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DO SOMETHING! Traders urge Council: ‘Rescue our market before it’s too late’ “HELP us now before it’s too late” – that’s the message to council officials from traders at Dewsbury Market, who fear it won’t be long before the historic site is all but deserted by shoppers and stallholders. Jayne Senior, who has run market stall Senior’s for 12 years, says Kirklees Council isn’t doing enough to help revive what was once was a thriving and prosperous site. Dewsbury was voted the best open market in the UK in 2007 and was a well-known destination for coach parties – but high rents and low trade have led to a ‘gradual decline’, according to Jayne. She said: “We do not want to put the market down whatsoever. We’re trying to run a business, we want to encourage people to come. But with the state that it’s in at the moment with Kirklees, they’re just not bothered. “When there are so many empty stalls, people come and look round and wander off because they think there’s nothing here any more. “These stalls two years ago looked exactly the same, there’s no change, there have been no new stalls, Kirklees don’t advertise for people to come in and take one on.” For one unit and two stalls in the market, Jayne’s rent is around £500 a
DWINDLING? Empty stalls at Dewsbury Market month – which she says “is a lot of money for two-and-a-half days’ trade”. The market itself is only open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, then for half a day on Fridays. But traders don’t want to be forced out. When asked what Kirklees officials can do to help, Jayne said: “Help us reduce rents, that would be a big help because trade is awful at the minute. “There is a regeneration project in process, but how long is that going to take? They’ve been talking about this
Worried traders...from left, Jayne Senior, Angela Walker and Georgina Tillotson for how many years? They never actually do anything. “It’s alright talking ‘we’re going to this, we’re going to do that’ but they’re going to have to actually do something while the market is still here, otherwise there won’t be anybody left.” Kirklees appointed independent consultants in 2017 to help revamp the market but traders say nothing
has been put into action. Georgina Tillotson, who used to work at the market’s Mrs Bouquet’s Florists with her mum Angela Walker, said around one trader every six weeks is leaving – either through retirement, with nobody wanting to take over, or because they can’t afford to keep going. Angela said: “I’ve had to reduce my girls’ wages already. I’ve come to
quite a bad point at the moment where I have to decide the next stage.” Georgina, who now runs a shop in Batley, added: “Kirklees need to look at it and think realistically, ‘these people could be in a shop and could be paying less, so we could help them out and pay less to warrant them to
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Deaths BATTYE FRANK On January 29, peacefully at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, of Emley, formerly of Batley, aged 88, husband of the late Denise. Funeral service will take place at St Michael’s Parish Church, Emley, on Friday February 22 at 11am.
BONOMI (FORMERLY TAYLOR) (NEE HASLAM) GWENDOLYN On January 22, peacefully in hospital, of Earlsheaton, formerly of Derbyshire, aged 55, wife of Alan, private committal for close family and invited friends will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday February 27 at 11.30am.
BROOKE KENNETH ‘KEN’ On February 5, peacefully with Elaine by his side following a short illness in hospital, reunited with his wife Marion, dad to Elaine and father-inlaw to Adrian. Funeral service will take place at Birstall Community Church on Tuesday March 12 at 11.30am.
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DIXON (NEE LODGE) JUDITH LORRAINE
Pinderfields Hospital, formerly of Batley, aged 68, husband of Lorraine. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Thursday February 28 at 9.30am.
On January 21, peacefully at Pinderfields Hospital, of Mirfield, aged 75, wife of the late Alan. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Thursday February 21 at 11.30am.
CHAPMAN GEOFFREY On February 7, in hospital, of Mirfield, aged 85, husband of the late Dorothy. Funeral service will take place at Park Wood Crematorium, Elland, on Monday March 4 at 2.15pm.
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Alan ‘Albi’
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CUNNINGHAM CLAIRE LOUISE On February 4, peacefully at her home in Crigglestone, Wakefield, formerly of Mirfield, aged 51, daughter of Joseph and the late Rita. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Paulinus RC Church, Dewsbury, on Tuesday February 26 at 1.30pm.
MORGAN (NEE ROCK) (FORMERLY BIRKENSHAW & RAYNER) CATHERINE On January 24, at Manorcroft Care Home, Dewsbury, with her family at her side, aged 79, wife of the late Frank. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday March 1 at 11.30am.
On January 25, peacefully, of Cleckheaton, aged 86, wife of the late Maurice. Funeral
On February 5, peacefully at York House Care Home, Dewsbury, formerly of Eightlands, aged 89, wife of the late Jeffrey. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady & St Paulinus RC Church, Dewsbury, on Wednesday February 27 at 12.30pm.
take place at Wakefield Crematorium on Friday March 1 at 1pm.
On February 3, at The Radcliffe Nursing Home, Mirfield, of Staincliffe, aged 74, wife of the late Joseph. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Monday March 11 at 12.30pm.
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On February 4, peacefully at home surrounded by his family, aged 74, loving dad of Karen and Lorraine. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday March 1 at 9.30am.
PRATT BETTY On February 1, at Ings House Nursing Home, Liversedge, of Batley, aged 85, wife of the late Eddie. Funeral service will take place at Cottingley Crematorium on Monday February 25 at 1pm.
SANDS ERIC WILFRED On January 27, peacefully after a short illness at Dewsbury Hospital, aged 95, husband of the late Barbara, long-serving treasurer of Heckmondwike Cricket Club and long-time member of the Central Yorkshire Cricket League. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday February 27 at 12.30pm.
SEWELL SHIRLEY On February 11, peacefully at Oak Park Care Home, Dewsbury, formerly of Heckmondwike, aged 83, wife of the late Keith. Funeral service will take place at Cottingley Crematorium on Wednesday March 6 at 12.20pm.
SHINGLETON CHRISTINE On January 29, at her home in Batley, aged 71, mum of Andrew. Funeral service will take place at St Mary of the Angels RC Church, Batley, on Tuesday March 5 at 10.45am.
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On 31st January 2019 in Hospital and of Ossett, aged 72 years, dear partner of Ian, loving Mum of Rachel. Much loved Grandma of Matthew and Max. Service and Committal will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Thursday 7th March at 10.30am. Family flowers only. Donations please for ICU at Pinderfields Hospital, a collection facility will be available on leaving the Crematorium or may be sent C/o George Steele & Son, The Green, Ossett, WF5 0AL
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Traders fear for future of market Continued from page one stay in Dewsbury as opposed to letting them go’.” Georgina’s flower shop opposite the Post Office in Batley costs just £550 a month for 1,100 square feet of space, a toilet, heating, plus parking. The toilets in Dewsbury Market are only open on market days and traders also have to pay for their own parking – as do customers, which Jayne, Georgina and Angela believe is putting them off coming. Jayne said: “Parking is a massive issue, you get free parking in Batley – and it’s still Kirklees. Even if it was just free on market days, that’s got to help some way to getting people to come. “We have to pay for parking too – there’s no incentive for us to stay. But we don’t want to leave, our lives are here.” Kirklees is currently pumping money into restoring town centre buildings through a multi-million pound regeneration project, but many shop units around the town remain empty after years of struggle. Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff said: “Dewsbury Market, built around the Victorian Market Hall, was historically the focal point of trading in the town. “I recently met with council officers to discuss the forthcoming regeneration plans for Dewsbury. It is early days, but I was encouraged to see detailed plans that include some improvements for the market. “After being contacted by a trader who has one of the permanent market stalls, I have arranged to meet with council officers to discuss the specific issues raised. “I’ll do all I can to support local traders and work with the council on issues that will help them improve their business.” A spokesman for Kirklees Council said: “The council has recently set out an ambitious 25-year vision for Dewsbury town centre, with the market as a key part of those plans. “The future of the market is very important to us. One of our biggest priorities is for Kirklees to have a vibrant and sustainable economy, supporting local businesses. The Press abides by the principles of the Independent Press Standards Organisation and at all times attempts to report fairly and accurately and correct mistakes or errors as soon as possible. In the first instance, contact the editor, otherwise we will be happy to give details of the Independent Press Standards Organisation. If you notice a factual inaccuracy, please email news@thepressnews.co.uk. You can also write to The Press, 31 Branch Road, Batley, WF17 5SB We adhere to the Editors’ Code of Practice as enforced by IPSO, who are contactable for advice at: IPSO, Gate House, 1 Farringdon Street, London, EC4M 7LG Website: www.ipso.co.uk Email: advice@ipso.co.uk Telephone: 0300 123 2220
“We have been working with independent experts from Market Place Europe to carry out a detailed assessment of Dewsbury market. “Traders have been a vital part of that process and we have been proactive in seeking their views. “Traders were also invited to meetings last year, so we are aware of the concerns they have raised and we are looking at ways to address them. “The council is investing heavily in Dewsbury town centre, across a wide range of projects, in order to attract investment and ensure a vibrant town centre.”
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Blaze woman, 70, dies Shots fired at house A WOMAN trapped in a house fire in Mirfield on Monday has died. Emergency service crews were called to the blaze off Huddersfield Road just after 8.30am. The woman, in her 70s, was taken to hospital at around 9.30am but police confirmed she has since passed away. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Police can confirm a woman has died following a fire at a property in Mirfield. “A woman in her 70s was taken to hospital but has since died as a
result of the incident. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the fire.” Fire engines from Dewsbury, Cleckheaton, Rastrick and Halifax attended and used an aerial appliance to keep the fire under control. They were at the scene opposite Battyeford playing fields for around two hours. Around 50 per cent of the property was gutted by the blaze. Long delays were reported in the area as traffic was stopped at Cooper Bridge and in central Mirfield.
SHOTS were fired at a house in Staincliffe on Sunday night in what police say was a targeted attack. Officers were called to the property on Chapel Fold at 11.17pm following reports of a firearms discharge. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “Armed officers and detectives located damage to the property consistent with a firearms discharge.” A police cordon was still in place the morning after and the road
shut off to vehicles. There were no reports of injuries. Det Insp Mark Catney said: “Thankfully no-one was seriously injured or even worse...but any firearms discharge is very concerning. We are treating this as a targeted attack. “There will be extra officers patrolling the area to provide reassurance to the community. “We would like to speak to anyone who has information (which) can also be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers.”
Flats blast ‘caused by exploding gas bottles’
POLICE say they believe an explosion at a building in Batley was caused by a “large number of small flammable gas cylinders”. Detectives are continuing to investigate after the blast ripped through the two-storey former HSBC premises on Hick Lane last Wednesday evening. Five men aged between 35 and 39 remain in Pinderfields Hospital with burn injuries. The Grade II-listed mid-19th century building had been converted into a number of flats after several years of use as a nightclub. It was initially thought a mains gas leak could have been to blame but police quickly ruled that out. Following the explosion, sources told The Press that part of the property was allegedly being used in the production of illegal drugs. Police have not commented on the drug allegations and no arrests have been made. Detective Superintendent Pat Twiggs, from West Yorkshire Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry team, said: “We can confirm the explosion was not caused by a mains gas leak or any utility issue. “A large number of small flammable gas
cylinders in one of the flats is believed to be the source of the explosion. Enquiries and further forensic testing will be required to understand how the cylinders came to ignite and if any criminal offences have been committed. “I would like to thank all the residents and nearby businesses affected by the incident for their patience and cooperation whilst police and other emergency services have been conducting their enquiries.” Anyone who has any information is urged to speak to police via 101, quoting log number 1589 of February 6. Workmen were seen making the building safe this week and its tenants have been moved elsewhere.
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NORTH KIRKLEES: Three North Kirklees wards have had more burglaries per head than any others in the district, according to recent figures. Dewsbury East tops the list released by the Police UK database, with 316 burglaries in 2018 – the equivalent of 16 for every 1,000 people in the ward. Cleckheaton was second with 13 burglaries for every 1,000 residents and Birstall & Birkenshaw recorded the same number. In Dewsbury East, 73 per cent of burglary cases were closed without police identifying a suspect, while the neighbouring Dewsbury South ward had 84 per cent of cases closed with no subject identified. The Police UK figures include residential and non-residential burglaries.
Sports centre plans on display at library CLECKHEATON: Plans for the proposed new Spenborough Sports Centre will go on display at Cleckheaton Library. Staff from Kirklees Council’s Sport and Physical Activity Development team will be on hand to talk to the public and answer questions on Tuesday, February 26 (10am-noon) and Thursday, February 28 (3pm-5pm). A wider public consultation inviting people to view the plans and give their feedback has been planned by council officials but other locations and dates have not yet been confirmed. The £14m leisure centre would be constructed on the site of the current Spenborough Pool in Liversedge, replacing its ageing facilities and those lost when Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre was demolished in 2016. Some £13.25m for the centre would be provided by Kirklees Council, with the remaining £750,000 provided by Kirklees Active Leisure.
