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HOMES PLAN IS ‘BARKING MAD’

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BUILDING 30,000 new homes across the area is “barking mad” without improvements to North Kirklees’ infrastructure, a councillor has warned. Coun Vivien Lees-Hamilton (Con, Mirfield) criticised a lack of joined-up thinking in Kirklees Council’s draft Local Plan. She said there is currently no mention of the extra jobs, school places, roads and health services

needed to support new homes. The Local Plan, unlikely to be in force until 2017, is intended to replace the ill-fated Local Development Framework. Its demise means Kirklees is saddled with a system from the 1990s which is considered years out of date. The Local Plan will set out how land for homes and industry is allocated over the next 15 years. Coun Lees-Hamilton, also Mayor of Mirfield, said: “It’s absolutely barking mad to plan for these homes without the infrastructure that people will need. “It makes me believe those who

came up with this don’t live in the real world or go out beyond their own front door. “They must think everybody has a job, that it’s local, and that they don’t need schools, don’t have a car or need public transport.” Coun Lees-Hamilton added Mirfield Town Council is so concerned that it will push on with its own Neighbourhood Plan. This would cover the need for infrastructure and would legally supercede the Kirklees plan in Mirfield. But Coun Lees-Hamilton added: “We’ve had the Mirfield Design Statement since 2001 which is sup-

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posed to govern some of these issues. “If I had £10 every time Kirklees had over-ridden it in favour of a developer then I’d be living in Barbados by now.” Cabinet member for regeneration Coun Peter McBride (Lab) said the council is in a ‘chicken and egg’ situation. He said: “We’ve got proposals for major transport improvements. But to meet those we’ve got to have an approved plan. “If there’s not enough provision for us to grow we will miss the

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Deaths ASQUITH IAN SMITH On 3 November 2014, suddenly at home in Staincliffe, aged 45

years. A dear and loved dad, son, brother and uncle. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Wednesday 19 November at 12.30pm. Place your family notices by calling 01924 470296

BATES NEE SAVAGE ANASTASIA On 8 November 2014, peacefully at home in Dewsbury, aged 50 years. Wife of Stephen and mum of Kelsey and Travas, daughter of Maureen and the late Thomas. Funeral service will take place at St Paulinus R C Church on Friday 21 November at 11.30am, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.

BEATTIE JOYCE (NEE HABERGHAM) On 7 November 2014, in hospital, of Soothill, aged 92 years. Wife of the late Rhett and mother of Bob and Joy. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday 8 December at 11.15am.

BEAUMONT (NEE LINK) JOYCE On 6 November 2014, suddenly at home in Staincliffe, aged 86 years. Wife of the late Bernard and mum of Verina, Bernadette, Adrian, Deborah and Tina. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium on Tuesday 18 November at 1.15pm.

BINKS KATHLEEN On 2 November 2014, peacefully at Dewsbury Hospital, of Burking Banks Care Home and formerly of Batley, aged 84 years. A dear auntie and friend. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Tuesday 18 November at 10.30am.

BOWERS ELIZABETH FRANCES Tragically on 3 November 2014, in Huddersfield, of Cleckheaton, Beth, aged 74 years. Wife of Trevor

and mum of Lynn and Derek. Service will take place at Whitechapel Church, Cleckheaton today, Friday 14 November, at 2.30pm, prior to private family cremation.

BROADBENT JACK On 30 October 2014, aged 93 years, of West House Residential Home, formerly of Cleckheaton. Husband of Norah. Funeral service will take place at St John’s Church, Cleckheaton, on Monday 17 November at 1.30pm, followed by committal at Liversedge Cemetery at 2.30pm.

BROADLEY ADA MAY Peacefully at Roberttown Care Home, on 10 November 2014, aged 92 years. Mam of Marcia, Glenn, Raymond and the late Adrian. A celebration of May’s life will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Tuesday 18 November at 12.30pm.

CARTER NEE CROSSLEY SHIRLEY On 6 November 2014, at Linson Court, Batley, of Thornhill and formerly of Birstall, aged 87 years. Wife of the late Frank, sister of Jean, the late John, the late Malcolm and the late Molly. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Tuesday 18 November at 11.15am.

COOK THOMAS MALCOLM On 7 November 2014, peacefully in hospital and of Dewsbury, aged 76 years. Husband of Audrey and dad of Paul and Mark. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Monday 17 November 2014 at 10.30am.

CROWTHER MARY BERNADETTE On 25 October 2014, at Roberttown NH and of Mirfield, aged 63 years. Daughter of the late Harry and Hilda Crowther. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Aidan RC Church, Mirfield on Monday 17 November at 12noon, followed by committal and interment in St Mary’s Parish Churchyard, Mirfield.

FOZARD BETTY On 10 November 2014, peacefully at St James' Hospital and of Westborough, aged 82 years. Wife of the late Herbert, a dear auntie and friend. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Thursday 20 November at 1.15pm.

GOODLAD WILLIAM (BILL) Peacefully at home, on 8 November 2014, aged 84 years. Husband of Kathleen and father of Susan and Helen. Funeral service and cremation will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Friday 21 November at 3.15pm.

JACKSON DOREEEN (NEE MEDLEY) Peacefully at home on 10 November 2014, aged 85 years. Wife of the late Sydney and mum of Christine and Steven. Funeral service and cremation will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Friday 21 November at 1.15pm.

JONES BRIAN On 4 November 2014, suddenly in hospital, of Dewsbury, aged 67 years. Brother of Alan, Brenda, Judith and Ken. Funeral service will take place at St Paul’s

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On 10 November 2014, suddenly but peacefully in hospital, of Mirfield, aged 88 years. Husband of the late Kathleen and father of Maralyn, Debra and Alison. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Wednesday 19 November at 10.30am.

KAYE JULIA (NEE WALKER) Peacefully, but suddenly, on 7 November 2014, aged 62 years, of Healey. Wife of Rod and mum of Debbie, Sharon and Aaron, also Darren and John. Daughter of Tony and the late Jessie, sister of Gloria and Beverley. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Thursday 20 November at 12.30pm.

KITCHEN JEAN MARGARET Passed away on 8 November 2014, peacefully at Thornhill Nursing Home, aged 77 years. Wife of Graeme and mum of Steven and Tina. Service and cremation will take place on Thursday 20 November, at Huddersfield Crematorium at 11.15am.

LATHAM (NEE BINNS) VAL On 7 November 2014, in hospital, of Birstall, aged 71 years. Wife of Tony. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Friday 21 November at 10.30am.

LONGBOTTOM DAVID EDMUND On 5 November 2014, at Malham Cove, aged 72 years. Husband of Jackie and father of Joanne and Kathryn. Following private committal, a celebration of David’s life will be held St Mary’s Church, Mirfield, on Tuesday 18 November at 1pm.

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MAKIN CYRIL BRIAN Peacefully at home, White Lee, on 4 November 2014, aged 68 years. Husband of Mary and dad of Danny and Jill. A celebration of Brian’s life will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Monday 17 November at 2pm.

PAGET (HAIGH) PAULINE ALICE Formerly of Chickenley, passed away peacefully on 6 November 2014, aged 78 years. Mum of Steven, Martyn, Andrew and Tracey. Funeral service will take place at Wakefield Crematorium, on Friday 21 November at 11am.

RACK LESLEY ANN (NEE GREENWOOD) Peacefully at Kirkwood Hospice, on 7 November 2014, aged 43 years, of Cleckheaton. Wife of Andrew, and mummy of Liam, daughter of Derek and Joyce. The funeral service takes place at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Wednesday 19 November at 11.15am.

RHODES (NEE PIKE) BRENDA MARGARET On 5 November 2014, suddenly at home, Woodkirk, aged 77 years. Wife of Trevor and sister of Barbara and Patricia. Funeral service and committal will take place at St Mary’s Church, Woodkirk, on Monday 17 November at 2.15pm.

RIDER (NEE KILBURN) GWENDOLINE On 10 November 2014, peacefully at Garlands Nursing Home, Heckmondwike and formerly of Liversedge, aged 104 years. Wife of the late Harry and mother of Terry and the late Colin. Funeral enquiries to George Brooke Ltd. Tel 454476.

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From page one opportunity for us to play a leading part in the economic success of the city region.” Some infrastructure would come through a £1bn county-wide transport fund which Coun McBride is chairman of. Coun Andrew Pinnock (Lib Dem, Cleckheaton) said he wants Kirklees to make better use of its powers to make developers pay. Council chiefs accepted £1m for public works associated with the proposed Mirfield25 development – a quarter of what they could have demanded. He said: “Legal agreements can be made with developers for extra school places and roads. Unfortunately there’s no such mechanism for healthcare.” Coun Pinnock, a Heavy Woollen Planning SubCommittee member, accepts the need for new housing. He said: “I don’t think there’s any real disagreement about the need for 30,000 new homes. “Even if you disagree with the exact figure, it’s certainly the case that we need to build a lot more homes than we have been doing.” Coun Pinnock said the lack of an up-to-date plan let some schemes that Kirklees officials did not approve of get the green light. One was for 54 homes next to Lower Blacup Farm in Cleckheaton, which was rejected and then passed on appeal by a government inspector. Coun Pinncock said: “Kirklees is vulnerable because we can’t demonstrate a five-year supply of land. “But there also needs to be a proper consultation because the council needs to carry as many people as possible.”

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Burglar returns medals – then robs old soldier’s neighbour, 89 By Staff Reporters BURGLAR Mark Knight felt so guilty about stealing an old soldier’s treasured medals that he decided to return them – but his compassion didn’t last long. After media appeals for the return of the medals, which included a Northern Ireland General Service Medal, pictured, Knight, 38, put them in a bag which he left on the door handle of the ex-soldier’s home in Valley Drive, Thornhill. But the very next day he returned and broke into a neighbouring 89-year-old woman’s bungalow, removing a window

and stealing a TV, printer, laminator and watches. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that the medals belonged to a 63-year-old man. He had received the Northern Ireland medal for his service in the province in the 1970s, at the height of the ‘Troubles’. Knight, a known drug addict with 60 previous offences on his record, had also taken a 40in TV in the raid, but he didn’t return that. Andy Wills, prosecuting, said: “There was some press about the sentimentality of the medals. “The defendant said he felt bad about this and returned

them to the owner. “He placed them in a bag and left it on the door handle.” Knight was linked to the theft of the medals after leaving a footmark with his Nike trainer. Knight, who admitted the offences, tested positive for cocaine and opiates following his arrest. Paul Blanchard, mitigating, said his client unfortunately reverted to type after coming off a methadone prescription but had shown “significant remorse”. He was remanded into custody for sentencing at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday, December 9.

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MP pledges public debates AN MP has proposed at least four public debates with his rival for the seat of Dewsbury & Mirfield. Tory Simon Reevell wants hustings with Labour’s Paula Sherriff in both towns, plus Kirkburton and Denby Dale. It comes after Miss Sherriff challenged him to a debate on Dewsbury District Hospital. Mr Reevell wrote in a letter to the Labour challenger that the event should be open to candidates from

other parties and cover other topics. He suggested a debate each week in April next year. He wrote: “I don’t think it is sensible to try and restrict the questions people may wish to put to any single topic.” The idea drew a positive response from Miss Sherriff, who is so far the only challenger for the marginal seat. She said: “I’ll certainly look at that, but I’ll continue pushing for a debate specifically on the NHS for this side of Christmas.”

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News in Brief Councillor wins right to fight for his seat DEWSBURY: Labour councillor Darren O’Donovan is in line to fight for his Dewsbury West seat on Kirklees Council again next May after winning an appeal against de-selection by the party. There was outrage among the ward’s Labour members after what was seen by many as an ‘ambush’ of Coun O’Donovan orchestrated by fellow ward councillor and Dewsbury Constituency Labour Party chairman Coun Karen Rowling. There have been divisions in the Dewsbury West group, with ward official Patrick Dennehy, a close associate of Coun Rowling, sacked. At an appeal hearing at the party’s regional office in Wakefield, the Council’s Labour group leader Coun David Sheard led representations on behalf of Coun O’Donovan. Ward chairman Paul Ellis and fellow ward councillor Mumtaz Hussain also spoke on his behalf. Afterwards, Mr Ellis confirmed that a shortlist of candidates would be considered next Thursday (November 20) before a decision is announced on December 11. Coun O’Donovan declined to comment.

