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ZAMAN’S CUNNING PLAN... By Staff Reporters DEWSBURY businessman Tahir ‘Terry’ Zaman is courting controversy again with a property development scheme wreathed in murky claims over planning permission. Hunters estate agents in Dewsbury are marketing the land on Track Road in Batley, adjacent to the Al Hikmah Centre, stating that 50 per cent of the housing plots have already been sold. A man saying he was “Ash from Hunters in Dewsbury” said this week that Terry Zaman already has permission for three plots, and claimed that planning officers “advised him to go for three first, and then go for seven later”. The man told a journalist posing as a potential customer: “Terry ... he’s quite friendly with the planning officers”. The franchisee of Hunters is
Ashraf Esat, who refers to himself as Ash and was previously a conveyancer for Musa Patel Solicitors in Bradford Road. Kirklees however denies planning permission has been granted. Indeed the pending application from Zaman and his business partner Imran Ul-Haq – owner of Apollo Beds in Liversedge – is for four plots, not three. Through his lawyers, Mr Zaman has denied any wrongdoing, and distanced himself from large ‘fake’ shopfronts at The Courts banqueting suites, formerly the Batley & Dewsbury Magistrates Court, also being marketed by Hunters. A sales board at the entrance of
Terry Zaman (left) and the controversial property schemes at Track Road, Batley, and The Courts, Dewsbury part of the former Hyrstlands estate calls the Track Road development ‘Hyrstlands Close’, complete with images of luxury houses, a claim that 50 per cent of the plots have been sold, plus a Hunters number and a mobile contact. One nearby resident rang The Press saying they had not seen any planning notices. The man, who did not want to be
named, said: “I’ve spoken to my neighbours and this was news to us. “If planning notices were put up, then someone must have taken them down pretty quickly.” Kirklees planning officials said notices were definitely erected and all neighbouring residents had received a letter too. The public consultation ran from last July to September without any objections from residents being received. Delays are due to conservation,
access and environmental issues. The land in question was previously owned by disgraced Kozee Sleep owner Mohammed Rafiq, jailed recently for human trafficking. It was part of his Hick Lane Properties portfolio and appears to have been sold off to his brother-inlaw Terry Zaman, plus Mr Ul-Haq, before Rafiq’s companies crashed last year. When first contacted Hunters said
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Deaths BLACKER HARRY On 11 April, aged 95, of Liversedge. Husband of the
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late Elsie. Service at Healds Hall Hotel, Tuesday 26 April at 11am, followed by interment at Liversedge New Cemetery. Place your family notices by calling 01924 470296
BRITTON ALAN On 7 April, aged 76, of Heckmondwike. Husband of the late Madge. Service at St James Parish Church, Heckmondwike, Friday 29 April at 2pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 2.45pm.
CARLOS ANTHONY (TONY) On 9 April, aged 76, of Thornhill Lees. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 25 April at 12.30pm.
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DIXON, NEE HEALEY LIZ On 9 April, aged 63. Wife of Greg. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 25 April at 11.15am.
On 9 April, aged 90, of Dewsbury. Husband of Audrey. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 22 April at 12.30pm.
On 7 April, aged 81 of Liversedge. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 20 April at 10.30am.
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On 8 April, in her 90th year. Wife of the late Bill. Service at St Thomas’ Church, Batley on Friday 29 April at 1pm, followed by private committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.
On 1 April, aged 76. Husband of Joyce. Service today, Friday 15 April at 2.45pm at Dewsbury Crematorium. Place your family notices by calling 01924 470296
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On 3rd April 2016, peacefully at Dewsbury District Hospital, Audrey aged 87 years of Hanging Heaton, Batley. A dearly loved wife of the late Alfred, a loving mum of Gillian, Julie, Roy and Alan, a much loved grandma and great grandma. Service and cremation at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Thursday 21st April at 2.00 p.m. Family flowers only but donations would be appreciated to either The British Heart Foundation or Cancer Research UK a collection box will be available on the day. Will friends please meet at the crematorium and accept this as the only intimation.
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On 6 April, aged 93, of Mirfield. Wife of George. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 18 April at 10.30am.
On 11 April, aged 81. Husband of the late Dorothy. Service and committal at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 22 April at 10am.
On 5 April, aged 87. Husband of Nora. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 19 April at 1.15pm.
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On 6 April, of Ravensthorpe, aged 83. Husband of the late Margaret. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 20 April at 3.15pm.
On 10 April, aged 51, of Mirfield. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 22 April at 2pm.
MURRAY BETTY IRENE (NEE SIMPSON)
HODGKINSON NEE THOMSON MARY On 10 April, formerly of Staincliffe, aged 94. Wife of the late Arthur. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 26 April at 2pm.
HUDSON BRENDA (NEE SMITH)
On 5 April, aged 94, of Cleckheaton. Wife of the late Stansfield. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 22 April at 10.30am.
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On 9 April, aged 71, of Earlsheaton. Wife of the late Derek. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 22 April at 11.15am.
On 7 April, aged 88, husband of Helen. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 27 April at 10.45am.
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On 9 April, aged 81, of Gomersal. Wife of the late Joe. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 21 April at 10am.
On 4 April, of Mirfield, aged 75. Husband of Jean. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 20 April at 11.15am.
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On 7 April, aged 86, of Birstall. Husband of the late Maureen. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 21 April at 1.15pm.
WALTON TERENCE On 2 April, aged 66. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 21 April at 11.15am.
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Hospital staff tell of despair High flyers... from left, Adam Blake, Hollie Brooke, instructor Flt Lt Charley Delaney and Maxwell Senior
Cadets enjoy thrill of flying THREE teenagers from 868 (Mirfield) Squadron enjoyed their first experience of getting airborne with the Air Cadets. Cadets Adam Blake, 14, Hollie Brooke, 13, and Maxwell Senior ,15, visited the Central Gliding School at RAF Syerston, where they each had a halfhour flight in a Vigilant motor glider with a qualified gliding instructor. Each cadet had the opportunity to fly the aircraft. Said Squadron Commander Flight Lieutenant Peter Doubell: “The Air Cadet organisation is wonderful for young people to be a part of; we offer a wide range of activities but at the very heart of these is the opportunity for flying... under close instruction. “Later there are opportunities for scholarships to train to fly solo in gliders or light aircraft.” The Mirfield squadron meets at the Air Cadet Centre on Huddersfield Road, near the Stocks Bank Road junction, on Tuesday and Friday evenings. For more information contact Flt Lt Peter Doubell on 01924 498 896.
Police probe robbery report POLICE cordoned off part of Batley town centre after claims of a knifepoint robbery on Wednesday night. A 19-year-old victim was reportedly threatened with the knife and assaulted by two men who stole his wallet at around 11.40pm. The incident took place in a ginnel off Market Place, between the library and a patch of grass behind. Yesterday morning (Thursday) the area was cordoned off, with a police car parked by the library and another on grass near the Broughton House Surgery. Officers were surveying the scene at around 11.30am. A police spokesman said enquiries are ongoing.
“There are never enough staff around. Many are at full stretch and there is no slack in the system. If one member of the team is unwell due to stress, the pressure on the rest is enormous. I have never known staff so fed up and demoralised or feeling so devalued.”
“We rarely get a break, we are understaffed and never leave on time due to the demands of the job. Therefore, we are tired, stressed, overworked, don’t look forward to coming to work and, at the end of an awful shift, don’t feel like we have cared for our patients.”
– Two comments in the survey of Dewsbury & District Hospital staff
By David Miller HOSPITAL chiefs vowed action after staff chaos and bullying was revealed in a report. Anonymous comments from workers were presented to board members at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust last month. They were included in a review of an NHS staff survey which showed major problems at the trust, which runs Dewsbury and District Hospital. Issues raised included bullying, under-staffing, out-of-touch management and claims of putting money before patient care. Julie Bolus, the trust’s interim director of engagement, said: “Some of the issues in the direct comments are unacceptable and we are determined to tackle them.” She added that since the survey in November, more nurses and health care assistants have been hired. “In the coming year we need to make sure we listen to our colleagues, act on what they are telling us and do all we can to
make sure these results improve in the next survey,” she said. One worker wrote that they had had 13 patient service managers and 10 matron or nursing leads in 11 years. “Of these 23 individuals, two retired and two left the trust. The other 19 remained within the trust but moved to different posts,” the person said. “I cannot begin to tell you how much this disrupts our service and causes me additional work.” Another wrote: “There are never enough staff around in the department any more. Many are at full stretch all the time and there is no slack in the system. If one member of the team is unwell due to stress, the pressure on the rest is enormous. “We are working a one in four on call when we are all in, but very often that is down to one in three because of holidays. “I have never known staff so fed up and demoralised or feeling so devalued. I am very concerned.”
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A third worker said: “... we rarely get a break, are understaffed and never leave on time due to the demands of the job. “Therefore, we are tired, stressed, overworked, don’t look forward to coming and at the end of an awful shift, don’t feel like we have cared for our patients.” Despite the comments, some of Mid Yorkshire’s ratings were up slightly from last year. Care of patients as a top priority went from 52 to 54 per cent while staff recommendation as a place to work was up to 41 from 38 per cent. Julie Bolus said: “The results show significant improvements in key areas since 2014. “These include staff reporting and looking forward to going to work and being enthusiastic about their job.”
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News in Brief Kill threat to Warsi DEWSBURY: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi was named on an apparent “kill list” by terror group Isis on Wednesday. The Dewsbury-born Tory peer is among 21 political and other leaders identifed in the latest issue of their propaganda magazine. Also on the list is business secretary Sajid Javid and an aide to US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. They feature in an article in the English language magazine entitled “Kill the Imams of Kufr (the infidels) in the West”. It ends with a statement calling for these and other unnamed persons, who are dubbed “crusaders and other disbelievers and apostates” to be killed.
Under Bronte spell HECKMONDWIKE: Youngsters got into the Bronte spirit by inventing stories inspired by a neglected novella. Children took part in a creative writing project at the library last Saturday for Charlotte Bronte’s 200th birthday celebrations. They delved into The Spell - which was written when Charlotte was only 18. Children collected clues, interviewed costumed characters and unravelled mysteries from her imaginary world of Angria. Mayor of Kirklees Coun Paul Kane attended to present prizes for a separate writing competition. The best stories from pupils at the John Curwen, Holy Spirit, Norristhorpe, Millbridge and Roberttown junior schools were also read out.
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News In Brief Fight against hospital cuts set to resume DEWSBURY: A fight to save the hospital from controversial cuts is to be relaunched. Keep Our NHS Public North Kirklees (KONP) has organised a Hands Around The Hospital event for Thursday April 28 at the Staincliffe site’s Healds Road entrance from 5.30pm to 7pm. A&E and maternity services at the hospital could be cut as early as September. KONP’s move comes amid concerns that changes in Huddersfield will leave the whole of Kirklees without a full A&E.
Library celebration DEWSBURY: A celebration today (Friday) will mark the opening of the new high-tech library at Boothroyd Primary Academy. Pupils and staff at the Temple Road school will dress up as their favourite literary characters. The fun day marks the end of a year-long transformation of the library into an online service with 4,500 books in stock. Children can read online while parents can reserve books for collection and track their offsprings’ progress. A further benefit of the expanded library is the ability to host more after-school reading clubs. Boothroyd Primary Academy is the base for the Babies into Books project run by Action for Children. Activities include puppet making and nursery rhymes. The group meets from 1pm to 2pm on Tuesdays.
LOCAL ELECTION FOCUS
Absence of far left may give Labour advantage By David Miller LABOUR go into the local elections next month needing just one extra seat to seize full control of Kirklees Council. The party has 34 councillors on the 69member authority ahead of the poll on Thursday, May 5. Labour’s chances of becoming the first group in sole charge since 1999 could be
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boosted by the lack of a challenge from the far left. There are none running in North Kirklees and only four from Trade Unionists & Socialists Against Cuts in South Kirklees. Locally, the only threat to Labour from the left is the Green Party, which is standing in all 10 wards. UKIP has fielded only six candidates, but there are none from far-right groups such as the British National Party. The current makeup of the council is Labour 34, Conservatives 18, Lib Dems 10, Greens four and independents three. Labour is defending seven of the 10 wards in North
Kirklees, including those held by Hanif Mayet (Batley East), Abdul Patel (Dewsbury South) and Simon Alvy (Liversedge & Gomersal), who are all standing down. In Dewsbury West, Coun Karen Rowling was deselected but stands for Labour in Mirfield, where she faces long-serving incumbent and former mayor Coun Martyn Bolt (Con) in a four-way battle. The other challengers are John Dobson (Lib Dems) and Isabel Walters (Green). Labour candidate Mussarat Pervaiz, out canvassing recently with Dewsbury & Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff, is bidding to succeed Coun Rowling in Dewsbury
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Dennis Hullock (Lib Dems) and Derrick Yates (Con) try their luck again in Dewsbury East and Batley East respectively.
Other well-known faces include Tory Mark Eastwood in Dewsbury East and Lib Dem Bernard Disken in Dewsbury South.
