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DEVELOPERS EYE UP MORE SITES Fresh housing bids are unveiled in Cleckheaton By David Miller News Reporter davidmiller@thepressnews.co.uk

IMPROVEMENTS to local infrastructure would be needed to cope with scores of new homes in Cleckheaton, a top councillor has warned. Coun Andrew Pinnock (Lib Dem, pictured right) said he will be pushing for developers to contribute towards new facilities and extra school places after it emerged that up to 44 new homes could be built on the site of the Francis Birkett engineering works on Hightown Road. Another 20 are planned for the former Whitcliffe Hotel, while 23 homes may go in at Cleckheaton Bowling Club on Park View. Coun Pinnock sits on Kirklees Council’s strategic planning committee, which may have to decide the fate of the schemes. As in Mirfield, infrastructure

such as extra bus routes, roads and school places would be needed. In particular he believes the Chain Bar junction needs improving, as do bus services to Bradford and Huddersfield. Coun Pinnock added: “Cleckheaton is an attractive place to live and the same arguments can

be made as in Mirfield. “I don’t think we have a shortage of school places at the moment, but as you build more homes that can become an issue in future years.” Coun Pinnock detailed what he would be looking for at planning meetings from developers. He said: “In deciding any planning application you’ve got to look at the details. “If development takes place you need to make sure other issues that need to be looked at are addressed. “It’s about getting (Section 106) agreements in place and if you can’t do that you might have to look at refusal. “That applies to any planning application, not just housing schemes in Cleckheaton.” Those three developments are classed as brownfield sites, though the potential loss of the Whitcliffe Hotel could be controversial. The building was once a trade

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Deaths ATKINS NEE LARKIN (FORMERLY ROBERTS) ANNE On 23 January, aged 61. Wife of Gary. Funeral at St Thomas More RC Church, Thursday 5 February at 11.30am, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 12.30pm.

BALL JUNE NEE ROLLINSON On 21 January, of Mirfield, aged 73. Wife of Trevor. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 2 February at 2.45pm.

BARTLE STEPHEN HYBALD On 16 January, of Batley, aged 83. Husband of the late Sylvia. Funeral at St Saviour’s Church, Brownhill, Tuesday 3 February at 2.15pm, followed by committal service at Dewsbury Crematorium at 3.15pm.

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(President C.R.U.F.C) Suddenly on January 23rd 2015, of Cleckheaton, Alan, aged 62 years. The dearly loved husband of Linda, much loved and loving dad of Emma and David, a very dear father-in-law of Richard and Kelly, dear son-in-law of Betty and good friend to many. Service and cremation will take place at Park Wood Crematorium, Elland, on Friday February 6th 2015 at 9.45am. Friends please meet at the crematorium. No flowers by request please, donations if desired may be given to The British Heart Foundation. A plate for this purpose will be available at the service. Enquiries to: Michael Wright & Son Funeral Directors 01274 871092.

BREAR NEE OWENS DOROTHY On 27 January, formerly of Thornhill and Ravensthorpe, aged 96. Wife of the late Harold. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 9 February at 12.30pm.

BROOKSBANK JOSEPH On 12 January, aged 68. Brother to Patricia, Josephine, Helen and the late Mary and John. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 4 February at 1.15pm.

BROSCOMBE KENNETH On 19 January, of Mirfield, aged 82. Brother of John. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 12 February at 2pm.

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On 23 January, aged 80, formerly of Mirfield. Wife of the late Tony. Funeral enquiries to Eric F Box Funeral Directors. Tel 01924 465402.

On 24 January, aged 81, formerly of Hightown. Husband of Mary. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Thursday 5 February at 10am.

DEMPSEY NEE DILLON MARGARET CHRISTINE On 27 January, in Thornhill, aged 70. Mum of Joanne, Michelle and Stephanie. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 9 February at 2.45pm.

DIXON JEAN NEE HEROD On 20 January, of Heckmondwike, aged 92. Wife of the late Oliver. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 6 February at 2pm.

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On 24th January 2015, suddenly at his home in Thornhill, aged 86 years, Eric, much loved by his wife Joan, all the family and his friends. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday 6th February 2015 at 11.15am. Friends please accept this intimation. Family flowers only, donations in lieu may be placed in the collection box provided for the benefit of The Yorkshire Cancer Research Campaign.

HAIGH LILLIAN MARY On 25 January, formerly of Wellington Court, aged 96. Wife of the late Edward. Funeral at Salvation Army Hall, Batley, Monday 9 February at 2pm.

HALL CYRIL On 21 January, aged 88, of Mirfield. Husband of the late Mary. Funeral at St Mary’s Church, Mirfield, Monday 9 February at 1pm, followed by interment in the churchyard.

JUSTICE FORMERLY HAMMERTON KATHRYN MARY On 24 January, of Mirfield, aged 56. Partner of Mick Senior. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 6 February at 3pm.

MCMAHON CARRIE On 29 December, of Cleckheaton, aged 87. Wife of the late Vic. Service at Huddersfield Crematorium, on Monday 2 February at 2pm.

MUNKS MURIEL On 22 January, of Shaw Cross, aged 91. Wife of the late Ken. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 2 February at 12.30pm.

aged 84. Wife of the late Reggie. Funeral at St Mary’s Church, Gomersal, Wednesday 4 February at 11.30am, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 12.30pm.

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MUSGREAVE NEE OLDROYD CHRISTINE On 24 January, of Mirfield, aged 73. Wife of the late Colin. Funeral at the Church of the Nazarene, Dewsbury, Tuesday 10 February at 10.30am, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.

NICHOLL HELGA On 19 January, of Mirfield, aged 89. Funeral at Park Wood Crematorium, Elland on Thursday 5 February at 1.15pm, for service at 1.30pm.

ROURKE IRENE On 22 January, of Batley, aged 94. Wife of the late Derek. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 5 February at 10.30am.

SHAW NEE DOBSON EILEEN On 22 January, of Gomersal,

On 22 January, of Dewsbury Moor, aged 72. Son of the late Ernest and Esther. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 5 February at 2pm.

STAINSBY JOHN EDWARD On 23 January, of Gomersal, aged 81. Husband of the late Audrey. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 9 February at 10.30am.

TORSNEY DAVID On 16 January, aged 58. Husband of Mary. Graveside service at Cleckheaton New Cemetery, Scholes on Tuesday 3 February at 2pm.

WOLSTENHOLME JOSEPH On 24 January, of Hanging Heaton, aged 94. Husband of the late Lily (Betty). Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 17 February at 12.30pm.

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union base, a Liberal club and had strong links with nearby mills. Coun Pinnock said: “Unfortunately there’s no part of the planning system to force the re-use of buildings unless it’s a listed building.” The Whitcliffe Hotel leads out onto built-up Prospect Road, while the currently abandoned bowling club site is affected by a blind junction. Coun Pinnock added: “Without pushing my luck too far in terms of making a judgement, I imagine there could be issues to do with access. “But it’s a positive that brownfield sites are being looked at, though I can’t say the developments are in any way connected.” Meanwhile another scheme facing planners involves the proposed demolition of Birstall’s public toilets. A two-storey mixed-use building could feature retail space on the ground floor and residential upstairs. Chamber of trade chairman Anne Thompson said: “If Kirklees sell the building it’ll be a bitter disappointment to lose the toilets forever.” She suggested a developer should consider putting a small public convenience in any scheme. “All it would have to have is a loo and a sink,” she added. “It wouldn’t take up too much space and they could even ask people to pay.”

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Dad found son,11, in mosque with sex predator AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy was sexually assaulted several times – including at a Dewsbury mosque. Defendant Fhaim Bhayat, 24, of Dale Street, Thornhill Lees, was found guilty by a jury of incidents which began in summer 2013. A court heard the boy’s

father went looking for him when he was late home one night. The youngster revealed what happened after his dad found him with Bhayat at a mosque. He found Bhayat alone with his son in a room when he knocked on the door and the suspect

answered. As a result the boy told him what happened there and on other occasions in nearby woods. The victim, whom Bhayat knew, was initially approached when he was riding a bike home one day. He assaulted the boy in woods after encouraging him to ride there while

running alongside. Two more incidents followed in the woods. Bhayat, who threatened the boy not to tell, denied anything happened. He was jailed for two years after being convicted on five charges of sexual assault. Judge Neil Clark also

ordered Bhayat to register as a sex offender for 10 years. Mr Clark said: “What you did has had a significant effect on an innocent young boy. The offences only came to light because his father found you alone with him in darkness at the mosque.”

Arts on cafe menu BOOMING TRADE OPENS THE DOOR FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT By David Miller

School caned by Ofsted is doing better A SCHOOL in Heckmondwike is on its way back to form after previously being branded ‘inadequate’. Leeside Community Primary on Leeds Old Road still requires improvement according to an Ofsted report earlier this month. But the school is now rated good for early years provision, pupil behaviour and leadership. In particular, the acting headteacher was praised for taking decisive action on major problems. The report said: “While there remains room for further improvement, teaching and pupils’ achievement no longer have serious weaknesses.” Governors at the

313-pupil primary were also hailed for their role in driving up standards. Their questioning of how the pupil premium is used led to disadvantaged children doing better. The number of youngsters eligible for extra support is above the national average. The report said: “Governors now hold the school to account much better than they did in the past.” Teaching, marking and attendance, which is still below the national average, need improvement. But the report concluded: “The acting headteacher, with the support of other senior leaders, has been highly successful in moving the school forward.”

Terror appeal fails NORTH KIRKLEES: Judges have ruled the extradition of terror suspect Haroon Aswat to the USA was lawful. The former Batley resident, who was extradited in October last year, is accused of conspiring with Abu Hamza to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon. Raised in Dewsbury, the 40-year-old paranoid schizophrenic appealed the decision to the European Court of Human Rights. Lawyers argued the decision to extradite him was based on inadequate assurances by officials in the USA about his treatment. But judges said the claim was “manifestly ill-founded”. Abu Hamza was found guilty in May last year and jailed for life.

Post office upgrade THORNHILL: A post office will open seven days a week after a refurbishment which starts next month. The Edge Top Post Office on Edge Top Road is due to shut for 10 days from 5.30pm on Tuesday, February 10. The premises will be given an open-plan look adopted at other post offices. The venue is set to reopen at 1pm on Friday, February 20, offering banking and bill payment services. It will operate daily from 6am to 11pm, an increase of 64-and-a-half hours a week. During the closure, customers can use Thornhill Edge Post Office on Edge Lane and Thornhill Lees Post Office on Brewery Lane.

Snow White panto Artist Frances Taylor with Batley Parish School pupils Madison Hinchliffe, seven, and Megan Marsden, eight; and an example of one of Frances’ recent mosaics, right The mosaics are due to be unveiled at a launch night attended by Mayor of Kirklees Coun Ken Smith on Tuesday, March 10. Frances, of Otley, specialises in community mosaics. She said: “What’s nice about working

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A COUPLE are marking the success of their Batley business with a community arts project. Booming trade means Sian and David Dawson have opened an extra room at their Reunion Cafe on Branch Road. They are celebrating with three mosaics for an interior wall created with help from artist Frances Taylor. Schoolchildren, the Batley Older People’s Centre, army cadets and a group for those with Asperger’s Syndrome are among those involved. Each mosaic has a theme – the First World War cententary, the history of Batley and the cafe itself. Cash came from a grant from Creative Scene, an Arts Council England-funded body based in Dewsbury. It is hoped the mosaics are a first step towards displaying work by local artists. Sian, who used to work at the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield, always had that ambition for the Reunion Cafe. She said: “It’s taken two years of hard work but we’re finally able to see our dream become a reality. “The community has been brilliant in supporting us, so we thought we’d give something back.” Groups are creating the mosaics in art sessions at the cafe on Wednesday afternoons. Sian and David are considering paying for a day out at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park as a thank you. Residents can help at an open workshop at the cafe from 2pm on Thursday, February 19.

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with children is you get to explain the importance of maths and geometry. “You need to know about angles and other things, like how long will glue or cement take to dry.”