Pensioner robbed LIVERSEDGE: A pensioner was pushed around in his own home by robbers who stole cash on Tuesday. Two suspects burst into the 79-year-old man's home on St Barnabas Road around 11am. They escaped with a black canvas shoulder bag with red stripes and a zip which contained money and a bank book. The victim was unhurt but his trousers were ripped and he has been left distressed and anxious. Anyone with information can call Det Con Andy Clayton at Kirklees CID on 101.

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Friday November 14, 2014

News In Brief Break-in foiled

‘IT WAS HARD NOT TO BE OVERCOME BY THE RESONANCE AND

BIRKENSHAW: Three youths tried to break into an old people’s home last Friday night. They fled when they were spotted forcing a door at a sheltered housing unit on Allen Croft at around 11.50pm. A 15-year-old boy was arrested nearby. Two other boys seen running away towards St Paul’s Church are being sought. Anyone with information can call the Batley and Spen NPT on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Drug dealer jailed

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DEWSBURY MOOR: A drug dealer caught in the act was jailed for 30 months on Tuesday. Rashid Mamaniat, of Moorside Road, was found by police in possession of crack cocaine and heroin. Officers became suspicious when they saw a suspected drug deal take place in a car in Batley. Mamaniat admitted at Leeds Crown Court to possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply and possessing cocaine.

Murder plea delay DEWSBURY: A man who admitted the murder of a sex offender refused to leave his jail cell for a hearing about changing his plea. David Mitchell, 47, was due to appear at Leeds Crown Court last Friday for his application to be heard. He wants to change his plea to not guilty, having previously admitted to the killing of Robert Hind in December last year. Recorder of Leeds Peter Collier QC deferred a decision on the matter after rejecting an application from Mitchell’s legal counsel. Charles Garside QC wanted to adjourn the plea bid. Judge Collier instead reserved his decision until next month. Hind disappeared from a bail hostel in Dewsbury. Human remains were later found in a canal at Huddersfield.

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Mayor of Mirfield Coun Viven Lees-Hamilton and Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Simon Reevell RGANISERS of were among the dignitaries. Coun Lees Hamilton hailed the Mirfield’s crowd and said: “Every generaremembrance tion was there, young and old. parade were “The day coudn’t have gone stunned by the better. The amount of planning massive turnout last and precision that the local British Legion put into the event Sunday. The town has was excellent. become well-known for “I’d like to thank every organihosting one of the biggest sation who supported it and events in the north – but every last person who attended.” this year about 7,000 people Attractions included a brass are thought to have attend- band and Mirfield Air Cadets 868 squadron drum corps. ed. Mr Wood, in full regalia, Tim Wood, of Mirfield’s Royal marched in front of pipers from British Legion branch, said: West Yorkshire Fire Service. “The streets were absolutely The pipers then flew to packed on the way to the cenoBelgium for a service at the taph. Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres “We've never seen a crowd on Armistice Day. like it before and the atmosphere Mr Wood said: “A lot of dedireally brought a lump to my cated people work throughout throat. the year and we always try to “It was hard not to be overput on something a bit differcome by the resonance and sentient.” ment of the day. We’d like to Just one of many behind-thethank all those who came scenes helpers is Geoff Taylor, along.” who this time arranged for a Three members of the same new PA system. family, war veterans David Afterwards refreshments were Horrobin and sons Christopher served at the Mirfield and Paul, took part. Constitutional Club and the Old Colonial Club. Last year more than £14,000 was raised for charities B E D R O O M S - B AT H R O O M S including the Legion’s poppy appeal. That total could be smashed and Mr Wood added: “It’s a great way to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice.”

■ A fundraiser for armed forces charity Blind Veterans UK and Kirkwood Hospice takes place at the Old Colonial Club tomorrow (Saturday). The Mirfield Rifle Volunteers are to host their first annual Mess Night at 7pm, when they will dress in military mess gear.

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A BUSINESSMAN with mental health problems admitted the manslaughter of an employee in Batley last year. Nigel Parker, 56, pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to the unlawful killing of father-of-one Daniel Hough. Builder Mr Hough, 23, was working at a home on the Thorncliffe Estate when a chimney collapsed in July last year. Parker, of Sherburn-in-

Elmet, previously admitted failing to ensure employees were protected from risk of injury during the removal of a chimney. He had also admitted failing to ensure persons not in his employment were not exposed to health and safety risks. The court was told proceedings had been delayed due to Parker being unable to attend hearings.

Lisa Roberts, for Parker, said her client had suffered many health problems and had previously been detained under the mental health act. Sentencing was adjourned for reports but Judge Geoffrey Marson QC warned all sentencing options remained open. Parker is due to be sentenced in January and was given unconditional bail until then.

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medication shouted racist abuse at a shopkeeper when she refused to let him owe her money for milk, Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard. Robert Evans, 35, of Willow Walk, admitted racially-aggravated threatening behaviour towards Dipika Sharma and was fined £200 and told to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge. Andy Day, for Evans, said his client has a personality disorder but had not been taking his medication. He said: “Unfortunately, he’s then liable to behave in ways he realises is wrong. Evans is not a racist.”

Mirfield 25 on hold MIRFIELD: Plans for a controversial mixed-use development were put on hold by council planners last week. Kirklees Council’s new strategic planning committee made the ruling on Mirfield 25 following claims about the scheme’s viability. The town council was among those who called for an update on proposals for homes and industrial units off Leeds Road.

Breach of court order BATLEY: A sex offender breached a court order by failing to tell police about a bank account. Gulam Bobat, 68, of Princess Street, was jailed for a year in November, 2010, for sexual assault and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. He was also told to sign the sex offenders’ register for 10 years. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that Bobat was subject to a requirement that he must make police aware of any bank accounts he holds, which he admitted not doing on July 2. Prosecutor Alex Bozman said: “He accepts he had two bank accounts, one of which he hadn’t registered with police.” District Judge Michael Fanning adjourned sentencing until Monday, December 1, for reports.

School’s poppies tribute

HUNDREDS turned out to take part in an Act of Remembrance at Cleckheaton’s Memorial Park on Tuesday morning. Veterans from the Spenborough branch

of the Royal British Legion were joined by Lord and Lady Shaw, children from local schools and nurseries, shoppers and office workers in commemorating the fallen. Pupils from Littletown School had created their own poppies, similar to those made for the Remembrance art installation at the

Tower of London, and planted them around the park’s war memorial. Around 200 people also gathered in Birstall's new memorial garden on Remembrance Sunday, with hundreds more at events in Batley, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Birkenshaw and Hanging Heaton.

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They can all sleep easy in Ravy with Terry on the job ’M ALWAYS interested in the shenanigans – sorry, business activities – of Tahir ‘Terry’ Zaman, former MP Shahid Malik’s landlord and close friend. I hear Terry turned up at the premises of troubled bed firm Kozee Sleep in Ravensthorpe this week. You might recall that two of the bed company’s directors, Mohammed Rafiq and his son Faisal, were arrested recently following a raid by West Yorkshire police investigating human trafficking and the exploitation of migrant labour. We clearly can’t comment on that situation with legal processes ongoing, but it is worth mentioning that Terry was the MD and public face of Kozee Sleep some years back, upsetting local residents with plans for roundthe-clock operations. Terry’s continued interest is probably explained by the identity of the company’s third director – Mohammed Rafiq’s wife Nasreen, who also happens to be Terry’s sister.

Terry Zaman ... busy bee Small world, eh? Good to see him offering family support. Things haven’t been going too well for Kozee Sleep since the company was named earlier this year as using ‘slave labour’ supplied by Hungarian gangmasters Janos Orsos and Ferenc Illes, jailed for five and three years respectively. But if Terry’s back in the frame – pardon the pun (bed frame?) – things are bound to

work out fine. Even if the worst unthinkably happens to Kozee Sleep, my money would be on the resourceful Terry riding to the rescue. When his former beds company Joseph International unexpectedly went belly up with debts of around £1.4 million, Terry’s son Yusuf – Arabic for Joseph – sprung to the rescue, ‘buying’ the company assets out of administration and reinventing the firm seamlessly as Joseph Furniture. For some reason young Yusuf’s fascination with making mattresses must have waned, because he resigned after a few months. Luckily, dad Terry was on hand to take back over. Something similar happened at their new company Beds Express Ltd in Wakefield – just a few yards away, coincidentally, from one of the Joseph International units that went bust. Yusuf started Beds Express earlier this year before dad Terry replaced him as sole

LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood director as recently as October 22. Being such a busy bee, it’s no wonder Terry hasn’t had much time to devote to his charitable activities. When I got a threatening letter from his London solicitors, in February, they were keen to point out this paragon of virtue devotes most of his energies to the Zaman Foundation, a charity which strives to assist the poor in England and Wales, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, plus Niger and Somalia. I suspect curing third world poverty might not yet be totally in sight, because according to available accounts the Zaman Foundation has total assets and turnover of a paltry £1,972. Mind you, its latest documents with the Charity Commission are more than nine months overdue, so perhaps Terry’s been so busy saving the world he hasn’t had time to fulfil his legal obligations. I mean, friends say he’s backwards and forwards all over the planet, from the USA to Dubai – Dewsbury and Ravensthorpe should be grateful he can pop in now and again! I haven’t even touched on lots of other time-consuming pies the effervescent little chap has his fingers in. Don’t be so shy Terry – we want to sing the praises of the district’s humble philanthropists. Fill us in on all the good deeds you’re doing both here and around the world! I’m sure it would make fascinating reading. My hero ... sigh. PS: I sent a copy of this to Terry’s solicitors for comment. So far, no reply.

Lady W getting Arsi? HAVE no idea where this shop sign is, but I saw it online and could not help laugh. Has the fragrant Lady Warsi branched out into handbag and fashion retailing now that her political star appears to be fading? I mean, the haircut even looks like hers! It’s been all quiet on the Sayeeda front since she stuck the knife into David Cameron. So far, no signs of taking Ed Miliband’s dollar – although in fairness that would be like accepting a piggy back from a drowning man. My money’s still on her diaries to be released just before the General Election for maximum publicity and the bonus of cutting Cameron’s throat. Hell really has no wrath like a Sayeeda scorned.

OCTOBER-November is Mrs L’s busiest time of year. Here and there and everywhere, bless. So when she texted me early morning to say ‘Windows frozen’ I wasn’t surprised, because it was pretty parky at home too. ‘Pour cup of warm water over it’ I replied. I should have known. ‘Now laptop’s totally knackered’ she said. (Only kidding, in case you bump into her...) I SIMPLY couldn’t understand the outrage over the extremist pal of hate preacher Anjem Choudary who jumped bail and headed for Syria to join IS. Why would we want to keep him here at great public expense? To lock him up so he could spread his poison to other young men in prison? Where’s the sense in that? IS is the rightful place for all his ken, because at least then it’s abundantly clear who’s side they’re on. So no, we don’t want them back. Not even in a box. JUST to keep you updated on the ‘newspaper war’ in North Kirklees, and the council’s continued taking sides at the expense of local people. Last week the Reporter Group’s owners announced that they were getting rid of every one of their weekly newspaper photographers across West Yorkshire. They hope to carry out the ‘efficiencies’ in time for Christmas. Nice people, eh?