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BATLEY EAST FADIA, Fazila (Lab) FARNHILL, Richard Allan (Lib Dems) GHAFFAR, Abdul (Ind) STOYLES, Char (Green) YATES, Derrick (Con) BATLEY WEST GRIFFITH-JONES, James (UKIP) HALL, Lyndsey (Con) KANE, Christopher Martin (Lib Dems) KITCHIN, Garry Mervyn (Green) PANDOR, Shabir (Lab & Co-operative Party) BIRSTALL & BIRKENSHAW HOLBROOK, Joyce Avril (UKIP)
KANE, Clare Elisabeth (Lib Dems) KENNEDY, Jasmine Paris (Green) PALFREEMAN, Andrew Lawrence (Con) PATEL, Khalid Ahmed (Lab) CLECKHEATON BUTT, Aafaq Noor (Lab) GRAY, Andrew Lyndon (Con) PINNOCK, Kathryn Mary (Lib Dems) WALSHAW, Colin (UKIP) WHITTINGHAM, Catherine Helen (Green) DEWSBURY EAST BURROWS, Greg (UKIP) EASTWOOD, Mark Simon (Con) HULLOCK, Dennis (Lib Dems)
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PUGSLEY, Josie (Lib Dems) THORNTON, Robert James Michael (Con) LIVERSEDGE & GOMERSAL GRAINGER-MEAD, Michelle Lisa (Con) HOLBROOK, Simon (UKIP) KHAN, Mohammed Jawad Afzal (Lab) SNEE, David Peter (Lib Dems) WHITTINGHAM, Nicholas Eugene (Green) MIRFIELD BOLT, Stephen Martyn (Con) DOBSON, John Allen (Lib Dems) ROWLING, Karen Louise (Lab) WALTERS, Isabel Clare (Green)
Campaigners upset over poll candidate’s pledge of support AN election candidate has been accused of associating himself with a campaign to save Gomersal Public Hall from closure. Committee members of Save Gomersal Public Hall were perturbed about a leaflet stating that Labour hopeful Jawad Khan is “supporting” their efforts. Some took this to mean he was suggesting he is actively involved with their campaign. Committee member Maddie Poutney wrote on Facebook: “... this man says he is a part of it but I can tell you he is not.
“The sad thing is we would have welcomed any time, experience or support he could have offered to the group...” She claimed the leaflet, delivered to households across the area recently, was misleading. “I have no political affiliation, but if we are to resolve any of the issues we currently have and are looking for help with, then it starts with trust, honesty and integrity...” she wrote. Mr Khan, of Lower Hall Mount, Hightown, hopes to succeed departing Labour councillor Simon Alvy.
He faces a five-way battle for the Liversedge and Gomersal seat, with UKIP and the Green Party also challenging. Mr Khan told The Press: “After listening to the concerns of residents, I decided to support the public hall campaign in a practical way. “I met with the leader of the council and the cabinet member responsible for this policy area and asked them to work towards a solution which would keep the hall in public use.” He added: “However, I think the wider issue of
council funding has been overlooked. “This is why the public hall topic has arisen, (because) the council is having to make cuts.” Mr Khan said Kirklees had lost £358 per household in funding but others had faced less severe reductions. He added: “I believe it is important that the interests of all Gomersal residents are taken into account when the future of the public hall is decided. “If elected, I will continue to support the campaign to keep the hall in public use.”
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EU REFERENDUM BATTLE
‘If you want jobs, don’t vote Leave’ By David Miller EMPLOYMENT tops the reasons why a local campaigner wants to stay in Europe, just as those who want to leave crank up pressure for an exit. Ednan Hussain, who stood for the Lib Dems in Dewsbury and Mirfield at the general election last May, claimed 3.5m jobs are linked to EU membership. He also cited co-operation on terrorism among 12 other reasons for voting to stay in the 28-member bloc.
Two separate groups calling for an exit, Vote Leave and Grassroots Out, have events coming up in Mirfield and Gomersal respectively. Vote Leave will have a street stall in Mirfield town centre this weekend while Grassroots Out has a meeting at Gomersal Cricket Club on Wednesday (7pm). Mr Hussain also highlighted lower mobile phone roaming charges as one of many benefits of EU membership. He said: “The Leave campaign has yet to give convincing answers about how they would ensure the con-
Terry’s list of troubles ROPERTY and bed manufacturing millionaire Terry Zaman, 44, has never been far from controversy where the authorities are concerned. In 2005 he was fined for letting a house unfit for human habitation, told to repay a £5,000 Kirklees grant and taken off the council’s accredited landlord list. His plans to run a madrassah next to his house in Heckmondwike Road was halted for, among other reasons, it being in the shadow of a nearby chemical plant. When he bought an old people’s social club in Westborough and turned it into a mosque, he outraged neighbours with plans to triple it in size. The plan was thrown out. He was fined £18,000 for fire safety breaches at his bed company Joseph International in 2012, which subsequently went bust owing over £1 million, before he started trading again with his son as director of a new firm Joseph Furniture. Five months later, he took over the reins. The UK Border Agency has twice made arrests of suspected illegal immigrants at his companies. Despite being the close friend and landlord of former Labour MP Shahid Malik, who he landed in hot water with claims (later retracted) about the amount of rent he paid, Zaman championed the Conservative candidate Imtiaz Ameen in his bid last year to become Batley and Spen MP.
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have 100,000 leaflets advocating the UK’s exit from Europe ready to go. ■TheCAMPAIGNERS Vote Leave group has a street stall in Mirfield this weekend and will also start door-to-door canvassing across the area’s two parliamentary constituencies. Former Dewsbury South councillor Jonathan Scott is co-ordinator for the group’s Dewsbury and Batley and Spen team. He said: “We have a committed and passionate group of supporters working very hard to ensure we leave the EU and take back control of our country and our borders.” tinuation of all these benefits if we left. “Jobs in our area are at stake. And the lesson from recent months is we need more co-operation on crime and terrorism, not less.”
‘Land can be sold without planning as this has’ – Zaman Continued from p1 they were merely advertising the land for the vendor and offered to pass contact details on. When a message was then left using the mobile number on the sales board, the same phone was used to call back – a man saying he was “Ash from Hunters” who then volunteered details about the property owner he called “Terry” and the development. In a separate issue concerning Hunters, attempts to market four new retail shops in the basement of the former magistrates courts building – now a banqueting centre called The Courts – feature huge fake shop fronts using images of ‘Vobafone’, ‘Cotsa Coffee’, ‘Sudway’ and ‘Creggs’. A complaint about passing-off is understood to have been made to some of the relevant companies. Although the planning applicant and purported owner is believed to be a Mohammed Ramzan, contractors who have worked on the building insist they were both hired and paid by Terry Zaman. Yesterday, Blacks solicitors of Leeds, acting for Mr Zaman, asserted that land can be sold without planning permission as 50% of the plots at Hyrstlands had been. Regarding The Courts, they added: “This property has nothing to do with Mr Zaman. He is not the owner of the building nor did he arrange for any signage to be erected.” Mr Zaman further denied owning the Hunters estate agency or ever
Bank to axe two branches Business TWO Yorkshire Bank branches are to be axed. The Batley branch closes on Wednesday, July 13, and the one in Heckmondwike on Monday, August 1. Accounts at Batley will be transferred to Dewsbury. Those at Heckmondwike will switch to Cleckheaton. Details of redundancies were not disclosed but the two branches employ 15 full and part-time staff between them.
Issues highlighted by Mr Hussain include: ■ Consumer protection such as compensation when flights are cancelled; ■ Environmental laws that improve rivers, beaches
and air quality; ■ Action on unfair trading practices by global firms; ■ Rights for workers, including equal pay for women. The Grassroots Out meeting has been organised to counter “propaganda” in a Government leaflet sent to all households. Organiser Aleks Lukic, who stood for UKIP in Batley and Spen at the last general election, also believes the £9m cost of the leaflets is unfair. He said: “Both referendum campaigns will be allowed to
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“If the applicant wishes to increase the number of units, we would require a new application to be submitted followed by further consultation. Again any such decision is likely to be made by the planning sub-committee and not officers.” having visited it. A spokesman for Hunters said: “We are in discussions with the franchisee partner on these issues to ensure that they are dealt with in accordance with the very high standards of professionalism and operating practices our customers expect to receive.” A Kirklees Council spokesperson said: “The Council is still considering this application and no decision has been made on the application to date. The size of the site means that the application would need to be determined at the Council’s Planning SubCommittee and not by officers.
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spend up to £7m, raising nearly all of that sum from donations. “The Government’s spending does not count towards the limit for those campaigning to stay in. “A free and fair referendum should obviously mean equal spending for both sides of the debate.” He added: “This leaflet is blatant propaganda – it’s full of misleading spin and halftruths. “David Cameron knows he is losing the argument on the ground but his desperate tactics won’t change that.”
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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood
Sorry, Teflon Terry, but you ARE news ERRY ZAMAN doesn’t like me, I think it’s fair to say. That’s probably an understatement. When he rang the office on Wednesday threatening us with his lawyers over the story on page one, he said he’d never even spoken to me before. Well, we have spoken, but it was years ago when he was cosying up to Redbrick Mill and Skopos entrepreneur Stephen Battye, Labour MP Ann Taylor, and swanning around town saying he had £15 million to invest in Dewsbury. I also thought we spoke when he was purporting to be managing director of Kozee Sleep in Ravensthorpe, enraging local residents with his plans for 24-hour bed production. He upsets a lot of people, our little Terry! And when I smiled and waved ‘hellooo!’ at him outside the remarkable local
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Tahir ‘Terry’ Zaman (left) ... claims to have nothing to do with The Courts banqueting centre, where ‘creative’ frontages have been put up
election count where Khizar Iqbal was kicked out in 2012, he just fixed me with a stare of utter loathing. Terry does that quite well, even though it’s a bit hard to carry off when you’re dressed up like Lawrence of Arabia and only about 5ft 6ins in your stocking feet. So I spent much of yesterday trying to reach Terry’s
lawyer, at Blacks in Leeds. We managed a dialogue of sorts, eventually,. As expected none of it was anything to do with Teflon Terry. As usual, not much sticks. He has nothing to do with Hunters estate agency despite local businessmen believing it’s his, nothing to do with The Courts building, despite workers on it being
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hired and paid by him. All legal and above board for Teflon Terry – which, probably, I don’t doubt. When he rang our office, Terry said he’d never used lawyers with us before, but that he would if we ran today’s story. He obviously forgot the 2014 letter from high-profile London firm Imran Khan & Partners,
threatening us with scores of libel writs, going back years. But his threat this week was without even knowing the story. We’re not accusing him of breaking any laws, just possibly playing fast and loose with some of the facts. He may well think he has planning permission for his Track Road site in the bag – and to listen to Ashraf Esat at Hunters it sounds like he has the planners in his pocket too – but for now, he certainly doesn’t. Terry thinks I’m harrassing him. Ooh, let me see … madrassahs in planning bother, mosques ditto, convicted slum landlord, £18,000 health and safety fine, breaking environmental laws, financial patron of the town’s disgraced Labour MP, chief whip a few years later for a Muslim Tory candidate, business collapsing with loss of over £1m, employing alleged
illegal immigrants … can I stop now? If that doesn’t make a prominent businessman and political fixer newsworthy, then I’m in the wrong job. At the very least the Hunters operation is incredibly close to Terry Zaman – yet he’s never set foot in the place. I’m not implying anything wrong with that by the way. I’m just curious why other estate agents would believe it was his. The same with The Courts banqueting centre, purportedly owned by a Mohammed Ramzan, someone who I haven’t been able to track down. But the bloke everyone sees? Terry! Again, it’s only a question. If there’s nothing to hide Mr Zaman, then there’s nothing to be afraid of. Why would you need lawyers for simple questions from a very simple journalist?
PM’s money not the point Not with – fairness for all matters my brass HE issue of David Cameron’s offshore money is already yesterday’s fish and chip wrapping, but I actually don’t think it’s any of our business. So long as anyone satisfies HMRC and other regulatory bodies that their financial activities are legal, what is it to us? I’m more concerned that the authorities apply the rules fairly to Cameron’s elite cronies, as well as we, the great unwashed. I don’t for a second believe they do. If Cameron’s dad was smart enough to use perfectly legal offshore investment vehicles to maximise his money, good on him. I wish I was clever or well connected enough to do the same – although I suppose it would help if I had any brass to invest. Retirement? I should cocoa. Bury my laptop with me. It’s rich that Labour MPs who enjoy lavish patronage from trade unions – many of which also invest offshore – should call for David Cameron’s head. For doing nothing wrong? Stupid. Labour’s Shadow Trades Union Minister Ian Lavery has lived the high life for years on the back of cash siphoned out of the National Union of Miners’ compensation fund for sick members. He’s a paragon of virtue, isn’t he? What would be nice to emerge from this mess, is real, concerted action, aimed at closing these loopholes, alongside a multinational plan to regulate the global tax dodges. However as long as the UK s to patronise British-affiliate states
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like Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Caymans, plus closer to home Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man – all favoured cash repositories of David Cameron’s wealthy friends – it will remain just smoke and MP Ian hot air. Lavery – Cameron publishing miners’ his squeaky-clean tax compo affairs is basically a smokescreen for his elite pals not having to. But whatever the Tories do, if anything, somehow I suspect the super-rich will just find another way round it. They always do. PROPOS these tax havens, it’s interesting to see the UK doling out £400m in recent years to 18 such countries – including Panama. Those countries undoubtedly have poverty issues, mostly because they are run by corrupt politicians happy to bank the swag of despots and dictators, but who could not give a hoot about the downtrodden on their doorsteps. I’m not sure how or why that’s our problem though. And I’m even less sure what the £3,350 we spent on a Panamanian plaque ceremony promoting racial equality achieved. I doubt the £93 on a “drugs and crime project” brought any cartels toppling. The UK’s national debt continues to rage under George Osborne – so much for ‘austerity’ – yet we employ an entire department of government to fritter taxpayers’ money away on Pacific turtle research and paying for Anguillan boy scouts to have a jolly to Britain. It’s not just me, is it?
