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THE PRESSURE on Dewsbury Hospital’s underthreat accident and emergency department was laid bare this week as the district’s two MPs made passionate pleas for the government to intervene. A&E at Dewsbury was stretched to its limit over the festive period, with reports of bed shortages and long waits to see a doctor. One old age pensioner was forced to wait 19 hours for a bed on a ward on New Year’s Day. Pat Mackintosh was taken into hospital on New Year’s Day after the cough she had been suffering with for several days worsened. Despite an ambulance rushing her to A&E at Dewsbury, the 72-year-old

from Gomersal then waited eight hours for a doctor to examine her. This was despite Mrs Mackintosh being told by health professionals over the phone that her condition was bad enough to warrant a trip to A&E. Daughter-in-law Christine Warrillow explained: “She had been suffering with a

cold over Christmas and on New Year’s Day it was quite chesty, so we rang the 111 helpline, who carried out an over-the-phone assessment. “They told us they would call back and when they did – five hours later – we were told a doctor would come out to see Pat, but she would have to wait until the next day. She got a bit worse and

at around 7.30pm they said that they would send an ambulance.” Mrs Warrillow described the scene at the hospital as “horrific” due to shortages of equipment and facilities. “They managed to find her a bed in the walk-in centre but not in A&E,” she said. “However, we arrived at 8pm and a doctor didn’t manage to come see us until 4am. “There were people having to share cubicles and having to sit in chairs as there were no beds available. “The department was so stretched. We could not fault the staff though, it was not their fault and everybody who came to see us apologised for the way things were.” The A&E department at Dewsbury Hospital is set to be downgraded this spring as

Trust spends another £1.7m on savings advice Full story – p5 Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust look to provide more specialist care at their hospitals. Serious emergency cases will have to go to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield once Dewsbury’s downgrade is complete. Having seen Dewsbury pushed to its limits over Christmas, Mrs Warrillow said that she fears for the future of healthcare in North Kirklees. “It is scary to imagine what could happen if there isn’t an A&E department here as there will be twice as much pressure on Pinderfields,” she added. “It is just not viable and it is putting lives at risk.” Both of North Kirklees’ members of parliament raised their concerns in Parliament this week, in debates on the NHS and in questions to both the Health Secretary and Prime Minister. In a passionate exchange Batley & Spen MP Tracy

Brabin brought up the stress Dewsbury Hospital had been placed under with Theresa May during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday. However, the PM said the changes to hospitals was something dealt with by local health authorities, not central government. Ms Brabin admitted she was disappointed by Mrs May’s response. She said: “Theresa May essentially shrugged off my question, a response that is deeply disappointing. “She is the head of our Government and cannot get away with passing the buck on issues of such importance. “Even in the face of a winter NHS crisis and NHS trusts under ever-worsening financial pressure she refused to budge an inch to help the people of Batley and Spen and beyond. “The case for keeping Dewsbury A&E is absolutely

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OAKLEY BRIAN MALCOLM On 2 January, aged 67. Husband of Carol. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 18 January at 2pm.

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Deaths BEDFORD CAROLE On 7 January, aged 72, of Birstall. Wife of Mike. Service

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On 2 January, aged 81, of Mirfield. Wife of the late Kenneth. Service at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Mirfield, Monday 23 January at 11am, followed by committal at Cleckheaton New Cemetery at 12noon.

On 4 January, aged 79, of Thornhill Lees. Wife of the late Gordon. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 18 January at 11.15am.

BROMLEY MINNIE On 31 December, aged 88, of Batley. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium Tuesday 17 January at 2.45pm.

BROOKE ANNIE On 4 January, aged 91. Wife of the late Ernest. Service at Park Wood Crematorium, Elland, Tuesday 24 January at 12noon.

BROWN NEE SEATON JEAN On 2 January, aged 82, of Westtown. Wife of the late Allen. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 23 January at 2pm.

BRUCE NEE CROSS MARJORIE On 7 January, aged 81, of Mirfield. Wife of the late Geoffrey. Service at St John’s Church, Upper Hopton, Tuesday 24 January at 1.45pm, followed by private committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.

CLARK BERNARD On 1 December, aged 56, of Birstall. Husband of the late Christine. Service at St Patrick’s RC Church, Birstall, Friday 20 January at 11.30am, followed by committal at St Peter’s Churchyard, Birstall.

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COOPER NEE CLIFTON MAVIS On 4 January, aged 87, of Carlinghow. Wife of Arthur. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 20 January at 11.15am.

COUPLAND CAROL On 5 January, aged 59, of Mirfield. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 19 January at 2pm.

DAVIES BRIAN GEORGE On 7 January, aged 80, of Healey. Husband of Betty. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 17 January at 9.45am.

DEWHIRST TERENCE On 7 January, aged 73, formerly of Batley. Requiem Mass at St Mary’s RC Church, Batley, Wednesday 18 January at 9.30am, followed by interment at Batley Cemetery.

DIXON NEE GRIMES MARGARET On 5 January, of Mirfield. Wife of the late David. Service at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Mirfield, Monday 30 January, followed by interment at Batley Cemetery at 12.30pm.

ELSEY BRIAN On 7 January, formerly of Cleckheaton. Husband to the late Pat. Funeral enquiries to Batley Funeral Services. Tel 01924 470615.

GOODRIDGE NEE HEWITT PAMELA On 7 January, aged 71, of Westborough. Wife of Malcolm. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 20 January at 1.15pm.

HALLAS GEOFF Funeral service at St Peter’s Church, Birstall, Monday 23 January at 12noon, followed by interment in the churchyard.

HAWKSWORTH JEAN (NEE BEAUMONT) On 8 January, aged 86. Wife of the late Eric. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 25 January at 11.15am.

JAGGER JOHN EDWARD On 2 January, aged 80. Husband of Pat. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 23 January at 1.15pm.

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PARSONS NORMA On 6 January, aged 63. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 20 January at 1.45pm.

PRICE (NEE SELLERS) PENELOPE ANN PENNY On 5 January, aged 80, of Batley. Wife of the late Ronald. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 19 January at 12.30pm.

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SYKES CHARLES RAYMOND On 24 December, aged 89, of Staincliffe. Husband of the late Joan. Requiem Mass at Staincliffe Parish Church, Tuesday 17 January at 10am, followed by cremation at Dewsbury Crematorium.

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Honoured for work on equality A DIVERSITY professional has been awarded an OBE for her work with women, wellbeing and equality. Charlotte Sweeney was recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for her work as a director with her eponymous firm, Charlotte Sweeney Associates. The organisation, which is based in Gomersal, specialises in diversity, wellbeing and change leadership services. Mrs Sweeney said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be honoured in this way. “I’ve committed my career to a purpose that is finally being recognised across society as essential, not just for improving business performance, but critically for futureproofing the workplace without which we can’t rightly operate as an effective economy. “We’ve made great strides and much more still needs to be done.” She also holds a number of non-executive directorships, including a board position with MidYorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, and has won awards from Harvard and the Northern Power Women group. In October 2015 Mrs Sweeney was named in The Economist’s Top 50 Diversity Professionals list.

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Uprooted tree in narrow miss A COUPLE in Birkenshaw had a lucky escape after an 80-foot tall tree crashed through their bungalow roof in Wednesday’s high winds. The beech tree came down at about 4am at the property on Vicarage Gardens. Occupants Les Mairs and his wife were asleep at the time but emerged unscathed despite the severe damage to the property. Mr Mairs said: “I jumped out of bed and went into the hallway and it was full of rubble. I thought the chimney had come down, but we went outside and I got a torch and that’s when we saw the huge tree had gone through our roof. There’s a broken stump in the shower and branches have come straight through into the bathroom, it’s lucky it was so early and there was no-one in there – the bathroom is destroyed.” Kirklees officials say they had to deal with 35 fallen trees on roads and paths across the district on Wednesday, and the fire service was also called after a large marquee threatened to take flight at Gomersal Lodge Hotel. The semi-permanent wedding marquee at the hotel, on Spen Lane, became insecure in the 70mph gusts and fire fighters from Cleckheaton, including the specialist Technical Rescue Team, had to prevent the structure from becoming airborne. The team spent more than an hour using ropes, pegs and cutting equipment to make the 30x10m structure safe.

‘Requires improvement’ school verdict

Part of Westmoor Primary School in Dewsbury had to close when the wind blew tiles from a

roof and Whitcliffe Mount School in Cleckheaton also had to shut early because of a “safety issue”.

Tree surgeon Nathan Yuill is dwarfed by the beech’s roots

Shock as school hits rock bottom in three categories

Castle Hall ‘inadequate’ By James Morris A POPULAR Mirfield high school has been branded as inadequate by inspectors. Castle Hall Academy was given the rating by education watchdog Ofsted after a two-day visit to the Crowlees Road school in November 2016. In a report published this week they rated the school as inadequate – the lowest rating – in three of their four categories, with the fourth of ‘Personal development, behaviour and welfare’ classed as requiring improvement. Leadership, teaching standards and pupil outcomes were all criticised in the report. It says: “Senior and middle leaders have focused too much on attainment levels and have failed to make sure that pupils make good progress. Senior leaders have an inaccurate view of how well the school is doing. “Improvement plans are not targeted well enough at tackling those areas that need to improve rapidly.” The report came down heavily on the quality of teaching at the school, with pupils at Castle Hall not reaching the targets they should be doing. “Teachers’ expectations of what pupils can

do are not high enough and over time teaching is inadequate,” stated Ofsted. “Teachers do not consistently tackle poor behaviour in lessons and around school. “Attendance levels are not high enough and there are occasions when pupils do not report instances of bullying.” The school was praised for its GCSE results that saw the number of pupils who secure a grade C or above at GCSE level across a core of five academic subjects well above the national average. Castle Hall was rated as ‘good’ after its last Ofsted inspection in 2015. In 2010 residents fought to save the school from a closure which would have switched pupils to Mirfield Free Grammar. Academy principal Andy Pugh highlighted the positives brought up by Ofsted but stressed plans were in place to tackle the criticisms made. He said: “Our GCSE results – based mainly on an academic curriculum – have always equipped a large number of our students to move on to successful post-16 education, often in some of the most competitive sixth form colleges. But we now need to make sure that every student achieves the best possible grade in every subject.”

Firearms charge in M62 shooting case A MAN has appeared in court charged with firearms offences following a police operation that saw a man shot dead. Moshin Amin, 30, was arrested as part of the operation that saw Mohammed Yassar Yaqub, 28, (pictured) shot by armed officers on the M62 slip road at Ainley Top. Amin, of Broomer Street in Ravensthorpe, appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Court charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of ammunition. The court heard that Amin was charged with possessing a converted self-loading pistol, a sound moderator and 11 9mm rounds of ammunition without a firearms certificate. District Judge Marie Mallon remanded Amin in custody to appear at Leeds Crown Court on February 3.

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Mr Pugh has written to parents to reassure them that the school is taking action. He added: “I would like to thank all those parents and carers that have expressed their support since the Ofsted report was published.”

