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Disabled teen’s mother can still see image of her son ‘face down on the concrete with his wheelchair on top of him’ By David Miller News Reporter davidmiller@thepressnews.co.uk
A CEREBRAL palsy sufferer’s life has been ruined by the cynical mugger who stalked him. Fenton Shaw, 19, of Thornhill Lees, was left face down on the floor with his wheelchair on top of him after callous Simon Brooke’s attempted robbery. Leeds Crown Court heard the incident last month has had a devastating impact on Fenton. Mum Nicola said in a statement her son is a “shadow of his former
self” and is “withdrawn, anxious and has lost trust in people”. Family members had built up his confidence so he could travel to college on his own in his wheelchair. But Fenton, who has had seven operations, has had all that knocked out of him by alcoholic Brooke’s attack. The teenager experiences nightmares and flashbacks. Family who saw the incident also remain upset. Robert Galley, prosecuting, said Fenton was on his way home from college and had got on a bus at Dewsbury Bus Station. Brooke helped Fenton onto the vehicle and then sat near him, hav-
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ing started talking to him while they were waiting. He carried on chatting with Fenton on the bus and even asked where he lived. Mr Galley said Brooke, 44, of Flash Lane, Mirfield, got off at the same stop as Fenton in Thornhill Lees. Brooke hid behind a car and watched as Fenton approached his home on Victoria Drive. He then emerged and asked to go into the house with him for a drink, which was refused. Brooke shouted “give me your bag” and grabbed at the rucksack on Fenton’s shoulder. He pulled with such force that
Fenton was dragged along until the wheelchair toppled over in the road. Mrs Shaw said when she closes her eyes she can still see the image of her son “face down on the concrete with his wheelchair on top of him”. Fenton’s sister tried to alert him to the danger in the seconds before the incident. He saw her pointing from an upstairs bedroom window but did not realise she was trying to warn him about Brooke watching from behind a car. Fenton’s father and brother dashed outside to help and subdued Brooke until police arrived.
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He protested his innocence by claiming he only wanted to use Fenton’s mobile phone. When it was pointed out he had one of his own, Brooke said he had been drinking and did not know what he had done. Christopher Moran, for Brooke, said his client became an alcoholic after he lost his job and marriage. Brooke admitted attempted robbery and was jailed for five years and three months. Judge Geoffrey Marson QC said it was a particularly serious offence given the vulnerability of the complainant and impact on both him and his family.
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Students’ glitzy Hollywood trip Deaths APPLEYARD NEE HAYNES MAVIS On 7 March, of Soothill, aged 87. Wife of Arthur. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 18 March at 12.30pm.
BROOK PETER ROBERT On 10 January, in the Philippines, aged 61, of Upper Hopton. Funeral took place on 19 January in the Philippines. Memorial service Friday 20 March at St John’s Church, Upper Hopton at 2pm.
DRANSFIELD FRED On 5 March, of Grange Moor, aged 94. Husband of the late Kathleen. Requiem Mass at St Mary’s RC Church, Friday 13 March at 10am, followed by committal and interment at Batley Cemetery.
DUFFY ANTHONY On 28 February, of Mirfield, aged 74. Husband of Barbara. Funeral service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 17 March at 12.30pm.
FOSTER FLORENCE Peacefully on 8 March, aged 91, of Heckmondwike. Wife of Albert. Funeral at Salvation Army, Friday 20 March at 2.15pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 3.15pm.
HALEY CHRISTINE On 2 March, of Cleckheaton, aged 71 years. Mum of Yvette. Funeral enquiries to Michael A Wright & Son Funeral Directors. Tel 01274 871092.
HALSTEAD NEE SWALLOW EILEEN On 10 March, at Fieldhead Court, Thornhill, aged 90. Wife of the late Peter. Funeral enquiries to George
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HARTSHORNE KENNETH (KEN) On 9 March, of Ossett, aged 70. Husband of Lynne. Service at Christ Church, South Ossett, Wednesday 18 March at 12.30pm, followed by committal at Christ Church Graveyard.
HEMPSON HAZEL On 7 March, aged 92, of Gomersal. Wife of the late Bernard George. Funeral enquiries to Potters Funeral Service, Birkenshaw. Tel 01274 681555.
HODGE Michael
Aged 80, of Sunnybank Road, Mirfield Husband of Kathleen. Passed away peacefully on 5th March in Dewsbury Hospital MACKOWSKI CZESLAW On 3 March, aged 88. Husband of Rose. Requiem Mass at St Patrick’s RC Church, Birstall, Friday 13
March at 10am.
MITCHELL MARGARET ELAINE Fondly known as Emma On 2 March, aged 70. Wife of Brian. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 18 March at 2pm.
SAVAGE NEE HODGSON EDITH MAUD On 4 March, of Liversedge, aged 98. Wife of the late William. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 16 March at 2.45pm.
SCRUTTON MARY On 2 March, aged 73 years. Wife of Derrick. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 24 March at 1.15pm.
TAIN DAVID On 5 March, aged 78, husband of Christine. Funeral service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 23 March at 12.30pm.
WILKES JOHN REGINALD On 8 March, of Thornhill, aged 83. Husband of Jean. Funeral at Thornhill Parish Church, Friday 20 March at 2.30pm, followed by interment in the Churchyard.
DINING OUT: Photography course leader Katrina Whitehead with students at Bubba Gump’s restaurant in Santa Monica. (Pictures: Anna Bridson) THE OSCARS may be over - but art students from Batley still got the red carpet treatment in Hollywood. About two dozen undergraduates went on a seven-night residential field trip to glitzy Los Angeles. They saw attractions such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Universal Studios, the Getty Arts Centre and Santa Monica Boulevard. All those who took part were from degree courses in photography, fine art, fashion and graphic design. A highlight was seeing Kevin Costner when he appeared for an interview at a film premiere. Other visits included tours of film and TV sets, including the famous Bates’ Hotel from Alfred
Hitchcock’s Psycho. The trip was organised by photography course leader Katrina Whitehead, who went with the students. She said: “Filming is taking place everywhere you go and we even bumped into actors from The Big Bang Theory and The Interview.” Of the Getty Arts Centre she added: “The exhibitions were plentiful and the costume gallery was exceptionally well curated. “There were interviews and outfits from classic films such as The Matrix and The Wizard of Oz.” She said it may not be a oncein-a-lifetime trip and added: “Students found it very educational and were inspired to return one day.”
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Mother and son held at gunpoint in third raid By Steve Martyn THUGS held a mother and son at gunpoint in the third armed robbery to hit Mirfield in a month. The victims – a woman in her 50s and a man in his 20s – were targeted on the Greenside Estate. Two men wearing balaclavas jumped out on them as they were walking to work at around 5.30am on Tuesday. One of the suspects pulled out a
black handgun while the other pushed the woman and man to the ground. She handed over a rucksack with two mobile phones and a small amount of cash after one of them shouted: “F****** give me the money”. The robbers fled down a ginnel onto Old Bank Road and then ran past the Thirsty Man pub towards the London Park estate. It comes after the Pet Supplies
store on Lee Green was hit by armed robbers on February 10. Two weeks later three men armed with a handgun and hammers struck at the Betfred bookmakers on Huddersfield Road. Police are not linking the three incidents at the moment, but are keeping an open mind. In the latest robbery the suspects were 6ft tall, dressed all in black and had black balaclavas. Det Insp Mark Walker, of
Huddersfield CID, said the victims were unhurt but left shocked by their ordeal. He added: “We’re keeping an open mind about this incident and we are aware of two other armed robberies in Mirfield.” Det Insp Walker appealed for anyone in the area from 5.15am to 5.40am on Tuesday to get in touch. Anyone with information can call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
News in Brief Men found in loft BATLEY: Suspected illegal immigrants were found hiding in a loft at a restaurant last Thursday. Immigration Enforcement officers visited Lala’s on Bradford Road and found four staff from Pakistan working illegally. Men aged 24, 32, 43 and 45, were arrested. Three were found hiding in a loft. All four now face being removed from the UK. Anyone with concerns about illegal workers should see www.gov.uk/report-immigration-crime.
Care home improves THORNHILL LEES: A care home was found to be making progress after being branded inadequate last year. Thomas Owen House on Lees House Road was rated as ‘requires improvement’ by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). An unannounced follow-up visit came eight months after the home was found in breach of a string of regulations. Ratings for the home are ‘requires improvement for being safe, responsive and well led’ and ‘good for being effective and caring’. Inspectors called for more work to be done to make sure improvements are taken further.
Arts cafe craft event BATLEY: The transformation of a Batley eatery into an arts cafe continues with a craft event on Wednesday. Sewing expert Roberta Balmforth will show how to make necklaces from rolled felt at the Reunion Cafe on Branch Road. The event, costing £5, is at 1pm. All materials, equipment and tuition is provided along with refreshments. Suitable for teens and up, booking is essential. Call Roberta on 07909 842191.
LET’S TALK: Election candidates answer questions at the Taleem Community Centre in Savile Town
Public get to grill candidates By David Miller ELECTION candidates for Dewsbury and Mirfield debated with each other for the first time last Sunday. MP Simon Reevell (Con) was among those at the Taleem Community Centre event in Savile Town chaired by Islamic scholar Mohammed Pandor. Also there were Paula Sherriff (Lab), Ednan Hussain (Lib Dem), Mark Thackray (UKIP) and Adrian Cruden (Green). The two-hour debate saw questions asked by an audience on topics such as the NHS, education, terrorism and human rights. Both Mr Reevell and Ms Sherriff took to twitter afterwards to say how much they enjoyed the event. It comes after Ms Sherriff attended the opening of Sensory World, a new play group for disabled children on Old Westgate in Dewsbury last Saturday. Mr Reevell, meanwhile, was interviewed by a community radio station about new anti-terror laws. He backed the moves on Radio IMWS, which broadcasts from the Al-Hikmah Centre in Batley. Green Party candidate Mr Cruden was due to speak on a BBC Radio Leeds
Verbal abuse charges GOMERSAL: A man denied charges of verbally abusing a disabled woman and a child witness. Joshua Smith, 24, is alleged to have sworn at and then made a derogatory comment about victim Amanda Taylor having one leg. It is also claimed Smith, of Shirley Grove, racially abused a child who saw the incident. Smith, who denies threatening behaviour and racially-aggravated theatening behaviour, faces a trial at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Friday May 29.
Question Time show yesterday (Thurs). And in a further sign the election is only weeks away, a special debate on education is to be held at Dewsbury Town Hall on Friday, March 20. It starts at 7pm and will be chaired by Gill Goodwin of the NUT Yorkshire and Midland Regional Executive. Mr Cruden will be among the panelists along with Carrie Lowery, a teacher at Manor Croft Academy in Earlsheaton. For details see http://dewsburyedqt.eventbrite.co.uk or call Maria Fawcett at the NUT on 07557 230337.
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News In Brief Clubhouse destroyed CLECKHEATON: Arsonists are believed to be behind a blaze which destroyed a former bowling club clubhouse. The premises next to the Park View bowling green still had furniture including a snooker table, seating and bar fixtures inside. Flames engulfed the unused building at around 3am last Sunday. Police found a door had been forced. Firefighters from Cleckheaton, Batley, Brighouse and Odsal attended along with an aerial rescue pump from Bradford.
Walk raises £2,000 GOMERSAL: Cricketers raised an impressive £2,000 after a sponsored walk from Headingley to Gomersal CC’s Oxford Road ground. Members of the JCT600 Bradford Cricket League club walked the 12-mile route from Yorkshire Cricket Club’s Headingley ground back to Oxford Road. Members stopped off at eight pubs along the route for refreshments. The money was a massive boost towards the £3,800 needed for an updated electronic scoreboard. To sponsor contact Darryl Senior on DSenior2@sky.com.
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Markets win reprieve By David Miller MARKETS in Batley and Birstall have been given a 12-month reprieve from closure after a private contractor agreed to take over. Peter McNulty-Senior will operate both markets when Kirklees Council funding ends on Tuesday March 31. The markets were set to close after the authority withdrew a ‘subsidy’ in a budget deal finalised last month. Mr McNulty-Senior was paid by Kirklees Council to put up and take down the markets. He will take on the cost himself for a year, having been granted a private market operator’s licence.
