friends of a mum who died of cancer earlier this year have raised nearly £15,000 in her memory for Kirkwood Hospice. Hundreds of people turned out to a fun day at Battyeford playing fields last Saturday to raise just over £12,500 in honour of Sarah Green, who passed away in January. The proceeds will go to the hospice from the Sarah’s Wish fund, which was set up by her family. Sarah’s son Sam did a sponsored head shave which raised £2,300 shortly after her death.
A MAN died after an accident which saw his car flip onto its roof. The man, in his 30s, was driving a blue Toyota Yaris which overturned on Thornhill Road after a crash with a white Toyota Auris. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 9.25pm on Wednesday night. Paramedics from the Hazardous Area Response Team joined ambulance crews but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Auris wasn’t injured. Sergeant Carl Quinn, of the Major Collision Enquiry Team appealed for any witnesses to come forward, especially anyone who might have dashcam footage of either vehicle prior to the smash. Anyone with information should contact the collision team via 101 using reference 13180287319.
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Photo: The crash scene on Thornhill Road. ASH MILNES
A PENSIONER suffered serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Wellington Street, Batley, on Wednesday afternoon. The man, in his 80s, was hit at 3.30pm just up from Fox’s Biscuits. Paramedics treated him before he was taken to Leeds General Infirmary. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance landed but wasn’t needed. Wellington Street at the junction with Purlwell Lane was closed for a while. PHOTO: MIKE CLARK
Bin strike back on as union walks out BIN WORKERS in Kirklees now look likely to walk out, despite trade union Unison calling off strike action last month. Unison threatened a week-long stoppage over claims of bullying and harassment but decided to try and address the problems with Kirklees Council and ACAS, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. But a team from Unison reportedly walked out of a meeting with the two organisations on Wednesday. Unison rep Gary Cleaver said that strike action was “extremely likely”. He said: “We didn’t walk out – we entered into talks with the spirit to negotiate but management weren’t prepared to listen.” Karl Battersby, strategic director for economy and infrastructure, said: “Senior council officers were scheduled to have a further meeting with ACAS and Unison representatives this afternoon, however Unison walked out of the planned talks. “We had reached an agreement at previous ACAS talks in May relating to concerns over holidays, workloads, working practices and allegations of harassment and bullying. “Unison made a new and in our view unreasonable demand relating to how the council manages an individual member of staff as a condition of further talks going ahead. “Our number one priority remains the delivery of services to our residents and businesses and over the coming days we will be putting plans in place to minimise the disruption of Unison’s industrial action.”
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BATLEY & Spen MP Tracy Brabin spent last Friday morning hearing first-hand the chaos that the introduction of a new rail timetable has caused for local commuters. Ms Brabin spoke to travellers at Batley Railway Station, who told her trains are often late, overcrowded and “primitive”. She was joined by campaigners from across the political divide who gathered to protest and crank up the pressure on Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. She said: “Having had numerous conversations and email exchanges with constituents about the dire situation I thought nothing could shock me, but I was wrong. “Some of the stories I heard – one where a woman spent her journey crammed into a train toilet with six other commuters – were beyond belief. “A young girl I spoke to was left extremely distressed when her train was delayed as she was on her way to a vital GCSE exam. Thankfully a good Samaritan helped her to book a taxi, but it could have been a different story. “And these were just the tip of the iceberg. Consistent cancellations and delays, too few carriages, extortionate fares and nonsensical timetabling – the list goes on. These aren’t just stories, they are people’s lives. “Time and time again we have been promised better transport links and a vastly improved rail service is integral to this. How can we have an interconnected Northern Powerhouse if we struggle to get from one
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News In Brief Charity man’s CBE HECKMONDWIKE: A local man who founded a national charity will receive a CBE after being included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Heckmondwike man John Kirby started debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty 20 years ago after struggling with debt problems himself. Since then the charity has helped tens of thousands of people via a network of more than 600 churches. The 56-year-old said: “I accept this on behalf of everyone who has believed in me, and the vision to bring the very best service to those with the least.”
Access all areas CLECKHEATON: Cleckheaton Memorial Park now has disabled access thanks to a local firm. KB Construction installed a ramp free of charge for the Royal British Legion, who commissioned the installation.
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Drugs and grooming arrests in Dewsbury By Staff Reporters FIVE people were arrested in Dewsbury as police carried out an operation to tackle child sexual exploitation, human trafficking and anti-social behaviour in the town centre over the weekend. Officers also gathered intelligence on alleged child grooming perpetrators, which they said allowed them to safeguard “a number of vulnerable people”.
The police operation involved a number of partner agencies including Kirklees Licensing, Kirklees Food Safety, Trading Standards and human trafficking charity Hope for Justice. Social services and youth engagement officers were deployed in the town centre, concentrating on areas identified as crime hotspots. A drugs warrant was also executed at Daisy Hill Mini Mart, which resulted in a man and
woman being arrested for possession of cannabis with the intent to supply. An arrest was made for a fines warrant, while one person was arrested and charged for theft from a shop. Another woman was arrested who was wanted on warrant. PC Chris Birkenshaw, of Kirklees’s integrated offender management team, said: “This has been another successful proactive policing operation in the town centre in Dewsbury
with a number of arrests and fines issued. “We want to send out the message that CSE and drugs offending will not be tolerated within our communities and we will act on any information given to us by members of the public. “I would like to thank all the officers, PCSOs and of course all our partner agencies for all their help and support up to and over the weekend as part of the operation.”
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HUNDREDS of people gathered in Batley to remember the late MP Jo Cox and to celebrate the end of the daily Ramadan fast. Mrs Cox’s family joined people from across the community at the second ‘Big Batley Iftar’ event in the Market Place and Memorial Gardens. Saturday’s Iftar followed on from the success of last year’s event, which marked 12 months since Mrs Cox’s death. Kim Leadbeater, Mrs Cox’s sister, spoke at the gathering while pupils from Overthorpe CofE School, Purlwell Infant and Nursery School and Warwick Road School performed. Founding member of the More In Common group in Batley & Spen, Fakhara Rehman,
and Rev Mark Umpleby hosted the event with local faith leaders coming together to reflect and pray. Rev Umpleby said: “It was an amazing evening
at the Batley Iftar with so many people from across our communities – with great poems, songs, food and speeches.” Molana Irfan, one of the organisers, said: “We are
living in a time where there is some hate around, therefore it is very important that we as human beings remain together and care for one another.”
Altogether now ... children from several schools performed for the crowds, while (below) Rev Mark Humpleby and Molana Irfan Soni put on a show of love and unity
‘Gun’ arrest More railway chaos A MAN arrested on suspicion of armed robbery has been released pending further investigation. The man was detained on Friday in connection with a robbery at the Phone Market shop on Savile Road, Savile Town, on March 24. Police swooped on Howard Place, Batley Carr, at around 4am and didn’t leave until 6.30pm, according to an eyewitness. Officers were reported to be searching a house, cars and a shed. They confirmed enquiries remain ongoing about the robbery, in which two men wearing balaclava masks and gloves burst into the shop next to the Essar petrol station. One of the men waved a gun while the other grabbed 10 mobile phones from a display before they both fled the scene.
COMMUTERS could face more disruption as Northern Rail workers are set to walk out next week. Three days of strike action on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, June 19, 21 and 23, will cause delays with only a limited local service being operated. Northern workers, who are members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), are walking out as part of a long-running row with Arriva Rail North, Northern’s parent company, over plans to remove train guards and
have driver-only operated trains. A spokesman for Northern Rail said: “On strike days Northern is only able to operate a limited service. For example, on weekday strikes the majority of available trains typically operate between 7am and 7pm with many last trains leaving before 7pm. “During these hours the overall number of trains running are significantly reduced with around 40 per cent of the usual number of services in operation.” Train users are advised to check their timetables before setting off on those dates.
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News In Brief Hospital staff back call for strike action
BATLEY & Spen MP Tracy Brabin took a trip down memory lane when she opened the new nets at Birstall Cricket Club. The Leeds Road club was one of Ms Brabin’s favourite childhood haunts – and she even got to show off her bowling skills before cutting the ribbon to declare the new nets officially open. “Growing up I spent many a long hour drinking pop and eating crisps at Birstall Cricket Club,” said Ms Brabin. “So I was very proud when they asked me to open their new cricket nets. “Facilities like this are an increasing rarity for cricket clubs with many having to book places at other clubs and grounds to get practice time in. “The club was, and still is, the heart of the community and it’s fantastic to see it thriving and moving forward.”
NORTH KIRKLEES: Staff members at the Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust have voted overwhelmingly in favour of walking out over proposals to transfer their working contracts to another company. Cleaners, IT specialists and maintenance workers are among those who would be affected by the plans to transfer estates and facilities services to a separate company owned by the trust which runs Dewsbury and District Hospital. Unison branded the move an “insult” to workers and balloted their members over potential strike action – with 264 out of 271 people voting yes (97.4 per cent).
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Eileen’s 90th birthday bash goes swimmingly By Margaret Watson IT WAS a busy weekend for famed channel swimmer Eileen Fenton, who celebrated her 90th birthday on Saturday. inside In addition to inscribed receiving gifts, flow- which described the ers and greetings pride Dewsbury still cards she also feels at her great received some unex- achievement. A spokesman for pected media attenthe firm said: “It was tion. Presenter Harry a privilege to proGration brought the duce this card. It was BBC Look North a small team effort cameras to interview by a really talented group of people.” her, and, on behalf of Eileen, who the people of Dewsbury, presented became the first her with a hand- woman to complete crafted birthday the famous Cross Channel swim sponcard, created by a specialist team of sored by the Daily designers at Mail in 1950, said she had been overDewsbury-based UK whelmed by the Greetings. The card’s design beautiful card. “I received lots of also included a miniature painting cards and goodwill of the English wishes but this was Channel with the the greatest surprise white cliffs of Dover of all. It is absolutely facing the French wonderful. I will treasure it.” coast, from whence Eileen’s television her channel swim interview was broadcommenced. The birthday card cast that evening, was co-ordinated by and included Pathe Catherine Dodd, stu- News footage of her dio director of UK epic swim. The Pathe film Greetings, who also gathered research on also showed her jubilant welcome home Eileen’s swim. Rachel Rattigan when an estimated was the designer and 20,000 people crowdCaroline Slater wrote ed into Dewsbury the moving words town centre to see
DEWSBURY: The funeral of David Roebuck, who was left with severe spinal injuries during a rugby match in 1982, will take place at Dewsbury Minster on Tuesday, June 19, at 1.30pm. The service will be followed by a private committal at Dewsbury Crematorium, with a gathering afterwards at the Irish National Club in Westtown.
Moor firearms arrest DEWSBURY MOOR: Police executed a planned arrest warrant on Moorcroft Road in the early hours of Tuesday morning, which resulted in a 29-year-old man being arrested for possession of a firearm.