A RAVENSTHORPE primary school which converted into an academy two years ago has been told it requires improvement by Ofsted. Diamond Wood Community Academy, on North Road, was given the rating by the government watchdog following an inspection in December. They found the school to be underachieving in leadership, the quality of teaching and pupils’ outcomes. The school was however rated as good in pupil behaviour and its early years provision. The report said: “The most able pupils do not make sufficient or sustained progress as they move through the school. “As a result, too few pupils reach the higher standards of attainment. “There is too much inconsistency in the quality of teaching. “Not all teachers have sufficiently high expectations of what pupils can and should achieve. “The outcomes described for the priorities in the school development plan and self evaluation document are not sufficiently measurable to be able to assess their impact.” Inspectors did however say that the school had improved since transforming to an academy. It stated: “The headteacher, ably supported by senior and middle management, has a clear, aspirational vision for the school, leading to significant improvements since the school became an academy.”

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News In Brief Man was obsessed DEWSBURY: A man has denied harassing a former work colleague he allegedly became obsessed with. Shakeel Khan, 26, pleaded not guilty to breaching a restraining order when he appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that Khan shouted at the pregnant woman from his car while driving along Wellington Road, Dewsbury. He was originally handed the order after he made unwanted advances towards the woman. Khan, of Otley Road, Leeds, will appear again on March 10. In the meantime he has been banned from Dewsbury

Batley town ban BATLEY: A man has been banned from entering Batley as part of a child sex case. John Hobson, 57, faces two charges of sexual assault on a girl aged under 13 and with making indecent photos and movies of a child. The offences occurred between 2014 and 2016. The case was sent to Leeds Crown Court, where Hobson, of Llandudno, will first appear on January 19. His bail conditions include a ban on entering Batley and having unsupervised contact with a child aged under 16.

It’s access all areas for Blakeridge A NEW access road at the Blakeridge Mill Village development has been opened by Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin. Owners Binks Developments say they have spent £1million on constructing the road, which allows easy access into Blakeridge Mill off Mayman Lane. Binks Developments, founded by businessman Richard Binks, has owned Blakeridge Mill since 2004 and has more than 80 tradesmen and women on site converting eight former industrial buildings into apartments for up to 500 people. Several of the buildings have been completed – one as far back as 2007 – and scores of people are now calling Blakeridge, and Batley, their home. The access road was originally planned as part of a now-mothballed supermarket scheme for the top end of the 10-acre site, but has been repurposed to provide a link onto

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HUNDREDS of local social workers could walk out later this month after they voted to take strike action. Almost 80 per cent of the 250 Unison members voted to walk out, plunging Kirklees Council’s children’s services department further into crisis. Any strike action would have to be taken between January 23 and February 6. The threat from Unison follows the news that the department’s chief officer Sarah Callaghan has quit. Mrs Callaghan, who only took over the role of director of children’s services in April, has left by mutual consent. Her departure comes just six weeks after a damning Ofsted report rated the department as “inadequate” – the government watchdog’s lowest rating.

Unison announced it would be launching a ballot for industrial action two weeks after the report, but denied it was taking advantage of the situation. Kirklees Unison chief Paul Holmes defended the union’s decision, stating the issues that had been raised by Ofsted were the same ones they had been discussing for a number of years. He said members wanted rapid action on issues including workloads, bad management, bullying, poor IT systems, travel, working environments and pay. It is expected staff would strike for at least one day, but Mr Holmes said that there was a possibility for longer action. “Members will probably want something bigger as we’ve been in dispute for four years,” he said. “The Ofsted report really reinforced what we said two-

and-a-half years ago. “It’s unfortunate this has happened now but that’s the way it is.” Talks between Unison and management are set to begin this week in a bid to avoid a full departmental walkout. However with Mrs Callaghan leaving, it is unclear who Unison can talk to. The scathing Ofsted report triggered a Department for Education (DfE) intervention, with troubleshooter Eleanor Brazil brought in to oversee a turnaround project. Coun Erin Hill, cabinet member for family support and child protection insisted Mrs Callaghan had left the council of her own accord. She said: “She made an absolutely fantastic contribution while she was here. We’re grateful for all she’s done. She’s got on with resolving problems that weren’t of her making.”

Wine theft ‘was for suicide’ A MAN who was caught stealing a bottle of wine from a Dewsbury supermarket told officers he wanted to end his own life. Homeless Shane Ware, 47, planned to use the £4.79 bottle from Lidl to swallow painkillers, Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard. He was spotted by a security guard shoving the bottle in his jacket at the Commercial Road store. The guard detained Ware before police arrived. Andy Wills, prosecuting, said: “He stated to police that he was going to go and drink the wine with some tablets he

had on him because he wanted to end his life. The defendant said: ‘I’m going to have to go somewhere or I’ll do something stupid’.” Ware was kept in custody as officers were concerned about his mental well-being. His solicitor Daniel Smith told the court he had been sleeping rough on a golf course and had recently had a holdall containing his possessions stolen. The day before the incident he had admitted himself to hospital after he was assaulted. Mr Smith said: “When he was discharged from hospital

he was given strong painkillers for his broken rib. “He was cold, dirty and desperate and went to Lidl to steal the wine. “The intention was that he was going to sit by the canal, drink his alcohol and take his tablets and that was going to be that. “Thankfully, he was detained by security at the store – it’s a genuine and desperate case.” Magistrates adjourned sentencing so that Ware, of no fixed address, could be assessed for alcohol treatment.

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National recognition for Amanda By James Morris A BATLEY textile artist has picked up a prestigious honour for her textile work. Amanda Woollard (left) has been named an Embroiderers’ Guild Scholar. She collected the title in the over-30s category and is one of only two recipients nationally. The honour has led to her being featured in Embroidery magazine and also resulted in her exhibiting her work with the Embroiderers’ Guild at major events in London, Dublin and Harrogate. She has also shown her work with the Society of Designer Craftsmen at the Mall Galleries and now works as a freelance textile artist taking commissions, giving talks and running workshops.

Amanda, who graduated from Bradford College with a First Class Honours Degree in Contemporary Surface Design and Textiles in 2015, had been working at Ikea as a kitchen designer when she decided to return to education in her 40s. “Making the decision to go back into education has been an amazing experience and impacted my career path greatly,” said the Batley-based designer. “The course allowed me to be experimental with textiles. I was able to work with new machinery including laser cutters, looms, knitting machines and embellishers. “The print studio allowed my confidence to grow and me to express my creativity. Embroidery

Trust pays £1.7m more to help it ‘save money’ By Staff Reporters THE NHS trust responsible for managing Dewsbury and District Hospital has come under fire after it paid another seven-figure sum to a consultancy firm. Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust shelled out almost £1.7 million on a contract with consultancy firm Deloitte in a bid to help balance their books. The revelation comes after the

Trust was slammed for handing £15 million to another accountancy firm over four years. They were heavily criticised over their contract with EY, previously Ernst & Young, which ended in September 2015 and was designed to help bosses cut a £37 million deficit. Mid-Yorkshire has repeatedly come under fire for its poor performances, including the number of complaints made against its

hospitals and A&E performance targets. Reports last summer stated the trust had a £20 million financial deficit after an overspend on temporary workers. They claimed the four-year contract with EY helped “stabilise and improve” its financial position. But health bosses have come under fire from unions for spending such large amounts on con-

sultancy firms. Adrian O’Malley, secretary for the Mid-Yorkshire Health branch of Unison, said: “The NHS is being bled dry by these big accountancy firms and the government is party to it. “The politicians who allow this to happen should be held to account and forced to explain their reasons for wasting our money at a time of austerity and pay freezes for the rest of us.”

has always been a comfortable subject and something I have done since childhood but the course allowed me to develop my skills. “The academic side allowed me to research subjects and read. I really enjoyed using the library and the archives in Bradford.” Now working at the Holly Bank Trust in Mirfield, Amanda is keen to combine her artist and caring skills. “I have made the decision to change my career after researching mental health as my subject for dissertation,” she said. “I was so inspired and overwhelmed by the subject I have made a decision to now work as a support worker to gain enough experience to apply to study an MA Art Psychotherapy.”

News in Brief Man charged over market teen attack DEWSBURY: A man has appeared in court in connection with a robbery of two 16year-old boys. The teens were left with injuries including a fractured wrist and broken nose following the alleged attack on October 27. Joshua Hunter, 22, appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court charged with robbery. The victims were on Dewsbury Market at around 8.30pm on the day of the incident when they were approached by a group of males who allegedly launched an unprovoked attack on the pair. Both of the victims’ mobile phones were taken and a watch was stolen. They were taken to hospital for treatment. The case was sent to Leeds Crown Court where Hunter will appear on January 20.

Local MPs fighting hard to save Dewsbury A&E From page 1 clear, with ambulances placed on divert 61 times from Pinderfields to Dewsbury in the last 12 months and waiting times in A&E of nearly 20 hours, it simply isn’t good enough to be reducing services when the existing ones are struggling to cope.” Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff was warned about her conduct in the House of Commons after she heckled the Prime Minister when she responded to Ms Brabin. But she says that she refuses to be silenced on the matter. “I was admonished by Mr Speaker today for berating the Prime Minister during PMQs, but let me be absolutely clear, I will continue to do that while this mismanagement of our national health service is ongoing. I will never, ever stop fighting for our NHS,” said the Labour MP. Miss Sherriff also hopes to again raise the issues surrounding Dewsbury Hospital with local health bosses. “I’m very concerned about the experiences of patients who have attended A&E departments in our local area over the last few weeks,” she added. “I have heard of constituents waiting on trolleys in corridors for in excess of 11 hours for a much-needed bed.

Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff

“I have raised these concerns with Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust and I have asked for specific data in order for me to understand the full extent of this apparent crisis. “I am disappointed that I have not as yet had a response to this request and I will be taking this up with the chief executive, Martin Barkley.” Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust said that due to the huge increase in patients attending Dewsbury Hospital, some people had longer than average waits. Dr Sarah Robertshaw, head of clinical service for emer-

gency medicine at the Trust, said: “On January 1 and January 2 we had a total of 589 patients who presented at Dewsbury Hospital Emergency Department (ED), which is a 16 per cent increase on the average number of admissions per day. “On these two days we had a large number of patients with serious and life threatening illnesses who required our complete focus. “Examples of this would include patients with septicaemia, or suffering from a heart attack. “On Monday January 2 we recorded the second highest attendance levels at Dewsbury ED for this financial year. “The departments were supported with additional staffing on these days.” • THE Trust’s A&E departments fell well short of the Government target of seeing patients within four hours during November, the latest month for which official figures are available. The target is to see 95 per cent of patients in four hours or less, but Mid-Yorkshire only managed to see 78 per cent – the lowest in the region. Calderdale and Huddersfield were the highest at 94 per cent.