This could be extended if the scheme, which sees stall rents rise by about 20p a week, is a success. It is believed Mr McNulty-Senior has been in talks with Kirklees since before Christmas. Andrew Marsden, of the Batley Business Assocation, welcomed the news and said: “The market is an important and historic part of our town. “You only have to visit Market Place on Friday mornings to see just how popular it remains. “I hope the new operator is able to continue to develop the market and that it continues to go from strength to strength.” He encouraged new shoppers and added:
“While it’s fair to say the market has reduced in size over the years, recently we have seen additional stalls.” Coun Peter McBride (Lab) said: “We’re delighted Mr McNulty-Senior has stepped forward.” The Kirklees Council cabinet member for Dalton added: “Finding new ways of delivering services will be a continuing challenge for us. “But this goes to show that the end of council funding certainly doesn’t mean the end of valued services and activities. “And where it does end this has in fact created a commercial opportunity for a local business.”
MBE and jewellery may have been stolen after woman died THIEVES may have stolen an MBE from the home of an 87-year-old woman in Chickenley who died recently. Ivy Hawkins, of Princess Crescent, kept the medal belonging to late husband Richard in her handbag. No trace of the medal or pieces or jewellery could be found after Ivy died on February 27. Captain Richard Hawkins received his MBE in 1978 for service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and Metropolitan Police. The MBE was kept in a worn blue box and had the inscription R.V. Hawkins on the back. Also missing is a gold
starburst ring with a turquoise stone and another gold ring featuring a small pearl. PC Shanaz Ahmed, of the Dewsbury and Mirfield NPT, said: “These items hold a significant sentimental value to the family. “Following an examination of the property we’ve not found any sign of a break-in. “But the items
been taken by someone who sneaked into the home or who may have had access. “These items are distinctive pieces of memorabilia and are key parts of a family’s history which we would like to reunite with their rightful owners.” PROUD AWARD: The MBE Anyone with awarded to Captain Richard Hawkins in 1978, pictured far information can call police on left 101 quoting crime reference number: 13150090183. could have
Church to open round-the-clock A CHURCH in Cleckheaton will open round-the-clock for Easter in a bid to make services more accessible. St John the Evangelist Church on Church Street will be open from sunrise on Saturday April 4 until daybreak on Easter Sunday. The building will be divided into 10 areas for different types of service, from reflective to activity-led. It culminates in a commu-
nity breakfast at around 6.30am on Easter Sunday after a short dedication in the church grounds. Vicar Rev Brunel James said: “For many churches keeping the doors freely open is a modern-day challenge. “But if they remain closed it only compounds the public perception that they are only open on Sundays. “So we are taking steps to
make the church more accessible and let visitors decide over the Easter weekend when they would like to visit.” The church, which is often open outside service hours, hosts groups, baby and toddlers, and has a cafe for carers. For more details email Rev James at bruneljames@icloud.com or call 07811 195280.
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Family’s plea over man missing for 16 years By David Miller A FAMILY have made an emotional appeal for information on a man who vanished after a night out in Batley 16 years ago. Relatives are desperate to know what happened to 40-year-old Bruce Gapper in March 1999. He was last seen outside his home on Groves Hall Road, Dewsbury Moor, after a night out at the Frontier in Batley. Wendy Dixon-Gapper, Bruce’s sister, said: “As a family we just want some closure.” She added it was especially hard on their 90year-old father and appealed for anyone with information to come forward. “He was 75 at the time when my brother disappeared and he doesn’t want to depart this world without knowing what happened to him,” she said. “It would’ve just been Bruce’s 56th birthday and it’s days like that that bring it all back.” Police are treating the case as a murder inquiry, while CrimeStoppers are offering a £5,000 reward for information. Bruce was reported missing on Tuesday March 16, 1999, three days after he went to the Frontier. He was last seen at around 1.30pm on Sunday March 14 that year, when a neighbour spotted him unloading shopping from his car. Bruce did not turn up to work at Dukes Transport in Huddersfield the next day. His red Peugeot 309 was found with partial internal fire damage near the town’s Castle Hill monument, also on Monday March 15 1999. Bruce’s bank card was used at cash machines in Heckmondwike, Morley and near Southport after he disappeared. Det Chief Insp Mark McManus, of the
“We believe it’s among this community that answers may be held about what happened to him 16 years ago.” Anyone with information can call police on 101 or CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111. The CrimeStoppers reward, for details leading to an arrest and conviction, expires on Friday June 5.
VANISHED: Bruce Gapper, who was last seen outside his Dewsbury Moor home in March 1999 police’s homicide and major enquiry unit, appealed for help. He said: “At the heart of this is a family who have spent the last 16 years not knowing what has happened to their son, brother and uncle.” He added that Bruce was known to attend the Frontier every Saturday night. He said: “He was well known among the community who regularly attended the venue and had associates there who lived in Kirklees and Wakefield.
Tory reveals ‘confrontation’ A TOP Tory has attacked misogyny in Dewsbury’s Asian community 10 years after a controversial general election. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi told of her experiences from 2005 at a Huddersfield Law Society meeting. The former Birkdale High School pupil, later a government minister after being enobled in 2007, lost to Labour’s Shahid Malik. She recalled just weeks before another general election doorstep attitudes while out campaigning.
Baroness Warsi also told the event in Elland about an incident after the count when a large number of Asian men confronted her. She said: “There were parts of the constituency where people would not vote for me because they questioned whether a Muslim woman should be standing for a leadership position. I lost the election and left the count to be met by 250 Asian men who criticised me for having the audacity to stand.” Members of the soon-to-bedefunct Dewsbury and
News in Brief Legal high victory DEWSBURY: Legal high drugs available from a town centre shop may have been withdrawn from sale. We reported last week, alkyl nitrate Liquid Gold was on the front counter at the Big Discount Store on Church Street. In a victory for The Press, a check yesterday showed the items were no longer on display.
Centre transferred BATLEY: Residents have taken over a community centre in the latest Kirklees Council sell-off. The Soothill Community Centre on Broomsdale Road is now owned by the Soothill Community Association. They took over running the building three years ago and have increased the number of users. Now the group has the freehold following an asset transfer which makes them responsible for maintenance and repairs. Two facilities in Huddersfield were also sold off. Council officials hope to save £60,000 in total.
District Law Society also attended. It comes after the group held its last-ever annual dinner on February 6 at Healds Hall Hotel, Liversedge. Members of the 145-year-old body hope to form a new one with their peers in Huddersfield and Halifax. Law society secretary Richard Whitaker, of Hellewell, Pasley and Brewer on Daisy Hill, Dewsbury, blamed declining numbers. He added: “The evening was obviously tinged with sadness but on the whole it was an enjoyable event.”
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News in Brief Flood defence works NORTH KIRKLEES: More than £300,000 will be spent on flood prevention around the district. Two of the biggest schemes are surface water and drainage studies in Dewsbury and Cleckheaton, costing £100,000 and £75,000. A further £80,000 will be spent on flood defence repairs at Radulf Gardens in Liversedge. Other projects include £25,000 for a drainage masterplan at Cooper Bridge and £30,000 for Howley Beck in Batley. The schemes are funded from a £450,000 Environment Agency grant and £100,000 from council chiefs. Kirklees is seventh on a list of councils outside London most at risk from flooding.
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It’s not old Mother Earth we need to be worrying about QUESTION: What caused the last ice age and why is the Sahara a desert? And another – was Noah to blame for both, because his Ark was actually steam-driven, the old scoundrel and his contemporaries having brought on biblical climate change by choking the skies with their fires? Or, as I suspect, is Mother Earth barely aware of we seven billion insignificant microbes scratching about on her immense skin? I do shake my head at times when one minute ‘experts’ tell us the entire history of life on earth is a mere blink in the Solar System’s eye; and in the next breath we’re warned that we’re choking the planet to death with our poisonous coal-fired power stations and petrol-burning motor cars. The evidence of impending doom is held forth occasionally when old Mother Earth sneezes or hiccups and wipes out these human ants by the tens of thousands, via volcano or earthquake. Or when
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the weather just changes a bit – which it has been doing, without our help, for billions of years. In pagan days, our ancestors would make sacrifices to appease which ever gods had sent the fire from the belly of the earth, floods from the skies and pestilence across the land. Today our pagan scientists make such natural occurrences an excuse to blackmail more money out of gullible politicians and public alike. Witchdoctors with letters after their names. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not disputing that the planet is heating up – fractionally, but warming nonetheless. There were six billion of us in 1999, seven billion by 2011. That’s a lot more home fires and stoves burning, expanding economies to fuel. We may indeed be partly influencing tiny shifts in weather patterns. But I’m not sure the glint I saw reflecting on what seemed like hundreds of wind turbines as I drove west over the Yorkshire Wolds last
LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood
Hold it kid – reach for the sky... EOPLE sometimes mock and deride our beleaguered police, but they shouldn’t. It’s tough out there. Dangerous. Well, I say ‘out there’. Obviously I don’t include Dewsbury. Any copper seen running through the town centre is more likely to be chasing a traffic warden who slapped him with a ticket than a villain. Not that a warden is likely to ticket a police car – because when did you last see a marked police car in Dewsbury town cen-
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Eyes of a killer – one minute they’re pedalling on the pavement, next thing it’s Bonnie and Clyde. PC Plod clearly saved us from who-knows-what... week is going to make a blind bit of difference. It might make those pagan eco-lobbyists in Westminster rich on our tax pounds, but that’s about it. You could fill China, India and Brazil with wind turbines to try ‘save the world’ and the locals would proba-
bly weigh them in for scrap. For every expensive, energy-saving lightbulb the EU insists we use, China builds a coal-fired power station that chokes its own people to death (although they’ve plenty more where they came from!). And all the while, as received wisdom would have it, by the day Planet Earth is dying beneath our feet. Well, I have a problem with this basic idea of ‘ownership’. E TALK about our world, and fight over it, as though it’s one big housing estate we built. But who came first? Who birthed whom? Whether you’re in the camp of Creation or Evolution, I think we can all agree big mama Earth was here first. And she’s not going anywhere soon – whatever happens to us. And when her skin has shed the seven billion self-important bacteria currently scurrying about, the sun will still rise, the tides will turn... According to our green witchdoctors, we’re using up all Mother Earth’s resources. Really? Somehow I don’t think so. With at least 3.5 billion years of life left in her – according to the experts – she’ll have plenty of time to birth and rear another human litter. And another, etc etc. As for the carbon deposits those new humans will one day dig from the ground and burn? Which they might learn to use to fuel forms of wheeled transport? That’ll be us – the
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find these people? PC Plod would probably prefer the child to be pushed out onto a dual carriageway. With a bit of luck she’d get hit by a lorry, so he could speed and show off with his flashing blues and ‘nee-nar, nee-nar’ klaxon. And they wonder why most members of the public wouldn’t give them the time of day? ACK to our own mean streets, and I can only imagine that the local constabulary really don’t bother much with Dewsbury. They can’t have popped into the old McDonald’s at least, now a discount store, where poppers, the ‘legal’ drugs which are only usually found in sex shops, were front and centre last week. Poppers contain amyl or alkyl nitrate and are sniffed – which is about as healthy for you as whiffing glue, I imagine – and they are illegal to sell for that purpose. Sex shops get round it by marketing them as ‘room odourisers’ (my wife favours scented candles) and I’ll buy a round for anyone who’s ever visited friends who had open bottles of ‘Liquid Gold’ or ‘Hard Core’ open on the sideboard as they served up the spag bol. But even sex shops keep them under lock and key. They couldn’t have been more prominent in the Dewsbury store, for anyone’s grandma – or more pertinently grandchild – to pick up. Last year a 12-year-old boy in Manchester was left critical in hospital after drinking the stuff – the small bottles can easily be mistaken for energy drinks and can be fatal. It just beggars belief that local police wouldn’t even have a clue about it.
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The whole point of a ‘Clarkson’ ’M NOT a Jeremy Clarkson fan, but so what? That’s the whole point of larger than life characters like him – no grey areas, except for on his egomad bonce. I do however have an idea for a post-Top Gear reality TV programme. Put Jezza in a room with Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross, then throw a black mamba and a cobra in and lock the door. Let’s see who the ‘real’ men are.
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So it’s one rule for the rich... Dear Sir, Whilst people with a right-wing persuasion constantly harp on about immigration there is one group of people they conveniently overlook. From Prime minister Margaret Thatcher to Chancellor George Osborne, the Tories have been selling off our family silver. The Government has just sold off our stake in cross-channel rail giant Eurostar to a Canadian-led consortium. The vast majority of our railways are now being run from France, Germany and the Netherlands, where they plough
Let MPs do their job From: Derek Cartwright, Soothill Dear Sir, Jack Straw has been telling us for ages that he believed there were ‘weapons of mass destruction’. That alone made me suspicious of him, now we know he charges £1,000 a day and thinks that he is worth that for future consultancy work, and Sir Malcolm Rifkind thinks his work as an MP does not pay him a decent salary. What bloated self-importance – would they be worth £100 a day if they were not politicians and selling their political connections, not their ability? That is the central problem raised by the Straw-Rifkind
Letter of the Week: John Appleyard, Liversedge their profits into making their own countries transport systems better. Most of our car industry is owned by overseas companies, this also applies to our water companies and our football clubs. Immigration is a class issue which is used to scapegoat migrants for the economic failures of our own governments.