MIRFIELD: Snow White faces the evil Queen Caligula in this year’s St Mary’s Parish Church panto from Wednesday to Saturday next week in the church community centre on Church Lane. Performances are 7.15pm Wednesday to Friday and 1pm and 5pm on Saturday. Entry is £6 for adults and £4 concessions. All tickets on Wednesday are only £4. They are available from 01924 499112 or 07973 745510.

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We can survive financial desert, Kath tells Lords NEW PEER DELIVERS HER MAIDEN SPEECH By David Miller

Machete thugs in terror raid on shop TWO men who threatened a Batley shopkeeper with a machete are being hunted by police. A large amount of cash, cigarettes and alcohol was stolen from a newsagent’s on Bradford Road around 7.30am on Christmas Eve. The trader, who was unhurt, was left terrified after an 18-minute ordeal caught on CCTV. Two suspects, a white man aged about 30 and an Asian man in his 20s or 30s, used a dark or blue Ford Fiesta in the armed raid. A 51-year-old local man was arrested in connection with the incident and is now on bail. Anyone with information should call Det Con Mark Willetts at Kirklees CID on 101, quoting crime reference number 13140498313.

TOUGH decisions facing local government were spelled out to the House of Lords by Cleckheaton’s new peer. Kirklees councillor Baroness Kath Pinnock (Lib Dem) gave her maiden speech last week. Coun Pinnock highlighted a National Audit Office report which stated local government funding is down 25 per cent since May, 2010. She said: “Our democratic reaction to this immense change could be hand-wringing. “That may be satisfying but it won’t get us very far. Those

of us committed to providing essential services must think outside the box.” Coun Pinnock suggested wholesale devolution and new ways of raising money as solutions. “Combined with greater accountability our councils may just be able to survive this current financial desert,” she said. She gave a flavour of what is to come at Kirklees Council’s budget-setting meeting next month. Coun Pinnock said the authority faces cuts on the one hand but also has extra cash and more responsibilites on the other.

Cash-strapped Council chiefs seek approval to borrow £20m COUNCIL chiefs propose borrowing £20m – despite needing to make massive spending cuts. The cash, spread over five years, would fund replacement

facilities for Whitcliffe Mount Sport Centre in Cleckheaton. It would also support Kirklees-owned buildings in Dewsbury and Huddersfield town centres. Some £14m

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The new Better Care Fund and the transfer of public health and council tax benefit added £75m to Kirklees coffers. But she added: “On a national scale these significant transfers mask what has happened to funding via the Revenue Support Grant.” Coun Pinnock said Kirklees has to make savings of £152m between 2011 and 2018. Schools are protected while the council is doing what it can to save services for vulnerable adults and children, she said. It means cuts are falling on other services, from libraries to parks, roads and public events.

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to offer amendments at the Huddersfield Town Hall session. The Lib Dems have already revealed their proposals, which include scrapping the cabinet to save £72,000 a year from 2016/17. Council deputy leader Jean Calvert (Lab) highlighted the on-going nature of the budget debate. She said: “I’m keen to stress that we are looking at the impact of all our proposals.

“This year we have looked at not just the impact of individual cuts to service, but the cumulative impact. It means we can better target our investment in the new council model to mitigate these impacts.” She said of libraries: “We have looked again at the reductions for libraries and have added some money back into our proposals."

Update on rail station makeover CAMPAIGNERS are to be brought up to speed with improvements at Batley Railway Station. Action taken so far will be detailed in a meeting at the town’s Resource Centre on Commercial Street on Tuesday, March 17 (7.30pm). Concerns about the poor state of the station led to a ‘friends’ group being formed. Coun Gwen Lowe (Lab, Batley West), who is on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority transport committee, is group chairman. Repairs and painting will be undertaken and Northern Rail has promised to provide planters. The friends group

is also talking to schools about producing artwork to be displayed in the station. Jo Cox, Labour parliamentary candidate for Batley & Spen, is vice-chairman of the new group. She said: “Public concerns about the sad state of the station have led to a really positive, constructive series of meetings. “We’ve been delighted that the campaign has generated so much support from the public and Northern Rail. “The next step is broadening this out with a view to creating a strong, enthusiastic group to help take the work forward.”

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WARSI CLAIMS GOVERNMENT IS SHUNNING BRITAIN’S 3m MUSLIMS

YOU’VE TURNED YOUR BACK ON US By Steve Martyn FORMER minister Sayeeda Warsi has accused the Government of turning its back on British Muslims. The Dewsbury-born peer made a stinging attack on the coalition in an article for a national newspaper. Baroness Warsi, 43, said the Government views “an ever-increasing number of Muslim organisations or individual activists with suspicion”. She also claimed they engage with “a dozen people from a community of more than three million”. The peer accused the previous Labour government and current Tory-led coalition of a deliberate policy of “non-engagement”. She added: “Many groups and individuals have been defined as ‘beyond the pale’.” Baroness Warsi highlighted her role in the aftermath of Lee Rigby’s murder as what can be achieved. She said despite Government and media criticism, she continued reaching out to all Muslim groups. As a result, many Muslims ostracised by the Government “stepped up to the plate” and “became part of the solution”. She also hit out at a letter to 1,000 mosque leaders in England in

Hurry! Only a few Show stalls left PLANS for this year’s Mirfield Show are coming together – and already, only a few stalls are left. The agricultural spectacular, which attracts 12,000 visitors annually, is set for Sunday, August 23 on the town’s showground. Only a limited number of plots for stalls remain and are available until Friday, February 27. Volunteers are also wanted. Anyone interested can attend an annual general meeting at the Navigation Tavern on Monday February 9 (7.30pm).

Show chairman Karen Bullivant said: “We're not a boring, stuffy committee and can promise it’s less daunting than it sounds. “We’re a team that brings people together from different ages, areas and interests. “It’s a great place to meet a wide variety of people and we’re always looking for new blood.” The show will feature agricultural and animal attractions, food, trade and craft stalls and various contests. Entry prices have been frozen for the third year. Children under 16 still get in

free. This year is the 20th anniversary of the show’s revival in 1995. It was founded in 1945 but ended in the 1980s. Karen added: “We’ve exciting new attractions planned. “The key is to provide a fun-packed day for all the family.” The not-for-profit event relies entirely on sponsorship. Packages start at £150. Adult tickets are £3.50 in advance or £5 at the gate. For details of where to buy, book a stall and sponsorship, see www.mirfieldshow.com.

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the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris. Lady Warsi said the Government’s lack of engagement “creates a climate where even the most benign of correspondence can become toxic”. The mother of one, who lives with her second husband outside Wakefield, quit as a minister last year over the most recent conflict in Gaza. She said the lack of a positive response to another letter to mosque leaders was understandable. Baroness Warsi wrote: “In January, 2011, I warned that antiMuslim sentiment had ‘passed the dinner-table test’ and become socially acceptable. Since then we’ve seen rising levels of antiMuslim hate crime and increasingly vitriolic Islamophobic language. “Yet not a single major government speech has reflected the concerns, worries and, yes, fear within the British Muslim community. So it’s no surprise there is a trust deficit, a questioning of motive to a letter sent with the best of intentions. “For too many, the hand of friendship felt like an admonitory finger that was once again pointing at Britain’s Muslims.”

Stabbing charge DEWSBURY: A man appeared in court charged with multiple offences following an alleged stabbing. Blake Johnson, 25, of Staincliffe Road, is accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Christopher Kitchen at an address last Sunday. He is also charged with possession of a knife in public, burglary and damage to a West Yorkshire Police tracker device. Magistrates in Huddersfield remanded Johnson to custody for a hearing at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday, February 11.

Man cheated death CLECKHEATON: A resident had a narrow escape when an electric heater caused a major house fire. A man in his 50s woke at around 10pm last Friday to find his home on Pyenot Hall Lane filled with smoke. An electric heater is thought to have been left near flammable items. There were also no smoke alarms fitted. The man suffered smoke inhalation as well as some burns to his face and singed hair. Gary Hatton, watch commander at Cleckheaton Fire Station, said the resident was lucky to escape. He said: “If he hadn’t woken up, the fact is we would have been carrying somebody out of the house.”

Takeaway assault BATLEY: Five men were arrested after a man was attacked with baseball bats and golf clubs. The victim, 23, was approached by thugs outside Ash’s Balti Hut on Oakhill Road between 7.20pm and 7.35pm last Thursday. It is believed around seven men repeatedly hit the man’s head and upper body. The suspects are on bail pending further enquiries. Police are also appealing for witnesses. Anyone with information can call Det Con Lyndsey Nelson at Kirklees CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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War is lost when we’re terrified of using the ‘T’ word HE IRA didn’t blow up Manchester’s Arndale Centre, Canary Wharf or two little boys from Warrington in Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry, because the BBC offended them. They did it because they were terrorists. Sure they attacked men and women in uniform too – mostly in fact. But it was the civilians they murdered that mostly brought the British government to the negotiating table. It was their acts of terror. That made them terrorists. It’s pretty unequivocal and that’s why it’s a description that works for ISIS, for al Qaeda, Boko Haram, AL Shabaab and many more – they terrorise innocent, noncombatants. Terrorists. Did that make Tony Blair a terrorist for his alleged illegal war in Iraq? You won’t get much of an argument from me, although he’ll probably plead it was a declared war where civilian casualties were ‘collateral damage’ in the unlikely event he’s ever dragged before the International Criminal Court

cause, it becomes a de facto act of terror. Where’s the problem in grasping that? Terrorists! The BBC panjandrums don’t ban ‘terrorist’ from their news vocabulary altogether, but say the word draws into question matters of its impartiality. I don’t think that. Not at all. I think the BBC is tacitly sympathetic to terrorist groups and is the communications arm of Britain’s far-left fascists. I bang on about this probably too much, I know, but the sooner the BBC is broken up and sold off the better.

Why should ‘colour’ be such a big deal? Halle and Sayeeda in the Hague. The establishment coverup, currently being expertly managed by career Downing Street buttock-nuzzler (Sir) John Chilcot will do its damnedest to see to that. But back to the word ‘terrorists’ in a week when the English language became the latest part of our besieged culture to fall under attack. A senior BBC executive has refused not only to describe the Charlie Hebdo terrorists as ‘terrorists’ because “it’s a difficult

word”, but goes so far as to say that it shouldn’t be used at all. For anyone. Now Tarik Kafala, head of the BBC Arabic service, may be a rosary-counting Jesuit for all I know, although I doubt it. Whatever his irrelevant faith, he’s a card-carrying BBC brainwasher, that’s for sure. I hope he doesn’t call himself a journalist. What’s difficult about this? Once killers target innocent bystanders and members of the public in the name of a

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N A similar subject, I despair, I really do. It was embarrassing to see Benedict Cumberbatch grovelling this week, metaphorically on his knees, pleading for his professional life. “Please, not the firing squad/gallows/guillotine. I didn’t mean to describe black actors as ‘coloured’. Look, I’ll donate to a black charity, I’ll go for race counselling…” For crying out loud Benedict. Grow a pair. Tell these race Nazis where to shove it. Someone needs to. A question. What colour is Halle Berry, the actress who is possibly the most beautiful woman on the planet? If she’s ‘black’, does that make Sayeeda Warsi a black ex-politician? If we’re talking skin tone, there’s not an awful lot in it. But of course, that’s not what it’s about, not at all. It’s about the breast-beating white liberal establishment beating itself up. Cumberbatch was criticising the lack of roles in UK TV/cinema for ethnic minority actors. He used the expression ‘coloured actors’ and the world fell on his head. Good grief. He was trying to be on the ‘PC’ side and the lynch mob still came running with its rope. Maybe he should have criticised “… the lack of roles for black, Asian, Chinese and red Indian actors” before adding “… although we have quite a lot of openings for half-chats, if Halle Berry fancies a turn on Eastenders or Barack Obama wants to join the Lib Dems.” Well, if you’re going to put your foot in it, might as well give them something to properly complain about. Ms Berry is described as ‘African-American’ which is a