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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood

JC can’t even lie straight in bed T MIGHT sound unfair to blame the current health service crisis in any way on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Clearly the man needs psychiatric help, but so far as I’m aware he’s not taking up anyone’s bed space except Mrs Corbyn’s. Jezza’s problem amidst the deplorable current situation isn’t that he’s stunningly unintelligent, or even a bogeyed Marxist whose desperate attempts to appear electable are driving him round the bend as much as us. He is struggling, by the way. Bless him, he tried sooo hard on Tuesday to tell the nation that Labour is “not wedded” to uncontrolled immigration. He couldn’t even manage that little lie. I can picture Jeremy in front of the bedroom mirror, all excited, practicing and rehearsing. “Labour can be strong on immigration.

Poor old Jezza – he’s letting the Tories get away with murder

Labour can be strong on immigration.” And then someone shoves a microphone or camera in his face and whoosh, it all comes blurting out. “We can be strong on immigration … aaaagh, but that doesn’t mean we don’t love it really

and want everyone and their dog to come here.” He just can’t help himself. If only he was as practised a liar as the Tory ministers who are getting away with murder – almost literally – because the Labour leadership is so desperately inept. That’s the tragedy of Jeremy Corbyn. That people like Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt can do their Nero impressions, sitting and fiddling while the NHS burns, safe in the knowledge that the opposition is dead in the water. Hunt’s strategy for dealing with the NHS crisis – and it is a crisis, if not quite a ‘humanitarian’ one as hyped by the British Red Cross – seems to be to wait for spring and the weather to pick up.

That or for the old and the frail to die off and clear some beds. The deceitful Conservative government platitudes go largely unchallenged because Labour 2017 is a rabble. Corbyn’s thick if pleasant enough. Diane Abbott is a poisonous troll. John McDonnell is a hateful ideologue far more dangerous than his leader. To the point here however, because there’s no rocket science involved in understanding the NHS crisis. Unfettered immigration of the past 15 years has increased the population by millions, at a time when NHS trusts are scaling back A&E services across the country. It isn’t just the Mid Yorks. There’s your problem for starters – trying to get a quart into a pint pot. Then, compound it by successive governments and

local authorities playing politics with social/elderly care, each hoping someone else (preferably individual families) will take responsibility for their ageing relatives. That families don’t, and that the state is lumbered with this burden can, in my view, be blamed on 50 years of Socialist destruction of family values and communities, but that’s probably a different newspaper column. We are where we are – with a system buggered both ends up. Tory ministers point fingers at (admittedly rubbish) NHS executives, and people like Kirklees leader David Sheard point righteous fingers at Hunt and Theresa May, ignoring the fact that Labour councils gladly washed their hands of their own elderly care services while happy to throw money at happy clappy PC projects. And meanwhile poor nurs-

es, doctors and ambulance staff clasp their heads in desperation because they simply can’t cope. There is no cheap solution folks, just an obvious one. We’re stuck with an unfitfor-purpose NHS, but good or bad, in the short term it needs more money. If we are so wedded to universal free health care (and in local terms to keeping Dewsbury A&E open) would people accept a 1p income tax rise to fund it? I would – at least until the Remoaners shut up, we get out of the EU and can rake back that nett £200m a week from Brussels to spend on our priorities like the NHS, and not theirs. It’s easy enough on the face of it, so why won’t or can’t it get done? Another easy one: Because Tory and Labour alike accept counting coffins as the cost of playing petty politics.

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HAT is it with poor old Dewsbury and the telly? If it isn’t patients being left sat in A&E for 36 hours before getting their bunions seen to, or upstanding local citizens being charged with going around armed like Rambo, even our knocking shops get knocked back. Channel 4’s ‘A Very British Brothel’ was the (unintentionally) funniest thing I’ve seen in years. Watch it on catch-up, although not while trying to digest food. I guarantee it would put you not only off sex, but your tea as well. Sheffield-based mum-and-daughter brothel owners were looking to expand and came to Dewsbury to view Stilettos (formerly Sunshine Supertan) in Field House, opposite the railway station. It’s been dutifully servicing the townsfolk’s ‘needs’ for more than 40 years. Unfortunately Stilletos was rejected in favour of a mobile cathouse. A woman in the back of a camper van, I kid you not.

Still, the massage industry remains a rare business success story here. Besides the equally well established Flair (next to the old Mathers & Craven’s sports shop), The Office (on Manor Street opposite the back of Empire House) and Yorkshire’s no.1 gay sauna, Plastic Ivy (up Leeds Road), there’s a new establishment in the town centre, Sukhothai. If you’re munching on a pork growler at Cross’s butchers or sucking on a mint imperial by Toffee Smith’s, don’t be surprised to see punters stepping out of the new parlour opposite with a veritable spring in their step. Do not, however, misunderstand. That’s the sign of a springier spine, not a lightened load. On a social media website Sukhothai (translated: Dawn of Happiness) clearly states “no sexual services, please don’t ask”. Typical. We even need migrants to start cleaning the town up and literally putting us back on our feet!

Labour lasses doing good OCAL Labour supporters may well choke on their pain-au-chocolats and splutter their skinny lattes all over the paper while reading this column. A big ‘well done’ to our two MPs for getting stuck into Prime Minister Theresa May and the patronising Tory government in Parliament this week. I’d especially like to shake Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff warmly by the hand for earning such a vitriolic rebuke from that most poisonous of Westminster dwarves, Speaker of the House John Bercow. Attagirl! Paula got a bit carried away with her support of Tracy Brabin’s contribution at Prime Minister’s Questions, thus incurring the wrath of the pompous little money-grabber and pathetic

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Waste of space – Bercow cuckold, Bercow. The pair were ripping into the government over the ongoing plans to shut down the desperately needed Dewsbury A&E when it is clear to everyone except the Mid Yorks NHS Trust board that it is a death sentence in

waiting. Theresa May’s feeble dismissal of Tracy was rightly lambasted by Paula so three cheers to both local MPs for getting stuck in so passionately to local issues – not always the case. Kevin Hollinrake, the former Dewsbury and Mirfield Tory candidate who stepped down after the financial crash to save his Hunters property business, has also been making waves in Parliament as MP for Malton and Thirsk. A good man, Kevin, and in recent conversation he said he thought I would go down a treat as an MP. “The place could do with a bloke like you Danny,” he said. I demurred, and he asked why. “Because I’d throw that tit Bercow in the Thames.” And I’ll bet it’s very cold and draughty in the Tower...

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Police seek two youths seen running from scene of Gomersal blaze

Arson destroys barn By Staff Reporters A FARM building was completely destroyed in an arson attack in Gomersal. Youths were seen running away from a barn moments after a fire took hold at Brecks Farm on Moor Lane just before 7.30pm last Friday. Firefighters from Cleckheaton and Dewsbury used two large jets and a ground monitor to tackle the blaze in a 30m-long singlestorey shed at the farm, opposite Gomersal Park Hotel. The building had only been erected three months ago and was full of hay, straw and farm machinery. Farm animals were just feet away

when the fire took hold. PC Leighton Stead, of the Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Patrol, said: “Investigations are continuing into what was a largescale fire which has caused tens of thousands of pounds’ worth of damage to a barn, machinery and hay. “Two suspects were seen running away from the barn in the aftermath of the fire and we are very keen to identify those persons. “As the field they ran through would have been very muddy it is likely those persons would have been covered in mud. “I would like to speak to anyone who saw two persons matching that description in

the immediate aftermath of the fire, or who has any information which could help us identify the suspects to come forward.”

Razor blade theft ‘for homeless addict’s food and drink’ A HOMELESS man was reduced to stealing razor blades in an effort to obtain money for food and drink. Dominic Wood, 44, was caught stealing the blades from Wilkinsons in Dewsbury after his image was posted online on a webpage featuring wanted criminals. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that Wood

placed £44 worth of razor blades in his jacket before leaving the store. Wood, of no fixed address, tested positive for class A drugs upon his arrest. He pleaded guilty to the theft on October 14. His solicitor Mike SissonPell explained that his offending was linked to drug misuse. He told the court that

Wood’s problems had worsened when he became homeless and was forced onto the streets. Mr Sisson-Pell said that his client would have sold the razor blades in order to pay for food. Woods was sentenced by the court to a day in detention as punishment, which he had already served following his arrest.

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In Brief Partner and child assault DEWSBURY: A man has been sentenced for assaulting his partner. Michael Gibson, 42, appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to the assault at their home in Chapel Close, Thornhill, on December 6. He also admitted assaulting a seven-year-old child on the same date. He was sentenced to a 12-month community order with a rehabilitation activity requirement. Gibson was fined £30 and ordered to pay £85 costs and £85 victim surcharge.

Xmas arrests KIRKLEES: Forty people were arrested on suspicion of drink or drug driving offences over the festive period. Of those, 23 have been charged. During the police’s Christmas campaign in December 253 people were arrested across West Yorkshire compared to 239 in the previous year. Sergeant Gary Roper, of the Roads Policing Support Unit, said the number of charges is decreasing nationally. “This could be that we have been constantly reminding people about the consequences, or people have decided that it is simply not worth the risk.”

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I witnessed shocking scenes Dear Sir, Having read your article about Dewsbury A&E over the festive period, I felt I had to get in touch. My mother-in-law is one of the constituents that Tracy Brabin MP refers to. In the article it states that people were using A&E that didn’t need to. I would like to point out my mother-in-law started with a common cold which left her with a bad chesty cough.

Letter of the Week: Christine Warrilow, via email I contacted the 111 number at lunchtime on 01/01/17 and asked for a doctor to visit her as she is elderly and disabled. We were contacted over five hours later to advise us over 100 peo-

ple were in front of us waiting for a doctor and would have to wait until the next day. Within a couple of hours she deteriorated and we called 111 again, they then sent an emergency ambulance.

A national Send it out health scandal on a UK tour From: John Appleyard, Liversedge

From: R Spreadbury, Liversedge

Dear Sir, The NHS is in crisis, the Red Cross has announced it is providing humanitarian assistance to the NHS Trusts that simply do not have the resources to cope. People are lying on trolleys in hospitals waiting to be seen, the NHS and Social care are at breaking point. This is a national scandal made in Downing street by this Government who failed to spend a single extra penny for the NHS in their autumn statement. The NHS needs our help and support and I am pleased that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for a day of action on January 21 to take action to protect our NHS

Dear Sir, Why can’t our forward-thinking council send the Francis Bacon painting on an annual tour of the UK? This could start at the Hepworth Gallery, on to the Hockney Gallery at Salts Mill and Cartwright Hall in Bradford, then moving round the country, ending at the Tate St Ives. The council could use this tour to promote Kirklees as a vibrant multicultural area, ripe for investment in the arts and media. This could be linked with Tracy Brabin’s idea of a Batley film/acting/media hub.. I’m sure some local property developer could stump up for any insurance needed.

So after trying to avoid putting pressure on our local A&E department we were forced to use Dewsbury A&E. I witnessed some shocking scenes that evening in the department. We were left waiting 19 hours for a place on a ward. Once on a ward I witness nursing staff left with no choice but to put two patients in a cubicle.

