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Dementia care home where faeces were smeared on carpets and handrails is put in ‘special measures’ by watchdog By Staff Reporters A CARE home in Dewsbury is in special measures after faeces were found smeared on carpets and handrails during an inspection.

Aston Manor, on Moorlands Road, was rated inadequate across the board in a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Inspectors made an unannounced visit in November after concerns were raised by Kirklees Council. They found a landing area had extensive smears of faeces on the carpet, walls, furniture and handrails. Later in the day there were still faeces on the handrail, while an “offensive odour” lingered. A person with a room near the landing area told inspectors they did not like the smell. Aston Manor specialises in caring for dementia sufferers. At the time of the inspection there were 31 residents, one short of capacity. The home was rated inadequate in the five areas of

being safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. Staffing levels were found not to meet the needs of residents, with communal areas left unattended for long periods. On at least three occasions inspectors had to find staff when people in those areas needed help. At other times staff ignored residents or did not respond to requests or signs of them wanting support. In one case a person wanted to go to the toilet but could not find the words to express their need. Staff did not identify the problem and by the time inspectors intervened the person had become incontinent. Other problems found included: ■ A resident called by the wrong name more than once; ■ A faith room used as a store cupboard; ■ A resident’s trousers fell down and went unnoticed by staff.

The Aston Manor care home in Moorlands Road, Dewsbury ... inadequate across the board Aston Manor is run by Leicester-based Mauricare Ltd, which also has homes in Wakefield and Rotherham.

Inspectors found records showing some residents had lost weight and were at risk of malnutrition.

Inspectors found records showing some residents had lost weight and were at risk of malnutrition

But not all staff were aware of who was at risk – and where care plans stated a resident should be weighed weekly, there was no sign of this being done. Residents were in their chairs for long periods, without interaction or activities. Some appeared to be bored

or agitated, while one resident was reported to have told inspectors, “there’s not a lot going on except the meals”. A relative also claimed that since the previous activities staff had left, “nothing happens any more”. The activities co-ordinator said events were arranged but it was part of their other role as a cook. Elsewhere, staff lacked direction and often asked each other what they should be doing. During the inspection the manager was not often visible in the service and stayed in the office for much of the time. Salim Boodhoo, a director of Mauricare Ltd, said: “The report published is a period of history to November 2015, which is only a year under our ownership. “We see it pretty much a work in progress as we continue with our plan to rebuild and make the home a better place to live. “We remain grateful to all our partners for support and understanding to date. As a provider, we see safety and wellbeing of our residents as paramount.”

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Five venues for family friendly half-term show Deaths BARLOW HENRY JOHN (FORMERLY BIALOUS) On 7 February, aged 68, of

Hanging Heaton. Husband of Irene. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 22 February at 1.15pm.

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On 5 February, aged 70, of Roberttown. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 19 February at 1.15pm.

On 29 January, aged 69, of Cleckheaton. Husband of Julie. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 17 February at 11.15am.

On 4 February, aged 37. Service at St Saviour’s Church, Brownhill, Tuesday 16 February at 12.30pm, followed by private cremation.

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On 5 February, aged 72, of Ravensthorpe. Service at St Mary’s Parish Church, Mirfield, on Friday 19 February at 1pm, followed by private interment in the churchyard.

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THOMPSON DORIS On 7 February, aged 98, of Liversedge. Wife of the late Alec. Service at Wellhouse Moravian Church, Mirfield on Friday 19 February at 1.30pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 2.45pm.

WALSH MARY (NEE GLYNN) On Thursday 28 January, aged 82, of Birkenshaw. Wife of the late Patrick John. Requiem Mass at St Joseph’s RC Church, Batley Carr, on Wednesday 17 February at 10am.

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A MAGICAL puppet show from leading puppet theatre company Horse + Bamboo will entertain young children and grown-ups too this half-term. ‘Storm in a Teacup’ will be performed at five venues across North Kirklees, with all tickets costing £4 (£13 for a family of four) and the show lasting 55 minutes. It’s not always easy making friends, especially when you live by yourself in a lighthouse and are surrounded by dangerous rocks, towering waves and some very badly behaved seagulls. So when the chance arrives for a tea party with a passing boat, the lighthouse keeper is delighted. But things never run that smoothly! There’s a storm blowing and disaster looms ... will the hero find the courage to save the day and

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News in Brief Eight weeks of delays in major roadworks

Striking junior doctors and supporters outside the entrance to Dewsbury Hospital

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Monica,87,has op cancelled after being assured it would go ahead By David Miller AN elderly woman had her skin cancer operation cancelled just as junior doctors went on strike. Monica Fox, 87, was to have a growth removed from her face at Dewsbury District Hospital on Wednesday. The former Kirklees Council care worker, of Thornhill Lees, was aware of the industrial action. She called the dermatology clinic at the hospital’s Boothroyd Centre the day before to check her

appointment was due. Mrs Fox said she was told the procedure, set for 10.40am on Wednesday, was unaffected. She was told hospital transport would collect her at 9am and so the following morning she got up early. A carer arrived at her home in the Walker Street sheltered housing complex at around 7.30am to help Mrs Fox get dressed. But when there was no sign of transport by 9.30am she called to see what was happening. Mrs Fox was shocked to

be told her procedure had been cancelled – and the decision had been taken only in the previous hour. She said: “Why didn’t they call me? I’m really upset because I’ve been waiting 12 months for this operation. “Everything had been arranged. The warden was going to come down to help get me into the transport. It’s a good job I didn’t get a taxi.” On Wednesday junior doctors mounted a second 24-hour strike from 8am due to a contract dispute. At least two dozen peo-

ple were on a picket line at the hospital entrance fronting onto Halifax Road. A spokesman for the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust said: “The trust carried out a full assessment of what procedures could be cancelled prior to the strike. “All patients potentially affected by the junior doctors’ industrial action were then written to and advised their treatment might have to be postponed. “The letters encouraged patients to continue check-

Toys and DVDs snatched from children’s A&E CALLOUS thieves stole toys and DVDs donated by the public to the children’s A&E unit at Dewsbury District Hospital. The theft was discovered when a child in pain requested to see Disney favourite Frozen. Nurses were appalled to find a cabinet donated by charity Starlight prised open, DVD cases empty and electronic toys snatched. Sister Angela Jones condemned the thieves and said: “We are absolutely sickened. “Children come in here with abdominal pain, shortage of breath from asthma and broken bones – how can you steal from them?” It is the latest in a series of thefts including donated pushchairs, prams and soft toys. Sister Jones added: “The DVDs and toys are really useful for distracting and soothing the children as

they wait to see a doctor or get test results. “It would be terrible if we had to take them away from the unit because some people choose to steal them.” The children’s A&E unit supported more than 2,250 poorly children in January alone. Chief insp Paula Booth, of Kirklees Police said: “These thefts are obviously upsetting for all those involved. “We are asking anyone with information who could help us with our enquiries to contact police.” They can do so on 101 or through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting reference number 47165. Hospital staff are now seeking donations to replace those items stolen. Anyone who can help is welcome to visit the unit and should ask for the sister in charge.

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Nurses Kasey Noble, left, and Angela Jones of the Children’s A&E Unit at Dewsbury Hospital

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ing the news to see if the industrial action was going ahead. “As we have seen, previous action was cancelled at the last minute and we did not want a situation where we postponed appointments when patients could have received care. “We are genuinely sorry to hear of the distress caused to any patient unable to receive care because of the industrial action. “These patients will be contacted very shortly to arrange another appointment.”

SPEN VALLEY: Motorists will face eight weeks of delays when the resurfacing of a major road begins. Work on Bradford Road in Liversedge, from Manor Park Road to Leeds Road, is due to run from Monday, February 29, to Friday, April 22. It is one of the main routes between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike and will be partly shut. A section between Ings Road and Leeds Road will be completely closed to traffic on Sundays between 8am and 5pm. The other sections will stay open but temporary traffic lights and a diversion will be in place. Daily work from Knowler Hill to Ings Road will take place from 9.30am to 3.30pm and from Manor Park Road to Knowler Hill from 6.30pm to 11pm.

Library bucks trend RAVENSTHORPE: The area’s library was the only one in North Kirklees to buck the trend of declining visitors. A council report showed 53,379 people attended the library in 2014/15, up 15 per cent on the 46,545 figure the previous year. Thornhill Lees, which is due to close, posted the biggest drop, 41 per cent from 36,506 in 2013/14 to 21,577. Another big loser was Mirfield, where 79,881 people used the library against 93,080 the year before. Dewsbury, Batley and Cleckheaton slumped as well, though Birstall and Heckmondwike fell only slightly. Birstall had 117,113 visitors in 2014/15, down just 1,372 on the previous year, while Heckmondwike had 47,731 customers, down from 49,612.

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News In Brief Who’s your choice for ambassador? MIRFIELD: Residents only have until Monday to submit their nominations for this year’s crop of ambassadors. Town councillors celebrate the achievements of Mirfield people by appointing them as representatives. An independent panel will decide which ones should be passed on to the town council for a final decision at a meeting in March. Previous recipients include Sir Patrick Stewart, Mirfield Show organiser Karen Bullivant and Rev Helen Butler. Nominations, with brief supporting reasons, should be submitted by Monday, February 15, to administrator @mirfieldtowncouncil.gov.uk.

Crystals clear DEWSBURY: The healing qualities of crystals are due to be demonstrated at a library coffee morning next week. Hypnotherapist Robert Wood is the guest speaker at 10.30am on Thursday, February 18, in the latest Coffee Plus event. His talk is called The Mysteries of Gem Stones and Crystals.

Youth club re-opens RAVENSTHORPE: A youth club will be back after a break for half-term offering games, computers and advice. The next meeting of the seniors’ group for those aged 13 to 19 is on Wednesday, February 24, at 6.15pm. Run by Kirklees Council’s Integrated Youth Support Service, it is at the community centre on Garden Street. Each session costs 50p.

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Mosque day strives to dispel myths By David Miller A MOSQUE in Batley was open to the public last Sunday to help dispel myths about Islam. About 100 people, including teachers, families and church goers from as far afield as York, attended the Madina Masjid on Purlwell Lane. It was part of a national Visit My Mosque Day organised by the Muslim Council of Britain. Visitors were given tours, saw the Madressah Islamiyyah and took part in a question and answer session with imams. Yunus Lunat, vice chairman of the mosque committee, said he hoped it would tackle prejudice. Britain First protested in Dewsbury two weeks ago while the English Defence League could return to the area for the fourth time in five years.

“If you were to ask the public what they want out of life they would say they would want to be able to get on.” Mr Lunat said: “Lots of people came last Sunday for a good old-fashioned chinwag. “If you were to ask the public what they want out of life they would say they would want to be able to get on. “They’d also want the same for their families and so do we – so ultimately we’re all the same.” The madressah is where about 800 children learn about the Quran for two hours a night Monday to Friday and on some weekends. Mr Lunat said it is similar to a large Christian Sunday school and added: “It’s how we keep in touch with our culture while integrating.” Terrorism was dealt with and Mr Lunat said: “If you look at the people who’ve

gone to fight in Syria there’s things that connect them. “They either came to Islam later in life, found out on the internet or there was someone else behind them – they didn’t come through a madressah.” Mr Lunat also challenged what he claims he heard while watching the Britain First rally. It was alleged deputy leader Jayda Fransen said Zakat, the Islamic version of almsgiving in Christianity, is used to fund terrorism. Mr Lunat said: “Zakat is for the poor and needy. Just one example is the floods in Cumbria. “Mosques in Batley and Dewsbury raised more than £5,000 in just five days to help those affected.”

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Batley Parish Church parishioner Graeme Rayner attended the Madina Masjid and Madressah Islamiyyah, above, in Batley last Sunday, just days after a think-tank branded the town “divided”. Here he details what he saw at the mosque...