Come the revolution... VERY now and then a bit of the old, idealistic socialist in me bubbles to the surface, and I could almost link arms with the assorted commies and shop stewards of the far left, to march on Whitehall. Among recent blood-boiling moments was information that the chief exec of the Motability ‘charity’ received pay of more than £1.5 million last year. At a time when the Government is clamping down on benefits to the disabled and tens of thousands will lose their Motability vehicles altogether, Mike Betts received a million quid on top of his half-mill basic pay for achieving – get this – “high rates of customer satisfaction and value for money”. You’re giving people free cars. Unless you promise a Ferrari and deliver a Fiat, how exactly do you achieve low rates of customer satisfaction? There isn’t even any competition in the market. It’s a total stitch-up – all round. As for ‘value for money’? A £1.5m pay packet for running a

not-for-profit charity, funded by taxpayers? At this time of public austerity you’d expect such as Cameron, Clegg and Miliband to be outraged by Mike Betts’s obscene £1.5m salary, wouldn’t you? You might until I told you all three happen to be patrons of Motability. There’s a revolving door of these friends of politicians, members of the estabishment aristocracy like Elizabeth ButlerSloss and Fiona Woolf, recently rejected as chairs of the inquiry into child sex abuse. Among the metropolitan ‘in crowd’, a few hundred people print their own winning lottery tickets. And it’s us paying. The UK is every bit as corrupt as Russia, China or a mess of African states – it’s just a tad more civilised and discreet about the backhanders. And minus the public executions. I’d abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a senate comprising of elected people, none of whom are allowed to hold any party or political affiliation.

S: And then, just when I’m coming over all brothersin-arms, we get slapped round the mush by an insult like that of NUT official Julie Davies, a so-called teacher (not been in a classroom for 14 years) who pockets nearly £50,000 a year for trying to disrupt children’s education. Davies, who describes herself online as ‘psychokiller’ (and she’s a public servant?) has boasted of how difficult she makes life for education authorities and headteachers. What’s clever about that? And now the NUT is paying its members at schools in Haringey to strike in support of the woman, after schools tired of not only her obstructive ways, but having to pay for them into the process. Sorry folks, dinosaurs like this woman are what brings the Union movement into disrepute. Neither should it be forgotten that it is people like Davies who tacitly ‘own’ Labour leader Ed Miliband. I think I’ve just lurched a big step back to the right...

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£284m care deal link to hospital cuts By David Miller HEALTH firms are bidding for a £284m contract which would allow some services at Dewsbury District Hospital to be cut. Doctors have put out to tender a Kirklees-wide deal for community healthcare called Care Closer to Home. It would expand on the services currently run by Batley-based Locala under a contract due to expire in September next year. The scheme is not directly linked to plans to reduce hospital A&E, maternity and children’s services. But the North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said they would not support such proposals

unless community care is expanded. Health workers would see people in their own homes or at a clinic, with the aim of reducing the need for hospital admissions. It is hoped this will see long-term conditions managed better and aid post-operation recovery. Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt backed the plans after they were referred following a controversial public consultation. The names of companies competing for a five- to sevenyear deal are not being revealed for commercial reasons. But Locala confirmed they are one of those bidding. Services under the new deal are due to be in place by

‘Services safe, no matter what’ A HEALTHCARE provider based in Batley will continue running some services no matter what the outcome of its homecare bid. Locala confirmed it hopes to win a £284m contract through a tendering process. The not-forprofit company, based at Beckside Court, has a deal for such services that ends in September next year. Locala also provides school nurses and works in fields from diabetes to smoking cessation

and dermatology. Chief executive Robert Flack believes Locala’s experience in running homecare services already puts the firm in a strong bidding position. But he added: “Whatever the outcome, community healthcare services will continue in Kirklees. “If they are provided by another organisation, our Locala colleagues who work in those services would be transferred to that provider.”

October next year. The contract is offered by the North Kirklees and Greater Huddersfield CCGs, who face similar issues on hospital care. Dr David Kelly, chairman of the North Kirklees CCG, insisted outcomes for patients would be better. He added: “We are strongly committed to delivering healthcare that is closer to people’s homes and better integrated with social care. “By providing improved services, which are joined up and available at the right time, we can meet people’s needs more effectively. “We are now in the process of procuring community services in order to realise our vision of care closer to home.” Kirklees Council’s wellbeing scrutiny committee, chaired by Coun Karen Rowling (Lab, Dewsbury East), is keeping watch. Fellow panelist Coun Liz Smaje (Con, Birstall & Birkenshaw) said: “We want to get the best possible community health and hospital services.” ■ Members of the Save Our Local Hospital Services group meet at the Women’s Centre on Wellington Street, Dewsbury, on Tuesday (7pm) to discuss the community care contract.

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You were there when it counted Dear Sir, Commemorating 100 years since the start of WW1 in 1914, it was always going to play a large part in the numbers of people turning out for this year’s Remembrance Sunday Parade in Mirfield. We had planned and prepared well in advance new programmes for the service, a bigger public address system, and an extra marching band, and, of course extra police, more meetings, more paperwork and more hard graft. It was all well worth it in the end. The numbers amassed for the parade filled the length of Lowlands Road, and when the parade was marched off by W.O.I Chris Horrobin, it look 24 minutes for the last member to arrive at Ings Grove Park. A record number of people in the park, as well as on parade. The Heavy Woollen District’s Scout and Guides Associations numbered 400 alone. As usual, the park was in immaculate condition,

Strike is to do with equality From: Firefighter Andy Briggs, via email Dear Sir, In response to the annoyed worker and his belief that firemen live on easy street. Firstly I would like to say that no firefighter takes the act of industrial action lightly and we realise the effects and consequences that such action can have and we walk out with very heavy hearts. But it is the only way we can make a stand against the unfair changes the government are making to our pensions. Should we just roll over and let these changes be imposed? If we do then we no longer live in a democratic country, we live under a dictatorship. It is a common misconception that somehow firefighters get a free pension at the expense of the taxpayer, this could not be further from the truth (let’s not forget firefighters are tax payers too). As a whole-time firefighter I pay £300 plus into my pension every four weeks – this is like having another small mortgage. It’s very naïve of anyone to think that if changes are made to public sector pensions that the taxpayer would pay less tax or somehow benefit from these changes. Irrespective of reforms there is only one way taxes are going and that’s up. Are the public even aware of what we are fighting for? Are we fighting for a pay increase? NO; we have had a total of two per cent over the

Letter of the Week: Tim Wood, Parade Officer, Mirfield and the masonry cap stone had been replaced on the top of the memorial – a great effort by Brian Mallinson’s team and Kirklees Gardens Department. The service and dedication led by the RBL padre and the Salvation Army Band passed all too quickly, and then off we go again for the march past and salute. First away were the RBL riders, followed by the Willis Jeeps, and then 868 Sqdn Corp of Drums, immaculate and precise as always. Then three large marching columns passed through, led by the West Yorkshire Fire Service Pipe

last five years, well below the level of inflation. Are we fighting for better terms and conditions? NO. We are simply fighting for what we were promised when we first joined the fire service, nothing more. Imagine your mortgage provider 20 years into your term suddenly informing you that your payments were going up by £100 a month and instead of a 25-year term you were going to have to pay for 30 years, would you be happy? Would you just accept it? I very much doubt it. For information the term firefighter has nothing to do with being macho and more to do with equality.

Do it ourselves From: ‘The Tewitt Lander’ Dear Sir, Once again, on a rain-swept hillside churchyard, in Hanging Heaton, the forgotten villagers gathered together to pay their respects to the fallen of world wars. No councillors, no MPs, no blown-up civic officials, just honest villagers, who turned up at the cenotaph in St Paul’s churchyard to honour the dead of past wars. The service was conducted by Mr David Lindley, in the absence of the vicar. There were two wounded veterans present: Mr Ronnie Ellis and Mr Jack Bunn. A lady pensioner laid a wreath, for which the villagers had subscribed £1 each towards the cost. Mr Jack Lodge took charge of the meeting, and it’s a pity that Kirklees hasn’t looked after Hanging Heaton, like it

does other parts of Kirklees, but, then again, we have got there without their help, and I think we are better off for it.

We’re the only ones opposing From: Adrian Cruden, co-ordinator, North Kirklees Green Party Dear Sir, It was good to see Simon Reevell MP has indicated to the Press (November 7, page 3) that he will be willing to debate the NHS and other topics with all Dewsbury election candidates. The Green Party is now in the process of selecting our parliamentary candidates and we welcome the opportunity to put forward the case for a proper, fully-funded public NHS. We are the only national party now fully committed to this. We have seen what private involvement in health services means last month when Balfour Beatty sold its 50 per cent share of Mid-Yorkshire Hospital Trust’s Private Finance Initiative (PFI) debt to an offshore company, HICL Infrastructure Investments. While Balfour Beatty were unsurprisingly delighted by their £42 million profit, the deal means that Dewsbury hospital and the rest of the trust’s services will continue to be squeezed to the tune of millions of pounds per year to pay for the PFI rip-off for another quarter of a century. And we saw the inevitable impact of this squeeze on your front page article last week – “Patient safety at risk”. Meanwhile HICL will make money-for-nothing from tax-

PLANNING APPLICATIONS T Crossley, 1096 Leeds Road, Woodkirk, alterations to flat roof to form pitched roof. D Hanson, 49 Park Drive East, Mirfield, replacement of flat roof over garage with pitched roof. R Gardner, Bradford Road, Batley, works to TPO(s) 08/87. Mr R Hussain, 21 Westfield Road, Heckmondwike, two-storey side and rear extensions. Open Aspect Property Consultants Ltd, land adjacent to Old Oak Inn, 349 Bradford Road, Littletown, erection of two semidetached dwellings. D Hare (Construction) Ltd, Wellhouse Farm Barn, Mirfield, Listed Building Consent for alterations to barn to create dwelling,

including partial rebuild of 11 Wellhouse Farmhouse roof and party wall, demolition of outbuildings, erection of detached dwelling, erection of two carports. Mr A Akram, 20 Manor Way, Staincliffe, the proposal is for erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 4m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.5m. Kirklees Council, Asco Works, 3 Asco Place, Wakefield Road, Earlsheaton, prior notification for demolition of redundant buildings. Mr T Wilkinson, 3 Park Road, Westborough, works to TPO(s)

97/90 within a Conservation Area. Yorkshire Co-operatives Ltd, Gomersal Filling Station, Oxford Road, Gomersal, advertisement consent for erection of 12 signs. Drs B Ahmad & S Bilal, 14 Chadwick Crescent, Dewsbury, two-storey and single-storey and dormer extensions. Mr Mohammed Yakub, 40 Trueman Avenue, Heckmondwike, single and two-storey extension and porch. Mr Afzal Akram, 20 Manor Way, Staincliffe, erection of extensions. Mr & Mrs Roberts, 10 Sugar Lane, Dewsbury, dormer extension. R Busby, 23 Croftlands, Dewsbury, the proposal is for erection of single-storey rear extension. The

extension projects 2m beyond the rear wall of the existing dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 2.35m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.05m. Mr A Mahmood, 101 Old Westgate, Dewsbury, prior approval of proposed change of use from office (B1) to dwellinghouse. L Hemingway, 282 Hunsworth Lane, Hunsworth, the proposal is for erection of singlestorey rear extension. The extension projects 4.3m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 3.5m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.65m.

Band, and two bands from Clifton and Lightcliffe. The crowds lined the streets and applauded enthusiastically. The salute was taken by Mr Iqbal Bahna, the Queen’s representative, and RBL president Mr Barry Fretwell. As each column reached its final destination they were fallen out and lined the road to applaud the next columns through. The look on the youngsters’ faces as we all clapped them makes all the hard work worthwhile, and the pride and jibes and banter from all the serving forces payers. (HICL now owns the entire Mid-Yorks PFI debt, having bought the other 50 per cent from RBS in 2011). This is on top of the privatisation of NHS services under the Con-Lib Dems’ Health and Social Care Act, which has made all NHS services eligible for tendering out. So far this has seen over 70 per cent of NHS contracts nationally going to the private sector. This is calculated to be bleeding over £5,000,000,000 of taxpayers’ money out of health care and into the pockets of private shareholders each year in England. Virgin Healthcare, Specsavers, Boots and Sainsburys are among the private firms benefiting from this sell off. The Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a treaty being negotiated in secret between the USA and the EU with the very enthusiastic backing of the UK Government. If agreed, this will make it virtually impossible to reverse NHS and other public services sell offs even if the vast majority of the public want them back in public hands. As far as we can tell, the Greens are the only national party fully opposed to the TTIP or similar “free trade” agreements which benefit big business, not ordinary people. The NHS has been independently verified as one of the best health services in the world and has the support of a substantial majority of the public. That doesn’t make it perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but we need voices demanding that on health and in a range of other public services and utilities, people must come before profit. So we very much welcome our MP’s willingness to consider debates and much look forward to the chance for the future of our town and our country’s health services to be discussed widely and openly.