Liars, liars, pants are ALL on fire for 97 days NYONE fed up of the constant flying shovels full of election horse manure yet? Every party’s going to improve everything, spend less money doing it, make everyone better off, and promise – scout’s honour – to keep every single promise they make over the next 97 Gullible Dave probably thought he was days. Except they meeting Martin Bashir the journalist, not won’t, and they Amjad Bashir the political chancer know we know they won’t. So why bother with the fibs? They bother because they’re all lying, and if everyone else is lying why shouldn’t we lie too? Otherwise we’ll get left out! And if the stupid voters believe their lies instead of our lies, then we might end up out of our cushy jobs! Exactly. Which is why I will categorically vote UKIP, the only party never to have broken an electoral promise in Westminster. I don’t even care what promises they make. Can’t be worse than the others’ bare-faced lies. I don’t even care about the assorted nutmegs who will be ‘exposed’ by the Tory or Labour supporting media on a weekly basis between now and May, for everything from once dropping a crisp packet on the pavement, to being overheard asking the wife “how about having a chinky tonight?” The closer we get to the general election, the more desperate the witchhunt will get. And it will tell you far more about how threatened the establishment is feeling, than it does about UKIP’s insufficiently robust selection policy. I’m modestly annoyed with Nigel Farage’s crew over the defection story last weekend, when UKIP MEP Amjad Bashir jumped ship to the Tories. I can half understand why UKIP put Bashir on their MEP list – ticking ‘ethnic’ boxes and all that – but I kind of hoped we were getting a party that’s different. Pick an Asian/Muslim candidate by all means, but pick one who’s legit. Bashir sounds like he’s dodgier than a month-old mutton madras, and it isn’t 10 minutes since the fruitcakes at George Galloway’s Respect party showed him the door. Respect, please note, is somewhere to the far left of Karl Marx, so that’s a serious ideological transformation Amjad Bashir underwent in hop-skipping to UKIP. Except of course it wasn’t. He’s just a cheap political chancer is all, who finds fleeting favour simply because of his ethnicity. Bashir hit the jackpot when he was welcomed aboard by the Prime Minister himself. But if David Cameron can fall for such a shyster, with all his Conservative HQ manpower, is he really the bloke to lead this country? His only saving grace is not being Miliband or Clegg. And can I really be too hard on UKIP who, in the end, were well rid of someone up to his neck in dirty dealings over in Keighley – which has a record of electoral fraud matched or bettered only by Dewsbury.

euphemism for ‘black’ even though her mum, who raised her, is white. But who on earth would want describing as ‘white’ these days? That

really is a dirty word. PS: Ms Berry’s grandma was from Derbyshire, so maybe Corrie would be better than EastEnders.

Green politics? Mad, more like CAN understand why David Cameron wants the Green Party involved in the televised election debates – their leader Natalie Bennett would make him look like Winston Churchill. Meanwhile she just sounds like the other Churchill – the nodding dog that flogs insurance. Mad as a box of frogs. Ms Bennett is an Australian who believes in an open door immigration policy. That might be fine for Australia (and it isn’t) but she wants it here. Listen, any immigration policy that lets a barmpot like her in needs fixing fast. I’ll bet the Aussies couldn’t wait to get shut. She wants to abolish the armed forces and replace them with a souped-up verysion of Dad’s Army, do the same for the monarchy

including evicting the Queen and making her live in a council house, and to put the tin hat on things, believes it’s okay to be a member of al Qaeda or ISIS. Presumably she draws the line at beheading people. For now at least. Still, not to worry. The Greens are promising every adult in the UK a flat weekly payment of £72 – whether they need it or not. It would cost a breathtaking £280 billion, but she’d also abolish personal tax allowances, so don’t go booking a week in Benidorm just yet. What isn’t clear yet is if the Greens would make us all plant a wind turbine in the back garden. What is clear is that they are having a laugh with no intention of getting elected.

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Derrick goes to see ‘peace’ in progress By David Miller A MAN who witnessed the horror wrought by an IRA bomb on the M62 near Cleckheaton has hailed the Northern Ireland peace process, 41 years on. Derrick Yates, of Gomersal, was impressed by changes in Northern Ireland he saw recently while on holiday. He travelled to Londonderry and visited the Bogside, site of the Bloody Sunday shootings. Former Kirklees councillor Derrick said: “The progress made since the Good Friday Agreement (in 1998) is terrific. There’s investment and regeneration going on and people want to get on with their lives.” Every year Derrick helps organise a memorial to the 12 people who died in the notorious M62 coach bombing on February 4, 1974. He acted as a makeshift porter at Batley Hospital after the atrocity near Hartshead Moor. He just had taken radiographer wife Ruth to work that night when a coach carrying off-duty soldiers and their families was blown up. Among the dead were a husband and wife and their two children. Thirty-eight

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Council leaves centre out in the cold Dear Sir, I would like to draw your readers’ attention to the situation at Mirfield Community Centre. Mirfield Community management committee took over the old Knowle School building and began running a community centre from the site on Water Royd Lane in 1995. It is however still a Kirklees Council-owned building and as such they have a duty to provide the basic requirements of any public building, one of which is adequate heating. Any of your readers who

Why Batley’s my bestseller From: Peter Claydon, Dewsbury Dear Sir I am writing in response to your article last week about Malcom Haigh’s call for the library in Batley to remain a public service, continuing to operate from its present, splendid, Edwardian premises. As you indicated Malcolm has been very vocal about the importance of Batley Library as an educational resource and as a venue at which different interest groups can meet. Indeed it is one of the few facilities that brings together people from all age groups and walks of life and from all the different sectional interests that exist in the complex weave that is Batley society. From a purely personal perspective I choose to use Batley Library because it is easy to park nearby, because it has a well run Art Gallery with a really good programme of exhibitions and because it offers a pleasant environment in which to browse or in which to pursue one’s own research agendas. But taking the wider view, the crucial ingredient that makes Batley Library such an important focal point for the

Letter of the Week: Teresa O’Gorman, Mirfield Community Centre manager use the centre will be aware that we haven’t had any heating since November 10, 2014. The boiler split on the morning of the 10th and has not yet been repaired, nor have we been given any timescale as to when the normal heating will be restored (we were provided with electrical convector heaters, but these are inadelocal community is the skill and expertise of its staff. To lose this skill and expertise in job cuts or moves to ‘volunteering’ would be a major blow to the future well-being of local residents, particularly those who, for a variety of reasons, are the more disadvantaged in our society. In dark moments I can't help but wonder if Kirklees Council’s determination to close or to dumb down library services in Batley and elsewhere is nothing but a surrender to the present Government’s general attack on publicly provided welfare services.

Speak up over library service From: Coun Graham Turner Dear Sir I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all members of the public that are concerned by the proposed cuts in the library service budget to get involved in the recently launched public consultation on the future of our library service. This consultation, which started on the 19th of January, will run for 12 weeks finishing on the 10th of April. Paper copies are available in all our libraries, but I would

quate for such a large space and cause the electric to fail on a regular basis as the circuits become overloaded.) KMC commissioned an asbestos report on the building in August of 2014 and asbestos was found in the boiler room. It is also a concern that the council have been aware of asbestos being present since last August and have

done nothing to rectify this situation. They are now using the asbestos as one excuse to prevent access to our boiler room and are quoting vast sums of money to sort out the asbestos and reinstate the heating. We regularly approach the council to ask if they have any news on the heating situation, they are evasive and we can, within a much lower budget than previously. This consultation gives everyone the chance to get involved and tell us what sort of library service they would like to see. So please get involved and bring forward your ideas, and let’s work together to provide a decent service for all.

Malcolm Haigh – speaking out for library encourage those with internet access to complete it online in the warmth and comfort of their homes, as it’s cheaper and we get the results much quicker. The link is http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/lib raryconsultation. We will also be doing some street interviews and telephone research, all libraries have ‘meet the manager’ events planned as well. This is by far the biggest consultation we have ever undertaken and its results will help us as we reconfigure the service in light of the cuts to our budget. I along with our hard-working and committed staff and local communities are doing all we can to ensure that we provide the best possible service

20 dwellings. Jones Homes (Northern) & Cleckheaton BC, Cleckheaton Bowling Club, Park View, Cleckheaton, erection of 23 dwellings. Francis W Birkett, Hightown Road, Cleckheaton, outline application for erection of residential development of up to 44 dwellings. Kamal Khan, 127 Oxford Road, Dewsbury, single and two-storey extensions. Mrs J Nadeem, 20 Millwater Avenue, Thornhill Lees, works to TPO(s) 14/88. Mr R Hussain, 21 Westfield Road, Heckmondwike, erection of extensions. P Simpson, 15 Mitchell Avenue, Dewsbury, use of premises to operate one taxi. N Hartley, 3 Park Avenue, Liversedge, demolition of attached

garage and erection of two-storey extension and porch. J Langan, 272 Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, single-storey front extension. Mr D A Patel, 19 Thornhill Street, Savile Town, single-storey extension and hipped roof over existing extension. M Dolby, Primrose Cottage, 577 Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, discharge conditions 3 (materials), 4 (walls/fences), 8 (datum) on previous permission 2014/93471 for variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on previous permission 2012/90751 for demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of two dwellings. Kirklees Council, Public WCs, Market Street, Birstall, outline application for demolition of toilet block and erection of mixed use two-storey building comprising (A1) retail on

in numerous activities over the past 20 years. We are proud of the service we have offered and are aware of how very important community spaces are to peoples’ social, mental health and physical needs. We have continued to run the Gilder Hall project from the building, providing quality activities for our local young people and are moving forward with building the new community centre for Mirfield. We just want to know when the council is planning on restoring the heating to a building that is used seven days a week.

to fly to Saudi Arabia, a country that sponsors terrorism and violates human rights. In this country the Tories would like to repeal the human rights act, but at the same time they believe in the divine right of unelected monarchs to carry out any amount of atrocities against their subjects with no questions asked and fly flags at half mast on our public buildings in memory of tyrants.

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Our leaders are two-faced NHS in need of From: John Appleyard, its own help Liversedge Dear Sir, The hypocrisy of our leaders knows no bounds. Following the brutal murder of 17 people, David Cameron went to Paris to chant the French Revolution slogan of Liberty! Equality! and Fraternity! On hearing of the death of King Abdullah, David Cameron and Prince Charles flew to Saudi Arabia, a one-family state where there are no elections, political parties are banned and women are oppressed. Saudi courts routinely pass sentences of death, maiming and torture. US President Barack Obama, who didn’t go to France to express his sympathy for the dead or their family, found time

PLANNING APPLICATIONS C Halloran, Rock House, Highgate Terrace, Thornhill, extension to outbuilding. AHR Building Consultancy, Pioneer House, Northgate, Dewsbury, nonmaterial amendment to previous permission 2013/92287 for alterations and change of use to convert existing building to six dwellings (Listed Building within a Conservation Area). M Khan, 61 Victoria Road, Thornhill Lees, ground floor, first floor and dormer extensions. Andrew & Gill Charlesworth, 209 Healey Lane, Healey, part demolition of existing rear outhouse toilet and erection of extension and raised terrace to rear. J Sykes, 9 Hopton Avenue, Upper Hopton, two-storey rear extension. Mr S Singh, The Whitcliffe Hotel, Prospect Road, Cleckheaton, demolition of existing hotel and erection of

repeatedly tell us that ‘a report’ on Mirfield Community Centre has been compiled and will go to a cabinet meeting, where the report will be discussed. We, as an organisation have no idea what the report contains and as the council is being so vague, with nobody being able to give a straight answer, we are in our turn unable to give answers to any of the 800+ people who use our centre every week. We have successfully provided the Mirfield community with a centre in which to meet and become involved

ground floor and (C3) residential on first floor (within a Conservation Area). Kirklees Council Accessible Homes, 22 Camroyd Street, Dewsbury, single-storey rear extension. Mrs S Queenan, 45 Cornmill Lane, Liversedge, works to TPO (s) 17/92. Mr D Campbell, Camtex, Camtex House, Quarry Road, Gomersal, works to TPO(s) 47/80. Mr G Gossal, 156 Stocks Bank Road, Mirfield, erection of extensions. W Longley, 144 Latham Lane, Gomersal, variation of condition 4 (sightlines) on previous permission 2014/92524 for erection of singlestorey dwelling. Mr IssaBhai Dawood Achha, 13 Warren Street, Savile Town, ground and first-floor extensions. Mr J Saqib, 182 Headfield Road,

Savile Town, erection of extensions. Mr Z Mohammed, 8 St Paulinus Close, Westtown, two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions. S & A Turnbull, 23 Kingsley Avenue, Birkenshaw, the proposal is for the erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 3.5m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 3m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.7m. R Wood, Briestfield Village Hall, Briestfield Road, Briestfield, outline application for demolition of village hall and erection of one dwelling. Southdale Ltd, former Soothill Cricket Club, Soothill Lane, Batley, non-material amendment to previous permission 2014/90037 for erection of 34 dwellings and four apartments with associated private gardens and access parking, and formation of new access road.