HE format that worship takes does, at first, feel very different. However, the call to prayer that precedes the service for 15 minutes is designed to act as a reminder that worship is imminent, much like our church bells. In 21st century life, the call to prayer is broadcast from the mosque directly into the homes of worshippers via an in-home receiver. The services are led by an imam, in this case one who has led worship in Purlwell

for over 35 years. I learned that imams study at home and abroad before qualifying and the imam I spoke with talked of feeling a calling, which many of our clergy will no doubt relate to. In the wider sense, the similarities continued – the only paid members of the mosque are the two imams, with support coming from a committee of volunteers who assist with the day-to-day running of things, much like the work undertaken by our churchwarden team, PCC and work-

Staff evacuated Traffic delayed in factory scare after accident A MECHANICAL fault was blamed for an ammonia leak which led to 100 staff being evacuated from a Birstall factory. Firefighters with specialist monitoring equipment were sent to paint firm PPG Architectural Coatings around 9.15pm on Wednesday. They spent more than three hours making sure the Huddersfield Road premises were safe. Ammonia, used in the manufacture of paints, can be potentially explosive and also poses a threat to the environment. Brands of PPG, a US firm founded in Pittsburgh, include Johnstone’s Paint and Leyland Paint. Adrian Murphy, crew commander at Cleckheaton Fire Station, said five firefighters with breathing apparatus entered the factory. He added: “It appears that there had been a mechanical failure somewhere in the plant. “Once we had established there was no threat to life, we left it in the hands of a specialist repair team from Manchester. “The spillage was contained on site but how much ammonia was leaked it is hard to say.” A PPG spokesman said “The site has since returned to normal operations.”

TRAFFIC backed up in Batley on Wednesday after a car was in collision with a pedestrian. Police were called to Bradford Road at 9.23am when a Ford Fiesta struck a 55-yearold near the junction with Mayman Lane. The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield to be checked over. Vehicles travelling towards Dewsbury backed up as the road was closed for a time from the traffic lights nearby.

ing groups. The traditional Muslim greeting of “assalaam-alaikum” means “peace be unto you”, and the response of “wa-alaikumsalaam” means “and upon you the Peace”. We Christians regularly share the peace with one another in our services. In the madressah, children learn more about their faith. The main difference here is one of scale. The madressah has over 800 children who regularly attend, and they spend time there after school

£100k bill for market repairs COUNCIL chiefs could borrow nearly £100,000 to repair leaks at Dewsbury Market Hall. A report said water is getting into the building from a groove between parts of the external guttering. Wooden panels have rotted and these will be overlaid with laminate panels to avoid a full-scale redecoration which would disrupt trading. Work is costed at £97,098. The proposal was due to be put to Kirklees Council’s Labour cabinet on Tuesday. It was recommended the cash be taken from “prudential borrowing” at a rate of 6.7 per cent per year. This would lead to an annual repayment of £6,500, though the report did not say how long for. Officials backed the move due to the risk of “continued dilapidation” of the building. The Victorian Cloth Hall Street premises underwent a £1.5m restoration nine years ago. Building surveyor Matthew Lynch wrote in the report that two sides of the building could not be assessed due to the need for road closures.

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News in Brief Double assault CLECKHEATON: A woman was given a community order after attacking her partner twice. Deborah Haigh, 45, of Turnsteads Drive, admitted assaulting Jonathan Pickles on successive days last August. Haigh, who also admitted assaulting a woman, received a community order with 15 days of activity. She must also pay £200 compensation and £200 court costs.

Bikers’ appeal DEWSBURY: A motorbike group is looking for sponsors to help with a 1,000-mile charity ride. The Dewsbury Wharf Rats, who meet at Leggers Inn, are doing the ride in just 24 hours for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance from 4am on Saturday, June 25. Anyone who can help can call Craig Andrews on 07575 622798 or see the group’s Facebook page. Donations can also be made to www.justgiving.com/ DewsburyWharfRats.

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The Madina Masjid mosque in Purlwell Lane, Batley

for our community ... on weekdays and on Saturdays too. They learn Arabic and study the Quran in a setting which is dedicated entirely to this purpose – a kind of uber Sunday school. We had planned to pop in and have a look and ended up staying for around three hours. We were given a tour, observed classes in the madressah, speaking with Muslim scholars and the imam. All of this was followed, of course, by some food and drink together. It

was, put simply, fantastic. During a question and answer session at the end, issues of community cohesion were gently probed. It was explained that many mosques are concerned that by opening their doors they are opening themselves to the possibility of negative media coverage if someone says something that could be open to misinterpretation. It is also clear that many people in the wider community still struggle to make distinctions between faith and

Victim scarred in bottle attack A PARANOID schizophrenic attacked a Jehovah’s Witness in Mirfield with a broken bottle. Shaun Dawson, 37, admitted wounding with intent following an incident on February 12 last year. Leeds Crown Court heard he began attending the Kingdom Hall in Mirfield in November 2014. But Dawson, who has a history of mental illness, became disruptive and was asked not to attend again. He went back to the Newgate hall with two bottles and a bid was made to deny entry. In response Dawson smashed one of the bottles against a wall and stabbed it into the face of victim Alex Rees. He then struck Mr Rees over the head with the second bottle before the congregation intervened. Mr Rees, 35, now has a permanent scar down his left cheek. Stephen Wood, for Dawson, said psychiatrists had diagnosed his client as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Judge Geoffrey Marson QC ruled Dawson should be detained under section 37 of the Mental Health Act.

politics, between what is happening daily in our local community to what is happening internationally and being piped into our homes on a daily basis. The overwhelming sense I got was that we’re not very different. We want similar things for our community, and we seem to all agree it is “our” community – not them and us, but we. For a full account of Graeme’s visit, see at www.batleyparishchurch.org/ our-blog/4590364257.

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RAVENSTHORPE: A teenager who stole a car was under peer pressure from his pals. Reece Mahmood, 18, of Calder Road, took the Vauxhall Zafira on January 9, egged on by two younger joyriders. Kirklees Magistrates' Court heard the owner had bought the vehicle for just £80 and intended to either make it roadworthy or scrap it. It was left locked in a Dewsbury car park but Mahmood took it for a spin through Mirfield with his friends. He was handed a two-week curfew, banned from driving for a year and must pay £175 in costs and compensation.

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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood

Fierce national pride is a positive OMEWARD bound, after 15 days of trains, planes and automobiles. Unsurprisingly, the places I’ve visited have changed greatly in the 25 years – yes really – since I was last here. Perth was literally unrecognisable, Sydney not so visibly round the tourist traps of the Harbour Bridge and Circular Quay, but massively so out in the ethnic-bursting suburbs. Auckland is hugely more modern and impressive than it was. What hasn’t changed, in any of the places I’ve visited, is the people – the Aussies and Kiwis. Still can’t stand the sight of one another, until they find themselves sharing a beer and polite civility breaks out. Then they unite against another common foe – the Poms. And if there’s a Pom sharing the beers as has been the case this past fortnight, it’s pleasantly surprising to find they all share an even greater nemesis – the political elite busy interfering in all of our lives. Home from home. I’d have liked a companion on

this trip. I’d have liked to lift David Cameron out of his gilded Westminster cage and taken him, much like Marley’s ghost with Scrooge, out on a guided tour of the real world, the world that seems such a complete mystery to him judging by the arrant nonsense he spouts every time he opens his privileged mush. I’m not sure the coiffured and cosseted Prime Minister would have enjoyed dossing down in the ‘hotel’ (used in the loosest sense) I found myself in in Sydney. His valet would have had to sedate him. The Australian Sunrise Lodge’s website photos looked decent. My only surprise on checking in, was that colour photography had been invented when they were taken. Around the time Ned Kelly was running wild, judging by the age of the fittings. That or they took them somewhere else. I’ve been here on rugby business, but you can’t get past the first couple of sips from your schooner before the familiar themes emerge … migration,

Islam, political correctness invading every area of people’s lives like a bureaucratic plague. Sound familiar? You travel as far as you possibly can on our ever shrinking planet, and it’s like you never left the bar of the Irish Nash. This week the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gave his annual ‘Closing the gap’ report into efforts to improve the lot of Aboriginal Aussies. It was a mixed hand. He would never say it – and there was a line of people the length of Bondi beach ready and waiting to put the boot into him whatever the successes – but reading between the lines, it sounded like some people just don’t want to be helped. Sound familiar? A few days earlier, New Zealand PM John Key – a remarkably popular politician – had refused to attend the Maoris’ Waitangi Day festival, a public holiday which commemorates the founding treaty of New Zealand in 1840. The politically subversive Maori leaders told the PM he

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Bowled over by safety concerns... DON’T think Dave Jewitt and his bowling pals at Overthorpe Sports and Social Club need to erect warning signs like this one at Black Head Beach Bowling Club in Hallidays Point, New South Wales. “It’s just health and safety,” said my mate Bob, while stressing that it’s “Black Head – two words”, thus aborting my nose for squeezing out a cheap jibe at an Aussie’s expense. “Mind you, I found a Black Snake in the yard a while back,” he added. “Are they deadly Bob?” “Aw yeah, lethal. But not as bad as Brown Snakes. P*ss them off and they’ll actually come after you. Those bar-stewards bear a grudge!” The next morning we went down for a refreshing dip in the ocean-fed pool. That’s Bob’s dog Dodger in the foreground. I looked out at a lady sea kayaking on the bay. “That looks fun,” I said. Bob squinted across at her. “It is,” he replied, deadpan. “Mind you, her husband won’t be doing it for a while. Shark got both him and the canoe a few weeks ago, right where she is now. Looks like he still might lose his leg.” Bob stopped short of wondering aloud if he should make an offer for the bloke’s golf shoes. All heart, those Aussies. As such, as and when when my kids look to their long-term futures, I’ll happily bankroll a move down under. But if they ask where dad would go, I suspect snake-free New Zealand might just get the nod.

could come, but couldn’t speak at the event – so he told them to stuff it. His popularity among ordinary Kiwis soared. There would be a lesson in that for my companion David Cameron.