Figure Study II by Francis Bacon

They could send it round with a collection tin for contributions to the council’s stretched culture budget. A win-win.

LATEST PLANNING APPLICATIONS Mr J Iqbal, c/o agent, ground and first floor extensions, 102 Bennett Lane, Hanging Heaton. Mr M Tariq, work to TPO(s) 97/90, 17 Oxford Road, Dewsbury. G Kudelnitzki, first floor extension over existing porch, 8 Manor Farm Court, South View Road, East Bierley. Y Gardner, erection of non-illuminated hoarding sign, adjacent to Batley Bus Station, Bradford Road, Batley. Miles Lawson, work to tree(s) within a conservation area, St Peter’s Church, Kirkgate, Birstall. Mr & Mrs Armitage, singlestorey side extension, 24 Norman Road, Mirfield. Y Rawat, first floor side extension, 15 Gladwin Street, Batley. Mr & Mrs Murray, alterations to front dormer window, 16 Beechwood Road, Mirfield. Mr & Mrs Iqbal, raising of ridge height to create additional living accommodation and erection of single-storey side and rear extensions, The Dormer, Halifax Road, Heckmondwike. Jonathan Holland, work to TPO(s) 16/97/t2, 6 Granny Lane, Lower Hopton, Mirfield. Mr M Idris, two-storey side and single-storey front extensions, 1 Fir Grove, Ravensthorpe. L Musgrave, two-storey side

extension and demolition of existing garage, 14 Lumb Lane, Roberttown. Mr A Ditta, c/o agent, alterations to convert offices to two flats (Listed Building), 20-22, Market Street, Heckmondwike. P Browning, two-storey rear extension, 8 Chapel Lane, Heckmondwike. J & D McEwen and Mittoo, first floor extension, 130 High Street, Thornhill Edge. Mr Akram, single-storey and two-storey extensions to front side and rear, 13 The Avenue, Dewsbury. FKR Properties Limited, removal of condition 7 (gates or barriers) and variation of condition 2 (plans and specifications) on previous permission 2016/90958 for erection of three dwellings with associated parking and demolition of existing dwelling, Headlands, 42 Hopton Lane, Lower Hopton, Mirfield. Mr & Mrs Stephenson, erection of four dwellings, Stephenson Autos, Healey Lane, Healey. SAR Developers Ltd, two detached dwellings with garages following demolition of existing church, Birkenshaw Bottoms Methodist Church, Moor Lane, Birkenshaw. Mr Rhodes, c/o agent, Variation condition 2 (plans) on previous

permission 2013/91321 for alterations to existing outbuildings/agricultural buildings to form 2 dwellings and erection of 2 detached dwellings (within a Conservation Area), land adjacent to West Lane and Oxford Road, Gomersal. Mr Yunus Patel, single and twostorey rear and single-storey front extensions, 16 Jensen Avenue, Dewsbury. David Hirst, certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of single storey rear extension and demolition of existing conservatory, 15 Park Drive, Mirfield. Paul Cascarino, three-storey extension, 402 Lees Hall Road, Thornhill Lees. Mr Ilyas, alterations to convert first and second-floor store rooms to self-contained flat, 717 Huddersfield Road, Ravensthorpe. Sarah Wensley, single-storey rear and side extension and demolition of existing porch, 13 Kingsway, Birstall. C Lofts, first floor side extension, 23 Millers Court, Norristhorpe. Mushtaq Hussain, erection of two-storey rear extension, 26 Bronte Close, Dewsbury. K Binte-Adam, erection of extensions and alterations, 9 Carr Top Close, Batley. Mr I Ramjan, the proposal is for

erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 5m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 4m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 3m, 4 Millwater Avenue, Thornhill Lees. Mr Fazal Norsarka, the proposal is for erection of a single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 5.9m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 4m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.9m, 71 Purlwell Lane, Batley. Mr Jorge Telxeira - c/o Agent, prior approval for proposed change of use of the ground and first floor offices (Class B1(a)) to five dwellings (Class C3) (within a Conservation Area), Wesley Chambers, Union Street, Dewsbury. V Mawday, dead or dangerous tree, The Hollies, 13 West Park Street, Dewsbury. S Oakes, work to TPO(s) 12/13, 137 Edge Lane, Thornhill. Mr E Akudi, The proposal is for erection of single storey rear extension. The extension projects 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 4m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.9m, 145 Staincliffe Road, Westborough.

What is it?! From: Janet Black, ‘non art historian’ Dear Sir, Following the stories in The Press at the moment on the Francis Bacon painting worth tens of millions of pounds, could I just ask this – what is it supposed to be? It’s orange – that I’ll give you – but is it a half-naked woman looking under a large plant or as my friend thinks, someone bending over being sick in the corner? I mean just what exactly is it? If she is looking under something at something, then it’s all out of proportion, surely? I’m not the most knowledgeable of arts or culture however I really wouldn’t give you 10 pounds, never mind 10 million.

Thanks for help From: Stephen Burnley, via email Dear Sir, On December 29 I was run over by a car at the junction of Leeds Road and Moat Hill Farm Drive at Howden Clough. I fractured three bones in my left foot. I would like to thank some people who helped that day. Firstly, to all the cars who stopped to help, secondly to the lady who lived close by who

came out with a pillow and blanket and thirdly to a lady known as Jennifer who was pregnant with twins who knelt down on the hard, cold road to administer help while the ambulance arrived. I was laid out for over 40 minutes on that really cold road, then in the ambulance for 35 minutes before the road was cleared. Four police cars attended, as did two ambulances and a passing responder who stayed with me until I reached hospital. Human kindness was shown to me that day and I was so grateful. The lady who came out with the pillow and blanket – we have looked to find you and failed. So if you ring The Press office I will leave my telephone number so we can return your goods. Many, many thanks to all who helped.

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Dear Sir, The Mirfield Educational Charity exists to advance the education (including social and physical training) of persons under the age of 25 years who are resident or who have a parent or parents resident in the areas of the former Urban District of Mirfield. They can do this in a number of ways including the awarding of grants, the provision of financial assistance towards, for example, preparing for a profession or trade, or to provide special benefits not normally provided by the local educational authority. The trustees comprise nine competent people who through residence, occupation, employment or otherwise have special knowledge of Mirfield. Three of them are nominated by Kirklees and six are co-opted on to the committee. A vacancy has arisen for what is known as a co-optative trustee who is appointed for a term of five years. The charity has over the years supported many individuals, sporting organisations and schools in advancing the educa-

From: Pat Crisp, chairperson of N. Kirklees Neighbourhood Watch Association Dear Sir, I've belonged to neighbourhood watch for over 10 years and have seen first-hand terrible anti-social behaviour. I became chairperson of the North Kirkees Neighbourhood Watch Association a few months ago. My challenge is to get more people involved with their watches. It’s so important to our community to help each other to fight these problems. We meet every six weeks - if you are interested please contact me. We're holding a crime prevention night on January 25 at 7pm at St Mary's Social Club in Batley. Please come along, there will be police officers, councillors and other agencies to answer all your questions. We will be holding these meetings all over Kirklees. If you want one in your community, let me know. Email patcrisp@ntlworld.com.

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OBITUARY: Rugby prop forward Terry Dewhirst News In Brief Addict stole beauty products from stores DEWSBURY: A drug addict stole from two town centre stores to help fund his habit. Jay Gair, 34, pleaded guilty to stealing £85 worth of deodorant gift sets from B&M Bargains on Wilton Street on December 13 and 14. He then stole hair straighteners worth £90 from Superdrug on Longcauseway. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard he tested positive for cocaine and opiates when he was arrested. Gair, of Cemetery Road, Dewsbury, was sentenced to a community order as a direct alternative to custody which includes six months of drug treatment. He must also pay compensation for the items he stole.

Ossett’s past present OSSETT: A Facebook history group is set to have its posts archived in the British Library. Ossett Through The Ages currently has over 3,500 members and gives people the chance to share their memories of the town. The page has been running for less than 18 months, but has already been selected as a website which will be safeguarded by the British Library. Page founder Anne-Marie Fawcett said: “It’s a fantastic achievement, especially in such a short space of time. It is due to all the members and their contributions.”

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TD – larger than life By Danny Lockwood ONE OF local rugby league’s larger than life characters – in just about every which way you can measure it – has passed away after a long illness. Former publican and bookmaker Terry Dewhirst died aged 73 on Saturday in Asquith Hall, a specialist dementia care home in Todmorden. Even his closest friends described ‘TD’ as ‘occasionally difficult, somewhat abrupt’ – not something the former Halifax, Bramley and Dewsbury Celtic prop forward would necessarily have taken issue with. That’s if anyone had dared tell him. His fellow Celtic and Halifax teammate Paul O’Hara, who as a hooker packed down next to Terry for years, said diplomatically this week that “social graces” weren’t among TD’s strong points. As Paul quickly added, however, everyone had a hilarious tale or three to tell about a bloke who many people quietly referred to as ‘Twy’ in reference to his speech impediment. But again, rarely when he was within earshot. A big man and fierce rugby competitor, Terry began his amateur career playing in Mirfield alongside another great local product of the 1960s, Trevor Oldroyd. He graduated to the leading Celtic amateur side via Westtown Boys, before being recruited by Halifax, where he

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played alongside one of the game’s great props ‘Big’ Jim Mills. Terry picked up a winners medal in the old Players No.6

Cup, beating Wakefield Trinity in the final. After a spell at Bramley, he was player-coach during some of Dewsbury Celtic’s greatest days, scoring a try in a winning Yorkshire Cup Final performance against the redoubtable Hull Dockers, and holding mighty Wigan to a 15-5 scoreline in the first round proper of the Challenge Cup at Batley’s Mount Pleasant. After that, Halifax coach Maurice Bamford took half the Celtic pack – Terry, Paul O’Hara and the rock-hard Allan Wood – to stiffen up his professional team at Thrum Hall, which they did to great effect. Terry Dewhirst ended his career there, to concentrate on

his business as a pub landlord. He was licensee at the Victoria in Carlinghow, Batley, and after running a pub with his ex-wife Anne in Halifax, returned to take The Scarborough – aka Luppy’s – in Westtown. After that came a further venture into bookmaking and he was a familiar site zipping round the district’s pubs on Sunday lunchtimes picking up rugby league tipping sheets for many years. Stephen, one of his three sons along with Paul and Peter, followed him into the trade and works as a racecourse bookmaker. His funeral will take place next Wednesday morning (9.30am) at St Mary’s RC Church in Batley, followed by a gathering at Batley Irish Nash. Donations in lieu of flowers will be for the RFL Benevolent Fund.

Public help needed to find missing Jerry AN ANIMAL centre in Heckmondwike is on the lookout after one of its residents escaped. The silver fox called Jerry disappeared from Ponderosa Rural Therapeutic Centre. He is seven months old and shares a cage with his brother, Bambi, although it remains unclear how Jerry managed to get out. He was last spotted in the Staincliffe area of Dewsbury last Wednesday. Farm manager Eve Fern said: “Jerry is not considered dangerous, having the temperament of a native fox; however please do not approach him. Instead, please call 07720 263537 or 07970 924297.”