From: RM Clarke, Gomersal Dear Sir, So, the NHS appears to be the key issue for voters. When I moved house, the lady next door came advising me where the best doctors, hospitals and pharmacists were. “Nay lass”, I said. “I’d rather know where the best night clubs, pubs, theatres and betting shops are!” Now, we are really thankful and grateful for the excellent NHS with its dedicated staff, but let’s not forget to have a bit of fun in life. People worry about the NHS and the welfare of its hard working staff, but here are some facts: • The cost is £90 billion a year; • Older people are living longer; • It is struggling to cope with an immigration-fuelled population boom. Labour never mention that. I wonder why? • Health tourism by foreigners costs £2 billion a year; • An estimated £6 billion goes on managerial and clerical overspend, instead of medical staff; • Labour have admitted their plans include cutting the number of beds, and even closing some hospitals. Moreover, Labour have the cheek to criticise privatisation. They were the biggest culprits, with their PFIs (Private Finance Initiatives), which they termed as investments, rather than borrowings. This scheme put over £250 billion in debts around the necks of British hospitals, which our children and grandchildren will have to pay off.

From: John Sheen, Dewsbury Dear Sir, I'm quite a fair-minded individual when it comes to the political spectrum and challenge all parties on their policies, failures and, indeed, achievements. However, whilst watching the Andrew Neil interview with Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green party, on the Sunday Politics Show I thought it was April Fools Day. The questions came fast and furious but the answers, not only astounded Andrew Neil, they literally took me off my chair. Natalie Bennett clearly doesn’t listen to the electorate when she’s endorsing the Green’s plan for open door immigration. They also plan to reduce the already downsized and stretched armed forces. But the knockout blow came when she said “being a member of a terrorist organisation should NOT be a criminal offence”. The country, nay the western world, is on high alert and the Green party think it’s fine to support people bent on joining subvertive groups. I just hope people think very carefully before making their mark. I was equally disappointed by a Labour Party leaflet that dropped through my letterbox last week. The front page looked quite impressive, 20,000 more nurses, 8,000 more GPs etc. However, I was less impressed on opening the leaflet. I’d just heard Nigel Farage, of UKIP fame, for the third time, reiterate that “the NHS would continue to be free from the point of delivery and would be funded through taxation”. However, this leaflet not only stated that UKIP want to scrap our free NHS, it listed potential and fictitious costs for each treatment. I would call this scaremongering at the highest level. Just to clarify, it was a Labour government that introduced private services into the

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From page eight NHS, including a £300 billion PFI legacy our children and grandchildren will be lucky to pay off. At local level our Labour councillors are extremely conscientious and work against the odds to maintain realistic services. However, they’ve been let down by this misleading, and indeed frightening, allegation made in this document. Finally, on a balanced approach, our Conservative MP, Mr Simon Reevell, will see an extremely despondent and disillusioned electorate at the Dewsbury ballot box in May. His legal expertise and knowledge would, I’m sure, have been most helpful in the fight to maintain full services at our Dewsbury Hospital. Instead, he went against the very people who voted for him by supporting the downgrading of this vital asset. Pinderfields services would have completely broken down in the last few weeks if the plan was fully implemented, as more patients attended Dewsbury’s A&E than ever before. The children’s ward closed; 34 out of the 40 maternity beds were removed when 56% of the 2,500 annual births are classified ‘High Risk’. The service reduction is clear insanity and the mortality rate should be monitored closely. Our Dewsbury Member of Parliament can look back in hindsight and reflect on his ‘personal’ view which was totally at odds with his supporters.

A Tory no more after betrayals From: Robert Reynolds, Batley Dear Sir, Before 2008 I was a member and councillor for the Conservatives.

News in Brief Perfect for a spring clear-out That year opened my eyes to the truth. I believed that creating the right environment for business allowed businessmen to create wealth, which would be shared. This, I realise, is a lie. ONS figures show that before the 1970s wealth creation and worker pay ran almost together. It was shared. Since the early 1970s there has been a growing gap. The rich are refusing to share. We see the results in our public services, poor hospitals, emergency services, roads, elderly care, and schools where my daughter is in a class size of 40. The future is bleak. Our children face massive debts if they want a good education and to compete for a good job. Not so the rich who get a fast track from public school and ‘Daddy’ pays for the degree. 82% of top UK jobs are taken by public school attendees. Then there is housing, unaffordable for many who must save 10 years for a deposit. The Tories are liars. There is no economic recovery. A recent committee of MPs found that the Tories are using bullying tactics to force people out of welfare into non-existent jobs. Many are pushed into selfemployment which doesn’t pay. A recent Freedom of Information request showed 221 people a week are dying from suicide and starvation after having their benefits cut. A good way to reduce the unemployment figures. What I want for the British people is fairness, nothing more or less. This is why I will never support the Tories again.

Attack on ‘Ed’ told its own tale From: Name & address supplied Dear Sir, Reading the attack on the Ed Lines column last week by Mr Abdullah, I had a bet with myself that the author did not provide a name and address, as most correspondents do, even if requesting that they are withheld as I have. Unlike Mr Lockwood I do not have the courage, or the trust in my ‘neighbours’, that expressing forceful views won’t be met by violent repercussions. As I chuckled at last week’s letter, I couldn’t help also guess that the writer was probably white and a member of the extreme left. The clues were mostly in the language, but I also wondered at the thinly veiled threat about newspapers knowing “what the consequences would be” for printing the image of the Charlie Hebdo front cover. Mr ‘Abdullah’ clearly backs the murder of journalists and innocent bystanders then? Isn’t he affirming the point Mr Lockwood made, that perhaps our so-called ‘moderate’ Muslims aren’t that at all? I read The Press letters pages every week and am familiar with most of the regular names, but this was the first I’ve seen from Mr Abdullah. In the spirit of community cohesion I would encourage him to keep adding to the debate, and to offer his honest views on the very real terrors besetting the world, almost all committed in the name of his religion. If he exists, of course.

OSSETT: A table top sale takes place at Ossett War Memorial Community Centre on Saturday February 7, starting at 10am. Admission is 50p which includes a cup of coffee, tea or glass of juice and a biscuit. Bacon sandwiches are available at a reasonable price. The sale will be a good opportunity to clear out unwanted possessions ready for a spring clean. Contact ossettwecarboot@yahoo.co.uk for a booking form.

X Factor star in concert CLECKHEATON: X Factor winner Joe McElderry will bring his new Evolution tour show to Cleckheaton Town Hall on Friday November 27. Joe won the X-Factor in 2009 and recently appeared in the Alhambra Theatre’s pantomime alongside Billy Pearce. The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets are £19.50 with no concessions. Tickets can be purchased from www.kirklees townhalls.co.uk or by calling the Kirklees box office on 01924 324501 or 01484 223200.

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News In Brief 8,000 children in energy-debt families NORTH KIRKLEES: More than 8,000 children live in families who have fallen behind with their energy bills. The Children’s Society said the number of families in arrears was 2,500 in Dewsbury and Mirfield and 2,400 in Batley and Spen, affecting 4,400 and 4,100 children respectively.

Blind people’s forum NORTH KIRKLEES: Blind people and their families can learn about the latest sight aids when the Royal National Institute for the Blind hosts a forum at the home of the Kirklees Visually Impaired Network, Brian Jackson House in Huddersfield on Tuesday, February 17 (10am-4pm). Booking is required. Call 0303 1234 555 or email membership@ rnib.org.uk by Tuesday, February 10.

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By David Miller KIRKLEES Council’s cabinet let other officials boss them about, a former Gomersal councillor has claimed. Tory Derrick Yates spoke out over plans to build two houses on the Church Lane border with Birstall. He is due to speak for residents against the scheme when it comes before council planners. Mr Yates said: “The current Labour administration are not running the council in the way they should. “They’re allowing offi-

The site of the planned development cers to make the decisons and then rubber-stamping them.” He believes this could

be how plans for two homes on land near the Black Bull pub came to be put forward.

Mr Yates said: “They want to sell small plots of land to raise money and I understand the reasons for that. “But there's plenty of brownfield sites that are not being utilised – so why sell off green space?” Mr Yates represented the Liversedge & Gomersal ward on Kirklees Council for seven years until 2011. His objections to more building on this part of Church Lane include: ■ It is a conservation area;

■ More homes equals over-development; ■ Loss of sunlight to existing homes; ■ Road safety. Campaigners fear new homes could block the view of drivers coming in or out of Kirkgate. Mr Yates said: “Unfortunately, when it comes to planning, traffic issues are low down on the list of priorities. “But there’s a lot of speeding traffic on Church Lane and some of it goes horrifyingly fast. “Kirkgate is also narrow and used as a rat run to avoid Bradford Road, so this development won’t help road safety.”

Two-year ban for drink and drugs driver JUST weeks after crashing his car while over the alcohol limit, a Mirfield man was caught driving under the influence of drugs. James Birmingham, 25, of Boathouse Lane, was banned from the road for two years, fined £400 and told to pay £85 costs and a £40 victim surcharge.

Birmingham was found behaving erratically following an incident on West Royd Avenue on October 18. He was seen returning to a car nearby but claimed it wasn’t his, despite having the keys in his pocket. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard Birmingham

was well over the drinkdrive limit but a hospital doctor suspected drugs. Alex Bozman, prosecuting, said: “A blood sample showed he had cocaine and diazepam in his system. “He thought he was fit to drive and said he’d taken cocaine a few days prior to the incident.”

A few weeks earlier, on August 31, Birmingham fled the scene after crashing his Peugeot 206 into a speed camera in Huddersfield. The bricklayer was spotted in a taxi by police and taken to hospital for a check-up. A test revealed he had 128mg of alcohol in 100ml

of blood. The limit is 80mg. Birmingham admitted driving over the limit, failing to stop after an accident and driving while unfit through drugs. The court heard he Birmingham had no previous convictions and the incidents, out of character, came during a “crazy” sixweek period of his life.

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We’re going from strength to strength HIS WEEKEND marks the first anniversary of the new bed and furniture showroom at the area’s largest premier carpet store – and to celebrate its success Birstall Mill Carpets have again reduced the prices on many of their popular ranges. Discounts are available on many of the heavy domestic stain-free Wiltons and some of the traditional wool Axminsters, down to as low as only £16.49 per sq yd (£19.72 per sq mtr). Although at least 20 rolls of vinyl are always in stock for immediate fitting, there are another 1,400 to choose from and most available within two to three days. The last 12 months have seen a large growth in both Saxonies and bleachcleanable and stain-free carpets, with many now available up to five metres wide. Birstall Mill Carpets always have at least 60 rolls of specially-selected carpet in stock for immediate installation by their five expert fitting teams, with all installation fully quaranteed. Another huge growth for the local company has been the success of their Karndean luxury vinyl tiles, available in

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DEWSBURY-BASED Beth Prescott, 22, a former Heckmondwike Grammar School pupil, is the Conservatives’ choice to take on Labour’s shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford at the general election. Beth is a caseworker for West Suffolk MP Matthew Hancock and although Ms Cooper has a majority of nearly 11,000, she said: “I’m relishing the fight and I’m not daunted by the size of the majority or who I’m up against.”

A MAN from Liversedge who was part of a gang caught trying to smuggle cocaine worth £240,000 into West Yorkshire has been jailed. Kevin Margison, 38, of Union Road, was in a Nissan Qashqai pulled over by police on the M62 near Saddleworth in

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of conspiracy to supply and both were jailed for threeand-a-half years. Long, 33, of Liverpool, admitted the same charge and was sent to prison for five years. Det Insp Neil Hollis, of West Yorkshire Police, said: “Evans and Margison were caught red-handed

trying to smuggle in significant amounts of cocaine. “Together with Long, they now have prison sentences to look forward to as a result. “We will now investigate to see what monies can be recovered from these men under the Proceeds of Crime Act.”