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the 22-year-old schoolteacher from Thornhill Lees receive a civic welcome. In Thornhill Lees, another 3,000 crowded around her home waiting to give her one of the biggest street parties Dewsbury had ever seen. Eileen can still fit into the tiny black costume she wore – and this is now in the care of Kirklees Cultural Services, along with the Desvres porcelain
vase the citizens of Boulogne presented to her. Eileen said she would like the birthday card to be eventually placed alongside her other items currently in the care of the council so that the public of Dewsbury could see it. Since Crow Nest Museum closed last year the memorabilia, including a lifesized portrait of her painted by the late David Martin, has been kept at Bagshaw Museum in
Batley. Coun Cathy Scott, who helped arrange a birthday buffet for Eileen, said: “It is time they were brought back to Dewsbury. “They are part of Dewsbury’s heritage. So is this beautiful
card made by a local firm. Dewsbury people have a right to see them.” Above: Harry Gration (left) with birthday girl Eileen, her niece Eileen Hollinshead, Dewsbury Forward members Marilyn Shaw, Maureen Tierney and Paul Ellis
District’s schools join bike relay PUPILS from schools across North Kirklees are getting on their bikes as part of the Schools’ Yorkshire Tour baton relay. They’ll join hundreds of youngsters from over 160 primary, secondary and special schools who are cycling 400 miles across Yorkshire to celebrate National Bike Week and encourage more young people to cycle. The relay, which started on June 5 in Pickering, arrives in Chickenley on Friday June 22 when children from
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Orchard Primary Academy will pedal to pass the baton to pupils of Paradise Primary School. The baton will then be taken to Headfield CE Junior School and on to Boothroyd Primary Academy, Westmoor Primary School, Headlands CE Junior, Infant & Nursery School, Millbridge Junior, Infant & Nursery School, Littletown Junior, Infant & Nursery School, and Whitechapel CE Primary School – travelling just over 15 miles through the district
before being pedalled on to Bradford. Accompanied by members of local cycling charity Streetbikes, the young cyclists will use off-road cycle paths where possible. Coun Musarrat Khan, cabinet member for health, said: “This is an exciting opportunity for our young cyclists to promote the benefits of cycling and inspire others to get on their bike.” It culminates at Millennium Square, Leeds, on Tuesday July 3.
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Suck your own sour grapes, Paula ’M not one to teach my grandma how to suck eggs. Heck, I’m not one to teach any woman to suck anything, because I know my subservient place where the Sisterhood is concerned. I do however have to take issue with our campaigning warrior queen Paula Sherriff, righteous MP and firebrand voice for Dewsbury, Mirfield and a couple of villages in outer Huddersfield. So this is less about sucking eggs Paula, more about sucking up to voters with a massive portion of sour grapes. The redoubtable Miss Sherriff was beating her Amazonian chest in thunderous anger again this week at those wicked, vile, childstarving, OAP-murdering Tories. This time it was Dewsbury – surprise surprise – that the sadistic Conservatives had
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turned into a veritable ghost town. Reading between her furiously Tweeted lines, they had decimated the marketplace, turned the streets into litter-strewn, lawless havens for a multi-cultural mix of druggies, alcoholics, burglars, robbers and vagrants. The description at least happens to be painfully true. And those vindictive Tory bar-stewards – they have done it to Dewsbury deliberately, cruelly starving it of much-needed cash just because it’s a Labour redoubt! (Well, apart from when we had a Conservative MP from 2010-2015 – although given that Simon Reevell couldn’t find his way round town without a satnav and was in favour of shutting the hospital, that’s not saying much. In his case, Paula has a point). But of course that isn’t Paula’s point, not at all. It’s all about Tory cuts, punish-
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ing the Labour poor. At which point, actually, it’s time for a reality check and a history lesson for Miss Sherriff who, lest we forget, is very much a relative newcomer to our streets. Paula Sherriff sees Dewsbury town centre today pretty much as she first saw it four years ago, except a bit
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more tatty, with more empty shops, a market more resembling an eastern bazaar by the month, and a depressing absence of shoppers/users or people that anyone in their right mind would want to invite round for dinner. In fact good luck actually seeing someone you might even know, unless it’s one of the diminishing numbers of town centre office workers on their lunch break. Not much has changed while she’s been MP and certainly not for the better, excepting a few shiny new shop signs and the impending Kirklees College Learning Quarter (and ‘amen’ to that by the way). It’s sad, it’s desperate, it’s a social and economic blight, and for those of us brought up looking forward to and enjoying our days and nights in a vibrant, bustling, thriving, friendly town centre, it is a bloody tragedy. People with decades invested in this town have earned the right to that frustration and anger; their aching nostalgia is very real. What they, see is not what we all once knew – and what, with respect, Paula Sherriff MP couldn’t possibly know. That’s why her predictable angst about ‘Tory cuts’ isn’t just politically meaningless, but actually plain wrong. I’m looking at a Kirklees Council Environmental Audit from 2001, rating the conditions of 27 streets in and around Dewsbury town
centre on a wide range of factors. Impressively only one (Crackenedge Lane) received a ‘negative’ score for the condition of its buildings. The survey results were a little bit down on 1999’s audit, but not bad. Unrecognisable from now, that’s for sure. Do you know why that was, Paula? In the mid-1990s Dewsbury received tens of millions of pounds in public funds under the government’s Single Regeneration Budget, just as Batley had similarly received fortunes under City Challenge. So let’s see, which government was that? Oh, that’s right – those wicked Tories, Maggie Thatcher and John Major. And where did the ‘evil’ Tory money go? Well Batley got their infamous stone bats and some new cobbles in the market place, mostly. Dewsbury got the town centre concreted over a bit more and generally tarted up a bit. For the rest though? Well, how about central heating, insulation, double glazing and massive home improvements throughout districts like Ravensthorpe and Savile Town – ironically now the community with the highest outright home ownership in West Yorkshire. Dewsbury town centre was beginning to tire by 2001 because the Tory money had run out and the new government that took over in 1997 was too busy selling off our gold at rock-bottom prices,
strangling the nation’s schools and hospitals – particularly Dewsbury District Hospital’s eventual owners – with sky-high private finance debt, and finding a reason a suck up to George W Bush and start an illegal war in Iraq. Who was that again (my memory really is going!) Oh yes, Labour. And during their 13 years in power, frittering away the full public purse they inherited what happened here? Dewsbury went to the dogs, that’s what. But neither is it fair to blame everything on central government either. For decades Kirklees Council has had its own fortunes to dispense. You only have to see Huddersfield to appreciate that. And who, apart from a brief Lib Dem and even briefer Tory administration, has always run Kirklees? Well slap my thigh and go to the foot of Paula’s chamber steps – it’s Labour again! In fact there’s more, far more, to Dewsbury’s demise than just the political gameplaying of people like Paula Sherriff and friends. I don’t have room for them all here today, so tune in some time soon for another lesson. (PS: I should charge consultancy fees for this, don’t you think? And if I was a cross-dressing ethnic minority with a gammy leg who calls itself Salome every Saturday, I’m sure ‘skint’ Kirklees would give me one).
No safety net for this circus ID Mubarak’ to my many Muslim readers, no doubt sitting this morning on full and heavy stomachs having finally broken their final fast in the holy month of Ramadan on Thursday night. To those of questionably devout nature in Thornhill Lees, who claimed the latest piece of local territory for the Prophet’s followers with a violent attack on innocent citizens last Thursday night, I hope your guts turn septic. We can argue the toss about whether the concerted decision to drive a family circus off the Lees Holm playing fields was inspired by insult at a ‘western’ entertainment encroaching on their turf during Ramadan, or drug dealers who ply their trade in the nearby community centre car park being inconvenienced. The police have already got in swiftly with their lame excuse: ‘Incident, what incident? Nothing to see here, move right along please…’ Where this race war still
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Coun Masood Ahmed exists, Kirklees Police surrendered decades ago. The sooner the remaining white residents of Thornhill Lees sell up or die off, the happier the law will be. Locals say they have complained at length about the plain-sight drug dealing in that specific location – as with many others across the valley – but until guns are involved (which increases weekly) and the cops get to put on their body armour and kick down doors with 20 of their paramilitary mates, it’s anything for a quiet life. So whether last week was
about religion, drugs or just a declaration of territorial ownership, the outcome is the same. Firstly and in the short term, local families, young children – of all faiths and none, as the modern mantra goes – are deprived the opportunity to share and enjoy a fun and friendly event. Thornhill Lees doesn’t get a lot of those, if you hadn’t noticed. And it won’t get any more now, because as with the claiming for their own of Savile Town’s sports fields all those long years ago, this was another flag in the sand. Our turf, our territory, stay away or face the consequences. I’m pleased to see Councillors Masood Ahmed and Gulfam Asif condemning the incident and the perpetrators, which they should, but which hasn’t always been the way with community leaders. It won’t make a difference though, because the damage has already been done. Literally and figuratively, the circus has left town.
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Hospice sweeps up supermarket cash
News In Brief Trust’s first AGM MIRFIELD: The Mirfield Community Trust is holding its first annual general meeting at Mirfield Community Centre since it was taken over via an asset transfer. In conjunction with the Gilder Hall Youth Foundation, which also operates from the centre, the AGM will be on Monday (June 18) from 7pm at the centre on Water Royd Lane. The trust’s main aims are to help young people and community groups, address areas of disadvantage and exclusion, and promote community cohesion. Any local residents interested in joining the board of trustees are encouraged to attend the meeting.
KIRKWOOD Hospice received a cash bonanza from Dewsbury’s Asda store. The Asda Foundation, the supermarket’s charitable arm, provided a grant of nearly £12,000 which will pay for specialist equipment for patients at the Huddersfield-based hospice. Community champion at the Mill Street West store Sharon Kingswood helped the hospice apply for the grant. And she was there, alongside store manager Terry Edwards and senior director Chris Beaumont to present the £11,839 to the hospice team. Clinical services director at the hospice, Sarah Shaw, said: “This grant will be used to purchase specialist mattresses for patients. “These mattresses will provide pressure relief to those patients and we are truly grateful to the Asda Foundation.” The store has also raised another £1,740 for the hospice to help pay for bacon sandwiches at Kirkwood’s upcoming Midnight Memory Walk.
Church on a winner WHAT A DONATION: Asda staff visited Kirkwood Hospice
Pledge over eyesore car By Zoe Shackleton A DEWSBURY councillor says he will take immediate action to help get rid of a vandalised abandoned car in Westtown. Coun Darren O’Donovan (Lab, Dewsbury West) says he was unaware that the smashed-up Audi had been left on Tweedale Gardens for more than five months. An elderly married couple, who live on the estate but didn’t want to be named, alerted The Press because they had reported it to the council and police – but had
no response. They said the car was dumped by a former tenant when he moved out of a Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing property nearby. The couple, who have lived at Tweedale Gardens since 1967, said the car has been vandalised by children who smashed the windscreen, scratched the doors and removed the wing mirrors. They said: “For it to be there for five months and nothing to be done about it is ridiculous. Nothing seems to be getting done about it
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all. I don’t think children see the danger.” Coun O’Donovan said: “I’m happy to take some action immediately. That is what we’re here to do. “I now know where the vehicle is and what state it’s in, so I’ll report it as soon as possible and then I can have a conversation with residents. “The council and/or police will investigate ownership and its tax circumstances, but first of all we need to identify an owner and then work towards removal.”
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Community date MIRFIELD: The Community of the Resurrection is opening its doors for an annual family fun day on Sunday July 1, from 1pm to 5pm. Everyone is welcome to explore the grounds at Stocks Bank Road, and enjoy a day of games, face painting, tombola, bouncy castles and welly wanging.