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’VE smiled often, listening to friends I mostly met in a completely different part of the world, California in the early 80s. Kiwi Gary, a jobbing carpenter in Long Beach, made his money, went home and owns successful skiing and paddleboarding stores. He wouldn’t watch the Auckland Rugby League 9s because “it’s an Aussie product”. Here’s his view of the cousins across the Tasman: “They’re a funny lot. Get Aussies off that snake-infested place they inhabit, and they’re pretty decent people. Human beings even. Good sense of humour, good company. When they’re at home though? Bloody insufferable loudmouths. Can’t stand ‘em.” When New Zealand beat Australia in their one-day cricket series his face was like a fiveyear-old’s on Christmas morning. It made his year. Aussie Bob – Gary’s mate by the way – actually exemplifies his view. More bluff and brusque at home than ever he was in the USA, he has an insulting nickname for everyone who’s not direct family. He’d find something to complain about if he won the lotto. It’s not that Bob’s overtly disparaging about Kiwis and Poms. To an Aussie, they’re just lesser beings. He doesn’t need to waste breath mocking them. That would be like slapping a stepkid just for being ugly – beneath a

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superior Aussie’s dignity. Another pal has a similar view of Americans, except in reverse. “Yanks are fantastic people, great hosts. They’re like cheap wine though – they don’t travel well.” But ask any of them, who in the world they would want at their shoulders when push comes to shove, and the answer is predictable. All of the above. There’s a common bond that runs far deeper than surface sarcasm. A valuable lesson for Mr Cameron lies within. The world is tribal. Mankind is tribal. People like to belong. For most it’s a valuable part of their identity and underpins their national pride – the Aussies, Kiwis and Americans have that in (over) abundance. Yet in England we’re turning pride into the flag into a hate crime. New Zealand has a population of 4.5 million – smaller than Yorkshire. It is one of the most remote countries on the planet in trading terms. Yet it is a thriving, successful nation in every way you care to measure. How do you explain that? I’d start with that national pride. Take sport – they massively over-achieve in everything they turn their hands to. Remarkable. Prime Minister John Key and his National Party have led the country since 2008 and have huge support. Any party with ‘National’ in its name in the UK would immediately be labelled fascist. The Kiwi system is very much like the UK’s, the difference being that their schools, health services and transport systems work far better

than ours. And yet we are repeatedly told that our nation of 60 million people needs to be afraid of leaving the crumbling EU edifice to its ill-fated destiny. I’ve not seen much about the so-called ‘deal’ David Cameron looks like squeezing out of EU leaders, but it sounds like it isn’t much of one. Does anyone else get the feeling that the French and Germans and friends could give a stuff if the UK left? They’ll still sell all their goods to us, and buy ours such as they need them. That’s the truth. Nothing will change except the sulky guest will have left the party early – and everyone will be relieved about that. The only people arguing – or scaremongering actually – for Britain to remain in the EU, seem to have vested interests in it. Britain being deprived of its sovereignty, witnessing our national pride being rubbed in the dirt with every insulting EU diktat, is a small price to pay for their enrichment. By contrast, I really can’t see what the ‘out’ campaigners have to gain personally. And that says a lot to me. UKIP MPs are actually campaigning to lose their own jobs. That should send a message. Maybe if he made this journey, David Cameron would realise what separates Aussies and Kiwis from we Poms – fierce national pride. It’s become a dirty word, a discredited notion in Britain today. But if we had a Prime Minister like John Key who reinforced our heritage and values, then maybe – just maybe – the UK might halt its slide into despair. I’m not hopeful.

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Growth spurt at ‘Acorns’ A CHILDREN’S nursery in Mirfield is back on form after significant developments over the last year. Twelve months ago, Little Acorns on Towngate was judged by Ofsted as requiring improvement. Now the nursery, which caters for children aged one to five, is rated as good across the board. Managers were found to be driving the changes with a detailed action plan and scrutiny of staff practices. In a report out last Tuesday, the nursery was not rated as outstanding due to only two factors – staff do not always help youngsters to expand their vocabulary, while sometimes children are not given enough time to think things through. Other than that, the 44 enrolled youngsters were found to make good progress. In particular, they show excitement as they explore outdoors in a safe play area

Staff and youngsters celebrate their ‘good’ Ofsted rating packed with equipment. A focus on maths and literacy makes sure youngsters are well prepared for school. Inspector Nicola Dickinson wrote of the nursery: “Weaknesses are identified and swiftly addressed through concerted and effective action. “Leaders have implemented well-focused improvement plans through engagement

with staff, children and parents.” Nursery managing director Neil Ritchie thanked his team with a night out in celebration. He was particularly pleased by Ofsted’s view of the play area and added: “We recently had the garden renovated using ideas from parents and children.”

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I went to protests as a simple witness Dear Sir, So Britain First came to Dewsbury; but then what happened? They did speeches that only people who had come with them could listen to, as no-one else was allowed near them. This was, of course, police policy; but what is Britain First’s policy? Would they have liked the diverse community of this area to come near and hear what they had to say, with mutual respect and no nastiness of course? I like an exchange of ideas, and I can even agree with some of what they say, if they didn’t go about it the way they do.

The contrast is startling From: David Honeybell, Heckmondwike Dear Sir, Do we, the people in North Kirklees (when did it stop being the Heavy Woollen area?) want to keep Dewsbury District Hospital open, with both a 24hour consultant-led A&E, and, just as important, a consultantled maternity department? The question must be asked when a comparison is made between the apathy displayed in North Kirklees when the downgrading of DDH was first planned. The number of people prepared to show their opposition to the plans was very small, and instead of showing the Mid Yorks Hospitals NHS Trust that they would face strong opposition to their plans, it in fact gave them the go-ahead and the confidence to move the downgrading on at a quicker pace. The difference displayed by the people of Huddersfield, when their hospital came

Letter of the Week: Ms A Rawat, Batley I don’t mind them coming, but if they can’t listen to us and we can’t listen to them, it is just a waste of vast police expense. The anti group had their own speeches, which anyone could go and listen to with respect. I don’t align myself with this group either, as I know that some of

under attack couldn’t be more stark. They held a demo in St George’s Square attended by four hundred people. Every Kirklees councillor, from all parties, have given their support to the save Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. The Huddersfield people have refused to lie down and let their NHS trust trample all over them. We in North Kirklees must take a leaf out of their book, and put up a fight for what is best for our area. It might be late in the day, but DDH is worth defending, and the fight must go on.

Three towns, one fight From: Christine Hyde, Dewsbury Dear Sir, So outsourced hospital planners Ernst and Young, not content with reducing Dewsbury A&E from Grade One to Grade Three, have decided Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation

the individuals that hang out with them are up to controlling, tricks themselves. And as police policy was to keep the two groups apart, and they were not allowed to move from their position once Britain First arrived, I was glad that I was not with them.

Trust should also close A&E facilities in Huddersfield. Perhaps people are beginning to get the gist of the Government’s plans for the whole health service. Support the junior doctors. North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group is facing it’s toughest financial year yet. The finance officer has left. A 2014 study in California showed the negative impact of A&E closure, not only in the places where they had closed but also on neighbouring A&Es. In addition, the inpatient death rate in hospitals that still have an A&E goes up, due to overcrowding from the neighbouring area, and increased journey times. Councilors on the Wakefield and Kirklees Joint Heath and Overview Scrutiny Committee may remember that in 2013, I warned them that Huddersfield Hospital was likely to close. The Government’s mantra now is pounds before patients. Yet the starving of the health service of money is a political choice. It is not an economic necessity. We are the sixth richest nation in the world. Three

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R Burnell, 42 Bracken Close, Mirfield, demolition of porch and erection of single-storey extension. Extension to driveway to form vehicular turning area. Connect Housing Association, 31 Temple Road, Westtown, installation of metal railings to site boundary. H Kara, 37 Victoria Road, Thornhill Lees, certificate of lawfulness for erection of existing outbuilding to rear. Mr M Banaras, 6 Highfield Chase, Dewsbury, three-storey side extension. M Whinfield, 17 Farrar Avenue, Mirfield, first floor side dormer extension. A Stott, Manor House, Manor Street, Dewsbury, change of use from learning centre (D1) to 17 apartments. I Sabir, 8 Lemans Drive, Dewsbury, twostorey side and rear extension. N Bi, 3 Chestnut Avenue, Staincliffe, extensions. Kathy Robertson, St John’s CofE Church, Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury, dead or dangerous tree(s). C Kelly, 43 Moorlands Road, Birkenshaw, extensions. Mrs J Smith, Ashlea, Little Taylor Hall Lane, Mirfield, work to TPO(s) 34/95. D Thrippleton, 5 Robin Royd Drive, Mirfield, extensions. M Ismail, 1 Savile Mews, Thornhill Lees, first floor extension Norris Management, 41 Snelsins Road, Cleckheaton, side extension.

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So, I go along to these events to be an individual witness, and not being able to do anything else, I use it as a day of amusement. And as the heavens opened up and threw everything on us, even the police showed a willingness for amusement. The order of the day for them was obviously to keep it calm and friendly, and not provoke any bad reactions. I did see one young Asian man being pushed to a wall by three officers. What was that all about? But overall they handled the event well, and on this day I did not feel any animosity towards them.

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Still greed, not austerity From: Name & address supplied Dear Sir, Let’s be honest and call a spade a spade. We are repeatedly told about this austerity, but just who does it apply to? If everything printed is to be believed, the House of Commons Speaker can have a party, charge all those invited, then charge again for that party to the public purse, (rings a bell), then, on top of these charges all MPs are allowed to charge thousands of pounds for transport, even if they only cross the road. Sorry, I always thought economy started at home. NHS Dewsbury and Batley used to have one of only three isolation hospitals in the country for smallpox, and were never in the red. Huddersfield came along and took over administration of the group, allowing Wakefield to use the potential number of patients so that Wakefield could have a new hospital built by Balfour Beatty. Under the then new arrangements by the Labour Party this hospital was sold on to a new owner for which we pay rent, which will be to pay for in years to come and, at the same time, all funds have been drained from Dewsbury Hospital in order to pay for Wakefield. As for the coal miners strike they did a difficult dangerous job, but they were ‘had’. If Mr Scargill had done his homework, he would have known that the government had been contributing towards large coal users changing to oil or gas. Time has shown who he was looking after by the number of times his own union have been in court with him recently. You have to consider whether the railways are going the same way? I understand that £30,000 is paid to a ticket inspector and £50,000 to a driver. Don’t get me wrong, it is a

responsible job, but it makes a bus driver with traffic from all ways look bad. No, I’m afraid greed comes to mind.

RBL has changed From: Tim Wood, RBL, Old Colonial, Mirfield Dear Sir, This Saturday evening from 8pm onwards, Mirfield Royal British Legion, along with the Combined Services Parades Associates are holding a thank you party at the Old colonial Pub, on Dunbottle Lane, Mirfield. We want to thank those who are non-Legion members, who give up so much of their time to help us during the Poppy Appeal. Also those who help out conducting various tasks to ensure the safe and precise running of the Remembrance Parade. The Royal British Legion is open for anyone to join; you do not have to have been a member of the Armed Services, or any Crown Service. It is a charitable organisation with a Royal Charter; our patron is HM The Queen. We put our Forces and exforces families and friends first; one of our mottos is ‘Shoulder to shoulder with all who serve’. If you want to join us on Saturday night, you will be most welcome; you will not be met by an army of elderly people sticking flags into maps of the Empire and shouting ‘Bang’. Nor will you see anyone knitting mittens and balaclavas and Private Pike-type scarves! There will be a short presentation of commemorative badges; a free supper and lots of good beer and wine. We’re quite a sociable crowd, and like a drink and a laugh. We are trying to dispel the dowdy, gnarled image of ‘mothballs and tweed underpants’, and other such defamatory images people may have misconceptions of. Yes, it is true we have sacked our ‘celebrity entertainment’ for the evening, wartime favourite Ethel Pickles and her performing geese, and have booked the concert band of the

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Mocking was not funny From: John Appleyard, Liversedge Dear Sir, I was sorry to hear of Sheffield Labour MP Harry Harpham dying from cancer. They say that one in three of us will catch this disease at some stage in our life and most of us know someone with cancer. Last Wednesday Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn brought to the attention of the house of Commons that February 4 was World Cancer Day, a day that unites the world’s population in the fight against cancer. He raised his concerns to David Cameron that cuts were being made to services for treatment of cancer patients and was mocked by a number of Tory MPs. Corbyn didn’t find this funny, nor did I and I suspect those who saw it on TV didn’t either.

History battle lumbers on From: Phil Haley, Liversedge Dear Sir, John Appleyard was quite correct in his statement last week about the 1945 election: Churchill was defeated by ‘a modest man, who has much to be modest about’, as Churchill described Attlee. However, what he failed to say was that after one term of government, which brought about the only good thing that Labour has ever done for this country, the introduction of the NHS, old Clem was then surreptitiously dumped on his backside by the same millions of working people who decided that old Winston was the man after all! Don’t bring up history if you don’t have the knowledge to follow on, or wish to score political points.