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A HEADTEACHER has come out fighting after her Batley school was judged as “inadequate”. Sam Vickers vowed a “no excuses” culture will drive up standards at Batley Business and Enterprise College. It follows a damning Ofsted verdict where weaknesses were found in maths and literacy. Ms Vickers believes measures already taken mean the school has improved since inspectors visited in October. One step is instilling a “can-do” attitude where there are no excuses for not doing the best. She said: “We’re currently in the process of transforming standards in our school. “Make no mistake – there’s still a journey to travel. But we’ve already made significant improvements.” A positive from the report, which was out

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“We’re in the process of transforming standards...we’ve already made significant improvements...” – SAM VICKERS, Batley Business & Enterprise College earlier this month, is that inspectors feel change can come. Ms Vickers said: “Ofsted highlighted how we have the commitment, capacity, drive, skill and determination to get there. “We look forward to welcoming the inspectors back to see the progress we are making.” Ms Vickers, the Blenheim Drive school’s first-ever female headteacher, took the job permanently just two weeks before Ofsted visited. She had been acting head for 11 months, having initially joined as deputy head in January, 2012. Ms Vickers added: “We offer people an open invitation to visit our school and see firsthand our passion, dedication, drive and determination. “Parents are very supportive of our work and would recommend our school to others. “We look forward to showing people around our school as we move towards being outstanding in every area.”

Church hopes for £25,000 A HANGING HEATON church will be hoping to win a grant of more than £25,000 towards refurbishments when Kirklees Council’s Dewsbury & Mirfield District Committee meets on Monday. The Ebenezer Methodist Church needs £25,600 towards restoring windows and replacing window frames. Among other grants the committee will consider are applications from Dewsbury Collegians, Thornhill Trojans Rugby League club and the Dewsbury & District League of Friendship for Disabled People. The meeting, at Trinity Methodist Church in Mirfield (5pm) is open to the public. There will be a presentation from Isabel Owen, the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire and Inspector Jenny Thompson will give an update on the work of policing teams.

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News In Brief Dog charge denial BATLEY: A woman denied failing to control her dog after it allegedly bit a six-year-old boy’s face. Jane Yarnold, 46, of Howley Walk, is due for trial on Friday, May 1, following claims of an incident last September. She is charged with owning a dog which was dangerously out of control and caused an injury. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that a child playing with her Staffordshire bull terrier cross at her home needed hospital treatment.

Ramblers’ group MIRFIELD: A new group for ramblers meets on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The Social and Healthy Walking Group have routes lasting up to 90 minutes from St Paul’s Church on Newgate. Registration is at 9.30am for a 10am start. Dogs on a lead are welcome and refreshments are served afterwards. For more details call David Alderson on 01924 517449.

Serial thief stole meat BATLEY: Serial thief Sheena Kelly, 34, of Springfield Avenue, stole meat from supermarkets to help pay the bills, a court heard. She targeted Asda in Batley on November 14 and 21, plus Sainsbury's in Staincliffe. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court was told Kelly committed 74 offences between 1996 and last year. Sentencing was adjourned.

Governing Body Meeting To be held in public on Wednesday 4 February, 9am to 12pm Main Hall, Batley Town Hall An opportunity to listen to the Governing Body. Questions sent in advance and taken from the floor will be answered at the start of the meeting. To submit a question or for further information contact: email ask@northkirkleesccg.nhs.uk or telephone (01924) 504901

Collect your FREE Prom Show tickets BATLEY’S Frontier Club will play host to an X Factor star as part of a fundraising prom show. Teen singer Jack Walton, right, takes to the stage on Thursday, February 12, for the first-ever Yorkshire Prom Show (7.30pm). Organised by Clare Ellarby, who runs the Miss Elegance fashion shop in Birstall, the charity event will feature a prom fashion show and stalls showcasing dresses, shoes, hairstylists and limousines. Proceeds will go to the Yorkshire Down Syndrome Group. Mrs Ellarby said: “We are passionate about prom and everything that goes with it, so we

music star Tom Zanetti. Miss Elegance will also be showcasing some of its prom products on the catwalk, and organisers are holding a competition to find two girls to model dresses, with the chance to win a full prom package, including a dress. Competition details can be found at www.yorkshirepromshow.com and all entries must be in by this Sunday, January 25. ■ PRESS readers can claim free tickets to the Yorkshire Prom Show by calling 01924 473892. They are also available from the Miss Elegance shop on Low Lane, Birstall.

OBITUARY: ALAN BENTLEY

TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR ‘A TRUE RUGBY MAN’ one time or another. ‘Bentos’ was a familiar sight at the ground and could variously be found marking out the pitch, putting out shirts, writing match reports and greeting visiting officials. As well as being club president, he also took on the roles of press officer and fixture secretary, organising games and referees for Cleckheaton’s four open-age sides. A loving family man, away from rugby Mr Bentley excelled in a career as a high school economics teacher before later becoming a financial adviser. Cleckheaton RUFC chairman Neil Gillan said: “Alan was an absolute legend who will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him.

TRIBUTES have been paid to the president of Cleckheaton RUFC, Alan Bentley, who has passed away suddenly. Mr Bentley, 62, served Cleckheaton in a myriad of positions on and off the field for many years, including captaining the first team, and was described this week as “a true rugby man”. Known affectionately as ‘Bentos’, he suffered a heart attack at home and passed away at Dewsbury District Hospital last Friday. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 38 years, Linda, daughter Emma and son David. Born in Mirfield and raised in Cleckheaton, Mr Bentley was a formidable player before becoming a stalwart administrator with his hometown club. The second-rower began his career with Cleckheaton before moving to Bradford RFC, attracted by the prospect of playing highergrade rugby. In the 70s and early 80s the former Whitcliffe Mount pupil took on the leading lights of the English game, playing against illustrious opposition including Saracens, Wasps, Bath and Sale. Whilst studying at Canterbury, Mr Bentley also gained a rugby ‘Blue’ when he was selected to play for the English Universities XV. After success as skipper of the nowdefunct Bradford club, he then moved back to Cleckheaton, where he was captain for a number of seasons in the early 80s. Retiring from playing in his early 40s, he then became a dedicated committee man and over the years took on almost every role at

“Alan was an absolute legend ... he gave his all for the club as a player and committee man and did a whole host of other jobs that often went unseen” – NEIL GILLAN, Cleckheaton RUFC chairman “He gave his all for the club, both as a player and later as a committee man, and he also did a whole host of other jobs that often went unseen but are vitally important for a club such as ours to function. “He was a lovely bloke and very committed to the traditional ethos of rugby – passion, enjoyment and respect. “He has left a gulf and we are all deeply saddened by the news.” Tributes have been paid by RU clubs across the region, including Ossett, Morley, Old Crossleyans and Bradford & Bingley, with contributors to online forums describing him as “one of the old school” and “a true rugby man”. A large turnout is expected at his funeral next Friday, February 6, at Park Wood Crematorium in Elland, and club members have been asked to wear their distinctive blazers. Further funeral details can be found at

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A CANCER screening service is being moved from Cleckheaton – because new equipment is too powerful. The mobile breast screening unit had been held in a car park at the town’s health centre on Greenside for the last 15 years. But the available electrici-

ty supply is not strong enough to power new digital equipment. Instead, the 50 to 70 women a year who use the service will have to travel to Dewsbury District Hospital or St Luke’s Hospital in Bradford. It could be a temporary switch, as NHS bosses hope

to upgrade the electrics or find another site in Cleckheaton. Screening involves mammography tests to take X-rays to check for signs of cancer. Helen Barker, of service provider Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, apologised for the

inconvenience. She added: “We recognise the need to provide a local service to the women of Cleckheaton. “We are attempting to resolve this matter with NHS Property Services, who own Cleckheaton Health Centre.”

DEWSBURY: A homeless man asked to be jailed for eight shop thefts so he can beat drug addiction. Joseph Hazelgrave, 22, of no fixed address, admitted at Kirklees Magistrates' Court to offences at premises including Asda.

The court heard Hazelgrave tested positive for cocaine and opiates when arrested. Emma Haley, mitigating, said her client had stolen food and alcohol to sustain himself after being made homeless.

She added: “One of his problems is drug use. He feels that with a spell in custody he can rid himself of his addiction.” Magistrates, who heard Hazelgrave also targeted Tesco in Batley, jailed him for 16 weeks.

CLECKHEATON: A man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and harassment of his neighbour. The suspect, 49, is now on bail following an incident in the communal area of Holdsworth House on Holdsworth Street.

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Chamber of Trade members presented a cheque to the Royal British Legion at a recent meeting TRADERS in Birstall are to celebrate coming of age with a year of fundraising for community groups. The town’s chamber of trade has just turned 21 and organisers are planning a series of events as a thank you to customers. First up is a quiz night and supper at the Oakwell Motel on Low Lane on Friday March 27. Funds over the year will go to junior

football, RAF cadets, the Christmas lights and a second annual summer fair. Chamber of trade chairman Anne Thompson said: “People are good enough to support us so we want to give something back.” A bigger Christmas lights switch-on is mooted for later this year, possibly for a Saturday and featuring fireworks.

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Highlighting Birstall’s own unique history From page 17 A booklet is also being planned of shops then and now featuring anecdotes about shopkeepers. Anne, of the Seaspray fish and chip shop, said: “Birstall’s had some real characters, some of whom did things you couldn’t get away with now.” Old cinema the Princess Picture Place features, as does a butcher who chased pigs all over town when they escaped from his abattoir. It will also emphasise how Birstall’s history is reflected in the current crop of businesses. Telescope and binocular shop Green Witch is run by former staff at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Anne said: “Science has always been a big part of Birstall’s history through

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CRIME: An elderly woman escaped unhurt after a brick shattered a window at her home last Tuesday. Shards of glass and the missile landed near the victim, 79, at around 8.40pm on Branwell Walk in the Fieldhead Estate. Insp Neil Money, of Kirklees Police's Batley and Spen NPT, appealed for help in tracing

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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. MONDAY FEBRUARY 2 OAKWELL IN WINTER (NK) Meet 1pm Oakwell Hall top car park WF17 9LG GR SE 217 270 4 miles (L) No dogs please Leader: Kathleen Tel: 01924 471473

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JOSEPHINE TEWSON is best known for her role as Elizabeth in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances, and as Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine. She is taking to the stage in her own one woman show across the UK. She tells me: “I have played so many great roles with some wonderful people, but now I want to share the stories and pictures on stage .. I just hope people enjoy the show.”

CHRISTINE BLEAKLEY failed to woo the viewers with Adrian Chiles when hosting Daybreak so now she has moved to presenting on radio, where she tells me: “I love it as I don’t have to bother too much with hair and make-up which you do on TV.”

LOUISE MINCHIN who presents Breakfast on BBC1, tells me she never really gets starstruck apart from when the 80s band Human League were on the sofa. “It was the first record I ever bought, and I was so excited to meet them, but I did manage to control myself on camera at least, but yes afterwards I did ask for a picture ... it was great!” A REBOOT of Lovejoy could be in the works. Tony Jordan, who created Hustle and Life On Mars, is looking at it. Original star Ian McShane owns the format. EX-EMMERDALE actor Frazer Hines is now touring in a stage play, but admits he would love a return to his first ever TV role in Dr Who. “I think the fans would love me to return, but as yet I have never been asked. Fingers crossed though.” I THINK we are all going to miss the late great actress Anne Kirkbride who played Deirdre in Coronation Street for over 40 years. I was lucky enough to meet this lady who was always charming and elegant, and played one of the soap’s most enduring characters. The show won’t quite be the same without her. IT LOOKS like more problems for former X Factor judge and faded pop star Tulisa. She was recently back in court appealing

THE RECENT airing of Celebrity Big Brother may have featured the ex-soap actress Patsy Kensit, but many have been alarmed at her fragile state in the show, with many asking “should she have been allowed to go in?”