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Joined-up thinking is needed here The people of Cleckheaton and surrounding villages are being asset-stripped of heritage buildings and facilities whilst more and more houses are built on green belt. Gone – our sports centre and yet £35 million spent on Huddersfield Sports Centre. Going now – Whitcliffe Mount Foundation Building, even though a buyer was found willing to pay £500,000 for the building and £100,000 for Kirklees costs. Going soon – Red House, up for sale in August. Haworth make an international industry out of the Brontes – Kirklees Council couldn’t even run a museum in spite of massive Bronte heritage and the tireless work of staff and the Friends
Letter of the Week: ‘Concerned Cleckheatoner’ of Red House! Yet Kirklees now plan to spend £45 million on a ‘cultural quarter’ in, of course, Huddersfield. Under threat – our amazing library (Grade 2 listed) which also hosts approximately 20 community groups. Going soon – green belt by the A58, called Whitechapel Fields. This ‘green lung’ next to the second most congested motorway in the country is to have warehous-
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Dewsbury and Batley. Here’s to the continued success they so rightly deserve.
From: Adele Latham, Withernsea
Nothing is too much trouble
I write entirely in support of the Brooke family and the ordeal they have recently faced over one of their trusted employees stealing funeral donated charity money. The Brooke family’s excellent reputation goes before them; dealing with bereaved families with the utmost professionalism, dignity and compassion. Neil, Helen and Judith are, without doubt, pillars of the business community and their long-standing funeral directors is a cornerstone of the business community far beyond the boundaries of
From: Peter Moreland, Heckmondwike I’m just endorsing D Hirst’s from last week – my family have dealt with George Brooke for well over 60 years and have always found them to be almost family in the way they attend to people’s needs at what is a very traumatic time. Nothing is too much trouble and every care and consideration afforded. Through my involvement at Holy Spirit Catholic
es built on it near our biggest schools, Whitechapel Primary and Whitcliffe Mount. Remember three people die in the UK every day from asthma attacks – don’t let it be our children. To object to these proposals you had to be registered in 2016. Did you have your democratic voice heard? We have many excellent groups in the Cleckheaton area
Church in Heckmondwike I have worked alongside Neil, Helen and Judith on numerous occasions and witnessed their personal care and professionalism.
Frustrating tactics From: Aleks Lukic, Leader, Heavy Woollen Independents Two years ago, Parliament asked us to vote on whether we wanted to stay a member of the European Union or whether we should leave. There was no question over individual EU institutions. Both sides of the debate understood that we would either remain within or leave the EU as a whole, including
LATEST PLANNING APPLICATIONS Pound Bargains + Ltd, installation of external roller shutter, 76 Market Place, Heckmondwike. J McEwen, partially submerged garage to front, 130 High Street, Thornhill Edge. C/O Agent, works to trees in TPO 51/91, St John’s C Of E Church, Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury. S Shaikh, change of use of unallocated land for vehicle and wholesale goods storage, 108 Warren Street, Savile Town. Abdur Raheem Khan, single-storey front, two-storey rear extensions and dormer to rear, 31 Lees Holm, Thornhill Lees. M Town, summerhouse, Townberry House, 2 Little Taylor Hall Lane, Mirfield. Rick Girling, demolition of existing buildings, erection of two detached dwellings and extension of existing vehicular access, 63 Gomersal Lane, Gomersal. Z Ditta, roof extension to form second floor, 68 South Street, Savile Town. B Holroyd, single-storey side and rear extension, 75 Hill Crescent, Birstall. RA Shaw, two-storey side and rear extensions, Primrose Farm, Crossley Lane, Mirfield. John Grayshon, discharge of condition 3 (Materials) on previous application 2017/93992 for erection of dwelling, 141 Whitehall Road East, Birkenshaw. A Mitha, the proposal is for erection of single storey rear extension. The extension projects 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 4m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.5m, 55 Caledonian Road, Savile Town. PPG Architectural Coatings UK Ltd, variation condition 5 (opening times) on previous permission 90/02985 for outline application for erection of industrial units, PPG Architectural Coatings UK Ltd, Huddersfield Road, Birstall. Rizwan Patel, single-storey rear extension, Al Murad DIY, 66 Halifax Road, Staincliffe. Plantation Development Co, discharge condition 8 (Phase II Site Investigation Report) on previous permission 2017/92773 for erection of detached dwelling, former Plantation Rugs Factory, Steanard Lane,
Mirfield. U Bibi, single-storey front extension, front and rear dormer extensions and detached garage, 11 Craven Street, Ravensthorpe. Barratt & David Wilson Homes, discharge conditions 1-24 on previous permission 2017/94318 for variation of condition 2 (plans) on previous permission 2017/92103 for variation of condition 2 (plans) on previous application 2016/92633 for erection of 125 dwellings (with two apartment blocks) including means of access and associated infrastructure, Heathfield Lane, Birkenshaw. Lysander Pollitt, single and two-storey side and rear extensions, 522 Bradford Road, Birkenshaw. I Patel, extension to rear, increase of overall height of dwelling and external alterations, 3 Craig Close, Batley. S Bhuta, demolition of existing conservatory and garage and erection of two-storey side extension, single and two-storey rear extension and detached garden room/store, 11 Aspen Grove, Dewsbury. Asif Chunara, works to tree in CA, Flat 1, 11 Commercial Street, Batley. Z Akhtar, single-storey front and rear extensions, 16 Howard Place, Batley. S&N Tree and Ground Maintenance, works to trees TPO 16/87, 5 Ryedale Court, Shillbank Lane, Mirfield. EI Group PLC, non-material amendment to previous permission 2016/90411 for erection of porch and formation of access ramp, The West End Public House, Latham Lane, Gomersal. Excel Academics Ltd, change of use from B1 (Business) to D1 (Non Residential Institutions) (within a Conservation Area), New Ing Mills, Unit 20-21, Field Lane, Batley. Mr & Mrs Fox, two-storey and single-storey rear extensions, demolition of existing extensions and alterations to roof, 6 St Mary’s Walk, Mirfield. VT Ventures, discharge conditions 11 and 12 (Phase II Intrusive Site Investigation Report) on previous permission 2016/92154 for erection of five dwellings, land at James Street, Liversedge. A Akbar, the proposal is for erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 4m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 3.8m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.4m, 66 Hawthorn Avenue, Staincliffe.
who work tirelessly to make this an excellent place to live: the chamber of commerce, U3A, ‘Friends of’ groups, councillors, the civic society, schools, churches etc. However, perhaps we need joined-up thinking and an ‘area association’ with representation from all these groups, plus dedicated local people. Cleckheaton Area Association would fight for our area, would be alert for planning issues, would work with everyone to campaign, raise funds and take on assets. If you think a local association for people who live, work and trade in the Cleckheaton area is a good idea and you are interested in being part of this, please email cleckheatonareacares@gmail
the single market and the customs union. After making our choice to leave, elements of the Westminster establishment have been trying every possible tactic to frustrate the Brexit process. You would expect Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn to see off this challenge on behalf of the people. Instead we have been met with a series of failures. Mr Corbyn’s Brexit policy has changed more times than I’ve lost elections. This week’s policy is to stay in EU institutions and have ‘full access’ to the single market, but without the obligations that go with it. This is obviously an impossible proposal that also fails to respect the referendum result. Mrs May has already managed to throw open our borders for at least five more years following the referendum. Now she won’t answer straightforward questions in Parliament about our future trading relationship or when the Government will publish details of its proposals.
Closures still baffle me From: Ben Marshall, Liversedge Well done to The Press by marking for posterity the Dewsbury Fire Station tower being sadly demolished. I didn’t see at the time of the closure why a ‘super’ station on narrow, congested Bradford Road/Halifax Road in Batley Carr as opposed to wide roads (whatever the traffic with blues and twos on) made any sense. Never mind eradicating the relatively modern Batley one for more houses on yet more roads (Carlinghow/ White Lee) that can’t support the traffic and ironically make access by emergency
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vehicles even harder! Other than for money reasons. I hope the proposed mill shop does well though, even if Huddersfield Road doesn’t need any more inept car drivers making a hash of entering/exiting the site – unless this means another major traffic light junction at Scout Hill/Ravens House Road, I wonder?
Batley which coincided with its peak years, making the club the standard bearer for competing joints to aim at. That, and the fact he eventually acquired the same establishment, re-branded it The Frontier and helmed it successfully for longer than the 11 years Batley Variety Club was in business cannot be coincidence.
Club stories still live on
King Kenny deserved it
From: Michael Stott, Ossett
From: John Appleyard, Liversedge
Approaching 40 years since the demise of the famed cabaret clubs that defined a generation and illustrated an era, the lust for stories relating to the major players seemingly knows no bounds. Maureen Prest’s book ‘King Of Clubs’ will only feed that fascination further, with colourful tales witnessed first-hand, but with one omission. It also doesn’t supersede Bob Preedy’s ‘Live Like A Lord’ which ploughed a similar furrow in a more concise publication that was published in 2002. Preedy has been a prolific broadcaster on radio and TV, has contributed to magazines I subscribe to and has published far more books than the number of fixtures the Rams will win this season. Above all his enthusiasm is paramount in all he attempts. In his book he details much of James Corrigan’s early life to the extent of it reaching chapter four before he arrives at the opening of the club he’ll be forever associated with. And he too is not afraid to disclose equally vivid tales, albeit more briefly, but where it really scores over this current essay of Batley Variety Club is its more extensive references to Derek Smith. He had significant influence in hiring a torrent of talent to tread the boards in
I don’t have much interest in the honours list, too many receiving awards that don’t deserve them. Mark Carney is a good example, receiving a CBE when he has to take responsibility for the recent chaos on the railways. However there are exceptions and I do not begrudge former footballer and manager Kenny Dalglish receiving a knighthood. He played 102 times for Scotland, was the embodiment of Celtic’s football success and when he came to England he kept Liverpool at the forefront of English and European football. Later he took an unfashionable team in Blackburn Rovers to its first title in 81 years. The Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985 in which 39 people died and the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 in which 96 died knocked the stuffing out of Dalglish. But through it all he showed diplomacy and compassion, not for nothing was he called ‘King Kenny’. In his autobiography ‘Dalglish’, on the very last page he states: ‘they say that behind every successful man is a woman’, but as far as he’s concerned his wife Marina has never been behind him, she has been beside him, always. Well put, Sir Kenny!
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What exactly did my dad fight for? From: Name and Address Supplied Your mention (Ed Lines, June 8) of DDay and the Normandy landings brought to mind my dad. He’s 94 this year. He started work at 14 (as did my mother who passed five years ago) and with the exception of his time in the army as a conscript he spent the next 51 years working as an engineer, retiring at 65. He was 19 when he landed in France somewhere near the Normandy port of Caen, “Nothing left of the place,” he recalls with a touch of sadness, “we shelled and bombed it to rubble.” And for the following months until the end of WWII he saw action in France, Holland, and Germany. He put his life on the line for this country, and believe me, had he known what he knows now he’d have had none of it. Men like my dad have been betrayed by this country and the despicable cowards that purport to lead it. They’ve had their towns and communities destroyed by mass immigration, their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren have been made strangers in their own land, and the politicians tell them to either like it or lump it. I wonder if Baroness Warsi and the Muslim Council of Great Britain ever
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consider how people like my dad feel about the impact that mass immigration has had on their towns and communities and on their lives? I doubt it. The only feelings that appear to concern them are their own. Although his body is showing signs of wear and tear his mind is still sharp and he’s still in his own home. And as far as he’s concerned the only improvements worthy of note are to the environment and to the beer, he still enjoys a pint, and as for ‘winning’ the war, he wonders if things could possibly be worse than they are now had we lost.