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Heroes rescue two from fire TWO people were rescued from their Birstall home by passers-by after a fire broke out. Fire crews were called to Carr Street, next to Smithies Lane, shortly before 7am on Tuesday. Eyewitness David Allen, 35, rang 999 when he spotted smoke coming from the property. He then saw men from a bin lorry and a white van pull up outside the house before they ran in and carried an unconscious male down the stairs and out of

the front door. He said: “They just didn’t care for their own safety they wanted to get the people out. They bashed the front door in and proceeded to work out where the smoke and fumes were coming from. They were able to get the elderly couple opposite out first. “I tried banging on the outside windows and the bin men were trying to break down the door where the fire was. They carried down a guy who was unconscious. One took his

jacket off to keep him warm.” The second person in the property was rescued from an upstairs window by firefighters. A fire service spokesman said they had been taken to hospital by ambulance for a precautionary check-up. He added that a smoke alarm was fitted in the house, but it was not working properly. Mr Allen paid tribute to the men who rescued the occupants of the property. “I would just like to say a

‘Slap on wrist’ for child, animal porn By Steve Martyn A DEWSBURY man blamed his strict religious upbringing after he was found with child and animal sex images on his computer. Saleem Patel, 40, must now sign the Sex Offender’s Register for five years after he was sentenced at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court. Police searched his Wharf Street home in Savile Town after he was arrested in London for filming a woman breastfeeding. A number of computer devices

Strict Muslim upbringing is blamed for depraved offences containing images were seized from the house. The images included one classed as category A (the most serious), two category B and four category C. Patel was also found with two prohibited images of children and two extreme pornography images showing acts with a dog

and a horse. The offences were brought to light when he was arrested in April 2015 for outraging public decency. He was sentenced to a community order for that offence. Stuart Field, mitigating, told the court: “There was a strong Islamic emphasis within the fam-

ily.” He added: “Mr Patel found himself in a strict upbringing and was not able to go out and have the opportunities socially that he had seen with his colleagues and friends. “That led to depression and Mr Patel discovered internet pornography. “What started off as an interest became an obsession and that grew into an addiction.” As well as having to sign the Sex Offender’s Register, Patel must also complete 80 hours of unpaid work.

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News in Brief Drug import charges DEWSBURY: Two men and a woman have appeared in court accused of conspiring to import class A drugs. Akmal Afzal, 26, of Church Lane, Dewsbury Moor, Arfan Hussain, 30, of West Street, Dewsbury and Uzman Hussain, 36, of Pilgrim Crescent, Dewsbury, all appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court. The alleged offences occurred at an address on Pilgrim Crescent on August 15. All three will appear at Leeds Crown Court on February 2 and were granted unconditional bail.

Assault near Lala’s BATLEY: A man was left with facial injuries after he was attacked near Lala’s restaurant in Bradford Road, Batley. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault at around 4am on December 27. The 21-yearold victim was taken to hospital after he was punched in the face.

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Do you know Dewsbury’s pre-war wrestling star? By Mike Popplewell News Correspondent news@thepressnews.co.uk

MENTION wrestling today and younger enthusiasts will automatically think of WWE from America, while older locals might perhaps think Les Kellett, Big Daddy, or even former Batley publican Jim Breaks from ‘Seconds Out’. But pre-war fans had a completely different outlook toward the sport. The WWE razzamatazz and the 1960s and 70s TV icons were a world away from the men (no women in those days) who chose to use their strength and skill in the 1930s to pursue a sport that carried every bit of the credibility associated with boxing before the proliferation of Control Boards confused many fans. In the 1930s we only had one world champion in the different weight categories of boxing, like Joe Louis ‘The Brown Bomber’, Max Baer or Italian giant Primo Carnera. Amateur wrestling was an Olympic sport, and the Amateur Wrestling Association was considered on a par with the Amateur Boxing Association. But while professional wrestling was a little behind its boxing counterpart, promoters would put on shows including both boxing and wrestling. Looking through my newspaper collection for some Spen Valley stories from between the wars, I turned up an advert for a ‘Great Charity Boxing and Wrestling Tournament’ at The Windsor Hall, Bradford, on Monday, November 7

1932, and there on the bill was the Spen Valley’s ex-Guardsman Fisher against Bradford’s Mitchell Gill in a ‘Sensational All In Style Wrestling Match’. Ex-Guardsman Fisher was in fact Eric Fisher from Dewsbury, and he only began wrestling as a professional in 1932, so this tournament was among his first paid appearances. He had previously won the Heavyweight Championship of the Army ‘Catch As Catch Can’, Westmorland and Cumberland Wrestling titles in 1931-32 before turning professional and, going into the bout with Mitchell Gill, he stood 6’ 2” tall and weighed 14st 4lb. Eric made quite a name for himself in Yorkshire and as late as 1948 he appeared in a Catch Weight contest against Billy Riley at Madeley Street Baths, Hull, on the bill with legendary heavyweight Harry Pye. He was said to have become an accomplished professional who tussled with the best, including Harry Pye, but what happened to Eric? There were two Eric Fishers born in Dewsbury before the First World War, one of whom died in 1974. I don’t know which one our wrestler was, but he was clearly a local celebrity in his day. Does anyone know of him? The Spen Valley Fame Trail gives us details of those of the literary and arts world, and also of preachers and industrialists, but its sporting nominations are not that numerous.

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Drone stolen from 12-year-old A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was left badly shaken after he was mugged by a group of teenagers. The incident, which happened on Bywell Field in Dewsbury, saw Theo Maun’s new drone, which he had received as a Christmas present, stolen. He was not injured during the incident but was shaken up.

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• A CLECKHEATON junior football team has had a new kit donated by a supermarket. The Tesco store in the town sponsors the under-5s team at Westend Juniors FC, so store manager Clare Findlay and community champion Melanie Cropper visited the young team to see where their donation had gone. The club have won the Charter Standard Club of the Year award in the West Riding area for 2016.

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Ramblers’ corner • FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details SATURDAY JANUARY 14 THORNHILL Meet at 10.30am meet at the car park behind Dewsbury Sports Centre (WF12 8EN, SE246216) 8 miles – moderate Contact: Eddie and Andrea Tel: 01924 470 091

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Bee Gees story comes to Cleck YOU WIN AGAIN, a musical theatre show celebrating the story of the Bee Gees, is coming to Cleckheaton Town Hall in March. Michael Taylor, managing director of international theatre show producers Easy Theatres, says that he is surprised that the intriguing tale of the Bee Gees has not been set to music before. “They were one of the greatest bands of our time,” he said. “The Bee Gees were responsible for multi-million selling, generation-shaping hits. “But dig a little deeper beneath the fantastic music and worldwide fame and the story of the Gibb Brothers is one of highs and lows, triumph over adversity and personal tragedy.” Easy Theatres promises an evening packed with great music and pathos in equal measure. Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb

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came to represent one of the greatest songwriter collectives ever, but at a cost, according to this production’s storyline. “Their journey to the top was never an easy ride,” added Michael. “Set spanning the 60s, 70s and 80s, the tale of You Win Again unfolds to incorporate the glittering, superstar songstresses who carried many of the biggest Gibb Brothers’ penned songs to the top of the charts.” According to Michael, this glamour and glitz is contrasted by the reported ‘dark external corruption’ that blighted the three brothers’ lives. You Win Again not only promises incredible portrayals of Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb – it also provides a platform for all-live performances of their celebrated songs, taking you on a musical journey through all your favourite hits,

including: Night Fever, Stayin’ Alive, More Than A Woman, You Should Be Dancing, How Deep is Your Love?, Jive Talkin’, Tragedy, Massachusetts, Words, I’ve Got To Get A Message to You, Too Much Heaven, Islands in the Stream, Grease, If I Can’t Have You and many more. Michael said: “You Win Again tells the tale of the ultimate contradiction. It is the story of a family torn apart. A tale of brothers who came to learn the hard way that the whole is greater than the sum of its component parts, but who wrote truly beautiful songs that inspired a generation. Theirs is a story that needs to be told.” You Win Again is on at Cleckheaton Town Hall as part of a debut nationwide tour on Saturday March 4 at 7.30pm. For tickets call 01484 225755 or visit www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls.

Sophie Starmer and Mark Bailey rehearse for The Vertical Hour

DEWSBURY Arts Group's latest offering, ‘The Vertical Hour’ is a thought-provoking, entertaining and gripping play by David Hare, who was voted one of the top 10 playwrights of the 20th century. A former war reporter, Nadia Blye, is sure of her place in the world and her opinion of it. Until, that is, she visits Shropshire. There she meets her boyfriend’s charming father and his intervention has farreaching consequences for them all. The Vertical Hour will be performed at the Artspace, on Lower Peel Street, Dewsbury, on Saturday January 21 and then January 23-28, at 7.30pm. Tickets can be booked online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/dewsbury artsgroup or call 03336 663366.

Change of pace for walkers LAST SATURDAY'S walk was a change to the syllabus for Dewsbury and District Rambling Club. A group of walkers set off from Burley In Wharfedale and walked to the Cow & Calf Rocks, then walked to the Pancake Stone. The lunch stop was at the Clevedon Hotel and the seven-mile walk was led by Tony Glover and Joyce Bradshaw. On Sunday a group set off from Old Bank Road in Dewsbury, walking across Caulms Wood to Hanging Heaton then on to Kirkhamgate, returning via Leeds Country Way and Gawthorpe. The 11.5-mile walk was led by Margaret Mitchell and Phil Allan.

Collegians’ panto is sure to entertain DEWSBURY Collegians will present an Aladdin’s Cave of entertainment for all the family to enjoy, with fabulous costumes, superb song and dance routines and lots of laughter in their pantomime at Dewsbury Town Hall next week. Aladdin, a poor young man in Old Peking, is working for his mother Widow Twankee in her laundry along with their half-wit laundry hand Wishee Washee when one or two chance meetings change his life forever. First he meets the lovely Princess Pekoe, with whom he falls instantly in love, then the dastardly Abanazer leads him treacherously in search of the magic lamp and his fortune. Like all pantomimes, goodness and love prevail in the end. Along the way the audience will meet a Chinese Dragon, a Yeti, the Magic Lamp and other surprises. A great cast has been assembled from some Collegian favourites and one or two making their debut. The fun begins at Dewsbury Town Hall on Thursday January 19 and runs until Saturday

January 21. Evening performances are at 7pm and the Saturday matinee is at 2pm. The Sunday matinee is already a sell-out. Ticket prices are stalls £9 (concessions £7) and balcony £10 (no concessions). Contact the booking hotline on 01484 225755, visit www.kirkleestownhalls.co.uk or call in to the Dewsbury Town Hall Box Office during opening hours.