‘sting’ – how to appoint as MPs men and women of integrity as well as ability to do the job. Some people are deliberately, for political reasons, mixing up two issues: firstly, doing work other than being an MP and using that position to earn you money. The second under no circumstances, in my opinion, should be banned. If you did a certain type of work before becoming an MP, I see little problem in continuing that work. Indeed it may be beneficial to their work for them to continue in some limited capacity because it keeps their skills and knowledge up to date in those areas. If you are not elected after a term or two, as a professional you might find yourself unemployable. Part of the problem of MPs’ pay goes back over 30 years when Thatcher stopped MPs’
They speak in terms of statistics and have no compassion for human beings. This Government does not care about the refugees fleeing poverty from wartorn countries in unsafe boats, thousands of them dying at sea, as a result of western imperialism, but if you’re wealthy and want to buy our industry, it is no problem.
pay increases. She did not need the money, she was married to a millionaire. Some say, I think without thinking, that £65,000 is a lot of money. It is, if compared with the average salary. The problem here is that the work carried out by an MP is not that, and more than likely someone on £26,000 would not have the knowledge and skills to do it. You have to remember that MPs vote on legislation and should have the depth of knowledge to know what the unintended consequences may be. There are 17,000 pages of tax legislation for instance, or do they know about the workings of the economy? They are not there just to represent your views, if you think that go watch them on the BBC Parliament channel. Dennis Skinner made fascinating listening the other Saturday on Radio Four when
discussing how the role of an MP has changed since 1970. They did not have staff like they do today in local offices, but if we had better MPs we might have better legislation that does not require the mess that they have created. It is on these offices where the vast amount of expenses go. They did not have the staff before then, MPs even had to pay for their own secretaries. The trouble is many professionals get paid far more than £65,000 a year. If you want professionals in parliament and people who can write the legislation, they have to receive an appropriate salary or have the opportunity to add to a basic salary, for what a lot of former cabinet ministers then describe as a part-time job as an MP. Perhaps the answer might be to dispense with their offices and for them to be paid far more, but then have to do
PLANNING APPLICATIONS S Kennington and M Appleyard, rear of 115 Northway, Mirfield, detached dwelling. Ismaili Community Centre, Field Hill Centre, 21 Batley Field Hill, Batley, single-storey building (within a Conservation Area). G Burgin, Royds Farm, 81 Gomersal Lane, Gomersal, alterations to convert integral garage to form accommodation and construction of solid roof on existing conservatory (within a Conservation Area). Mr & Mrs K Swift, Ash Lodge, Lee Green, Mirfield, erection of extensions. Southdale Ltd, former Soothill Cricket Club, Soothill Lane, Batley, discharge condition 15 (boundary treatments) on previous permission 2014/90037 for erection of 34 dwellings and four apartments with associated private gardens and access parking, and formation of new access road. Capricorn Windows And Doors, 5 Cheapside, Batley, change of use from warehouse to cafe and external alterations. Calder Valley
Developments Ltd, Netherfield Mills, Calder Road, Ravensthorpe, erection of industrial building. Mr Zak Patel, former Water Treatment Works, Back Lane, Whitley, alterations and extension to convert former water treatment works to form dwelling. St John’s Pre-School, 125 Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury, discharge of condition 4 (Phase II Intrusive Site Investigation Report) on previous permission no. 2014/91678 for erection of single-storey front and rear extensions. J Nicholson, adjacent to 11 Park View, Cleckheaton, one detached dwelling. Bagno Design, Unit 1 Oakwell Industrial Park, Oakwell Way, Birstall, change of use from existing B1/B8 storage and distribution unit to include a retail showroom. Half Acre Eggs Limited, Church Farm, Ladywell Lane, Liversedge, discharge of condition 3 (Phase II Report), 4 (Remediation Strategy), 5 (Remediation) and 6 (Validation Report) on
previous planning permission 2014/ 91394 for demolition of existing poultry building and erection of beef rearing shed. Mr Saleem, 9-11 Cemetery Road, Heckmondwike, alterations and extensions to convert shop/storage to four flats. Soreta Riley, Bracken House, 14 Bracken Hill, Mirfield, discharge of condition 3 (materials) on previous permission no. 2011/92670 for alterations and extension to existing garage to form dwelling with associated off-street parking. A Staley, 15 Summerdale, Gomersal, porch extension to front. Mr Ayub Hafiji, 14 Slaithwaite Close, Thornhill Lees, singlestorey extension to front and outbuilding to rear. Woodleigh Care Homes, Norcott House, 75 Leeds Road, Littletown, Liversedge, works to TPOs 42/80. T Hammerton, Glebe Farm Barn, Howroyd Lane, Whitley, certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of extensions and outbuilding. A Lunat, 11 Wayne Close, Batley, single-
storey front and rear extensions. J Chambers, land at Mount Pleasant Farm, 4 Jackroyd Lane, Upper Hopton, use of land for caravan/ mobile home storage area and associated landscaping. Mr Arif Hanif, 8 Corporation Street, Dewsbury, alterations to shop front to form new entrance (within a Conservation Area). Idris Khan, McDonalds, 28 Church Street, Dewsbury, alterations to convert first floor of A1 storage/ancillary unit to three residential units. Mr Hanif Patel, 60 Thornhill Street, Savile Town, erection of extensions. M Brooke, 114 West Royd Avenue, Mirfield, demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two detached dwellings. Mr C Culshaw, 33 Headlands Close, Liversedge, works to TPOs 51/93. Mr J Burgan, Batley Hall Nursing And Residential Home, Old Hall Road, Upper Batley, work to TPOs 23/77 within a Conservation Area. Mr M U Bashir, 1 Lee Road, Ravensthorpe, the
proposal is for a singlestorey rear extension. The extension projects 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 3.6 metres. The height of the eaves of the extension is 2.5 metres. G Clarke, Dransfield Hill Cottage, 1 Liley Lane, Upper Hopton, nonmaterial amendment on previous planning permission 2014/92553 for erection of single-storey extension. M France, 54 Lower Lane, Gomersal, work to trees within a Conservation Area. A Heron, rear of 481 Hunsworth Lane, East Bierley, non-material amendment to previous permission 2014/92668 for erection of agricultural building. Mr & Mrs Stone, 4 Meadow Lane, Roberttown, the proposal is for erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 3.5m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 3m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.3m.
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Big people with big ideas From: Robert Reynolds, Batley Dear Sir, Anyone thinking the Tories are competently managing the economy, really needs a head examination. This Government has presided over a near doubling of our national debt, to almost £1.4 trillion. Our budget deficit is around £92 billion. We are paying almost £50 billion a year on the interest of that debt. More than defence or education. When base rate interest rates rise, so too will our payments, forcing us into default. This will happen as surely as night follows day. However, it is well within the hands of the incompetent bunch of buffoons in our Parliament to end the deficit and start repaying the debt. It can begin by getting British businesses to pay their dues, ending the £85 billion in corporate allowances. It can also reinstate the five per cent tax cut to the rich and take control of the money supply to invest in our infrastructure and create much-needed jobs. However, the Tories will do none of these things. When your mates are treating the British public like cash cows, and are donating some of the proceeds to your party, why change anything? We need big people with big ideas to replace this parliament of pygmies.
So many questions From: Christine Hyde, Dewsbury Dear Sir, At the March governing body meeting of the North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group, the public, found out that it has been doing too much work! It has been ‘over governing’ itself! A private law firm it ‘bought in’ to analyse its procedures recommended that governing
body meetings in public should be reduced to bi-monthly and that the public should be restricted to two questions only. What I want to know is: Why a private law firm had to be bought in at extra cost? Who recommended this particular firm and why? Why NHS England is not suitable to do the job of this ‘analysis’? What is the real reason for the decreased transparency? The writer knows that the publicly-run Commissioning Support Unit is folding, and that Capita, the US firm Optum (already convicted under its American name of defrauding the US government) and Mouchet have been awarded a £5bn contract over 10 years for commissioning support. There are two months’ worth of questions here already. No other set of public sector workers have been charged with ‘reducing’ their workload! Perhaps they need to employ this particular firm of solicitors! BMA, NUT, UNISON, UNITE, GMB please note!
From the poor to the rich From: Tony Kelsall (Green party candidate, Dewsbury East) Dear Sir, David Cameron has boasted that he has achieved a reduction in the amount of money member states need to contribute to the EU. This has meant member states can afford tax cuts for the rich. It has also required the abolition of EU-funded schemes such as the Energy Innovation for Deprived Communities scheme in Yorkshire and the Humber. This involved building energy-efficient homes in deprived areas such as Chickenley in the Dewsbury East ward. It also means money has to be found by hard-pressed Kirklees Council to enable existing programmes to continue. Few people in Dewsbury East will benefit from tax cuts for the rich, but many would benefit if the Energy Innovation for Deprived Communities Scheme was extended to other areas of Dewsbury East.
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Three charged in drugs operation By Staff Reporters THREE people were charged with drugs offences after a police operation in Earlsheaton last Thursday. Amjad Hussain, 22, Mohammed Mahmood, 30, and a 16-year-old boy are accused of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Hussain is of Clarke Street, Westborough, and Mahmood is of Wakefield Road in Dewsbury. The youth, who cannot be named, is from Staincliffe. All three were remanded into custody for an appearance at Leeds Crown Court on Monday March 23. A 25-year-old woman also arrested has been released on bail pending further enquiries. It comes after armed police stopped a car on Old Bank Road, Earlsheaton, at 2.10pm last Thursday. Nearby Manor Croft Academy was locked down just before the end of the school day to keep pupils safe. They were let out after about 15 minutes and parents were sent texts assuring them of their children’s safety. Principal Hayley Clacy said: “We’ve emer-
SCENE: Damaged vehicles during last Thursday’s police operation in Earlsheaton. (Picture: Ash Milnes) gency procedures in place for when things like this happen. I was incredibly proud of the way students and staff responded. It couldn’t have gone any more smoothly.” It is claimed police found a large quantity of suspected heroin in the operation. Det Supt Simon Beldon said: “The public will have seen a large number of police officers, some of whom were armed, on the streets. “They were there as part of the operation and to provide a reassuring and visible presence on the streets of Dewsbury.”
Help shape ‘next step’ in mental health RESIDENTS can shape the future of mental health services at a meeting in Dewsbury this month. The Tetley’s Stadium event is a follow-up to a consultation run by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust last year. Bosses want to know how work from that process is
being put into practice, and what more can be done. Called ‘Next Steps’, the meeting is on Wednesday March 25 from 12.30pm to 3pm. Those who use the trust’s services, their carers, organisations and the public are all welcome to attend. The trust, based in Wakefield, provides care for
mental health patients across the region. Chief executive Steven Michael said: “By gathering opinions and ideas we can ensure we provide a service that truly meets the needs of the community.” To book a place at the event email membership@swyt.nhs.uk or call 01924 327567.
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Kit wings its way to Gambian youngsters AMATEUR footballers in Africa have scored thanks to young sportsmen and big-hearted patrons at Batley Nash. Players from teams in the Spen Valley Schools FA gave old kits to youngsters in Gambia. The gear was then delivered by Batley Nash stewards Tracey Widdas and Stuart Wardlaw who fundraise for children in Gambia. Players donated shirts, shorts and boots, while the Schools FA gave a kit for older children. Schools FA chairman Bernie Preece said: “We see this as an important aspect of our work with the young people. “It helps players see there are young people their own age who have very little and how privileged we are in the western world.”
Dawn raids: Five in court over car thefts DAWN raids in Heckmondwike and Cleckheaton netted suspects accused of stealing cars worth more than £130,000. Police investigating a series of Hanoi-style burglaries across Kirklees swooped last Thursday morning. James Lilley, 46, of Brighton Street, Heckmondwike, and Jack Trotter, 23, of Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, were arrested. The pair appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court the following day with three other people. They are Claire Hill, 30, Lewis Payton, 22, and Andrew Morton, 20, all of Bradford. The quintet are charged with conspiracy to commit burglary between April last year and January this year. It follows a police probe into the alleged theft of 16 cars from Dewsbury, Gomersal, Scholes (Cleckheaton) and Huddersfield. The defendants are due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on Friday March 20.