It’s grim up north From: Paul Young, Batley (@Paul4Batley) It was interesting to see Dewsbury MP, Paula Sherriff raising the issue of the decline of the high street in northern towns in Parliament this week. “What is the government going to do about it?” she asked. Given that Dewsbury and now the whole of Kirklees is under Labour control; shouldn’t her soul-searching be done closer to home? I very much doubt that the proposed new parking charges will help one bit, it sounds just the kind of proposal to speed up the decline in our town centres. We should be looking to provide free, clean and safe parking to encourage shoppers.
But when shoppers turn up, what is there for them? I don’t think we can re-create the high street of yesterday. Shopping habits have fundamentally changed; the internet and Amazon have seen to that. What we need now is a re-imagining of what a northern town centre is for. It needs to be the local place residents go for essential services: the Post Office, the doctor, the library, the optician, the dentist. And around those essential services, in areas with natural footfall, we need to entice consumers. Local, good-quality produce and fantastic personal service has to have a place in today’s retail offering and local councils must do more to seek the right kind of investment from the private sector to help support this. We had ‘The Great Get Together’s Big Batley Iftar’ in the memorial gardens last week, just showing the potential the civic quarter has with some vision and innovation. Investment in that market square, just steps away from many essential services might help keep people in Batley long after their appointment or errand has ended. Let’s shine a light on what we are lucky enough to have and encourage new enterprises, from farmers’ markets and craft fairs to pop-up street food stalls and outdoor film screenings. It’s not always good enough to just accept things as they are or blame constrained budgets.
That will just help the eventual demise of our towns and villages. There needs to be a plan B, taking into account views from residents, traders, community groups and councillors alike. So, I would be also asking, what is Kirklees Council’s vision for its towns and villages in the next few years? Or is Huddersfield still the only town really in its sights?
News In Brief A Bobtown ramble RAMBLERS: Dewsbury and District Ramblers made the most of the sunshine with a walk from Norwood Edge through Lindley Wood and alongside the reservoir last Wednesday. Jean Bamforth will be leading a walk tomorrow (Saturday) from Roberttown, meeting at the Geordie Pride Lodge at 9.30am. On Wednesday, meet David Townend at Fleet Lane, Woodlesford, at 10.30am.
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News In Brief Newsagents hit by fire in Batley IT WAS business as usual for a Batley newsagents the morning after a fire broke out at their premises. Firefighters were called to the blaze at Batley News & Card Centre on Commercial Street in the early hours of Wednesday morning – and then rang owners Bippin and Bhavna Patel to tell them of the incident. Bippin said: “We got a call saying the shop was on fire, we panicked because we expected the worst. “We’re just going to try and sort out the damage, we can’t afford to close it for a day.” The fire started in a large, commercial waste bin, which was filled with chemicals at the back of the shop, and quickly spread to the building. Watch manager at Dewsbury Fire Station, Mark Hemingway, said: “It started as just a fire in a bin but due to the nature of the chemical products the fire spread. “It took some investigation to work out what the chemicals were. We had to call the keyholder out to double-check while we were putting the fire out.” There was some superficial damage to the building and guttering, and police are investigating how the blaze started. Information should be passed to police via 101 quoting crime reference 13180285492.
Last few shows DEWSBURY: Time is running out to catch the Dewsbury Collegians’ Sister Act musical. The amateur operatic society have been performing the show at Dewsbury Town Hall since Wednesday, and it finishes tomorrow night (Saturday). There are still tickets left for tonight and tomorrow, both starting at 7.15pm. Tickets priced at £13 (balcony), £12 (stalls) and £10 (concessions) are available from 01924 432742 (Collegians’ ticket line), 01484 225755 (town hall box office), or kirkleestownhalls.co.uk.
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Ben’s baby brainchild By Zoe Shackleton MIRFIELD’S newest cafe is serving up more than just good coffee and food. Babyccinos is the brainchild of Mirfield-born Ben Robinson, who has created a place for parents to take their youngsters while also giving them time to relax. But, more importantly, Ben has teamed up with the NHS and their Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service in a bid to combat mental health and provide anyone attending an appointment with free childcare. The 38-year-old said he wanted to create a ‘sanctuary’ for mums and dads, and one of his main focuses was on their mental wellbeing. He said: “We have the NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service which is like a drop-in centre for mums who may have post-natal depression. “It’s not just for that but generally speaking, people with lowerend mental health issues who can’t get help because they need to have a one-to-one session with a therapist without the child present. “The people that are most susceptible to these things are the ones with the least support.
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“Between us and the NHS we’re providing free childcare so they can just come in and get the help that they need and we’ll look after the little one.” Fran Ball, a psychological wellbeing practitioner with IAPT, said: “By offering free childcare in partnership with Babyccinos, we hope to enable more people to get the help and support they need, particularly parents who may struggle to find childcare in order to attend appointments.” The dedicated IAPT day is Tuesday, with mornings set aside for assessments and a drop-in service through the afternoon where anyone visiting the cafe can speak to a professional in confidence. Ben has transformed the former NatWest bank building on Huddersfield Road into a haven for both children and adults to enjoy, with a play pen upstairs and pamper room and further play area downstairs in the old bank vaults. Pamper sessions for mums and mums-to-be include massages, beauty treatments, hairdressing and alternative therapies – which can all be enjoyed while children are looked after by the Babyccinos childminder. Ben opened the cafe on Monday June 4 and said if the new venture goes well he’ll think about launching more outlets.
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Couple’s housing woes By Zoe Shackleton A COUPLE living in a property owned by a Kirklees housing association described it as “absolutely diabolical”. Tony Green and Catherine Taylor say the Lime Tree Avenue house in Batley is falling part and claim that Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH) have done nothing to help with repairs. KNH were due to meet with the tenants this week after The Press highlighted their concerns. Catherine, who is currently out of work because of health issues, said: “It’s so dangerous in here. We keep having power trips, if you go in the shower you can fall through it. “There’s a massive hole in the bathroom and I can’t prepare anything in the kitchen because it’s so small. It’s built for one person, not a couple. “They (KNH) just don’t want to know, we haven’t done anything since we’ve moved in because we’re waiting for them to do repairs.” Tony, 52, and Catherine, 38, moved in to the property on April 30 having allegedly been told that repairs including holes in the walls, damp, cracks, and a broken shower and toilet had been finished. The engaged couple were given a grant of £95 to decorate the house, but Tony said: “That doesn’t go anywhere on housing, especially when it’s in a condition like this. “It’s an absolutely diabolical property. You phone them (KNH)
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News In Brief Tory defection KIRKLEES: A Kirklees councillor has swapped allegiance from Conservatives to Liberal Democrats. Lib Dem leader Coun John Lawson (Cleckheaton) welcomed Gemma Wilson (Lindley) to the party after she confirmed her decision at a meeting last Saturday. Coun Lawson said: “Gemma will be a great asset to the group and will continue to speak out for the people of the Lindley ward. I know she will bring a new dimension to the group and our ongoing campaign to win a fair deal for local people from Kirklees Labour.” The Lib Dems now have eight councillors, compared to 19 Tories and 36 in the ruling Labour group. There are also three Greens and three independents.
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reported of which six have been completed and appointments made to complete the remaining two. “This includes a logged repair for plastering works to be completed in the lounge which will be completed this week. “A visit was conducted by the housing officer in May and there were no concerns about repairs discussed. “An additional visit from the
housing officer has been scheduled this week so that the tenants can discuss any remaining concerns and receive further reassurance about what repair work will be done. “We will continue to work with the tenants in question as they settle in to their new home and hopefully when the housing officer visits all outstanding issues will be resolved.”
DEWSBURY: A Dewsbury-based record label is opening its own music shop. ‘Shoveitupyourcult Records’ opens on Daisy Hill tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am. Rock band The Stayawakes are performing an acoustic set in the store from 2pm, and the first five people in will get a free coffee or tea.
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Local historian Mike Popplewell looks at the people & places that have shaped the history of the district...
Lighting change KIRKLEES Council has pledged to change all its street lights to energy-efficient LED versions within the next five years. Having already swapped 21,000 of the 52,000 lights in the district, the council are well on their way to meeting their target of completely switching over by the end of 2021. It's all part of a scheme set up by charity 10:10 – dedicated to tackling climate change – who are encouraging councils across the country to make way for new street lights by signing a pledge. The lights give off a much brighter, whiter, light compared to the orange glow of previous generations. Cabinet member Coun Musarrat Khan (pictured above) said: “Kirklees is committed to saving energy and reducing our carbon footprint where we can. “The investment in LED streetlights not only reduces the carbon impact on the environment but has the additional advantage of making massive savings. “This is a perfect example of investing to save.”
Gerry’s kicking off BATLEY: World Cup goalscorer and Sky Sports commentator Gerry Armstrong is hosting coverage of England’s opening World Cup match at Brooklands sports bar. The Northern Ireland international will be at the Bradford Road bar on Monday (June 18) for the game against Tunisia, which kicks off at 7pm.
Do you know more about this hidden gem? OR SOME years Clough House, on Leeds Road at Howden Clough, has been largely hidden from the road behind trees, but recent clearance has revealed a quite magnificent Victorian edifice that, to me, just cried out for further investigation. But, this time, it seems that the occupants of the house are as enshrouded in mystery as much as the house itself was hidden behind those trees. One former inhabitant is Wesley Patterson. Wesley, who died in November 2007, made quite a name for himself in the area as a prominent businessman. In fact he owned pig farms in Birstall, Mirfield and Worcester, a local building firm and played a huge part in the rescue from dereliction of the former Batley Variety Club and its resurrection as the Frontier. As partner of booking agent Derek Smith this particular venture of Wesley’s was to prove highly successful. Under the management of former Batley Variety Club boss Alan Clegg the Frontier once again began to bring the biggest names in entertainment to the town. Wesley was born in Northern Ireland, came to England in the 1940s and worked at the Ministry of
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Agriculture before starting his own business but, apart from the reports in the showbusiness paper ‘The Stage’ he has received very little media publicity and there are very few records of his life online. Who was Wesley Patterson? Is he the same John Wesley Patterson, born in 1917, who became a director of Skopos Design whose company correspondence address was Clough House before he resigned in 2000? William Bywater was listed as resident at Clough House in Kelly’s Directory for the West Riding in 1889, and in the 1891 census returns he was listed as a retired linen draper, but William and his children seem to have had quite interesting and varied lives.