Gareth Gates in town TV’S Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates will be performing at Cleckheaton Town Hall in the spring. The Bradford-born singer will be taking a break from his stage work to perform a special set of acoustic music on June 4 next year, at 7.30pm. Since finishing second to Will Young in the first series of Pop Idol, in 2002, he has carved out a very successful career and travelled worldwide. He has sold 3.5 million records in the UK alone, released three albums and had four number one singles. In 2009, Gareth auditioned and impressed

Sir Cameron MackIntosh and accepted the role of Marius in the 25th anniversary tour of Les Miserables. He has since performed a successful Boogie Nights concert tour with the legendary Osmonds and he continues a successful career in musical theatre. In the new year he will be performing in the musical, Footloose, as Willard. Tickets to see Gareth Gates – Live and Acoustic, can be purchased from Kirklees Town Halls online at https://tickets.kirklees. gov.uk or by calling the box office on 01484 225755

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Movie icon Marilyn is back in a new book from Mirfield author Neil Sean OCAL AUTHOR Neil Sean has launched his latest book, ‘I Met Marilyn’ based on his many interviews with famous faces who knew, worked or met movie icon Marilyn Monroe. He told me: “The difference with my book is simply this – the interviews reveal something totally different about Marilyn, as they are all based on audio and TV tapes with genuine people who actually met and knew her, telling their side of the story.” It’s out now via Amazon.

IF YOU have ever wondered how much certain ‘stars’ receive to switch on your Christmas lights, here’s a clue. Barnsley Council apparently paid X Factor contestant Sam Lavery £1,000 while Kettering’s officials gave out £1,200 for exEastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison to do its switch-on. No wonder they all look illuminated... CHANNEL FOUR’S reality education show ‘Educating...’ is set to return in 2017, this time from Salford. The show, which will return in the autumn, is being filmed at Harrop Fold School, which has the motto ‘Making the Difference’. MANY fans have noted that far from being inexperienced, Strictly Come Dancing champion Ore Oduba is a rather accomplished performer as an actor, with regular guest appearances on The Bill and a whole host of children’s TV shows. But he claims: “Performing is all very new to me.” Not quite, Ore... DID YOU know that the laptop in front of Richard Osman on Pointless has never actually been used? “I’ve never pretended it’s on. I’ve done nearly 1,000 shows and I’ve never looked at it once,” Richard let slip, which did not please the producers, who were less than happy at ruining it for fans. Did you guess, though? PAUL HOLLYWOOD’S new book ‘The Weekend Baker’ has sold just over 9,000 copies, despite massive hype and appearances on chat shows to plug it. It appears that Channel Four, who have signed him up after pinching The Great British Bake Off from the BBC, are now worried they may have signed up the least popular presenter from the baking show. But Paul assures all his fans that the final figures for the books are not yet ‘complete’. SCULPTORS at Madame

Ann and Neil Sean Tussauds museum in London are working on a waxwork model of the US PresidentElect Donald Trump. Four versions of the lifelike head should be ready in time for his inauguration on January 20, to be displayed in the UK and US. But as one insider told me: “We are using something rather special for his hair, and it’s not what we normally use.” EASTENDERS bosses have recently recast iconic character Michelle Fowler more than 20 years after her last appearance in the show. Executive producer Sean O’Connor told me: “I am thrilled to have secured Jenna Russell to play Michelle Fowler, one of the show’s most celebrated characters. The Square really has missed her over the past 20 years.” FORMER Brookside actress Claire Sweeney, tells me she thinks the show could easily come back as a radio serial. She said: “I am surprised that no-one has thought of this, because we have all the original scripts, and it’s still as in vogue now story-wise as it was then. Who knows, someone may just see this and pick it up.” CONTROVERSIAL TV and radio personality Katie Hopkins is still hopeful for a TV comeback, even though her last chat show failed to connect with an audience. She reveals: “I think next time I will have more control over the format, and more importantly the guests. It was not something I was happy with.” GRANTCHESTER actor James Norton has recently been taking a cooking course, and told me on set that he loved the pastime, as: “I do find it relaxing after a long day’s filming, and it’s

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them in unlikely title race DEWSBURY RANGERS face their own D-day in the West Riding Women’s County League promotion race when the top four find themselves in a face-off with their closest rivals. A defeat for leaders Leeds City, at home to secondplaced Clifton Rangers last week, has thrown the title race open and if Dewsbury Rangers can do likewise this week the Wakefield Roadbased side will be just five points behind with two games in hand. Meanwhile Clifton, three points off the top with one game in hand, take on a fourth-placed Skipton Town, who are currently level on points with third-placed Dewsbury. So, by Sunday night Dewsbury Rangers, with just seven games to play, could be right in the title race – or out of it completely. At the other end of the

table Ossett Town reserves leapfrogged Crossley, when they beat them 4-0, and that first win of the season has moved them out of the bottom two. Unfortunately for the Town first team their disastrous run of defeats has seen them overtaken by everyone to send them bottom of the table, level on points with Battyeford Belles, but with an inferior goal difference and having played a game more. Town began the season with high hopes of promotion to the North East Regional League, joining neighbours Ossett Albion, but things have gone horribly wrong. A goalless draw for Battyeford at Silsden in their last game took them off the bottom and with Town having played more games than any of the teams above them their hold on a place in the Premier Division is precarious. There is no game for

Town this week, which gives the other struggling clubs the opportunity to pull further away from the foot of the table. Battyeford Belles will be at home to fellow strugglers Bradford Park Avenue, who beat Hepworth 3-2 in their last game for only their second win of the season. In Division Three Lower Hopton shook off the disappointment of their 13-0 County Cup defeat to Brighouse Town to record a superb 4-3 win at New Farnley. It moves them within two points of joint leaders Middleton Athletic and Ripon City. With the top two playing each other this week, and Lower Hopton at home to lowly Durkar, the Mirfield club could move into one of the two promotion spots. But having played more games than their rivals, staying there promises to be their biggest challenge.

CRICKET

Format in place for cricket season By Mike Popplewell Cricket Correspondent sport@thepressnews.co.uk

THE START of the League Cricket season may be three months away but there is plenty of action behind the scenes – especially in the All Rounder Bradford Premier League, where the close season has seen changes to the League structure and the rules for both the league and the cup competitions. Firstly the separation of the second tier, The Championship, into two equal sections has been abolished to create a four-tier system that comprises a Premier Division, Championship One, Championship Two and Conference. Movement between division will be on a twoup two-down basis. One major rule change concerns the points system where, to attempt to redress the anomaly of teams winning matches by bowling out opposition cheaply in the first innings, will finish the game with fewer than maximum points.

The early weeks of the season promise to be a nightmare for scorers as they attempt to calculate points scored. Under the amendment the team batting second will still have a chance to collect maximum points even if the opposition has been bowled out before they have collected any batting points. Five batting points will be allocated to the side batting second but they will lose one for each two wickets they lose, unless they have actually accumulated a batting point in that innings. For example, a team losing two wickets in making 124 will only collect four points but they will take all five if they score between 125 and 149. There will be no more necessity to completely trust ‘the luck of the toss’ as away sides will be given the option to bowl first or toss for innings and all rain-affected matches can now be settled by the ‘Duckworth Lewis’ method, providing the side batting second has had 20 overs allocated to them. The Priestley Cup will involve teams in the Premier Division and

Championship One, while the Jack Hampshire Cup will involve sides from Championship Two and the Conference. Priestley Cup preliminary round (Sunday May 7): Ossett v Methley, Bankfoot v Yeadon, Townville v Hanging Heaton, Bradford and Bingley v Woodlands, Wrenthorpe v Pudsey Congs, East Bierley v Lightcliffe, Cleckheaton v Pudsey St Lawrence, New Farnley v Baildon. BYES: Gomersal, Undercliffe, Batley, Birstall, Farsley, Bowling Old Lane, Morley, Scholes. Jack Hampshire Cup round one (Sunday April 30): Altofts v Brighouse, Keighley v East Leeds, Liversedge v Rodley, Windhill v Azaad, East Ardsley v Hartshead Moor, Wakefield St Michaels v Hopton Mills, Idle v Carlton, Cross Bank v Sandal, Oulton v Heckmondwike, Adwalton v Hunslet Nelson. BYES: Brook Walton, Gildersome, Great Preston, Spen Victoria, Northowram Fields, Buttershaw St Pauls.

RACING WITH TOP TIPSTER MIKE SMITH

Disclosure to come out of the wilderness OOK under ‘shrewd’ in the dictionary and you will probably see a picture of Les Eyre, who spent his formative years training horses from his yard in Mirfield. Many will remember him sending out 33-1 shot Far Ahead who proved to be the biggest-priced winner in a century of the Ebor, and they may be well advised to follow him again tonight (Friday) in Wolverhampton’s 8.45pm handicap when he saddles Disclosure. His last two efforts on the allweather at Newcastle suggested that he may be close to ending a losing run that dates back to July 2015, and his mark has dipped below 60 for the first time. Also significant is that Eyre, who has over 500 winners to his name

and is now based outside Beverley, also had his six-year-old bay gelding entered in the five furlong sprint race earlier on the same card but has opted for the longer trip over seven. Kempton hosts another prestigious handicap hurdle on Saturday when Bennys King can make it back-to-back successes for Venetia Williams in the Lanzarote. Home of jump racing’s prestigious King George VI Chase, the Sunbury track hit the headlines this week when its owner the Jockey Club announced it could be closed to make way for housing redevelopment “from 2021 at the earliest”. It would see the prestigious race, won so thrillingly on Boxing Day by the novice chaser

Thistlecrack, moved to nearby Sandown with a new all-weather track bankrolled at Newmarket. • CARRIGILL’S nap this week is Dousyoudogbite at Kempton (2.40) and if their selection does not finish in the top four, punters will receive their money back as a free bet. AUGUR’S BEST BETS: Disclosure, Friday Wolverhampton 20.45. CARRIGILL’S NAP: Doesyoudogbite, Saturday Kempton 2.40. AUGUR’S ONE TO WATCH OUT FOR: Stormy Antarctic. Trained by Ed Walker, this year he’ll be one to watch in the top mile races.

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RUGBY UNION

Cleck start the year with win National League Three North ILKLEY

CLECKHEATON

at Stacks Field CLECKHEATON RUFC bagged a much-needed four points thanks to a 12-6 away win over Ilkley in National League Three North. Both teams showed good strength and fitness in their first competitive outing following the festive period. Cleckheaton were boosted by the return of Ollie Depledge, who had been out since November with a knee injury, and Matt Piper, who was sidelined for six weeks due to a broken wrist. It was the hosts who got the first points on the board, however, thanks to Joe Rowntree’s penalty goal. But Cleckheaton responded quickly to the setback. James Wilson was yelling orders from full-

back and man of the match Danny Vento was in the thick of the action throughout. Their hard work led to Cleckheaton’s opening try of the game. A well-executed lineout, a muchimproved area of Cleckheaton’s game, led to their first try. Richard Piper and Niall Jackson both got to within inches of touching down, but the stubborn Ilkley defence held firm until Neil Chivers sent the ball down the back line, where slick handling paved the way for Ronan Evans to cross in the corner. Evans stepped up and teased the crowd with a successful conversion which hit the post and the crossbar, before finally dropping over the sticks. But indiscipline proved costly for Cleckheaton before the break. Jack Seddon, who had just taken to the field, was sin-binned for tackling a player who hadn’t gathered the ball.