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You’ve let us down, by George! By David Miller CHANCELLOR George Osborne has been accused of breaking a promise to make Dewsbury an enterprise zone. He made an election eve vow last May to give the town that status within 100 days of a Conservative government coming to power. At the time, incumbent Tory MP Simon Reevell was locked in a battle to retain his

CHANCELLOR OSBORNE ACCUSED OF BREAKING ‘DESPICABLE’ ELECTION PLEDGE TO MAKE DEWSBURY TOWN CENTRE AN ENTERPRISE ZONE seat. He narrowly lost his Dewsbury and Mirfield consitutency to Labour’s Paula Sherriff. Enterprise zones give towns benefits including: ■ Up to a 100 per cent business rate discount over five years; ■ Simpler planning

processes for developments; ■ 100 per cent tax relief for firms investing in new machinery. Nine months on and nothing has happened – and MP Paula Sherriff wants action. On Monday she called for an apology in a parliamentary debate, having raised the

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issue twice before. She quizzed communities minister Marcus Jones and said: “This was the most despicable piece of electioneering imaginable. “It was a deliberate and targeted false promise for the people of Dewsbury in a desperate attempt to save my

predecessor from losing his seat.” Adding to the confusion is a Kirklees Council project dubbed the ‘North Kirklees Housing and Enterprise Growth Zone’. This does not offer the benefits of the Government scheme and, despite the

name, covers Dewsbury and Batley but not towns like Mirfield. Investment such as nearly £100,000 for repairs to Dewsbury Market Hall is in the pipeline. Ms Sherriff said: “I have many constituents contact me with concerns about Dewsbury town centre. “The Government has let them down but I will keep pushing for both an apology and investment in our town.”

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‘Gunman’ has jail Are your double glazed units steamed up sentence quashed Discounts We fit or full of condensation? A MANDATORY jail sentence for a man armed with an imitation pistol has been quashed. James Dransfield, 26, was given five years in prison with an extended three years on licence at Leeds Crown Court in December. An appeal cut his jail time to 27 months after it was ruled that a minimum tariff should not have been imposed. Dransfield was convicted of possessing the imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence on September 13 last year.

The court heard previously that police were called when a man was seen outside a home on Windsor View in Shaw Cross, waving what appeared to be a gun. He repeatedly shouted for Dexter Murray and his girlfriend Leanne Gabitas to come outside. Miss Gabitas said she was “scared to death” but Dransfield left before police arrived. Officers traced him to an address in Garden Terrace, Ravensthorpe, where they found a plastic replica of a Glock gun.

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News In Brief House explosion DEWSBURY: An explosion ripped out the window of a home as a father and son watched TV. Firefighters were called to the property on Halifax Road at around 7pm last Saturday. A man, 38, and his eight-yearold son were sitting in the front room at the time of the incident. There was no sign of a gas leak and the cause of the explosion, which blew out a whole bay window, is unknown. A spokesman for Dewsbury Fire Station said: “Nobody was injured but things could have been worse.”

Bullock with a beef MIRFIELD: Firefighters were called to a bovine rescue last Wednesday – and that ain’t no bull. A bullock got trapped in a cattle crush on Chadwick Lane, Lower Hopton, at around 2.50pm but was eventually freed. Appliances from Mirfield and the technical rescue unit from Cleckheaton were involved.

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Tories urge Labour to ‘spread the cash around’ in Kirklees By Steve Martyn A FAIRER regeneration deal is to be sought at Wednesday’s council budget-setting meeting. The Conservative group will ask in an amendment for cash to be spread out among communities across the district. Led by Coun Robert Light (Con, Birstall and Birkenshaw), Tories believe that too much is spent in Huddersfield and, to an extent, Dewsbury. Their proposal goes

together with the devolution of spending on many services to local areas. It would cover budgets for parks, markets, street cleaning, gritting, libraries and museums. They will also seek extra cash for pothole repairs but would save money elsewhere by combining ‘back office’ functions with other councils. Kirklees officials face making £84m of cuts up to 2020 that will affect frontline services. Police community support officers, assessments

for disabled children, social care and those at risk of domestic violence could be in the firing line. Labour accused the Government of switching council funding to a onesize-fits-all system. It was previously based on need, so Kirklees received higher funding as the district was assessed as being more ‘deprived’ than others. Labour claim people in terraced homes in Dewsbury get £60 less per person in council services than in 2010, but in

Oxfordshire they receive £50 more. Deputy Tory leader Coun David Hall (Liversedge and Gomersal) said Kirklees would be in less trouble had Labour acted sooner. He said: “We believe there are still enormous efficiencies to be made by the council. “But the ruling Labour group should have started some of this work several years ago when it was apparent money was going to become scarcer.” Coun Hall added: “We

are committed to devolving the control of spending on local issues. “This will mean real devolution of decisionmaking nearer to the communities which are affected. “It will also drive efficiencies in delivering those services and help our local economies by employing smaller, local firms and tradesmen.” ■ The budget meeting is at Huddersfield Town Hall on Wednesday, February 17 at 5pm.

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TOTS showed themselves to be little monkeys when they rang in the Chinese New Year. Youngsters at Child’s Play on Thornhill Road had a tea party and dressed in something bright. They also made biscuits, lanterns, Chinese New Year cards, painted dragons and had Chinese food in celebration of the Year of the Monkey. Next up is a wear-somethingred fundraiser today (Friday) for the Children’s Heart Foundation. Activities celebrating Valentine’s Day include a disco, collage and card-making and water play.

HECKMONDWIKE: Two fundraisers for Macmillan Cancer Support are on at Brighton Street Working Men’s Club next week. First up is line dancing on Monday, February 15 at 7.45pm. Entry for dancers is £3.50 while non-dancers go free. There will also be refreshments and cake for £1.50. The fun goes on until 10pm. Then on Friday country music duo Souls ’N’ Stone star at another line dancing fundraiser at 7pm. Entry is £4 and this time entertainment lasts until 10.45pm. There will also be a raffle, with all proceeds for Macmillan.

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North of Westminster Grassroots must be nurtured if sport is to thrive in our district unday saw a sporting spectacle that we’ve waited months to behold. No, not the Super Bowl – the rugby league Championship got underway. Batley Bulldogs played host to Leigh Centurions and beat them in a memorable game. Win or lose they are a huge asset to the town and this is true of many of the sports clubs across our area who do amazing work in our community. When I was at the club last week I was shown the trophy cabinet, including the most recent silverware, which was won by the girls’ team. The club has grown to more than 100 girls and has just returned from a ground-breaking trip to Australia. Batley & Spen has a rich sporting life. Our constituency has produced Olympians, Paralympians, international rugby players, first class cricketers, premier league footballers – and a range of other successful sportsmen and women from cyclists to canoeists. Of course, sport is about so much more than winning. When I think about all the people I know who play football or tennis or go swimming, I know it isn’t always about winning. I like to run. But it is very rare that I race anyone. For many people sport is about keeping fit and healthy, or the camaraderie of the team or the social life.

For others it helps combat loneliness and isolation, or it allows them to develop and improve their skills. Sport offers role models and in some cases heroes emerge who our kids look up to and who many want to emulate. Its power is quite remarkable. It also opens doors for people. The opportunities sport presents can be unlike any others – the chance to travel the country or the world, the chance to showcase your particular sporting talents in a range of competitions and places. Look no further than 15 year-old Jordan Catling from the Bulldogs. She was named the National Satellite Club Participant of the Year in recognition of her contribution and commitment to community sport. It helps nurture skills that can be put to good use across the rest of your life. But whether we’re talking about winning or just about taking part, this can’t happen without the right infrastructure. We must get things right at the grassroots if it is going to thrive. Nor should we underestimate the work of volunteers who make much of it come together. I’m looking forward to visiting Cleckheaton RUFC to hear about the plans they have to grow their sport and the amount they contribute locally.

I have been to cricket clubs, such as Mount and Batley, who are doing wonders at opening up their game to new groups. I’ve visited junior football clubs in Cleckheaton and Gomersal who offer scores of kids somewhere to train and play. One of the reasons I’m so keen to help those who will be affected by the planned closure of Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre is because such clubs and sports must continue. It’s a sad situation but the work and commitment of those who organise these clubs must not be lost. We may not know what our future sporting landscape will look like in terms of facilities, particularly with the plans for a new Spen Valley sports village, but we know most of our clubs rely on the goodwill of volunteers. We must celebrate our sportsmen and women and all of those volunteers behind the scenes. This means ensuring that we are getting it right at the grassroots and making sure that these doors remain open.

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News In Brief Library is saying it with flowers BIRSTALL: Flower arranging is the subject of a talk and demonstration at the library later this month. Members of the Spen Valley Flower Club are guests for the latest in the Market Street venue’s series of coffee mornings. The free event is at 10.30am on Tuesday February 23. There will be a small charge for refreshments. Meanwhile, Rhymetime for children under five is back by popular demand at the library on Friday, March 4. There is no need to book for the event, which starts at 10am and includes songs, rhymes and actions. All children attending will receive Bear’s Reading Adventure, a free sticker storybook.

Learning to cook BATLEY: Children with moderate disabilities can learn to cook and play sport at a youth club. The Saturday Live group meets tomorrow (Saturday) at the Young Batley Centre on Thomas Street at 2.30pm. It is aimed at those aged 13 to 19. Other activities include games, trips out and residential visits. The cost is 50p per session. For more details call 01924 324759 or 07979 941718.

Hospice insight BATLEY: The work of a children’s hospice is to be detailed at a meeting on Tuesday. Lisa Talbert is due to speak about the Forget Me Not Hospice in Huddersfield at the Probus Club. The talk is at 10am for a 10.30am start at the Older People's Centre on Upper Commercial Street. Visitors and potential new members are welcome. For more details call 01924 471337.

Rush to set up charity after hitch in hall sell-off By Staff Reporters A PROPOSED sell-off of Gomersal Public Hall hit a snag when the terms of a covenant were revealed. Kirklees Council said that the historic Oxford Road building faced closure unless a group took it over through an ‘asset transfer’. But it emerged that the authority runs the hall as a charitable trustee on behalf of residents. It means the council would only be able to pass the premises on to another charity, rather than to just any local group. Details were revealed when councillors Lisa Holmes and David Hall checked for covenants. As a result, moves were made last Sunday to form a charitable trust that could take over should Kirklees insist on a handover. Coun Holmes (Con,

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with a more effective approach.” Residents Erica Allen and Michelle GraingerMead were elected as cochairmen of the Save Gomersal Public Hall group. More meetings will be held to create a business plan for a bid for charitable trust status.

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Anyone who has commercial, legal or building surveying skills is welcome to attend. Coun Hall (Con, Liversedge and Gomersal) said: “The timescale is extremely tight, so speed is now of the essence. “It would be a disaster for the village if the hall were to close, so we’ll try our utmost to stop that happening.” Anyone with expertise to offer can call Coun Holmes on 07922 242370 or Coun Hall on 01924 525417.

COUNCIL chiefs insist they own Gomersal Public Hall, despite what it is claimed a covenant states. Kirklees is the charitable trustee – which led to suggestions that residents are the real owners and the authority merely the guardians. Tory councillors Lisa Holmes and David Hall accused Kirklees of a “blunder” in trying to sell it off. Officials said the public hall, built in 1851 as a mechanics institute, passed to them from predecessor councils. A spokesman said: “The situation with charitable trusts and land ownership can be confusing. “But we are clear in this case that the council does own Gomersal Public Hall and has done since 1936. “The council is also registered as the proprietor of the hall at the Land Registry.” He added decisions must comply with the Charities Acts and the terms of the charitable trust which runs the hall. The spokesman said: “We all want to secure a good outcome for the future of the hall. “Officers are continuing to work with local ward councillors and residents to ensure that the hall has a viable future.”