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News In Brief They fell for it hook, line and sinker... MIRFIELD: A case of mistaken identity led to long delays on the district's railway lines on Wednesday night. Transport officers were called to a report from a train driver of a man possibly carrying a weapon along the tracks close to Mirfield station at 4.52pm. However it turned out the man was in fact carrying fishing equipment. Trains were delayed for more than half an hour as police conducted searches. Reports surfaced online overnight that “shots had been fired” at carriages – but British Transport Police were quick to quash the rumours. A spokesman said: “Following further enquiries, it is believed the person could have been carrying fishing equipment rather than a weapon. “The driver made the report in good faith and officers would always encourage everyone to report anything that may look suspicious.”
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Your chance to quiz railway top brass BATLEY: MP Tracy Brabin has secured a public meeting with senior representatives from TransPennine Express following “months of unacceptable service” in North Kirklees. She said: “This meeting will give my constituents, many of whom have had a torrid time on our rail network over the past eight months, the opportunity to air their concerns and ask questions of the operator.” The meeting takes place next Saturday (February 23) between 10am and 2pm at the Older People’s Centre in Batley.
Coco the pup’s a sight for sore eyes after facelift op VETS in Dewsbury have provided an eye-raising remedy for a suffering Shar Pei puppy who was in danger of going blind. When five-month-old Coco was taken to Calder Vets on Savile Road for her first vaccinations, her Batley owner Kerryanne McCann mentioned she was concerned that the puppy had an eyesight problem. Vet Claire McAneny quickly confirmed that Coco had entropion in both eyes – which means her eyelids were folded in towards her eye, causing her eyelashes to grow
inwards and scratch her eyes. Left untreated, the condition can cause painful ulcers and, in severe cases, blindness, so Claire advised swift treatment in the form of a facelift – and three days later Coco underwent surgery. Claire explained: “Shar Peis are particularly prone to these sort of eye problems because they have a lot of folds of skin on their face. All owners should be vigilant for any weeping or redness of the eyes. “If it is overlooked or ignored, the dog could go blind, but if it is spotted early the remedy is fairly straightforward, especially in young pups. “Ideally this procedure should be performed no later than 10 to 12 weeks of age to increase the chance of a positive outcome. “Although Kerryanne took Coco on after this prime time, thankfully she was quick to recognise something wasn’t quite right with her eyes. “The operation went smoothly and Coco woke up brightly and was able to see properly straight away – and it was very clear she was really happy about it!”
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Motorist jailed after his laser device jammed police camera By Staff Reporters A MAN who used a laser jammer device to illegally block signals from road safety cameras has been jailed. Dewsbury driver Michael Twizell, 58, was driving his BMW on the A658 near Harrogate last February when
he passed a camera van. The camera operator detected an error code on the equipment which led to an investigation by North Yorkshire Police. Officers established that Twizell, of Low Road, had fitted the device to the front of his vehicle to interfere with the equipment. He pleaded guilty to per-
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Labour budget passed after bruising debate By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter KIRKLEES’ Labour-led council is pumping hundreds of millions of pounds into investment and regeneration as the borough begins “a period of renewal”. That was the message from a bullish and confident Shabir Pandor on Wednesday night as he outlined a one-year budget aimed at changing the “narrative of despair” in Kirklees. The cash, which will be used to challenge “head-on” the effects of austerity, is earmarked for the vulnerable – including children at risk, the disabled and the elderly – as well as tackling domestic abuse and rejuvenating roads, towns and villages. “We must now rebuild and rejuvenate our communities,” said Coun Pandor (Lab, Batley West) as he revealed investment of around £210m for the area to a packed council chamber in Huddersfield Town Hall. But the budget was greeted with fury by Conservatives, who said it had been set “behind closed doors” by the majority Labour group, giving opposition members just a week to respond. And senior Labour figures were slammed for being “cocky” and “imprudent”, with veteran Tories warning the budget was “an aspiration” and “pie in the sky”. The council is still tasked with making savings, totalling almost
£30m, up to 2019-20. Frontline services have suffered as the authority has struggled to balance its books in the wake of government cuts. And it may face a budget gap of anywhere from £6m to £46m by 2020, making a longer-term budget impossible to plan or predict. Coun Pandor said savings had been made and investment planned despite the effects of the government’s austerity programme and the “sustained attack” on local government. He said Kirklees had lost 60p in every pound of funding over the past decade and remained one of the lowest-funded councils in the country. Between 2010 and 2019 it had been forced to make savings totalling £199m. But he vowed that further savings “cannot, will not, fall on the most vulnerable”. The council will pump £1.9m into mental health services plus £400,000 to tackle domestic abuse. There will be money for high needs, children’s improvement, youth provision and play areas, and an investment of £6m revenue and £45m capital. Increasing Council Tax by 2.99 per cent will raise a further £5.2m. He added: “These are challenging times for those of us who work in local government, whether as elected members or officers. “But those challenges are as nothing compared to the hurdles
faced by too many of our fellow citizens. I will not shirk my duty to deliver a budget that lives within its means.” The debate became ill-tempered and riven by bruising rancour as the rival groups excoriated each other. Conservatives tore into Coun Pandor and his group, with financial spokesman and deputy group leader Coun John Taylor accusing Labour of running the council “with no ambition, plan or strategy”. “We have witnessed a wasted decade,” he said, claiming Kirklees was 10 years behind neighbour authorities in Leeds, Wakefield, Calderdale and Barnsley. He said Labour had ambition “but they still are not demonstrating the ability to deliver.” And he accused Labour of abandoning financial prudence over the decision to drawn down more than £8m to meet future increased waste costs over the next two years rather than a measured draw down over a decade. He said the “imprudent” use of cash reserves had been extended to public health spending with £834,000 being drawn down “to prop up spending”. Conservative group leader Coun David Hall (Liversedge and Gomersal) said Labour spending on the capital plan over the next five years would reach £577m – more than the council’s total consolidated debt of £546m.
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And he warned that giving opposition parties just 13 days’ notice of the budget prevented the preparation of a full, justified and reasoned amendment. “We need a proper budgetary process subject to scrutiny,” he said. “This last-minute effort, cutting out all opposition scrutiny of the budget, is not acceptable. “It’s the same old stuff, devoid of ideas or direction, as is the Cabinet. A spent force in its last throes.” Veteran Conservative councillor Ken Sims said Labour had effectively frozen out opposition parties by keeping its budget behind closed doors and after achieving a majority made the decision to cease cooperation. “We knew – and this is why we haven’t put a budget in – we wouldn’t get anything. “There’s no meat on the bones in this budget. It’s pie in the sky because you’re not spelling out what you’re going to do. “You were so cocky but you’ve got your budget. We’ll see how it goes.” Labour’s Coun Erin Hill countered: “You are members of this council and to admit that that you have so little idea about its running, resources, functions, funding and its powers is actually embarrassing.” The budget was passed by a 36-24 vote. Labour, the Lib Dems and Independents were in support. Conservatives were against. The Greens abstained.
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News In Brief MP hits out at snub to One Yorkshire NORTH KIRKLEES: Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin has hit out at the government’s rejection of the One Yorkshire proposal. The plan called for some central government powers to be given to the county under the control of an elected mayor. Local authority leaders in Yorkshire said the devolution deal would have given a £30 billion-a-year boost to the region. But communities secretary James Brokenshire has rejected the idea, which was supported by 18 of the county’s 20 local councils, including Kirklees. Ms Brabin said: “We are suffering after years of neglect and under-investment. One Yorkshire was a huge opportunity to change this...an opportunity to hand back powers to communities to shape the way services are provided."
A route to avoid... DEWSBURY: A route from Dewsbury to Huddersfield has been named as one of the most congested in the country. Traffic data firm Inrix’s study revealed that the A644 Huddersfield Road and A62 Leeds Road route, which takes drivers through Scout Hill, Ravensthorpe, Mirfield and Cooper Bridge, is the ninth most congested in the UK. Motorists regularly using the route waste an average of 40 hours a year sitting in traffic.
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No, this is the REAL Road to Hell HAT a timely revelation, that the main road between Dewsbury and Huddersfield is in the top 10 of the UK’s most congested highways. I was going to write “it would be quicker to cycle” but that’s only supposing a taxi doesn’t plaster you against a wall, or a fun-loving Ravensthorpe youth doesn’t unseat you with the aid of a baseball bat. Hopefully you’d still be conscious and able to see your expensive bike disappear up the lawless Spen Valley Greenway through your tears. The announcement included ‘news’ that long-suffering motorists who have to use parts of that commuter corridor waste an average of 40 hours a year sitting in traffic. That’s just on the A62/A644 Leeds-Huddersfield Road itself – no mention of how long it takes you to actually get onto it, or the delays at
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the other end in trying to reach your eventual, trafficcongested destination. Let’s have a reality check though, because that’s not any kind of ‘news’. In fact it’s likely to have elicited a reaction of “40 hours, is that all?” from the poor sods who have no option but to use it. But still, that’s an entire working week of your life lost, sitting with your fingers drumming a frustrated beat on the steering wheel, praying for the lights to go green, or wondering whether to let this taxi driver filter in ahead of you – oops, no choice, he barged in anyway. Cue some yelling and finger gesturing at the windscreen, just to heap a little extra on your already barely tolerable stress levels. The only good news 2019 might have brought the commuting motorist, is that at least you no longer have to listen to the egomaniacal
your way home. Audiobooks folks, they’re the future. If you’re a local motorist who has to navigate the full Dewsbury-Huddersfield route regularly, you’ve probably tried a ‘short’ cut via Thornhill, over Whitley and down through Kirkheaton, while trying to nip along Lower Hopton is a variation on the theme. I’m not sure any of them save you any actual time, but when roads get to gridlock it somehow feels less stressful and frustrating to at least be moving instead of sitting and fuming in the fumes.
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UT the timing of Huddersfield Road’s official UK congestion ranking was ironically sweet, because it came hot on the heels of Kirklees Council celebrating news that the government had approved its plan to build 31,000 new homes across the district. Oh joy – and if you want to imagine what 31,000 homes means in comparable terms, just picture all of Dewsbury and Batley combined. Plus a bit more. Now, I wouldn’t know Kirklees councillor Peter McBride, the champion of this plan, if I fell on him from a great height – and just as a passing thought, I’m inclined to think that would be worth a broken leg in itself. McBride may well be a loving dad and granddad and a thoroughly nice chap to boot, but he obviously comes from Labour’s Corbyn/Abbott school of economics, which means he probably can’t work an abacus. Plan the Kirklees socio-economic future? With some of the unquantifiable rubbish he’s
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spouted over this, I wouldn’t let the bloke go fetch the family fish and chip supper without giving him a note and the correct change. McBride envisages this idiotically overblown plan bringing a billion pound boom to the local economy. In his dreams – but this is Labour talking, so ‘dreams’ are about as the fairytale plan goes. I’ve no idea if the councillor is familiar with the delightfully titled ‘Dewsbury Riverside’ area of his grand masterplan. That’s already being touted as first for development – a massive 4,000 homes, which would more than double the existing housing in adjacent Thornhill Lees and Ravensthorpe – and given the ethnic profile of those communities, plus every single mapping demographic that you care to consider, you’ll understand why I call that project Shariahtown. So, 4,000 homes, targeted at a community which produces families at more than double the current average national birth rate. Shall we say a conservative 12,000 people, or a more realistic 20,000 people? And with two cars per household, that’s an extra 8,000 or so motors on the road. I know the Kirklees Green Party were getting all giddy and moist last week at the Local Plan ruling out fracking in the district, but where was their outrage at all the CO2 emissions this little lot will produce? And I don’t know where Coun McBride’s fanciful mass of new jobs and industry are going to be located, but unless he plans to intro-
duce ferries up and down the river Calder, those residents had better all like walking to work. If Coun McBride didn’t already know (or care) that aforementioned chronically congested Huddersfield Road, the one that already costs people a week of their lives, every year, is the only arterial route serving the soon-tobe Shariahtown. And those pedestrians having to walk to their imaginary jobs had better not get knocked down either, because given the stealth plan to close Dewsbury Hospital it will take an hour to get them to Pinderfields by ambulance. Still not to worry, because Pistol Pete apparently has a magic bullet in his planning gun – yes, he’s already secured regional funding for road infrastructure improvements. Just last week millions were pledged for two plans and the town centre, plus a major widening project on that aforementioned problem road. Oops, did I forget to provide the important bit of detail (and you know what’s coming now, don’t you)? That’s right, the millions are for roads in two subsurbs of Huddersfield, plus Huddersfield town centre, and also for the A62 in south Kirklees – you know, the Huddersfield end of our problem road. Does anyone see a theme developing here? For 45 years of Kirklees, Huddersfield members have united to secure investment, while Batley and Dewsbury councillors specifically have simply gone along for the ride. It’s time for change.