SPELL BOUND: Ann with Andy Maycon Pictures Abraham an assault conviction and lost the case. Now ITV have ruled out a return to the show due to negative publicity. DERMOT O’LEARY knows that he is known as O’Dreary in some media circles, but now thanks to the low ratings again at the National Television Awards – which he hosted – and the uncertainty of his future as host of the X Factor, he tells friends “these are worrying times indeed”. COULD silver fox Phillip Schofield be losing his touch? His Dancing on Ice was frozen off the screens and now the “best bits” of This Morning, which were shown over the weekend, have been axed due to “no-one watching it” according to my ITV source… HARRY HILL may have decided to change the format of his version of Stars in their Eyes but fans are not buying it at all, claiming on social media he has “ruined the show”. ITV replied: “It’s just been a refreshing change to bring it back.” COUNT Arthur Strong, the fictional ex-faded variety star played by actor Steve Delaney, has been blasted by fans of the late great Yorkshire comedian Harry Worth. Many feel the hapless comic who mixes up his words and wears a trilby is “a carbon copy of Harry’s act”. EX-EMMERDALE actress Verity Rushworth, who played Donna in the soap, is back on stage in the brilliant Agatha Christie play And Then There Were None. She tells me: “It’s a brilliant mystery, and it leaves the audi-

ANGELA RIPPON tells me that she does not waste money on expensive facial scrubs. “I just mix in table salt with cream and that does the trick just as well.” CORONATION STREET have been criticised with their latest tasteless story line with a minibus crash. Many believe it’s always the “shock value” rather than well-constructed storylines - do you agree? SAMMY WINWARD says “leaving Emmerdale was not a decision I made lightly”, but she tells me “I think it’s a good time to move on, and also the producers have assured me that they are not going to kill Katie off which is a relief. But then again they can always change their minds can’t they?” EX-HEARTBEAT star Bill Maynard who played Greengrass has released a new CD at the age of 78. “I started out as a singer with Decca and even appeared on Song For Europe so it’s really just going back to my roots,” he said. NOW best known for playing Charlie Cotton in Eastenders, can any of you remember when Declan Bennett was in the 90s boy band Point Break? They released one album and six singles, but sadly all failed to bother the charts when released. Declan now of course is way busier looking after his dear old gran Dot Cotton in Albert Square, but tells me: “I loved my time in the band, it was such fun and we travelled the world so you can’t knock it can you?” Hear Ann across the BBC radio network and on Ent News (UBC Media Showbiz online)

RAT PACK ARE BACK IN TOWN IT’S FUN all the way as the ‘Purveyors of Cool’ come to Dewsbury Town Hall on Saturday February 21 with a sensational Rat Pack show featuring some of the greatest music of the 20th century. Wonderful memories of three incredible performers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior are invoked in a fabulous production now in its 12th year that continues to be successful all over the world. The all-action show is live

both musically and vocally, with every song an absolute classic – Come Fly With Me, Under My Skin, Mr Bojangles, Fly Me To The Moon, That’s Amore, Mack The Knife, Sway and many more. Musicians from a fantastic orchestra also join in the fun on stage, along with the fabulous Vegas showgirls who add a touch of glamour to proceedings. With an abundance of class and style they take you on a

trip back in time to vintage 60s Las Vegas hip and cool, as their timeless soiree remains the pinnacle of quality entertainment. Tickets for the 7.30pm show are available from the Box Office at www.kirklees.gov.uk/events, by calling 01924 324 501 or visit www.ratpack.biz for more information. The Dewsbury Town Hall show will also be supporting local charity the Howland Centre.

New kids’ art skills sessions initial run proves successful. There are two days to each of the Art Skills Academies, which will be tailored to the ages of the children taking part. Day one will introduce Pointillism – picSessions are available both at tures built up from dots of Batley Art Gallery and at the colour. Looking at the work of Hub in central Mirfield – and well-known artists such as are aimed at children of all ages. Seurat, Monet and Sisley, the Young people between the children and young people will ages of eight and 19 are invited use stencilling and brushwork to join the ‘Art Skills Academy’ techniques to create their own at Batley Art Gallery, whilst canvas. younger children can attend The technique will enable activity sessions at the Hub’s them to build up their own Huddersfield Road base. unique picture from overlaid The holiday sessions are an dots. addition to the increasingly popAnd on day two, they will ular arts activities that the Hub look at abstract collage and runs on a regular basis. painting, creating images using Currently it runs weekly methods such as action paintSaturday activities for five- to ing (swinging and splashing 10-year-olds (morning and afterpaint, using the body to create noon) and a Thursday evening rhythmical action on the canadvanced art class for 10- to 15vas), and looking at pattern, year-olds (6pm to 8pm). geometry, expression, colour Through recent funding from and other themes in relation to Abigail Hawley with her the Kirklees Arts in the abstract artwork. abstract canvas Neighbourhood funding scheme, Each participant will leave it is now trialling Saturday afternoon activities at Batley Art Gallery, with with at least one completed piece of artwork sessions pencilled in for January 31, February from each session. Places on all workshops can be booked at 21, March 7 and 21, April 4 and 18, and May 2. The cost is £5.50 per child per session; more www.creativeartshub.org.uk, by going to the events page and clicking on the link to the relsessions will be scheduled for Batley if this evant sessions.

ARTISTS from Mirfield’s Creative Arts Hub are running a host of free workshops for creative kids during the February half term holiday.

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RUGBY UNION

CLINICAL KESTRELS PREVAIL YORKSHIRE MERIT LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP

CRUFC KESTRELS DRIFFIELD

Cleckheaton Kestrels battle to a bonus-point victory over Driffield at Moorend as the club mourn loss of president

By Jared Priestley

22 Sports Reporter 12 sport@thepressnews.co.uk

at Moorend

C L E C K H E A T O N KESTRELS honoured the memory of club president Alan Bentley with a bonuspoint victory over Driffield on Saturday. A minute’s silence was held before the match at Moorend as the club and its supporters were trying to come to terms with the untimely passing of the much-loved stalwart. Alan was a strong supporter of the club’s development initiatives and was very proud of the fact that coaches had blooded so many young players through the Kestrels into first team over the last few years. As the game kicked off, Cleckheaton launched straight into action and immediately applied pressure to Driffield. The North Yorkshiremen were in no mood to concede early, however, and provided a stern defensive test. Josh White and Jack Seddon went close and James Wilson, on a meandering run, looked to have undone the defence but was thwarted with inches to go. It wasn’t until the 15th minute, when a change in

BATTLING PERFORMANCE: Kestrels player Lance Hamilton shrugs off a Driffield tackle, with Matthew Piper in support and right, the Cleckheaton front row get ready for action direction of attack from Jarrad Toulson and a long pass from Matt Piper, put Craig Blackburn in space for a walk-in try. The conversion drifted wide. Shortly after the restart the Kestrels increased their lead. Driffield did not keep the ball under control at the back of the ruck and Seddon was first to react when it squirted out of the side.

The back-rower kicked on and managed to win the race to the ball, which had stopped tantalisingly in the in-goal area. The conversion was missed. Cleckheaton’s third try came with minutes to go in the first half. Good approach work from George Speight and an excellent offload from Wilson put

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

Albion make an early cup exit OSSETT ALBION’S hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the West Riding County FA Women’s Cup suffered an immediate setback against Leeds Ladies when they went behind to a Shelby Morris goal after just 30 seconds on the way to a 7-0 defeat. Further goals from Bridie Hannon, Emma Bentley, Sarah Lawn and Lauren Griffiths saw Albion trail Leeds 5-0 at half-time, and though there was no realistic chance of saving the game there was another disaster when Hannah Campbell won the ball for the visitors from

Albion’s second half restart to make it 6-0. With a determined backsto-the-wall second-half display, often having nine men in their own area, Albion made sure the visitors were then restricted to just a late Emily Starkie goal to complete the scoring. Albion, second bottom in the North East Regional League Southern Division, return to league action with a trip to Malet Lambert – a side currently five points ahead of Albion and having played two games less. Ossett Town’s West Riding

County League Shield game at home to First Division Altofts was washed out last week but the Premier Division side try again on Sunday, while Third Division Battyeford Reserves are at home to Tyersal attempting to avoid a repeat of their recent 4-0 home league defeat at the hands of the Bradford side. In Division Two Dewsbury Rangers face a tough game at Battyeford Belles where the home side can go joint top with Bradford City A if they can take maximum points. Neither side managed to beat the weather last week.

the ever-supporting White over to give Cleckheaton a 150 lead at the break. Driffield had one or two sizeable-looking lads on the touchline and they were introduced after half-time. The Moorenders found themselves under pressure but managed to remain composed and keep the visitors out. The game was in deadlock

for the next 30 minutes with both sides making inroads but then succumbing to excellent defence. It was Driffield who eventually ticked over the scoreboard with a try by the sticks from one of their second rows. The conversion was added to reduce the deficit. Cleckheaton replied with a bonus-point try that was

Sedge share spoils after Hay opener

New Mills Ossett Town

1 2

OSSETT TOWN picked up a crucial three points in their battle against Evo-Stik First Division North relegation on Monday night as they defeated New Mills 2-1. The visitors were quickest out of the blocks but for all their pressure Town only had a Ross Armstrong strike, inches wide, and a Tom Smith goal bound effort blocked by a defender, to show for the endeavour. As the half wore on the home side pressed forward and a driving run from Matt Landregan saw the New Mills attacker bundle through the Town defence and finish well, low to Brad Dixon’s right for a half-time lead. New Mills continued their pressure in the early stages of the sec-

ond stanza but, having soaked up the early attacks, Town grabbed an equaliser against the run of play on 55 minutes. An excellent deep in swinging corner was met by Richard Patterson and his header went over Aaron Ashley in the home goal. The winning goal came on 73 minutes. Once again Armstrong sent over a right-wing corner which was met by Patterson at the far post, but this time the header went back across goal where Grant Allott was on hand to fire home from inside the sixyard box.

Mossley Ossett Town

3 0

OSSETT TOWN remained rooted in relegation danger on Saturday after a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Mossley. Mossley fans had worked for

Parkgate Liversedge

1 1

LIVERSEDGE and Parkgate shared the spoils on Saturday in an evenly-contested 1-1 NCEL Premier Division draw. The visitors had raced into an early lead when Eli Hay found the space to finish, and the visitors looked well on track for a vital league victory.

hours clearing snow from the pitch in the morning to make it playable, and Ossett will be wishing they hadn’t after the horror show. Town conceded two in the opening 20 minutes. Sam Robinson split the Ossett defence open for the first one with Tom Pratt adding the finishing touch. A harsh free-kick awarded by criticised referee Chris Isherwood set Kyle McGonigle up for a bullet of a strike into the top corner. Ossett were now fighting a losing battle, although they did get the ball in the net, but Isherwood blew up for an injury in backplay. That probably summed their day up and Pratt put the game beyond reach with a simple finish just before half-time.

Ossett Albion Darlington 1883

scored by Jim Crowther after excellent work from the pack. Toulson added the extras. Driffield had the last word with a consolation try on 79 minutes to give a final score of 22-12. This was a satisfying bonus-point win for Cleckheaton’s young charges – and one which would have made Alan Bentley bristle with pride.

Richardson stars for Sports JUNIOR FOOTBALL

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL But Parkgate’s Ryan Johnson had other ideas as he blasted in a quality strike on 26 minutes to ensure the points were shared. The draw does little to ease Sedge’s relegation fears as they now sit just two places above the relegation zone – albeit with games in hand on teams below them.

Ossett Town ease relegation worries at New Mills NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Gerald Christian

0 2

OSSETT ALBION failed to halt Darlington 1883’s assault on the Evo-Stik First Division North summit on Saturday as they were defeated 2-0 at Dimplewells. The hosts coped with the pressure for a good while although they had a few scares when the ball had to be cleared off the line and another time when Darlington had the ball in the net but it was ruled offside. Just before the half-hour mark, Graeme Armstrong was allowed to turn and shoot from the lefthand edge of the box for the opening goal. Darlington themselves had a couple more good attacks one of which was punched clear by Neill Bennett. With 20 minutes remaining Darlington went further in front when the ball fell to Stephen Thompson and he forced the ball home.