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I RECEIVED my government leaflet setting out the case for staying in the EU and actually tried to give it a fair read. I couldn’t. It was full of such mealy-mouthed, fawning sycophancy towards the Brit-hating Brussels Eurocrats that my blood boiled. Pages of doommongering, virtually describing our proud nation as a pathetic, failed state. I scribbled ‘Return to Sender’ and shoved it in the post box. In a week when I signed government tax cheques for about 13 grand, I was furious that my money should be explicitly used by Cameron and Co to preach about why my businesses should be lorded over by unelected panjandrums in another country. Is the government handing £9m to the Leave campaigners for propaganda? Not a prayer – but they should, if this was a level playing field. David Cameron can play as fast and loose (or not) with his finances and take his chances. But when he does that with our sovereignty, then to my mind he has crossed a line. Off with his head.
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‘Help me’ pleads jailed paedophile By Staff Reporters A MAN from Dewsbury admitted he is a paedophile and said: “I need help. I’ve got a thing for children.” Nile Akram, 20, of no fixed address, made the admission when arrested for the sexual abuse of a six-year-old girl. He was jailed for 10 years after Leeds Crown Court heard he had had a sexual interest in children from the age of 10 or 11. Akram, who must register as a sex offender for life, had escalated from looking at child pornography on the internet and now wanted to kill himself. Details were revealed after Akram, 19 at the time of the incident, let the victim use his Playstation on January 22.
Akram... ‘a thing for children’ By chance, the girl was being treated for a urinary tract infection and her mother later checked for soreness. The girl mentioned that something had happened to her when she was alone with Akram and he had told her not to tell anyone. Her mother used a teddy bear to get her to show her where he had touched her and what he had done. Akram kissed the girl, pro-
gressed to other offences and knew what he had done was wrong. He admitted four charges of oral rape, six of sexual assault and one count of engaging in sexual activity. Gillian Batts, for Akram, said: “It is rare to come across somebody so very frank about their own problem. “He acknowledges his wrong and the damage he has caused. His guilty plea is the best demonstration of that.” She said Akram knew he was going to get a long prison term but also wanted help. “What he wants is assistance, he is still only a young man and does not want to be the person he is,” she said. Judge Tom Bayliss said Akram had shown “remarkable insight” into his “deviant sexual tendencies”.
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Think about population when it comes to vote Dear Sir, It was interesting to read Kevin Speight’s letter in last week’s Press in which he attempts to make the case for the UK staying in the EU. I can accept some of his points, but would argue strongly against others. However, one issue trumps all others. Kevin’s last sentence states “Immigration, when under control, is a huge asset for our proud and prosperous nation”. The relevant words are “when under control” and it is crystal clear that as long as we remain in the EU it is not and never can be under control. Citizens of all other EU countries have unfettered rights to migrate to this country and we have no control whatsoever over their numbers.
Fighting for his political survival From: John Appleyard, Liversedge Dear Sir, ‘Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive’! These words of Sir Walter Scott were written more than 200 years ago but are still relevant as we witness a wealthy elite which insists on knowing every penny that those on welfare benefits receive, but is very coy about revealing their own source of income. The late Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey was asked the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance. He replied: “The thickness of a prison wall”. You don’t have to be an expert on the economy to know that when we find the British Virgin Islands, with fewer than 25,000 habitants, hosts over 800,000 companies there is something fishy going on. The Government talks of defeating terrorists, drug smugglers and other criminals but they cannot do so without tackling the whole system of tax evasion, tax avoidance and financial regulation. Prime Minister David Cameron has now admitted that he and his wife sold shares worth more than £30,000 in an offshore tax haven fund set up by his late father. He’s also at odds with Tory MPs and members over Europe, his Chancellor George Osborne’s disastrous budget has left a hole in the economy. Cameron is fighting for his political survival.
Going to give Labour a chance From: ‘Mr Edwardo Gonzales’, Mirfield Dear Sir, Moan, moan, moan, blah, blah! Amazing, an election is approaching and the trio of councillors from Mirfield decided it’s time to come out shouting how they have been wronged. Let me tell you ignorance is bliss, and you have all certainly sat idle. You could have invested your time in the town council office, but did nothing; happy to leave it until an election was near, then bring it out as a battle-weary trophy. You did nothing!
Letter of the Week: J Hesketh, Mirfield We must therefore look at what this could mean for the UK. The official population projections for the UK show a growth of nearly 10 million people in the next 25 years to a total of more than 74 million. The massive worry is that this official projection assumes net migration of 185,000 a year over that period; a little over half the present rate of 330,000. There is also an official ‘high migration’
Well done to Kirklees Council for closing the building, it was a liability. Why have you not taken up residence in the alternative properties offered? Please tell us residents of Mirfield why. Is this a bit of deja vu with Mirfield Community Centre where you did the same? Did nothing for years, then come wading in interfering with the transfer of assets. You should have been there from the beginning and sorted this. You may think by using your points of bad footpaths are fooling people, but you are sadly not: Please credit us with intelligence. You have had four years to sort this, so don’t make a song and dance about it now. As a Tory voter, I’m sorry I’m not voting for you; I have gladly eaten the crumbs you left on the plates, but now there is a bitter taste. So, I’m going to give Karen Rowling (Labour) a chance, and don’t scoff El Trio, because it’s a start; let’s hope others follow.
Building was old but serviceable From: K Hudson, Mirfield Dear Sir, I’ve been reading in your newspaper last week or so about the demise of the town council building in Mirfield. One minute the building is a viable concern housing the town council, its administrations, the GMB union and the Royal British Legion, the next moment it’s shut, boarded up with a £360,000 repair bill for it. This figure to repair the building is, in many of our opinions, far too excessive. I have attended council meetings here; the interior decor is definitely a timepiece, but the doors, toilets, lights and heating all work. It was cold outside but warm inside, as was the welcome. The meeting was about the redevelopment of the local railway station. The fixtures and fittings were definitely a throwback to the days of the old urban district council; we all agreed it had an older statesmanlike charm to it. We have often mused over the scenario that if Michael Hutchinson had been fortunate enough to have gained access to a council seat, or his colleague had not left the council for work reasons, the Labour cabinet would have found a way to do things
assumption of 265,000 a year (still way below the current figure) and if this occurs our population will increase by 16 million over the next 25 years. That is 16 more cities the size of Birmingham! If anyone believes that our services such as the NHS, education, housing, transport will be able to cope with this, they are living in cloud cuckoo land. The argument that is put forward by
differently. Many of us may not like the fact that the Conservatives hold the reigns of power on the town’s elected body, but that is a prime example of democracy at work, they won the local elections. We, as Labour, were unlucky on this occasion not to be elected; but as long as the process of democracy is upheld, and the town council speaks for all sections of the community, we should be grateful. What we are not grateful for is the dumping of a democratically-elected body out onto the streets. In the 21st century, this acting and behaviour reflects the sort of tribal politics that we see across the Middle East, parts of Africa and areas where Mr Putin presides. We did not vote Labour in Kirklees to put our name to this type of policy. Think again is our advice, we are of an age where we can remember how good things used to be in the area now called Kirklees.
Standing up for local people From: Ednan Hussain, Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson for Dewsbury and Mirfield Dear Sir, ‘Vile and poisonous’. That’s how even some Conservative MPs are describing their recent budget. And they’re right. The Conservatives are cutting taxes for the rich and taking money from the disabled. They want to look after the millionaires that bankroll their party at the expense of people struggling to make ends meet. During the last Government, the Lib Dems were able to stop things like this. Now we’re seeing what the Conservatives are really like. Labour are nowhere to be seen. They’re too busy fighting among themselves to fight for fairness when it’s needed. Only the Lib Dems are saying ‘enough is enough’. We are standing up for the people in Dewsbury and Mirfield, that this government has shown they just don’t care about – disabled people, teachers, nurses, people struggling on low and middle incomes. We cannot build our economic recovery on the back of the poorest and the most vulnerable. Sadly, that’s exactly what the Conservatives want to do. Lend us your support. It will send a powerful message that the Conservatives have got this one wrong.
those in favour of staying in the EU is that even if Brexit occurs we would not be able to strike up trade deals with EU countries without continuing to accept free movement of people from the EU. I do not believe this for one moment, just look around at the huge numbers of VWs, Mercedes, Audis, Skodas, BMWs, Volvos, Renaults, Peugeots, Citroens plus of course many other types of goods. The UK is a hugely-important market for other EU nations and you would have to be a very inept negotiator not to be able to come to a deal that allows us to pick and choose immigrants in the manner that Australia has always done. When people cast their vote they should think about 16 more cities the size of Birmingham.
Welcome to USstyle healthcare From: Christine Hyde, Dewsbury Dear Sir, How dare NHS England have the strapline ‘high quality care now and for future generations’? How dare Jeremy Hunt organise a conference on patient safety? At the North Kirklees CCG meeting we heard how a woman in labour with a suspected breech baby and other indications of difficulties, was denied a birth at the Dewsbury Hospital consultant-led unit because she had booked, in the sunny uplands of the first months of pregnancy, at a competing trust. Then, she was sent not to the consultant-led department of the competing trust, but to the midwife-led unit! The baby lived, but this is not ‘choice’. It has been going on for some years. Anecdotally I know that if a woman presents at the wrong trust, not only does she have the stress of the birth but the constant censure from the staff. This is not ‘choice’. In the same way, the Urgent Care Vanguard and the council’s Sustainability and Transformation, being developed with private companies, will not be ‘choice’. Like Care Closer to Home, there will be, in Chris Dowse’s words “only one offer”. If you are lucky. Welcome to US-style NHS Medicare. Unless the public says STOP the cuts and sell-offs!
Action needed on litter problem From: ‘A disgruntled resident’ of Mortimer Street, Healey Dear Sir, I am writing in absolute disgust at the current condition of the streets of Healey. Recently, a new diner/takeaway was opened where the former fish shop once stood. It is obvious that the owners have gone to great expense to revamp this shop. However, since the shop opened I am staggered at the number of times that I have witnessed numerous bin bags being left either outside the shop front or to the side running adjacent to Mortimer Street. This morning I have approached the end of the road to find chips
strewn all over the road and a many number of bin bags that have been ripped open. When is something going to be done to stop this happening in future? As a homeowner on Mortimer Street, where I have lived for over 20 years I am thoroughly mortified at the prospect of being overrun by vermin, which are bound to be attracted by this constant neglect and downright disregard for the local residents. Healey is a lovely little village and I cannot stand the thought of it being ruined. Neither is it fair on the hard working people who retain the pride in their homes to simply allow them to be subjected to such disgusting views on a daily basis. The Environment Agency should be making this a matter of priority before it becomes acceptable behaviour in other areas also. It is all well and good championing local businesses but not at this cost, no matter how much money has been invested. It is absolutely abhorrent and I urge our local councillors to come and see what is being dumped upon us for themselves.
Who will reform the EU? From: Graham Turner, Gomersal Dear Sir, Over the last few weeks, I have lost count of the number of times MPs have said “We want to stay in a reformed European Union”. So who is going to reform it? Our Prime Minister David Cameron visited the 27 other countries in the EU trying to obtain a better deal, for our country, putting a great deal of time and effort into his renegotiation. What the Prime Minister achieved was really no more than cosmetic changes, and even these may not be legally enforceable. They do not provide any long-term solutions to the cost of the EU to the taxpayers, its lack of democracy and control of our borders. We have voted 70 times against the introduction of laws we didn’t agree with, but to no avail. So who will be able to reform the EU? We are safer in the EU, say the Remain campaign. Tell that to the family of Alice Gross, the 14-year-old who was murdered by Arnis Zalkalns, the Latvian who was let into this
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Continued from page 9 country after murdering his wife. Under free movement rules, we are unable to carry out proper checks on EU citizens coming to this country. Time and again, the unaccountable judges of the European Court of Justice have flouted both national sovereignty and simple common sense. Indeed, in their determination to undermine our parliamentary democracy and judicial system, they have become a serious threat to democracy. In its latest idiocy, the court has ruled that two suspects, a Romanian and Hungarian, cannot be deported to their own countries because this would infringe their human rights.