Old boys club needs a shake-up R EGARDING the above piece, don’t you get infuriated when you read about the Huddersfield-centric stunts of people like Peter McBride and the endless investment for that district, while the council wipes its feet on the people of Dewsbury and Batley, Birstall and Heckmondwike? To reference other stories in today’s paper, have you seen the state of Dewsbury Market – only a decade or so ago it was voted the best outdoor market in the country, but it’s been tacitly allowed to die a lingering death, all under the watching eyes of three career Labour politicians, Dewsbury East’s Eric Firth, Paul Kane and Cathy Scott. The other six do-nothings from the adjacent wards are
hardly blameless either – Masood Ahmed, Nosheen Dad and Gulfam Asif in Dewsbury South, Darren O’Donovan, Mumtaz Hussain and Mussarat Pervaiz in Dewsbury West – but the town centre is Firth, Kane and Scott’s patch. This, on the back of our recent story about the Pioneer Building’s college opening being kicked down the road for 12 months, is an insulting kick in the town’s teeth. Where are these people hiding? What are they doing? Where is the outrage, the protests against Huddersfield getting everything, always? They strut around with their grand ‘councillor’ title, enjoying a bit of minor social selfimportance and a nice little earner, but what are they actually doing for these towns?
But then again if the great unwashed of the voting public are so mightily narked, why do they keep voting these people in? And if as I suspect, the vast majority of people care so little that they don’t even get off their backsides to vote, then they’re as big a part of the problem as the do-nothing councillors. Two local blokes, Aleks Lukic and Paul Halloran, are standing as Heavy Woollen Independents in the May elections. If you want change, if you want to do something other than moan while the adverts are on during Emmerdale, get off the sofa and back these blokes to get out there and make a proper difference. If not, don’t expect anything different in future.
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Dates for free dental care clinics A MOBILE unit offering free treatment for people struggling to access dental care is returning to the district next week. Dental charity Dentaid is running four clinics – two in Dewsbury Moor and two in Thornhill Lees – offering emergency treatment and oral health advice. No appointments are necessary and people can turn up and wait to be seen by the team of volunteer dental professionals. Treatments available include extractions, fillings and dental screening. Clinics will take place at Dewsbury Moor Children’s Centre, Heckmondwike Road, on Monday and Tuesday, February 18 and 19 (9am-4pm), and Thornhill Lees Community Centre, Brewery Lane, on Thursday and Friday, February 21 and Friday 22 (11am-5pm).
£5,000 boost for mental health group A MENTAL health support and fitness group has won a £5,000 grant. Luke’s Lads was launched last year at Heckmondwike’s Timestep
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News In Brief Volunteers needed for storytime sessions Mirfield in Bloom volunteers Sue Bevan, Tim Grace and Ruth Edwards
GREEN-FINGERED volunteers doing their bit to spruce up Mirfield have been handed a cash boost. Mirfield in Bloom will benefit from an extra £5,000, courtesy of a Transpennine Express Transform Grant – which is aimed at ‘community projects seeking to improve the environment’. And that’s just what the Mirfield in Bloom group set out to do. Launched around 18 months ago, a team of 10 dedicated volunteers embarked on a mission to transform the town by cleaning up litter, pulling out weeds and planting flowers.
While it’s had success at the regional Yorkshire in Bloom awards – winning gold last year – founder Ruth Edwards said it has gone much further than just planting flowers. She said: “When we first started off, we thought it would just be about flowers and making the town look nice. “But it very quickly changed to become community-based and that’s what’s important, getting all the community groups working together, rather than in isolation.” She said the extra cash will ‘go a good way towards’ the target budget of £25,000 the group has set out for this year. The group is hoping to go even further than last
year. Ruth added: “We’re launching a major ‘Love Where You Live’ theme this year – we’re wanting the whole of Mirfield to love the town in every single way – so money will go towards promoting that. “We’re hoping to make Mirfield a litter-free town. “We had fantastic results last year, we did aim high but we never thought we’d get the results we did.” The group has joined up with the five junior schools in the area to promote the theme and get children involved in trying to clean up the town by picking up litter. They have already entered the Yorkshire in Bloom competition, and have a spring clean-up
planned next month. Talking about the amount of effort that goes into the Mirfield in Bloom group, Ruth said: “You can’t stop. We plant for summer and then we plant again in the autumn for spring. “In the quiet season we’re busy planning, visiting groups and working with the schools.” Spring Clean Mirfield takes place on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, when people are encouraged to clean their street. There’s also the opportunity to help clear bigger roads such as Crossley Lane and by the canal. To get involved, or to become a volunteer with Mirfield in Bloom, contact Ruth on 07840 395096.
Community Dance studios in memory of Luke Naylor, who took his own life after years of battling mental health issues. The group won the grant from the Aviva Community Fund after polling 2,000 public votes. Timestep founder Rachel Walmsley and Luke’s family created the group – which involves a 45-minute circuit training
session followed by a 30minute group chat at the studios in Ponderosa Business Park – to try to tackle the stigma around men’s mental health. Rachel said: “On behalf of all at Timestep, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote for Luke’s Lads. “Winning £5,000 gives us the opportunity to continue running free sessions
for both Luke’s Lads and Luke’s Lads Juniors, plus we are able to purchase new equipment and the chance to offer Luke’s Lads sessions at more venues in Kirklees.” Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin praised the charity for its work and said: “Suicide is the single biggest killer of young men so the work of charities like Luke’s Lads in offer-
ing support and a friendly ear is incredibly important. “I can’t praise the charity highly enough for how they’ve turned such a tragedy into something positive – it really could make a huge difference to those who are suffering.” Luke’s Lads takes place every Tuesday at 7.30pm. For details email lukeslads@gmail.com.
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SPEN VALLEY: Cleckheaton Library is looking for volunteers to help deliver its popular children’s storytime sessions. The twice-weekly sessions, which run in term time only, have become so successful that they are now too much for one person to manage. The role involves telling a story to a group of children and parents/carers, preparing a craft activity and choosing books to read with the children. Storytime runs on Tuesdays from 10am to 11am and Thursdays 2pm–3pm. If you are interested, email volunteer.recruitment@kirklees.gov.uk or call 01484 414868 and ask for ‘Cleckheaton Library’.
Magical experience BATLEY: Children delved into the magical world of Harry Potter at Batley Library this week. Around 40 youngsters were sorted into their Hogwarts houses before taking part in various wizarding activities – including getting to make their own potions. There was even the chance to meet different owls and craft a wand!
Focus on terrorism PROBUS: The next Batley and Dewsbury Probus Club meeting is on Tuesday (February 19) at Batley Older People’s Centre on Upper Commercial Street. Richard Wimpenny will speak about ‘Islamic Terrorism’ from 10.30am.
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A special 70th celebration I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved this year with Mirfield Team Parish Pantomime production of ‘Aladdin’. This year was our 70th production and what a fantastic pantomime – oh yes it was! We wanted it to be special and it certainly lived up to that. Sir Patrick Stewart, who started his acting life treading the boards at our pantomime, sent us an encouraging email saying that he wouldn’t be where he is today if it wasn’t for our pantomime and the local community encouraging him and his brother. He also sent some signed photos of himself.
Can you help find a room? From: Batley Butterfly House Batley Butterfly House is in dire, urgent need of a secure heated room (before March 25) with daily access to house insects during the week when we’re not open. If anyone could help us with this or knows anyone who could, please contact us through www.facebook.com/ BatleyButterflyHouse. Thank you very much indeed.
Heartfelt thanks from us From: Colin Walshaw, Cleckheaton Our benighted Kirklees Council comes in for a great deal of criticism, much of it self-inflicted. However in this instance I have nothing but praise, and credit should be awarded when
Letter of the Week: Wendy Storey, chairman of Mirfield Parish Pantomime Committee We had a nice surprise at Thursday evening’s performance as Chris Chittell, AKA Eric Pollard from Emmerdale, came to watch. He was charming and chatted to everyone and did the raffle for us and lots of people had their photos taken with him. The main thing to me was the community spirit, the fun and laughter and the growing
and where it is due. Its care services in co-operation with the NHS have, as instanced here, been exemplary, and I hope and pray that this has not been an exception. Nine years ago my wife Jennifer was diagnosed by the Greenway Medical practice in Cleckheaton initially with vascular dementia, and ultimately Alzheimer’s. Immediately we were referred to the Memory Clinic at Dewsbury Hospital, and throughout the subsequent years both parties and the Admiral Nurse Service held our hands on a regular basis. The then Citizens Advice Bureau led us through items like attendance allowance etc. Kirklees Gateway to Care and Carers Trust gave me training to cope with the stress of full-time caring, and supplied a carer once a week to give me a break. In the last years I had access to short-term respite at Claremont House in Heckmonwike, partially funded by the council. Latterly Social Services helped with obtaining partial funding for full-time profes-
confidence of the youngsters (and not so young) who performed. Ages range between four and 70-plus and we have a waiting list each year for children and adults wanting to be in. In this day and age of social media and many other distractions it is wonderful to see we have such a thriving group who rehearse every Sunday
sional care at a private care home, Sycamore Park in Bradley. Throughout the journey not all things have been completely joined-up, but the result was relatively smooth. With care being in the headlines on an almost daily basis I can say that at least in our case, Kirklees and the NHS did an excellent, considerate and efficient job. Sadly Jenny passed away on January 4, 2019. Our heartfelt thanks go to all involved in the care for us both.
Every one of us is a polluter From: Adrian Fairburn, Cleckheaton There have never been such extreme weather tragedies as we’ve seen in recent years. Polar ice melting, scorching temperatures, storms, wildfires and flooding. What little there is being done, such as electric cars, is miniscule compared with the
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afternoon from the end of September. Everyone involved, whether it be wardrobe ladies, props, scenery making, tea making, special effects, advertising or tickets, give their time up from September to get involved. The stars, we know, are our brilliant performers and this year they really pulled it off for our 70th celebration. Thank you to all who supported us by coming to watch. Apart from the first night we had full houses and had to turn people away. A special big thank you to all of you from this old pianist in her 19th year of playing, I am so very proud of you all.
causes. Extravagance, greed, consumerism and overpopulation play their part. Our TV screens are full of adverts for far-away destinations and cruises. Jets and monster cruise ships are massive polluters. Why are there so many lorries on the road nowadays? Some will be crammed with unecessary luxury stuff; some taking goods from A to B, crossing others taking the same goods from B to A! Example: Hull Docks to Lancashire, Liverpool Docks to Yorkshire. The Green Party works on a paradox. They don’t want to cut down on immigration and yet are against pollution. Every one of us is a ‘polluter’, but car owners like myself are even more so. Immigrants will all want cars eventually. There has been an unbelievable increase in traffic and hold-ups in the last few years.
Are millennials aware of this? From: ‘Heckmondwike Hector’ Danny Lockwood wrote in Ed Lines about the deceptions of the EU. For me, being one of the ‘oldies’ (who failed to die off before the referendum), through voting Leave I stand guilty of blocking our young millennials’ ambition of being part of ‘Europe’s shared prosperity.’ But that also makes me old enough to remember the time when this clever deception first manifested. Like our millennials of today I too naively embraced this idea almost half a century ago when I voted in favour of our entry into the Common Market. At the time, it was presented to the voters as the establishment of loose trade links with our continental neighbours. What we didn’t realise – and what our younger generation don’t realise – is that cleverly crafted into that manifesto was a blueprint for a United States
of Europe. This would include a single European currency, countries without borders (allowing for the free movement of terrorists) and a pan-European military machine (which is now on the drawing board of the Germany-France alliance). How many of those peace loving Glastonbury ‘ohhh Jeremy Corbyn’ millennials would have signed up to this? They say that the old ones who voted Leave were ignorant of the consequences. Well. we damn well were when we voted to join in the first place. For those of a new generation, you may vote or agree to whatever you wish, but be aware of what you are acceding to as history has a venomous habit of repeating itself; even when the intentions are benign. I was born shortly after a time when our European neighbour happened to be targeting southern England with the most advanced weapons the world had ever seen, the V2 rocket. The enemy were only a screw turn behind the allies in the development of a nuclear bomb. Had they been ahead, then those missiles might well have been fitted with the deadliest of warheads. True, European countries may never need to go to war against each other again. Now the perceived foe stands to the north east. Rather than resorting to the battlefield, the ‘Fourth Reich’ will be an economic colossus, but with its own armed forces at its disposal. Its ‘partners’ or subservients such as Greece, Italy and probably the UK will have to toe the line in any decision, military or otherwise, made on their behalf. There will be no ‘second referendum’ on that day. Thirty or so years ago I was in possession of a fictional story about a future European super state. (Unfortunately the author and title are lost to my memory). The leader of this enormous power was elected by default. He was a megalomaniac called Olaf de L’Rith. It does not take a genius to
Sir Patrick Stewart wearing a trilby in one of his first pantos in Mirfield decipher this anagram, and whilst it is only symbolic it would be prudent of our young millennials to heed the fact that the direst warnings from history are often found in the strangest and most abstract form.