GOAL MACHINE: Lewis Richardson

Dave Jewitt

OVERTHORPE Sports Club’s Under-9s continued their fine form with a resounding 7-2 victory over a gallant Mount Pleasant side, who battled bravely despite being 4-0 down inside the opening seven minutes of the match. The Sports proved too strong for their opponents with Lewis Richardson and Tyler Jowitt making a great start with good support from Ethan Purcell, Bailey Hargreaves, Will Frain, and Leo Jones a constant threat with some excellent darting runs in attack. Richardson led the way with a hat-trick, with further goals coming from Jowitt, Jones, Frain and usual goalkeeper Mason Haigh who switched positions in the second half with Tyler Jowitt. Full credit must go to Mount Pleasant who never gave up and managed to keep the score down following the early onslaught and score two fine goals themselves in reply to Overthorpe. • WITH most local councils cancelling matches on their grounds, only one fixture survived in the Heavy Woollen Sunday League last week. In a mid-table Division One clash where Dewsbury Westside won 3-2 at Bay Horse East Ardsley, who had Oscar Hodgson and Joe Hill on the scoresheet.

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RUGBY LEAGUE

RAMS FEEL THE THUNDER Johnson sees red as Dewsbury lose in Newcastle PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY

NEWCASTLE THUNDER DEWSBURY RAMS

36 10

George Clarke at Kingston Park

DEWSBURY RAMS handed out a number of debuts as they were defeated 3610 at Newcastle Thunder on Sunday. Rams coach Glenn Morrison named a number of new signings and trialists in a side made up of the majority of the Rams’ new second string. The opening 10 minutes were marked by tough defence and hard hits as neither side managed to make a breakthrough. Charlie Wabo’s lively start at hooker was matched by his tireless effort in both attack and defence. Wabo scooted from 10 metres out, linking with Matty Barron as the Wales international crossed for the club’s first try and Matty Beharell added the extras. Thunder’s attack upped a gear and the North East side were in again just five minutes later as Joe Brown made an incisive break before Beharell spun a looping miss-pass out to Tom Capper, who galloped over for a score. Defensive tenacity dominated the

IMPRESSIVE: Joel Farrell was handed a start by Glenn Morrison and impressed next 10 minutes, with Josh Barlow and Mark Mexico trading some bonecrunching hits. Mexico was obviously getting under

Kear offers praise for HW amateur scene

BATLEY Bulldogs head coach John Kear has praised the local amateur rugby league scene after his side clashed with them in a pre-season trial. A side of Heavy Woollen amateur stars, coached by former Bulldogs favourite Danny Maun, fought bravely on Sunday

Steve Horsfall

the skin of the Rams pack. Zac Johnson took exception and was sent off for striking former Dewsbury full-back Louis Sherriff with just over

before eventually going down 68-6 at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium. Players from Birstall Victoria, Dewsbury Celtic, Dewsbury Moor, Shaw Cross Sharks and Thornhill Trojans all featured in Maun’s 21-man squad. And Kear offered plaudits to

a quarter of the game gone. Benn Hardcastle entered the fray, adding impetus to Newcastle’s attack as Jason Tali and Jordan Meads combined to send Jacob Blades over in the corner. It wasn’t just Hardcastle’s running game which was posing problems for Dewsbury as he hoisted a spiralling bomb into the cold Tyneside sky, Will Forsyth fumbled as Jason Payne regathered for the hosts and Joe Brown crossed off a neat offload from the Newcastle skipper. The visitors finally got into the game as Joe McLocklan strolled over after some well-structured Dewsbury attacking play, with Keiron Hyde adding the two points. After the break, Joel Farrell spilt the ball as Tali ran through to score his first try since arriving in England. He quickly followed that up as he combined with the antipodean pivots Meads and Dayne Craig to crash over the whitewash. Meads got in on the action himself as, from a quick tap penalty 20 metres out, he danced his way through the Dewsbury defence. Jason Crookes responded for Morrison’s side.

the side and had encouraging words for the amateur scene. “I think the Heavy Woollen game was a great concept and a worthwhile exercise for us. “I must applaud the amateur game because they gave us a real test for the first 35 or 40 minutes.

“It was a great opportunity to cement the links between the amateur clubs and professional game. It also gave me a chance to look at some of the top amateurs in the area. “I was impressed, particularly with Joel Gibson (Thornhill Trojans).”

JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE

Moor’s golden boys progress BARLA NATIONAL YOUTH CUP

DEWSBURY MOOR U-16S 20 ROCHDALE MAYFIELD U-16S 16 at Heckmondwike Road

DEWSBURY MOOR UNDER16s scored in golden point extra-time to see off the challenge of Rochdale Mayfield in the BARLA National Youth Cup. In a game which was almost spoilt by some controversial incidents Moor started in style and raced into an early lead. Scrum-half Billy Yarrow nipped over for the opener and Brad Samme goaled to make it 6-0 to the home side. But Rochdale countered

and, despite the hard graft put in by Moor’s Archie Bruce and Elliot Sheard, scored 16 unanswered points in a devastating spell to lead at the interval. In the early stages of the second half Dewsbury standoff Samme raced over to put his side back in contention at 16-10. But Mayfield’s coach didn’t agree with the decision and was duly shown a red card by the referee for dissent. A coachless Rochdale side soon started to show their indiscipline as they took the leading role in a brawl. When the dust settled the visitors were reduced to 11

following a red card and a yellow card for two of their players. After the sin-binned player returned to the fray and Moor were pressing for the equaliser, a sharp-eyed official noticed that Rochdale still had 13 players on the park, despite having a player dismissed. This was brought to the officials attention who duly rectified the problem. Moor, now playing against 12 men, dug deep and Matt Conyers made it 16-14 when he forced his way over. The pressure was on scrumhalf Yarrow to kick the equalising goal, but he kept his cool

and slotted over the extras to level the scores and take the game to extra-time. Both sides went for dropgoals in extra-time to no avail and as such the scores remained level after the added period, taking the game to a golden point. After the lively Sheard had gone close, soon followed by Bruce, well-built forward Ryan Long powered over to spark wild celebrations amongst the Moor players and supporters. Moor’s reward for their victory in the second round cup match is a home tie against Humberside team Cottingham Tigers in the next round.

Drivers warned over Dewsbury 10k delays MOTORISTS face severe disruption caused by the Dewsbury 10K Road Race this Sunday. A field of 1,300 runners has entered the annual event along Bradford Road between Dewsbury and Birstall. The race, organised by Dewsbury Road Runners, starts at 9am. The route passes through Batley town centre to Birstall Smithies and back. The first runners will finish at about 9.30am and

the last ones at around 10.20am. Drivers are strongly advised to avoid routes which either cross or use Bradford Road, and to use alternative routes via Dewsbury or via Birstall. Disruption will be particularly severe at the Centenary Way/Carlinghow Hill junction in Batley, where the outward and inward streams of runners can cause delays for as long as 40 minutes. There will also be disrup-

ATHLETICS tion to bus services. There will be road closures as follows: • Dewsbury Ring Road northbound carriageway from Webster Hill to Halifax Road from 7am-12noon; • Dewsbury Ring Road eastbound carriageway from Bradford Road to Leeds Road from 7am12noon (the other carriageway southbound and eastbound will remain open so

it will be possible to do a full circuit of the Ring Road); • Cliffe Street slip road from Dewsbury Ring Road to Crackenedge Lane 7am12noon; • Greaves Road for its full length from 7am12noon; • Wood Street for its full length from 7am-12noon. There will be a rolling road closure of Bradford Road between Dewsbury Ring Road and Birstall Smithies from 8.50am

to 10.20am. There will also be delays all along Bradford Road, particularly at the Town Street/Jack Lane junction, the Rouse Mill Lane junction, the Hick Lane junction, the Stocks Lane/Batley Field Hill junction and the Carlinghow Lane/Centenary Way junction. The race is sponsored by Disken and Co solicitors, SMK Sports (Cleckheaton) and Shepley Spring. Entries have now closed.

PLAYER RATINGS NEWCASTLE THUNDER Louis Sherriff Jacob Blades Jason Tali Joe Brown Tom Capper Jordan Meads Matty Beharell Matty Barron Rhys Clarke Jason Payne Fran Welsh Dayne Craig Josh Stoker

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SUBS: Alex Ruff Iain Murray Sam Bowring Craig Boot Lee Fewlass Benn Hardcastle Zach Clark

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DEWSBURY RAMS Will Forsyth Ryan Langton Jason Crookes Callan Beckett Austin Buchanan Keiron Hyde Brad Delaney Byron Smith Ryan Wright Zac Johnson Jason Muranka Joel Farrell Josh Barlow

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SUBS: James Delaney Joe McLocklan Dom Horn Cian Timmins Sam Dunn David Lidbury

GAME GUIDE NEWCASTLE THUNDER Tries: Barron, Capper, Blades, Brown, Tali 2, Meads. Goals: Beharell 4/7.

DEWSBURY RAMS Tries: McLocklan, Crookes. Goals: Hyde 1/2.

STATS Penalty Count: 7-11 Referee: G Hewer Attendance: 303 Half-Time: 20-6 Weather: Dry and cold Sin-Bin: None Sent Off: Zac Johnson (Dewsbury)

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Premier test for Sharks in pre-season trial game NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE SHAW CROSS SHARKS will begin preparations for the 2015 National Conference League season tomorrow (Sat) when they take on Lock Lane. The Sharks, who begin their Division One season on Saturday March 7, will warm up with the tie at home to the Premier Division Castleford side. It will be a big ask for the Leeds Road outfit against a Lock Lane team who finished the season in fourth place and who made a dramatic 20-16 exit in the play-offs. Shaw Cross meanwhile will be aiming to go one step further in 2015 after finishing fourth in the competition last season. The Dewsbury side’s first competitive game sees them host York Acorn in the Challenge Cup tomorrow (Sat). They then face Crosfields on Saturday March 2 in the Conference Challenge Trophy. Dewsbury Celtic travel to Hunslet Warriors in the same competition, whilst Thornhill Trojans travel to Gateshead Storm.

Gomersal sponsored walk CRICKET GOMERSAL cricket club members will take part in a 12-mile sponsored walk on Saturday March 7 to raise funds for their new electronic scoreboard. Members of the JCT600 Bradford Cricket League club will walk from Yorkshire Cricket Club’s Headingley ground to Oxford Road, the home of Gomersal CC. The club completed the same walk five years ago and it proved a great success as they were able to raise funds for new practice nets. The walk, which begins at 10.30am, will see members stop off at eight pubs along the route for refreshments, concluding at Gomersal CC’s clubhouse.

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RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER RATINGS BATLEY BULLDOGS Jordan Grayston Wayne Reittie Ayden Faal Shaun Squires Johnny Campbell Cain Southernwood Scott Leatherbarrow Adam Gledhill Anthony Nicholson Alex Rowe Brad Day James Brown Jacob Morgan

SUBS: Alistair Leak Sean Hesketh Tom Lillycrop Lee Mitchell Curtis Sidebottom Sam Scott

HW SELECT Pat Foulstone George Croisdale Danny Crabtree Andy Robinson AJ Boardman Joel Gibson Brendan Sheridan Andy Burland Josh Knowles Toby Richardson Ben Kendall Josh Thornycroft Danny Annakin

SUBS: Mindaukas Bendikas Adam Egan Martyn Holland Matt Myers Bartley O’Brien Jake Richardson James Samme Greg Wilby

GAME GUIDE BATLEY BULLDOGS Tries: Campbell (41, 45), Reittie (52, 77), Gledhill (11), Anderson (28), Leak (33), Grayston (36), Mitchell (49, 72), Faal (56), Squires (58). Goals: Southernwood 8/ 11, Leatherbarrow 2/2.

HW SELECT Tries: Croisdale (3) Goal: Gibson 1/1.