KITTED OUT: Old football kits being put to good use Tracey and Stuart have a charity luggage allowance which allowed them to take the equipment over. It is the second time in a year the Spen Valley FA have donated kit to children in Africa. Last June they did something similar for the Meserani Project in Kenya and Tanzania. And the effort keeps up Batley Nash’s incredible record of work for good causes over the years. From 2009 to 2013 members at the Churchfield Street venue raised nearly £30,000. Some events, such as an Abba tribute night which raised £2,500, were for youngsters in Gambia. Tracey and Stuart have visited the country since 2010, when they began sponsoring families previously unable to afford school. In 2013 they raised money for a new health clinic featuring a mother and baby unit. Some of the cash was also used to fund the provision of malaria treatments at the clinic. And last year they worked with PE4Sportswear, who supply kits to the schools FA, to send footballs over there. Tracey said: “The look on the faces of the children when they were given the footballs was priceless.” Future events include a race night on Friday March 20 to help pupils at St John Fisher RC Academy, Dewsbury, fund a trip to Lourdes.
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Breaking cycle of debt GLOSSY adverts offering easy credit or gadgets for weekly payments can be tempting. But those on the breadline often find themselves stung by charges that leave them in a cycle of debt. Kevin Harford, 48, of Heckmondwike, saw this when he was a finance officer at Wakefield Council. He is now president of the 300-member Borough and Parish Community Credit Union. Kevin works with fellow volunteers from their base at the United Reformed Church on Longcauseway in Dewsbury. He said: “Other lenders offer interest rates that can be as much as 10 times higher than ours.” One example is an elderly couple from Dewsbury with a large debt to a double glazing firm. Accumulated interest meant they owed nearly as much as they had borrowed, even after many months of repayments.
Credit unions offer a fairer alternative to payday loan firms and rent-to-own shops. Press reporter David Miller meets a volunteer spreading the gospel from a Dewsbury church Kevin said: “We gave them a loan to repay this debt and then they paid us, which saved them hundreds of pounds in interest.” Rent-to-own shops can be the same and Kevin added: “These goods might also be second-hand. They could be returns from a catalogue shop and not A-rated for energy use, making them more expensive to run.” Borough and Parish run a scheme for people to buy new energy-efficient white goods from local shops. Stores involved include Northern Domestics at Shaw Cross and Vines of Mirfield.
Credit union volunteers include a former headteacher, retired police officer and sub-postmaster. They run saving schemes at venues including Chickenley SureStart Centre and Manor Croft Academy in Earlsheaton. Savers from the defunct Castle and Minster credit union are also being offered a lifeline. Borough and Parish, which serves Dewsbury and Mirfield, are at the United Reformed Church on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10.30am to noon. Alternatively, call 01924 468100.
Apprentices join firm DEWSBURY-BASED Rixonway Kitchens has been celebrating National Apprenticeship Week after expanding its engineering division by taking on four apprentices. Joe Howley, Jason Leigh Jackson, Jamie Denison and Samesh Lad have joined as machinist and maintenance apprentices, learning how different machines work and how to fix any problems. Rixonway currently has 11 apprentices working across the company in the maintenance, business, administrative, transport, accounting, planning and machinery departments, with many working towards NVQs and other qualifications. The company employs more than 500 people at its factory in Shaw Cross and has also recently offered full-time roles to four former apprentices – Toni Larkin, Laura Brentnall, Gemma Gibson and Jerome Austin – who work in purchasing, admin and transport. Rixonway, which works with social and affordable housing providers across the UK, also offers regular work experience opportunities and factory visits for local students to experience the working environment, as well as working with partFrom left: Phoebe Walker, Laura Brentnall, Ben Gibson, Josh Smith, Jerome Austin, Toni Larkin, Joe Howley ners to provide CV writing workshops and interview training.
News in Brief OAPs’ bags stolen CLECKHEATON: Two parishioners had their handbags stolen while they set up a church hall last Sunday. The victims, aged 68 and 69, were at Our Lady of Unfailing Help & St Paul of the Cross RC Church on Dewsbury Road at around 10am. They were in the hall setting up for the day’s services before the congregation arrived. PC Chris Birkenshaw, of the Batley and Spen NPT, said: “It is likely someone may have been seen leaving the building with the handbags.” Anyone with information can call PC Birkenshaw on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Rugby star’s wife has a mountain to climb By David Miller THE WIFE of Dewsbury-born rugby league star Danny Ward is to scale one of Britain’s highest mountains for charity. Lyndsey Ward, 33, will climb Mount Snowdon in Wales on Saturday May 30 in aid of an eight-year-old boy with a rare type of muscular dystrophy. Mum-of-two Lyndsey met Harrison Smith when she befriended his parents at a nursery in Surrey. Lyndsey moved there when Danny switched to Harlequins RL in 2008 after playing for Leeds Rhinos, Castleford Tigers and Hull KR. The couple met at Earlsheaton High School when Danny was a junior player at Dewsbury Moor. Lyndsey, who now owns a beauty salon, had jobs including working at the Keelings banana factory in Ravensthorpe. She will soon be donning hiking boots to climb 1,085m
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rugby club out of school time every Sunday morning. “So I thought the least I can do is make time to help them in their charity mission.” Harrison’s dad Alex joked: “I’m keeping my fingers crossed for nice weather for Lyndsey but told her to pack her wet weather gear just in case.” Donations can be made at www.justgiving.co.uk/mrslyn dseyward. For more details see http://harrisonsfund.com.
Church table-top sale Creased with laughter BATLEY: A table-top sale is due to launch a year of fundraising for a church next month. The Central Methodist Church Ladies' Circle will host the event in a room at the venue’s Brimer Hall on Friday April 10. Clothes, bric-a-brac and general items will be on sale from 9.30am to mid-afternoon.
BATLEY: Guests at Batley Probus Club will be bowled over by anecdotes from a cricket league chairman on Tuesday. Robert Dearden, chairman of Lancashire Cricket League from 1995 to 2002, will speak at the Older People’s Centre on Upper Commercial Street. More details on 01924 471337.
A year of delivering topquality service to clients Advertising Feature STAFF at Gomersal’s Westfield Estates are celebrating a year of success in the property market. After opening on March 14 2014, the firm has gone from strength to strength and has recently taken on additional staff to cope with demand. Founded by Dewsbury-born rugby league legend Matt Diskin and property expert Gemma Crampton, Westfield offers a total package for both sales and lettings – with the focus on customer satisfaction. The duo were disappointed at the level of service they had received from other letting agents, so decided to launch their own venture, which has received plaudits from clients across the district. Set up to deliver a quality service, Westfield have not lost sight of their initial focus. There’s no ‘hard sell’ and the whole process of moving home with them is seamless. All properties are professionally photographed and Westfield conduct all viewings, in order to get honest feedback from clients. They also have a long list of tenants waiting for homes, and more local landlords are always needed. Located on Oxford Road in the centre of the village, Westfield Financial Solutions are also based on site, offer-
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Mendelssohn night at Trinity Methodist MIRFIELD: A night of music from one of the great composers is to be held at Trinity Methodist Church. The town’s choral society host “An Evening with Mendelssohn” on Saturday March 28. Felix Mendelssohn wrote many choral pieces, from Hear My Prayer to the tune used for the festive hymn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. It starts at 7.15pm. Tickets, priced at adults £8 and children £5, are available on the door or from Duncan Smith on 01924 495395.
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Bangers and togas THE Old Colonial Club is hosting an SoS charity night tomorrow (Sat), in aid of the RNLI. The ‘Supper of Sausages’ costs £5, with the sausages provided by Haighs Farm Shop. On Saturday March 21 the Dunbottle Lane venue is having a ‘Toga Party’ for the Mirfield Rifle Volunteers. Fancy dress is optional, and there will be entertainment and supper provided. Entry is £5.
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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 MARCH 14 OAKWELL & EAST BIERLEY (NK) Meet 10.30am at the park gates, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw BD11 2DR GR SE 202 282 6.5/7 miles (M) No dogs please Leader: Norma Tel: 01274 685343
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BATLEY Town Hall plays host to the fifth annual Songsational cabaret night next Saturday, March 21 (7.30pm). The singing group are putting on an evening of entertainment, song and dance and are raising money for the Mayor of Kirklees’ Charity, which this year is Kirkwood Hospice. Tickets are £8 but audience members are asked to bring along some loose change for a raffle and donations etc. For tickets call 01924 326050 or 01924 324501. Book online at www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls.
POPULAR local singersongwriter Jade Helliwell has finally announced the release date for the first single from her long awaited debut album ‘Secrets’. The single, ‘Still On My Mind’, will be launched at the Comrades Club in Heckmondwike tonight (Fri), where Batley-based Jade will perform it and other tracks from the upcoming album. Also performing will be Secret Notes, James Preston and Peculiar Blue. The single will then be released on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and many
Chamber’s quiz BIRSTALL Chamber of Trade are hosting a quiz night on Friday March 27. Taking place from 7.30pm at the Oakwell Motel on Low Lane, there is a cash prize of £25 for the winners as well as a raffle and a ‘ring it to win it’ mobile phone competition. Tickets are available from Bishop’s Bakery, The Pet Shop, Watsons, Brearleys Solicitors, Seaspray, the Fashion Workroom and High Ridings Travel.
Festival returns with Feeling CHART acts The Feeling and Stooshe will headline the second Oakwell Festival this summer after a hugely successful debut event in 2014. The festival, in the grounds of Oakwell Hall Country Park in Birstall, attracted more than 3,500 people last year and with more bands, bigger stages and more attractions this year is set to be even more impressive. Set to be held on Sunday July 12 the festival boasts three stages and has an impressive 22 bands confirmed. Brit-nominated The Feeling will be headlining the main stage, with other acts including hit girl band Stooshe, Rupert Stroud, 90s power pop rock trio Dodgy and 4th Street Traffic. The event is run entirely by volunteers, with proceeds going to local good causes. For more information visit www.oakwellfestival.co.uk. Tickets cost £25 for adults, £10 for children and tots under three go free.
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other digital outlets worldwide on Monday. Tickets for the event are £3 and are available from the club or Jade’s website at www.jadehelliwell.com. Fans have been eagerly awaiting news of the release of the album which will go on sale from Monday May 4, again via download, and also in CD format from Jade’s website, plus other outlets to be announced. The album will be launched on Friday May 1 at a gala event at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield, where there
will be performances from rising star Rupert Stroud and Spirit Of Smokie. The night’s final performance will be Jade and her band playing the new album in full. Fans can find news of ticket prices and availability on Jade’s website and social media sites. ‘Secrets’ is the culmination of almost two years of writing, recording and producing for Jade, who has been a popular fixture on the local music scene for several years. For more info see www.jadehelliwell.com.
Fundraisers are praised after top charity event A CHARITY night at Mirfield’s Old Bank Working Men’s Club raised more than £1,200 for blind veterans. The event was attended by deputy mayor of Kirklees Coun Paul Kane, who said: “They did a fantastic job, raising £1,228 on the night for the Blind Veterans UK charity. They are wonderful people down there.”
Have you ever suffered from a sugar hangover? By Roberttown-based health & fitness expert Andrea Springthorpe RECENTLY completed the LifeForce 21-day Transformation Plan – which is a healthy eating scheme that cuts out everything that is bad for you, including one main criminal which most people have in their diet ... SUGAR! Sugar is something which most of us consume on a daily basis, without thinking twice about what it is doing to our bodies. When I mention sugar I mean the simple sugars which are found in cakes, buns, biscuits, chocolate etc. Sugar supplies the body with ‘empty calories’ with no nutritional benefits. The more we eat then the more our body craves it. If we eat too much you can get something called a sugar high. Once the initial excess of sugar has gone it triggers a crash, which can leave us feeling hungry and wanting more sugary food. After eating clean for 21 days I felt fantastic. I didn’t crave any sugary foods, I was waking up before my alarm (which never
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was a ‘cheat meal’. I was at a Christening and I had my first ‘hit’ of sugar as I had a piece of christening cake. I felt a bit hyper afterwards. I then went out for a meal had a complete sugar overload. I was driving home and I felt a bit ‘spaced’ out. I went to put petrol in my car and nearly put in diesel! When I got home I felt sick, a bit jittery and then had a headache. The next morning I struggled to get out of bed and felt really sluggish! I couldn’t believe the negative effects sugar had on my body after being so ‘clean’ for 21 days. The symptoms of a sugar hangover are not too different from that of a hangover caused by alcohol. Some of the symptoms of a sugar hangover include: • Fuzzy thinking; • Fatigue or sleepiness after meals; • Headache; • Bloating or extended stomach after meals; • Constipation/diarrhoea; • Skin problems;
• Mood swings. Just like alcohol, too much sugar affects your kidneys, liver, stomach and small intestines. Dehydration, electrolyte imbalances and disruption in sleep patterns are some more of the negative effects of too much sugar. So if you have been feeling fatigued, suffer from headaches and constantly crave sugary foods then look at your diet. Sugar is also a culprit for excess fat storing around our mid-sections ... so next time you reach for that doughnut, just remember the negative effects it can have on your body, mood and how you look. What we eat in private we wear in public! If you want to try eating clean, boosting your energy levels and change your eating habits then check out our website for further information on LifeForce.