I was outsourced too From: Mark Norris, via email Regarding Mr Wilkinson’s comments last week about the EU and our taxes losing jobs? I couldn’t agree more and it has been happening for many years. My own highly-skilled job was outsourced along with 1000s of others when the Government forced its suppliers offshore to manufacture military/police and most other kit offshore. While this was happening, I pushed my MP to ask questions in Parliament over outsourcing and losing manufacturing/ skills. His response? EU rules and protectionism don’t work. Wonderful, as we’ve now got little left to protect, and the Tories’ wondrous new jobs they crow about are low paid/welfare dependent. To which their answer is? Cut welfare.
Duty to stop this madness From: ‘Emley EU Voter’ Democracy only works when the voters know what they are voting about. They need to know the advantages and more importantly, the disadvantages of the matter in question. Also, if you see your country committing economic suicide, it is your national duty to try to stop it. This is especially true when the electorate has been brainwashed by one-sided newspaper articles, as has happened in the UK. Josef Goebbels rightly said that if you tell a lie often
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From page 8 enough, then the people will believe you. Decades of anti-EU propaganda have done their worst. Unfortunately democracy needs a healthy and balanced media to give both sides of an argument. Without this balance, democracy is threatened. Our unbalanced media is a national disgrace. Correct me if I am wrong, but over the years hasn’t Danny Lockwood written (in his notes in The Press) that the Euro was a failure? This was stated many times after the Euro was introduced and was then worth just 65 pence. Before the Referendum, the Euro had risen to 73 pence. It is now worth 87 pence. The value of the pound has correspondingly dropped since then. This has made foreign holidays dearer for our travellers and will also add to the price of the 40 per cent of our food that is imported, as well as the 60 per cent of our coal and much of our oil. Not only that, but our one-and-ahalf million UK pensioners living abroad in Spain, France and Italy are now significantly poorer. The same is almost as true for those using the US dollar. There have even been reports that UK travellers changing money at airports have only got one euro to the pound. Inflation which was formerly nearly nil is now running at 3.5 per cent, adding to household budgets. The UK has now lost its triple Astar rating for credit in international finance which will hit the cost of government borrowing. We are now bottom of the productivity table for the G7 industrialised nations. Previously, we were near the top. Not only that but we are losing £350 million in costs every week! Then there is the unresolved problem that this country has caused to our nearest neighbour, Ireland. What a way to treat a neighbour! National shopping chains are clos-
ing down weekly on our high streets. Packaged foods have less weight in them. Car makers are shedding labour and cancelling investments. Bad news all round, and we haven’t even left the EU. So far, since the ill-fated referendum result, each UK family is over £1,000 worse off annually. Of course it won’t affect the Foxes, Rees-Moggs, Johnsons, Davis’s, Goves and Brexit millionaire press barons of our country, but the ordinary folk will pay the price. What a complete mess! The Brexiteers will try and blame Mr Barnier and Mr Juncker and the 16.5 million far-sighted voters who voted Remain, for the mess that we are now in. Every week that passes reveals further evidence of the disaster that the wafer-thin 52 per cent majority of UK voters have caused. There is a solution before matters get any worse. Call the whole Article 50 off before it damages our country any more. The negotiations are a disaster and our once-respected country is a pitiful laughing stock The government is in complete disarray. If it goes through and we end up ruined, will those journalists who campaigned to leave the EU and whose papers who carried adverts telling their readers to vote Leave, admit their mistakes and the damage that they have done to our people? Of course not, they never do. They will blame it on others. Donald Tusk spoke the truth the other week when he rightly criticised
the Brexit politicians who have landed our once proud country into the present mess. He did not criticise the Leave voters. He should have mentioned the Brexit press as well. If further proof of the looming disaster were needed, just look who is pleased with the Brexit result – Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Say no more!
At a political crossroads From: John Sheen, Dewsbury In answer to an excellent letter on last week’s Forum page from Pauline Fenton. She highlighted just one of the acts of complete “monthly madness” by the EU in moving the whole EU chamber from Brussels to Strasbourg at eyewatering and unnecessary expense for no sensible or practical reason. You asked a serious question, Pauline, regarding “If we were to remain within the European Union would our contribution increase”? Well, our net contribution for 2017 was £173 million per week, or £9 billion during that year. However, the first thing to remember is the UK is outnumbered by 27 countries to one and David Cameron tried many times to veto EU directives which were against Britain’s interests, unsuccessfully. The EU already control our VAT levels and are looking to control our general taxes within five years. No
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veto. They will, at some stage, insist that all members must embrace the Euro, naturally, in the interests of unity and financial direction. No veto. It’s also interesting to note that the EU are considering membership applications from eight East European countries, including Albania, Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro. EU commissioners will use these poor countries as a “sales” opportunity for the UK so, needless to say, even as the second highest contributor, our contribution would increase. No veto. There are approximately 125 million people within these ‘low economy’ countries who would have access to our shores and our services without any veto from UK citizens, UK parliament, UK government or, indeed, our UK supreme court. These decisions lie within treaties signed by our misguided politicians and are part of EU membership. Another point I would make is the proposed EU army is, clearly, on the cards, against Nick Clegg’s historical comment of “this is fantasy”. Who’s to say if and when these unelected bureaucrats decide that military conscription will be necessary and member countries must provide the manpower and finances required? No veto. It would be an EU directive and must be obeyed. Successive governments have signed away our sovereignty, our democracy and our independence. Brexit, love it or loath it, respects the sacrifice made by our forefathers in two great wars. Yes, there will be bumps and challenges along the way to prosperity, but the parliament we vote for will be free
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to control our borders, our laws and our money. EU commissioners are not elected, they are appointed, which means they cannot be removed by the people. At least the good citizens of Great Britain can remove our MPs at the stroke of a pen. Finally, the EU are expecting a £39billion divorce bill, for what? The UK has contributed a net figure approaching £250 billion during our 40-year membership. Surely we own much of the EU real estate and they should be paying us. If we’re expected to pay this astronomical exit fee it should be linked to a tarrif free trade deal guaranteed to be completed within two years, thereby avoiding an open-ended Northern Ireland backstop. So, Pauline I hope I’ve given you, and others, some food for thought during a political and economical cross roads in Britain’s future.
Sneaky ways of getting our money From: Mr FR Schofield, Cleckheaton Using my ‘sim-only’ (pay as you go) mobile phone, a message came on saying I’d run out of credit. I’d hardly used it. I was puzzled, until I read the following. Citizens Advice, an excellent, helpful organisation, unearthed facts that 71 per cent of sim-only users, and others on certain deals, that’s over 12 million users, are paying £800m a year for data they do not use. It seems as if in our modern, money-orientated world there are clever people in darkened rooms thinking up sneaky ways of getting our cash.
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News In Brief Driver’s blue badge fraud DEWSBURY: A woman has been fined for using another woman’s blue badge to park in a disabled bay outside Dewsbury Railway Station. Kirklees magistrates heard that Halima Younus was caught by a civil enforcement officer parking her Porsche Macan on June 20 last year. The badge belonged to a woman born in 1955 – not 34-year-old Younus or her passenger. The badge holder was found to be at home. Younus, of Scarborough Street, Savile Town, admitted unlawful use of the badge and was fined £65, with £180 in prosecution costs and victim surcharge.
Walking rugby class BATLEY: Older people are invited to try a walking rugby session at Batley Older People’s Centre. The class takes place from 1.30-3.30pm on Tuesday, February 26, when Sharaz Ajmal from the Batley Bulldogs community team will lead a gentle passing game suitable for all ages and abilities. A light lunch will be served, and places can be booked by calling 01924 446100 – or just turn up on the day.
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Independents promise ‘a new kind of politics’ By Steve Martyn TWO members of the Heavy Woollen Independents Party have launched a joint campaign for this year’s local elections. Aleks Lukic and Paul Halloran will stand as candidates in Dewsbury East and Batley West respectively on May 2. The pair have outlined their main campaign objectives – increased police resources to tackle rising crime in the district, a fairer distribution of council tax resources, and increased accountability on local politicians and senior officials for their policy agenda, narrative and decisionmaking. Mr Lukic has previously stood for the Heavy Woollen Independents in Batley East in October, 2017, losing to Coun
Paul Halloran, left, and Aleks Lukic Habiban Zaman, and in the Batley & Spen Parliamentary constituency in the snap general election the same year. He will face long-serving Labour incumbent Coun Eric Firth in the Dewsbury East ward this time. Mr Halloran, who has never campaigned before, said: “I have thought long and hard
Growth leads to law firm’s move to new offices WELL-KNOWN Dewsbury law firm Jordans Solicitors are on the move. Established in 1949, Jordans are moving just 400 yards from
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about standing because I have never had any ambition to be a politician. “However I cannot continue to stand by and watch my town continue to become a shadow of the great place it was. “The concerns of the good people of Batley will no longer be swept under the carpet. For too long, and without a fight, Kirklees Council has starved the local area of its rightful share of investment and resources. “The only way to bring about change is for local people to rise up and say enough is enough, get behind the local independent candidates and come out to vote on May 2 for real change in Batley.” Mr Lukic added: “I completely agree with Paul Halloran. We need to fight rising crime and secure a much better financial settlement for Dewsbury and hold to account
those who are failing local people. “We are putting all of those decision-makers and those committing low-level and serious crime in Dewsbury and Batley on notice. “A different kind of politician and politics is coming to our area and if local people back us, those in authority had better be prepared, because they will not have an easy time. “Local people now have a real choice: they can abandon their apathy and abandon voting for the same old tired promises and discredited political parties. They have credible, local alternatives they can choose to support and help bring about real change to Dewsbury and Batley on May 2.” Full lists of candidates from other parties have yet to be announced.
POLICE have released the first picture of an elderly couple who died in a road accident in Cleckheaton last week. Eric Walsh, 93, was driving with wife Marion, 90, when their Skoda Octavia collided with a white Kia on Halifax Road in Scholes, at its junction with Scholes Lane. The couple, from Bailiff Bridge, Halifax, died at the scene last Monday. Police issued the picture along with an appeal for witnesses to come forward. Officers also want to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage of the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting log number 717 of February 4.
their offices in Neil Jordan House on Wellington Road, down to 7A Wellington Road, where they will be next door to another firm of Dewsbury professionals, Walter Dawson & Sons Accountants. Jordans managing partner Christine Sands, pictured, said: “We will be sad to leave Neil Jordan House, which was opened by Lord King of British Airways fame in 1992 and is
named after our founder and probably Dewsbury’s bestknown solicitor, Neil Jordan. “But the time is right to move to more modern premises where we can provide even better services for our clients. “It is a privilege to manage the firm Neil Jordan founded. He was a ground-breaking solicitor and a wartime hero, as he was one of the first bomb disposal experts.
“We follow in his footsteps in continuing to offer the very best legal services for our clients. “This move has been prompted by our continued growth, such that we also have offices in Wakefield, North Leeds and Selby. “We now look forward to seeing clients new and old at 7A Wellington Road, Dewsbury.”
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Michelin chefs cooking up charity night to remember By Zoe Shackleton
School council’s trip to Parliament CHILDREN from a school in Cleckheaton joined MP Tracy Brabin on a trip to Parliament. The Howard Park Community School council spent time with the Parliamentary education team, took a tour of Westminster and watched Batley &
Spen MP Ms Brabin in Parliamentary action. Ms Brabin said: “Hosting schools at Westminster is one of the best parts of my job and I’m always inspired by the level of understanding of politics our young people display.
“Howard Park’s school council were no exception and they had plenty of intelligent and incisive questions to keep me on my toes.” Headteacher Marcus Newby said: “All children and staff enjoyed the day immensely.”
Kirklees seeks business partners TRADESPEOPLE and suppliers who want to work with the local authority can get more information at an event next week. Kirklees Council and Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH) are looking for local companies to help them deliver services to residents and tenants across the district. Officials are holding a ‘meet the buyer’ event at the Textile
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work over 30 areas, including scaffolding, pest control, building and tree work. “We are keen to help support the local economy as much as we possibly can, so sourcing and working with individuals and companies across Kirklees is really important to us.” To find out more details on the types of companies they are looking to work with, visit bit.ly/KNHEvent.