The Bywater family appear to have established themselves in Birstall in the mid-1800s, William’s son – John William being born there in 1852. In fact John William’s name has cropped up previously in this series, for he was living at the Black Bull at the time of the Kenyon family and actually married Emily Kenyon in June 1879. John William was involved in the woollen industry in a partnership with his brother James, running the Grove Mills Manufacturing Company, but that was dissolved in 1893 at which time JW was already being listed as a linen draper in North Terrace off the High Street in Birstall. This was probably a business he was involved in with his father for in 1991 William, still living at Clough House, was described as a retired linen draper. By 1901 William was still living
in retirement with his wife Mary, at Ingwell House, North Terrace, and he was to pass away in 1905 at the age of 84. John William meanwhile was continuing to work as a linen draper in North Terrace as late as 1911 and he died in 1918, though still only 66 years old. Returning to the subject of Clough House, the Birstall historian Malcolm Clegg, writing 10 years ago about the demise of the White Horse Inn, Howden Clough’s last public house, documented the Gott family’s involvement in the hamlet. It was suggested that John Gott’s family, who owned the White Horse and all the land around it on both sides of Leeds Road since the late 17th century, were probably responsible for the building of Clough House. Gott’s grandson, also John, was in fact living in the house in 1830. Given the grandeur of the building and surrounding gardens you can’t help thinking this property is undoubtedly harbouring a veritable library of stories that have never yet been told and the tales of the Gotts, Bywaters and Pattersons are just the tip of the iceberg. If anyone has a story of Clough House to tell, feel free to contact The Press and let us know.
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Now in its third year, it seeks to bring vibrant, exciting and entertaining contemporary arts to the town centre. There will be a wide variety of activities ranging from performance to workshops, poetry, talks, exhibitions, demonstrations and street art; culminating in the largescale carnival parade. These days out take months of planning by volunteers and I urge you go and show your support, whilst enjoying the fruit of their efforts. And if they are not your ‘thing’ then why not get involved or start your own event to give something to like-minded people to enjoy? Finally, I know I have written about this for the last few columns, but it is also the first year of Mirfield in Bloom. Hanging baskets have gone up, planters are being out in place, public gardens planted and pruned, plus lots of tidying-up is under way. This is a great example of something where if everyone does their bit, a massive impoact will be made. By keeping your streets and town tidy, by cleaning up your shop fronts and decorating the shop windows, by helping at the various litter-picking days, then Mirfield will surely be a town that blooms in colour and community spirit. It is also Father’s Day this weekend, and if you are looking for that last minute card or gift, I urge you to pop into town, you might just find more than you expected there.
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A CHARITY helping the homeless will unveil its new premises next week. Winter Warmers, set up by Mirfield mum Sarah Watkinson last winter to collect donations for the homeless, will now be based at Darren Smith Homes’ headquarters. The Mirfield-based builder offered for the charity to rent out one of his storage units at the top of Crossley Lane for three months free of charge. Sarah and her team will be celebrating at the premises on Thursday June 21 between 12pm and 2pm.
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Ramblers’ corner FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details SATURDAY JUNE 16 WARLAND RESERVOIR CIRCUIT Starts at 10.30am near White House Pub. Park in lay-by on left of A58 Rochdale Road, Blackstone Edge, before pub (coming from Halifax) 8.5 miles – moderate Contact: Maria 07932 610031 maria.scarth@hotmail.co.uk
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Batley does opera – again! AN ARTS GROUP is searching for singers, musicians, dancers and performers of all ages for a spectacular new community opera about Batley. ‘The Batley Variations’ has been commissioned by Batley Business Association and Creative Scene and will be premiered in November 2018 at St Mary’s Social Club. The venture follows the success of the Batley Does Opera project in 2016, when locals partnered with Opera North for a special performance. Nancy Barrett, director of Creative Scene, which uses Arts Council England funding via the National Lottery to brings arts and culture to the area, said: “It is Batley Does Opera again, but this time it’s a bit different. “The Batley Variations will tell the story of Batley and its people – the ordinary and extraordinary – who live here.” Andrew Marsden, who is
chairman of Batley Business Association and also an opera buff, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in something different, which would not usually be available here in Batley. “It will be an operatic song cycle celebrating a town, its people and its stories.” The project is being organised by 509 Arts, a Bradfordbased creative production and consultancy company. The Batley Variations is written by Mike Kenny, known for his Olivier awardwinning production of The Railway Children and composed by Richard Taylor, recipient of two UK Theatre Awards. Rehearsals will start from September and performances take place from November 2325 at St Mary’s Social Club on Melton Street, which will be spectacularly transformed into a glamorous cabaret-style venue for The Batley Variations, featuring a show-
case of local singers, musicians and performers. Jenny Harris, of 509 Arts, said: “The project is looking for people to take part as singers in the chorus, solo performers, musicians in the band, backstage crew, costume makers or community volunteers.” There will be a drop-in taster workshop at St Mary’s Social Club on Monday July 16 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm for anyone who wants to get involved. Interested residents can find out more, meet the team and have a sing through with chorus leader Em Whitfield Brooks. Everyone is welcome, regardless of previous experience. Alternatively, people can register their interest at www.509arts.co.uk or via info@509arts.co.uk. Right: Locals, seen here on the steps of Batley Central Methodist Church, took part in the Batley Does Opera performance in 2016
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LOVERS of the spoken word are in for a treat with a multi-cultural performance and sharing of food, poetry and cultures in Staincliffe. The daytime event next Sunday features a line-up of internationally-acclaimed artists who will perform in Urdu, Gujurati, Punjabi and English at Mushaira: It’s A Word Thing, organised by Creative Scene and the Yorkshire Adabee Forum. Performers include retired Batley social worker Ahmad Lunat OBE, who reads his poetry around the world using the pen name Ahmad Gul. He will be joined at the PWKA Centre off Manor Way on June 24 by other international and national performers including Ishtiaq Mir and Mehjabeen Ghazal Ansari, who is hosting the event. Also appearing is rap poet Donovan Christopher, aka Rappaman, a cultural reggae artist and advocate for social justice. Dewsbury artist Madiha Ansari Khan, of the Yorkshire Adabee Forum, said: “This is an opportunity for people from different communities, who speak different languages to gather together to hear poetry. “No matter what language it is written or performed in, the spoken word is a reflection of the human condition, regardless of what colour, ethnicity of faith you might be from. It shows that we are all exactly the same. “Any sort of creativity whether it be art, literature, theatre, visual arts is just a depiction of life.
Ahmad Lunat OBE “That is the one thing we have in common and here we can enjoy poetry together and perhaps question the world we live in.” Other performers include Mukhtar Azal Karbalai, Jim Saville, Rachel Laurence, Rehena Qamar, Tamsin Cook, Umar Farooq and Usman Abdul Qayyum. The mushaira, running from 12.30pm until 4pm, will include a traditional Indian lunch buffet and is part of the Great Get Together series of events, taking place across the UK in celebration of Jo Cox. Traditionally a mushaira was a symposium where poets gathered to share their work. They remain popular in Pakistan and north India, and act as a forum for free expression. Here in the UK, they also offer an opportunity to preserve traditional cultural practices, language and heritage. Tickets priced £5 must be booked in advance. For details call 01924 437966 or visit www.creativescene.org.uk.
DEWSBURY Arts Group have performed some memorable shows this season, and last but not least is Broadway and West End musical The Music Man. With book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson and story Willson and Franklin Lacey, The Music Man follows con man Harold Hill, who poses as a band organiser and leader, selling band instruments and uniforms to the naive lowa townsfolk and promising to train the members of a new band. However, Harold is no musician and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. With unforgettable songs,
Chris Fletcher as Harold Hill, with the River City Kids Band such as ‘Seventy-six Trombones’ and ‘Till There Was You’ (subsequently a big hit for the Beatles) the show is bright, fun and colourful, and suitable for all ages. Performances take place
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High praise for Hammonds Brass Review by Malcolm Haigh THE FIRST-CLASS quality of musical talent provided by members of the Hammonds Brass Band could be seen as well as heard at Batley Town Hall last weekend. While the audience loudly applauded the riveting performances a large decorated shield recently won by the band signalled their excellence and marked the fact that they are due to take part in the British Brass Band championships. The band, conducted by the enthusiastic Morgan Griffiths, was making its 11th appearance in Batley and in true Hammonds Style opted to present an evening of Mythical Tales and Music from the British Isles. The first half was encouraging even if many of the performed pieces were not easily recognised by sections of the audience. It had a
snappy start with the Folks Festival from The Gadfly and continued with pieces such as The Mask of Zorro, Cappriccio Espagnot and other works in which soloists Philip Varley and Zoe Wright demonstrated their talents. But it was the second half, filled with lots of favourites, which drew the loudest applause and shouts of appreciation. Pieces such as the Spitfire Prelude, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Fantasia of British Sea Songs and the Pomp and Circumstance March had the audience in ecstasy and drew wonderful appreciation of the musical content and soloists Michael Brown and Ashley Higgins It was clear why the band had qualified to take part in the British Open Championship and with the talented backing of conductor Morgan Griffiths, the band have a pretty good chance doing well.
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Jamie Murray proves he’s game, set and match as Wimbledon approaches J AMIE MURRAY OBE is a five-time Grand Slam doubles winner and a Davis Cup champion, currently the world number 14 doubles player and a former world number one. He tells me that around this time of year, as Wimbledon approaches, “I do get nervous of course, because it’s your home turf and I don’t want to let people down...” He added that after his career as a tennis ace is over, he may move into coaching or a TV career. Whatever he chooses, he and his brother have put British tennis back on the map. Good luck to all... THREE new professional dancers will join the Strictly Come Dancing line-up, it has been announced. Italian Latin champion Graziano Di Prima, South African Latin champion Johannes Radebe and four-time winner of the Italian Dance Championship Luba Mushtuk will take to the floor when the show returns for its 16th series later this year. THE LAST-EVER episode of Car Share got an enormous audience for its 10pm slot, with a massive 6.1 million viewers tuning in to the Peter Kay comedy. The finale, which saw the last outing for John Redmond (Peter Kaye) and Kayleigh Kitson (Sian Gibson) will get an even higher figure when repeated, but so far, I am told there are no plans for any more, not even a Christmas special. CITIZEN KHAN star Adil Ray has revealed that he is planning to take his character to the big screen. The actor and writer said a full announcement would be made “very soon”. He added: “We have great backers and the next six months will be spent trying to write the film and script, and hopefully we’ll be on our way.” WHY do men bother to dye their hair, asks former Coronation Street actor and old trouper Roy Hudd? He tells me: “I think it looks daft, yet so many do on TV now and it really shows up under the lights, which I am always looking out for and playing a game as to who has had a bad hair dye job ... there are so many, let me tell you.” BENNY HILL is to be the subject of a major new biopic. Over two 90-minute
Ann and Jamie Murray OBE episodes Lonely Boy: The Benny Hill Story will cover the comedian’s life from a child in the 1930s, rising through the dying days of variety to international TV fame, and on to the decline when his saucy comedy fell out of fashion in the 1980s. BBC NEWSREADER Huw Edwards is noticeably slimmer on camera, and tells me that he has lost a stone in weight. “I decided to get fit simply because I knew I was carrying too much weight, so I got a personal trainer and this is the result,” he said. “So far I have had positive reviews.” Well ladies? DESPITE its move from BBC to ITV it appears that no one can seem to remember anyone from ‘The Voice’. Ruti Olajugbagbe was this year’s winner, (you forgot already), but it seems that show contestants feel not enough is done to promote them on or after the show. Perhaps they have a point... BACK in January ITV bosses unveiled the new-look Coronation Street set, complete with Costa Coffee and Co-Op, as part of a big product placement deal. While the brands would be ‘integrated’ in filming, an ITV spokesperson confirmed they wouldn’t threaten Weatherfield’s iconic shops, including The Kabin, Dev’s or Roy’s Rolls. Fans, though, are not keen, claiming the actors holding coffee cups
©Maycon Pictures to camera put them off the storylines off as it’s so obvious. BRENDA BLETHYN has signed up for another series of the TV series Vera, which will mean five months’ filming away from home, leaving husband Michael to his own devices. He was with the National Theatre’s former art director for 35 years before they decided to get married six years ago and she admits “nothing has changed, but it does have a nice feeling about it all now.” SAMMY WINWARD, who played the part of Katie Addyman in Emmerdale for over 15 years, has moved over to films with a new role in a short film with Full Monty actor Mark Addy. ‘Lies We Tell’ is a gritty drama, and as Sammy told me “more of the direction I want to go in right now, as it was a huge challenge to me.” IN SOME lovely jubbly news for comedy fans, it looks like Only Fools And Horses will be getting a stage reboot. The classic sitcom, which was recently named Britain’s favourite ever TV show, is to be turned into a West End musical. The show has apparently been written by Jim Sullivan, the son of the comedy’s original creator John, alongside Paul Whitehouse. No word yet on casting, but naturally I will keep you posted.