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Hospital IT team scoop Trust prize THE work of Dewsbury District Hospital’s IT department has clicked with health bosses. Computer wizards from the Staincliffe site triumphed at internal awards held by the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. They pioneered patient wi-fi plus digital dictation and recordkeeping for doctors. Benefits include allowing medics to conduct ward rounds while at another hospital and speeding up patient appointments. The IT crowd won in

the Valuing Our People Category at the trust’s awards for excellence in Wakefield on January 28. Other winners included the Cardio Rehab Team at Dewsbury, who run circuit training and Tai Chi classes. Trust chairman Jules Preston said of the IT crowd: “People assume that hospitals are all about doctors and nurses. But without the support of those behind the scenes, such as IT, our health system wouldn’t work.”

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M62 bomb outrage memorial A MEMORIAL to those killed by an IRA bomb 42 years ago drew a large crowd to Hartshead Moor motorway services last Sunday. About 250 people attended the event – including an elderly Chelsea Pensioner, below, right, in full dress

who travelled up from London. The turnout was more than organisers expected for the M62 coach bombing remembrance. And about 30 standards from various Royal British Legion (RBL) branches were flown during a parade. Terry Brewis, chaplain of the RBL’s Spenborough branch, was among the speakers. The event marked the moment on February 4, 1974, when 12 coach passengers died in a bomb blast on the motorway between junctions 26 and 27. Soldiers and their families, some asleep around midnight, were travelling while on leave. Among the dead were Cpl Clifford Haughton, 23, wife Linda, 23, and

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Flying colours...the parade featured 30 standards from Briritsh Legion branches Pictures: Alan Cardwell, Spenborough British Legion their children Lee, five, and two-year-old Robert. Mayor of Kirklees Coun Paul Kane also spoke at the ceremony. He said: “Memorials like this are the only way many young people will have an awareness that times were not always as they are now. “Today, the political process is well established and all parties

rely on the ballot box rather than the bomb. “In February 1974, today’s political landscape would have seemed an impossible dream. “Time can heal, but that healing is never complete – and for that reason we all have to show support for those who continue to live within the shadow of February 4, 1974.”

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HARD workers in Ravensthorpe collected 229 bags of rubbish last year – and are now planning to have some fun in the community. The Ravensthorpe Residents’ Action Group has organised den-building and bird box-making activities for children and parents at Dewsbury Country Park’s bird sanctuary on Thursday, February 18 (10am). Those wanting to take part can meet there or at the Greenwood Centre at 10am. Efforts will be backed by Jane Halliday, of environmental charity Groundwork, and Kirklees Council countryside officer Simon Pedley. Cash for the event came from a £1,557 grant from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. This is for the group’s Clean and Green Project, which from next month will be planting trees, shrubs

and flowers from Clarkson Street to Heron Close. Members meet on Thursdays from 10am to 12noon for litterpicking and gardening. Last year the volunteers collected 229 bags of rubbish over 92 hours, including 89 from around Clarkson Street. They also picked up mattresses, furniture, clothes, bottles, carpets, oil drums and stripped cabling. Other projects include installing bottle banks and planting plants donated by B&Q and trees given by the Environmental Alliance. The group, members of Keep Britain Tidy’s Big Tidy Up campaign, also helps with the upkeep of grounds at St Saviour’s Church. Karen Mayfield, of the group, said: “We apply for grants to keep running and attend community events to promote the group and raise funds whenever possible.”

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Flower demo at BBG BIRKENSHAW: Green-fingered residents can prepare for spring at the next meeting of the Spen Valley Flower Club. The event, featuring a demonstration by Lucy Hutton Smith, takes place at the BBG Academy on Wednesday February 24 at 7.30pm. Admission for guests is normally £5. Refreshments will be available before the demonstration. Members of the club, which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year, are guests at a Birstall Library coffee morning the day before.

Support your local towns! UPPORT the Spen Valley – and trade locally! And that shouldn’t just be the message from the high street retailers and small businesses on your doorstep, but the word that we’re all spreading. One of the common themes of modern life that people complain about is the breakdown of community – but it’s in our hands to make a difference! Towns like Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike and areas like Liversedge, Gomersal and Birkenshaw are the lifeblood of our communities and the people plying their trade there are our neighbours. The modern ‘convenience’ age of faceless out of town shopping centres, and the massive but personality-free supermarkets are an everyday part of our life. But for real, friendly service,

helpful personal advice that the bigger multi-national businesses can’t match, and for a rich diversity of goods and services, you can’t beat the warm and friendly high streets on your doorsteps. Both Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike have benefited from investment over recent years to improve your shopping experience, and they have dedicated

Chamber of Trade and Business Alliance members always looking to improve the things they offer. But it’s the wide range of services available that sets your local town apart. If you want a plumber or your car fixing, you want someone who’s known locally, who’s accountable, and who’s keen to build up a reputation for doing a good job, at affordable prices. So whether it’s someone to come visit your home to fix something, whether it’s a new hairstyle or something to buy for your home, spare a moment to think if you can get it locally, rather than taking your business out of the district.

Players leap into Pirates HECKMONDWIKE Players have chosen Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular operetta The Pirates Of Penzance for their March production – coinciding with the fact that 2016 is a leap year. Due to be performed at Cleckheaton Town Hall from Wednesday March 16 to Saturday March 19, the central character in the swashbuckling tale is Frederic, a pirate apprentice who has finally graduated into a full-fledged buccaneer – or has he? Unfortunately it has been overlooked that Frederic’s birthday is on February 29 ñ a leap year, making him in reality only five years old! Hilarity ensues as a band of inept and rather cowardly police are drafted in by Major General Stanley and his daughters to deal with the brigands. Playing the Major

General is Ian Fryer, who regular audience members will remember for his outstanding performance in Jekyll And Hyde last year. Richard Armstrong is playing the lovelorn Frederic, with Players regulars Sheelagh Wood and Helen Wrigglesworth in the roles of pirate maid Ruth and Mabel. There are plenty of laughs in the rollicking, chaotic and witty tale set to the much-loved music of Arther Sullivan. Songs include With Catlike Tread, When The Foeman Bares His Steel and I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General. Evening performances start at 7.15pm from March 16 to March 19, with a Saturday matinee at 2.15pm. For ticket details call 01924 492671.

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VALENTINE’S DAY could prove to be an important milestone for the 14th Heckyfest music event. At 4pm this Sunday volunteer organisers will launch a crowdfunding bid and hope local music-lovers will dig deep and pledge a total of £16,000 to allow the popular familyfriendly festival to take place over two days in mid-July. Thousands of people have enjoyed the free event in Heckmondwike’s Green Park and for several years Kirklees Council provided the core funding, but organisers do not expect any more significant grants due to budget constraints. Festival director Donal O’Driscoll said: “We can’t keep relying on council funding to make this wonderful summer festival happen again, and we can’t rely on donations over the festival weekend. We need the money confirmed before the end of March.” The fundraising deadline will be Sunday March 13 and Donal continued: “It’s all or nothing ñ if we don’t

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make the target then PayPal and Go Cardless just refund the money to those who pledged. “We’ve pared down the total cost from £21,000 to £16,000 and we’ve secured the wonderful Ska House band to finish the festival on the Saturday. “We’re already well on our way to securing 25 other brilliant acts to play over the two days. All we need now is to reach our target.” On top of online donations the organisers are also hoping for sponsorship from town centre traders, who benefit from the festival, and other local businesses. For the first time the Crown of Lights group intend to have a glossy eight-page festival programme so sponsors can choose from a variety of advertising opportunities in print, plus banners, stalls or exhibition stands. Those interested in sponsorship can call Donal on 07957 765573 or email info@CrownOfLights.org.uk. The link to the Crowdfunder webwww.crowdfunder.co.uk/ site, 14th-heckyfest, goes live at 4pm this Sunday.

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Katie Hopkins: ‘I am the Marmite of the media world’ ATIE HOPKINS may have had her chat show cancelled here in the UK, but is she heading Stateside next. I caught up with her at Westminster Live Studios in London, where she told me: “I have become a big hit on Fox News, thanks to my pal Donald Trump. We are talking and who knows, I enjoy the show and it’s always good to get your opinions out to a new audience don’t you think?”

Brighouse & Rastrick Band recently featured on the BBC’s One Show, as part of a feature dedicated to the late Terry Wogan. The band, seen here with host Alex Jones, played on Wogan’s 1977 hit song ‘The Floral Dance’.

Top brass band are marching into spring BRIGHOUSE & Rastrick Band are visiting a fresh venue for their traditional March concert but are sure to provide the height of entertainment when they relocate to Dewsbury Town Hall for their own spring promotion on March 19. Major roof repairs at Huddersfield Town Hall have forced the change, but Kirklees Council have gone out of their way to support one of their most popular acts at another of their venues. Band personnel are thrilled to be returning to the Dewsbury hall due to its homely atmosphere with great sightlines, space and acoustics. Recently-appointed resident musical direc-

tor Leigh Baker will front proceedings next month, and judging by the reaction to his first appearance in front of the band in Brighouse recently, concert-goers are in for a treat. Leigh focuses on entertainment and there are sure to be plenty of smiling faces at the Dewsbury concert, when the band will feature no guest band, as normally happens in Huddersfield, enabling them to display their own exceptional form and musicality to the full. Tickets are available from all usual Kirklees outlets including Cleckheaton and Dewsbury town halls, the box office on 01484 223200 and online at www.kirkleestown halls.co.uk.

Evening of three contrasting plays DEWSBURY ARTS GROUP are presenting an evening of plays tonight and tomorrow (Fri-Sat). The three very contrasting plays include Birdsong by James Saunders; The Good, The Bad and The Upside Down presented by Dewsbury Arts Advanced Youth class and The Bay At Nice by David Hare. Performances take place at 7.30pm at the Artspace on Lower Peel Street, Dewsbury. Book online at www.dewsburyartsgroup.info or call 0333 666 3366. Right: The cast of Birdsong in costume

Something for all the family Advertising Feature THOUSANDS of people are expected to experience all the sights and sounds as the famous Valentine’s Fair returns to Leeds for its 25th year. Leeds has enjoyed a love affair since the first Valentine’s Fair in the UK arrived back in 1992, bringing with it rides the likes of which had never been seen before in the city, filling the Headrow and what was at the time the car parks alongside Leeds Market. The event has since grown in not just stature but also popularity and moved out of the city centre and on to the car parks of Elland Road alongside the football ground in 2000. The extra room the car parks afford has opened the fair up to bigger and better rides, with the huge Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster always popular and returning this year.

Ramblers’ corner • FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17 SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13 EAST OF WAKEFIELD (NK) EASTBIERBIRKENGOMERS (NK) Meet 11.30am at Wakefield Meet 10.30am R/O Cleckheaton Cathedral doors Town Hall BD19 3RH WF1 1PJ GR SE 333 208 GR SE 191 254 8.5 miles (M) 5 miles (M) No dogs Leader: Jim Leader: Geoff Tel: 01924 469700 Tel: 01422 379221

Families always enjoy the smaller roller coasters which this year include the Little Thunder Mountain Coaster for the first time. Regarded as one of Europe’s biggest fun fairs, over a hundred rides and attractions fill the car parks, including the Vertigo, a giant ride with rotating arms reaching a height of 30 metres, and this year a giant observation wheel. The thrilling 30-metre Sky Flyer will offer views across the whole of the city, on the Sea Storm you can experience a force 10 gale from the safety of your own boat and the Top Buzz swings skywards before a stomach-tingling free fall back to earth. Other rides for the thrill seekers include the Superspin, Devil Rock, SuperBowl and Tagada. There is even a Bavarian themed pub on site for a relaxing drink as well as lots of hot food. Admission is just £1, children under 1 metre and OAPs free and once inside rides are priced from £1.50 upwards, with all kids’ rides being just £1.50 at all times with the exception of bungees, roller coasters and the Pony Express. In midweek, 25 large rides are just £2 until 6pm and can be sampled for just £1.50 by printing vouchers off the fair’s website. Opening times for the fair are: Thursday February 11 5pm–10.30pm; Friday February 12 5pm–10.30pm; Saturday February 13 1pm–10.30pm; Sunday February 14 1pm–10pm; Monday February 15 12–4pm (early closure due to football match); Tuesday February 16 1pm–10.30pm; Wednesday February 17 1pm–10.30pm; Thursday February 18 1pm–10.30pm; Friday February 19 1pm–10.30pm; Saturday February 20 1pm–10.30pm; Sunday February 21 1pm–10pm.