A GROUP of old school friends are putting on a unique charity night in Mirfield. Dubbed ‘Northorpe19’, the fine dining experience is the brainchild of a team of former Mirfield High School students, including a Michelin-starred chef, and has come to fruition after they met up at a reunion event last year. The seven-strong committee wanted to give back to charities that have supported their friends after finding out that many of their classmates had suffered cancer, strokes and struggled with mental health issues since leaving school. They wanted to create a charity night with a difference to try and raise as much money as possible for three charities – the Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust, Different Strokes and Breast Cancer Now. The black-tie event at Northorpe Hall next month has been almost a year in the planning. Spearheading the project is Andrew Laycock, who has cooked for some prestigious guests – including world leaders and senior royals – and he’ll be putting the menu together with the help of other Michelin chefs.
Michelin chef Andrew Laycock, front left, with Northorpe19 committee members
“We’re focused on creating a night people will talk about for a long time, whilst raising money for the charities” The menu – which will also include some secret courses – is being finalised this weekend but committee member Paul Crowther promised it would be
“incredible”. He said: “We’re all focused on creating a night that people will talk about for a long time, whilst raising money for the charities.
“The high quality food and service is a given and the people involved are full of energy and ideas. Guests will have an amazing night. “We’re excited for the event itself but very keen to generate a total from the night which we can share out between the charities so that they can continue to give Mirfield and its local residents more opportunity to access their services.” Tickets priced at £100 are selling fast for the evening on Saturday, March 16. There’ll be live music from local band Ska House, who have given their time free, while the evening will start with a gin and champagne reception put on by Andrew Barber of Scotland’s renowned Skibo Castle. Auction prizes on the night include EasyJet flights to anywhere at any time and a bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky labelled with the winner’s name and held securely in the Blue Bar at Gleneagles for the winner to visit and sip whenever they choose. There’s also a chance to bid on bespoke artwork, a tour of Old Trafford, and a meal for 10 cooked by Mr Laycock. There are fewer than 30 tickets left, which can be bought by emailing northorpe19@gmail.com.
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Locala contract up for review By Tony Earnshaw – Local Democary Reporter KIRKLEES’ biggest NHS contract is up for review. Health chiefs are considering whether to extend the £238m ‘Care Closer to Home’ contract between NHS provider Locala and the area’s clinical commissioning groups. Care Closer to Home aims to deliver more care in the community, either in patients’ homes or close to where they live and work. A key aim is to reduce the need for some people to have a stay in hospital and for those that do to return home as quickly as possible. The Batley-based social enterprise – which provides most of the district nurses in Kirklees – won the five-year contract in July 2015. But in 2016 it was served with a “contract performance notice” after failing to answer patients’ calls within a target time. It followed Locala taking over podiatry services and struggling to cope with the unexpected “huge” volume of calls. Locala was then made subject to a ‘remedial action plan’, which meant that if the organisation’s performance did not improve it could be fined or, in serious cases, some of its funding could be permanently withdrawn. That same year Locala was rated ‘Inadequate’ – the lowest score – in two areas of its inspection by independent health and social care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Workers have also reported concerns over morale as well as “service skill mix and numbers”. Reporting to a meeting of Kirklees Council’s Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel in Huddersfield Town Hall, Helen Severns from the North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said a decision on the contract would be made in March following a review. A variety of options are on the table including maintaining the existing arrangement, extending it with or without revisions, and going to market with or without a new specification and terms. In closing panel chairman Coun Liz Smaje said she hoped to see closer working between the local authority and the CCGs on the contract and more detail on how it can be developed and delivered going forward. She also sought clarity on the engagement process with organisations such as Healthwatch and patients’ groups and on how the out-of-hours service was working.
Throughout 2019 local historian Mike Popplewell will be searching through his newspaper collection from the 1920s and 30s for some of the biggest headlines from home and abroad – while also taking a look at stories making the news in our own district. Readers are welcome to provide feedback if any of these features are remembered personally, or you can recall being told them by an earlier generation.
When times were tough for everyone LTHOUGH recent rail strikes will have been irritating, at the very least, for travellers turning up at local stations to find trains delayed or cancelled, it is nothing to the disruption and hardships experienced by the people of the district at the time of the 1926 General Strike – particularly the mining communities.
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The General Strike itself only lasted for nine days in May 1926, but for a population already struggling with unemployment and general poverty the loss of any income, especially for the miners, took families to the point of starvation. Because of the strike all workers, employed and unemployed, were denied the ‘dole’ because they were not considered to be looking for work. With the Heavy Woollen District being part of the Yorkshire coalfields, we were particularly hard hit. For example, in the first decade of the 20th century, at first glance, there were collieries at Thornhill, Soothill, Shaw Cross, at the White Lee end of Carlinghow Lane, Cleckheaton (off Whitehall Road near Hunsworth Mills, Park Farm (Liversedge), Southfield (Norristhorpe), Stanley (Littletown), Popplewell (Scholes), Birkby Brow and West End (Upper Batley), Mirfield (Old Bank Road), White Lee, Heckmondwike (Victoria Colliery, Cook Lane) and Conyers at Dewsbury Moor. Coalmining has been going on in this area for at least five centuries. My earliest known ancestor, William Popplewell, drowned at White Lee pit in the mid-16th century, and it was no surprise to find local people as heavily involved in strike action as anyone in the more commonly recognised North East, Welsh, South Yorkshire, or W a k e f i e l d , P o n t e f r a c t , MIRFIELD Castleford or Selby WF14 0DQ our Facebook Page to keep updated with special offers: Coalfields. The struggles of www.facebook.com/haighsfarmshop the British miners were well documented even before Sid Chaplin wrote his book ‘Close the Coalhouse Door’ and Alan Plater turned it into a TV and
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carry coal from the pit to the main line and on toward Earlsheaton, and then to Ossett, and it proved the ideal place for the striking miners to hide their ‘loot’ from the officials. It must have proved some light relief at a grim time for Jack and the family who were forever hungry from their perpetual diet of bread and ‘mucky fat’. This is a particularly Yorkshire expression for beef or pork dripping with congealed meat juices and therefore a new discovery for this bread and ‘dripping’-raised southerner. Well, that aside, it was August before the miners finally returned to work, three months after the rest of the nation, and the determined cry of ‘not a penny less....’ at the start of the campaign proved nothing more than hollow words as they went back to work with their tails between their legs – working longer hours for less money. The General Strike may have come to an end with the miners’ capitulation but unemployment didn’t and within 10 years yet another move on behalf of the working man, the Jarrow March, came to an equally unsuccessful conclusion. Unsuccessful? Well, both the General Strike and the Jarrow March have become significant, even iconic, emblems of the fight for better employment conditions. And when you go for your 15-minute statutory tea break today, you can say a little thank you to those of past generations who made a stand for workers rights and got the ball rolling!
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DEWSBURY: St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School has been told by education bosses that it still ‘requires improvement’ but is on the right track following a monitoring visit last month. Ofsted inspectors visited because the Healds Road school has received three successive ‘requires improvement’ ratings. The Ofsted report said: “You have been determined to address the areas for improvement identified at the last inspection.” To keep improving, the school must “continue to raise the quality and consistency of teaching” and “increase the proportion of pupils who exceed the end of key stage expectations in reading, writing and mathematics.”
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Concerns over housing plan By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter CONFUSION surrounds the number of homes earmarked for a proposed housing development on fields bordering the M62 at Cleckheaton. The land, off Whitechapel Road and close to Whitechapel Church, has been submitted as part of Kirklees Council’s Local Plan, which is to address the borough’s housing needs. The Local Plan is expected to be adopted at an extraordinary council meeting on February 27. But there are growing concerns that villages in Kirklees are losing their uniqueness and rural nature as they are increasingly swamped by over-development. And after campaigners in Honley described one scheme for 90-plus houses in the village as “aggressive expansion”, their comments were echoed by residents in Cleckheaton whose homes overlook another proposed building site. Planning documents indicate that the 11-acre (4.5 hectare) parcel of land can
accommodate up to 170 dwellings. Staff with developer Barratt say they are considering 166 houses. Yet local people say the planning inspector recommended just 122 homes. They believe that the land’s proximity to the motorway makes it inappropriate for housing and potentially leaves new owners susceptible to poor air quality caused by traffic pollution. Val Dickinson, who has lived in the area for 25 years, says a public meeting at Cleckheaton Town Hall was attended by Barratt staff. “They were a bit unhelpful. A plan on the table was for 166 houses but the planning inspector recommended 122 houses. “I asked if it was fiction. They said they were going for the higher number and that it was going to planning. “The traffic in this area is already horrendous but we can expect more with another 100-plus homes. Maybe double the number of cars. They are all going to come onto Whitechapel Road via a new access road. “We are unsure just what is going to be built and this is very unsettling.”
She added that in the construction consultation in the town hall “no-one seemed to be clear” about the financial contribution to local schools and facilities. Other residents say the 20lane managed motorway system and the nearby Chain Bar roundabout “will condemn families to generations of ever-increasing traffic fumes and noise” with rising levels of air and sound pollution. One said: “The impact that any extra housing is going to have on the roads, schools, doctors and hospitals is obvious to anyone in Cleckheaton and it is to be hoped that Kirklees Council can address these issues.” Spen Valley Civic Society added its concerns about the deliverability of the scheme. It said: “Nowhere else on this exceptionally busy section of the M62 does housing development come right up to the motorway banking.” In a letter to Kirklees Council planning consultant Iain Bath, acting for the site’s owners, said the land at Whitechapel Road was an important component in assisting the council in meeting its housing obligations within Batley & Spen.
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Ramblers’ corner FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16 WILL WE GO Meet at 10.30am at Oakwell Hall bottom car park (BD19 4LL, SE211267) 8 miles – moderate Contact: Eddie and Andrea 01924 470091
It’s time to get out and about BATLEY Older People’s Centre has a number of activities planned next week. On Monday (February 28), there is the popular Movement and Games group at the centre on Upper Commercial Street (10.30am-noon). On Wednesday there is the Midweek Meet and Eat group from 12.30pm to 2pm – bring a packed lunch and join in the activities. On Thursday, the Lunch Club meets from 11.30pm to 1pm – pre-booking is essential. On Friday the Royal Voluntary Service is also running a Movement and Games group at Birstall Community Centre – below the library – from 10.30am to 12noon. Then on Sunday there is a social session back at Batley Older People’s Centre from 2pm to 4pm, with entertainment and refreshments. For details on any activities call 01924 446100.
Mercury rising SPEN VALLEY Historical Society’s next meeting is on Wednesday March 13, when David Thornton will give a talk on the Life of Edward Baines – Mr Mercury 1774-1849. 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.
Song and dance DANCE away the winter blues at Millbridge WMC, with music from Eddie Martell and the Ronnie Bottomley Quartet on the third Tuesday of every month. You can listen and dance to songs from the swing era and the Great American Songbook. The music at Millbridge club, on Bennett Street in Liversedge, starts at 8.15pm next Tuesday, February 19, and admission is £3.50. Call 01924 402696 for more details.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23 CLAYTON WEST Meet at 10.30am at Skelmanthorpe Co-op car park (HD8 9DA, SE232106) 7 miles – moderate Contact: Andy 01484 866968
Yummy, stripey fun for families this half-term A NEW play set in the Mangrove forests between India and Bangladesh is to be performed in venues across North Kirklees during February half-term. Arts organisation Creative Scene is presenting ‘Stripey Honey ... is Very Yummy’ by Mashi Theatre, aimed at children over five and their families. The fun adventure show tells a heart-warming tale about tigers, bees and honey collectors and their struggle for survival in beautiful surroundings, using music, dance and puppetry. As fisherwomen leave their boats on the river to collect honey, they keep a look-out for roaming tigers, with fierce masks on the backs of their heads as their only protection. They climb high into the trees to collect some honey from giant bees, but what happens when the tigers lend them a paw? Mashi Theatre brings this new production to young audiences with music by awardwinning composer Arun Ghosh. After performing in five community venues in North Kirklees, the play will visit more than 40 venues across the north and Midlands. Trina Haldar, the artistic director and founder of Mashi Theatre, said: “It explores the lives of some of our most precious but endangered species, who unite to save their homes.
Flowers on the cards at Bagshaw BAGSHAW Museum in Batley is looking forward to the spring with a flower theme for its half-term activity day. Youngsters will be able to enjoy a whole range of flowery craft creations at the museum’s drop-in session from 12noon until 4pm on Tuesday, February 19. All ages are welcome at the session, for which there is a charge of £2 per child. No booking is required. In addition there will be a free themed trail around the museum throughout halfterm week. For more information contact Bagshaw Museum, in Wilton Park, on 01924 324765.