The resulting penalty was converted by Rowntree and Ilkley went in at half-time trailing the Moorenders by just one point at 7-6. In the second period Cleckheaton dominated possession, using their superior power to retain the ball for long periods. Some measured grubber kicks by Matt Piper tested the Ilkley defence and forced them on the back foot. The opening stages of the secondhalf were played in the Ilkley half. But the hosts remained a threat because of their pacy backline. Wilson had to be on hand to make a last-ditch tackle to prevent the home side from taking the lead. But overall Cleckheaton dominated the half and they eventually extended their advantage with little over 10 minutes remaining. Depledge refused to be denied and forced his way onto the whitewash for his side’s second try. The conversion was missed and with only six points in it, the result was far

HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Mirfield close the gap on leaders WITH the top two sides in the table not in league action, Mirfield Town climbed to third place in the Heavy Woollen Sunday League Premier Division with a 5-2 win over AFC Chickenley. Jonathan Mitchell led the way with a brace for Mirfield who also had Tom Doran, Gibril Bojang and Chris Meeson on target. Chickenley remain second-bottom, but had Shaun McDaid and Kyle Sutcliffe on the scoresheet. Navigation won 5-1 away at Heckmondwike Sports Club thanks to a hat-trick from Patrick Sykes, plus strikes from Jordan Fox and Jordan Westley. Craig Bentley hit Heckmondwike’s consolation. Andrew Pickles and Neil Pickles both hit doubles for Woodman Batley Carr but they went down 9-4 at Mount Pleasant. Clifton Rangers moved level on points with Championship leaders Linthwaite after they won 5-2 at bottom-side St John Fisher

DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: TUESDAY JANUARY 3: 1 J Tomlinson and G Fishwick;

2 A Cooper and J Bragg; 3 L Sargent and P McKenzie.

Ryan Piercy drives for the line, above, and James Wilson, right, makes good ground Gerald Christian from certain. A high bomb in the last few seconds of the game from Cleckheaton was taken on the run by Ilkley, who kept the ball alive and took play to within a few metres of Cleck’s line. But the defence of the visitors had been solid all afternoon and remained so until Ilkley knocked on and the final whistle sounded to end the game. It was a hard-fought victory for the Moorenders, who remain 10th in the table and are now just five points behind Ilkley. Cleckheaton prepare for the visit of Rossendale tomorrow (2.15pm).

Ossett suffer January blues Yorkshire Division Four OSSETT RUFC 5 BURLEY

at Queens Terrace OSSETT RUFC looked sluggish in their first game back after the christmas break, losing 26-5 at home to Burley in Yorkshire Division Four. It didn’t take long for the visitors to open the scoring. Missed tackles from the Ossett defence allowed space for a Burley winger to touchdown. In a free-flowing contest Louis Dunbavin made himself known to the opposition with some hard-hitting tackles.

Fans’ favourite Jonny Karadzic also made some nice inroads for Ossett, while his partner in the centre, Shaun Abson, tackled well and stopped the strong running Burley centres. But the away side managed a couple more tries before the break and Ossett had yet to get off the mark. Early in the second half Ossett’s hopes of salvaging something from the game were all but over when flyhalf Jack Drury was shown a yellow card. Drury was followed off the pitch shortly afterwards by Clinton North, who was sent off for a controversial high tackle. Burley made the most of their man advantage as the

half progressed, wrapping the game up with time to spare. But the hosts ended the game on a high with a try courtesy of Danny Buckley in the corner. Ossett were on the attack again at the death, but a misplaced kick saw the ball go into touch which signalled the end of the game and the defeat leaves Ossett languishing in eighth. But they have dusted themselves off ahead of their tricky trip to play Skipton at Sandylands tomorrow (2.15pm). The Queens Terrace side need to show radical improvement though, as the last time the two teams met at Sandylands Ossett slumped to a 55-0 defeat.

BOWLS

Morton House to host AGM OVERTHORPE Sports Club thrashed Crofton Sports Reserves 6-2 last weekend in Wakefield League Division Two. The Thornhill-based side moved up to eighth after the victory. They now turn their attention to tomorrow’s Division Two League Cup clash with New Pot Oil (1.30pm). In the game against Crofton, Overthorpe’s Danny Marshall was beaten to the ball, above, and Josh Blakeway, right, challenges for the ball. Dave Jewitt Reserves, while The Yorkshireman won 5-3 at home to Battyeford. Joe Jagger put Hanging Heaton Cricket Club in front, but Overthorpe Sports Club hit back to win 4-1 thanks to a Lee Brook brace, plus goals from Kristian Angus and Ben Eandeacott. Roberttown Rovers climbed to second place in Division One with a 5-4 win

over bottom-side St Ignatius thanks to strikes from Reiss Brook, Dean Vernon, Taylor Biggins, Ash Wells and an own goal. St Ignatius replied through Chris Rushforth, Lloyd Bonsall, Desmond Manso and Tim Crabb. Birstall St Patricks enjoyed a 4-2 win over Deighton WMC thanks to strikes from Luke Fletcher (two), Sam Tyrrell and Scot Minto.

MORTON House Bowls Club will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday January 18 at the Lees Hall Road club, starting at 8pm. The club is always on the lookout for new bowlers and encourage anyone interested in joining for the 2017 season to attend, all welcome. Shane Thornton hit a double as Ravenswharfe won 4-2 at home to Old Bank WMC. Cory Joseph and Sam Hewitt bagged the others with Ryan Ramsden and Danny Rawcliffe replying for Old Bank.

Division Two leaders Wire Works drew 3-3 with thirdplace Westgate 23 despite a Craig Smith hat-trick. Second-place Overthorpe Sports Club Reserves failed to capitalise as they lost 3-1 against lowly Snowdon.

Munir Majeed, Atif Basharat and Imran Farooq netted for Snowdon, with Tom Hirst replying for Overthorpe. Wike Horse picked up their first point of the season after Chris Zavros netted in a 1-1 draw at Clifton Rangers A.

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Friday January 13, 2017

RUGBY LEAGUE

Rams upbeat after defeat Pre-season friendly

DEWSBURY RAMS

WAKEFIELD TRINITY

Keith McGhie at the Tetley’s Stadium DEWSBURY RAMS boss Glenn Morrison said there was still plenty to be optimistic about despite his side losing a second successive pre-season friendly, this time to a youthful Wakefield Trinity Select. The visitors from across the M1 rested the majority of their Super League first choices, who had impressed so much when beating Leeds 30-6 on Boxing Day at Headingley. Members of the under19s side took to the field at Dewsbury and raced into a 16-0 lead before the hosts battled back. But, despite scoring five tries and twice getting back to within four points of Trinity, Morrison’s men were just unable to get their noses in front. “We got off to slow start and got rolled a bit too easily but I thought we did well to come from 16-0 down,” said Morrison. “Then we turned the energy up right across the game. “We scored some good tries but unfortunately we also let in a couple of poor ones a couple of kicks among them. “It was bread and butter stuff and they

(the problems) are not too difficult to fix up, so there were plenty of positives with players still to come back in. Dewsbury’s teenage academy international James Batchelor, who went on to score a hat-trick, grabbed two tries after winger Elliot Caine had put Wakefield ahead after just three minutes. Yet Morrison’s men hit back with tries from Dale Morton and winter signing from Keighley Hamish Barnes The Rams might have been level, or even ahead, had they not been held up over the line three times before the break. But Trinity extended their advantage as a result of 90-metre interception try from Caine shortly after the restart and despite a Jason Crookes try closing the gap again, the Super Leaguers eased away when replacement hooker Sam Blake scored from close range. Batchelor then completed his hat-trick. Gareth Potts grabbed two late consolation tries in the right hand corner with Sykes, whose brilliant missed pass set-up the last, finishing with three goals. But it was too little too late to save the Rams, who next take on Australian Aboriginal tourists The Yowies, from New South Wales, on Sunday (3pm kick off) where Morrison is expected to field a fullstrength side.

MATCH STATS: DEWSBURY RAMS 6. Paul Sykes 2. Dale Morton 3. Jason Crookes 21. Hamish Barnes 5. Gareth Potts 23. James Glover 7. Andy Kain 8. Mitch Stringer (C) 9. Tom Hemingway 10. Aaron Ollett 4. Lucas Walshaw 12. Scott Hale 13. Aaron Brown SUBS: 14. Dom Spreakman 15. Robbie Ward 16. Jack Teanby 17. Toby Adamson 19. Brad forster 22. Donald Kundangirana

WAKEFIELD TRINITY 28. Judah Mazive 4. Elliot Caine 24. Mason Caton-Brown 15. Ashley Gibson 2. Lee Kershaw 6. Jacob Miller (C) 1. Christian Ackroyd 23. Keegan Hirst 29. Brad Moules 25. Anthony Walker 27. James Batchelor 11. Liam Senior 26. Chris Annakin SUBS: 14. Sam Blake 9. Callum Woofit 13. Aaron Yorke 5. Harvey Hallas 3. Nathan Newbound 12. Chris Brown

DEWSBURY RAMS Tries: Morton (20), Barnes (24), Crookes (51), Potts (73, 79). Goals: Sykes (3/5).

WAKEFIELD TRINITY Tries: Caine (3, 43), Batchelor (13,16, 66), Blake (61). Goals: Miller (2/3), Gibson (0/1), Batchelor (1/2). Man of the Match: Paul Sykes Penalties: 8-7 Half-time: 10-16 Referee: Tom Grant Attendance: 1,534

SPEN VALLEY FOOTALL LEAGUE

Goals galore in Memorial Trophy IN THE Spen Valley Football League Memorial Trophy Palestino overcame Dewsbury West Side Reserves 3-1. Zain Mushtaq, Abdul Qayum and Theo Bujra netted for the hosts. In reply West Side struck through Irfan Ali. Girlington were 6-3 victors in a nine-goal thriller at home to Savile Youth. Mohammed Qasim completed a hat-trick for the hosts with further goals coming from Umar Zahoor, Asif

Iqbal and Kamran Khan. Youth’s goals came courtesy of an Abdullah Aswat treble. Athletico were also comfortable 5-2 winners at home to Inter Batley. A brace apiece from Mahine Malik and Abdul Ghani followed by Shazad Ali’s strike earned the win for the hosts. Awaab Ahmed and Abdus Samad Patel got on the scoresheet for Inter. Norfolk edged out Savile Town 4-3 at Savile Playing Fields thanks to goals from Said Said (two), Ismail Loonat and Eugene.