Enjoyable day From: Carol Hall, Liversedge Dear Sir, After a wonderful afternoon spent at Batley Variety Club last Sunday I would like to thank all the organisers for putting on such a wonderful show.

and veterans is just priceless. I can only convey a massive big thank you to each and every one for your attendance this year, and the effort you all made, even the few who wanted to be here but, sadly, didn’t make it. Well done everyone, you were there when it counted.

My friends and I were expecting a few stands and a film show. Instead it was like the old days when we enjoyed many a happy night there watching the famous artists who appeared. Natasha Harper was wonderful as always and all the other acts were so enjoyable. With such a huge turnout I am sure Kirkwood Hospice and the Forget-me-Not Trust will benefit greatly with all the proceeds. Thank you once again for such an enjoyable afternoon.

Rearguard action From: Phill Moore, Mirfield Dear Sir, ‘What goes round, comes round’ is the old saying. Certain things planned for in the past soon find their prominence on a much larger stage. The fight to keep the public toilets open in Mirfield was rightly justified, as crowds in their thousands turned out last Sunday to watch the Remembrance parade and service. Sometimes it must be a thankless task holding the high chains of office on Mirfield Town Council to ensure our civil wellbeing. We are grateful we did not have to abscond to the nearest shrubbery, or back alley, to pass a call of nature. You did a good job and fought, in militaristic terms, a great rearguard action, for all of us. How very civilised.

Keep it public From: Christabel Hopesmith, North Kirklees NHS Support Group Dear Sir, Sadly Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust was criticised by the CQC for a number of failings. Many people knew it would happen because they were patients there, or had relatives as patients. However, we are very lucky that the CQC publishes its findings. Knowing, is the essence of a publicly accountable health service. Government is under-funding the NHS, redirecting money from front line services to quangos like NHS England,

which has never published an account of its spending since it was formed, and the ‘£90m NHS business’ that is the Yorkshire and Humber CSU. Why not spend more on patient services? Worse served than local people here are those of Taunton, Somerset. Their hospital, who commissioned a private firm to provide cataract operations, was reluctant to release its findings into the 50 per cent complication rate after the first week, in case it was sued. Government Ministers say how good US hospitals are! What they don’t say is that after heart disease and cancer, the third most likely cause of death in the US, is avoidable medical error. The authorities have known for 15 years. It is difficult to address because of ‘commercial confidentiality’. I want to keep my publiclyfunded, publicly accountable, universally available Mid Yorkshire Hospitals, preferably not subject to crippling debt or profiteers!

I’m so fed up From: Pauline Holmes, Woodkirk Dear Sir, In response to the front page article in a recent edition of The Press, when Tory chief Robert Light told us “The formula is 2/3 Huddersfield; 1/3 to Dewsbury; the rest of us can get stuffed!” And that’s just how Batley people feel – rubbished! Myself, family and friends were in the War Memorial park on Sunday for the Remembrance Day service, as always. Our dad was a good soldier. I wore his medals, especially his Burma Star, from the Second World War. We have done this Remembrance every year because he wanted to remember all his mates that never came home. Now the questions as to ‘why’? It has been on my mind for years, but more so these last couple of years. They wouldn’t believe the state we are in now, disgusted and furious, just like I feel; no toilets no market, no police station. It is shocking and makes me

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From page eight livid, with all my respect to all of them, the words ‘dying for a wee’ comes to mind. What would they think? I can’t imagine, they would all be sickened, like the older people of Batley are. They have stopped coming into the town to shop. Mrs Ferguson (former china/glass shop owner), knew what was coming. She commissioned a painting of Batley Market Place, so we could show it off to the next generations to come. I bought one, of course being a ‘Batley lass’. Once the bollards appeared round the market place it did the trick – kept the people away. This awful authority – Kirklees – are very unfair to Batley. It’s wrecked now, and I feel will never recover. To my disgust at what I saw when those hundreds of protesters came to town, how much money did that cost? But what made it worse you could not guess – portaloos, my eyeballs were popping out, and steam was coming out of my ears, speechless. I could not believe it. Cheek and an insult to locals!

I was still proud From: Kath Tyrrell, Dewsbury Dear Sir, With reference to Remembrance Sunday on November 9. I, along with

many more people, waited for the procession/service traditionally performed every year, on Longcauseway, Dewsbury. All of us obviously unaware of the change of plan. Wouldn’t it have been good practice to have made this change more public, to make sure more people would be made aware? Surely it wouldn’t have been difficult to put posters around the town telling people about the change – councillors are always at the ready to decorate all lamposts etc, when the elections are coming up, plus other events which might bring people to our town. What did catch my eye on Sunday during my wait was three teenage lads, and a young woman, stood waiting very patiently, wearing their poppies with pride, and then walking away looking very disappointed. If you young ones read this, I want you to know I was very proud of you.

NHS questions From: Wendy Senior, Dewsbury Dear Sir, Last Wednesday morning, November 5, a few of us from Save Dewsbury Hospital Services attended the Clinical Commissioning Group meeting at Dewsbury Town Hall. I asked chairman Dr Kelly, after the damning report from the Care Quality Commission, questions about the shortage of nurses, people waiting too long

for treatment and appointments which could cause harm to patients. Ward Five, the elderly care unit at Dewsbury Hospital. closed earlier this year and has re-opened as Ward 6b as there are not enough beds at Pinderfields Hospital. I asked Dr Kelly who was responsible for this mess? One of his staff replied saying it was NHS England who made the decisions. On Thursday morning there was a trust board meeting at Pinderfields Hospital, where Stephen Eames, chief executive of the Mid Yorkshire Trust, was assuring everyone they had worked well, they had the lowest mortatlity rates – five per cent lower than other trusts. On the shortage of nurses Sally Napper, chief nurse at the trust, and her team have been to Spain this year and recruited 50 nurses which, Sally says, are settling in well. So in December or January the team are going to India to recruit more nurses. Three years to train a nurse in university. Why? Degrees do not make nurses, they should be trained in a nursing school on hospital sites, so they can also work on the wards. I asked Jules Preston, chair of the Trust, if they could sort the problems out before the CQC come back for another inspection in six months’ time, which they have brought forward. He assured everyone they could. Note to Simon Reevell: Are you happy to leave decisions to clinicians? Isn’t it time you spent less time in court and looked after the issues of people who voted for you? Also to David Sheard, closing libraries and public toilets shows a lack of intelligence.

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Devolution? More like confusion fumes critic NEW town councils were proposed for Dewsbury and Thornhill after it was claimed that Kirklees officials have ‘stitched up’ devolution plans. The moves followed meetings on Tuesday of the new Dewsbury & Mirfield and Batley & Spen district panels. It emerged that such bodies can only make recommendations which then have to be approved by the council cabinet. District panels were intended to take over running services such as parks and street cleaning in their own areas. The chairmen, given an allowance of £7,365 a year, got a huge pay rise over their area committee predecessors for the extra responsibilities. Coun Martyn Bolt said a structure for how the panels will work was shown at the

Pleas for town councils in Dewsbury and Thornhill after district panels ‘stitch-up’ claim Dewsbury Town Hall meeting. The Mirfield Tory added: “It had ‘influencing decisions’ at the bottom, followed by ‘priorities’, with ‘consultation’ at the top. You’ve got to wonder if the council want to give up any control at all. If this was real devolution the structure would be the other way round.” He said others, including

Coun Paul Kane (Lab, Dewsbury East) were unhappy with the situation. Coun Kane was described as agreeing about a town council for Dewsbury if the district panel is not allowed to make its own decisions. Shaun Maddox, a community campaigner who attended the meeting, was said to have proposed one for Thornhill. A survey is under way in Cleckheaton for a town council due to unhappiness at the similar lack of powers for the Batley & Spen District Panel. Coun Bolt, who also sits on Mirfield Town Council, said: “Devolution should be about giving power to the lowest level. “All this is is an extra layer of bureaucracy. It’s not devolution, revolution or even evolution, it’s just confusion.”

‘A political sham like the Soviet Union’ DEVOLUTION is a sham akin to Moscow’s control of Soviet states during the Cold War, a councillor has claimed. Kirklees Council Tory leader Robert Light (Birstall & Birkenshaw) believes a plan to hand communities more power has been gutted. Coun Light blasted: “This is similar to the relationship the communist states of Eastern Europe had with their masters in the Kremlin during the Cold War. “The devolution proposals put forward are little more than a political sham by a centralist Labour administration. Devolution should be about ceding powers to local bodies, including budgets and

policy control.” But council leader David Sheard (Lab, Heckmondwike) denied the claims and insisted the panels have strong powers. This includes control of revenue and highways spending, plus funding for local projects. They will also create a three-year ‘plan of place’. Coun Sheard said the role of district panels is still under development and called for residents to get involved. He added: “It’s important for people to play a part, including the urban villages that associate themselves as just a few streets. “I want these areas to influence what the priorities of the district panels should be.”

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A unique shopping mix HE MILL Shopping Outlet in Batley continues to deliver a unique mix of high street and independent retailers to a loyal customer base. As a major retail destination, The Mill attracts thousands of visitors from all over Yorkshire on a daily basis, as well as regular coach trips of shopping visitors from

further afield. But locals know that as well as being able to enjoy a bit of savvy shopping at the Mill Outlet, they can also have fun with all the family. The last weekend in November (29-30) The Mill hosts a handmade craft fair, ideal for unique and unusual gifts at Christmas. Every weekend in the run-

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up to Christmas there will be live music to entertain customers while they browse, dine and shop. And it’s the ‘Real Deal’ on Sunday December 14 with real donkey rides, a real Christmas tree pop-up shop and live music – plus Santa himself will be visiting, courtesy of the Birstall branch of the Rotary Club.

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When Xmas really starts HRISTMAS in Batley will officially begin when the festive lights are switched on Saturday November 22, at 6pm. Paul Foster from Pulse Radio and a host of special guests, including the main man in red – Santa – will be will be flicking the switch to light up the town. Things begin early with the Christmas Market, which will be set up and ready to go from mid-morning. with lots of stalls selling all manner of Christmas gifts and goodies, arts and crafts, food and drink, stocking fillers and more. There will be fun for all the family from 2pm with music, games and live performances from the Pulse radio roadshow and talented local singer Jade Helliwell, pictured right. Away from the stage youngsters will be kept entertained by fairground rides, donkey rides, street entertainment, face painting, and other attractions. Kids can chill out in the giant snow globe before warming up watching the stunning fire and

water fountain by pa-BOOM, on display thanks to support from Creative Scene and the Arts Council. The event will end with a firework finale directly following the switch-on at 6pm. The event is organised by Kirklees Council in partnership Batley Business Association and is sponsored by Fox’s Biscuits. • On Saturday December 6 Batley Business Association are holding the town’s first Christmas fair event in Alfreds’ Way shopping precinct. With the assistance of Tesco, who have loaned the precinct and empty units for the day, a festive fun day is planned. The event will feature a wide range of stalls selling food and drink, crafts, handmade goods, and Christmas gifts. To add to the fun there will be live entertainment throughout the day from local performers. The Christmas fair begins at 10am and runs until 4pm, and Santa will also be dropping by with his helpers.

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Emmerdale hunk’s all set to turn on Dewsbury... EWSBURY’S festive season will officially begin when the lights are switched on next Wednesday, November 19, at 5.30pm. Special guest Adam Thomas, who plays Adam Barton in ITV’s Emmerdale, and Paul Foster from Pulse Radio will be flicking the switch to light up the town. There will be fun for all the family from 3.45pm with music, games and live performances from the Pulse Dancers, HD Hoopers and local performers Jamie Sykes and Jade Helliwell. Youngsters will be kept entertained by fairground rides, donkey rides, face painting and a chance to see Santa in his grotto. Kids can chill out in the giant snow globe before warming up watching the stunning fire sculpture by pa-BOOM, on display thanks to support from Creative Scene and the Arts Council. For fans of Olaf and Anna there is a special free screening of Disney’s Frozen at the community-run New Picture House on South Street starting at 6.15pm. Tickets can be ordered from www. newpicturehouse.com. The event is being sponsored by Edinburgh House Estates, who own the Princess of Wales Precinct, and Ponderosa.