Actress Sameena Hussain, from Huddersfield, stars in Stripey Honey ... Is Very Yummy “It is set in the beautiful forest of the Sundarbans, in land between India and Bangladesh, which is home to the Royal Bengal tigers and honeybees. “We take you on a colourful and playful journey into the jungle to discover how the tigers and bees and honey collectors struggle for survival and learn to live and play together.” Trina, who visited India a number of times as a child, added: “I was exposed to many
different ways of living, which were both challenging and insightful. “I want to invite children and their families to experience another world deep in the jungle, where borders are undefined, where the Mangrove forest protects all creatures; the tigers, the bees and people living together in close proximity.” Vicky Holliday, creative producer for Creative Scene, said: “This is a brilliant family
show and a rare chance to see professional theatre on your doorstep in a community centre not far from home. Come along, bring the kids do something a bit different this halfterm.” Tickets are priced £5 or a family of four for £16. For details visit www.creativescene.org.uk.
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Activity trail has froggy theme OAKWELL Hall and Country Park in Birstall is running one of its popular outdoor activity trails during February half term. This time the theme is frogs! The trail will lead families on an exciting hop through the park and entertain youngsters with a quiz, puzzles, a challenge area and craft activities. It runs from tomorrow (Sat) to Sunday February 24. Activity trail packs can be bought for £1.50 each from the shop in the Visitor Centre, in the courtyard next to the car park at the top of Nova Lane. Also, places are still available on the Family Forestcraft and Bush Babies sessions being held during half-term. The forestcraft session, for children aged five years and over and accompanied by an adult, is on Monday from 10.30am to 12noon. The cost is £8 per child and £2 per adult. The Bush Babies session for under-fives is on Tuesday, from 10am to 11.30am. The cost is £5 per child and includes a juice drink. Children
must be accompanied. Places can be booked at the Visitor Centre shop or by telephoning 01924 324761. The shop’s normal opening hours are 10am to 4pm Wednesday to Sunday. During the school holidays it will also be open on Tuesday February 19. • Enjoy writing? Enjoy the great outdoors? Then the perfect place to be is Oakwell Hall Country Park on Sunday March 17. Les Hughes, a former journalist and lecturer at Leeds University, is running a creative writing session that will use the country park and its gardens as inspiration to put pen to paper. “I’ll try to get folks to find ideas, moods and keywords sparked by being outside in the wonderful setting of Oakwell Hall Park and gardens and weave them into prose or poetry. “Whether we work as a group or individuals will depend on levels of skill, confidence and experience,” explained Les. The creative writing will be in a relaxed setting around a campfire. Participants are asked to
bring a notepad and pen to write down their thoughts. The session will be from 2pm to 4pm and costs £5 per person. Then, the following week, Les Hughes is also offering an opportunity to find out more about the popular activity of tai chi with an introduction session at Oakwell on Sunday March 24. Tai chi was originally developed as a martial art in 13th century China but is now practised around the world as a health-promoting exercise suitable for all ages. Oakwell’s two-hour session is being run by tai chi practitioner Les Hughes who will introduce participants to the philosophy of tai chi, some basic exercises and meditation before moving onto the 24-movement Yang style of tai chi. The session will be from 10am to 12noon on the rear lawn of Oakwell Hall. The cost is £5 per person. Places must be booked in advance at the Visitor Centre shop or by calling 01924 324761. The Visitor Centre shop is open Wednesdays to Sundays 10am-4pm and Tuesdays during school holidays.
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Make new friends – and be happy! By Zoe Shackleton
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A MIRFIELD postwoman is launching a new initiative to try and combat loneliness in adults. Kelly Williams has already been the driving force behind a number of campaigns to try and spread kindness throughout the district – and she’s now embarking on a new venture. On the back of the success of her #spreadalittlesunshine project, Kelly has set up a Facebook group called HappyFriends (West Yorkshire) in a bid to bring more people together for regular outings – and stop them feeling lonely. She said: “I’m 42, I have no children, no partner, I front a kindness campaign called Spread a Little Sunshine and from a social media point of view I always look happy. Generally I am, but there are many times, especially on a weekend when I get lonely. “When you don’t have kids or a partner Saturdays and Sundays can be tough sometimes. “We all know how the image we put out on social media is not the reality of life. I believe this is a bigger issue than people realise and I would like to try using my group to bring this to the public’s attention. “The group aims to invite anyone who might also feel lonely to get involved and realise that they are not so different to lots of other folk.” Over nine million adults admitted being often or always lonely, accord-
Polished display from diamonds THE ‘Diamond Dancers’ from Diamond Wood Community Academy in Ravensthorpe pering to figures released by British Red Cross and Co-op as part of the Jo Cox Loneliness Commission. Through the HappyFriends group, Kelly wants to set up an official event once a month where people can get together for either a walk or a night out. The idea is that she will post details of the event on the Facebook page and those who want to attend can come along. She also wants to encourage other people to share any events they might want to go to but don’t have anyone
to go with. She said: “Hopefully this group will get us all more open to going places, with new people and pushing ourselves to get out there, make some new friends and most importantly have a good time.” Kelly added: “From a safety perspective, I would advise that nobody goes on any events where there are only two people going and you don’t actually know the person you are going to be meeting.” The page can be found by searching for HappyFriends (West Yorkshire) on Facebook.
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formed a cheerleading routine at a recent event for Kirklees Children’s Services staff at Dewsbury Town Hall. The Year Two children did a wonderful job and have been congratulated by Diamond Wood staff for their performance.
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OSSETT UNITED kept up their great run of form in the new year with a narrow victory over Gresley at Ingfield. It wasn’t the superb performance that saw them win 5-0 against the same opponents just a fortnight ago, but Tom Greaves’s penalty was enough to pick up another three points and move United into the play-off places. Assistant manager Paul Quinn says that they always expected a tougher game this time around and praised the United players. “It’s blowing a gale and we always knew it was going to be a difficult afternoon. They’ve got a lot to play for, they’re in a battle at the moment and we knew it was going to be tough. “Full credit to the lads, they dug in and did what was required. It wasn’t pretty, but we got the three points and that was the objective today. By hook or by crook, we just had to get the game over the line and we did that.
“Fair play to Gresley, they put us under some pressure at times, but I thought we defended superbly and the lads are delighted in there.” Ossett made two changes to the side that dismantled FC Halifax Town in the County Cup semi-finals four days earlier, with former Town and Albion centre-back Tyrone Gay making his United debut. He came in along with forward Marko Basic, with James Burke and suspended captain Alex McQuade dropping out as manager Andy Welsh switched to a back four. After suffering such a heavy defeat two weeks previously, Gresley came with a game plan to frustrate their opponents, and it largely worked as they stayed in the game throughout. There were chances for both sides early on, with Greaves heading wide from Aiden Chippendale’s cross as he looked to add to the two goals he scored against Halifax. Kane Lee fired a shot just wide of the far post for Gresley, before Adam Priestley took advantage of a defender’s slip but couldn’t find the target. Chippendale and Basic similarly struggled to aim their efforts while James Knowles headed into the side
IN-FORM: Tom Greaves earned and scored the winning a penalty and was a problem for Gresley throughout netting from a corner as United began to pile on the pressure. Goalkeeper Charlie Price was made to work to deny Chippendale, and moments later he was facing a penalty when Greaves was brought down in the area after outpacing the centre-back. The striker stepped up himself and coolly slotted the ball in the bottom corner. Gresley had a good penalty shout not given themselves in the first half, but apart from that there were few chances of note for the visitors until Eric Graves headed straight at Brett Souter just before the break.
Away win for Slaz firsts
Men’s 2nd 4-2 Brigg 3rd SLAZENGER started brightly and were the better team for most of the first half, opening up a 3-0 lead with two goals from Ted Richardson and a tap in for Damian Greig after good work from Ben Jackson and Amir Khalil. Slaz found themselves playing much of the game with only 10 men, and two quick goals from Brigg in the second half raised the tension level. When they were back up to full strength they settled again, and the fourth goal went to Greig following neat work from captain Ben Graham. Men’s 3rd 2-0 Doncaster 5th THE OPENING 10 minutes saw Slaz well on top and they capped that spell with an excellent reverse-stick finish from Alex Stacey. Dave Gascoigne smashed low from
ON TARGET: Darren Buttery scored for Slazenger 4ths
a short corner in the second half to wrap up the win. Men’s 4th 2-5 Leeds Leodis 1st LEEDS proved to be the better side, playing some very good hockey against Slazenger 4th. Leodis scored two early goals, before Darren Buttery replied before the break. During the second half Slazenger did all they could, but Leodis scored three more before Andrew Birkett found a late consolation. Men’s 5th 1-6 Huddersfield 6th SLAZ went down to a heavy defeat, with Huddersfield going into the break 3-0 up and scoring another treble in the second, with Adam Seale providing Slazenger’s only goal. Men’s 6th 0-1 Airedale SLAZ faced Airedale for the fourth time this season and once again it was a tight affair, with both sides having periods of pressure. Only Airedale managed to convert one of the many circle entries, with a slight defensive error deciding the game.
the Gresley goal to keep his side in the game, and with time almost up the stopper came downfield and had arguably their closest effort of the whole afternoon when his header had to be tipped over by Souter. United held on, and man of the match Andy Monkhouse was relieved to keep their good run of form going. “(Gresley) were a lot more organised than a couple of weeks ago so fair play to them, but when you get to this stage of the season Saturdays are all about winning and that’s what we’ve managed to do.”
Sedge into cup quarter-final
HOCKEY Slazenger Men’s 1st 2-1 Sheffield Uni Bankers SLAZENGER’S first team were back to full strength last weekend, and the rejuvenated squad travelled away to Sheffield and achieved that most elusive of beasts – the away win. Sheffield Bankers clearly had a game plan to pack their own half in a bid to congest the Slazenger forward play. They were a little slow to react to the set up, but when they did find a way through it resulted in a goal from Tuddenham. However, with minutes left of the first half Sheffield scored to level the game thanks to a well-placed aerial out of their defence. Both sides opened up more in the second half with the keepers making several good saves, before the deciding goal came when the returning Birkett pushed out of the Slazenger defence to set up a neat one two between Gascoigne and Tuddenham, who tipped the ball in at the post.
United’s Greaves was on the hunt for more goals in the second half, cruising through a number of challenges before placing his shot wide. A brilliant save by Price then denied Priestley after the winger had brought the ball down in the area. Gresley’s best effort of the game so far came when Callum Riddell’s corner hit the base of the near post. Priestley had another effort which flew wide from outside the box, before a dramatic period of added time. First, Price made a double save in
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Ladies’ 2nd 1-3 Doncaster 3rd DONCASTER raced into a 2-0 lead before Slaz battled back strongly with a quality passing move allowing Nicci Swindon to make it 2-1 at the break. Straight from the whistle Slaz were on the opposition, but Doncaster scored their third and final goal to wrap up the win Ladies’ 3rd 1-2 Sheffield Uni Bankers 3rd ON A very windy Saturday morning in Sheffield, Slaz 3rd went down to a narrow defeat to keep the threat of relegation hanging over them. It was evenly matched to start with but Sheffield went into half-time ahead. Slaz went out battling and with the forwards piling on the pressure they found an equaliser, but it was Sheffield who found the decisive goal. Ladies’ 4th 11-0 Leeds University 8th SLAZENGER Ladies’ 4th team and enjoyed a spectacular goal-fest. Diane Jones, Lyn Wood, Josie Hughes, Ingrid Coughtrey and Caitlin McGrath all scored braces with Jules Measures also on target.
NCEL League Cup
LIVERSEDGE FC 4 PENISTONE CHURCH 1 LIVERSEDGE eased into the quarterfinals of the NCEL League Cup as a Joe Walton hat-trick helped them to a convincing win over Penistone Church at Clayborn. After seeing their previous league match against Hall Road Rangers postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, Sedge’s freshness showed as they made a blistering start.
In front of a crowd of 121, their highest since the opening home league game of the season, they were in front inside just four minutes, with Church conceding a penalty and Aaron Fell converting from the spot. Walton then registered twice in the space of eight minutes, and they had a 3-0 lead and one foot in the next round before half an hour had even passed. A young Penistone team grew into the game and found a response in the second half, with Nathan Keightley converting from the penalty spot after
64 minutes. However the final say went to Liversedge as, with Church pressing forward, striker Walton was able to complete his treble and secure progression to the last eight of the competition. Last weekend’s postponed match with Hall Road Rangers has been rearranged for March 12. Sedge return to league action with a trip to Handsworth Parr on Saturday (kick-off 3pm). The two sides drew 0-0 when they met at Clayborn in the reverse fixture back in October.