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A national treasure MARIE CURIE’S Great Daffodil Appeal is proving another blooming success this month. Volunteer collectors have been out in force already in March, encouraging everyone to give a donation and wear one of the charity’s daffodil pins. All the funds raised by the appeal will help Marie Curie Nurses provide more care forpeople with terminal illnesses, at the time when they need the most support. Since the first Great Daffodil Appeal took place in 1986, more than £70m has been raised to fund the charity’s work. The Great Daffodil Appeal does not just raise much-needed funds; it also raises awareness of Marie Curie services and the need for high quality nursing care for people with terminal illnesses. The organisation wants people wherever they live to be able to have a ‘good death’, provided with the care they want and need, with support available for them and their families. Research shows that currently 63% of people want to be cared for and die at home, yet only 44%, including those in care homes, do. This is because not enough or
the right type of health and social care is available. Marie Curie enables more people to be cared for and die in the place of choice, surrounded by the people and things they love, and campaigns to ensure that those who are terminally ill have faster access to free social care. As people live longer, increasing numbers of people have longterm conditions requiring more complex support towards the final stages of life. Despite this, end of life care is an under-researched area. Marie Curie invests in high-quality research to provide real benefits to people with terminal illnesses, their carers and families. It is the only charity exclusively funding end of life care research and invests around £3m per year in research. So please support the Great Daffodil Appeal, and help give people with terminal illnesses the care they need and deserve at the end of their lives. For more information call 0845 601 3107 (local rate) or visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil.
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ladies’ team in Division Three of the Huddersfield League. The club also have teams in the junior and intermediate leagues – with a thriving junior section and coaching by an LTA-qualified coach on Saturday mornings from 9am to 1pm. In July 2013 one former junior player, Thomas Allard , broke the Guinness World Record at the club for the most number of con-
secutive sets played against different opponents in a marathon 22-hour session which raised over £1,800 for the Alzheimer’s Society . There are also weekly social tennis sessions on Saturdays from 1pm, Sundays from 10am and Tuesdays from 1pm. Full details on the junior section can be found at www.www.thornhillcricketand-
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Rhymetime fun at the library THORNHILL LEES: Fun rhymes and stories for under-fives are being told at the library on Wednesdays. Called Rhymetime, the events run from 2.30pm to 3.15pm at the library on Brewery Lane. They are on Wednesdays until May 20. For more details call 01924 324178 or email thornhilllees.LIC@kirklees.gov.uk.
Easter party at WMC OVERTHORPE Tenants and Residents Association are hosting a free Easter bonnet fancy dress party on Easter Saturday, April 4. The party takes place at Edge Top WMC, on Whitley Road, Thornhill, from 2pm to 4pm. Children aged 10 and under can enjoy a disco, games, face painting and food, and there will be prizes for best fancy dress and best Easter bonnet. All children will also receive an Easter egg. Places are limited and can be reserved by calling Niki on 07920 272975.
Great dental health for almost 30 years Advertising Feature A FAMILY-RUN dentists has been at the centre of life in Thornhill and the wider community for nearly 30 years. Thornhill Dental Surgery was founded in 1987 by Mirfield-born Graeme Tattersfield. Wife Jenny and sons Andrew and James also work at the Edge Lane premises with two dozen other staff. Last year they offered free mouth cancer screenings to residents across the district. Staff raise cash every year for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance with involvement in Huddersfield Town FC fundraisers. The surgery is sponsoring a 19-mile walk from Wakefield to Huddersfield on Saturday March 21. Walkers will go from the air ambulance base near Nostel Priory to the John Smith’s Stadium in time for a Terriers home game with Fulham. And a commitment to Thornhill has seen £300,000 invested in the surgery over the last decade. Practice manager Andrew Tattersfield said of refurbishments in 2006 and 2010: “Everything is about improving services for our patients.” The plush surgery has seven high-tech treatment rooms, with some on the
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Is Michelle the next to rise from the ‘dead’ in Albert Square? F ANS were shocked when Kathy Beale seemingly rose from the dead during EastEnders’ 30th anniversary week. Now Michelle Collins thinks the storyline has paved the way for her own character, Cindy Beale, to make a comeback to Albert Square. “I think it could be done and I know also that fans would love it,” she said. “So hopefully someone will get that idea ... I would be up for a return for sure.” WEST END star Maria Friedman, who plays Linda’s mum in EastEnders, tells me her character is meant to be a bad singer in the soap. “I keep getting letters saying why don’t you sing better, but in reality she is a landlady who dreams of being a singer, so it’s great if I am having an off-day.” ROBERT CARLYLE who is on screen starring in repeats of Hamish McBeth on ITV3, tells me that despite a career in TV, stage and film, “that is the show everyone remembers and smiles about. To me it was the perfect Sunday night viewing ... I look at it now with great affection.” EASTENDERS actor Ben Hardy is in negotiations to join the X-Men: Apocalypse film. He told me: “It’s very early days, but that was the reason I decided to quit the soap ... I want to expand and move around and experience things as an actor, and not just play the same character all my career.” GEMMA ATKINSON has joined Emmerdale as Bob Hope’s estranged daughter Carly – a character she describes as the sort of girl who will sell you anything. “I like the fact she is a bit of a Del Boy and I think will be mixing Bob’s life up no end,” she said. “Plus the fact it’s a part-comedy character for me also, which is something to get fans excited about.” MR SELFRIDGE star Lauren Crace has revealed she always knew her character was going to be killed off this series. “It was hard to keep a secret like that, but I think the fact we did was worth it in the end, and I know that it shocked many fans, but what a great way to go out. I won’t be forgotten now, will I?” she laughed. CORONATION STREET character Craig Tinker isn’t known for having a huge circle of friends. Apart from his classmate Faye, the only
Ann Montini and Michelle Collins in London other pal he seems to have is his pet rat Darryl. Young actor Colson Smith said: “We’ve had a couple of funny moments with the rat! One that is memorable for me was when Darryl was on the loose in the Rovers. It took us ages to find him and many of the cast were frightened and jumped on chairs ... but he is only a small rat.” THE VOICE judge Rita Ora claims that she’s been rejected many times, but it’s only made her stronger. She said: “I think rejection is a good thing, and those that said no just made me rethink things and apply myself again and again. You can’t ever give up or else they have won and that was never going to happen to me.” BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH may be an Oscar-contending actor and star of Sherlock, but he got his big break here in Yorkshire guesting in Heartbeat. “I do remember it well as it was a big job at the time,” he said. “I recall it being freezing and above all else the cast and crew were so friendly and kind. I still see a few of them now, but I know people will look at that episode and never believe I have come as far as I have.” VERNON KAY says his young daughters will not get an easy ride just because their parents are famous. “I do explain that we have a charmed life in many ways and that not everyone does, so they too should know the value of hard work. I am sure they will thank me one day,” he added. DOMINIC TREADWELLCOLLINS, the executive producer of EastEnders, tells me that he was overjoyed at the response to the week of live episodes. “I loved the reaction we got and I know that the fans loved it, so that to me was more important
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A LATE Cleckheaton rally wasn’t enough to secure victory as they suffered a 27-20 bonus-point loss at home to Sheffield Tigers. On a bright spring afternoon with a firm flat pitch Cleckheaton welcomed third in the table Sheffield Tigers to Moorend. With a stiff breeze blowing across the pitch Cleck initially attacked the clubhouse end and were immediately awarded a penalty for a Tigers ruck offence, Ross Hayden kicked the three points and the home side were off and running. From the restart Cleckheaton went back into the Tigers half, retained possession with some driving play in the middle of the pitch, forcing another transgression. Michael Piper kicked for the corner and the previously off-form line-out worked like a charm, allowing Richard Piper to claim a try from the resulting driving maul. Hayden was unable to add the conversion. Sheffield aren’t third in the table for nothing, though, and mounted a series of attacks which took them into the Cleck 22. A break for the line on the right wing was halted by the scrambling defence but, when the ball was switched back inside, prop Ed Simmons ploughed through to score under the sticks, Tom Outram added the conversion. This score was followed by a 10-minute period when Cleck’s defensive kicks fed the Tigers’ speedy back three and inevitably Sheffield fullback Pete Swatkins exploited a gap in Cleck’s defence to score wide out.
TOUGH CALL: Cleckheaton are denied a late try Sheffield were now in front 12-8 and looking ominous. However the hosts got possession from the restart and worked the blind side to free right-winger Brad Marsden, who made 10 metres before turning the ball inside to the supporting Hayden, who then put on the burners to score in the corner. The half-time score was 1312 to Cleckheaton and the Moorend faithful were starting to think that another upset could be on the cards. The optimism was rewarded six minutes later when Cleck’s kick for the corner routine was used again. The resulting maul edged its way infield and Richard Piper was on hand again to dot the ball down, this time Hayden judged his kick across the breeze to perfection to add the conversion and take the lead to eight points. The visitors were not going to be tamed without a fight and whilst the Cleck midfield defence was on the whole excellent, a few first-up tackles started to be missed. Tigers had the runners both in the backs and the forwards and this pressure told. Outram kicked a penalty for a ruck offence to reduce the deficit to five points. Minutes later Swatkins
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was on hand again to complete a sweeping cross-field move to score his second and bring the scores level with 20 minutes to go. The game then went into a period of midfield pick and drives, with neither side controlling events. The deadlock was broken when Sheffield’s second row, Josh Redfern, went on the charge and broke through some half-hearted defence to score from 30 metres. Outram added the goal to put his side seven points in front. Cleckheaton now had it all to do, and to their credit they gave the final 10 minutes their best shot, tightening up their defence and gradually forcing the Tigers back into their own 22. With time running out Cleck set up several rolling mauls close to the Sheffield line and spurned a kick at goal to go for the seven points. Many thought they had it when Cleckheaton’s man-ofthe-match Richard Brown appeared to ground the ball over the line but unfortunately, the referee thought otherwise and ruled him held-up. With Cleck still camped on the line the full-time whistle went to end an excellent game of rugby.
CYCLE SPEEDWAY
Heck of an effort by cycle team HECKMONDWIKE CYCLE SPEEDWAY make Manchester’s Laura and Adam Watson and their return to the track on Sunday (2pm) with junior Tom Whitwam, as well as Polish rider their first match of the season against Pawel Idziorek who is still heading the field. Jake Wood makes a welcome return this Newcastle’s Northumbria Vikings. This will be the first race on season after working away most of last year. With around 20 riders on the team this seaHeckmondwike’s newly re-surfaced track son Heckmondwike look to which, thanks to grant move further up the funding from Kirklees rankings, which proves Council, was purto be working for them, chased and transfrom being last out of ported from all the teams three seaEdinburgh to be laid sons ago, to third out of at Firth Park. the six teams last seaA willing band of son. riders and volunteers Training continues ensured the old on Wednesday nights track was taken up from 7.30pm at Firth before the 30 tonnes Park, Heckmondwike, of new shale was laid WF16 0HH. – all in one day. Members can be T h e found at the end of the Heckmondwike HARD WORK: The new track is laid by volunteers car park next to team have spent Heckmondwike Health the winter doing maintenance to the track, which includes Centre. All bikes, helmets and gloves are provided improving the drainage system and painting and installing new paths. Without the willing and these sessions are free of charge and help of volunteers the work wouldn’t have suitable for ages seven and upwards. The club are always looking for new riders. been completed in time for this season. For more information contact Justin Naylor Heckmondwike’s team has grown again this 07799 367370, via email on year, with Sheffield’s Mick Knowles joining, on www. bringing with him the added benefit of being a jusycom@yahoo.co.uk or visit facebook.com/groups/heckmondwikecycle qualified British cycling coach and referee. The team retains the talents of speedway/.