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THE GREAT British Bake Off stars Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were reportedly getting £100,000 pay rises. But not according to Paul, who tells me: “It’s a totally daft story, made up by the press, and if it’s true then it’s not hit my bank account. But really, why did they make it up in the first place?” PETER CAPALDI could be leaving Doctor Who at the end of the next series. A source reveals: “The show is having a total revamp with a new storyline editor, producer and many more. It’s always good to spice things up, and as yet there is no definite word on what is happening with the Doctor, but as we all know he simply changes his look and starts all over again.” CONTROVERSIAL I’m A Celebrity Contestant Lady Colin Campbell is in talks with telly bosses to have her own TV reality show. Although she would be following in the footsteps of former campmates Katie Price and Peter Andre, the 66-year-old royal biographer hopes to emulate the success of Kim Kardashian... SHEILA REID tells me: “I’m very excited to be back in Benidorm. I’ve missed Madge so much! She may speak her mind, but I think people really appreciate that side of her and besides it’s also refreshing, there are so few of us left now saying what we think.” JAMES MAY believes the BBC has been ‘harsh’ on new Top Gear host Chris Evans by celebrating the show’s history with repeats. “I do worry that it may be harder for him to establish the show as his, and his alone, because to many we are never off the box with repeats,” he said. COMEDIAN Ken Dodd has admitted that his memory is failing him, and he has to use a script when performing. Ken tells me: “I think I am doing well to remember

Ann Montini and Katie Hopkins to get up, but truthfully it does come as a shock. But a comic can just ad-lib a joke in and hopefully someone will laugh.” IT COULD be said that Ant and Dec are the jewels in ITV’s crown, attracting viewers to the channel with shows like I’m A Celebrity and Saturday Night Takeaway. But now, having had their US show axed after just one series, the duo may look to join new media giant Amazon like Top Gear, in a bid to gain world domination. A source tells me: “The boys have a new deal from ITV on offer, but ideally they want to break worldwide.” THE GREAT British Bake Off’s Mary Berry turned down the chance to appear in Strictly Come Dancing. She tells me: “I adore the show, but honestly Ann, I would be terrible as a contestant. They ask me every year, but if I was to do the show it would have to be with Anton as he is so kind and a gentleman in every sense.” SHANE RICHIE says EastEnders has made it harder to learn his lines for a new stage play. Shane, 51, is about to tread the boards with co-star Jessie Wallace in a murder-mystery stage play. “In EastEnders you kind of remember it for those moments you’re playing your scene,” he said. “If you’re lucky you’ll get three takes, maybe four – and then you throw it away, and you’re onto the next one.” ACTOR Jeremy Piven, AKA Harry Selfridge, said: “When I was filming Mr Selfridge I stayed in a flat above the Sherlock Holmes Museum on Baker Street, so I had to wade through a lot of tourists to get in. It had a terrace where I kept my pullup bar and kickboxing bag.

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I’d sit out there, smoke a cigar and learn my lines.” ‘DAVID WALLIAMS facing Britain’s Got Talent axe’, screamed a headline in the papers last week. Here at The Press I can confirm it’s all simply made up to try and make you watch the new series after last year’s ratings were down again. You have been warned... X FACTOR may have dropped again in the ratings last year, but Olly Murs says he is confident he will be back in the fold as host later in the year. “I am working on an album right now, but then from May I am sure I will be back at the X Factor,” he said. “Simon told me he was pleased with what we did on the show last year.” IT WAS rumoured that he’d need hair extensions ahead of the second series of Poldark, but Aidan Turner has confirmed he won’t be needing any help in that department. He said: “Hair extensions? Never! I grow my own hair, I’ll have you know. It’s all I do well, are you kidding?!” IS TAKE THAT singer Gary Barlow’s musical The Girls headed for the West End? A source tells me once the tour has finished it will be given a final polish and then a new venue in London’s West End will be sought. The musical, based on the Calendar Girls film, has been given rave reviews wherever it’s played. ACTRESS Paula Lane has announced that she is pregnant with her second child and is due to quit Corrie, prompting speculation that her character Kylie could be the next to go to jail.“I have no idea what they have planned, but I am sure it will ruffle feathers and many want to see justice done, but who knows,” she teased.

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Belles thrash How to advertise... Ossett Town There are THREE ways to place your advert: 1) Ring Adele on 01924 470296 (9.30am-4.30pm). Have your advert ready and you can pay by debit card (30p surcharge). 2) Come into the offices of The

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Up to £7: £8 - £25: £26 - £50 £51- £100 £101-£200 £201-£500 £501-£1450 £1,451 plus HOUSEHOLD Brass standard lamp for sale, with glass shade, £25. Tel 01924 470028 after 6pm. (1836) Crown regency gold leaf china tea set. £10. Tel 01924 464527 (1851) KITCHEN Hoover Candy single gas oven with grill, in black; built-in model, brand-new, still in box. Serial No 15210013, code 33701054. All measurements on Hoover Candy website. Change of kitchen colour scheme forces sale, £200. Buyer collects Gomersal area. Tel 01274 877339. (1861) Russell Hobbs bread maker with all the instructions, used twice £20. Tel 01484 656666. (1856) MISCELLANEOUS Professional aluminium photographic case. Absolutely bomb proof. Top tray for camera, filters etc, with large vertical compartments below for flash & large zoom lenses. As new £45. Tel 01924 524201. (1863)

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Football Correspondent sport@thepressnews.co.uk

BOTTOM club Ossett Albion go to fellow strugglers Doncaster Belles on Sunday knowing victory could lift them five places as seven clubs find themselves locked in a battle to avoid relegation from the North East Regional League Southern Division. The appalling weather, particularly at weekends, continues to decimate local football and in the West Riding Women’s League many League Cup and Shield games for last week have been re-arranged. But one game that went ahead was at Ossett Town where their Premier Division side crashed 9-1 at home to First Division title chasers Battyeford Belles. Belles striker Louise Wardman opened the scoring as early as the third minute and set the tone for what was to become a dominant

display by the Mirfield side. Former Ossett Town winger Becky Wiggans bagged herself a hat-trick in the onesided contest. Goals from Sarah Hemingway, Bex Raynor, Katie Clarkson and a brace from debutant Dani Brown rounded off an emphatic win for the away side. In the League Shield Dewsbury Rangers, from Division Three, were unlucky to bow out 2-1 to First Division Oulton Athletic while Battyeford reserves, without a game this week, lost 2-1 to leaders Tingley Athletic reserves in their last Division Two game. This week Battyeford Firsts have a chance to go top of Division One if they can take a point from their home game with Silsden as current leaders Bradford City are without a game. While in Division Three Ossett Town’s Development side, fresh from their 9-0 league defeat at Farsley Celtic Development, face another tough game at home to third-placed Amaranth.

HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Oakwell Motel climb Premier table after win THE WET weather once again played havoc with the Heavy Woollen Sunday League programme last weekend, with only eight games surviving. In the only match played in the Premier Division Oakwell Motel climbed to seventh place after Jonny Beverley (brace), Jason Elliott, Darren Fothergill and Lee Hepenstall all netted in a 5-2 win over Millbridge WMC, who replied through a Patrick Sykes double. In the Championship the bottom two sides clashed at Crawshaw Street with second-bottom Birstall St Patricks emerging 7-2 winners over Ravenswharfe. Alex Howdle led the way for Birstall with a hat-trick, their other scorers were Tom Williams, Jean-

Marie Julienne, Joe Ratcliffe and a penalty from Scott Minto in his first game back from injury. Josh Walton hit both goals for Ravenswharfe, who remain winless this season. Hanging Heaton Cricket Club are eight points clear at the top of Division One after they hammered bottom side St Ignatius 13-1. Dave Hall and James Keen both scored hat-tricks, Jamie Baulk and Tom Ramsden hit doubles with Ryan Ellis, Chris Goodwin and Sam Hetherington completing the scoring. Josh Wood netted for Punch Bowl but they lost 15-1 at home to Clifton Rangers Reserves. Battyeford climbed to third place after winning 4-1at Batley Celtics. Old Bank WMC lead Division Two

by six points after they demolished Snowdon 14-1 thanks to four goals from Josh Cooke, a Steven Browne hat-trick, two each from Robert Evans and James Hardwick plus strikes from Sam Womersley and Tom Frizzell. Batley Irish Nash lie in second place after beating Six Lane Ends 20 thanks to late goals from Sean Housecroft and Tom Yarnold despite a heroic performance from Carl Cammish in the Six Lane Ends goal. Saville Arms raced into a two goal lead through Lewis Tolson and Adam Womersley. But were pegged back by Overthorpe Sports Club Reserves’ Lee Davey and Craig Fryer who earned a 2-2 draw in a thrilling contest.

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL BOXING YOUNGSTER MOHAMMED Ossett Town put to the BAGS YORKSHIRE TITLE sword by Northwich KBW BOXER Jawaad Mohammed became a Yorkshire champion after defeating Aaron Flynn in a close-fought contest. Seventeen-year-old Mohammed (pictured below with coach Alan Haque) won the 56kg title after beating Sheffield Boxing Centre’s experienced Flynn on a split decision, having boxed defensively throughout. On his way to the final Mohammed won a unanimous decision against Rawethorpe’s Jordan Yates in the last four. Mohammed has only boxed six times and has already clinched his first title. The youngster is KBW’S fifth boxer to become a Yorkshire champion this season and, with further development, could follow in the footsteps of Saif Cheema who has turned professional whilst training at the gym in Dewsbury.

IN THE Evo-Stik First Division North campaign Ossett Town’s struggles continued when they lost 5-0 to highflyers Northwich Victoria. A Richard Bennet Brace was completed inside 25 minutes to put the hosts in a commanding position. This was followed by a Gary Burnett strike on the half hour mark, but the game was won when Iain Howard scored his first of the game on the stroke of half-time. Howard went on to complete his double on the hour mark and round off a comfortable win for Victoria. Graham Nicholas’ Town side are still languishing two points above the relegation zone after the defeat. They host Radcliffe Borough tomorrow (3pm). Meanwhile, Town’s local rivals Ossett Albion haven’t played in over a week due to the bad weather, but they hope their game at Warrington Town tomorrow (3pm) will go ahead as they aim to continue their promotion push. Elsewhere, in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Liversedge’s crisis is becoming increasingly critical. Their last home game against Cleethorpes Town was the latest in a long line of home fixtures to fall foul of the weather. The Clayborn outfit have now not played a home game for over 100 days. Rimmington’s men travel to table-toppers Tadcaster Albion tomorrow (3pm).

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Cleckheaton prepare for Billingham

Silverwood’s Stags reach last eight of National Cup

CLECKHEATON’S hopes of making it three wins from three in National League Three North have been put on hold for another week after their game with Rossendale was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. The Cleckheaton team had arrived at Rossendale’s Marl Pits ground assured the game would go ahead, but after torrential rain from late morning onwards last Saturday the referee postponed the fixture, which will now take place on Easter Saturday (March 26). This weekend will see the Moorenders travel to face Billingham in the league (2.15pm). Meanwhile, last Sunday witnessed Cleck youngster Cameron Burnhill (pictured right) feature in the Yorkshire Under-20s side that beat a spirited Northumberland team 30-10 away in the National County Championship. The game was played in challenging conditions at Morpeth RUFC.