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TAKE NOTICE that I, LIVE ROOM CLECKHEATON LTD, MICHAEL APPLEYARD, have applied to Kirklees Council under Licensing Act 2003, for the variation of a premises licence in respect of premises for LIVEFIELDS FESTIVAL, OAKWELL HALL, NUTTER LANE, WF17 7LG. LIVEFIELDS FESTIVAL, 13TH JULY 2019 15.00 TIL 23.30, LIVE MUSIC AND LICENSED BARS TEMPORARY LICENCE FOR THE ABOVE DATE ONLY Interested parties and responsible authorities may make representations regarding the application where they believe that the proposed activities would undermine any of the four licensing objectives. Any representations must be submitted in writing to the Licensing Office, Flint Street, Fartown, Huddersfield, HD1 6LG or by email at licensing@kirklees.gov.uk by 11TH JULY 2018 Persons wishing to inspect the Licensing Register may do so at the above address during normal office hours or online at www.kirklees.gov.uk/licensing It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application and on summary conviction would be liable to a fine not exceeding £5,000.
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CRICKET with Mike Popplewell
Plenty to ponder for Cleck CLECKHEATON CC look like facing another season of uncertainty in respect of their Premier Division status, if their last outing is anything to go by. They are currently in fourth bottom spot with a 21-point cushion between them and neighbouring Scholes, in second bottom spot, but a humiliating defeat at the previously winless basement club East Bierley last weekend did little to help their cause. Given Bierley’s record of seven straight defeats, Cleckheaton skipper Mally Nicholson would have had high hopes of taking something from the game but, in the event, he took little more than a few extra problems to ponder on. Chasing a modest total of 133, Josh Thurwell (5-38) and Nick Walker (4-43) doing the damage, Cleckheaton failed to get to grips with an impressive East Bierley attack and the bizarre dismissal of John Wood summed up their lack of fortune in this encounter. In a county career with Durham and Lancashire spanning 12 years, 258 first class and limited overs innings and countless Bradford League outings with Hanging Heaton, Spen Victoria and Cleckheaton, Wood can have rarely, if ever, have experienced the ignominy of being stumped by a wicket keeper standing 15 yards behind the
stumps. But it happened at East Bierley. Having gone down the wicket to a ball from Rizwan Ali, he missed. However, his attempt to regain his ground proved far too casual and keeper Muhammed Alam Shah caught him unawares as he quickly rolled the ball at the stumps and hit them. With half the side already gone and only 25 runs on the board, the loss of Wood was the last straw. Only Walker, with 29 not out from 31 balls, and Andrew Deegan (15) managed to get their score into double figures as Cleckheaton were skittled for just 84. There was little joy elsewhere for the district’s Premier Division sides as Hanging Heaton lost at home to Methley by three wickets, despite a hard-hitting 81 from Calum Geldart. And Scholes went down by 50 runs at Woodlands. Hanging Heaton skipper Gary Fellows will be hoping to see his side get back on track with a victory at lowly Bradford and Bingley tomorrow while Scholes face another daunting task at home to Pudsey St Lawrence and Cleckheaton entertain Townville in a game they desperately need to win to revive their fortunes. East Bierley are at Woodlands and cannot expect another ride as easy as they had against Cleckheaton.
The scoreboard says it all at East Bierley Inset: Cleckheaton’s John Wood
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THE PERFORMANCES of Gomersal and Birstall, in their respective Championship divisions, have emerged as the only bright spots in what is looking like being a tough season for our district’s sides, but both face difficult challenges tomorrow. Gomersal skipper Graham Hilton (41) again top-scored in the four-wicket win over Hunslet Nelson, but they also owed a huge debt to Jon Boynton who held the innings together with an unbeaten 37 to steer his side into fourth place in Championship One, just 14 points behind leaders Wrenthorpe. The Oxford Roaders will need all the grit and determination they can muster tomorrow when they go to second-placed Undercliffe. The season may still have a long way to go, but the
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importance of this game to skipper Hilton’s ambitions should not be underestimated. At the other end of the table Ossett are bottom and still winless after a fourwicket defeat at home to Undercliffe, and Batley crashed to a 226-run defeat at leaders Wrenthorpe after being bowled out for just 46, with SIX players failing to score. There was some good news for promoted Hartshead Moor, who completed a fine win at Baildon with telling contributions from Craig Field (77) with the bat and Mohammed Khan (3-34) with the ball. That win lifted them clear of the relegation places. In Championship Two Birstall go to Bowling Old Lane tomorrow, but they can surely not expect the lack of resistance offered by Altofts in their last game.
Josh Haynes got a grip of things early on for Birstall in that game and he never let go. A magnificent 168 off 140 balls set his side up for a massive 322-7 and then took the ball to help fire out the opposition for just 67 with a 5-21 return. As in Championship One, the other end of this table doesn’t make happy reading as Liversedge and Spen Victoria occupy the last two places and are slipping further behind the rest as each week goes by. Tomorrow Spen Victoria cross the valley to face Brighouse while Liversedge are desperately hoping to revive their fortunes at home to Buttershaw St Pauls. In the Conference, bottom club Heckmondwike and Carlinghow are at home to Great Preston while midtable Crossbank go to Azaad.
Hanging Heaton confident in cup IT’S CUP week in the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League, and Hanging Heaton have an early opportunity to avenge their Premier Division defeat at home to Methley last week when they go to Little Church Lane for a Priestley Cup second-round tie. They do travel in a positive mood after progressing to the semi-finals of the Heavy Woollen Cup last Sunday with a convincing win over Woodlands. Calum Geldart, who top-scored in the Methley defeat was once again on-song with a massive 163 and then followed that with a 5-57 return with the ball that left Woodlands in a spin. In the other Priestley Cup games affecting the district it is derby day at Cleckheaton and Gomersal, who entertain Woodlands and Batley respectively. Cleckheaton and Woodlands go into this weekend’s games on the back of disappointments but Woodlands, led by former Cleck man Tim Jackson, look favourites and the margin of victory might well be by more than a ‘short head’. The runners and riders at Oxford Road could face a clos-
er contest with Championship One promotion candidates Gomersal up against a Batley side relegated from the Premier Division at the end of last season and still trying to find consistency this time. This could even be a ‘photo finish’. Bottom club East Bierley are at home to Lightcliffe and second-bottom Scholes travel to well-placed Farsley in allPremier Division clashes while new Premier leaders New Farnley have a West Leeds derby with title rivals Pudsey St Lawrence, Wrenthorpe host Undercliffe and Townville are at home to Hunslet Nelson. In the Jack Hampshire Cup the tie of the round is likely to be at Birstall, who face a visit from Brighouse, while struggling Championship Two side Liversedge will not relish the visit of Conference leaders Jer Lane from Bradford. Hopton Mills are favourites to win at Sandal and though Crossbank Methodists dispatched fellow Conference side Rodley in impressive style in the last round, they could find a visit to Championship Two side Altofts a vastly different proposition.
ISTED races at York and Sandown are the features of a relatively quiet weekend of racing as we build up to Royal Ascot next week. The World Cup is now well and truly under way and the 5f sprint handicap (2.35) at Sandown tomorrow (Saturday) could prove to be another penalty kick for last year’s winner RIO RONALDO. Mike Murphy’s gelding should be back to full fitness on his third run after a 315-day absence and can score again. In the preceding race course and distance winner HADDAF can bounce back from a disappointing show in a Listed race at York last time out where he suffered late interference and can add a second Sandown victory for trainer James Tate. Another course specialist PRECISION looks reasonably treated in the closing race (5.35) if he can recapture the form that saw him take a 1m 6f handicap here last August, and conditions should suit Sir Michael Stoute’s four-year-old. York’s two-day meeting which starts today (Friday) will once again feature the Macmillan Charity Raceday on Saturday where thousands of pounds will be raised for this most deserving cause. The opening day on the Knavesmire is all about stayers, and Mick Appleby’s SPUTNIK PLANUM could prove to be on a different planet to the rest in the 2.20. Appleby is a master at bringing in horses from another yard and revitalising them, and the four-year-old can rack up a hat-
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trick since joining his new handler following a decisive win at Doncaster in April. ZEELANDER will be a justifiably short price if tackling the closing apprentice handicap over 1m 4f and can go one better after finishing second at York last time out. Saturday’s feature race is a valuable 6f handicap for threeyear olds (3.35) has been something of a pension pot for in-form Yorkshire trainer Tim Easterby, who has led in the winner three times since 2013. This race has consistently produced Group 1 winners and Easterby again has a live chance with STAXTON who is one of several fancies which include the precocious JAWAAL and SNAZZY JAZZY for Clive Cox. However, the first two now may be rated too high as nine of the last 10 winners were rated between 86 and 97, carrying no more 9st 1 lb, which may open the door for Andrew
Balding’s filly FOXTROT LADY. She has just nine runs under her belt and fits the trend of a race where all the last 10 winners had run no more than 11 times before. Looking ahead to Royal meeting, the French raider WOOTTON may have been underestimated by the market for the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day. Unbeaten in his first three starts, including when beating Olmedo in the Prix de Fontainebleau at Longchamp in April, nothing went his way when fourth behind that rival in the French 2000 Guineas last time, pulling hard under restraint in a slowly-run race and keeping on well, all things considered, to be beaten by just two lengths. He had looked a high-class miler in the making prior to that and could have even more to offer if ridden with less restraint here as this race was confirmed as his likely target towards the end of last month. Punters who took the 12/1 about SUN MAIDEN landing the Ribblesdale will be rubbing their hands as the well-bred Frankel filly is now a best price 3/1 with Carrigill’s, and whilst the value may have gone she looks a likely winner. CARRIGILL’S NAP (Stake returned as a free bet if selection does not finish in the top 4): SNAZZY JAZZY York Saturday 3.35. AUGUR’S BEST BET: FOXTROT LADY York Saturday 3.35.
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Celtic back on track NCL Division Three Gateshead Storm 10 Dewsbury Celtic 50 DEWSBURY CELTIC got back to winning ways at Gateshead Storm who have now lost their last three games and sit in the bottom two of the table. Tom Norris took the man of the match award while Pat Foulstone had an excellent day with the boot, landing six goals. Four tries in seven minutes from Foulstone, Danny Thomas, Dom Senior and Norris plus four Foulstone goals gave Celtic a 24-0 lead inside the first 15 minutes. The Storm, who had James Pocklington sin binned for a professional foul, hit back with a Scott Woods try. Tries from Nathan Waring and Thomas plus two Foulstone goals gave Celtic a 36-4 half-time lead before a Zach Clarke converted try for the Storm. Further tries from Billy Yarrow with two plus one for Paul Foulstone ensured an easy Celtic win.
