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BATTLEGROUND NORTH KIRKLEES Political big guns campaigning hard in key election seat

By David Miller News Reporter davidmiller@thepressnews.co.uk

SHADOW ministerial visits and Tory teams pounding the streets show the election battle in Dewsbury and Mirfield is hotting up.

Yet a focus group for a national newspaper found some voters still do not know who the main contenders are.

It comes amid a flurry of attention on the marginal seat, due to it being critical for any party who wants to form the next government.

On Monday shadow chief whip Rosie Winterton MP supported Labour’s Paula Sherriff in Mirfield.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna was with her at the Sleepmode bed factory in Dewsbury on Wednesday.

That visit was in support of Labour’s election pledges on apprenticeships, literacy and better careers advice for school leavers.

Tory incumbent MP Simon Reevell was out in Skelmanthorpe, Dewsbury and Mirfield yesterday (Thurs).

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SLEEPLESS NIGHTS: Mohammed Ayub, Labour candidate Paula Sherriff, Shadow Business Secretary Chukka Umunna and Asif Ayub at the Sleepmode bed factory in Dewsbury this week Hussain (Lib Dem), Mark Thackray (UKIP) and Adrian Cruden (Green Party).

Ms Sherriff said of the Sleepmode visit: “The Tories claim our economy is fixed and on the right track.

“But that’s just not the case.

Dewsbury is simply not creating the productive, high-skilled and wellpaid jobs we need to raise

living standards.”

Last week Labour peer Baroness Doreen Lawrence visited Ravensthorpe Community Centre.

She and Ms Sherriff discussed with more than 50 young people issues rated to racism and community cohesion.

Mr Reevell is defending a majority of just 1,526 against a Labour

onslaught backed by a paid organiser and “mobilisation assistant”.

Dermatology service manager Ms Sherriff, a Pontefract councillor, has been on the election trail for nearly two years.

Her campaign seemingly received a donation from former Prime Minister Tony Blair as it is one of Labour’s top targets.

But a focus group at Dewsbury Town Hall, ELECTION run by poll- LATEST: sters Britain Pages 4-5 Thinks for The Guardian, showed some voters are still unaware of the main candidates.

Most thought the seat is held by Labour while some believed Huddersfield’s Barry Sheerman to be their MP. In reality Mr Reevell beat Labour minister Shahid Malik in 2010 aided partly by boundary changes.

Labour-inclined Heckmondwike went to Batley and Spen but the

seat gained Tory-voting Denby Dale and Kirkburton.

Mr Reevell said: “I’m very sorry if some people don’t know who their MP is, but that’s not been my experience.

“Some say ‘hello Mr Reevell’ when they meet me but most say ‘hello Simon’ and I’m delighted with the reaction we’re getting.”

He added canvassing is split into three daily chunks from 10am to 12noon, 2pm to 4pm and 6pm to 8pm.

Events yesterday took him to see disability charity Mencap at Dewsbury Minster and to the area around Kitson Hill Road in Mirfield.

In a dig at Ms Sherriff he joked: “We’re struggling a bit because we don’t have that money from Mr Blair!”

Interestingly, the Guardian visited Savile Town and found similar

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OLDROYD MARY HELEN On 2 April, at Willow House Care Home, aged 91. Wife of the late George. Service took place at Dewsbury Crematorium, 15 April.

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Deaths ADAMSON SUSAN On April 3, of Shaw Cross, aged 61. Wife of Andrew. Service at

Dewsbury Crematorium, at 12.30pm, Monday 20 April.

BAMFORD DAVID ARTHUR On 7 April, of Cleckheaton, aged

72 years. Husband of Anne.

Service and cremation at Park Wood Crematorium, Elland on Monday 20 April at 12.45pm.

today, Friday 17 April at 12.30pm, followed by committal at Scholemoor Crematorium at 2pm.

BEAUMONT JULIE (NEE BLAKELEY)

COY CONSTANCE (CONNIE)

On 3 April, aged 53. Partner to Martin. Funeral at Cottingley Crematorium, Thursday 23 April at 1.40pm.

On 7 April, aged 90, of Thornhill. Wife of the late Peter.

Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 22 April at 10.30am.