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HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE
WOODMAN REACH FINAL WOODMAN Batley Carr progressed to the HEAVY WOOLLEN CHALLENGE CUP final after Andrew Pickles’ precise header saw them to a 1-0 win over Birkenshaw. However, the real hero was keeper Dominik Karimi, who kept out a Birkenshaw second-half onslaught almost single-handedly. Woodman will meet the winners of the tie between St John Fisher and Woodkirk Valley, which takes place at Overthorpe on March 22. In the PREMIER DIVISION, St John Fisher opened up a six-point gap at the top after winning 6-3 at Oakwell Motel. Dominic Simpson led the way with a hat-trick, Rob Hiscox netted a double, with Andy Godding, Ricky Newman and Aiden Schofield completing the tally. Oakwell replied through Jonny Beverley, Ash Peel and Patrick Davies. AFC Chickenley climbed to sixth place after they won 4-2 at bottom side Battyeford. Sean Housecroft (two), Shaun McDaid and Tim Clarke were on target for Chickenley, while Battyeford’s replies came from James Pederson and Tom Frizzel. With the top two sides in the CHAMPIONSHIP not in action at the weekend, Mount Pleasant consolidated third place with a 2-1 win at St John Fisher Reserves. Ali Adam Ravat and Raees Lorgat were Mount’s scorers, with Blake Maude replying for Fisher. Heckmondwike Sports Club lie fourth after they recorded the
FINALISTS: Woodman Batley Carr’s Lee Brook shields the ball from a Birkenshaw defender during his side’s semi-final win Dave Jewitt highest score of the day, hammering Barr Street 12-0. Joe Jagger led the way with five goals, Joe Armour fired a hat-trick, with Shane Hughes, Stanford Bube, Mark Claughton and Ross Palfreeman also finding the net. Scott Minto, Tom Williams and Jean-Marie Julienne were Birstall St Patrick’s scorers in a 32 win over bottom side Harthead, who replied through Danny Laidlaw and Martin Ellis. Navigation returned to the top of DIVISION ONE following a 5-2 win over lowly Battyeford Reserves. Dave Blakeley and Bobby Campbell both bagged doubles for Navigation, who also had Lee Bennett on target. David Sheard
and Simon Farlow replied for Battyeford, who remain second bottom. Sam Hewitt (two) and Ben Smith scored for third-placed Ravenswharfe in a 3-1 win over mid-table Clifton Rangers. James Hutchinson hit four goals as Town Rangers won 9-4 against Bay Horse East Ardsley. Scott Thornton and Richard Carter netted two apiece for Rangers, who also had Joe Wills on the scoresheet. Bay Horse replied through a Declan Hidle brace, plus one each from Robert Vickers and Kyle Walker. Ben Simpson (two), Robert Davidson and Liam Oldroyd were all on target as The Yorkshireman
won 4-2 at Birkenshaw Reserves, who replied through Jonny Smith and an own goal. Punch Bowl continue to climb the table after goals from Harry Jones and Danny Burston saw them win 2-1 against bottom side Overthorpe Sports Club Reserves (Danny Marshall). Scholes Athletic lead DIVISION TWO by a single point after doubles from Gareth Jones and Kieran Armitage, plus one each from Jamie Newby and James Crines, saw them win 6-2 at bottom of the table Batley Irish Nash (Ryan Wilby, Anton Macfarlane). FC Liversedge lie in second place after goals from Danny Stocks, Martin Sales and Mark Wigley saw them win 3-0 against Batley Celtics. Third-placed Cobras lost 3-2 at home to an inconsistent Hanging Heaton Cricket Club side. Dave Hall (two) and Craig Marshall found the net for fourth placed Hanging Heaton, with the Cobras’ replies coming from Joshua Sheldrake and Greg Woods. Shakeel Pandor’s performance was described as ‘brilliant’ as he bagged a hat-trick in Snowdon’s 4-3 win against St Ignatius. Mohammed Shoaib struck the other, with St Ignatius replying through Tim Blackburn, Robert Smith and Chris Rushforth. Logan Hall, Jake Blackburn, Nathan Littlewood and Steven Swift all netted in Six Lane Ends’ 4-2 win over Clifton Rangers Reserves.
NCEL PREMIER DIVISION FOOTBALL
Sedge dragged into Premier relegation scrap Liversedge Athersley Recreation
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LIVERSEDGE staged a dramatic late fightback to secure a point at home to Athersley Recreation on Tuesday. Trailing 3-0 after 55 minutes Sedge netted three times in the final quarter to level the scores and take a share of the points. The Clayborners have been dragged into the relegation quagmire after a run of defeats in recent weeks, and things didn’t start well for them as Athersley Recreation’s Kevin Scargill scored after just 12 minutes. The visitors continued to exert pressure and it was no surprise when Callum Mackie doubled their lead on the half-
hour mark, sending Athersley into the break with a 2-0 advantage. Daniel Joynes looked to have sealed the game for the visitors when his strike found the back of the Liversedge net on 55 minutes. But a penalty from Kieran Corley began the comeback. After a game of missed chances on Saturday the Sedge star made no mistake from the spot. As time ticked down a fightback looked beyond the reach of the hosts but Eli Hey stepped up to become the hero. Hey scored in the 88th minute to bring his side within one goal and then netted in added time to seal a valuable draw. Despite the result
Liversedge were dragged into the relegation places, after drop zone rivals Nostell Miners Welfare also scored late to beat Handsworth Parramore and climb the table.
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LIVERSEDGE fell further into the NCEL Premier Division relegation battle after they were beaten 20 at home to second-bottom Retford United on Saturday.
Entering the game on a six-game losing streak Sedge knew a fast start was needed to ensure they avoided an upset. However the hosts stuttered out of the blocks and it was
Retford who struck an early blow when Adam Lee’s powerful strike, assisted by the wind, found the back of the net. Liversedge had a great chance to go level but Kieran Corley’s efffort struck the post on 22 minutes. The home side were made to pay on 38 minutes when Liam Wilkin scrambled the ball home to give the visitors a two goal lead at the half-time interval. Both goalkeepers were tested early in the second period, first Sedge’s Sam Dobbs made a great save before Matthew Leese tipped over Corley’s shot come cross at the
other end. Chances continued to come for the Clayborners as Corley saw another shot parried away and Eli Hey had a strike saved. The Sedge pressure continued and Andrew Wood’s cross was met by the head of Hey, but the ball hit the crossbar. The visitors should have added to their tally as full-time approached when Wilkin made a breakaway, but Dobbs made another fine save to deny him. Liversedge’s afternoon was summed up when Jon Jo Haley dragged the ball wide with the goal gaping before the final whistle was sounded.
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United stay in bottom spot after Athletic loss SPEN VALLEY LEAGUE SAVILE UNITED remain rooted to the bottom of the SPEN VALLEY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION table following a 5-2 loss at home to Bradford Athletic. Goals from Mohammed Shoaib and Faisal Adam had given United hope, but they couldn’t halt the visitors’ relentless attack. It was a similar story for near-neighbours Savile Youth who slipped to a 4-1 defeat at league leaders T.V.R United. Abdullah Aswat scored Youth’s only goal and they look destined for a mid-table finish. Cleckheaton Sporting were brought back down to earth, following their first league win of the season last week, as they were hammered 8-0 at DIVISION ONE top side Hightown Jets. In the top-versus-bottom clash the Jets’ Nathan Clark showed his class to post an impressive haul of six goals. Adam Smith and James Mortimor completed the scoring. In the same division Fox and Hounds Batley made home advantage count in an outstanding 8-3 victory over Idle FC. Dom Simpson netted four times, with Paul Beaumont (two), Jamie Baulk and Sam Hetherington completing the tally for the hosts who move into third place. George Healey continued the high-scoring theme of the weekend with a 5-0 victory over Mount Pleasant. Mount entered the game as the favourites – sitting four spots above their local rivals at the right end of the table – but a hat-trick from Luke Newsome and goals from Dom Hinchcliffe and Ryan Jones ensured they left George Healey empty-handed. Ismail Loonat scored Norfolk’s only goal as they were edged 2-1 in a tightly-contested mid-table battle with Athletico. While divisional strugglers Savile Town and Inter Batley – 10th and 11th respectively – played out a goalless draw.
East Bierley Golf Club edge Cleck in classic tie GOLF EAST BIERLEY GOLF CLUB secured a dramatic victory over Cleckheaton Golf Club to reach the third round of the Mail on Sunday National Golf Championship. Neither team could be separated after the five singles matches, with the clubs finishing tied at 2.5-2.5. A sudden death play-off between Simon Irving (3 handicap) of Cleckheaton and Russ Simpson (2 handicap) of East Bierley ensued. The drama continued in the play-off as the match-up went to the fourth play-off hole, with Simpson winning with a birdie.
High five for Rahman BOXING
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
Belles close in on promotion with Ilkley Town victory OSSETT TOWN are still in with a chance of the runners-up spot in the Women’s West Riding League Premier Division if they can beat Bradford Park Avenue in their final game next week. Harrogate Railway are favourites to take the title after a 3-1 win at second-placed Hemsworth, but that result leaves Town in joint second place having played only one game more. But, whatever the outcome it has been a much-improved season for Dan Robinson’s side. The same cannot be said for Ossett Albion, who will finish in
second bottom spot in the North East Regional League Southern Division, at least 10 points adrift of the club above them. Back in the County League there were points at last for Dewsbury Rangers when they came away from their Second Division clash at bottom club Middleton with a very welcome 1-0 win. Elsewhere in the same division leaders Battyeford Belles won 3-2 at Ilkley Town but saw their chances of finishing in the top spot take a knock when Bradford City A won 4-0 at Wetherby to
stay three points behind with two games in hand. They could, in fact, knock Battyeford off their perch if they can win at Ilkley on Sunday. On Saturday the Belles all but secured promotion to the first division with a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Ilkley Ladies. A break down the wing by Rebecca Wiggans set up Sarah Taylor for the opener. With 45 minutes gone the first half looked complete only for Ilkley to convert from a free-kick to level the scores at the break. The second half introduction of
Sacha Hateley-Lowe proved inspired as Wiggans fed her a neat pass which was converted with skill. Not to be outdone girl-of-thematch Charlie Cassidy added to the lead with a beautiful in-swinging corner which hit the top corner of Ilkley’s net. Ilkley added a second late in the game but the result means the Belles are practically promoted to the first division. The slide continued for Battyeford reserves as they crashed 8-0 at the Brighouse Town Development side in a Division Three game.
UNBEATEN: KBW junior boxer Moqeet Rahman (right) remains undefeated after five fights KBW BOXING CLUB junior Moqeet Rahman extended his unbeaten record to five wins as he beat Burmantofts ABC Tyler Stewart via a unanimous decision in Leeds. Rahman boxed at the Irish Centre in Leeds at the Burmantofts home show and put in a dominant performance. The 13-year-old, who studies at Westborough High School in Dewsbury, forced the referee to give the home fighter a standing eight count in the second round of the three-round bout to see his hand raised as the victor. Rahman only started boxing a little over a year ago at KBW gym and is proving to be a talented fighter.
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KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP
PLAYER RATINGS DEWSBURY RAMS
RAMS FIGHT FOR WIN Dewsbury keep home record against Whitehaven The visitors flew out of the blocks in the second half, Jessie-Joe Parker giving his side a 12-11 lead on 50 minutes. However, tries from Rob Spicer and Luke Adamson saw the Rams take a commanding 23-12 lead and Craig Calvert’s try 12 minutes from time proved only to be a consolation. Rams head coach Glenn Morrison described his side’s performance as ‘ugly’ but was pleased with the two points. He said: “It was always going to be an ugly win. Our completion rate was around 70 per cent in the first half and 60 per cent in the second so it wasn’t the best. It was ugly but effective. “It was a stop-start game and we perhaps didn’t per-
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DEWSBURY RAMS WHITEHAVEN
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Oliver Roby at The Tetley’s Stadium
DEWSBURY RAMS recorded their second victory of the season with a hard-fought 23-16 win over Whitehaven. Haven took a surprise lead through Scott McAvoy early on but the Rams responded with Dalton Grant making it 4-4 on 16 minutes. Anthony Thackeray added another for the hosts before half-time and he notched a drop-goal to take the score to 11-4 to his side on 36 minutes. But, Declan Hulme brought his side the within three points on the stroke of halftime.
Trojans lose final warmup fixture
form how we wanted to but when we look back we’ll see two points and that’s all that matters. “We know we’ve got to be better and there are a few things we need to fix up. We made it tough for ourselves but thankfully we got over the line in the end.” Whitehaven began the game on top and, after a feisty start, took a deserved lead through Scott McAvoy. The back-rower strode through the Dewsbury line on the 40-metre mark before stepping past Karl Pryce to touch down. However, the Rams offered a quick response. The pacy Dalton Grant rounded the Haven defence on half-way and beat off the attentions of Danny Craven to go over for a fine individual score.