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Louise fights back at the rare disease which took her dad

News in Brief Chocolates wanted BATLEY: Chocolate selection boxes are wanted to bring some festive cheer to youngsters in hospital over Christmas. Staff at Batley Funeral Services are organising treats for the children’s ward at Dewsbury District Hospital. Donations can be dropped off at their premises at 494 Bradford Road from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, or call 01924 470615.

By David Miller LOUISE DRURY was devastated when her dad died from a rare lung disease – but now she’s aiming to raise cash for research into the condition. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is difficult to diagnose and there is no treatment for it. And its onset can be sudden and the deadly consequences swift. Louise’s dad William Rock seemed healthy in March this year but after being diagnosed with IPF he died only three months later, aged 60. The illness, which affects about 5,000 people in the UK, is a condition where the lungs become scarred over time. As a result they cannot supply sufficient oxygen to other vital organs. Council caretaker William, of Ossett, was well-known to visitors at Dewsbury, Batley and Cleckheaton town halls. At his funeral, more than £1,200 was raised for research into IPF – and tomorrow (Saturday) Louise, 36, of Towngate, Ossett, hopes to raise even more with a charity bag pack at the Asda supermarket in Dewsbury. Husband Ben and the couple’s three children, twins Kian and Maddison, both six, and four-year-old Ellis, will help.

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research into better diagnosis and possible treatments. Bank worker Louise said: “Some people can live for three to five years with IPF, but dad got just three months.” She said the day before a biopsy in March at St James’s Hospital in Leeds, William had moved tables and chairs at Cleckheaton Town Hall. Just weeks later he was barely able to walk and Louise added: “Dad's decline was awful and hit the family really hard.” Louise hopes to raise awareness and said: “Dad had been to the doctors last year with a cough that he was told was a chest infection. “It was only after some x-rays at Dewsbury hospital in December and a biopsy in March that he was told he had IPF.”

WHITLEY: Locally-made goods including wreaths, cards, chocolates, jewellery and crafts will be on sale at a fundraising Christmas fair at the community centre on Sunday, November 30 (1pm). Nearly all have been made by local residents. Entry is free and proceeds are for the mental health charity Mind, the Cats Protection League and the PDSA. Organiser Angela Hutton said: “It’s a chance to buy something special that's hand-made at very affordable prices and for good causes.”

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‘I hit him too hard’ admits teen who broke friend’s jaw A TEENAGER from Dewsbury suffered a fractured jaw when he was hit in self-defence by a former friend. Joseph Haigh, 19, needed a plate inserting after his mouth was shattered following a single punch. Kirklees Magistrates’

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‘Politically speaking’ Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Dewsbury and Mirfield, Paula Sherriff, on inequalities in local government funding HE WAY this Tory-led government allocate funding for local councils is grossly unfair and it has to change. Kirklees Council is being placed in an impossible position. Local Tory MPs seem to have made something of a hobby of whinging about cuts in frontline services, but the truth is our council has been left with no choice because of the disproportionate cuts Tory MPs voted for. Between 2010/11 and 2015/16, Kirklees Council will have seen its spending power reduced by £282 for every man, woman and child across the authority. Yet at the same, Cheshire East – a similar sized authority, which just so happens to include the Tory Chancellor George Osborne’s constituency – has only had to cope with a spending power reduction per head of £56. To make that crystal clear, George Osborne – the man who holds the purse strings of the Treasury – has made sure that his constituents will have their local services cut five times less than ours. This from a man who had the audacity to claim that “we’re all in this together”. Some parts of Surrey – the most affluent county in the country – have actually seen increases in their spending power under this government. Under this government there is a clear correlation between the level of

cuts councils are having to deal with and deprivation. But perversely, the figures show the more deprived your area, the greater the cuts this Tory-led government have imposed on you. That simply cannot be right. You don’t have to take my word for it. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said: “Cuts in spending power and budgeted spend are systematically greater in more deprived local authorities than in more affluent ones.” The Audit Commission agreed, saying: “Councils in the most deprived areas have seen substantially greater reductions in government funding as a share of revenue expenditure than councils in less deprived areas.” After the global economic crisis Britain’s deficit grew. Everyone is agreed that

it is crucial we get that deficit down and that means difficult decisions have to be made. There would have been cuts in local authority budgets whoever won the last election, and there certainly isn’t going to be any new pot of money suddenly available if Labour wins the upcoming general election. But all people are asking for is a fair deal. That’s why I am delighted that Labour has pledged that if we win the next election we will change the funding formula for allocating government money to local authorities. We cannot magically increase the size of the pot, but we can ensure its contents are distributed more fairly. The Tories’ cuts aren’t purely about bringing down the deficit – if they were they would be cutting services in their own areas at the same rate as places like Kirklees. Nor are we “all in this together” – if we were, the most deprived part of the country wouldn’t be seeing their spending power cut 16 times more than the richest. What the disproportionate and unfair cuts on the most deprived areas show is that it’s the same old Tories standing up for the wrong people, hitting the most vulnerable in society to look after their own millionaire backers. Only a Labour government will stand up for the many, not the few, and get you a fairer deal.

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THIS silver chalice was stolen by a thief who is thought to have been targeting a monastery in Mirfield since last December. The artefact was taken from the Community of the Resurrection at around 12noon on October 28. Cash in a collection box was stolen on October 15 in a raid similar to one that happened

at Christmas last year. In all three incidents, CCTV footage showed a bald man aged from 30 to 50 entering and exiting the Stocks Bank Road site. He wore glasses, a flat cap, grey overcoat, dark trousers, blue trainers and is of large build. Anyone with information can call PCSO Ben Hopson at the Dewsbury and Mirfield NPT on 101.

Schools merger pays off ... with top marks By David Miller A HEADTEACHER hailed a successful merger after her Cleckheaton school earned top marks. Whitechapel Primary was created in September 2011 by an amalgamation of Moorend and St Luke’s first schools. Ofsted rated the establishment as ‘good’ in early 2013, just six months after a move to a new building, on the site of the former Whitechapel Middle School. Now the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) has judged the Whitechapel Road school as ‘outstanding’. SIAMS is used by the Church of England to assess how well their schools are performing. The same grades as Ofsted are used – ‘outstanding’,

‘good’, ‘requires improvement’ and ‘inadequate’. Whitechapel Primary was found to have a strong Christian ethos and a stellar record of academic achievement. Headteacher Michelle Bouabida said: “There's been big changes at the school over the last two years. “But we’ve come out the other side with a lot of positives. One factor is the excellent new building, which has given us some great facilities.” The report said creative and enthusastic teachers inspire a thirst for learning among children. Staff have expectations of pupils and use a range of styles, including lively discussions, to challenge them. A minor flaw, already spotted by school leaders, is to make sure all governors have

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Is Ann auditioning for West End producer Cameron Mackintosh? IR CAMERON MACKINTOSH is the world’s biggest musical producer, with a string of hit shows on both Broadway and the West End stage including Oliver, The Phantom of the Opera and Book of Mormon to name a few. He tells me that he has something rather special planned for next year and said: “We have seen that people love to revisit greats like Miss Saigon, so take my word for it, we are looking to give all our fans a special surprise, and I know that they will love it, Ann.” From the master indeed...

Bette Midler will star in her first-ever UK television special, Bette Midler: One Night Only, which will be shown on ITV in December. Hosted by Joanna Lumley, the one-off studio show, will feature musical performances, candid chat and plenty of laughs in front of a celebrity audience.

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COUNT Arthur Strong is moving to BBC One for its second series. The comedy – which is penned by Doncaster comic Steve Delaney – will air seven new episodes beginning next year. He tells me: “I can’t quite believe it, we are all so happy, but now the big test, we just hope that people will watch it.”

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ZOE BALL has proved a hugely popular stand-in for Claudia Winkleman recently – so much so that TV bosses are now seriously looking at how they can work the radio DJ into the slot on a more permanent basis. Should one of the current presenters be worried? A source tells me: “Tess is proving she relied on Sir Bruce, and it’s a tough time for her.”

PUBLISHED in 1925, The Great Gatsby is one of the most celebrated evocations of the Jazz Age and is often cited as the finest American novel ever written. It’s a tale of Long Island parties and the American Dream, holding onto the past while rushing into the future. But does it work as a ballet? For a slim book, The Great Gatsby has more plot than you’d think. David Nixon’s production for Northern Ballet races through it, spelling out the ambiguous relationships of F Scott Fizgerald’s characters while trying to keep the audience up to speed. The plot of the book is carefully followed, which means that there isn’t time for much character development before the production sprints off to keep up with the next plot twist. Most of the characters are defined by a trademark gesture or two; there isn’t time for more.

That aside, after debuting last year it’s easy to see why it’s become one of the most successful shows in the company’s history, culminating in a sell-out run at Sadler’s Wells in London. All the essential ingredients for Gatsby afficianados are there in the imaginative and effective set and lighting. There is the evocative green light, a mournful signal of Jay Gatsby’s lost love, and the billowing white curtains on the sultry day that Nick Carraway meets his cousin Daisy (the object of Gatsby’s desire) at the mansion she unhappily shares with her husband, Tom. Period costumes flutter with chiffon and sequins and a bustling New York street scene is wonderfully imagined, as are Gatsby’s underworld connections, featuring clever symmetrical stage entrances from four stereotypically-attired gangsters. And those essential lavish party scenes at Gatsby’s mansion are cleverly populated with quickfire stage entrances and exits. Tom’s mistress Myrtle Wilson is memorably danced in provocative fashion by

Mike’s the main man THE OLD SAW pub in Gomersal celebrates its re-opening with a special concert event tomorrow night (Sat). The popular traditional hostelry, on Spen Lane, hosts a performance from Mike’s Carpets supremo Mike Smith, of TV advert fame. Mike is an accomplished musician and will

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. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16 TO STUDLEY PIKE & TODMORDEN Meet 10.30am Hebden Bridge Railway Station car park HX7 6IE 8.5 miles (M). No dogs please cash for train/bus Leader: Dave Sharp Tel: 07981 720099

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Jessica Morgan, whose tragic end ultimately proves the undoing of Gatsby – another powerful performance here by Tobias Batley. There are fine performances across the piece, from Giuliano Contadini as Carraway; Isaac Lee-Baker as George Wilson; Hannah Bateman as Jordan Baker, Martha Leebolt as Daisy Buchanan and Kenneth Tindall as the menacing Tom. A live performance from the Northern Ballet Sinfonia is always a treat, with a tango sequence accompanying a party at Gatsby’s mansion among many of the night’s highlights. The scene is one of the production’s strongest as women in autumnal brown slink through tango dances with their partners, and Daisy and Gatsby match their steps while keeping their distance. The score is a piece of brilliance worthy of the novel. A compilation of the late British composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett’s work chosen and arranged by John Longstaff, it encompasses the jazz traditions of the 1920s and poignant and thrilling classical compositions.

entertain with a great rock & roll full of 60s and 70s music with a great mix of adult comedy. The Old Saw has new decor, guest beers and great food at pub prices. The fun starts at 8pm – arrive early to grab a seat.

Indoor car boot sale GAWTHORPE’S Darby & Joan Club hosts an indoor car boot (table top) sale tomorrow (Sat). The sale starts at 10am at the venue on High Street, Ossett, and runs until 12.30pm. Admission is 50p which includes a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit. Bacon butties will also be on sale. The event is organised by the Labour Party to raise funds for the Christmas tree in Gawthorpe. Tables can be booked via email on ossett we-carboot@yahoo.co.uk.