BLACK NEIL On 6 April, aged 33, son of Ann and Duncan. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 23 April at 10.30am.

BRIGGS NEE RIPLEY JOAN On 13 April, of Birstall, aged 73.

Wife of Colin. Requiem Mass at St Mary’s RC Church, Batley, Friday 24 April at 10am, followed by interment at Batley Cemetery.

CLOUGH MAUREEN Aged 76 of Birstall, wife of the late Ernest. Requiem Mass at St Patrick’s RC Church, Birstall

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GRAINGE ALAN On 6 April, aged 88, of Heckmondwike. Partner of Barbara. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 22 April at 2pm.

HALE WILLIAM ANTHONY On 12 April, of Thornhill, aged 76. Partner of Veronica. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 27 April at 11.15am.

On 9 April, of Batley, aged 76.

Husband of Jean. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 20 April at 10.30am.

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DAY MICHAEL (MICK) On 7 April, of Dewsbury, aged 75. Husband of Annette.

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HOLMES NEE HOLLINGS PEGGY On 10 April, of Shaw Cross, Dewsbury, aged 85. Wife of the late Jack. Funeral at St Paul’s Church, Hanging Heaton, Thursday 23 April at 1.45pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.

KIDD JOYCE DAPHNE On 3 April, aged 85, of Liversedge. Wife of the late Alan. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, today Friday 17 April, at 3.15pm.

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LOZYNSKY ANGELA On 4 April, aged 84, of Gomersal. Partner of Jack, wife of the late Steven. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 1 May at 1.15pm.

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On 13th April 2015 aged 94 years, passed away in hospital. Celebration of Mary’s life at Dewsbury Crematorium.

Thursday 23rd April 1.15pm MOORE BRYAN On 8 April, aged 83, of Liversedge. Husband of Eileen.

Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 24 April at 1.15pm.

NEWBY CYRIL On 7 April, aged 89, of Mirfield.

Husband of the late Joan, and partner to Barbara. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 21 April at 10am.

NEWELL HAROLD At Batley Hall NH, aged 89.

Husband of Mary. Funeral at Central Methodist Church, Batley, Wednesday 22 April at 2.15pm.

NEWSOME DOREEN On 10 April, aged 92, formerly of Ravensthorpe. Wife of the late Roy. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, today Friday 17 April, at 2.45pm.

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On 4 April, aged 86, of Cleckheaton. Wife to the late Edwin.

Funeral at St Philip and St James’ Church, Scholes, on Thursday 23 April at 2.45pm, prior to burial at Whitechapel Road Cemetery.

On 13 April, of Thornhill Lees, aged 89. Wife of the late Eric.

Funeral at Whitley Parish Church, Thursday 23 April at 11.30am.

SCALLEY JOSEPH On 10 April, of Batley, aged 86.

Husband of Jean. Funeral at Staincliffe Parish Church, Wednesday 22 April 2015 at 12.15pm, followed by interment at Batley Cemetery.

SMITH EFFIE MARGARET On 8 April, aged 81, of Heckmondwike. Wife of the late Michael. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, today Friday 17 April at 2pm.

SMITH DERRICK (PINKY) On 11 April, of Horbury, aged 83, Derrick. Husband of Jean.

Funeral at Longcauseway UR Church, Friday 24 April at 1pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 2pm.

THOMAS DOROTHY MAY On 6 April, aged 89, of Birstall.

Wife of the late Jack. Service at St Mary’s Church, Gomersal, Monday 20 April at 2.15pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.

WAINWRIGHT ADELAIDE MARY On 9 April, aged 97. Wife of the late John. Funeral at Central Methodist Church, Batley, Thursday 23 April at 1pm, followed by cremation at Dewsbury Crematorium at 2pm.

WATTAM DEREK On 7 April, aged 68, of Mirfield.

Husband of Joan. Funeral at St John’s Church, Upper Hopton, Thursday 23 April at 2pm, followed by private committal.

WOMERSLEY PETER On 6 April, aged 70, of Liversedge. Husband of Helen.

Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 22 April at 12.30pm.

WOOD ANNE (NEE CLAY) On 9 April, aged 74, of Whitley.