STATS Penalty Count: 9-6 Referee: J Roberts Attendance: 687 Half-Time: 24-6 Weather: Still and dry Sin-Bin: None Sent Off: None

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BULLDOGS SHOW CLASS Batley prove too strong for Maun’s plucky amateurs PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY

BATLEY BULLDOGS 68 HEAVY WOOLLEN SELECT 6 Malcolm Haigh at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium

BATLEY BULLDOGS proved a step too far for a battling Heavy Woollen Select XIII as they ran out comfortable 68-6 winners at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium. The Bulldogs were given a real shock when the Heavy Woollen Select – welded together from amateur clubs in the area – raced into the lead with wingman George Croisdale building on some great approach work to score after only three minutes. And with stand-off Joel Gibson – son of Batley’s former notable player Carl Gibson – repeatedly getting involved the amateurs proved quite a challenge during the first half even though the professionals struck back in fine fashion to open up a 24-6 interval lead. But professionalism counted increasingly as the game wore on and the Bulldogs made their mark with eight secondhalf touchdowns and some splendid conversions from both Cain Southernwood and Scott Leatherbarrow. The whole game proved to be such a thrilling challenge

CAIN SOUTHERNWOOD The Bulldogs debutant was instrumental in a number of his side’s tries

SHOCK START: Dewsbury Moor winger George Croisdale opened the scoring for the HW Select that both coaches – Batley’s John Kear and the Select’s coach, former Batley player Danny Maun, independently came up with the same suggestion that the game, like the traditional Boxing Day fixture between Batley and Dewsbury

should become an established part of pre-season. “I think it is a great concept,” said Kear adding that it was a tribute to the amateurs that Batley had put out such a strong side. “The amateurs showed that

we were right to give them such respect,” he added. Maun added that the game had proved to be a great and intriguing challenge and he was proud that his side had produced such a brilliant first half.

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Maroons edge leaders Dewsbury beat Drighlington A in thrilling league encounter PENNINE LEAGUE DIVISION SIX EAST

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Sure enough within three minutes of the kick-off they had surged down the Mount Pleasant slope with centre Danny Crabtree and wingman AJ Boardman making great inroads before full back Pat Foulstone chipped the ball over the line for Dewsbury Moor wingman Croisdale to touch down. Gibson landed the conversion and then led the Select on various other sorties before being injured shortly before the interval. Batley levelled the score after 11 minutes when some smart passing saw prop Adam Gledhill touch down and Southernwood land the first of his eight goals. Batley went on to add a further three first-half tries but the real rush of points came after the break when the Bulldogs, with the benefit of the slope and slick passing movements, outwitted their challengers and crossed the line at regular intervals. Gledhill and Alex Rowe provided a show of devastating forward power while wingmen Wayne Reittie and Johnny Campbell sealed the success of some magical midfield manoeuvres by collecting two tries apiece in the eight-try second-half spectacular.

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DEWSBURY MOOR A edged a tight Division Six East tie with league leaders Drighlington on Saturday. Moor’s second string were straight out of the blocks and within 10 minutes speedy full back Jordan Foster had crossed for two tries. The goals were missed but Dewsbury had an early 8-0 lead. Drighlington – who included three of their Yorkshire Cup winning side in their line-up – got back into the game with a welltaken try from stand-off Oliver Sharpe. Scrum-half Steven Gallagher

converted to reduce the deficit to just two points. The visitors were in the ascendancy and Moor had to defend manfully, with Ashley Boddy, Pattrick Farrelly and Chris Mortimer to the fore. With the interval approaching good handling by Jonjoe Fox, Dean Arrundel and Tom Kaye created space for winger Jacob Flathers to cross and put Moor into a 12-6 half-time lead. The second stanza resumed with the game still in the balance as the Leeds side put some good attacking moves together. But Dean Carr, Scott Sheard, Simon Whitely and Foster pulled off some important tackles to keep the visitors at bay. And it was the hosts who crossed next. After good drives by Alex Jeffs, Cain Croity and

John Bowness, 17-year-old Jacob Crosswell – celebrating his selection in the BARLA Under-17s squad – scooted his way over for a typical hooker’s try. Jacob Flathers goaled to make it 18-6 to the Maroon and Golds. But a young Drighlington side which contained a number of teenagers refused to lie down. And after prop forward Andy Brearley had made ground, substitute Josh Ramsden went over and Gallagher goaled to put his side within six points. It was still anybody’s game as both sides tested each other with attractive rugby, but it was Moor who just had the edge. Centre Lewis Harvey spotted a gap and darted over to keep his side in the driving seat. Flathers added the extras to

put Moor 24-12 in front. Drighlington continued with a never-say-die attitude and prop forward Rhys Micklethwaite scored after good work from his pack colleagues. Half-back Gallagher tagged on his third goal. The game remained in the balance at 24-18, before Moor’s Flathers showed a clean pair of heels to score the killer try. He added the goal to his own try for a 12-point cushion. This would have finished off most sides but the visitors showed tremendous character and as full-time approached substitute Martyn Reilly got over the Moor line. Gallagher added the goal right on the whistle to conclude a good sporting contest at 30-24 to Dewsbury Moor.

Moor’s juniors hit half-century in Recs cup win BARLA NATIONAL YOUTH CUP

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DEWSBURY MOOR UNDER-14s hit the half century as they eased past Pilkington Recs in the second round of the BARLA National Youth Cup. The famous St Helens amateur club came to Heckmondwike Road with a good reputation, but it was one that Moor choose to ignore as

they dismantled the Recs to ease into the next round. A well-drilled Maroon and Golds side dealt with everything the visitors could throw at them in the first quarter, but the pressure eventually told as Pilkington went over for a converted try. It would prove their only score of the cup tie as Moor ran the show and posted 56 unanswered points to ease to victory. It was one-way traffic and the hosts scored at regular intervals, with second-rower Bailey Chata leading the way with four tries.

Prop Kian Lappage bagged a hat-trick and fellow second-rower Brad Martin crossed for a double. Winger Stephen Kenny completed the scoring and full-back Dominic Young chipped in with eight successful conversions. In a good all-round performance Finlay Bruce showed quality handling throughout and prop Shaqell Hamed showed good work rate with some testing runs. Moor will now welcome Keighley Albion to Heckmondwike Road in the next round of the famous competition.

Pennine League fixtures hit by wintery weather PENNINE LEAGUE OSSETT TRINITY were the only team to avoid the weather on Saturday as they were beaten 16-0 at PENNINE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE league leaders Stainland Stags. The defeat leaves Trinity just one point above the relegation zone, and with a tie against second-placed West Leeds tomorrow (Sat), things don’t get much easier for the Church Street men. Batley Boys, whose BARLA National Cup tie with Illingworth fell victim of the winter weather, will be hoping for better luck tomorrow when they host CHAMPIONSHIP rivals Morley Borough. A victory for the visitors could see them leapfrog Batley, but the home side will be aiming to prevent that and recapture their league form in the process. Shaw Cross also saw last weekend’s fixture at Wibsey postponed, but continue their assault on DIVISION TWO tomorrow when they tackle a Littleborough side stranded on the foot of the table. In DIVISION FOUR Dewsbury Celtic – currently one spot above the relegation places – can ease their drop zone fears tomorrow if they can beat mid-table side Selby Warriors. Hanging Heaton face a crucial promotion battle at Keighley Albion as they continue their assault on DIVISION FIVE. The Dewsbury outfit are currently sat in third spot behind second-placed Albion. However, the hosts have played three fewer games. But a victory for Hanging Heaton could increase the pressure on the Keighley side and see them leapfrog them into second spot.

DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: Tuesday 20 January N/S: 1 M Belk and L Mallinson; 2 J McKillop and J Roberts; 3 W and J Davies.

E/W: 1 D Hannam and J Paxton; 2 S Dyson and C Walker; 3 G Bloom and M Loveridge.

SKIPPER’S COMEBACK Blake set to return against Crusaders BATLEY BULLDOGS skipper Luke Blake could make his return from injury on Sunday when North Wales Crusaders visit the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium (2.30pm). The Batley captain has been sidelined for several weeks after undergoing double wrist surgery, meaning he is yet to feature in preseason, but he is likely to get a run out against the League 1 visitors. The North Wales game concludes an impressive pre-season campaign for the Bulldogs, who have beaten Dewsbury Rams, Featherstone Rovers and a Heavy Woollen Select XIII so far. The Welsh side are familiar to John Kear and his team after playing in last season’s Championship, before being relegated to League 1. The Crusaders – who have mistakenly already posted a winning 42-22 result in favour of the hosts on their website! – have re-signed several key names for their 2015 campaign. Former Super League stars Stephen Wild and Stuart Reardon have both penned new deals and Kear says they should not be underestimated.

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He said: “The North Wales game is a chance to get the last of our injured players, Luke Blake, back in action. “The big thing that pleased me about our last game against the Heavy Woollen Select was seeing players like Ayden Faal and Sam Scott return from injuries and make it through the game unscathed. “Against the Crusaders we are looking to finalise thoughts on selection and really cement that we are in a good place at the moment. “With players like Stuart Reardon, Stephen Wild and Jono Smith in their squad they have a strong side, but again the focus will be on us and our performance. “There is a real confidence amongst our squad and the players are really buying into what we want to achieve. “All of our pre-season games have been worthwhile exercises but we remain focused on the opening Championship game

against Workington.” Kear is expected to have a near fully-fit squad to select from for the North Wales fixture, with only Adam Gledhill (hamstring) and Johnny Campbell (shoulder) expected to miss out. The current Welsh coach also says he is likely to give trialists who featured against the Heavy Woollen Select another chance, after he was impressed by their performances. And the former England chief says the club are in a great position, even if it means a selection headache for himself. “We have a really strong squad this season and lots of depth which means competition for places are at a premium,” he added. “Players are looking over their shoulders and wanting to get game time in order to offer their best performances on the playing field. “We are in a much stronger position than last season when at points we were barely scratching together 17 players. “Back then we were just turning out a team, but this season we will be able to pick a side on form and have the option to rotate SPEEDY RECOVERY: Luke Blake could get his first taste of pre-season action on Sunday on his return from wrist surgery players.”

Capital challenge for Morro’s men DEWSBURY RAMS coach Glenn Morrison says that London pose the biggest challenge of his side’s pre-season campaign so far. The Rams return home on Sunday February 1 (3pm) with a friendly against Championship rivals London Broncos. It is sure to provide a stern test for Morrison’s troops who will take on a Broncos side aiming to bounce back from relegation from the Super League. Joey Grima’s London have chosen to remain full-time for 2015 and have recruited heavily – with notable stars such as Richard Mathers and Wes Naiqama joining the cause. Morrison said: “We wanted three tough games in pre-season and the London game is an indication of that. “We know that they will be travelling up with a strong squad so it will be a good chance to see what we will be facing in the Championship and where we are at. “They will be up there at the top of the competition with the likes of Bradford and Leigh so we know the challenge we face. “They are a full-time team and that is a massive difference but that’s the nature of the competition this year, it makes it tough but we know what we are dealing with. “London have recruited well and have a number of Super League and NRL players in their squad, so they will be pretty similar to Salford. “The game is a chance for me to get in my head the top 18 players who will play in the first game of the season against Sheffield. “I have an idea of some of the squad but there are still spaces up for grabs and that is a big positive because it shows the depth of our squad.”

Admission to the North Stand is £10 for adults and £5 for all concessions. Junior season ticket holders will be admitted for free (on production of their season ticket). In other club news, the Rams Reserves will begin their 2015 league campaign with a home clash against Featherstone Rovers on Thursday April 9. The second-string side, who will be coached by Jonathan Schofield and Ryan Glynn, face a total of 15 league fixtures and their regular season comes to an end against the same opponents when they travel to the Big Fellas Stadium on Saturday August 22. Other sides in the Championship Reserves league will be Leigh Centurions, Sheffield Eagles, Keighley Cougars and York City Knights. All home games will be hosted on Thursday nights at the Tetley’s Stadium, with matches kicking off at 7.30pm. Meanwhile, Morrison says he was pleased with what he saw from a number of his side’s debutants against Newcastle last weekend. The Australian handed debuts to a selection of the reserve team’s new recruits – including Dewsbury Moor duo Brad and James Delaney – and he says the future looks bright for the club. “Some of the squad stood up and I was happy with what I saw,” he said. “A few of the players were only being introduced on the field and haven’t played together so that is always tough, but they did well against a big pack. “Some of the lads have only played junior rugby and this was their first taste at this level – I feel one or two could push through into the first team.”

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