BEST known as the Hotel Inspector, Alex Polizzi is to front a restaurant rescue series for BBC Two as the channel bids to refresh its 7pm slot. She told me: “I think given my experience in the hotel industry it will be fascinating to see just how well, or badly, some of our favourite restaurants operate.” EASTENDERS actor Jake Wood, now also appearing in Strictly Come Dancing, tells me that he does not allow his young daughters to watch the soap. “I think it’s a little risqué

COOL CATS: Ann and Sir Cameron Mackintosh at the Hyde Park Hotel in Maycon Pictures London for that age group, even though I know other people allow their children to,” he said. “I have made my rules, and yes I am sticking with that. Well, until they are at least 16...”

ANT AND DEC are to be the new hosts of the Brit Awards – 14 years after they last fronted the event. Ratings for the show have been terrible in recent years, so Brit bosses hope to stem the decline with the duo, who are both being paid in excess of £50,000 each. Now they have to deliver, of course...

LEN GOODMAN may be head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, but he tells me that he often defers to the lady in the group, Darcy Bussell. “She is great and with all the Royal Ballet training, she is the best of course, but don’t tell her I told you that will you?” he laughed.

DOWNTON’S Penelope Wilton says she has to ‘up her game’ acting with Maggie Smith. “She is rather brilliant on camera and off actually, but you do have to be ‘on’ all the time as she is so clever,” she said. “That is a good thing in a way, it makes you work harder and look at options on how to improve ... or she will steal all the scenes.”

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ITV DRAMA series Lewis is one of the highest-rated shows outside of soaps. The current series was seen by an average audience of 4.4 million people, which basically means that the ITV bosses now want to film more. But will lead actor Kevin Whately agree, as he recently stated: “I don’t know how much longer I can stay in the role for.” A BABY boom in soap land means pregnant Corrie, EastEnders and Neighbours stars are having to use all kinds of cunning tricks to keep their baby bumps hidden on set. A source tells me: “It’s getting easier now with the winter coming on with bigger clothes, large bags and all that, plus we get the actresses to stand behind as many bars , plants and worktops as possible, yet all true fans know they are expecting...” THE Great British Bake Off is filming a celebrity version on a budget for next year’s Comic Relief. I can reveal. It ‘stars’ Jonathan Ross, Gok Wan and someone from Hollyoaks, but the BBC state: “It’s not about star names, just how well they get on with the baking.” TV NEWSREADER Mary Nightingale has labelled the celebrity lifestyle as “nonsense”. The ITV evening news anchor, said that a life in the public eye is not for her. She added: “I don’t want to be the news, I am just reading it, so you won’t get me appearing on reality TV shows or the like ... it’s not for me.”

Arrest made after News Extra: ‘targeted’ attack Teens disarmed SHOTS were fired at the front door of a home in Dewsbury last Saturday in what police think was a targeted attack. The house on Burgh Mill Gardens, which was occupied at the time, was struck at around 9pm. Nobody was hurt. A 24-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident on Tuesday. Det chief insp Stephen Snow said patrols are being stepped up and appealed for witnesses to come forward.

He added: “I’d like to reassure the community there is no risk to the general public following this incident. “But we do understand the impact any discharge of a firearm has on feelings of personal safety. “We’ve therefore increased patrols and are happy to speak with anyone who has specific concerns.” Police enquiries are continuing. Anyone with information can call them on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

OSSETT: A 75-year-old man disarmed robbers who tried to barge their way into his home. The victim answered a knock on the door of his bungalow on Queen’s Drive at around 6.30pm on Monday. He was confronted by two teenagers, one armed with a weapon, who tried to force their way past. A struggle ensued in which the man took hold of the weapon and forced the thugs to flee towards a nearby golf course. Both suspects are white men, aged 17 to 18, slim, about 5ft 10in tall and wore hooded tops. Anyone with information can call Det Con Bryn Hampshire at Wakefield CID on 101.

Bangla Lounge celebrate BIRSTALL: Diners will be all shook up at a charity bash featuring a trio of Elvis impersonators. The Bangla Lounge on Low Lane is the venue for a curry spectatular in aid of St Patrick’s RC Primary School. There will also be an auction and a raffle plus a magician at the event on Sunday November 23. The evening session is already sold out but a few places remain for the early sitting from 3pm to 5.30pm. It has been organised to mark two years since the restaurant moved to its current premises. Cash raised will help buy computers for the school. For more details call the restaurant on 01924 474777.

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Friday November 14, 2014

HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Fisher have plenty in reserve ST JOHN FISHER earned a place in the third round of the HEAVY WOOLLEN CHALLENGE CUP after accounting for their own reserve side in a 4-0 victory. Rob Hiscox led the way with a brace, supported by further strikes from Andy Godding and Dominic Riordan. Fisher will play Millbridge WMC in the next round after Jamie Wasley (hat-trick), Liam Fox, Liam Gowen and Declan Bickers all netted in a 6-2 win at Taylor, who replied through a double from Ebrahim Seedat. Heckmondwike Sports Club also progressed after James Reily, George Porter and Craig Bentley all scored in a 3-2 win over Marsh (Danny Holdsworth, Jayjay Pickles). Thornhill Lees are the new leaders of the Heavy Woollen PREMIER DIVISION after Scott Hargreaves struck a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Battyeford, who drop to last place. AFC Chickenley lifted themselves off the foot of the table as they won 2-1 at Woodman Batley Carr. Michael Chadwick and Ryan Simmonds netted for Chickenley, with Woodman’s consolation coming from

Lee Brook. Mirfield Town are nine points clear at the top of the CHAMPIONSHIP as their 100 per cent record continued with a 3-2 win at Mount Pleasant. A Kieran Corley double, plus one from Jonathan Mitchell saw Mirfield claim the points. Mount replied through Faisal Adam and Mohammed Patel. Woodkirk Valley climbed to second place after a 2-0 win over Hartshead thanks to Chris McGuire and an own goal. DIVISION ONE leaders Deighton WMC sailed into an early 3-0 lead at home to bottom side Overthorpe Sports Club Reserves. Elliott Brooke pulled one back for the visitors, but Deighton hung on to win 3-1. A point behind in second place are Navigation, who recorded an 8-1 victory at The Yorkshireman. Gareth Saville led the way with a hat-trick, with Bobby Campbell, Dave Blakeley, Dave Smith, Lee Bennett and Tom Heaton also on the scoresheet. Simeon Fletcher hit The Yorkshireman’s consolation.

Previous leaders Ravenswharfe were beaten 4-2 at home to Town Rangers, despite goals from Lee Poskitt and Matt Hepworth. Joe Hill and Steve Day scored for Bay Horse East Ardsley, but they went down 5-2 at Dewsbury Westside. Birkenshaw Reserves won 4-1 at Battyeford Reserves thanks to strikes from Joel Farrar (two), Ajesh Patel and Stephen Smith. Lee Halstead hit Battyeford’s reply. Punch Bowl remain in the relegation zone after they narrowly lost 4-3 at Clifton Rangers, despite goals from Liam Curtis, Ryan Foster and Kyle Kershaw. FC Liversedge are five points clear at the top of DIVISION TWO after they recorded the day’s highest score with a 9-2 demolition of Clifton Rangers Reserves. Six Lane Ends are in second place after winning 7-0 at bottom side Snowdon. Sam Hetherington hit a hat-trick as Hanging Heaton Cricket Club won 7-2 against St Ignatius. Batley Celtics edged out near neighbours Batley Irish Nash 4-3 thanks to a Brad Jackson hat-trick.

SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Savile Youth give leaders Girlington a Premier scare IN the SPEN VALLEY PREMIER DIVISION Savile Youth pushed league-leaders Girlington all the way in a 4-2 defeat. Youth, currently sitting in sixth spot, scored through Moshin Hazi and Adeeb Rehman. But replies from Adeeb Jawad (two), Shoaib Javed and an own goal ensured the Bradford side claimed all three points. Savile United moved into the relegation zone after their game against TVR United was postponed – with Vision overtaking them following a 7-5 win at

home to Marsh. Smokin Aces also saw their Premier Clash with third-placed Route 1 Rovers postponed, meaning they remain in seventh spot, level on points with Vision in eighth. In the First Division Hightown Jets kept pace with leaders Idle following a 6-2 win over Fox and Hounds Batley. Nathan Clarke led the way with a hat-trick, with further scores from Dale Motlib (two) and Kyle Kershaw. Jamie Baulk and Paul

Beaumont netted Fox and Hounds Batley’s consolations. Howden Clough suffered an 80 defeat at top-placed Idle, but George Healey picked up the highest score of the day in an 11-0 drubbing of bottom club Cleckheaton Sporting. Ryan Jones and Olly Mitchell both scored hat-tricks, with goals from Courtney March (two), Ash Parkinson, Luke Newsome and Dom Hinchliffe making up the scoring. Norfolk and Inter Batley couldn’t be separated as they played

out a 2-2 draw in their local derby clash. Norfolk scored through Said Said and Ismail Loonat but replies from Sawban Dadhiwala and Moosa Hafeji ensured the points were shared. Goals from Kawad Khan and Mohammed Patel were not enough to take Mount Pleasant to a victory over Athletico, as they suffered a 4-2 reverse. Suhail Khan scored Savile Town’s only goal as they fell to a 4-1 defeat at third-placed Palestino.

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

New kit boost for Battyeford ladies BATTYEFORD BELLES ladies football team have been kitted out thanks to a new sponsorship deal with a local pub. The two Belles open age teams, who play in the West Riding League, were provided funds for their new kit by Alex Stratford, the land lady of the Travellers Rest Public House in Upper Hopton. Alex, a former junior girls player herself, also provides post-match food for both the first and reserve Battyeford Belles ladies teams. Chris Hoyle, head of female football at Battyeford Sporting Club, said: “The Travellers Rest Pub has recently undergone significant renovation and offers us good food in comfortable surroundings for our postmatch refreshments. “We would like to thank Alex and her partner Chris, who is also the chef, for their continued support of our ladies teams.”

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OSSETT TOWN exited the Doodson Sport League Cup after an entertaining 5-3 round one loss in Sheffield on Tuesday night. The hosts – who are the world’s first football team, formed in 1857 – enjoyed a blistering start when Richard Stirrup scored after just six minutes. The Reds pulled level on 16 minutes with Grant

Allott scoring his first for the club, heading in a superb Chris Ovington corner. James Gregory and Tim Whittaker both scored for a 3-1 half-time lead for Sheffield FC. Tom Smith continued his record of scoring for every Ossett Town side he has played for from the age of six to make it 3-2. But Sheffield’s Joel Purkiss added a double, either side of a Steven Jeff penalty miss, for a 5-2 lead. There was still time for

Albion ladies aiming to avoid County Cup upset WOMEN’S FOOTBALL OSSETT ALBION, from the North East Regional League, face a potential banana skin when they entertain West Riding League Third Division side Brighouse Town Development in the last 16 of the West Riding County Cup at Dimple Wells. Albion are currently on the slide and with both their manager and a player sent off in the 4-2 defeat at home to Malet Lambert they are in desperate need of a change of fortune. Leading scorer Nicky Swift was again on target for Albion and Jo Atkinson added a second, but it wasn’t their day and a predrawn quarter final clash at home to Keighley Oaks or Leeds is looking a long way away. Dewsbury Rangers, from the Second Division of the West Riding League, are facing what is possibly the toughest game in their history as they prepare for a game against North East Regional Southern Division promotion chasers Farsley in their County Cup tie at Throstle Nest. Farsley, promoted last season, were 1-0 winners at Courts City in their last game to make it eight wins from eight and sit one point behind the leaders with two games in hand. In contrast Rangers were beaten 5-0 at Thornes and are now joint bottom of their division. Amongst the other ties Tingley Athletic are at home to the Brighouse Town first team, Bradford City take on Guiseley at Thackley, and Bradford Park Avenue are at home to Uppermill. The wet weather badly affected last week’s league programmes but Ossett Town are back in action at Brighouse Athletic in the West Riding Premier Division. Battyeford Belles, 3-2 winners at Brayton Belles reserves, can go joint top of Division Two with Bradford City if they can win at Middleton Park, while Norristhorpe take on Thornes hoping to move off the bottom. Battyeford won their battle at Brayton Belles thanks to goals from Oliver Harding, Jo Currie and Alice Bunch. With time running out Brayton pushed forward and hit back twice, but girl-of-the-game Olivia Harding moved back to assist in defence and ensure a Battyeford win. In Division Three Battyeford reserves crashed 4-0 at home to Brighouse Town Development but they are hoping to do better at home to pointless Amaranth. Huddersfield Town and Bradford City saw their FA Premier League games hit by the weather but Town’s reserve team were in action and took a welcome point from a 3-3 draw with title-chasing Newcastle and this week travel to pointless Mansfield looking for a second win of the season.