Wife of Terry.

Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 20 April at 10am.

Election battle hots up From page one problems to those The Press has highlighted over the years.

Many residents were found unable to speak English but said through an interpreter they would vote Labour.

When asked why, they typically replied: “Because my family always has.”

Part of Ms Sherriff’s attack has been to dub Mr Reevell a ‘part-time MP’ due to his continuing legal career.

Last year barrister Mr Reevell earned £44,648 pre-tax on top of his £67,000 salary as an MP. In return Tories have nicknamed Ms Sherriff ‘one policy Paula’ for her vocal opposition to h e a l t h c a r e changes.

But on the economy she said: “About 700,000 young people are unemployed and too many of them don’t have the skills they need for work.

“Yet the number of young people starting apprenticeships has fallen in the past year.”

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‘The memory of the moment I was told by doctors to prepare myself for the worst is unlikely to ever leave me...’

BATLEY: An inquest was opened and adjourned after a 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed in Batley on Tuesday. Qasim Rehman, of Pennine Road, Dewsbury, died after his Honda was in collision with a grey BMW 530.

The incident was at the junction of Bradford Road and Mount Street, between the Frontier and Redbrick Mill. Mr Rehman was treated at the scene around midnight on Monday but died a short time later.

Witnesses, especially anyone who saw either vehicle prior to the incident, can call the police’s Major Collision Enquiry team on 101.

UKIP signs torn down NORTH KIRKLEES: Four election signs were torn down within a day of being put up in Gomersal and Hartshead. The signs promoting UKIP Batley & Spen candidate Aleks Lukic were on lamp-posts at Gomersal Hill Top and St Peter’s Church.

Mr Lukic designed the posters himself and joked: “Perhaps some just couldn’t contain their excitement and want my signs on their mantelpiece.”

Simon Holbrook, UKIP’s candidate for Liversedge & Gomersal in the council poll, vowed to replace the signs. He joked: “We might consider submitting a Guinness World Record entry for the speediest removals!”

Mum Laura Fletcher and daughter Ruby, who survived meningitis

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A MUM from Gomersal whose daughter beat meningitis is running the London Marathon to raise awareness of the disease.

Probation worker Laura Fletcher, 34, initially hoped to raise £1,500 from the event on Sunday, April 26. But she smashed the target and now hopes to raise as much as possible for the Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF).

Her run comes after daughter Ruby, then aged just 13 months, nearly died from the disease in December, 2011. She was in intensive care for seven days but recovered and is now a thriving four-year-old.

Laura said: “My husband and I were well aware of the symptoms so as soon as Ruby showed signs of the illness we were alert. We acted quickly and as a result were told this had almost certainly saved her life. Equipping parents with this knowledge is paramount. I feel it’s important to offer my support in raising awareness of the illness.”

Meningitis, which can be bacterial, viral or fungal, is the inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord. The same condition can cause blood poisoning and when it does this is known as septicaemia. Together they are known as meningococcal disease – which the MRF is devoted to battling.

Laura said: “I can't begin to imagine how I would have coped if we’d lost our daughter.

It’s something I think about each day. The memory of the moment I was told by doctors to prepare myself for the worst is unlikely to ever leave me.”

Esther Trackman, of the MRF, said: “Meningitis and septicaemia are deadly diseases which can strike without warning,

killing in hours.” The MRF funds research into the prevention, detection and treatment of the diseases. They have a freephone advice line on 0808 800 3344, staffed by trained advisors. Alternatively see www.meningitis.org.

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News In Brief Hustings at IMWS BATLEY & SPEN: A public debate featuring general election candidates is due to be held on Sunday.

It starts at 6pm at the Indian Muslim Welfare Society’s Al Hikmah Centre on Track Road.

The Candidates attending are Imtiaz Ameen (Con), Jo Cox (Labour), John Lawson (Lib Dem) and Aleks Lukic (UKIP).

Dr Ian Bullock (Green) was invited but is unable to attend due to work commitments.

Society vice chairman Saied Laher, who will chair the debate, encouraged people to attend. He added: “Putting an X in the right box on polling day could make all the difference. Every vote counts.”