WEST RIDING COUNTY AMATEUR LEAGUE

Littletown’s cup woes LITTLETOWN started 2017 with a disappointing 4-1 loss to Steeton in the County FA Challenge Cup at Beck Lane. Steeton, who sit below Littletown in the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division, were 2-0 up at the break and the second period didn’t get any easier for the hosts. Graham Rhodes, Oliver Hunter, Michael Rhodes and Ben Richardson were all on target for the visitors. In reply Joe Jagger netted for Littletown. The Beck Lane side hope to return to winning ways tomorrow when they host Campion in the Taylors Timber Premier Division Cup.

Meanwhile Lower Hopton suffered an agonising 6-5 defeat on penalties to Sherburn White Rose in their County FA Challenge Cup tie. Goals from Liam Rielley and Chris Senior, either side of halftime, ensured the game went the distance. Lower Hopton aim to bounce back strongly when they visit Newsome FC tomorrow in the Taylors Timber Premier Division Cup. Our local side’s bad luck continued in the County FA Challenge Cup when Horbury Town slumped to a 2-1 defeat away at Salts. Strikes from Luke Lavery and substitute Ryan Whitfield secured the win for the hosts.

In reply Mueen Hyder and Rafaqat Hussain (two) scored for Town. Joe Hampshaw hit a hat-trick in his side’s 5-3 win over Marsh. Danny Saville and Shane Thornton contributed with the others. In reply James Binns also scored a hat-trick for Marsh. And in the final game of the weekend George Healey and Dewsbury West Side shared the spoils 2-2 . Lewis Boddy and Olly Mitchell netted for Healey while West Side’s goals came courtesy of a Javed Patel brace.

WEST YORKSHIRE LEAGUE

Hartshead start as they mean to go on HARTSHEAD thrashed Wyke Wanderers 51 on the road in the West Yorkshire Football League Division One. Ashley Burton struck twice for the visitors, as did Andrew Wood, and Liam Fox added the other to round off a convincing victory. Gavin Turner netted in reply for Wyke. Hartshead hope to take this good form into tomorrow’s trip to play Old Centralians (2pm). Meanwhile Howden Clough didn’t have the greatest start to 2017. They lost 4-1 at home to Kippax in Division One. Kyle Laycock got the goal for Clough, who now turn their attention to tomorrow’s Division One clash away at Boroughbridge (2pm).

Shaw Cross Sharks legend dies aged 61 SHAW CROSS SHARKS’ honorary life member Kevin Squires died suddenly this week during a trip to Goa, India, aged 61. Kevin, who is the uncle of current Batley Bulldogs player Shaun Squires, had a long association with the Sharks. He played for their youth teams before progressing to the open age side. Kevin toured South Africa three times with the Sharks and also toured Serbia and the Czech Republic during his playing career. One particular highlight for Kevin was when he went on a BARLA tour of the South Pacific. After hanging up his boots Kevin remained devoted to the Sharks. He worked on the club’s committee and was the physio to the under-18s squad. A statement on the club website said: “Kevin was a very popular character with many friends at the club and he will be greatly

Kevin Squires, pictured back row second from left, died suddenly in India this week aged 61 missed by us all. “He was a great guy, had time for everyone and will be really missed by so many.” Kevin’s family have arranged for a memorial and celebration service to take place at the Shaw Cross Sharks clubhouse on Wednesday, January 18 (2.45pm). A humanist will give a eulogy in honour of Kevin and it will be a chance for people who knew him to pay their respects and bid farewell to a popular character who was a good friend to many. Everyone is welcome to attend.

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Reds suffer dip in form West Riding County Cup BRIGHOUSE TOWN OSSETT TOWN

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at Woodhead OSSETT TOWN were dumped out of the West Riding County Cup on Monday night, losing 2-0 away at Brighouse Town. A first-half double from Thomas Dugdale was enough to book the hosts’ place in the semifinals. The Reds’ quarter-final cup exit was more evidence of their struggles in recent weeks, a run which has seen them slip from the top of the table. Grant Black’s side have yet to win a game this calendar year

after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Ramsbottom United in last Saturday’s Evo-Stick First Division North encounter. Alex Peterson fired the Ingfield side ahead in the first half before Adam Kay levelled things up for the visitors from the penalty spot on the hour mark. The Ingfielders remain second in the table three points behind leaders Lancaster having played two games more. Black will hope his side get their league form back on track when they host Colne tomorrow (3pm).

Albion lose out in relegation battle Evo-Stik First Division North DROYLSDEN 2 OSSETT ALBION

Albion boss Richard Tracey

at Butcher’s Arms Ground OSSETT ALBION missed the chance to jump as high as 14th in the First Division North standings after a 2-1 defeat away at Droylsden. In a hard-fought encounter both teams evened themselves out in the first half and they went into the break goalless. In the second period the game remained in the balance until Droylsden made the breakthrough with 15 minutes to go. Smith was the man with the goal for the hosts. And inside the last five minutes the home side doubled their lead with a fine goal from Liam Caddick. Tom Guest halved his side’s

deficit from close range deep into stoppage time, following a fumble from the opposition goalkeeper, but it was too little too late for the away side. The Unicorns remain 19th ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Prescot Cables (3pm).

Morro pleased with progress By Joe Link Sports Reporter joe@thepressnews.co.uk

DEWSBURY boss Glenn Morrison is excited about the possibility of seeing some of Wakfield Trinity’s youngsters in action for the Rams next season as part of the clubs’ dual registration agreement. The comment comes after a youthful Trinity side beat the Rams 30-26 in last weekend’s preseason friendly at the Tetley’s Stadium. Morrison said: “Looking at the youngsters that Wakefield had on show they are looking to make the step up and with us having a dual registration deal with Wakefield there could be a few to look at there. “I thought Wakefield’s youngsters played really well.” But despite a second straight defeat in pre-season Morrison insists there is plenty for fans to be positive about ahead of his side’s third warm-up game against the unknown Australian Aboriginal side The Yowies on Sunday. And Morrison has hinted that he will be picking his strongest side. “We will have to look at who is fit. I want to go out pretty strong, but we also have to look after some of the boys, so I might swap a few around so they get a rest. “And if some of the boys want to try out in different positions we may do that to see what

options we will have through the season.” Meanwhile a growing injury list has already proved problematic for Morrison throughout preseason. Josh Guzdek, Luke Adamson, Tony Tonks, Jode Sheriffe and Rob Spicer were all absent against Wakefield, but the quintet should be back in time for the start of the season. Morrison added: “Josh should be fine for the Leigh friendly at the end of the month, his knee is just a bit sore. “Tony Tonks has been ill so he missed out and Jode (Sheriffe) was supposed to start against Wakefield, but failed the baseline head test and we couldn’t get the doctor to sign him off. “We left Rob Spicer out and we also have Luke Adamson to come back in.” Morrison will be praying that last season’s injury woes do not repeat themselves. The Rams have no wiggle room within the salary cap, which is something that is concerning the Rams boss. Morrison has had his eye on several Bradford players since the club’s liquidation last week, but tight purse strings means he has had to hold back on making an approach for the free agents. But off-season signings Hamish Barnes, Brad Foster and Aaron Ollett have all been impressing the coach ahead of the new campaign. Morrison added: “Defensively Hamish (Barnes) has been really

Dewsbury Rams veteran Rob Spicer is fighting to be fit for the season opener solid. Brad Foster also played a lot of minutes in the back row and has done well. “Aaron (Ollett) had to start at front row for us against Wakefield and he isn’t a front rower, but with Sheriffe not being able to play he had to slot in. He did some good things, but

then strained his groin and had to go off. “The young boys I have brought in should start to show their class and if they step up and do what I ask of them. “I’m sure they can show how good they are, like Josh (Guzdek) did last year.”

BATLEY FRIENDLY CANCELLED BATLEY BULLDOGS’ proposed pre-season friendly with a Bradford Select side on Sunday (January 15) has been called off. The Bulldogs were offering to donate the proceeds from the match to Bradford’s players and staff, who haven’t been paid for two months following the club’s financial turmoil. Batley had also planned, with the help of their sponsor Ravensport, to provide Bradford with a one-off kit which could be sold off after the game.

The Bulldogs were also attempting to attract sponsors for the game in a bid to raise more money for the players and staff of the stricken Bradford club. The RFL had approved the game but the fixture ultimately fell through. Bulldogs chief executive Paul Harrison said: “The game is off. It was okayed by the RFL, but more players are leaving Bradford so they are unable to raise a team.” There was also concern over Bradford players picking up injuries while still searching for a new

club. Meanwhile Bulldogs boss Matt Diskin, who spent four years as a player at the Odsal-based club, finds the possibility of no professional rugby league side in Bradford hard to comprehend. He said: “Everyone sympathises with the Bradford players, myself in particular. “There are some good people there and I still have a lot of friends and if we could have helped them in any way that would have been fantastic.” The Bulldogs now have

just two pre-season friendlies left to play against Keighley and Castleford Tigers, both at Mount Pleasant. Forward duo Dane Manning and James Brown are both in a race to be fit in time for the visit of Castleford on January 27. Manning, who has returned to the Bulldogs from Championship rivals Halifax during the off-season, has been sidelined with a broken thumb that he picked up at the end of last season, while Brown is currently out after undergoing surgery.

New Batley recruit Joel Farrell

Adam Gledhill and new recruit Joel Farrell, are two players who are set to miss the start of next season, having also undergone operations.

Nicholas supports RFL over Bulls saga BATLEY chairman Kevin Nicholas has backed the RFL’s decision to allow a Bradford side to take part in the upcoming Championship campaign and replace the ill-fated Bulls, if an appropriate backer can be found. But despite Nicholas’s support, the RFL have been criticised by some parties in the Championship and League 1 who think a newly-formed Bradford club should start life in the country’s bottom tier. Instead of relegation a new Bradford side would have to start the new season with a 12-point penalty. Nicholas said: “It’s very difficult for the RFL, they can’t win no matter what. “I feel a bit of sympathy for them to be honest. “It’s difficult to know what’s best. I can see both points of view; that they should be in League 1 or the Championship. “I just think it’s a very difficult situation and the RFL have considered it and made a decision, and I do feel for them in many ways. “Bradford obviously need a punishment, otherwise it’s unfair to everybody else. “But the RFL have imposed a punishment. They’re getting less distribution (£150,000) and 12 points deduction. “So there is a punishment and there are consequences. Whether that’s harsh enough is not for me to say. “I just think the RFL are doing the best they can in difficult circumstances. And it’s certainly not the RFL’s fault, the incompetence and mismanagement of clubs. “At the end of the day the RFL can only do so much. Somebody has got to take some responsibility. “Bradford seems to have attracted the wrong people to run the club and I feel sorry for the players and more importantly the supporters. “The only people you can blame are the management. “People might disagree with the RFL’s decision, and I’m not saying they shouldn't, but I don't think they should criticise the RFL unduly because it is a decision that is so difficult. “The good thing is they’ve made a decision and we have to move forward.”