I hope new chief exec makes a difference From: Wendy Senior, Dewsbury Dear Sir, Nine million pounds of taxpayers’ money spent on a booklet – it arrived this morning. I have just read it, there is nothing explaining what will happen if we vote to come out of the EU; just if we vote to stay in, and who can be sure what will happen if we do vote to stay in? I am sending my booklet back to David Cameron. We also heard last week about the £175m overspend on foreign aid, giving money to silly projects which do not spend our taxes correctly. I do not think our Prime Minister understands our young people are struggling to buy houses, to find jobs. The government has also cut bursaries for nurse training, he should make sure people in our country are alright before giving money away to other countries. Last week I attended the Clinical Commissioning Group meeting at Ravensthorpe Community Centre, where I listened to a young woman telling about her horrendous experience of our Mid Yorkshire and Huddersfield midwifery services. Dewsbury Hospital turned her away as she was booked to have her baby at Huddersfield Hospital. Everything went wrong which has left her with a poorly baby who needed 24-hour care. There is a patient’s story every month; last month it was about Alzheimer’s, a lady with both parents with this illness, and her struggle to sort services and care for them. These problems are happening before Dewsbury Hospital A&E services are downgraded; before we are left with six beds at our new midwife-led maternity unit; before we have no A&E services in the whole of Kirklees. I just hope Martin Barkley, the new interim chief executive of the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, a replacement for Stephen Eames, can make a difference. We can only hope.
Return to sender for government’s leaflet From: Colin Walshaw, Scholes Dear Sir, A wonderful piece of Government propaganda dropped through my letter box on Monday, Herr Joseph Goebbels would have been proud. Let’s look at its claims. We will not join the Euro: Probably true. We will keep our own border controls: What do you think? The UK will not be part of further European political integration: With only 8.4% vote in the Council of Ministers and 9.7% in the EU parliament, with Qualified Majority Voting we have little clout against the other 27 members. There will be tough restrictions on access to our welfare system: Not tough enough and currently temporary, also subject to ratification after the referendum. We have a commitment to reduce EU red tape: This is against EU rules of ‘Acquis Communautaire’, or irreversible laws. Only repealing the European Communities Act of 1972 would achieve this. EU countries buy 44% of everything we sell abroad: 80% of the British economy is consumed internally in the UK, 20% exported, 11% is exported worldwide. Some 9% is exported to the EU, this includes items for non-EU countries
shipped via Rotterdam, Antwerp etc for onward transportation. Lower flight costs: May increase but not significantly. EU mobile roaming charges: Phone companies will recoup this by higher UK charges, so the majority of UK residents will pay for the small number who travel abroad for short periods. Access to free or cheaper healthcare abroad: Most people have travel insurance, unlike visitors coming here. No other country has secured significant access to the single market without paying into the EU: Tell this to China, Russia, USA, Japan, India and Brazil to name but a few of the top 40. Keeping us safer: We supply 75% of the intelligence to the EU and America, EU police forces do not communicate with each other. The government judges what the UK gets back: No it does not, the commissioners do, and they approve what we spend it on. The right to live and work in the EU: We could do this before joining. Of the 1.2 million Brits in the continental EU 33% are retired mainly in Spain, Ireland and France. 3.3 million continental EU citizens live here because of our stronger economy. The UK is strong, the EU gives us strength: The UK is strong and membership of NATO gives us the clout. The Government believes it is in the best interest of the UK to remain in the EU: More like in the interest of the rich and powerful. Google the Bilderberg Group for more information. A once in a generation decision: True, the EU’s share of world trade is reducing compared to emerging countries including the Commonwealth. Your children and grandchildren will not thank you for buying them a ticket on the Titanic. I suggest return to sender with a second class stamp, address 10 Downing Street, London. SW1A 2AA.
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and George at 121, directly opposite the middle of the three Carter’s Fields. That row of houses, as far as I can remember from stories told, was affected when a stray German bomber jettisoned one of its bombs as it fled home from a raid, and the bomb fell on that field. There are one or two other faces I recognise as still being around when I was a child, especially the man in the centre of the picture with the shock of hair, but unfortunately I can’t put names to them. I’m sure someone could fill in a few more names.
From: Phil Haley, via email Dear Sir, I was surprised to see the photo in last week’s issue of the group of ARP wardens. This was around the Cross Bank area, the middle one of the three on their haunches is my grandfather Leonard Haley, and standing second man in from the extreme right is George Hartley, his neighbour. My grandparents lived at 123 North Bank Road, Paul organised a public meeting in the town hall. We all told him and the police about the problems, and they ceased for a bit. Paul did say at the time that unless the town was policed properly the problems would come
back, which they have, only now it’s shoplifting too. These people, mostly Eastern Europeans, don’t seem to have the same respect. I have every confidence in Paul and ask the police to listen to his request; he has a record of helping everyone.
From: Stephen Walker, Howden Clough Dear Sir, A few weeks ago you were kind enough to publish my letter regarding the looming care home crisis as Letter of the Week. I naively thought this would draw some attention to the matter. I had copied my original letter to the two local MPs (Paula Sherriff and Jo Cox). I have left things a couple of weeks but have not noticed any response from either local councillors or MPs and have had no direct communication from the MPs. Then in last week’s Press I saw the article – Dementia care home rated as inadequate. This referred to the home Ashworth Grange, which was deemed inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and put in special measures. On a personal note this caused some concern as we had moved my mother (96 years of age) from the closed Oxford Grange to Ashworth Grange in the belief it was a much better home. We do not want to put her through the stress of moving again. When are we, and in particular our local and national politicians, going to acknowledge the seriousness of this situation and do something about it? Direct care provision by local authorities will be the exception because of austerity and the significant cuts imposed on their budgets by central government. We therefore have to make private care provision work and improve the quality of provision, preferably before CQC inspections identify significant issues (which is their safeguarding role) and increase the likelihood of a further decrease in the availability of care home places.
Confidence that Kane will sort town centre From: Name & address supplied Dear Sir, I want to agree with Coun Kane about the need for police in Dewsbury town centre. About 18 months ago, I actually spoke to Paul about the drunkards in the town centre, because I was met with abuse and bad language as I walked through the town. I spoke to Paul, who I know was speaking to Keith (the coffee man in the town centre), and
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News In Brief Alcohol group shuts BATLEY: A self-help group for alcoholics which meets at the Salvation Army HQ is to shut after running out of money. The Kirklees Alcohol Advisory Service lost its £16,000 a-year Public Health England funding last year. Since then the group, which also meets in Huddersfield, used cash reserves to keep going. A final support session is due to be held at the Methodist Mission in Huddersfield at 7pm on Wednesday, April 27. There is another alcohol support service, provided by On-Trak, based in Dewsbury and Huddersfield, and no referral is required.
Funeral announced NORTH KIRKLEES: The funeral service of rugby league legend Mick Sullivan will take place at Dewsbury Minster on Thursday April 28. The ceremony for the former GB, Wigan, St Helens, Huddersfield and Dewsbury star, who died last week aged 82, begins at 11.15am before committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 12.30pm, followed by a function at Shaw Cross Sharks’ clubhouse off Leeds Road. Donations will be collected for the benefit of the Danny Jones Defibrillator Appeal.
Drugs arrests DEWSBURY: Three people were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after police raids last Saturday. Armed officers went to two neighbouring semi-detached homes on Staincliffe Road at around 9.30pm. A 49-year-old man and a woman aged 48 were arrested at one address while a 48-year-old man was arrested next door.
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Fears that roadworks may cause lorry chaos By David Miller LORRIES could get stuck in Mirfield once roadworks at an accident blackspot begin on Monday, a councillor has warned. The B6118 Bellstring Lane/Liley Lane between Grange Moor and Kirkheaton is to get new ‘high friction’ surfacing after a series of recent crashes. Coun Martyn Bolt (Con, Mirfield) fears that late notice and a lack of signs may see traffic forced into u-turns. He said: “The road is a major throughfare and is often used as a shortcut to the motorways. “The last thing I want to see is vehicles having to come through Mirfield – lorries will find we have some very low bridges.” He added: “Not only would we face disruption, there could be
regional disruption as well. “If a lorry was to get stuck on Station Road, the railway line would have to be closed to allow for damage to the bridge to be checked.” In February, commuters faced hours of delays when a lorry crashed into the bridge. Work on the B6118 could take two weeks and runs from the Hare and Hounds pub to Highgate Lane. Since Christmas there have been a string of accidents, though the cause is still officially unknown. Speeding, weather, worn road surfaces and mud from lorries coming out of nearby quarries have been blamed. Coun Bolt said: “If the primary cause is speeding, then a ‘safer’ surface could lead drivers to think they can go even faster. “If it is mud, then that needs stopping. They would be breaking the law in dropping mud. “They would also be breaking planning conditions by not ensuring their wheels are washed effectively.”
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Auction raises vital funds for monks’ work CULTURE lovers with an eye for a bargain descended on a Mirfield monastery for a fundraiser last Saturday. Monks at the Community of the Resurrection, on Stocks Bank Road, held an auction in aid of their work. Lots included a 19th century oil painting by early French impressionist Maurice Levis. There were also bronze sculptures of Mercury and Narcissus and an early painting by Holmfirth-based artist Ashley Jackson from the early 1970s. Other key pieces in a sale of about 400 items included a landscape painting of Ffestiniog in North
Wales by Cecil Arthur Hunt. Three previous auctions raised about £150,000 towards building renovations at the monastery – but the latest is to support the work of the monks. The Community of the Resurrection provides religious teaching and is also a place of retreat. Many of the items came from the monastery after a clearout of storage rooms and cupboards. Silverware, stamps, coins, medals and even a canteen-sized steamer were found. Organiser Fr John Gribben said: “There was something for all budgets – things that are useful and things that are beautiful.”
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Bronte feast River tent riddle: Woman sought A SEARCH is under a way for a woman as part of police investigations into the disappearance of a man who had been living in a tent on the banks of the River Calder in Dewsbury. Police found a receipt from Poundland near the purple tent and it led them to CCTV footage of a woman at the store. Officers are worried about her welfare as they continue to appeal for the man they believe had been living in the tent to come forward. Products found in the tent led police to speak to staff at a nearby supermarket – and on to more CCTV images. The tent was first sighted during the search for another missing man, Daniel France, whose body was found in the river close to where the tent was pitched. An investigation into his death is continuing. Mr France was the fourth person in three weeks to die in rivers or canals in the area. Anyone who knows the man or woman pictured should call Kirklees CID on 101.
THE screening of a film starring Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland is just one of many events celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Charlotte Bronte. Devotion, a 1946 biopic from which this still is taken, will be shown at Whitechapel Church in Cleckheaton on Saturday April 23 (2.15 & 7.15). The screenings (£2 on the door) are one of many events from now until September – full listings are on Bronte200-Kirklees on Facebook. On Saturday April 23 (1.30), fans can follow a two-mile heritage trail from Dewsbury Minster, where Rev Bronte was curate, to St John’s Church in Dewsbury Moor via Crow Nest Park. To book a place, call Rev Kathy Robertson on 01924 438302. The cost is £2. Next day there will be costumed tours and craft activities from 1pm to 4pm at Red House
Museum in Gomersal. On Tuesday April 26 at Birstall Library (10.30am) Bronte-lovers can find out about the real person who inspired Jane Eyre. There will be a Bronte Trail as part of the Cleckheaton Literature Festival on Thursday April 28 from 10am to 12noon. Other activities to look out for include a photography exhibition at Oakwell Hall from Saturday May 28 and a floral festival at Red House Museum on Saturday and Sunday July 9 and 10. A 12-mile walk around Bronte sites takes place on Sunday May 22 at 9am. Organised by Cleckheaton Rotary Club, it starts at the Princess Mary Playing Fields in Liversedge. It costs £5, which includes a Spen Way Heritage Trail booklet and map. For details call 01274 877528 or email cleckrotary@hotmail.co.uk.
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Charlotte lunch NORTH KIRKLEES: Literary fans have until the end of today (Friday) to book lunch with descendants of the Bronte family. Three of Charlotte Bronte’s relations will be guests at a bicentennial event at Healds Hall Hotel in Liversedge at 12.30pm on Thursday April 21. The Queen's 90th birthday will also be toasted. To book call the hotel on 01924 409112. ■ A day trip to London for Bronte sightseeing sets off from Mirfield Parish Church at 11.30am on Friday April 22. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are commemorated in Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey. The cost will be shared, depending on numbers. Anyone interested in going can call organiser Imelda Marsden on 07806 431728.
Woodwork on show MIRFIELD: An open day on Sunday will showcase items made by woodwork enthusiasts over the last year. The Birstall Woodturning Club event features rocking horses, bowls, lamps and even pens. Mayor of Mirfield Coun Vivien Lees-Hamilton is due to open the show at Holme Bank Mills, which runs from 10am to 4pm.
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News In Brief Oakwell robbery BIRSTALL: A woman was punched in a robbery at Oakwell Hall Country Park last Friday. Three men approached the 26-year-old victim between 4pm and 7.20pm and stole her mobile phone and a small amount of cash. Police said the woman was punched in the face and suffered injuries to her jaw. The suspects are described as white and were wearing tracksuits, hoodies and baseball caps. One of the men had a short scruffy beard. Anyone with information can call Det Con Shaun Topham at Kirklees CID on 101.