THORNHILL TROJANS ‘A’ rounded off preparations for the new National Conference League season with a 44-14 defeat to a strong Castleford Lock Lane side at Overthorpe Park. After only seven minutes of play the visitors were 12-0 up. As the game kicked-off, James Woods latched onto a short pass to burst his way over for a try. Aaron Dobeck converted. A long range attack was then completed when Craig Duncan went between the posts for a try converted by Dobeck. From these early setbacks Thornhill
The home side then look the lead for the first time on 29 minutes as Thackeray threw an outrageous dummy to produce a gap which he skipped his way through to go over. Tom Hemingway landed his first conversion of the match to make it 10-4 and Thackeray put his side seven points ahead with a drop-goal on 36 minutes. But the visitors hauled themselves back into the game on the stroke of half-time through Declan Hulme, the Widnes winger getting on the end of a looping pass from Phil Joseph after the Rams failed to deal with a loose ball. Their momentum continued after the break when JessieJoe Parker was handed a walk-in on the right edge following a slick passing move
looked to recover and Adam Bird forced his way over for a try in the corner to give the Trojans hope. On the half-hour mark Jordan Simmonds caught Thornhill out from a kick situation to go over for an unconverted try. Lock Lane held a 16-4 interval lead. As the second half got underway Adam Garlick broke away to plant the ball between the posts for a try. After an unconverted try from Lock Lane’s Ben Mawson, Thornhill scored a great try from Sam Ratcliffe. A deflected
from the Marras. However, Dewsbury were back on top soon after as Rob Spicer pounced on a bouncing ball following a Thackeray kick. Hemingway added the extras to make it 17-12 just past the hour and Luke Adamson all but sealed the win soon after. The forward, making his debut for the hosts, showed superb strength to muscle his way over from close range despite the attentions of a number of Haven defenders. Craig Calvert mustered a response for the visitors, scoring with just over 10 minutes to go as the visitors threatened a fightback. But a further response never came and the Rams held on for the win.
kick resulted in a call for ‘back to one’ from the referee and Sam Ratcliffe played on to charge over for a try. Mark Hodgson converted. Thornhill continued to rally and Bird squeezed in at the corner after good work from Mark Hodgson. But as the game wore on the strong Lock Lane side took hold of proceedings to pull clear. Simmonds scored two further tries to complete his hat-trick. And right on full-time James Woods shrugged off a tackler to race away for a long-range try.
Last-gasp Maloney seals Stags triumph FORTY-20 YORKSHIRE CUP GROUP STAGE
MIRFIELD STAGS NORMANTON KNIGHTS A
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A DRAMATIC last-gasp Francis Maloney try gave Mirfield Stags their first competitive triumph and ensured a victorious start to life at Castle Hall, as Richard Silverwood’s men edged Normanton Knights A in round two of The Forty-20 Cup. Club captain Maloney’s decisive try was the 11th of what proved a thrilling contest played out in front of over 250 fans. However, like last weekend, the Stags started slowly and conceded two early tries. Centre Mike Firth and standoff Joe Crossland, Normanton’s stand-out player, both crossed
inside the opening nine minutes. reduce the arrears. The returning Wayne Wilson Less than two minutes into the dragged the Stags second half, towback into the ering front-rower game, though, Andy Berry bagging a brace crashed over. of impressive And in testing tries in quick succonditions for cession, his powgoal kickers, forerful carries provmer England ing too much for international the visitors to Maloney landed handle. the Stags’ only But the travelgoal of the game ling Knights to give them a quickly restored slender lead. their advantage, M i r f i e l d with the elusive increased their Crossland going advantage when over for his secNormanton’s fullond of the after- GAME CHANGER: Francis Maloney back failed to noon. deal with a hangOn the stroke of half-time, ing Maloney bomb, allowing substitute centre Iain Moyser back-rower Luke Manning to powered over in the corner to collect and touch down.
Tries from Knights wingers Richard Shaw and Andrew Clare then put the visitors back in the driving seat, with little more than 11 minutes remaining in Mirfield. But the home side piled on the pressure and refused to lie down. A series of penalties and Normanton handling errors allowed the hosts one final attack. And from a quick play-the-ball, vice-captain Andrew Parkin looked left and went right, firing an inch-perfect pass to Maloney, who shaped to pass wide but instead dummied and dived over to send the home crowd wild. Elsewhere, Mirfield Stags Academy gave a brave account of themselves before going down 42-10 at the hands of Shaw Cross Sharks A in their first outing.
Sharks suffer heavy defeat in opening game NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
PILKINGTON RECS SHAW CROSS SHARKS
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FOUR second-half tries from Pilkington Recs ensured Shaw Cross Sharks suffered a crushing 44-12 defeat in their Division One season opener at Ruskin Drive. After a bright start Shaw Cross crumbled in the second half conceding 22 unanswered points. In a pulsating first half the Recs started slowly, making basic errors, and looked the far inferior side as the visitors flexed their muscles as the more energetic team. The opening score came from Jordan Anderson who dummied his way past a cou-
ple of the opposition’s back row before showing great acceleration to finish right down the middle. Danny Flowers kicked the goal to put the Sharks 6-0 up. But a lapse in concentration allowed the Recs to get unexpectedly on the board through Mark Ashton, but the resulting kick was wide to keep the Sharks’ lead intact. Pilkington added two more tries in quick succession, from Andrew Knapper and Liam Bostock, after poor tackling, resulted in the Sharks lead quickly evaporating and the visitors falling 14-6 behind. The away side did manage to reduce the arrears as Adam Masson barged his way in after a sweeping cross-field move and once again Flowers kicked the goal. However that was to be the last time the Dewsbury side would get on the board.
Just before half-time the Recs widened the gap once more as a streaking move down the right resulted in a second try for Ashton and a converted goal kick. The second half started how the first one ended, with sets being poorly executed and Pilkington added to their lead when Danny Filson scored in the corner. The Sharks tried to muster a response but it was getting too little, too late. The final body blow was when a beautiful quick passing move put the Recs on the back foot and Anderson went in for the try, but it was chalked off by the referee for offside. After that the home team went into overdrive, punishing any mistake Shaw Cross made with Ian Stanley, John Rees and Mark Briody all scoring to give the men from St Helens an imposing win.
Karl Pryce Dale Morton Jason Crookes Shane Grady Dalton Grant Matty Wildie Anthony Thackeray Matthew Haggarty Tom Hemingway Ryan Hepworth Rob Spicer Scott Hale Luke Adamson
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SUBS: Aaron Brown Joel Farrell Toby Adamson Makali Aizue
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WHITEHAVEN Danny Craven Jordan Burns Declan Hulme Jessie-Joe Parker Craig Calvert John-Paul Brocklebank Brett Seymour Stephen Fox James Newton Macgraff Leuluai Dion Aiye Scott McAvoy Dave Allen
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SUBS: Ben Davies Tyla Hepi Thomas Coyle Phil Joseph
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GAME GUIDE DEWSBURY RAMS Tries: Grant (16) Thackeray (28) Spicer (63) Adamson (66). Goals: Hemingway (28, 63, 66). Drop Goals: Thackeray (35).
WHITEHAVEN Tries: McAvoy (11) Hulme (37) Parker (49) Calvert (68). Goals: 0/4.
STATS Penalty Count: 11-7 Referee: J Cobb Attendance: 911 Half-Time: 11-8 Weather: Sunny but cold Sin-Bin: None Sent Off: None
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MAN OF THE MATCH LUKE ADAMSON The Rams’ new signing scored on his Tetley’s Stadium debut
Celtic prove solid in opening day victory JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE Dewsbury Celtic Under-14s Drighlington Under-14s
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AN ASSURED defensive display saw Dewsbury Celtic Under-14s open their Yorkshire Junior League Division Four season with a 36-16 victory over Drighlington at Crow Nest Park. On six minutes Conor Appleyard burst out of his own 20 to sprint the length of the field for Celtic’s opening score under the sticks. Prop George Bussey made some good metres before the ball was shifted out left, where Lewis Teale was waiting to finish off a well-worked move in the corner. The visitors retaliated with a quick reply, their converted try taking the score out to 10-6 to Celtic. Cameron Berry was having another assured game at hooker and he scooted deep inside opposition territory for a third Celtic try. In the last seconds of the half Jacob Carr came agonisingly close before Charlie Heaton kicked across field for the leaping Bond, who touched down acrobatically. Early into the second period Drig answered with a long-range counter attacking effort which was converted. However, deep in Drighlington territory, the ball was skilfully shipped out wide on the left to Adam Denton who finished the move off. Celtic extended their lead further when Lewis Teale seized on a loose ball 10 metres from the Drig line, weaving his way through some fragile defence for an opportunist try. As the game entered the final quarter a defiant Drig worked a move up the left which saw their powerful prop barge over. The home side came close on successive attacks before Jack Kelly bagged himself a well-deserved try and Berry grabbed himself a second try to complete the scoring.
DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: Tuesday 3 March N/S: 1 G Bragg and K Buckley; 2 G Clarke and M Watson; 3 M Belk and A Haith;
E/W: 1 M Hirst and M Holt; 2 A Cooper and J Bragg; 3 G Bloom and M Loveridge.
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PLAYER RATINGS SHEFFIELD EAGLES Quentin Laula Togagae Scott Turner Menzie Yere Sam Smeaton Misi Taulapapa Kyle Briggs Dominic Brambani Eddie Battye James Davey Steve Thorpe John Davies Duane Straugheir Pat Walker
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SUBS: Cory Aston Tony Tonks Rob Worrincy Lelauloto Tagaloa
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Jordan Grayston Wayne Reittie Shaun Ainscough Shaun Squires Johnny Campbell Cane Southernwood Scott Leatherbarrow Tom Lillycrop Alistair Leak Alex Rowe Sam Scott Lee Mitchell Joe Chandler
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SUBS: Keegan Hurst Anthony Nicholson Sean Hesketh James Brown
KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP
BATLEY FIGHTBACK FAILS
Bulldogs falter as Eagles stay unbeaten at home KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP
SHEFFIELD EAGLES BATLEY BULLDOGS
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Chris Jackson at the Keepmoat Stadium
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GAME GUIDE SHEFFIELD EAGLES Tries: Brambani (6), Yere (16, 32), Worrincy (39), Laulu Togagae (80). Goals: Walker 4/6.
BATLEY BULLDOGS Tries: Reittie (12), Leak (21), Brown (46). Goals: Leatherbarrow 2/3.
STATS Penalty Count: 8-10 Referee: C Kendall Attendance: 1,358 Half-Time: 20-10 Weather: Cool, dry and slight breeze Sin-Bin: None Sent Off: None
ThePress MAN OF THE MATCH ALEX ROWE The Bulldogs prop tormented his former team mates with powerful carries
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BATLEY BULLDOGS’ second-half fightback fell short as they were beaten by Sheffield Eagles at the Keepmoat Stadium. Mark Aston’s men made it three wins out of four as they maintained their unbeaten record at their temporary Doncaster home. The Eagles were quickly out of the blocks and after James Davey’s marauding run was halted, the hooker turned provider as his timely pass gave Dominic Brambani an opportunity to show the Bulldogs a clean pair of heels as he raced to the line with a minimum of fuss. The visitors had their first attack immediately from the kick-off after forcing an Eagles error and ex-Eagle Alex Rowe was held up just inches from the line. However, the Bulldogs were reward-
ed for their pressure in the next attack when Scott Leatherbarrow and Shaun Ainscough combined smartly and with the Eagles short of numbers, Wayne Reittie took advantage to open the Bulldogs account. The visitors were lifted by the score and Leatherbarrow almost set up another try with a clever grubber kick before the Eagles took the initiative once again by scoring against the run of play. Following a period of pressure, Quentin Laulu Togagae’s popped pass presented Menzie Yere with the chance to bulldoze his way over the whitewash. In a see-saw opening, Batley responded immediately from the restart when Rowe had the home side in a daze following a barnstorming run and with the Eagles struggling to clear their heads, Alistair Leak reached for the line from dummy half. However, the Eagles took the game by the scruff of the neck with half-time approaching when Yere took advantage of home pressure to go over for
his second score following a bulldozing run. Next Rob Worrincy, who was denied moments earlier when he was ushered into touch with the line gaping, was the grateful recipient of superb hands along the line as he went over in the corner. With the words of John Kear ringing in their ears, the Bulldogs were on the front foot after the restart and they were rewarded for their pressure when James Brown bulldozed his way over the line, and although ex-Eagle Sam Scott celebrated the try after he touched down in the aftermath as the ball was dropped, Brown was awarded the score. The visitors were sniffing blood and Scott almost had a try of his own when he successfully reached for the line but his joy soon turned to despair as he was penalised for a double movement. With the game finely poised, John Davies almost broke clear but his charge was curtailed by the referee’s whistle who adjudged a forward pass in the build-up before Kyle Briggs
nearly made an interception score. The visitors were looking to force the pace and they were made to pay by the Eagles who took the game away from them in the latter stages when firstly, Pat Walker planted a penalty goal in front of the sticks to increase their lead to six points. With the last action of the game, the Eagles capped a professional display when Yere turned provider for Laulu Togagae, who sneaked in at the corner to give the score a rather flattering look for the hosts.