Youthful opponents make Trojans work hard for win NCL Division One
THORNHILL TROJANS INCE ROSE BRIDGE
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THORNHILL TROJANS were pushed all the way by a very enthusiastic and youthful Ince Rose Bridge team at Overthorpe Park. For long periods the visitors seemed to out-enthuse the Trojans and a couple of late tries possibly gave a winning margin which flattered Thornhill. The Trojans had several players missing due to injury and other commitments, which meant a recall for Joss Ratcliffe, Ryan Fenton, Andrew Lambert and Will Poching. There was also a first start for Declan Tomlinson, who has impressed for Thornhill A in recent weeks. Stand-out players for Thornhill were Jake Wilson, who took on the added responsibility of goal kicker, man of the match Danny Ratcliffe and Liam Morley. All three tried valiantly to break down a well-drilled Ince team. Thornhill were given a rude awakening early in the game when Ince Rose Bridge carved the Trojans’ defence wide open with a strong attacking move. It looked as though the Ince full back had gone over for the opening score but Thornhill were let off when the referee signalled for a forward pass. Thornhill quickly responded by scoring a well-worked try. Good handling saw the ball moved along the attacking line. Tomlinson received the ball and with a subtle shrug of his shoulders, dummied his way through the Ince defensive line.
Jake Wilson looks to offload Dave Jewitt
Anthony Harris on the charge Dave Jewitt
The gap appeared and Tomlinson crossed for a try which George Woodcock converted. But then poor defending allowed the visitors back into the game. Ince took advantage of good field position and put up a kick to the corner. Winger Luke Findlow was completely unmarked and collected the ball to score in the corner. Tempers boiled over and once order had been restored Brad Smith kicked the goal. A long-range penalty then gave Ince a two-point lead. Thornhill tried desperately to recover their lead in the run-up to half-time,
Action from Moor’s win at West Bowling Stevan Morton
but the hosts kept dropping the ball in key areas of the field and on one occasion the ball was passed into touch. The interval could not come quickly enough for Thornhill to allow them to regroup and reconsider their tactics. As the second half got underway Thornhill got the try they needed to restore their lead and give their confidence a boost. Danny Ratcliffe kicked the ball towards the line and Will Gledhill finished the move by scoring an unconverted try. The game then became something of an arm wrestle, with neither side back-
Sharks fade badly in defeat at Recs NCL Division One PILKINGTON RECS SHAW CROSS SHARKS
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SHAW CROSS SHARKS returned to the bottom of the NCL Division One table after a 50-10 loss at Pilkington Recs.
Dewsbury Moor keep impressive run going NCL Division Two
WEST BOWLING DEWSBURY MOOR
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DEWSBURY MOOR remain second in the table with just one defeat in their last nine games while Bowling have now lost their last four in a row. Tries from Dominic Horn and George Croisdale, both converted by Jacob Flathers against a Jack Milburn try, gave Moor a 12-4 half-time lead.
Bowling got back to within two points early in the second half with a second Milburn try and Liam Coe conversion. Moor rallied to add further tries through Jamie Aitcheson, Jamie Samme and man of the match Cameron Bruce. Flathers added all three conversions as Bowling scored the final points of the game with a Joe Hammond effort, converted by Coe. Dewsbury Moor had Jordan Foster sin-binned for instigating a scuffle.
ing down as Thornhill defended their 10-8 lead. The turning point came when Danny Ratcliffe went on a glorious solo run. He took possession of the ball and ducked under the defensive line to race away over for a great try. Jake Wilson converted. Shortly after Ince had their scrumhalf Kieran Eccleston sin-binned for dissent, which provided Thornhill with the advantage they needed to secure the victory. In the final minute of the game the ball was worked out to Casey Johnson and with a drop of his shoulders he beat his marker and went over for a try. Wilson converted and Thornhill were allowed to finally celebrate a hardearned victory.
The first half was an even affair, with the Sharks leading after half an hour before two late tries saw them behind at the break. However, injuries and a lack of fit bodies took their toll as the Recs racked up a heavy score in the second period. The Sharks had made a promising start, competing well in the first 30 minutes and looking very strong in defence when under pressure. The deadlock on the scoreboard was finally broken by Matthew Tebb, who managed to dart over from dummy half, with Ryan Chalkley adding the goal. However, the home side turned the game on its head with two tries in the final four minutes of the first half. Ryan Hilliard slipped in Jake Hodson in the left corner to finish a quick move, before Joe Chow broke through the defence and passed to the supporting Ryan Stevens to score. The second half was mostly one-way
traffic as the decimated Sharks struggled to deal with the much sharper Pilkington side. Their first try of the second period came through Ian Stanley, who crossed down the left side, and they added to that after forcing a drop out when Jono Peers found a gap to cross down the middle. Peers got his second moments later as he charged through again, before Stanley got his second as well by squeezing into the corner after good work from Hilliard. Hilliard was then on the scoresheet himself as he broke through the tiring defence to take Pilkington up to 40 points. The Sharks managed to settle into the half a little after that, and got a score back when Chalkley claimed a high ball and managed to get the ball outside him for young winger Levon Heaps to score on his debut. There were two more tries for the home side in the final five minutes though, as Luke Riley went over and Hilliard completed his brace to finish the game at 50-10. The defeat is the third in a week for the Sharks, following a 30-12 loss at Lock Lane last weekend and a 31-18 defeat to Batley Boys in the Jim Brown Heavy Woollen Cup quarter-final in midweek.
LEAGUETABLES DIVISION ONE P Lock Lane 12 Thornhill Trojans 11 Leigh M Rangers 11 Milford Marlins 11 Featherstone Lions 10 Skirlaugh 9 York Acorn 11 Pilkington Recs 10 Oulton Raiders 11 Ince Rose Bridge 11 Bradford D Hill 12 Shaw Cross Sharks11
W 9 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 2
D L 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 3 0 4 1 3 1 5 0 5 0 8 0 8 0 10 0 9
PF 373 289 321 244 225 260 272 286 257 186 194 159
PA 242 179 242 232 197 178 275 200 322 296 365 338
DIFF PTS 131 18 110 18 79 16 12 14 28 12 82 11 -3 11 86 10 -65 6 -110 6 -171 4 -179 4
DIVISION TWO Stanningley Dewsbury Moor Crosfields Wigan St Judes East Leeds Askam Hull Dockers Drighlington Hunslet Warriors West Bowling Saddleworth Rang Leigh East
W 10 9 7 7 8 6 5 3 3 3 2 2
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L 2 2 4 5 3 4 6 6 8 7 8 9
PF 364 326 346 365 340 268 269 186 188 204 201 158
PA 220 213 219 270 225 220 334 237 311 392 280 288
DIFF PTS 144 20 113 18 127 14 95 14 115 12 48 12 -65 10 -51 6 -123 6 -188 6 -79 4 -130 4
D L 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 0 5 0 4 1 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 10
PF 473 375 304 290 382 282 212 276 189 166 204 122
PA 130 194 204 313 192 156 224 243 325 389 317 588
DIFF PTS 343 20 181 16 100 16 -23 13 190 12 126 12 -12 9 33 8 -136 6 -223 6 -113 2 -466 2
P 12 11 11 12 11 10 11 9 11 10 10 11
DIVISION THREE P W Beverley 10 10 Barrow Island 11 9 Clock Face Miners 10 8 Eastmoor Dragons 11 6 Millom 11 6 Dewsbury Celtic 11 7 Woolston Rovers 10 4 Oldham St Annes 10 4 Waterhead 10 3 Salford City Roosters11 3 Gateshead Storm 10 1 Stanley Rangers 11 1
NCLFIXTURES SATURDAY JUNE 16 DIVISION ONE Skirlaugh v Shaw Cross Sharks Thornhill Trojans v Pilkington Recs DIVISION TWO Dewsbury Moor v Stanningley
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BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP
Rams wilt against Rovers Betfred Championship
DEWSBURY RAMS FEATHERSTONE ROVERS
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at the Tetley’s Stadium FEATHERSTONE ROVERS maintained their challenge for a top-four spot with a routine victory in hot conditions at Dewsbury Rams. Rovers made a lively start to the contest and were held up over the line twice on their first set, before winning a drop-out. The Rams rode the storm, but enthusiastic defence from the visitors forced Daniel Igbinedion back over his own line. On the next set Luke Cooper showed good strength and pace off the mark to crash over. Ian Hardman added a simple conversion to make it 0-6. It wasn’t until the eighth minute that the Rams completed a set, and the home side then gradually grew into the contest. James Lockwood went close to adding to Featherstone’s lead in the 17th minute but knocked-on as he reached over the line. Rovers went further in front in the 22nd minute when Matty Wildie stepped and scrambled his way over. Hardman again converted. A quick tap 20 from Josh Guzdek released Aaron Brown down the left touchline as Dewsbury chased a response, but a scruffy play on the last was dealt with by Featherstone. The hosts continued to apply pressure, but a knock-on was scooped up by Jack Ormondroyd, who showed good pace to race 60 metres and score next to
MATCH STATS TOULOUSE: Mark Kheirallah 8 Tony Maurel 8 Bastien Ader 8 Gavin Marguerite 8 Chris Centrone 7 Johnathan Ford 7 William Barthau 8 Bastien Canet 7 Charles Bouzinac 8 Joe Bretherton 7 Con Mika 8 Rhys Curran 7 Anthony Marion 8 Subs: Tyla Hepi 7, Eddy Pettybourne 6, Justin Sangaré 7, Justin Bouscayrol 8. Tries: Ader (3,19), Marguerite (24), Mika (29), Kheirallah (32), Maurel (35), Bouscayrol (50). Goals: Kheirallah 7/8. BATLEY: Dave Scott 8 Keenan Tomlinson 8 Sam Smeaton 8 Lewis Galbraith 7 Jason Crookes 7 Izaac Farrell 8 Daniel Sowerby 7 Adam Gledhill 7 Alistair Leak 8 Tommy Holland 7 James Harrison 7 Joel Farrell 7 Brad Day 7 Subs: Michael Ward 7, Alex Rowe 7, James Davey 7, Alex Bretherton 7. Tries: Scott (23), Tomlinson (48,66), Galbraith (59), Holland (75.) Goals: Izaac Farrell 3/5. Referee: B Pearson Half-time: 34-6 Penalties: 13-8 Sin-bin: Canet (4, fighting), Farrell (4, fighting) Sent off: None Weather: Hot and sunny Man of the Match: Mark Kheirallah (Toulouse) Attendance: 2,250 Match rating: 3/5
second half and got off the mark when Jordan Crowther connected with Dom Speakman’s grubber kick. Paul Sykes added the goal. And it got even better for the hosts moments later, when Sykes’s delayed pass released Kyle Trout. He found Gareth Potts who showed good pace to round the cover defence and dummy inside before finishing in the corner. Rovers settled their nerves and quashed Dewsbury’s hopes of a comeback when Gareth Hock smashed his way over from close range. Hardman’s goal made it 12-30 with just over 25 minutes remaining. Rovers cut loose on the hour when Luke Briscoe broke through midfield and found the supporting Thackeray, who coasted over under the sticks. Dewsbury’s issues were compounded by the sin-binning of Sykes for dissent, but the hosts showed plenty of heart despite the numerical disadvantage and scored the game’s next try, when Trout scythed through a disjointed Rovers defence. Dale Morton added the goal in Sykes’s absence. Featherstone restored their 24-point cushion, and scored the game’s final try, when Ormondroyd squeezed over following good support play. Hardman maintained his perfect
Jordan Crowther
the posts. Hardman once again added the extras to make it 0-18 with just over 10 minutes of the half remaining. Rovers looked like adding to their advantage before the break but a knock-down from Brown prevented a fourth score before Anthony Thackeray cut through a gap following a line break down the left flank. Hardman’s goal made it 24-0 at the break. The Rams made a bright start to the
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TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE 42 BATLEY BULLDOGS 23 at Stade Ernest Argelès TOULOUSE looked all set for a bumper score after an actionpacked first half, but faded badly in the second as Batley slowed the pace and induced errors and penalties and key man Rhys Curran fractured his wrist. Toulouse were gifted an early lead after an Adam Gledhill pass 15 metres out from his own line was intercepted by Bastien Ader, who sprinted to the posts. Mark Kheirallah converted. Bastien Canet and Joel Farrell were sin-binned a minute later for fighting and the contest opened up. In the 19th minute, after crisp combination work from Johnathan Ford and Tony Maurel, Kheirallah’s inside ball found Ader well placed to claim his double close to the posts. Batley fought well and surprised the hosts with slick play of their own five minutes later as full-back Dave Scott found space and scored unchallenged right of the posts. Izaac Farrell converted. Toulouse woke up and sealed the game with an 11-minute blitz of four tries thanks to some slack discipline and bad handling from Diskin’s men. Gavin Marguerite pushed over from short range on 24 minutes after a Con Mika inside pass. Mika then returned the compliment under the posts as he finished off a Marguerite move from five
metres out. Kheirallah pounced on loose handling after good work from William Barthau and Tyla Hepi and Tony Maurel finished off the half with a jinking run from 10 metres. It was a different story after the break as Toulouse seemed to think the game was won. Kheirallah fumbled a Sam Smeaton grubber to the corner seven minutes into the half and the lively Keenan Tomlinson touched down. Two minutes later Toulouse replied. After some good passing close to halfway, Mika broke free. He had the impressive French junior Justin Bouscayrol in support and he sprinted past three Batley defenders to the line. Batley deservedly scored after Jason Crookes forced an in-goal fumble from prop Justin Sangaré. Lewis Galbraith nipped in for the four-pointer. Toulouse looked shaky as the visitors gained confidence from ill-discipline and loose play and Tomlinson scored his second with 15 minutes remaining in spectacular fashion with a dive in the right corner after excellent passing from Smeaton. The Bulldogs finished off an excellent second 40 in the final five minutes with the influential Alistair Leak providing the perfect pass down the middle to Tommy Holland 20 metres out. He bamboozled the home defence and scored under the posts. Izaac Farrell made the simple kick but his team didn’t get the last laugh as Kheirallah slotted home a penalty as the hooter sounded.