Maypole festival BIRSTALL: Youngsters will show off fancy footwork at a Maypole Festival at Oakwell Hall next month. The event, organised by the Friends of Oakwell Hall, is at the historic Nutter Lane venue on Monday May 2 at 1pm. Pupils from St Patrick’s RC Primary will perform traditional English dancing on the lawn in front of the hall. The friends group will also have a stall serving home-made cake and drinks. All are welcome.
Family fun day GOMERSAL: A family fun day is to be held to celebrate the opening of a new childminding centre. The event, which features, donkey rides, a bouncy castle and various stalls, takes place at Latham Farm from 12noon to 4pm on Monday May 2. Funds raised are for the new creche which has opened in a log cabin on the farm, offering organic home-cooked meals.
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Community group founder spared jail for race attack
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By Staff Reporters THE founder of an anti-radicalisation group in Dewsbury avoided jail for a racist attack at a junior football match. Haroon Adam, 43, of youth project Engage Dewsbury, left rival coach Robert Bird needing surgery on his left leg on March 22 last year. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard Adam refereed a game involving his own team which was marred by claims of cheating. Adam’s side scored a disputed late goal which saw Mr Bird accuse the defendant. But at the end of the game in Savile Town, Mr Bird went over to shake hands with Adam and his 48year-old brother Idris, also a coach of the rival team. Jill Seddon, prosecuting, said: “(Haroon) Adam became aggressive, told him to “f*** off” and called him a “white t***”. “The complainant pointed out there were children present and the reply was: ‘We don’t want your sort here, just f*** off.” Mr Bird then tried to walk away but was followed by Adam and a punch was thrown towards him. He was dragged to the floor and assaulted by the brothers, both of Wharf Street, Savile Town, and others who have yet to be identified. Mr Bird twisted his knee as he fell and was then kicked and punched while on the floor. An MRI scan later showed Mr Bird suffered a ruptured cruciate
Group continues to Engage WORK by a group committed to tackling extremism carried on last Saturday after their founder Haroon Adam was convicted of an attack. Engage Dewsbury joined forces with Kick Off Dewsbury in Savile Town for a free scouts event. The National Scouts Association were at Kick Off’s indoor sports
complex on Mill Street East detailing the adventurous lives children can lead. Engage Dewsbury’s Facebook page states of their mission: “This is a Muslim-led initiative which aims to bring together people of all faiths and none to stand together against Da’esh (Isis) and raise our voices.”
ligament with lateral tears. Haroon Adam was found guilty after a twoday trial of racially-aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Taxi driver Idris Adam was convicted of an offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Haroon Adam was given a 26week jail term suspended for 18 months and told to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work. Idris Adam received a 22-week suspended prison sentence and
must do 200 hours of unpaid work. Both will also have to pay £500 compensation to Mr Bird, plus £482.50 costs and an £80 victim surcharge. Chairman of the bench Wayne Perriman acknowledged Haroon Adam’s community work But he said: “This was a children’s sporting event and we find it despicable that these children and Mr Bird had to witness such atrocious behaviour from the pair of you.”
A JOYRIDER crashed a stolen car in Ravensthorpe last Sunday after a police chase through busy streets. The silver Mercedes C Class shunted into the back of a black Audi A4 driven by a father with his children on board on North Road at around 1.30pm. It is believed an unmarked police car, guided by the force helicopter, followed the Mercedes from Mirfield. A driver coming in the opposite direction narrowly avoided being hit but was blocked in by the stricken Mercedes and police vehicles. The joyrider fled down a ginnel but was caught and arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving. Passengers in the Audi were treated by paramedics at a nearby property but none were seriously hurt. The crash near Diamond Wood Community Academy led to a crowd of about 100 people gathering on the street. North Road has several large speed bumps and “no overtaking” signs due to previous incidents. The Audi was quickly moved but the road was shut for more than an hour until the Mercedes could be recovered.
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Friday April 15, 2016 Coun Martyn Bolt (left) with farmer Michael Barber at the site of the birthday beacon
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access to the field, which is directly next to Crossley Lane. “I was happy to help after being approached and we’ve cut in a new roadway and put down some hardstanding to help prepare the land,” he said. The site commands spectacular views across Mirfield and beyond Coun Bolt said: “I believe Mirfield is so far the only location in Kirklees which will form part of a nationwide network of beacons to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday. “We still hope other towns and areas will emulate us, it
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Tea and cakes with the mayor at town hall THE MAYOR of Kirklees is hosting a tea party at Dewsbury Town Hall to mark the 90th birthday of the Queen. Coun Paul Kane and the mayoress plus other dignitaries will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s milestone from 3.30pm to 5.30pm on Thursday April 21, with tea, coffee and cakes served free of charge. Residents are welcome to attend but places are limited. To book, email mayors.office@kirklees.gov.uk or contact the Mayor’s Office on 01484 221905 as soon as possible.
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Do you recognise these rings? VICTIMS who may have had jewellery stolen should call police to see if items recovered belong to them. Four men who are now on bail were arrested last week after a series of distraction thefts around Dewsbury and Batley. Passers-by were asked for change for a £2 coin but later found items including rings had vanished. Det Con Victoria Catania, of Kirklees CID, said: “We
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Hidden gem wins ale fans’ approval Advertising Feature EAL ALE lovers in Dewsbury have given their seal of approval to a rejuvenated hidden gem. Joel Graham took over at the historic Leggers Inn, at Savile Marina, in February and has already garnered praise from pub-goers across the district. The canalside venue, which opened in 1998, became known as a real ale haven and Joel is working hard to restore its sterling reputation. At least six ales are always on offer, with four guest beers from breweries across the region changed from week to week by Joel and his team. “The welcome from regulars has been brilliant, and there’s so much potential here,” said Joel, who previously worked at the West Riding and the Old Turk in Dewsbury “The marina is a little hidden oasis, it’s a lovely location which a lot of people don’t know exists. “We have a children’s playground here, a canal walk and it’s great for
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Jenny tells Ann all about ‘How The Other Half Loves’ H OW The Other Half Loves – performing now at the Theatre Royal Haymarket – is an hilarious tale of matrimonial mishaps. Jenny Seagrove, who plays Fiona Foster, tells me: “It’s a super fun play and such great comedy. I think it appeals because it’s well-acted and fun ... people want to go to the theatre and enjoy, escape, and feel jolly good afterwards.” Jenny is sensational in her role, with superb comic timing and some wonderful comedy patter that will leave fans howling with laughter in the stalls. Honestly, book now and enjoy London’s biggest laughter hit. Tell them Ann sent you! DERMOT O’LEARY will be back at the helm of The X Factor when the long-running format returns to ITV in the autumn. However, I’m told that it’s not the bigmoney deal everyone is talking about, as there have been cuts in the budget, but Dermot was more than happy to jump back into the job. ANIMAL PARK is returning to BBC One after a seven-year hiatus to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first drive-through safari park. The show, which was a huge prime time in the early 2000s, will be fronted by Ben Fogle and Kate Humble again, and if successful with viewers will return for a full series. MIRANDA HART has confirmed her new book, Peggy and Me, will finally be released in October 2016. The book, which is about her relationship with her ‘gorgeous’ dog, was originally scheduled to be published a couple of years ago – but the one and only draft was stolen. She has now ‘remembered’ most of the book, and fans will no doubt be delighted.
cyclists and walkers.” The Leggers, off Mill Street East, has a welcoming open fire and has been sympathetically decorated with local relics and pictures of canal boats. Regulars and new customers are enjoying a food menu featuring pub classics such as pie and peas, curry and jacket potatoes. The Leggers’ function room is also available for use at any time, with no hire charge. Joel’s musical background (he has played in rock bands
for many years) means that he’s keen to introduce regular music events at the pub, with several acoustic acts having already performed. Dewsbury’s annual canal festival takes place in the marina on Saturday and Sunday July 30-31, with the Leggers Inn playing a major part in the festivities. Along with the usual children's rides, stalls, boat trips and a boat pull competition, there will be live bands to round off the days’ events. The Leggers will be starting a weekly quiz night this Sunday (8.30pm) and Joel is also planning a small music festival in late August, and a beer festival in October.
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NOW Kelvin Fletcher’s younger brother has joined his sibling in the ITV serial drama game, with a cameo spot in Coronation Street. Brother Brayden has made his debut and tells me: “I do hope to get more work. Having a brother in a soap I know the ropes and would love a stint in Emmerdale.” JUST days after performing on The Voice UK 2016, Stevie McCrorie has decided to turn his back on being a musician full-time. The singer, who was crowned the winner of the BBC series last year, is believed to be gearing up to re-join his col-
Ann Montini and Jenny Seagrove leagues at Kirkcaldy Fire Station in the coming weeks. He tells me: “It’s not secure enough, but I really enjoyed the whole experience.” ANNEKA RICE tells me that despite not appearing in Treasure Hunt for over 30 years, she still gets asked about the show. “It’s funny that people remember it with such affection, as to me it seems so long ago, but I guess it was the helicopter and jump suit that stuck in people’s minds really,” she said. THE FAST Show’s Simon Day will play the outrageous Alf Garnett in a remake of sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. Simon tells me: “I loved the show when I was growing up as Alf always had a word – normally the wrong one – for anybody who got in his way. I just hope we can do justice to bringing him back, but I am happy with the script.” FILMING has started on the new series of hit BBC One drama Ordinary Lies. It will be set in the call centre and warehouse of a sports sales company in Wales and will star EastEnders’ Matt Di Angelo, Griff Rhys Jones and Waterloo Road actress Angela Griffin. DARREN DAY has secured more work after appearing on this year’s Celebrity Big Brother. He will appear alongside comedy favourite Billy Pearce at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford this Christmas as Captain Hook. Darren tells me: “I am so excited by this, as I know Billy will have us all in stitches throughout the run. It’s an honour to be playing there too.” BARRY HUMPHRIES is to present a Channel Four series called an OAP’s Guide to Britain. The comic and actor, who is best known as
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Ramblers’ corner • FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details SUNDAY APRIL 17 WEDNESDAY APRIL 20 NORWOOD GREEN (NK) TONG & FULNECK Meet 1.30pm at War Memorial Meet at 11.30am at the Gardens, Bailiff Bridge, HD6 4DX Greyhound Pub, Tong, Bradford GR SE 148 252 5 miles (M) BD4 0RR SE 222 308 5 miles A walk with local history Finishes 2.15pm approx Leader: Peter Davies Leader: Jim peterdavies567@btinternet.com Tel: 01924 469700
Strictly stars coming to Dewsbury STRICTLY Come Dancing stars Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite will be hot-footing it down to Dewsbury Town Hall to make a special appearance at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Summer Ball. The black tie event, which will be hosted by award-winning performer Billy Pearce, is part of a series of fundraising efforts by staff at Dewsbury and District Hospital to raise money for the Neuro Rehab ward. Kathryn Fishwick, a consultant from the hospital, said: “Money raised from all our events is being used to fund everything from physio equipment to music therapy sessions. “All of which help patients on the Neuro Rehab ward recovering from a stroke, traumatic injury or viral illness to get
Historical notes... SPEN VALLEY Historical Society’s next two upcoming meetings will be: Wednesday May 11 (The Mabel Ferrett Memorial Lecture) – ‘The Mary Rose’ by David Cockman; Wednesday June 8 ‘The Pilgrimage of Grace’ by Julia Hickey. Meetings are held in the Catholic Church Parish Hall on Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, starting at 7.30pm, with refreshments served from 7.15pm. The cost is £2 per meeting for members, £4 for guests and membership is £10 per year. For more information, contact society secretary Sue Cooper via email on scooper@ thecooperson line.org.uk.
back to being who they once were. “The funds we receive will enable us to support them back to being able to do all the things that we take for granted such as boiling a kettle or handling money.” The Strictly Summer Ball will take place at Dewsbury Town Hall on Friday July 1, from 6.45pm to 12.30am. The dress code is ‘black tie and summer glitz’ and tickets can be purchased at £50 per person from strictlysummerball@ gmail.com, or by calling 07837 545642. Kathryn concluded: “I’m delighted that Natalie and Ian will be making an appearance at our ball, I’m sure they will put us all to shame on the dancefloor, but I hope that they may be able to teach us a few moves!”