BARLA National Cup

MIRFIELD STAGS

WATH BROW HORNETS

at Hillrich Park MIRFIELD STAGS are through to the BARLA National Cup quarter-finals after overcoming two-time winners Wath Brow Hornets in a close-fought affair. The cup rolled into Hillrich Park for the first time on Saturday, and it was Richard Silverwood’s men who raced into an early lead. Despite a late charge from the visitors, the Stags defended valiantly to hold on for an impressive triumph on home soil. Stags skipper Reece Spurr opened the scoring after a somewhat one-sided opening quarter of an hour, with Braden Hunter adding the extras.

Stand-off Hunter stepped up to make it 8-0 as the second quarter began, goaling a penalty from in front of the uprights. The Cumbrian visitors were not going to give up without a fight, however, beginning their comeback just moments later. Wath Brow clawed their way back into contention with a fine try and they went into the break trailing by just two points. But the Hornets’ charge was halted just prior to the hour mark when loose forward AJ Boardman landed a drop-goal to make it 96. The closing stages of the tie were extremely tense and Wath Brow threw everything at Silverwood’s side. But Mirfield, much to the delight of the home crowd, held firm and clung on to ensure victory over tough opposition. Next up for the Stags is a Pennine League Championship clash away at New Earswick All Blacks tomorrow (Sat, 2.30pm).

JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE

Moor impress in National Cup BARLA National Cup DEWSBURY MOOR U14 SKIRLAUGH U14

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at Carr Lane DEWSBURY MOOR Under14s knocked out Skirlaugh to progress in the BARLA National Cup. The first half was a hard fought contest and neither team could be separated as they went into the break locked at 6-6. Jonathan Diskin touching down for Moor before the visitors equalised. But the second half belonged to the Maroons.

Cleckheaton RU youngster Cameron Burnhill was picked to represent Yorkshire last weekend

SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL

They scored their second try of the game through Jay Scriven to make it 10-6. This was followed by another try from Diskin, who also converted the touchdown to give his side a 10 point advantage. A fine attacking move was neatly executed shortly afterwards by the hosts which appeared to have won the game for the Carr Lane outfit. Alex Hirst was the player with the touchdown, which Diskin converted. And despite a foray into the hosts half late on Skirlaugh were unable to break through the wellorganised Moor defence.

It was the home side who rounded off the game’s scoring with a try in the closing stages from Callum McGowan. Brad Frost got himself on the scoresheet with a successful conversion. The win means Moor’s Under-14s have earned a home tie against Halton Farnworth Hornets this Sunday (11.30am) in the third round. Elsewhere, Moor’s Under18s will play Skirlaugh in the re-arranged BARLA Yorkshire Cup final at South Leeds Stadium on Sunday (11.30am).

FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT

Healey’s historic champions

Dewsbury’s Ali nets five past struggling West End IN THE Spen Valley Football League Premier Division only one game took place last weekend as second placed Girlington travelled to Hightown Jets. Girlington came out on top in the fixture 3-1 thanks to goals from Danyal Dar, Omar Habeeb and Shoaib Javed. In reply Dean Carr scored for Hightown. Elsewhere, in the Spen Valley League Memorial Trophy First Division high flyers Dewsbury West side beat the league’s bottomplaced side West End

Park 5-1. Arfan Ali bagged all five goals for West Side with Ayundo Mayo on the scoresheet for West End. Norfolk came out on top 3-2 in an entertaining cup tie against Smokin Aces. Norfolk made use of

home advantage, scoring through Ismail Loonat and a brace from Said Said. Smoking Aces responded with strikes from Shakeel Pandor and Mohammed Chotia. And in the cup’s final game of the weekend Savile Town were narrowly defeated 3-2 at the hands of Howden Clough. Town scored through Chris Brown and Umar Dingmar, but it wasn’t enough as they eventually succumb to a Lewis Boddy double and a Dom Carr strike.

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Back row: (from left to right) C Fox, Joe Summerscales, Colin Netherwood, Jack Sugden, Norman Wainwright, Norman Barker, Allan Lockwood, Harry Tomlinson, Harold Watson. Front row: Ronald Carbutt, Ronald Nelson, Fred Ibbotson, Allen Taylor, Geoff Broadley, Jack Ward, Trevor Robotham IT’S NOW seventy years since the impressive Healey School football team won the Dewsbury and Batley Secondary Schools’ League after an

undefeated run which spanned three seasons. Healey’s captain throughout their success was Allen Taylor (pictured centre with the ball) who

provided us with the team photo (above) of Healey’s 1946 winning side. To this day Allen is still in touch with a few of his former teammates.

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Friday February 12, 2016

KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Rams edge past Swinton Kingstone Press Championship

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at the AJ Bell Stadium IF THERE were any doubts that Swinton would be competitive at Championship level, this match showed that there is plenty of fight, in every sense of the word, in the Lions in 2016. The difference between them and the victorious Rams ended up being the thickness of one of the posts: Swinton will no doubt rue their opening conversion hitting the upright. Even a late change of venue, to Salford’s AJ Bell Stadium, due to delayed planning permission at Park Lane and the early gusts of the incoming Storm Imogen, didn’t cause Swinton to fluff their opening lines. Swinton took the lead when Chris Atkin’s smart kick was dived on by Greg Wilde, with the full back’s conversion crucially bouncing out and wide. The Rams then upset their hosts with a try out of nothing, Jason Crookes elusively darted across the pitch before Shane Grady met the ball at pace and sent in Josh Guzdek, goaled by Ben Reynolds. It was the Dewsbury stand off who created the next one, with an astute kick off the outside of his boot, which Guzdek got to ahead of new Swinton loan signing Carl Forster. The game was delayed for around 10 minutes after a high tackle from Shane Grady on Lions’ second rower Connor Dwyer left him prostrate on the turf. He was then stretchered off and the incident was put on report by Chris Campbell. Swinton suffered further misfortune when Stuart Littler was also forced out of the rest of the game with a shoulder injury, meaning that

second rower Andy Thornley deputised at centre for the full second half. The Lions fought back though and Wilde notched his second of the game following Ben White’s chip over, which Greg Scott then flicked to his centre. Matty Beharrall was then the architect for Rob Lever to slide over on his knees and Atkin’s goal gave Swinton their first lead. Dewsbury’s response was a tit-fortat try with Ben Reynolds swooping over but the wind was his enemy in adding the extra points. Atkin then booted two quick-fire penalty goals to put Swinton clear. It was experience and class that gave the Rams back their lead, Paul Sykes leading Anthony Nicholson on a merry dance direct from a scrum, racing over from 50 yards out. Impressive Forster made a cracking hit on a Dewsbury player and from this Beharrall sent in Lever again from close range. The last 10 minutes was dramatic to say the least, both sides having tremendous opportunities; the Rams having a Grant try ruled out for a forward pass from Reynolds before they decisively took the lead. Grady claimed the ball back with some more tough defence, which prompted the officials having to separate the players at the scrum and after Guzdek had touched down for his hat-trick soon afterwards. Then White and Liam Hood released Atkin, Guzdek took him down and the supporting Beharrall was also stopped but the Lions lost the ball on the very next tackle. That appeared to be it but Ryan Hepworth stole the ball from Kilday. With the clock on zero, Thornley galloped away down the Rams’ right with Robinson alongside him, only desperate cover forcing the Swinton winger out of play, leaving the Lions out of luck.

MATCH STATS: SWINTON LIONS Chris Atkin Shaun Robinson Stuart Littler Greg Wilde Greg Scott Ben White Matty Beharrall Mike Morrison Liam Hood Jordan Hand Andy Thornley Connor Dwyer Carl Forster SUBS: Rob Lever Corbyn Kilday Josh Barlow Anthony Nicholson

8 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 8 6

DEWSBURY RAMS Josh Guzdek Dale Morton Shane Grady Jason Crookes Dalton Grant Ben Reynolds Andy Kain Matt Groat Nathan Conroy Ryan Hepworth Kyle Trout Toby Adamson Aaron Brown SUBS: Ryan Wright Jack Teanby Tony Tonks Paul Sykes

9 7 8 8 7 8 7 9 7 7 6 8 7 6 7 6 7

SWINTON LIONS Tries: Wilde (4, 30), Lever (44, 68) Goals: Atkin (44, 52, 56, 68)

DEWSBURY RAMS Tries: Guzdek (18, 22, 72), Reynolds (48), Sykes (63) Goals: Reynolds (18, 22, 63)

Veteran Paul Sykes showed he still has a turn of pace at 35 by winning a sprint to the whitewash and opening his 2016 Championship account Steve Horsfall

Referee: Chris Campbell / HT: 8-12 / Penalties: 9-5 / Sin Bin: None / Sent Off: None / Weather: Cold and windy / MOTM: Josh Guzdek (Dewsbury) / Attendance: 639

RUGBY LEAGUE Youngster Teanby signs Dewsbury Moor find winning Rams contract extension form in Winter Pennine League DEWSBURY Rams prop forward Jack Teanby has signed a new contract with the club which will see him remain at the Tetley’s Stadium until the end of 2017. Head coach Glenn Morrison brought the 19year-old to Dewsbury midway through the 2015 campaign, and following a solid pre-season, which saw Teanby collect two man-ofthe-match awards, the former Wakefield Trinity Wildcats forward has now put himself in contention for a regular place in Morrison’s first team squad. On the extension Teanby, said: “It is really good to sign on, especially when I am at such a young age. “There is a lot of competition within the squad so trying to get in at forward is pretty tough, I am just hoping that I have done enough now and that getting the new contract puts myself forward. “At the moment I just want to keep my shirt and keep

Jack Teanby hopes for a stint in Glenn Morrison’s first team in 2016

Steve Horsfall

Pennine League Division Four East

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playing for the first team.” Teanby was part of the Reserves side that defeated Leigh Centurions to win last year’s Grand Final in an impressive last-gasp victory. The youngster did feature in Dewsbury Rams’ squad

that narrowly beat Swinton last weekend, but unfortunately picked up an injury to his eye shortly after coming on as a substitute. But the knock is not expected to rule Teanby out long-term.

DEWSBURY MOOR Maroons climbed to fourth in Pennine League Division Four East folllowing their impressive 26-12 home win against league leaders Doncaster Toll Bar. The hosts got off to a good start when Scott Sheard crossed over for the game’s opening try, which Brad Foster goaled to make it 6-0. But Toll Bar responded well and put Moor under severe pressure, only to be denied a try thanks to some fine last-ditch defending from the hosts. And shortly afterwards on a break downfield Moor stole a try against the run of play, thanks to some good handling which allowed Sheard to touch down for his second try of the game. Foster again added the extras to extend his side’s lead to 12-0. Toll Bar soon showed their intentions after the setback by halving their defecit thanks to a converted try which was scored by Joel Garrity. The game was even and with half-time

fast approaching the next try would be pivotal. Luckily for the hosts it went their way when Toby Richardson powered his way over. Foster goaled and Dewsbury’s lead stretched to 12 points. But despite conceding a try so close to half-time, Toll Bar kept their heads up and battled hard in the second period. Their efforts paid off when Jordan King went over for a converted try. The visitors found themselves under severe pressure from Moor’s youngsters having just got back into the contest, and it resulted in them conceding a penalty. Foster, who had a brilliant day with the boot, bagged the two points leaving Doncaster needing to score twice to take the lead at 20-12 down. But it was the Maroons who rounded off the game’s scoring with one last try from Archie Bruce. Foster goaled to make it 26-12.

DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2: 1: G Fishwick and J Tomlinson; 2: W and J Davies;

3: M Loveridge and G Bloom; 4 M Watson and G Clarke.