Liversedge thrashed by leaders Tadcaster Albion NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL Liversedge Tadcaster Albion

Ossett teams make early Doodson Sports League Cup exits NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Town’s junior product Smith to header in at the near post to make it 5-3.

Ossett Albion Spennymoor Town

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OSSETT ALBION bowed out of the Doodson Sport League Cup at the first hurdle when they lost 3-0 at home to Spennymoor Town on Tuesday. Neither defence was seriously threatened in the first half and the teams went in on level terms at the interval. A floated corner kick was fired into the net by

Nathan Fisher to give visitors the lead and with two minutes of normal time remaining a Spennymoor counter-attack was finished by Peter Brown. The result was sealed when Ben Sayer added a third in injury-time.

Ossett Albion Padiham

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A GOAL in each half from recent signing Rob Bordman sealed the points for Ossett Albion against bottom of the table Padiham on Saturday. The sides went in level

at the break, after a dull first half, but Bordman’s second-half goal assured victory.

Burscough Ossett Town

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OSSETT TOWN’S poor away form continued on Saturday as they conceded three goals on the road for the second game running at Burscough. Steven Jeff scored from the spot after his side had fallen behind, but it would prove Town’s only goal as they slipped to a 3-1 loss.

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LIVERSEDGE suffered a 7-0 hammering on Saturday as league-leaders Tadcaster Albion continued their run at the NCEL Premier summit. It was the second time the sides had met in the same week, with Sedge knocked out of the West Riding County Cup by the same team the previous Tuesday. And the home side endured a nightmare start when Glen O’Gara brought down an Albion player in the box, receiving a yellow card in the process, and Carl Stewart converted the penalty for a 1-0 lead after just five minutes. Things went from bad to worse for the Clayborners when Callum Ward made it 2-0 on 15 minutes. Sedge found themselves down to 10 men before the half-time break, O’Gara receiving a second booking on 40 minutes as his side went in with a two goal deficit at the break. Tadcaster pressed their numerical advantage in the second half, Ward netting his second goal on 55 minutes before Josh Greening made it 4-0 with 68 minutes on the clock. Liversedge bravely fought on but tired legs allowed Albion to add three goals in the final 10 minutes for a one-sided scoreline. Greening bagged his second of the day in the 80th minute before Josh Barrett made it six on 85 minutes and David Brown added the visitors final score in injury time.

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Friday November 14, 2014

RUGBY UNION

CLECK’S YOUTH PREVAILS CLECKHEATON SHEFFIELD

Moorenders debutants shine as Ian Armitage’s men make Yorkshire Cup quarter-finals with Sheffield win

By Jared Priestley

YORKSHIRE CUP ROUND ONE

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A YOUTHFUL Cleckheaton side progressed to the quarter-finals of the Yorkshire Cup following a 29-10 victory over Sheffield. Moorenders coach Ian Armitage took the county cup tie as a chance to view a number of his side’s younger prospects, including five players that are part of Yorkshire Under-20s squad, and rested a number of regular first team players. Such was the change that only five of the team that claimed victory over Burnage the previous week started the match and a further five took places on the bench, whilst debuts were handed to 18-year-olds Niall Jackson, Luke Pearson, Brad Marsden and Jake Jagger. Sheffield, who currently sit top of the North East One, got an early score when a kick was charged down and winger Alistair Womack won the race for the try. Cleckheaton’s game seemed slightly disjointed in the first quarter of the match and only an unforced fumble prevented Sheffield going in for a second.

CUP KINGS: James Wilson dives over for a Cleckheaton’s opening score and right, Jarrad Toulson nails a conversion from the Moorend touchline However the South Yorkshiremen’s prospects were dampened on the 20minute mark when their No.8 was sent to the sin-bin. The hosts pressed their numerical advantage when man-of-the-match Josh White picked from the back of the scrum to create space on the blindside for James Wilson, who shimmied his way

through a couple of defenders for a try. Jarrad Toulson added the conversion. Cleckheaton increased their lead in fortunate circumstances when 17-year-old Sam Wood finished off a break. The conversion was missed and Cleckheaton went into the break with a 12-5 lead. The Moorenders went fur-

ther ahead at the start of the second half when Wood noticed acres of space on the right flank and put the ball there with a long kick. Winger Jagger surprised the covering defender with his pace, causing the ball to be spilled and allowing the speedster to gather for his side’s third try. Toulson added the extras

from the touchline. Injuries to two of Sheffield’s front row meant the game had to descend to uncontested scrums and this led to immediate success for the visitors who went in for a try close to the sticks. The conversion was missed but the Abbeydale side were not out of it at 19-10. Cleck piled the pressure on

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

AVT’s golden boys become British champions AVT MIXED MARTIAL ARTS now have three new British Champions after a trio of their fighters collected gold medals at the ISKA Amateur MMA British Championships in Birmingham. Tom Crosby took gold in the light-heavyweight (93kg) category after moving up from his own weight class to compete. The 26-year-old fighter gave up at least a stone by moving up a weight clash so he didn’t clash with the other AVT fighters in the weight brackets. The Dewsbury-trained fighter, known as ‘The Viking’, also ended up taking on a heavyweight in the final who was drafted in to the division because of low numbers in his own category. He won both fights via submission. Tom is recently home from

CHAMPIONS: (L-R) Dom Stringer, Wesley Nunns, Danny Huxtable and Tom Crosby all clinched medals for Dewsbury’s AVT Mixed Martial Arts club Croatia, where he took three golds in the World Martial Arts

Games. He also competed in Canada prior to that, picking

up several medals. Teammate Wesley Nunns took gold in the middleweight (84kg) category. He won his first fight via submission and the second via TKO. He was joined on the winner’s podium by AVT’s Dom Stringer who clinched gold in the welterweight division (77kg). He won the first fight via decision and the second via submission. Dom recently won under K-1 rules at the Niko Fight Night in Huddersfield and got a gold at the ‘Ground Control’ submission grappling competition last week. Danny Huxtable took bronze at 77kg, in the opposite side of the bracket to Dom. Danny was also in Croatia, coming home with an impressive five-medal haul.

RUGBY LEAGUE

Maroon and Golds post half-century in Bywater win PENNINE LEAGUE DIVISION SIX EAST

ALLERTON BYWATER A DEWSBURY MOOR A

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DEWSBURY MOOR A hit the half-century as they hammered Allerton Bywater A at Winevah Lane. Following a disappointing loss at Leeds Underdogs on their last outing, Moor opted for a more experienced line-up. Newcomers Bob Canavan and ex-Oulton player Dominic Flanagan were joined in the team by first team regular Danny Wardman. And Moor set about their business straight from the off as Alex Jeffs raced over and

Jacob Flathers goaled for an early lead. Debutant Jordan Lowther showed a touch of class when his chip and re-gather allowed Flanagan to race in unopposed. Young hooker Jacob Crosswell supported Flanagan’s break to go over for Moor’s third. Flathers tagged on the extras. But Dewsbury were caught relaxing and Allerton crossed for a six-pointer to bring the scoreline to 18-6. Strong drives from Jack Clarkson, Harvey Dibb and Josh Fletcher gave Lowther the field position to send Crosswell over for his second. Flathers converted and was soon in himself when he gathered a cheeky Lowther chip kick to dive over. He converted his own try for a

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30-6 interval lead. The hosts came out firing in the second period and two quick tries reduced the deficit. But the visitors responded in style when Crosswell went in for his hat-trick score on the back of a powerful drive from Tom Conroy. Flathers converted. Flanagan raced 50 metres for a fine individual effort and Lewis Harvey forced his way over for a converted try and a 46-16 lead. Allerton showed heart to go in for an unconverted try but Moor had not finished yet. Full-back Flathers gathered a loose ball before racing 80 metres for a crowd pleasing try and again added the extras himself.

Sheffield’s line and sealed their progress into the quarter-finals when Martin Woodhead went in for a try, before Callum Thompson put the icing on the cake in the final minute with Cleckheaton’s fifth try. Cleckheaton will face Bradford & Bingley away at Wagon Lane in the quarterfinals on December 20.

Yorkshire RL success for Moor’s star select REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY LEAGUE

MOOR HONOURS: Bartley O’Brien was recently selected for Yorkshire’s open age side DEWSBURY MOOR players Toby Richardson, Cameron Bruce and Bartley O’Brien all enjoyed success for Yorkshire last Sunday. Richardson and Bruce – both current members of the club’s under-18s squad – represented Yorkshire Under-19s. Whilst O’Brien, who has been a stand-out player for the open age side this campaign, was in action for the White Rose counties’ senior side. Moor’s versatile O’Brien scored for the open age side and Richardson also crossed the whitewash for the Under-19s. The Tykes will go on to play Lancashire in their next match, with the final game being played on Sunday November 23 at Leigh Miners ARLFC. The Maroon and Golds will be hoping for a repeat of the representative success enjoyed by their under-17s players. Caden Wilkinson, John Bownass, Luke Hooley, Jacob Crosswell and Cameron Adleigh all starred for the victorious Yorkshire Under-17s side who defeated Lancashire in October. It marked a historic day for the home county, who ended a two-year losing run against their roses rivals in the process. The visitors commanded the game to secure a comfortable 32-14 result. Crosswell went in for a brace of tries and was supported by teammate Hooley who raced in for a solo effort.

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Friday November 14, 2014

RUGBY LEAGUE

TROJANS’ ROVERS RETURN

Boys share spoils in Panthers league clash

Thornhill edge past Sharlston in low-scoring win

PENNINE LEAGUE

PENNINE LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

SHARLSTON ROVERS THORNHILL TROJANS

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THORNHILL TROJANS pulled off an amazing backs-to-the-wall performance to stun Sharlston Rovers on Saturday. With several players absent Thornhill travelled to Sharlston with just 16 fit men and the injured Anthony Broadhead making up the numbers on the substitutes bench. The reshuffled Thornhill side included Joel Gibson at full-back and the switch proved to be a masterstroke by coach James Ratcliffe, with the number one’s deep kicking game helping to pin Sharlston back as they spilled the ball in the muddy conditions. The official Thornhill man-ofthe-match was Danny Ratcliffe for the way he simply ran himself into the ground. When Sharlston Rovers scored after only two minutes of play, everything looked ominous for Thornhill. Good hands from Sharlston

MUD BATH: The Trojans celebrate victory on a muddy Sharlston field caught the Thornhill defence flat footed in the muddy conditions before a dummy was sold and Danny Field strode through the gap to cross for a try. Scott Glassell converted. But rather than collapse Thornhill showed grit to dig in and make a go of it. As the visitors grew in confidence and began to take a hold of play, a flare-up seemed to unsettle Sharlston.

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The altercation had Thornhill’s Gibson at the epicentre and he could consider himself fortunate not to have been shown a card by the referee for his involvement. Play restarted and Gibson kicked forward and gave chase as the ball was booted over half the length of the field, before the fullback was on hand to ground it. Sam Ratcliffe kicked a brilliant goal from out wide to level the scores.

The visitors continued to use their kicking game to good effect when Jordan Lowther’s high kick wasn’t dealt with by the Rovers defence and the same player pounced for a try. The conversion was off target but Thornhill held a 10-6 lead at the interval. The second half was a matter of Thornhill keeping their heads and not allowing the muddy conditions to sap their energy. Danny Ratcliffe raced in to plant the ball down, despite an altercation in back play. Sam Ratcliffe added the conversion amongst Sharlston protests. Dale Brook and Rovers centre Lee Lingard were sent to the sinbin for their part in the confrontation. The hosts reduced Thornhill’s hold on the game when a kick to the corner was followed up by Adam Jones. The goal was missed. It was now left for the Trojans to hang on and wind down the clock. An attempted drop-goal from Gibson was off target but when the full-time whistle sounded Thornhill celebrated as though they had won the cup.