record with the boot to complete the scoring. Following the game Rams head coach Neil Kelly said: “I think overall we have done really well over the last few weeks in our control of the opposition’s possession. “I just felt right from the first set we didn’t have that control. It was a hot day and when you’re allowing them to pick the ball up on their own line from the kick off and they can work it the full length of the field, via a penalty and a repeat set, those repeat sets kill you. “We got ourselves into a state of misery too early. We were doing too much defending early on, and on a hot day that is fatal. “We were better in the second half, more competitive and showed more spirit. However the big message from me to the team is that we have to keep working at it. “Without being too critical of my side, Featherstone are a good team, and they are a better side than we are. However that doesn’t mean they are always going to win, but they will if you don’t put the effort in to control their possession. “We can take our lessons from this game against Featherstone where they controlled our possession.” Kelly singled out Wakefield Trinity dual-reg forward Jordan Crowther and Kyle Trout for praise and added: “I thought Jordan Crowther had an absolutely immense game for us. He was right in the thick of things on a warm day. “He tackled his heart out, he was always on hand to play the ball. Jordan was well supported by Kyle Trout who I thought had by far and away his best game for us.”
MATCH STATS DEWSBURY: Josh Guzdek 7 Gareth Potts 7 James Glover 7 Macauley Hallett 7 Dale Morton 7 Paul Sykes 7 Aaron Brown 7 Jode Sheriffe 6 Robbie Ward 7 Jack Teanby 6 Kyle Trout 7 Daniel Igbinedion 6 Jordan Crowther 7 Subs: Dom Speakman 7, Toby Everett 6, Shannon Wakeman 7, Lucas Walshaw 6. Tries: Crowther (48), Potts (49), Trout (65). Goals: Sykes 2/2, Morton 1/1. FEATHERSTONE: Ian Hardman 7 Luke Briscoe 8 Misi Taulapapa 8 Jason Walton 8 Shaun Robinson 7 Anthony Thackeray 8 Matty Wildie 8 Scott Wheeldon 8 Keal Carlile 7 Luke Cooper 8 James Lockwood 8 John Davies 8 Gareth Hock 8 Subs: Richard Moore 8, Sam Brooks 8, Jack Ormondroyd 8, Brad Dwyer 8. Tries: Cooper (6), Wildie (22), Ormondroyd (29, 73), Thackeray (39, 60), Hock (55). Goals: Hardman 7/7. Referee: T Grant Half-time: 0-24 Penalties: 4-6 Sin-bin: Paul Sykes (60, dissent) Sent off: None Weather: Sunny Man of the Match: Anthony Thackeray (Featherstone) Attendance: 1,268 Match rating: 3/5
‘War looms’ over league restructuring – Nicholas BATLEY chairman Kevin Nicholas warned that “war looms” if proposed changes to the league format go ahead. This week new Super League chief executive Robert Elstone said a new ‘one-up, onedown’ promotion and relegation system was to be introduced between Super League and the Championship for 2019 onwards. Promotion and relegation is currently decided in the ‘Super 8s’ system, made by fusing the Super League’s bottom four after 23 regular season games with the Championship top four. After playing each other once, the top three go up, while a fourth versus fifth play-off completes the quartet. The news came as a shock to many clubs – including some in Super League – and following Elston’s press conference the RFL was forced to issue a statement saying no such decisions have been finalised. “No binding decisions have been made across a range of issues, including competition structure, but progress is being made,” the statement read. “Further meetings are expected to take place between all parties in due course.” Kevin Nicholas, a former president of the RFL, issued a strongly-worded statement on the Batley Bulldogs website, which read: “Do not be misled by any conclusion that the format for 2019 has been decided. We believe
Kevin Nicholas
this was disrespectful to the present consultation process involving the RFL and Championship/League 1 representatives where we are nowhere near a conclusion. “Any Super League plan at the last meeting had not even made it to the back of a cigarette packet, let alone a formulated document proposal. “We need the RFL response to confirm this position working towards a whole game solution or war looms.” • BATLEY announced their game at Halifax on Sunday June 24 has been put back to 4pm. The Championship match was due to kick off at 3pm, but will be delayed for the England v Panama World Cup game which starts at 1pm.
Bulldogs supporting Great Get Together From back page last. “Jo Cox was a great friend and supporter of the club, becoming more and more involved in our off-field activities before her untimely passing,” said Mr Miller. “It’s a privilege to have her family and friends join us at any time, and for the club to be part of the Great Get Together celebrations is fantastic. “This special occasion will attract a wider audience giving us the perfect opportunity to showcase our facilities, rugby league in Batley and the brilliant family atmosphere here at the Bulldogs, of which we’re very proud whilst at the same time celebrating Jo’s achievements and legacy.”
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“We can’t beat Toronto, they’re far and away a better side than us...” Dewsbury coach Neil Kelly
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Rams facing tough trans-atlantic trip By Zoë Shackleton Sports Reporter zoe@thepressnews.co.uk
NEIL KELLY is looking forward to his first trip across the Atlantic with Dewsbury Rams, despite travelling without a number of firstteam players. The Rams set off to Toronto yesterday (Thursday) morning in time for their game against the Wolfpack tomorrow (Saturday, 9.30pm BST). Kelly is already down on numbers through injury, while players including Robbie Ward and Lucas Walshaw won’t be able to make the whistlestop journey to Canada because of visa issues and trouble getting time off work. Having said that, Kelly reckons it’s a per-
fect opportunity for his team to put in a better, more free-flowing performance. “There are no expectations on us, there are certain players because of restrictions who will get a game that wouldn’t normally be playing,” said Kelly. “It’s a chance for us to try something, do some things that maybe in a week-to-week programme against domestic sides we don’t get chance to do. “There’s a certain amount of freedom with not having that expectation of a win but an expectation of a good performance.” Toronto currently top the Championship table, having lost just once this season while the Rams sit ninth with only four wins. The Dewsbury boss admitted: “We can’t beat Toronto, they’re far and away a better side than us. “They’re full of Super League, NRL quality players so it’s just an unfair ask for the players to go there and get a win.
“I don’t think it’s an unfair ask for a good performance, but to expect or to have romantic dreams about a win I think is unrealistic. “It’s going to be a novelty, we’ve never been there to play a rugby league game so we’re looking forward to it from that point of view.” The Rams head into the game off the back of a heavy 42-18 defeat to high-flying Featherstone Rovers. Kelly said: “It wasn’t a disastrous performance by any stretch of the imagination and it was on a warm day, whoever controls the ball better gets more chances in possession than the opposition and usually wins the game. “Featherstone did that, they’re a good side, probably on paper they’re a better side than us. “But I was disappointed I thought they got a bit of help from the man in the middle, that makes the job almost impossible when they seem to be getting the rub of decisions. That makes it really difficult for a team like us.” A handful of Rams fans are making the trip to Canada – and Kelly thanked them for their support – while Brooklands Bar in Batley will be showing the game live, with local supporters gathering there to watch the fixture.
‘Dogs get together BATLEY BULLDOGS are offering free entry to their game against Sheffield Eagles on Sunday (3pm) as part of a rugby bonanza in memory of former Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox. Following on from the success of last year’s event, the Bulldogs have teamed up again with the More In Common movement to celebrate the life and work of Mrs Cox. Gates and bars open from 12.30pm before the British Bulldogs take on the British Asian Rugby Association at 1pm followed by ladies rugby league action. There’ll be fun for all the family, live music, and cheerleaders from across the area coming together to ‘Dance For Jo’. The main event kicks off at 3pm, but the carnival atmosphere continues postmatch and into the evening. It’s all part of the Great Get Together, an initiative created by Jo’s family and friends. Mrs Cox’s sister Kim Leadbeater said: “It is an honour to be working in partnership with the Batley Bulldogs to organise the Great Rugby League Get Together – including the Jo Cox Memorial game. “Jo loved the club and I would like to thank them for their support during the last two years. “My background is in sport and physical activity and I feel passionately about the role it has, in not only our health and wellbeing but also in bringing communities and people together. “The Bullldogs is a welcoming family club with great fans and a big heart, so please do join us on Sunday June 17 for a free day of rugby league, friendship and fun.” Batley director John Miller is hoping this year’s event will be as good as the
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