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Friday February 12, 2016

KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Batley seal dramatic late win over Leigh Kingstone Press Championship

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Alex Spindler at Mount Pleasant BATLEY produced an early contender for shock of the season, coming from behind to snatch a dramatic victory against Leigh in the opening round of the Kingstone Press Championship campaign. John Kear’s men fought back from behind three times during an enthralling clash, before Pat Walker’s last-minute penalty gave the underdogs a deserved victory. New Centurions head coach Neil Jukes, taking charge for the first time since the shock departure of Paul Rowley just 10 days before the season opener, named former Man of Steel Rangi Chase at full-back to accommodate his three star playmakers. There were also debuts for fellow off-season recruits Harrison Hansen and Dayne Weston, while Reni Maitua started from the bench. Gareth Hock and Bob Beswick were left out after being named in the provisional 19-man squad. For the hosts, Kear handed competitive debuts to Dave Scott, Dom Brambani, James Davey and Pat Walker as the Bulldogs looked to con-

Chris Ulugia carried on his excellent end to pre-season with a man-of-the-match performance against Leigh Centurions John Miller, Memory Mill Photography tinue their unbeaten pre-season form. Last season’s Championship league leaders Leigh, playing down the slope, controlled territory from the off. But it took until the midway point of the first half for the Bulldogs’ impressive defence to be breached. Indemand half-back Ryan Brierley set up Andrew Dixon to open the scoring after the hosts conceded back-to-back penalties.

Going behind did not faze Kear’s men though and in the 28th minute, substitute James Brown wrestled his way over from close range to level the scores. All of the Bulldogs’ hard work was undone when a sloppy pass from the back of a scrum handed over possession deep in their own half. From the resulting set, Chase sent Tom Armstrong over and the hosts

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were behind again. But in the shadow of half-time, Leigh conceded a second cheap goalline drop out and gave the Bulldogs the chance to draw level again. Dave Scott’s clever dart and pass gave Chris Ulugia the chance to do so and the on-loan centre duly delivered, holding off his opposite man to drive over the whitewash. A 20-minute Mickey Higham masterclass after the interval appeared to have put the game out of sight. First, the veteran hooker dived over from dummy-half, before his break and pass set up Brierley for the try of the game. But, trailing 22-12 with 13 minutes to play, a superb Brambani 40/20 gave the hosts a lifeline. From the resulting set, Cain Southernwood’s delicate kick set up Ulugia for his second try. Ten minutes later, the outstanding Ulugia found a gap that did not appear to exist and glided through it to lay on a try for Shaun Ainscough on his inside shoulder. Walker calmly added the extras to level the scores at 22-all. With less than two minutes to play, the Bulldogs’ tails were up. Brambani sent a high, hanging kick into the quickly-darkening sky and Chase compounded his failure to take it by intentionally tripping the charging Tom Lillycrop. Referee Gareth Hewer awarded a penalty and Walker kicked the goal to give his side an unlikely victory.

BATLEY BULLDOGS 22 Dave Scott 2 Wayne Reittie 4 Shaun Squires 3 Chris Ulugia 5 Shaun Ainscough 6 Cain Southernwood 7 Dom Brambani 8 Keegan Hirst 9 Luke Blake 15 Adam Gledhill 12 Sam Scott 17 Joe Chandler 13 Pat Walker SUBS: 11 Brad Day 14 James Davey 18 Tom Lillycrop 21 James Brown LEIGH CENTURIONS 23 Rangi Chase 2 Adam Higson 3 Greg Worthington 24 Tom Armstrong 5 Liam Kay 6 Martyn Ridyard 7 Ryan Brierley 8 Fuifui Moimoi 14 Mickey Higham 10 Dayne Weston 11 Harrison Hansen 21 Andrew Dixon 29 Jake Emmitt SUBS: 16 Reni Maitua 18 Tom Spencer 19 Lewis Foster 20 Sam Hopkins

7 7 7 9 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 8 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6

BATLEY BULLDOGS Tries: Brown (28), Ulugia (40, 68), Ainscough (77) Goals: Walker 3/4, Brambani 1/1.

LEIGH CENTURIONS Tries: Dixon (19), Armstrong (33), Higham (49), Brierley (58) Goals: Ridyard 3/4. Referee: Gareth Hewer / HT: 12-12 / Penalties: 6-8 / Weather: Cold and dry / Sin Bin: None / Sent Off: None / MOTM: Chris Ulugia (Batley) / Attendance: 1,678 / Match Rating: 4/5.

ATHLETICS – DEWSBURY ROAD RACE

Trojans reach cup last eight Exciting finish to another BARLA National Cup

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at Overthorpe Park THORNHILL TROJANS have reached the quarterfinals of this year’s BARLA National Cup after overpowering a well-drilled West Bowling side. The Bradford based outfit put up a huge fight against Thornhill until the 73rd minute, when the hosts sealed the win through a Sam Ratcliffe try. But Thornhill performed well throughout despite missing several key players following the previous week’s bruising encounter against Hull Dockers. This meant Andrew Bates and Joe Waters were given starts along with Luke Carter, Scott Carter and George Woodcock.

Adam Johnson was another player returning to first team action and marked the occasion by scoring two tries. His first touchdown came in the opening period and gave Thornhill a 40 advantage but that lead had gone by half-time when both teams were locked at 4-4 following a Danny Gregory try, who showed good skill and pace to touch down in the 30th minute. But Thornhill were resurgent after the break and scored almost from the restart. Liam Morley touched down and Ratcliffe added the extras. And shortly afterwards Woodcock completed a fine move to extend the hosts lead. And this try was followed by Johnson’s second of the match, but again Thornhill

failed to add the conversion. Despite conceding three tries early in the second half West Bowling showed good spirit. Liam Coe pulled one try back for the visitors and they thought they had bagged themselves another only for the referee to rule that the ball had been held up over the line. Emotions ran high after the decision and the visitors’ coaches were shown red cards. The game was then rounded off with a try from Ratcliffe, who charged his way over in the corner. But there was time for a West Bowling consolation try when a Trojans pass was intercepted, which allowed Gregory to go over for his second of the game and narrow his side’s defeat to 22-14 following Coe’s conversion.

Thornhill to celebrate anniversary THORNHILL TROJANS are holding a reunion to mark the 10th anniversary of their remarkable win over Workington Town in the Challenge Cup third round. The 16-12 win at

Dewsbury Rams’ Tetley’s Stadium on March 11 2006 resulted in the Trojans being drawn to face Catalan Dragons in the fourth round. Craig Holmes played an important role in the vic-

tory, scoring a try and kicking four goals. Scott Dyson was the other Trojan try-scorer. The reunion will take place on Saturday March 12 (7pm) in the Thornhill Sports and Community

Centre and everyone is welcome to the event to celebrate past success. All members of the two squads that competed against Workington and Catalan are hoped to be in attendance.

successful Dewsbury 10K DEFENDING champion Mohammed Abu-Rezeq completed a hat-trick of victories at the Dewsbury 10K last Sunday. The Manchester-based Jordanian athlete led from start to finish but had to fight off a strong challenge in the closing stages from Gateshead’s Matthew Hynes. Abu-Rezeq finished in a time of 30:06, his best time at the Dewsbury 10K and just a second ahead of Hynes, with Hallamshire’s Dave Norman third. The winner of the women’s race was Charlene Thomas of Wakefield in a time of 33:37, well clear of her club colleague and former champion Julie Briscoe who completed the course in 35:05. Darlington’s Sharon Barlow crossed the line in third. The men’s team prize was won by Hallamshire with Wakefield collecting the women’s team honours. A field of nearly 1,100 runners completed the race organised by Dewsbury Road Runners on the out and back course from Dewsbury to Birstall Smithies.

Mohammed Abu Rezeq is the 2016 Dewsbury Road Race champion Race director Bernard Disken of Dewsbury Road Runners said: “I am pleased that we had a thrilling finish to the race and that many runners of all standards achieved personal bests. “I would like to thank

Dewsbury Sports Centre, 12th Dewsbury Guides, Kirklees Highways, St John Ambulance, Raynet radio network and Green Light Traffic Management, without whom the race would not have happened.”

Kear’s men have a spring in their step But Bulldogs coach won’t let his side get carried away By Joe Link Sports Reporter joe@thepressnews.co.uk

BATLEY BULLDOGS face Featherstone this Sunday full of optimism after an impressive opening-day victory over bigspenders Leigh at Mount Pleasant. The win further enhanced John Kear’s reputation as a giantkilling coach, but in typical style the Bulldogs boss insists his side are not getting carried away – having not been certain his players would pull off the unlikely second-half fightback. “I was confident we’d play well and put up a fight against Leigh,” said Kear. “But we must keep things in perspective and keep our feet on the ground. “We’re going to be playing another good team in Featherstone and they will offer us new challenges this Sunday, so we will have to be on top form once again. “I hope we will show the same resilience against Featherstone as we did against Leigh.

“We never gave up and didn’t panic when we went 10 points down in the second half so I feel the win was much deserved. “I’m very happy with the squad I have at my disposal and on their day they have proven that they’re capable of great things.” However Kear hasn’t ruled out more signings in the coming weeks, after bringing winger Alex Brown back the Mount ahead of the Leigh fixture until the end of the season. “My squad will no doubt be tested as it was last year through injury so new additions are always welcome,” added Kear. “Brown will definitely strengthen the team, but my squad of 26 players in the Championship should be enough.” Having being faced with possibly the most difficult start to a Championship season in the Bulldogs’ recent history, against top four challengers Leigh, Featherstone, Sheffield and Halifax, Kear’s men have passed the first test and will aim to keep up the same level of intensity at the Big Fellas Stadium against Jon Sharp’s Featherstone on Sunday (3pm).

Winger Alex Brown, pictured with John Kear, signs a contract with the Bulldogs that keeps him at Mount Pleasant until the end of the season

Morrison demands big improvements Aaron Brown in action against Swinton before picking up another knee injury Steve Horsfall

DEWSBURY RAMS head coach Glenn Morrison is demanding a major improvement from his side against Workington this weekend, having narrowly edged out newly promoted Swinton Lions last Sunday. Morrison insisted it was vital his side made a good start to their Championship campaign against John Duffy’s Swinton, but despite the two-point win the performance was not what he had hoped for. “The performance was pathetic,” said Morrison. “We are capable of doing a lot better than that, we reviewed the game afterwards and we realised we only played the ball in their half 10 times or so which isn’t good enough. “But to their credit the lads fought hard and I’m happy we managed to get the two points against a team that played well and

Swinton will probably consider themselves a bit unlucky. We had a game plan but they prevented us from executing it. “Playing newly-promoted teams is always tricky in your opening game because they are desperately trying to prove themselves in the division.” In what was a physical contest Aaron Brown and Jack Teanby both picked up injuries to add to Morrison’s disappointment. The duo are now major doubts for this weekend’s visit of Workington. Brown had to be replaced after a recurrence of a knee injury which ruled him out of the Rams’ Championship Shield play-off semi-final against London Broncos last season. Meanwhile Teanby suffered a knock to his eye and was suffering blurred vision at the AJ

Bell Stadium last Sunday. But Dewsbury have positives to take from their opening day victory, and Morrison should be impressed as some of his off-season recruits fared well. Three of his additions, Paul Sykes, Ben Reynolds and Josh Guzdek scored all of Dewsbury’s points against Swinton, with 20year-old Guzdek looking like a gem of a signing having scored a hat-trick. “There are positives to take from the game and Guzdek’s hat-trick is definitely one of them,” said Morrison. “I hope he can continue that good form over the course of the season. I brought him to the club because I knew he had a lot of potential and he’s been showing that in training, now he’s also shown it where it matters, on the pitch.”