Moor nil Allerton to close gap on leaders PENNINE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ONE

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DEWSBURY MOOR moved within two points of unbeaten leaders Doncaster Toll Bar following a convincing 32-0 victory over Allerton Bywater. In rainy conditions the Championship One front-runners had too much power for a battling Allerton side. It took the hosts 20 minutes to click into gear and it turned to points when strong running centre James Eatherley crashed over. Moor kept up the pressure as the half wore on, looking for a gap in the well-drilled Bywater defence. And they found it when a break down the right edge allowed winger Jordan Foster to cross the whitewash. Stand-off Richard Squires added the extras to give the home side a 10-0 advantage at half-time.

The second stanza belonged to the Amber and Golds as they dictated play with freeflowing rugby league. The forward pack of Phil Shotton, Ben Hardacre and Adam Barrett made the hard yards and good handling from Jamie Samme and Ash Boddy proved too hot to handle. Squires was the first to benefit from the hard-working pack, racing in for a quick-fire double to give his side a 20-0 lead after he added his sole conversion. The visitors did produce a mini-revival but the Moor bench came into action, with Matt Shaw, Pattrick Farrelly and Chris Mortimor able to deal with anything Allerton had to offer. On the back of solid defence Moor regained their composure and Anthony Boardman had a tilt into Bywater territory. Although he was reeled in by the defence, the supporting Jonjoe Fox carried on the move and found centre George Croisdale for a well-worked try. Squires converted for a commanding 26-0 lead.

Dewsbury weren’t finished and Peter Robinson, fresh off the bench, put gloss on the result with a late score. Squires added the goal to take his personal points tally to 16 and seal the game at 320. Moor will be looking continue their assault on the new-look Championship One table when they travel to Huddersfield St Josephs tomorrow (Sat). • DEWSBURY MOOR Under-13s picked up a resounding 66-0 victory at Newsome in the BARLA Yorkshire Cup on Sunday. The juniors have been rewarded with a third round tie home, with the draw to be made at a later date. Ex-Dewsbury players Warren Jowitt and Matt Walker take their Dewsbury Moor Under-14s team to Stanningley on Sunday in the same competition. Meanwhile, the Moor under-18s, who were also due to travel to Stanningley, have been given a bye after their opponents couldn’t raise a team.

Rugby Sparks back to life in Mirfield MIRFIELD is set for the return of rugby league following the launch of Mirfield Stags ARLFC. The club – which has been formed to plug a gap on the Kirklees sporting map – will become the only rugby team currently competing in the town. Founder Ryan Sparks, a former sports reporter at The Press, is plotting a bright future for the club and says he is excited following its launch. “It gives me great pleasure to announce that the great game of rugby league is returning to Mirfield,” he said. “A huge amount of work has been going on behind the scenes over the past couple of months and I am delighted to say I am now in a position to officially get the club off the ground.” Stags officials have been working to secure playing and training facilities and the club will operate in the 2015 summer season, with training due to get underway this coming January

NEW ERA: Ryan Sparks is bringing RL back to Mirfield

BATLEY BOYS were held to a 12-12 draw by Newsome Panthers in the Championship One on Saturday. In a new-look division, following a Pennine League re-shuffle, Boys remain in fourth place after dropping points for only the second time this season. In Division One Ossett Trinity got back to winning ways with an impressive 20-12 victory over third-placed Cutsyke Raiders. The win broke Trinity’s five-game losing streak and saw them move into seventh spot in what is looking an increasingly tight division. Shaw Cross Sharks picked up their second win of the Division Three season after defeating Bradford side Wibsey Warriors 38-14. It has been a mixed season for the Leeds Road outfit, who have now collected two wins and five losses from their opening seven games. But despite their poor form they remain in fifth spot in the table. Dewsbury Celtic claimed their first win in the Pennine League after edging relegation rivals Farnley Falcons 30-28. The Green and Whites, who only joined the Pennine League this year, have endured a tough start but two wins in as many weeks have boosted their chances of Division Four survival. Hanging Heaton’s Division Five slump continued as they suffered a 50-18 hammering by previously winless Slaithwaite Saracens last weekend. It continued a poor turn in form for the Dewsbury outfit, who have seen a three-game winning streak matched by three losses in a row as they slip to fourth spot in their division.

Celtic make disappointing Challenge Cup exit in Hull JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE

CHALLENGE CUP

EAST HULL UNDER-12S DEWSBURY CELTIC UNDER-12S

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DEWSBURY CELTIC UNDER-12S’ Challenge Cup run came to an end with a heavy loss in East Hull on Sunday. In a lacklustre performance Celtic were out-played in all departments as the home side eased to the third round of the famous competition. Dewsbury’s man-of-the-match Thomas Berry gave his usual hard-working performance and was rewarded with a try. Charlie Hargreaves also got over the whitewash with Joel Watson converting one in what proved the visitor’s only points of the cup tie. Matthew Faal and Leon Robinson each got special mentions for best effort. A minute’s silence in remembrance, with both teams interlaced, was a moving sight and observed with respect.

DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: prior to the big kick-off in March. Initially, the Stags will operate an open age side but plans are in place to eventually encourage junior rugby league in the area. “We are currently working closely with potential partners to help ensure next season – the

first in our history – proves a major success,” added Sparks. “Work is also underway on the recruitment front and details of a launch night, where players will be able to sign up and get involved, will be confimed in due course.”

Information on the club’s base and playing facilities will be confirmed next week, in addition to the unveiling of Mirfield Stags’ honorary president.

Tuesday November 4 1 Mr and Mrs W Davies 2 Mrs J Lodge and Mrs A Cooper

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VETERAN SYKES ‘Five Star’ experience key, says McGowan BOXER Gary Sykes’ big fight experience could offer him an advantage over Liam Walsh when the pair meet in London, according to trainer Julian McGowan. ‘Five Star’ Sykes will defend his British super-featherweight title against Commonwealth champion Walsh in a highly-anticipated clash at the ExCeL Arena on Saturday November 29. Rochdale-born Walsh enters the bout with an unbeaten 16-fight record, but in Sykes he faces a fighter with almost nine years experience in the professional ranks and nearly double the number of professional bouts. And Central EBC coach McGowan believes it is this experience that could take his man to victory. He said: “I think experience could really swing this fight, big-time showdowns like this one are commonplace for Gary. “Walsh is a good kid but deep down he knows he has never fought a fighter as rounded and as strong as Gary. “This fight is just like the Jon Kays fight

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in Dewsbury because it could be won in the last three rounds. “If that is the case, I’d rather have that experience in the bank at this level than not.” Both fighters were forced to withdraw from previously planned bouts, although McGowan thinks Walsh has been avoiding Sykes for much longer. The Batley-based trainer believes that Walsh is worried about his fighter’s ability and thinks that Sykes can make it an uncomfortable night for his opponent on November 29. “I think Walsh has doubts and that’s why he has hovered around between the superfeatherweight and the lightweight divisions, he’s picked his fights,” he added. “There have been two or three good fight-

ers at super-featherweight who he hasn’t boxed and he has also pulled out of a serious number of fights. “Why travel the miles for two years watching Gary fight on small shows? There is no doubt in my mind, stylistically, there is something about Sykes he doesn’t feel comfortable about or the team don’t like.” Despite this the boxing coach believes the fight is sure to provide entertainment for any boxing fan who watches. “What I will say is Fury against Chisora tops the bill and Eubank versus Saunders is the attraction fight, but Gary against Walsh is the trade fight,” he continued. “It will be mouth-watering and no doubt the fight of the night. Their styles will produce a fight of twists and turns. “I don’t make predictions but I can safely say the fight will have drama and shifts. Both fighters will dominate and look set for victory at various stages. “I think it is a great fight, it’s a shame I won’t enjoy one minute because as a fan I’d VETERAN: Gary Sykes, shown here winning the British belt in 2010, has been in the fight game for a long time be at home watching and screaming!”

Gallagher praises Rams following contract release DEWSBURY RAMS have agreed to release Tommy Gallagher from his contract at the request of the player. Changing and increasing work and family commitments meant that Gallagher was unable to make a full commitment to the club’s training schedule. And following discussion, head coach Glenn Morrison and chairman Mark Sawyer have agreed to Gallagher’s request. The fans’ favourite forward is expected to sign for Swinton Lions, which will allow him to be closer to home. In a letter addressed to all involved with Dewsbury Rams Gallagher thanked coach Morrison, chairman Mark Sawyer and the fans for their support. He said: “This has been one of the toughest decisions of my rugby league career. “I have had a great two years at Dewsbury and have made friends for life, I will 100 per cent miss the players, staff and club. “I can’t thank Mark Sawyer and the club enough for how this has been dealt with and for them to say I’d be welcomed back is testament to what a great family club Dewsbury Rams is. “To the players and supporters I want to say a big ‘thank you’.” And, though disappointed to lose one of the stars of 2014, Morrison was quick to pay tribute to Gallagher. “We’re very disappointed to lose Tommy because he’s been an outstanding player for us during the last two years,” he said. “He’s been first class on and off

DEPARTURE: Tommy Gallagher has been released by the Rams due to increasing family and work commitments the field and it’s hard to replace players who have such a big impact at a club. “It is disappointing for the players, and for the fans too, I’m sure, but we move on with our preparations for 2015 and a new era with great confidence.” Gallagher scored 18 tries in 52 appearances for the Rams and was voted the inaugural Amber Ribbon player of the year in 2014. In other Dewsbury news, new signing Ryan Fieldhouse is set to miss the start of the 2015 season

following off-season surgery. The former Halifax full-back links up with Glenn Morrison’s side on a one-year deal, but went under the knife last week after suffering a knee injury for his former club in the closing stages of the 2014 season. The majority of the Dewsbury squad returned to pre-season training last week but Fieldhouse, Aaron Brown (knee), Gregg Scott (knee) and Stephen Nash (knee) are all yet to get back to practice.

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It is a blow to Morrison’s preseason plans, as the Rams embark on a packed spell of warm-up matches. The Tetley’s Stadium outfit will face Batley Bulldogs in their traditional Boxing Day clash, this year being played at Mount Pleasant. The Rams will then host Salford Red Devils on Sunday January 11 as part of Austin Buchanan’s testimonial celebrations and London Broncos on Sunday February 1 (3pm).

‘Dogs quartet set for surgery in pre-season FOUR Batley Bulldogs players will go under the knife to ensure they are fully fit for the start of the new Championship season. Club captain Luke Blake is due to undergo double wrist surgery but coach John Kear expects the hooker to be avaliable for the opening game of the 2015 season. Meanwhile, Sam Scott and Ayden Faal – who played 70 minutes of last season’s final regular round match at Doncaster with a broken collarbone – will both have operations on their shoulders. And half-back Scott Leatherbarrow is due to have a clean-out of his knee. Despite this Kear says the three players could still feature in the club’s Boxing Day derby with Dewsbury Rams. Kear said: “I hope that Scott will be back for the Dewsbury game. “As our half-back it is very important that he gets as much time as possible to develop a new partnership in pre-season.” Meanwhile, the Bulldogs are to hold a fans forum and open evening in the Ron Earnshaw Lounge tonight (Fri). Entry is free of charge and all are welcome to attend, doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Supporters will be updated on progress on and off the field, as well as information on season tickets and hospitality packages, and news of a forthcoming shirt launch. It’s also a good opportunity for the fans to raise any issues they may have and for the club to gain feedback ahead of the new Championship season. The Bulldogs are hoping to be in a position to announce a new signing as head coach Kear continues to build for the 2015 season. Also on the agenda are pre-season friendlies. Kear revealed that the club have arranged four trial games, with details on the venue, dates and kick-off times due to be announced.