Trojans juniors off to fast start as season begins THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-7s played their first game last weekend against West Bowling. There were some fantastic tries from Archie Barclay and Frankie Summers, who added to the tally with his firstever try. Some great tackling by Shaun Brown and Seth Harkin kept the Bradford side at bay, with Frankie Firth and Benji Conn taking home the player-of-thematch awards in an excellent team performance. THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-8s enjoyed a great start to the season when they went up against Milford Marlins at Overthorpe Park. Some great defence came from Benjamin Longley, Josh White and Bailey Bennett, who also scored three tries. Dylan Stanley scored one try and was awarded the magic moment, with further tries coming from Jack Dunford and man-of-the-match Ethan Richardson (two). The first game of the season saw Thornhill Trojans Under-9s prove too
strong for Stanley Rangers. Jack Chamberlain came close to scoring his first try of the season with some neat footwork and pace but it was the power of Harvey Roberts that forced the first try of the game, a second followed shortly after from Lewis Shires. Trojans took their foot off the peddle and allowed Stanley Rangers to grab a foot hold in the game and take a lead into half-time. In the second half Thornhill came back fighting with more hard running of the ball and tackling by Jake Hartley. Zak Haigh chipped in with a try. Thomas Culling grabbed his first try of the season, Cohen Walker nipped over for a try, Roberts went over for his second try and Shires got his second of the game. THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-10s opened the season with a strong performance at home to Drighlington. Drighlington applied early pressure but the Thornhill defence stood firm. The Trojans then applied pressure of their own and scored some good tries.
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Felix Ellis got the ball rolling with a length-of-the-field effort which earned him magic moment and opposition man-of-the-match. There were two tries for Connor Emerson, two for top tackler Connor Hickling, one for Scott Walker and one for man-of-the-match Bailey Lee, which he converted. THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-11s could not have asked for a better start
to the new season as they came away from Normanton Knights with a victory. A visit to Normanton is never easy, but the boys were not phased. After the loss of a key player in the winter the Dewsbury side had to make changes to key positions and they had the desired effect. Jacob Goodall moved to half-back and distributed the ball well. Kieran Duxbury played in the second-row for
Moor see off Underdogs test PENNINE DIVISION SIX EAST
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DEWSBURY MOOR A recovered from an early deficit to beat a stubborn Leeds Underdogs side 26-14 at Heckmondwike Road. The Underdogs proved to be far from what their name suggests as they dominated the early proceedings to open up a 12-0 lead. But Moor shook themselves and started to play better with Danny Wardman, Adam Barrett and Simon Whitely leading by example, putting in some blockbusting runs. With half-time approaching and half-backs Dean Arundel and Tom Kaye trying to get things moving, the hosts launched an attack which saw hooker Scott Sheard go over from close range. Sheard added the goal for a half-time score of
POWERFUL: A Moor forward bursts through 12-6 to the visitors. The Maroon and Golds opened the second stanza with a more positive approach. Chris Mortimer was proving a real handful with some telling runs and offloads. He went on a determined run and burst through to touch down under the posts. Sheard added the simple conversion to bring
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the scores level. But the Leeds side still had some fight in them and they put the Moor defence under pressure. Matt Shaw, Lewis Harvey, Dean Carr and Jack Clarkson had to pull out all the stops to keep the Underdogs out. But a penalty was conceded and the visitors opted for goal to edge out a narrow 14-12 lead.
This seemed to spark Dewsbury into life and Simon Whitely set in motion a superb team try. Whitely took on a number of defenders before getting his pass away to the support before good handling from Mortimer got teenage winger Liam Conway in at the corner to regain the lead. Just five minutes later Conway repeated his feat when he raced 25 metres down the wing to score following another good handling move. The conversion drifted wide but Moor led 20-14. With full-time approaching the home side pulled a try out of the top draw. A move at the base of the scrum hoodwinked the Leeds defence and Kaye raced 30 metres to touch down wide of the posts. Dominic Scanlon took over the kicking duties and landed the angled conversion to complete the scoring at 26-14 to the hosts.
the first time and gave a man-of-thematch performance, scoring two tries and converting one. Owen Hemingway moved into hooker and played really well, setting up the magic moment from a kick, Khadeem Harris collected the ball and offloaded in the tackle for Jermaine Balicki to score in the corner. Captain Harris also got across the line to add to Thornhill’s total. THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-12s began their season with a great 62-12 win over a strong and well-drilled 10man Crigglestone side. Driving runs from Trojans forwards came in the form of Jake Buckley, Tom Darley and Scott Naylor. Fine tries came from parents’ playerof-the-match Thomas Hiscocks, Dylan Cooper, Kurt Hodgson and man-of-thematch Reece Fisher who scooped four before adding five conversions to his tally. Ryan Turner scored a great 80 metre try, Brandon Hargreaves added another, while Ben Pritchard added a double and Zak Harrod also got over the line.
Boys get back in promotion hunt PENNINE LEAGUE BATLEY BOYS closed the gap on the PENNINE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP promotion spots with a resounding 50-16 win at St Josephs. The victory moved them within three points of second-placed New Earswick, with two games in hand, and with a crunch match against promotion rivals Morley Borough tomorrow (Sat) they have every chance of pushing for the top two. In DIVISION ONE Ossett Trinity romped to a resounding 42-6 victory over Victoria Rangers. Trinity – who have climbed from near the relegation places to relative mid-table safety in recent weeks – have another chance to climb the table tomorrow when they make the trip to sixth-place Dalton. Dewsbury Celtic couldn’t raise a team for their PENNINE SUPPLEMENTARY CUP TIE at Eastmoor Dragons. But they will be hoping for better luck tomorrow as they host a promotion-chasing Sherburn Bears side.
TOUGH BREAK FOR ‘DOGS Leatherbarrow’s broken hand rules him out By Jared Priestley Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk
BATLEY BULLDOGS half-back Leatherbarrow has been ruled out least eight weeks after suffering a fracture in his hand during his Championship loss at Sheffield.
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Leatherbarrow will go under the knife today (Friday) and is expected to miss between eight and 12 weeks of the season. In a double blow for coach John Kear Ayden Faal has also been ruled out for a lengthy period after suffering a suspected re-occurance of a shoulder injury endured last term. The centre will undergo a scan this week to determine the extent of the damage. Faal and Leatherbarrow’s injuries add to Kear’s woes, with another outside back – fullback James Craven – ruled out for up to three months last week following a medial cruciate ligament injury (knee). And the current Wales coach admits he is looking to bring in a player to fill the void left in his injury-stricken squad. He said: “It is a good job we have a bigger 25-man squad this season because now I have three players out with long-term injuries. “The problem is we opted for a squad with more forwards than backs, because they do the grunt work and usually pick up the injuries. “The loss of Scott is obviously a big blow as he is one of our half-backs. I thought the Sheffield result could have been very different if he hadn’t got injured. “He was very brave and thought he could see out the remainder of the game, but on reflection perhaps he wasn’t able to, he showed great commitment though. “We are a bit thin of the ground now and we
BREAKING BAD: Batley half-back Scott Leatherbarrow (left) has been ruled out for between eight and 12 after fracturing his hand and inset, the Bulldogs pivot shows off his cast KingPix will have to bring someone in. Hopefully we can get a utility player who can fill in a number of backs positions.” The Bulldogs face arguably their biggest game of the season on Sunday when Bradford Bulls travel to the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium (3pm). The former Super League club have been flying high in the Championship, losing just once in their opening four fixtures, and the highly-anticipated West Yorkshire derby is sure to draw in a large crowd. “It is a big game and we are hoping for our
biggest crowd at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium for 20 years, so it’s sure to be a great atmosphere,” Kear added. “We are looking forward to welcoming such an iconic name to Batley, but we are well aware of the challenge we face. “You only have to look at their results, they were a bit annoyed to let the Leigh result slip away from them, and since then they have put sides to bed without a problem, that included putting 40 points on Featherstone. “The full-time element is a massive advantage because their sole focus is being athletes
and not working and then coming to train and play. “They have a very good squad and Lee Gaskell has been a real stand-out. Jake Mullaney has been playing half-back and he is lightning and they have Harry Siejka to come back in – James Lowes is really spoilt for choice. But we welcome the challenge.” The Bulldogs are urging all supporters to get the game against the Bulls as early as possible. Chief executive Paul Harrison said: “We are expecting our biggest gate for 20 years on Sunday. We are opening all three turnstile blocks to make it easier to get into the stadium and we have agreed with Bradford that they can sell tickets in advance to further help.” Due to the expected large crowd, supporters are urged to arrive well ahead of the 3pm kick-off. There will be extra parking available as the club has arranged the use of the Fox’s Biscuits factory car park on Victoria Avenue. Chairman Kevin Nicholas added: “I hope we have plenty of Batley supporters there to match what is bound to be a big contingent from Bradford. “We have extra food and drink outlets in the ground so nobody should be thirsty or hungry and we are planning on a ‘big entrance’ to the field for the players at the start of the game. “These are exciting times and we know there will be a crowd, the likes of which we have not seen since the Doncaster game in the mid-90s.” In other club news, Batley Bulldogs face an away tie at amateur club Normanton Knights in the fourth round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. The Knights picked up an impressive 34-8 win at Oulton Raiders last weekend and they will now take on Kear’s Batley on Saturday March 21 (2pm).
Squad depth key for busy Rams – Morrison DEWSBURY RAMS must bring their best to Halifax or they will get a hiding, according to coach Glenn Morrison. The Rams travel to The Shay on Sunday (3pm) to take on a Halifax side who have endured a mixed start to the season. The Shay was a happy hunting ground for Morrison’s men last season, as they collected a 25-0 victory to progress in the playoffs in their last visit. However, whilst Dewsbury’s home form has been good – with two wins over Sheffield and Whitehaven – their away form has left something to be desired with their only away fixture so far resulting in a disappointing loss at Hunslet’s South Leeds Stadium. And Morrison insists his side must improve their performances on the road if they are to avoid another loss like that. He said: “Halifax are a good side full of international players with a good coach and top quality players. “If we are not on our game we will get a good hiding. But we’ve
had a good off-season and want to win all of our games. “We’ve only lost one game so far and we’ve enjoyed some good results over Halifax in the last few years so we know we can beat them, but it is all about who turns up on the day. “We had a good win there at the back end of last year, but only a few weeks before they had got one over on us. “They have a squad full of internationals and Super League experience. Scott Murrell is a big influence for them and Ben Johnston is crafty and tore us apart last season.” The Halifax fixture is the beginning of a busy spell for the Tetley’s Stadium outfit, as they embark on a period of three games in eight days, with a rearranged mid-week trip to Workington followed by a Challenge Cup tie at home to Newcastle Thunder next Sunday. And Morrison believes squad depth could prove pivotal in this spell. He said: “We need to look after our squad with the midweek game at Workington and
the Challenge Cup at the weekend. “Squad depth is very important because it only takes a couple of injuries and it looks a lot thinner. “That’s what the second team is for so that they can be called up to the first team. Luke Adamson played for the reserves and was called up to the first team, this period offers a chance for others to do the same.” Meanwhile, Dewsbury have been given a home draw against Newcastle Thunder in the fourth round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. The League 1 side will travel to the Tetley’s Stadium on Sunday 22 March (2pm). Victory for Morrison’s men could send them into the pot for the fifth round, when Super League’s bottom four finishers last season – Hull FC, Hull KR, Salford Red Devils and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats – join the competition. In a revised format for 2015 Super League clubs have a staggered entry into the Challenge
Cup this season, with the bottom four sides entering in round five and the top eight introduced in round six. Newcastle are a side familiar to Dewsbury as the Rams reserves took on Thunder in a pre-season friendly. “The big thing for us was a home draw especially after travelling to Workington mid-week, we didn’t want to be doing more miles,” Morrison continued. “It is a tough competition and we know the threat that Newcastle carry from our preseason match against them. “We put out a mixed side and they dealt with that very well and threw the ball around well to put some points on us. “I will have to play a more experienced side than I perhaps would have liked to but we want to be getting as far as possible in the Challenge Cup. “Everyone loves the Challenge Cup, both the players and the fans. We saw last year with the Wigan game, it was a great atmosphere and we gave them a real run for 60 minutes.”
SELECTION DILEMMA: Glenn Morrison may rotate his squad in a busy week for the Rams Steve Horsfall