Memorial ride to be bigger than ever A masterpiece A RIDE inspired by the memory of cyclist John Radford will be bigger than ever this year. The Streetbikes group – who recycle bikes to give to needy families – have organised the John Radford Mixed Ability Memorial Ride and Cycling Festival which will see riders take on up to 100km on track or greenway from a start point in Spen. And for the first time, everyone taking part will receive a ride number and a medal. Organiser Gill Greaves, of Streetbikes, said the ride would include cyclists of all abilities,
including some on specially adapted bikes for disabled riders. She added: “John’s family have really supported us and we give out the John Radford medal for achievement for riders throughout the year. “This year, our event will be set up so people can ride as far as they like up to 100 kilometres on track or on the greenway. “We will give out bikes and helmets to those who want to take part, and it will be a celebration of cycling.” John Radford’s daughter Emma said: “As a family we are really
Time to get sowing IF YOU want to make sure your garden is filled with colour and vegetables this summer and autumn, now is the time to get sowing. Dewsbury’s Friends of Crow Nest Park group have issued an open invitation to anyone to join them at their greenhouse in the park between 1.30pm and 3.30pm on Saturday April 23, to sow some seeds and try their hand at “pricking out” young seedlings. The Friends will show participants how you can grow your own bedding plants and vegetables, using recycled materials to avoid the expense of buying pots and seed trays and propagators. All materials will be provided and you can take home your seedlings. A spokesman for the group said: “It is really a lot cheaper – and lots of fun – to do it yourself. “Each day you can watch your seedlings grow until the day they can be planted out in the garden. “There will also be a plant sale of perennials, indoor plants and cacti. There are no bedding plants for sale yet because it’s too early for those, but it is just the right time to be sowing them indoors.”
touched by the work that Streetbikes continues to do and for their commitment to include everyone in this sport. John would be so very proud to be involved in this.” Family members will be handing out medals on the day. The event takes place on Saturday June 18 starting from the Princess Mary Athletics Stadium next to Spenborough Pool. Entry fee is £4 and registering in advance is essential. For further information or to book a place go to www.streetbikes.org.uk or phone 07873 773417.
of intrigue SINGLE SPIES Leeds Grand Theatre April 12–16 Box office: 0844 848 2700 www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Review by Janet Black SINGLE SPIES, written by legendary Yorkshire playwright Alan Bennett, consists of two comedic plays based on Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt. Both plays are based on portrayals of two of the best-known members of the Cambridge Five – a Soviet spy ring recruited at Cambridge University in the 1930s which also included Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and John Cairncross. In both plays Bennett causes us to wonder about the nature of patriotism and about the betrayal of patriotic values. He says: “I’ve always had a difficulty with the so-called Cambridge Spies. Kim Philby betrayed a whole ring of agents and yet, because he was a journalist, he was forgiven, or at least not seen as such a traitor as Blunt or Burgess.” The two plays are performed under the umbrella title of Single Spies and combine to make an award-winning masterpiece from Bennett, which tackles one of Britain’s most fascinating stories of espionage. Nicholas Farrell, who plays Guy Burgess, has always loved Alan Bennett’s writing, stating he thinks that he has great empathy with the foibles and weaknesses in others, and that Bennett always manages to find wit and humanity in his characters. Farrell was drawn to the production because of its fascinating subject, in the young men born into a world of privilege, with so many gifts, who made the decisions they made.
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NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Cricket on hold due to bad weather
Albion slide further down the First Division North standings OSSETT ALBION
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at Queens Terrace OSSETT ALBION slipped further down the Evo-Stik First Division North table after losing 3-1 at home to Kendal Town. The visitors got off to the perfect start, going ahead after just three minutes, thanks
to Samuel Bailey’s successful spot kick. This lead was doubled six minutes later when Daniel Forbes found the back of the net. Rikki Paylor gave Albion hope of salvaging something from the game when he scored in the 68th minute, but as Albion pushed for an equaliser they were hit on the break when Alexander Newby scored four minutes from time to seal the win for his side. Albion are now 10th in the table and prepare to face Radcliffe Borough tomorrow (Saturday, 3pm).
HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Woodman remain the team to catch
THE EAGERLY-AWAITED historic opening to the inaugural All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League season will have to wait. On Tuesday night the decision was made by the league’s management board to postpone the opening day fixtures due to the difficulty clubs have been having with their pitch preparations. Because of saturated outfields many clubs just cannot get machinery onto the square to prepare the playing surface and, with this situation affecting such a high proportion of the member clubs, it has been decided to reschedule all Premier Division games for September 10. League chairman David Young said: “The opinions of the clubs were overwhelming. The wet weather has been unprecedented and we appreciate that all clubs have been working very hard in an incredibly difficult situation. “In rearranging games we have observed the wishes of clubs who have indicated they do not want to play league matches on a Sunday. “Therefore, we have set dates in September when the weather is usually more favourable.” When Hanging Heaton open their season at Bennett Lane next week visitors may not notice the work that has been done on the playing area, but one change will be immediately apparent – the landmark poplar trees at the Fox and Hounds end of the ground have been cropped. Around 15 feet were lopped off the tops of the trees in what was a major makeover. “We, as a club, were immensely proud to win the
Evo-Stik First Division North
Wet weather has hampered pitch preparations for the start of a new-look cricket season Mike Popplewell ground award last season,” said cricket chairman John Carruthers. “But there is no resting on our laurels. We are always striving to improve the facilities at Bennett Lane and the experience for visiting players and spectators.” However, if the Bennett Lane men can maintain the playing improvement shown last year that experience might not be such an enjoyable one for visitors in the coming months as far as results go. The newly-formed Bradford League Championship Division’s have had their opening day fixtures postponed, along with the rest of the league, but while tomorrow’s scheduled games will now be played on September 17, a week after the Premier Division games, they have been hit by further disruption following the withdrawal of Windhill. High Busy Lane, Windhill, has been the home of Windhill Cricket Club for more than a century.
Windhill had been allocated to the Championship A Division and this means Birstall, Batley, Ossett and Liversedge will all be finding themselves with two blank weeks this season. With the Conference Division already having an odd number of teams it is a shame the Windhill situation came too late for a reshuffle that might have prevented those frustrating days when clubs will inevitably be left idle despite perfect playing conditions. Next week’s opening day will have a familiar feel to it for the Dewsbury and district clubs for Birstall will entertain Batley and Ossett are at home to Liversedge. In the Conference Heckmondwike and Carlinghow were actually one the few clubs whose ground would have been fit to start this week but, while they begin with a home game against Adwalton next week, neighbouring Crossbank are the odd team out and will have to wait a further week to open their season.
WOODMAN BATLEY CARR lead the Heavy Woollen Sunday League Premier Division by two points following an exciting 5-4 win at fellow title hopefuls Mirfield Town. Andrew Pickles fired a hat-trick for Woodman with Ryan Simmons and Joe Rhodes also finding the net. Oliver Rounding, Michael Rounding, Adam Brown and Niall Wood replied for Town, who slip to fourth place. Woodkirk Valley lie second after they hammered struggling AFC Chickenley 8-0 thanks to four goals from Christy Woods, plus strikes from Jonny Downey, Danny Barton, David Murphy and Stuart Dodd. Rob Boardman bagged a magnificent seven goals as St John Fisher recorded an 11-1 win over lowly Mount Pleasant. Matthew Bugg, Irfane Khan and Richard Newman hit the others as Fisher move to third place, four points behind the leaders but with seven games in hand. Jack Rogerson hit a hat-trick as Birkenshaw won 5-2 at bottom side Overthorpe Sports Club. Joel Farrar and Liam Fox claimed the others, with Overthorpe replying through Lee Davey and Lewis Ward. Championship leaders Navigation won 2-0 at home to previous leaders St John Fisher Reserves while Heckmondwike Sports Club climbed to second after a Joe Armour hattrick, plus one from Ross Palfreman, saw off the challenge of bottom side Ravenswharfe in a 4-0 victory. Alex Barnes hit the only goal of the game as Hartshead moved to within two points of the leaders with a 1-0 win at Town Rangers. Birstall St Patricks enjoyed an 8-0 win over fellow strugglers Deighton WMC thanks to an Alex Howdle hat-trick, plus strikes from Matthew Glynn, Jean-Marie Julienne, Tom Williams and Matthew Orme. With Division One leaders Hanging Heaton Cricket Club having completed all their fix-
SPEN VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Exciting finish to Spen Valley Premier PALESTINO continue to set the pace in the Spen Valley Football League Premier Division after an emphatic 100 win away at Vision FC Wyke. Zubair Khan, Adbur Rahim, Zain Mushtaq, Theo Bujra, Scott Morrison, Ryan Sanson and James Chadwick were all on the scoresheet for Palestino. Idle also had a comfortable victory running out 6-2 winners against Hartshead FC. Jack Strudwick and Andrew
Wood both netted hat-tricks for the hosts. Harsthead replied through James Leeming and Brendan Folan. Girlington and bottom placed Savile United played out an entertaining 4-4 draw. The league’s strugglers pulled off a surprise on the road and scored through Faisal Adam (two) and Abdul Razak Etorki (two). Girlington, meanwhile, netted thanks to Irfaq Khaliq
(two), Yunus Bismillah and Saad Abbas. And Athletico kept in touch with leaders Palestino after a comfortable 4-0 home win against Savile Youth. In Division One Norfolk overcame Howden Clough 53. Eugene’s hat-trick helped his side to the win. Other goals came from Peiro and Huzaifah. Clough netted through Simon Moore, Corey Starkey
and Reece Scholes to keep the game interesting. And Mount Pleasant cruised to a 4-0 victory at Inter Batley to keep their slim hopes of catching leaders Dewsbury West Side alive. Mohammed Patel, Saif Akbar, Sufyaan Hafez and Jabir Patel got the goals for the away side. Dewsbury West Side show no signs of faltering, however, after thumping Savile Town 60.
tures Battyeford are the only side who can snatch the title from them, and they kept up the chase with a 9-2 win at Birkenshaw Reserves. Joe Green led the way with five goals, with Ashley Harper and John MacDonald weighing in with two apiece. Dale Motlib and John Worsnop replied for Birkenshaw. Clifton Rangers Reserves lie in fourth place after they won 2-0 at home to FC Liversedge, while Gareth Jones fired a hat-trick in Scholes Athletic’s 6-4 win over Punch Bowl. Mick Hutton and Jonny Irvine hit the others, with Bradley Balmforth, Joshua Wood, Nathan Williams and an own goal replying for Punch Bowl. Division Two leaders Old Bank WMC were leading their game 4-1 against Six Lane Ends but the match was abandoned after 64 minutes after a serious injury. Saville Arms are eight points behind in second place after goals from Saul Lee, Lewis Tolson, Alex Wilson and Alex Shaw saw them win 4-1 against Snowdon. Rose of York have a chance of overhauling Old Bank after they recorded the biggest score of the weekend with a 16-0 win at bottom side Shire. Matthew Bolton led the way with six goals for Rose who also had Nathan Rogerson (hat-trick), Dean Vernon (two), Taylor Biggins, Reiss Brook, James Kenworthy, Nathan McDaid and Adam Wells on target. Elsewhere Field Head won 2-1 at Clifton Rangers A to move up to eighth place.
ATHLETICS
Stansfield wins over 60s half-marathon MADELEINE STANSFIELD of Dewsbury Road Runners won the female over 60 prize at the Ackworth Half Marathon in 1 hour 48 minutes 33 seconds. Other Dewsbury results were: James Morris 1:26:46 31st; Andy Dean 1:31:47 52nd; Andrew Byram 1:33:09 61st; Kevin Watson 1:36:01 75th; Wayne Ryan 1:42:24 106th; Stephen Chapman 1:43:00 112th; Paul Smith 1:47:10 134th; John Tate 1:49:20 148th. Elsewhere, in the Wilmslow Half Marathon Treena Johnson of Dewsbury won the women’s over 50 prize and finished ninth of the 1332 women finishers in a time of 1:23:40.
DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS TUESDAY APRIL 5: 1 J Paxton and D Hannam;
2 T Johnson and J Bragg; 3 P and D Sampson; 4 M Watson and G Bloom.
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RUGBY LEAGUE EXTRA
Jack Seddon on the attack for Cleckheaton as they completed an unlikely comeback Gerald Christian
Stags begin YML Premier with win YML Premier MIRFIELD STAGS ILLINGWORTH
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Cleck RU edge closer to safety National League Three North BIRKENHEAD PARK 17 CLECKHEATON RUFC
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at Park Road North CLECKHEATON edged ever closer to securing their place in next season’s National League Three North campaign after overcoming fellow strugglers Birkenhead Park 22-17. The Moorenders had to work exceptionally hard against a determined team desperate on staying in the division – and that work ethic put the hosts ahead after just two minutes. Dave Ibbotson was the man who touched down. And the home supporters were
soon given further hope when Adam Wellington crossed over following an impressive move. Cleckheaton then looked down and out shortly afterwards when they failed to halt a rolling maul which led to the home side’s third try of the game after 30 minutes. But, the Moorenders regrouped and salvaged some pride in the first half when they were awarded a penalty try following some good work from the forwards. However the visitors still had their work cut out in the second period if they were to overturn a 12-point deficit. But their hopes were boosted when man of the match Jack Bickerdike set up full-back James Wilson to touch down. Ronan Evans converted.
Cleckheaton continued in the ascendancy and crossed the whitewash again, this time Martin Woodhead got the ball down. Evans’ touchline conversion then edged the away side in front for the first time in the game. The Moorend outfit were finished there though and sealed the win in the final 10 minutes with a penalty goal from Evans. The win leaves Cleckheaton two places above the drop zone and if they get just a single point out of their game at home to Rossendale tomorrow (Saturday, 3pm), or Huddersfield fail to earn five points from their match against Ilkley, then the Moorenders’ safety will be guaranteed in National League Three North.