HEAVY WOOLLEN FOOTBALL Shock loss as Sunday League returns THE HEAVY Woollen Sunday League bounced back to life after last week’s weather-based postponements with secondplaced Premier side Deighton WMC suffering a 6-2 loss at the hands of Mirfield Town. Town climbed to third place after a Kieran Corley double, plus strikes from Gibril Bojang, Daniel Asquith, Harry Stead and Michael Rounding, saw them claim the three points despite Adam Hill’s brace for Deighton. Roberttown Rovers moved up to fourth after Scott Lightowler, Capi Khan and Tom Ramsden all found the net in a 3-1 win over Wellington Westgate, who replied through Lee Bradshaw. With neither of the top two Championship sides in league action, third-placed Snowdon failed to make up any ground as they lost away in a pulsating game at Overthorpe Sports Club. Bilal Mir put Snowdon ahead but Steve Swift fired in from a corner to equalise before half-time. Corey Schofield bagged the winner for the hosts midway through the second half to set up a tight finish, but the
hosts held on to win. Ravenswharfe lie in fourth place after Duane Fascione (two) and Jake Milburn scored in a 3-3 draw at bottom side Clifton Rangers Reserves. Much-improved Clifton Rangers Athletic lie in sixth place after they won 6-4 against Inter Batley. Martin Wagstaff led the way with a brace for Clifton, who also had Nathan Wood, Kieran Gallagher, Bradley Main and Liam Bushby on the scoresheet. Awab Ahmed and Karim Abdullah were among Inter’s scorers. Wire Works had James Hamlet and an own goal to thank as they drew 2-2 at home to Battyeford, who replied through Jon MacDonald and James Rawlins. In the West Riding Sunday Cup there were wins for FC Walkers Hounds, who won 4-3 against West Bowling, and Linthwaite, who hammered Bramham 10-2. Clifton Rangers’ campaign ended in a 5-3 loss at Cock and Bottle. The league’s last remaining side in the County Trophy also exited the competition last week as Mount Pleasant lost 6-0 to Shepherd’s Arms.
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Maun delight Tough lesson for Thornhill as Maroons go through Coral Challenge Cup
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DEWSBURY MOOR progressed to the third round of the Challenge Cup with a hard-fought victory at East Leeds. Moor did the double over their opponents in the league last season, but were always going to have to work hard to get the win. Coach Danny Maun was delighted to see his side follow up the triumph over Skirlaugh in the first round with another top display. “It was a good win. It’s quite a hostile place to go is East Leeds, when they have all the home supporters there, so the lads played really well,” he said. “We had few players coming back in, James Delaney played really well for us (as did) Ben Adams. “It was close, but I think we had three tries disallowed and we bombed about three chances as well so we could have had a bigger score. “I think it’s just a bit of composure when we got through, we just didn’t take our chances and I said to the lads that you can’t afford to not score. “But we did well in the second half and we scored two important tries which kept them at bay. “It was quite windy and quite boggy underfoot, but we played better than the week before which is a positive. “We adapted a bit better to the conditions than East Leeds and that’s the pleasing thing. The lads are learning every game and getting better with every game.” Moor struck first when man of the match Jamie Samme powered through the defence to send in Sam Thornton after 10 minutes, which Aiden Ineson couldn’t convert. Moor were placed on a team warning after a raft of penalties, and the pressure they were under told as Easts responded with an unconverted Shane Plunkett try for 4-4. Conditions worsened but Moor
coped better in adding the next try through Samme after great work from substitute Delaney and Jordan Foster. Brad Foster took over the kicking duties for a 10-4 Moor lead. Both sides were reduced to 12 men when Easts’ Jack Norfolk and Moor’s Ineson were off for dissent on both counts. Moor’s lead was cut to 10-8 going into the break after Jason Priestley went in for a try with a minute to go. Moor hit back five minutes after the restart though, when substitute Anthony Boardman finished off a move created by Adams and Pete Robinson as Foster converted. The visitors were then frustrated by having a brace of try claims chalked off for forward passes. The home side replied on 48 minutes with an Adam Wrigg try to reduce arrears to four points before Boardman added his second with 10 minutes left. Easts scored the final try of the game from Norfolk with seven to go, but Moor held on to progress to round three. Their next tie sees them travel to NCL Premier Division side West Hull and, despite avoiding the League One sides in the draw, Maun expects a tough challenge. “They’re one of the best (amateur sides) in the country,” he said. “I’m happy with it. I watched their game recently, I’ve done research and they’ve got a few explayers who I know of. “It will be a good challenge for us, and if we go there with a good attitude then there’s no reason why we can’t get a win. I believe we can do it. “We’ve got a good squad down there, good players, and when they realise how good they are, we can go anywhere and get a result.” Maun also admits that the cup run will give the club a “big boost” ahead of the start of their Division One campaign. They begin their league season on March 2 with a home fixture against Stanningley, before heading to East Yorkshire for their Challenge Cup tie the following weekend.
HARD GOING: Ben Kendall struggles to find a way through the defence as Thornhill were knocked out of the cup
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THORNHILL TROJANS were dealt a harsh lesson about what life in the NCL Premier Division is going to be like in a disappointing showing against Rochdale Mayfield in the Challenge Cup. The Trojans came into the game on a high after a stunning victory at the division’s champions Hunslet Parkside in the first round. However, fellow top-flight side Mayfield showed the Trojans they should take nothing for granted as they were dumped out of the cup. Thornhill never really got going in this game, and poor discipline cost them with an early red card to Jack Gledhill and a late one to Zach Johnson, which left them with just 11 men at full-time. Both teams scored four tries, but the difference was that the visitors used the penalties which the Trojans gifted them to kick goals and pull clear to victory. Thornhill made a terrible start as Rochdale put them under early pressure. A strong run from prop Sean Hurley proved to be too much for the defence to contend with as he forced his way over the line for a try, which Zak Hartley converted. This score was swiftly followed
by a penalty goal from Hartley as the visitors continued to torment their opponents in the early stages of this game. A high tackle then caused tempers to boil over as players rushed in to settle their differences. When order was restored, Rochdale’s Mark Biggins was shown a yellow card for his part in the dispute, followed by a red for Gledhill. Another penalty goal from Rochdale’s Hartley increased their lead to 10-0 before Thornhill finally showed some spirit right on the half-hour mark with a try from George Stott. Swift handling from Thornhill saw the ball travel at speed along the attacking line, an overlap was created and Stott went over for an unconverted try near to the corner. This score was soon cancelled out with a try from Rochdale. From a scrum, Rochdale took play blind and space was created for winger Munya Samanyanga to score a try in the corner. Hartley converted and added another penalty goal to stretch their lead to 18-4 going into the break. Harsh words were exchanged by the Thornhill players during the half-time interval as the Trojans looked to dig themselves out of the hole. Thornhill began the second period with more direction, and they pressed for the Rochdale line until
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Matthew Tebb twisted his way over for a try from close range. Woodcock added the extras. However, two quick-fire tries from the visitors left the Trojans with too much to do and victory was virtually secured. First, Lewis Sheridan broke clear from just inside Thornhill’s half of the field and sped away for a superb long-range try. When the game restarted a missed tackle left their try line exposed, and John Foy took advantage of the opening to cross for another try which Hartley converted. With Rochdale now leading by 20 points there didn’t look to be enough time left on the clock for the Trojans to salvage anything from this game, although they did manage a late flurry. A run around from Thornhill close to the try line ended with Johnson forcing his way over for a try, and Stott then burst through the Rochdale defence to reach out and plant the ball down over the line. It proved to be too little, too late though, and Thornhill’s afternoon was summed up when Johnson was held up over the line. Tempers boiled over and the referee showed Johnson the red card. The Trojans must now regroup and prepare for the visit of West Hull on March 2 to start their Premier Division campaign.
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Cleck struggling North One East
WEST LEEDS 33 CLECKHEATON RUFC 5 CLECKHEATON’S winless start to 2019 continued with a very disappointing defeat away at struggling West Leeds. There was very little in the opening exchanges, with the blustery wind affecting both teams and several penalties awarded along with many handling errors. The first score came when Cleckheaton launched an
attack down the right wing, but a sloppy pass by Mike Swetman led to West Leeds number eight George Carpenter intercepting near halfway and crossing in the left corner. Cleckheaton had to reorganise when their starting nine left the field with a rib injury. Wilson went to scrum half and Hayward to full-back as Plunkett entered from the bench. On 24 minutes, after the hosts knocked on close to their own line from the scrum, Seddon powered over on the blind side in the right corner
AIRBORNE: Jack Seddon flies in for Cleck’s only try for his eighth try of the season. The kick was unsuccessful but the scores were level at
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5-5. Cleckheaton conceded a penalty for offside in front of the posts and Keir Breakwell
put the 30-metre kick over to edge the home side back in front. Hayward made a terrific break down the right only to be felled by a high tackle by Calderwood, who was dispatched to the sin bin as halftime approached. Early in the second half, West Leeds scored a try wide on the left after good control by the forwards. The conversion by Breakwell was good from the touchline to extend the lead to 15-5. Calderwood exposed a gap in Cleck’s right side defence to cross for another try on 52 minutes, and when Breakwell added a penalty on 70 minutes after another ruck offence, they had their backs to the wall at 23-5.
Cleckheaton had their best spell of the game at this point and were camped in the opposition 22 for most of the next eight minutes, but after a penalty and with Plunkett in the the sin bin, West Leeds got possession from a lineout and Calderwood crossed for his second try to give his team a bonus point win. West Leeds got a final try to put the game to bed in the final minute, completing a 33-5 win. Cleckheaton desperately need a moral boosting victory to pull-away from the lower reaches of the table, and will look to get it at Moorend tomorrow (kick-off 3pm) against a York side who have only picked up one win in the last two months themselves.
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Knights battle back to win added his first goal to make it 6-0. Back-to-back penalties brought York their first real chance of the game, but Ronan Dixon was held out by the defence before Connor Robinson’s score was ruled out for an obstruction. From that, the Rams carried well upfield and, on the last play, hooker Day placed a delicate kick in behind to chase onto himself and touch down. Sykes added the goal and furthered the score on 28 minutes when he kicked a penalty from 15 metres out to make it 14-0. Referee Michael Mannifield again intervened when Perry Whiteley was in space down the left, with Robinson’s pass rightly judged to have gone forward. Dewsbury had to do most of the defending towards the end of the first 40 though, with a great tackle by Daniel Igbinedion denying Brad Hey from
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Stephen Ibbetson at Tetley’s Stadium MATTY MARSH’S try three minutes from time completed York City Knights’ second-half turnaround to snatch victory away from Dewsbury Rams in a dramatic contest at the Tetley’s Stadium. The Rams held a 16-0 lead early in the second period, but three tries in the space of 10 minutes saw the visitors take the lead heading into the closing stages. It looked like the win would be Dewsbury’s when Tom Garratt scored his first try for the club with eight minutes to go, but Marsh’s late effort ensured it was York who picked up their first points of the season. It was a first game of the season for the Rams, after their fixture at Rochdale the previous weekend was postponed due to a frozen pitch, and there were debuts for Garratt, Simon Brown and Jacob Thomas, a second debut for Alex Brown, and a run out too for loan additions Callum Field from Wigan, and Wakefield’s Chris Annakin. Meanwhile, York made just one change from their respectable defeat to Toronto in the opening round, with Marcus Stock coming into the 17 in the place of Ross Osborne. Dewsbury failed to score a point when the Knights triumphed 34-0 in their final pre-season fixture, but they were on the board inside five minutes this time around as Sam Day went over from dummy half. Paul Sykes was faultless from the tee all afternoon and
MATCH STATS FEATHERSTONE ROVERS: Calum Turner 7 Luke Briscoe 6 Josh Walters 7 Thompson Teteh 7 Conor Carey 6 Ase Boas 7 Watson Boas 9 Brad Singleton 8 Cameron King 8 Jack Ormondroyd 6 Brad Day 7 Cameron Smith 9 James Lockwood 6 Subs: John Davies 6 Luke Cooper 6 Danny Maskill 6 Daniel Smith 7 Tries: W Boas (10), Teteh (31), King (35), Walters (44), Singleton (52), Day (54), C Smith (69), A Boas (76). Goals: W Boas 5/8. BATLEY BULLDOGS: Dave Scott Wayne Reittie Sam Wood Sam Smeaton Johnny Campbell Louis Jouffret Dom Brambani Adam Gledhill Alistair Leak Toby Everett Dane Manning Jack Downs Tyler Dickinson Subs: James Brown Michael Ward Danny Yates Paul Brearley Tries: Campbell (14), Jouffret (25), Yates (79). Goals: Scott 1/3.