WAYNE WILSON and Braden Hunter bagged doubles as Mirfield Stags made a winning start to their 2016 Yorkshire Men’s League Premier Division campaign, thrashing last-year’s topflight runners-up Illingworth at Hillrich Park. In the highest level of competition the Stags have played in since their formation in 2014, visitors Illingworth looked set to provide a huge test, having defeated Mirfield 46-0 when the two sides last locked horns. But they would prove no match for Richard Silverwood’s side, who overcame their Calderdale opponents following a closelycontested first half. A pin-point Ross Hayden kick was collected by Braden Hunter and the BARLA Great Britain international powered over after just three minutes to make it 4-0. Illingworth responded through Dean Williams shortly after, levelling the scores. But the Stags were back in front after a quarter of an hour, as Wilson collected a neat pass and powered across the whitewash. Hayden added the extras. Wilson was in again within four minutes of his initial effort, this time breaking through a wall of defenders before racing 30 metres to touch down for his second try. Hayden was again on target with the conversion attempt, moving Mirfield a dozen
NON LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Top form distances Reds from the drop Evo-Stik First Division North
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at Sir Tom Finney Stadium OSSETT TOWN need just two points from their remaining four games to secure their survival in the Evo-Stik First Division North campaign after beating Bamber Bridge 1-0 on Tuesday night. It was a close contest throughout but the Reds claimed all three points thanks to Danny Frost’s 63rd minute strike. This followed Town’s impressive 3-1 win away at Prescot Cables last Saturday. Anthony Mackie fired the away side in front before Simon Rogers doubled the Reds’ lead early in the second half. David Brown then sealed the win for his side with a goal six minutes from time. Prescot managed an 86th-minute consolation strike but it didn’t deter from manager Grant Black’s celebrations after the match. Town played their game in hand at home to New Mills last night (Thurs) and follow that up with the visit of Glossop North End tomorrow (Saturday, 3pm).
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points clear. Illingworth rallied to narrow the gap before half-time, with Darren and Dean Williams crossing for quickfire scores. But a neat piece of play saw Hunter barge over with just seconds of the opening period remaining to ensure the Stags lead at the break. Ben Mather took just six second-half minutes to extend Mirfield’s lead, Hayden’s successful conversion making it 26-16. And the Stags were far from done there. In-form winger Tom Coates crashed over in the corner to all but seal his side’s success prior to the hour mark, as AJ Boardman added his name to the list of try-scorers. There was to be no mercy from the hosts as Hayden got on the end of his own kickthrough to take Mirfield beyond the 40-point mark, before adding the extras with ease. Then came arguably the moment of the match when prop Richard Casanove broke through the opposition line and galloped 50 metres, only to be hauled down inches short of the line. From there, Nathan Hadfield fired wide a quick pass to Hayden and the fullback sent Phil Shotton in for another Mirfield try. Kieran Nicholson hit back for Illingworth, scoring a try against the run of play, but his effort counted for little more than consolation as the Stags surpassed half a century of points on the opening weekend of their top-flight campaign. Mirfield return to Pennine League Championship action tomorrow (Saturday, 2.30pm) when they host Stainland Stags.
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
Sedge defeated Belles prepare for showdown in survival race with title rivals Bradford City A NCEL Premier Division
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at Clayborn LIVERSEDGE lost out to Pickering Town 1-0 in their Northern Counties East League Premier Division clash at Clayborn last Saturday. Jonathan Rimmington’s men went behind to an 18thminute strike from Sam Calvert but, despite their best efforts for the remainder of the game, couldn’t break through and find an equaliser against their stubborn opponents. The defeat leaves Liversedge in the relegation zone but only two points adrift of safety with five games in hand. Liversedge hosted Worksop last night (Thurs) looking to climb out of the drop zone for the first time this year with a win. The Clayborn side travel to Retford United tomorrow (Saturday, 3pm) for their last away game of the season in what is set to be a busy end to a long campaign for the league’s strugglers. Rimmington’s men have six games left to play between now and the end of the month.
FIRST Division leaders Battyeford Belles may have missed out on a League Cup final appearance, but their West Riding League clash with second placed Bradford City A this week takes on cup final proportions with a place in the Premier League the reward for victory. It is one win each in the previous meetings between the sides this season but, following a 9-0 demolition of Hebden Royd in their last game, three points at Bradford on Sunday will put them out of City’s reach in the title race. Both sides won their last game and that leaves Battyeford eight points clear of City, having played a game more but while a
win would give the Mirfield girls the title a defeat would once again throw the title race wide open. Meanwhile, Silsden and Leeds Medics and Dentists are waiting in the wings for the top two to slip up. Ossett Town have seen their Premier Division title hopes disintegrate in recent weeks with a 3-2 defeat at bottom club Gledhow proving the latest disappointment for coach Dan Robinson. Having been in the running for promotion for much of the season, a defeat for Town at home to Bradford Park Avenue, who are now bottom, leaves them in danger of finishing in the bottom three. With one win and one defeat in their double-
header with Crossley the Town reserve side look like having a respectable finish in Division Three, while Dewsbury Rangers still have hopes of a top four finish. On Sunday Ossett Town reserves are at home to Dewsbury Rangers. In the North East Regional League Ossett Albion are once again sliding toward the relegation zone in the Southern Division with a 3-1 defeat at Malet Lambert leaving them only six points clear of bottom club, Rovers Foundation, having played a game more. Albion’s scorer in that last game was Nikki Swift but they can expect little joy from the trip this week to runaway leaders Oughtibridge.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Sharks’ playoff hopes look a distant dream NCL Division One
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at The Oval SHAW Cross Sharks’ wretched start to the new National Conference League Division One season continues after a fourth straight defeat, this time at the hands of Hunslet Warriors. It was the Warriors’ first home game of the campaign and the hosts made the most of it, having come
from 6-0 down to run out 26-6 winners. The Sharks took the lead through Will Gledhill but the Warriors were quick to respond and went over for five unanswered tries of their own. Early Sharks pressure saw a kick ricochet to Gledhill, who scooped up the ball to score. Danny Flowers converted. The Warriors responded when Richard Wheelhouse – who was named man of the match for the fourth game in succession – sent Luke Day over from close range. Hunslet took the game to the Sharks and pressure turned into points when Daryl Gaunt latched on to a loose pass to score. Then
Wheelhouse was on hand to latch onto a Lee West chip over and score, adding the conversion to the Gaunt try for a 16-6 half-time lead. Seven minutes into the second half the Warriors extended their lead when Wheelhouse dummied a few metres out to send in West. Victory was sealed just before the hour when Caldon Bravo powered his way over the line leaving Wheelhouse to add the extras. Play-off hopefuls Shaw Cross may have to re-evaluate their ambitions this year as they search for their first win of the season at home against Ince Rose Bridge tomorrow (Saturday, 2.30pm).
Trojans’ winning run ends after close encounter NCL Division Two
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THORNHILL TROJANS 18 at Lee Moor Road THORNHILL TROJANS remain unbeaten in National Conference League Division Two but their 100 per cent win record has gone after they were held to an 18-18 draw against Stanley Rangers. Rangers were on top in the first half and deserved their 12-6 lead at the change of ends, despite Mindaugas Bendikas putting the away side in front early on. Jack Sheperd then scored a 10th-minute try which was goaled by man of the match Danny Grice
Celtic woes continue DEWSBURY CELTIC lost out to fellow National Conference League Division Two strugglers Wigan St Judes 34-26 at Crow Nest Park. Three tries in the first 11 minutes from Connor Parkinson, Gavin Roden (the first of a hat-trick) and Parkinson again made it 18-0 to the visitors. Roden then added two more in a four-minute spell before Celtic hit back. Tries from Matty Sheridan and Rich Tillotson plus a
Thomas Halloran goal reduced their arrears. But the away side then landed a penalty and the conversion to a try from man of the match Dean Hunt to extend the lead to 34-10. Celtic battled hard to get back into the game after that. Sheridan and a brace from Josh Knowles made the score more respectable. However, the defeat is Celtic’s fourth on the bounce in Division Two and they currently sit alongside Stanningley, and their next opponents Blackbrook, who have also yet to register a point this season. Celtic travel to Blackbrook tomorrow (Saturday, 2.30pm) knowing only a win will do.
Harrison was named opposition man of the match by Batley thanks to his six-try-haul. He also collected the top tackler award. Max Grinhaff was another player to score six tries, but Alfie Watson (five), Lewis Firth (two), Sam Whiteley (two), Billy West (two). Jack Kirkaldy bagged a coaches’ man of the match award while Jack Pickles was another player to win a man of the match award thanks to his four tries. But the parents’ player of the match honours went to Archie Walker for his remarkable nine tries. And finally BIRSTALL VICTORIA UNDER-7S played their first-ever game against local rivals Batley Boys, who have been playing for a few weeks. Birstall’s team, consisting of Caden Hunter, Bailey Marshall, Alistair Moir, Lucas Raines, Matthew Shields, Alfie Shuttleworth, Jacob Shuttleworth, Kian Davies and Dylan Wailes, performed admirably.
Batley Boys Under-7s squad (above) before they faced Birstall Victoria last weekend Mark Lockwood
NCL Division Two
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CELTIC UNDER-15s ACE FIRST ROUND OF THE JUNIORS CONTINUATION CUP
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DEWSBURY CELTIC UNDER-15S overcame Wibsey Warriors 60-4 at home in the Yorkshire Juniors Continuation Cup preliminary round. In-form Jacob Feiweles (two), Conor Appleyard, Cameron Berry (two), Lewis Teale (hat-trick), George Bussey, Charlie Heaton and Jack Kelly got the tries for Celtic and Heaton’s kicking game was clinical. But Wibsey bagged a consolation try late on despite solid defending throughout from man of the match Kieran McFall. Celtic will face Division Three rivals Hull Wyke in the next round, but their next league match is against Newsome Panthers on Sunday. DEWSBURY MOOR MAROONS UNDER-14S didn’t have the same success in their Challenge Cup game away at Drighlington, losing 22-10. Connor Charlesworth bagged both tries for Moor and Brad Frost added one conversion. The parents’ and opposition man of the match Tom Berry for his hard work in defence. DEWSBURY CELTIC UNDER-13S progressed to the next round of the Contiuation Cup after a comprehensive 42-14 home win over Garforth Tigers. Jordan Callaghan (two), Matty Butterworth
Dewsbury Moor Under-10s top tackler Logan Riddle Mark Lockwood
(two), Joe Frain, Jake Sykes and Aiden Birch got the tries for Celtic. Callaghan added the conversions. A depleted THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER11S side had just nine players available for their tough game against Wyke. Frazer Cass performed well, scoring a hattrick of tries and in doing so collected the player of the match and top tackler awards. Louie Creaser also went over for a try and earned himself the opposition man of the match accolade. The 100 per cent effort honours went to Josh Oldrieve and the parents’ award was won by Jake Lyons. Elsewhere THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER11S WARRIORS dominated their match against Leeds Irish Clovers. The Clovers scored the opening try, but they weren’t ahead for long thanks to Thornhill’s player of the match Henri Wood. Top tackler Felix Ellis scored two tries and kicked a tricky conversion. Scott Walker’s powerful drives were rewarded with a try and with it he clinched the 100 per cent effort award. The parents’ player honour went to Finlay Ratcliffe Further Thornhill tries came from Connor Hickling, with Bailey Lee and Conor Emerson converting. BIRSTALL VICTORIA UNDER-11S showed defensive improvements against a solid Farnley Falcons side, notably thanks to the efforts of Cameron Stevens, but it was Cohan Burnham who collected the best trainer award. Birstall scored seven tries in total with Harry Avis bagging a hat-trick and with it the attacking contribution honours. Thomas Harrison scooped the man of steel accolade for his brace and seven conversions. There were also tries for Verne Capstick and Jack Mysak. Jamie Richardson put in another solid performance to win the supporters’ star and magic moment awards. The opposition award couldn’t be decided on individually and instead went to the whole team thanks to a well-drilled defensive display. BIRSTALL VICTORIA UNDER-10S also per-
formed well in a close-fought game against Eastmoor Dragons. Finnley Johnson scored a brace in the encounter but parents’ player Kaden Housecroft, who also received the magic moment honours, equalled Johnson with two length-of-the-field tries, as did Scarlett Hartley who was named top tackler. Poppy Adams was another stand-out performer on her debut with a fine attacking and defensive display. Kasey Wadsworth was Birstall’s other try scorer. THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-10S WARRIORS showed improvements against Bradford Dudley Hill. Top tackler Charlie Blacka looked strong in defence, as did Bailey Hargreaves who the 100 per cent effort award. Man of the match was Zak Haigh and Bradley Robertshaw bagged the parents’ player, magic moment and opposition player of the match awards. At Carr Lane DEWSBURY MOOR UNDER10S thrashed Illingworth 26-4. Zain Ajmal, Lucas Sheard, Tom Lay and Joe Maloney bagged Moor’s tries. Sheard and Maloney added the conversions. The coach’s man of the match went to Ajmal, parents’ man of the match was won by Sheard and Logan Riddle was named Top Tackler. Tom Lay was awarded the magic moment accolade, with Maloney collecting the opposition man of the match prize. And in a local derby against Dewsbury Celtic DEWSBURY MOOR MAROONS UNDER-9S completed a win to remain unbeaten. Opposition man of the match was Adam Ajmal, coaches’ player of the match went to Joe Disken, the parents’ honours went to Sam Beety and top tackler was won by Jack Sanderson. Moor’s youngsters face Birstall Victoria next. BIRSTALL VICTORIA UNDER-8S were in action against Batley Boys and Odsal Sedbergh at White Lee, Harley Trapps was a stand-out performer in both games, winning the 100 per cent effort and opposition man of the match awards.
and two minutes before half-time Stanley went ahead through Joel Marsh, Grice was again successful with the conversion. It remained a six-point game until just before the hour mark when Liam Green hit back with a Trojans try and Bates landed the conversion. Neal Ackroyd restored Stanley’s lead four minutes later but a Joss Ratcliffe try 15 minutes from the end set up a grandstand finish. The draw doesn’t do either side massive favours but the Trojans remain just a point off the pace at the top of Division Two. They will face their toughest test yet this season when they play host to league leaders Leigh East tomorrow (Saturday, 2.30pm).