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Referee: M Griffiths Half-time: 16-8 Penalties: 6-5 Man of the match: Watson Boas (Featherstone) Attendance: 755.
scoring with York’s best opening. Igbinedion wasn’t able to be the hero at the other end as well though. Six minutes into the second half, Thomas moved the ball to the short side and the centre looked to have gone over, but the ball slipped from his grasp before being grounded. They put further points on the board a few minutes later though. Sykes started their attack by stripping the ball from the Knights, and when his side were awarded a penalty he took the two on offer to extend the score to 16-0. York had been dormant for much of the match but they finally scored their first point of the Championship season after 135 minutes of trying. Robinson was always going to be instrumental in any fightback and so it proved, with his short pass sending Graeme Horne into a gap and his kick narrowing the deficit. Just three minutes later they were
Ryder pens new Rams deal DEWSBURY RAMS’ Adam Ryder has signed a new contract to remain at the club until the end of 2021. The 29-year-old joined the club from Keighley Cougars last July and has played in every league game since, becoming a fans favourite in the process. The centre was delighted to be able to add another two years to his deal with the club. “It was an easy choice really, I enjoyed my time here last year, I got to know the fans and staff,” said Ryder. “Lee (Greenwood) has come in, he is a good coach, and we are moving in the right direction. We have got lads coming through so hopefully we can build a side for the next few years, and build a strong squad. “I have got this year and another two after
FEATHERSTONE 42 BATLEY BULLDOGS 14 at LD Nutrition Stadium FEATHERSTONE had to fight hard for their half-time lead against Batley Bulldogs, but eased to victory in the end after cutting loose in the second half. Fev were boosted by Brad Singleton and Cameron Smith, on dual registration from Leeds Rhinos, and Cameron’s brother Daniel, on loan from Huddersfield. Alongside the Papuan Watson brothers, this was the first time in 30 years that two sets of brothers had featured in the Rovers line-up. Jack Ormondroyd and Josh Walters also featured after their mid-week signings. Meanwhile, Batley made three changes to their 17 following a disappointing opening-day defeat to Barrow, with Sam Smeaton returning while Danny Yates and Paul Brearley made their debuts. Rovers threatened early on but Brad Day, playing against his former club in his 100th senior appearance, received special attention as he drove to the line – three of his ex-colleagues piled in with gusto, and the weight of numbers dis-
RIDING HIGH: Adam Ryder PHOTO: Pete Smith
that, so I am here until 2021. That will give me time to cement myself here and enjoy myself.” Ryder came to the Rams with the help of fundraising from the All Together supporters group, which includes the Amber Ribbon and Dewsbury Faithful groups, and he says that the backing of the fans helped him make the decision to extend his stay. “That was a big part of it too, the support we get here,” he said. “All the fans are nice when you speak to them. Hopefully we can build on last year into this year and the years to follow.” Ryder also believes he has improved his game since joining the club. “I’d like to think so. I set myself a big goal to play at this level, in the Championship. I have found a club I want to do that at so I want to be here as long as the club will have me.”
Bulldogs falter as Fev ease to victory Betfred Championship
over again, with the scrum-half’s kick completely misjudged by winger Alex Brown to leave Ash Robson with an easy score on the right. Robinson then made it a hat-trick of assists when, after Kyle Trout had just been sent to the sin bin for interference for an under-pressure Dewsbury side, he slipped in Josh Jordan-Roberts to touch down. He added his third conversion as well, giving York the lead. Despite the momentum and numbers being in favour of York, Dewsbury found a way back into the game. Sykes slipped the ball to prop Garratt, who managed to touch the ball down right on the line to regain the advantage. However, it was Marsh who had the final say as, after Will Jubb and Jordan-Roberts had been held out, he got on the end of a kick to seal the win. Robinson converted and added a penalty on the hooter.
lodged the ball. The Bulldogs then created a much better chance at the other end when Dom Brambani’s clever cut-out pass to Johnny Campbell ran out of gas and was dropped as the winger stooped to catch it. Rovers came back upfield and Ase Boas sent Cameron Smith to the line. He offloaded to brother Watson and he managed to force his way over, adding the conversion for good measure. The Bulldogs were holding their own, however, and a clever grubber on the last from Dane Manning beat the cover for Campbell to gather and score. Dave Scott missed the difficult conversion. Batley went ahead when Louis Jouffret scythed through the scattered defence. Rovers were stunned into a reaction. Luke Briscoe almost made the line but managed to offload to Thompson Teteh and he scored. Rovers’ fourth overseas star Cameron King dummied and dived over for their third try and Fev led 16-8 at the interval. If Fev struggled a little in the first period, they made up for it in the second, scoring five unanswered tries before Yates plunged onto a loose ball to grab a last minute consolation for Batley.
Fev’s try rush started with Ase Boas floating a cross-field kick for Aussie winger Conor Carey to palm the ball into the path of Josh Walters who touched down. Singleton then stormed onto a pass near the line to go over. He also made the opening for the next score, carried on by Watson Boas who put in a neat grubber for Day to pounce. Watson should have had a second minutes later but Ormondroyd ruined a great break with a poor pass. The procession of tries continued and Calum Turner broke from his own 20 to run 60 metres and send Cameron Smith racing in. Ase Boas wrapped up the Fev scoring, picking up a loose ball to send Luke Cooper toward the line, then picking the offload off the floor. Rovers coach Ryan Carr said that his side were given a tough test by a determined Batley side who fronted up to them early on. “We made too many errors in that first half, but in the second our middles took command and laid the foundations,” he said. A disgruntled Batley coach Matt Diskin said “the fulltimers won it for Featherstone”, as he boarded the team bus.
MATCH STATS DEWSBURY RAMS: Dale Morton 6 Rob Worrincy 6 Daniel Igbinedion 7 Adam Ryder 7 Alex Brown 5 Paul Sykes 7 Simon Brown 6 Tom Garratt 7 Sam Day 8 Owen Harrison 6 Lucas Walshaw 6 Michael Knowles 7 Kyle Trout 6 Subs: Jacob Thomas 6 Callum Field 6 Chris Annakin 7 Jode Sheriffe 6 Tries: Day (15, 14), Garratt (72). Goals: Sykes 5/5. YORK CITY KNIGHTS: Matty Marsh 7 Ash Robson 6 Jacob Bass 6 Brad Hey 6 Perry Whiteley 7 Ben Cockayne 5 Connor Robinson 8 Ronan Dixon 7 Will Jubb 6 Jack Teanby 6 Josh Jordan-Roberts 8 Liam Salter 6 Graeme Horne 7 Subs: Kriss Brining 7 Marcus Stock 6 Jack Blagborough 7 Joe Porter 6 Tries: Horne (55), Robson (58), Jordan-Roberts (65), Porter (77). Goals: Robinson 5/5. Referee: M Mannifield Half-time: 14-0 Penalties: 10-14 Sin Bin: Trout (64, interference) Man of the match: Connor Robinson (York) Attendance: 1,275.
Heavy Woollen U23 secure win ahead of Athens tour Friendly
HEAVY WOOLLEN U23 34 BARL 6 THE HEAVY WOOLLEN Under 23s secured a comfortable win in an encouraging pre-tour friendly against a resilient British Asian Rugby League side at Dewsbury Moor on Sunday. Considering this was the second game in 24 hours for a large part of the team, following the previous day’s Challenge Cup fixtures, the HW side dominated the first half with five unanswered tries and a 28-0 lead at the break. The HW played a near perfect half, breaking down the BARA defence for the first time after 10 minutes. Great work from Luke Sheridan sent fellow Batley Boy Josh Scrutton in for the first try, with George Woodcock converting a great touchline kick. George Croisdale went over shortly after, following good build-up from captain Aiden Ineson and Paul Foulstone. HW went 18-0 up after more strong play gave Owen Lumb space to score a great solo try, with Woodcock again adding the two points. Lumb was once again involved in their fourth try, suppling Nathan Waring who in turn gave a well-timed pass to Joe Halloran to race in at the corner. Woodcock provided another great conversion from out
wide to improve the score. Just before the break centre Sheridan crossed in the corner for their fifth, and they went into half-time 28-0 to the good. A tiring HW seemed to lose some of that momentum after the break, giving the resilient BARA less of a challenge in the second half. Indeed, they came up with their only score of the match on the hour mark through Jugraj Singh, with Sufian Rafi adding the conversion. However, the last word went to HW, with Croisdale crossing for his second just before the final whistle and Woodcock adding his fifth goal. The man of the match award went jointly to two players, with Thornhill Trojans’ Woodcock and Shaw Cross Sharks’ Lumb both worthy winners. The Heavy Woollen ARL also thanked referee Paul Spivey on a great game in the middle.
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Batley need clinical edge to cause upset By Stephen Ibbetson Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk
BATLEY head coach Matt Diskin says that his side will need to perform “at 100 per cent” to cause an upset this weekend. The Bulldogs travel to Halifax, who finished in the top four in the Championship last season, and Diskin believes his side have to be more clinical to have a chance of victory. Opportunities came and went in a similarly tough challenge last week, when Featherstone Rovers pulled away in the second half for a comfortable 42-14 win. “When they got a little bit quicker we tried to slow them down and some indiscipline burned us, along with some schoolboy errors,” Diskin reflected. “In the first half we did have opportunities, we just didn’t take advantage of those, and come the second half they played at a different intensity. “Their full-time boys were just at a different level and we really struggled to handle them. “There are positives; we had opportunities but we have to start taking them. “It’s the same thing I’ve been
saying all the way through preseason and in the first couple of games, we’ve got to start taking the opportunities that we’re creating for ourselves. “Against the better teams you don’t get many of them and if you let them go, they can come back and burn you, and that’s happened in the first couple of games.” And it won’t be any easier against Halifax on Sunday (kickoff 3pm). Diskin is well aware of how strong a side Batley will be up against. Fax picked up an impressive win at home to Leigh Centurions last weekend, following defeat at Widnes Vikings in the opening round. “Watching the game against Widnes they played some good rugby, and (against) Leigh they were very dominant,” said Diskin. “They’ve utilised their top four finish and the money that brings quite well in the off-season and they’ve recruited quality, which is out of the reach of teams like Batley. “But we’ve reviewed them and we believe we’ve seen some flaws in what they are doing, as we do with every team, and I am confident that if my team can actually carry out that gameplan and take advantage of the flaws that
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HONOURS: Ossett United were awarded the Evo-Stik club of the month award, and manager Andy Welsh (centre) was named manager of the month. United beat Gresley 1-0 last weekend REPORT AND REACTION: P25 they’ve shown then we’ll be in a good position at the end of the game. “We’ve got to be at 100 per cent to make sure that we get the win against these top teams. “You can’t afford to have any moments off and get caught as we have over the last few weeks.” The Bulldogs will have to do without three key players at the Shay though. Louis Jouffret will serve a onematch suspension, meaning that Danny Yates will come into the halves from the start after making his league debut off the bench last weekend.
Their forward pack has been dented by a thumb injury to Tyler Dickinson, with the former Huddersfield man awaiting scan results, while Michael Ward is unavailable due to other commitments. “We are testing the depth of the squad this week. “But as I’ve said before, any of the boys that come in, I’m confident in the quality that they’ve got, so we shouldn’t really see a drop in performance. “Those boys are biting at the opportunity to get into the team so I’m sure they’ll take advantage of it this week.”
PREPARATION: The Heavy Woollen U-23 team played against British Asian Rugby League last weekend in a pre-tour friendly, claiming a 34-6 win
Greenwood wants Rams discipline LEE GREENWOOD has called for his Dewsbury Rams side to show more discipline after seeing a first Championship win as coach slip from his grasp last weekend. They take on Swinton Lions at home on Sunday (kick-off 3pm), after surrendering a 16-0 lead in the 26-22 defeat to York. The Rams conceded 14 penalties and Greenwood acknowledges that it is an area where improvement is required. “We did really well for 40 minutes and worked really hard to get that lead, but then we gave it away really easily,” he reflected. “So there’s a lesson there for how not to keep a lead. There were too many penalties that just allowed them off the hook and then York sped the game up with the taps. “A lot of those penalties came from not being in control of the tackle. When people stand up and the ball comes out the tackle you’re putting it in the referee’s hands a little bit.” Greenwood also identified another issue he wants to fix up. He added: “The disappointing thing is when York scored the first, our body language and energy just went. It surprised me really because up to that point we were looking good and looking strong, and looking the better side for the win. “I’m guessing that’s similar to some of the stuff that people might have seen last year and the year before, where once a team gets on a roll, they dig themselves into a hole and can’t get out of it. That’s what I saw today, and it’s my job to change that.” Back-rowers Chris Annakin and Callum Field both featured for the Rams after signing initial one-month loan deals. Both bring Super League experience, with Annakin, 27, arriving from Wakefield Trinity for his third loan spell at Dewsbury, and 21year-old Field coming from Wigan Warriors. “It’s not ideal in some respects bringing lads in who haven’t done your pre-season, but they’re at full-time clubs so the general fitness should be there,” said Greenwood on his latest additions. With most Super League teams not in action this weekend, the Rams are offering all Super League season ticket holders, along with Sheffield and Bradford supporters, entry to the Swinton game for £10.
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