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at the Tetley’s Stadium DEWSBURY RAMS failed to deal with Bradford Bulls’ Kris Welham who went over five times in what was a dominant win for the Odsal outfit as they put an end to their recent poor run of form in the Championship and got revenge for their recent Challenge Cup defeat at the Tetley’s Stadium. The Bulls were knocked out of the Challenge Cup following a single-point defeat to Dewsbury a month ago, but any hopes the hosts had of a second shock win were extinguished during the early stages of the second half during which the Bulls crossed for three tries in quick succession. James Lowes’ men looked dangerous on the break throughout the contest, but they were made to work hard for their half-time lead. The Rams made the perfect start to the game, crossing in the second minute following a right to left move that resulted in Jason Crookes providing a delayed ball to Dalton Grant, who crashed over in the corner. Paul Sykes added the extras and Dewsbury held a six-point advantage for ten minutes, before Kris Welham broke from halfway on the first play following the scrum, shaking off the tackle of Andy Kain and beating cover full-back Josh Guzdek to score. Danny Addy kicked an excellent conversion to level the scores but the
MATCH STATS: LONDON BRONCOS 32. Elliott Kear 2. Rhys Williams 1. Ben Hellewell 6. Israel Eliab 5. Iliess Macani 15. Jack Bussey 7. Will Barthau 8. Nick Slyney 9. James Cunningham 16. Mark Ioane 11. Daniel Harrison 12. Matt Garside 21. Alex Foster SUBS: 10. Eddie Battye 14. Andy Ackers 17. Mark Offerdahl 23. Jon Magrin
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Rams were back in front following a frenetic period of play, during which possession was conceded on numerous occasions by both sides. A decision to run the ball on the last tackle in the 22nd minute proved to be the correct one, as Joel Farrell forced his way over from short range for Sykes to again convert. The Bulls found an instant response as Welham stormed onto a flat pass to sprint over the line after Gaskell had gone close, but the conversion was missed, preserving the hosts’ narrow lead. Heading into the final five minutes of the first half the Rams were good value for their lead, but a misplaced pass just moments before half-time was snapped up by Lee Gaskell, who raced 80 metres for a score, which he converted to give the Bulls a 12-14 interval lead. And the visitors made the perfect start to the second half, as Shane Grady’s palm back was straight into the path of Omari Caro, who raced 80 metres to score. He crossed for a carbon copy of his first try moments later after a Rams pass went to ground. With their tails up, Bradford went further in front when Jay Pitts dummied and broke through midfield before sending Alex Mellor over. The Rams were dealt a further blow when Sykes was forced to withdraw injured. Indiscipline began to creep into the Rams’ performance, and the Bulls capitalised by adding three further tries in the final 15 minutes, all scored by Welham. The former Hull KR centre strolled over after the Rams were caught short
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Dewsbury’s Ryan Hepworth battled through the pain barrier to feature against Bradford Steve Horsfall of numbers on the right, and he snapped up Adam O’Brien’s last-gasp offload to make it four tries. He added a fifth with three minutes remaining following a burst through the middle from 20 metres out. The Rams added a consolation with the last play of the game after Kain’s reverse flick pass sent Farrell over for an easy second score. Heading into the break for the Challenge Cup, Lowes and his players will take a huge amount of confidence
from the nature of their victory at the Tetley’s Stadium and, with dryer months ahead, should not be written off in the race for promotion to Super League. The Rams, meanwhile, continue to struggle against a crippling injury list totalling 11 players, and head coach Glenn Morrison was also without Etu Uaisele and Jonny Walker, who were both ineligible to face their parent club having joined on loan earlier this month.
Tries: Grant (2), Farrell (22, 80). Goals: Sykes 2/2, Hemingway 1/1.
BRADFORD BULLS Tries: Welham (12, 30, 65, 67, 76), Gaskell (39), Caro (44, 47), Mellor (49). Goals: Addy 1/2, Gaskell 0/1, Caro 3/4. Referee: James Child / Halftime: 12-14 / Penalties: 8-11 / Sin Bin: None / Sent Off: None Weather: Still, cool / Man of the Match: Kris Welham (Bradford) Attendance: 1,954 / Match Rating: 2/5
Broncos see off Batley in capital Kingstone Press Championship
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BATLEY BULLDOGS
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LONDON BRONCOS Tries: Williams (2, 6), Hellewell (39), Battye (33), Barthau (44), Kear (61), Ioane (67). Goals: Naiqama 2/6, Bussey 0/1.
BATLEY BULLDOGS Tries: Scott (9). Goals: Walker 2/2. Referee: Matt Woodhead / Halftime: 20-8 / Penalties: 6-9 / Sin Bin: None / Sent Off: Lillycrop (Batley, 51, violent conduct) / Weather: Cool, dry and breezy / Man of the match: William Barthau, London / .Attendance: 586 (est) / Match Rating: 4/5
DEWSBURY RAMS 1 Josh Guzdek 2 Dale Morton 15 Jason Crookes 4 Shane Grady 5 Dalton Grant 6 Paul Sykes 22 Andy Kain 33 Paul Jackson 9 Tom Hemingway 10 Ryan Hepworth 12 Scott Hale 25 Joel Farrell 14 Luke Adamson SUBS: 19 Nathan Conroy 24 Jack Teanby 32 Kyle Trout 18 Tony Tonks 22 James Claire 2 Omari Caro 37 Ross Oakes 4 Kris Welham 29 Ethan Ryan 6 Lee Gaskell 3 Adrian Purtell 8 Paul Clough 30 Joe Lumb 16 Dan Fleming 14 Jay Pitts 12 Dale Ferguson 13 Danny Addy SUBS: 11 Tom Olbison 12 Mitch Clark 9 Adam O’Brien 23 Alex Mellor
BATLEY BULLDOGS 22. David Scott 26. Alex Brown 23. Danny Cowling 4. Shaun Squires 5. Shaun Ainscough 6. Cain Southernwood 7. Dominic Brambani 8. Keegan Hirst 9. Luke Blake 15. Adam Gledhill 11. Brad Day 19. Alex Bretherton 13. Pat Walker SUBS: 14. James Davey 17. Joe Chandler 18. Tom Lillycrop 21. James Brown
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John Kear’s Bulldogs struggled defensively against in-form London Broncos John Miller, Memory Mill Photography
BATLEY BULLDOGS’ early season heroics have come to an end after they suffered their second heavy defeat in as many weeks and slipped to third in the Championship. The London Broncos made a flying start scoring in the second minute. Will Barthau threw a long pass out to the left and the ball was fed to the unmarked Rhys Williams, who touched down in the corner. Four minutes later, the same defensive weakness of the Bulldogs was punished. Williams again took advantage of Alex Brown’s poor position to go over in the corner. But, for the next 15 minutes, it was Batley who were on top. Dave Scott spotted a gap in the London defensive line and burst over, untouched, from 20 metres out. Pat Walker added the extras, then kicked a goal after Nick Slyney had been penalised for a tackle offence. As Barthau had missed both London conversions, the game was back to all-square. Alex Brown was determined not to allow Williams a third try after half an hour, but made no attempt to stop Ben Hellewell, who had the try-scoring honours. Just before the break, more London pressure resulted in a fourth try, as Eddie Battye went over from close range. Barthau now found his kicking range and improved both tries to give London a 12point advantage at the break.
Four minutes into the second half, Barthau threw an outrageous dummy and danced through the hole it created to score, but failed to convert. In the 52nd minute, the Bulldogs pushed the self-destruct button. Barthau kicked towards the corner, and as eyes turned to see the contest between Williams and Alex Brown, Tom Lillycrop flew into the kicker, flooring him. Although Williams took advantage of Brown’s fumble and grounded the ball, the referee stopped play, dismissed Lillycrop and awarded a penalty to the Broncos. After receiving treatment Barthau was able to continue. Just past the hour mark, the Batley defence was once again ripped open. This time it was Matt Garside who threw the decisive pass, with Elliott Kear sprinting onto it and racing over the line. London continued to pile on the pressure and Mark Ioane scored what proved to be the final try, having just too much power and strength to be stopped on a 10-metre charge. Jack Bussey, who had a solid game at half-back, took over the kicking duties, but hit the outside of the post with his attempt. Shaun Squires and Alex Brown both had scoring chances for Batley, but Alex Brown was forced into touch and Shaun Squires lost the ball as he stretched over the line, denying the Bulldogs even a consolation score. London coach Andrew Henderson said: “This was one of the best performances of the season. There were a lot of positives to take out of the game. “Some of the executions of our attacking play were excellent. We asked a lot of questions of the Batley defence and often had the answers in how to beat them.”
Injuries mount up for Rams By Joe Link Sports Reporter joe@thepressnews.co.uk
DEWSBURY RAMS’ injury-plagued season shows no signs of improving as coach Glenn Morrison admits he will be without 14 players for the visit of in-form League One side York City Knights in the Challenge Cup fifth round tonight (Friday, 8pm). The latest additions to Dewsbury’s lengthening injury list are Paul Sykes, who tore his hamstring in the defeat to Bradford last weekend, and Luke Adamson, who picked up an ankle problem in the same game. Both their injuries are still being assessed and the duo’s lay-off period is not yet known. Loan signing Etu Uaisele will also be unavailable against York due to being cup tied. “We’re certainly not having much luck so far this season, particularly on the injury front,” said Morrison. “I’m down to the bare bones, I think we have 19 players fit at the moment, so if we carry on like this I’ll struggle to field a team in the coming weeks. “And it’s not like I have the option to rest players for the York game, they’re undefeated
so far this season and look very strong, we’re going to have to be at our best but if we play somewhere near our potential then I’ll be confident. “We can’t and won’t be complacent, they’ll give it their all as my players always do. I never dispute the work ethic of my team, they’ll be tackling hard again so I’ll just be keeping my fingers crossed that we won’t pick up any more knocks.” The injury crisis at the Tetley’s Stadium has reached such a crisis point that Morrison was forced into starting players who weren’t fully fit against the Bulls last weekend. But despite that Morrison’s men, who are currently eighth in the Championship, were still in the game at half-time and the Rams boss wants his side to build on the positives he saw in the opening exchanges. “I was impressed with our performance in the first half against the Bulls, we took an early lead and I thought at the break we could go on and win the game,” he continued. “But unfortunately we weren’t good enough after that and we have to hold our hands up. “It’s hard getting consistency when you have so many players out through injury. “When we get players back and partnerships start gelling I’m confident we’ll be able to put a winning run together. “I’m confident we’ll come good, we always do.”
Paul Sykes is the latest Dewsbury player to be added to a long injury list
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Batley have lost ‘defensive mojo’ Kear wants to see improvements for cup clash with Featherstone BATLEY Bulldogs boss John Kear believes his side’s defeat in the capital to London Broncos last time out was actually the perfect preparation ahead of the Mount Pleasant outfit’s home tie against Featherstone in the Challenge Cup fifth round tomorrow (Saturday, 5pm). The Bulldogs have suffered back-to-back defeats on the road and are looking to rediscover their early season form against one of their Championship rivals. In the teams’ previous meeting it was Feathertsone who edged it 14-12 at the Big Fellas
Stadium. “I think Featherstone along with London and Leigh are the best side’s in the league at the moment,” said Kear. “I’m under no illusions that it will be tough for us to get a result against them but I know my players are up to the task and I’m always confident we can get something out of any game. “It’s a good opportunity for us to get another win under our belts but we must turn up and play well, we’ll have no second chances, it’s a oneoff game in the cup and if we don’t perform that will be the dream over for
another year.” Batley will be without key players for the visit of Jon Sharp’s Rovers, in a match that will be televised live on Sky Sports. Chris Ulugia and Alex Rowe are still several weeks away from making a return, Sean Hesketh is on dual-registration with Oxford and Sam Scott is
out for the season. “We have a few players out, but we can’t use that as an excuse for our recent performances,” said Kear. “We’ve lost our mojo in defence and that has been our problem, but we’ve continued to work on it and hopefully we’ll come good again soon. “We must remain realistic though, if we knew we’d be in this position at the start of the season we’d have been delighted.” Elsewhere, Batley are set to announce Kear’s replacement for 2017 in the next few days. Bulldogs chairman
Kevin Nicholas, along with fellow board members and coach Kear himself, have compiled a shortlist of five names and Nicholas believes the substantial interest in the vacancy is credit to the club. “We believe we have gone through the whole process very carefully and indeed we have already had one board meeting where we could not decide as the applications were all of such high quality,” said Nicholas. “We now hope to conclude matters this week and make the decision public as soon as possible.”
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