Bomb experts called RAVENSTHORPE: A man was arrested after bomb disposal experts were called on Monday following a break-in.

Police were called to an address on Cravendale Road at around 7pm over reports of a theft from a vehicle.

While there they found a home had also been broken into, and searched the premises. Suspicious items were found inside and an explosive ordnance disposal team was called.

A 40-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis and possession of a firearm.

Singing for fun night BATLEY: Four choirs from different parts of the county are coming together again in aid of Kirkwood Hospice.

The annual Singing for Fun fundraiser is back at St Mary’s Social Club at 7.30pm on Friday, April 24.

The club’s own choir will be joined by the Merrie City Singers and Outwood Community Choir from Wakefield and the Gildersome Community Choir. It starts at the Melton Street venue at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm).

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KIRKLEES COUNCIL ELECTIONS:

Labour needs LABOUR will be looking to seize control of Kirklees Council at next month's local elections.

The party head into the poll with 32 councillors, with 18 for the Conservatives and 11 for the Liberal Democrats.

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They’ve got their heads in the sand says controversial ex-MP FORMER Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Shahid Malik launched an astonishing attack on Muslim clerics in a national newspaper last week – despite representing the family of teen-terrorists Hassan and Hammaad Munshi, and their fundamentalist grandfather, Sheikh Yakub Munshi.

Mr Malik authored an article in The Times last Friday (April 11) in his role as chairman of the antiMuslim Hate organisation ‘Tell Mama’.

He used it to criticise Muslim imams who he said “have their heads in the sand” over the radicalisation of young people.

He wrote that mosques doing good work in sending out the right message are “the exception”. Mr Malik said mosques need to tackle terrorist grooming of young Muslims every bit as robustly as widespread efforts to combat Muslim men preying on young white girls.

Since losing the Dewsbury and Mirfield seat he has run a consultancy from his Burnley home called Global Cooperation and Development Partnerships, and been a paid consultant to the controversial Mayor of Tower Hamlets in London, Lutfur Rahman.

Mr Rahman is currently involved in a rare electoral trial accused of rigging local elections and earlier this year Communities

Secretary Eric Pickles sent in a hit squad to run parts of Tower Hamlets Council, where allegations of fraud and corruption were rife.

Last week, Shahid Malik rushed to Dewsbury at the families’ request upon news breaking that the two former Westborough High pupils had lied about going on holiday and flown to the IS jump-off destination of Turkey.

When Hammaad Munshi was arrested as the UK’s youngest ever terror suspect aged 15, in 2006, his uncle, ex-Labour Party council candidate Abdul-Hai Munshi and grandfather, Sharia Court founder Yakub Munshi, refused to speak publicly, bringing in Malik as their spokesman.

Last week Mr Malik said that the boys’ parents “are crushed by the thought that they may never see their sons again”. He went on: “They are convinced that their children were groomed. I believe these boys are first and foremost victims, as are their parents”.

Calling for an inquiry, he said: “We urgently need to understand what is radicalising these teenagers, how they are groomed, online and offline, what safeguards are required and how to break down the eco-system that facilitates this deadly metamorphosis from innocent child to overseas extremist.”

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Anti-hate group’s funding stopped TELL MAMA, the anti-Islamophobia group Shahid Malik chairs, has had its lucrative government funding axed after it was accused of whipping up racial hatred.

Tell Mama received government cash of £375,000, but had funding stopped after it was accused of wildly exaggerating reports of hate crimes against Muslims in the aftermath of the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby.

Drummer Rigby was almost beheaded by Muslim extremists outside his barracks in Woolwich.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg had announced “new” funding of £214,000 for Tell Mama, only for it to be withdrawn by civil servants after a number of bodies, including the police, questioned the group’s motives.

Malik and his partner in Tell Mama, Fiyaz Mughal – who founded

the parent company Faith Matters – have threatened libel action against people criticising their activities.

Last summer, Mughal took the Daily Telegraph to the High Court – where Malik and The Press fought out a two-week libel battle in 2007 – only to have his claim that the newspaper had libelled him as a ‘Muslim extremist’ thrown out.

Apart from the government handouts, the group also received a huge £337,130 grant from the Big Lottery Fund in July, 2013.

Although it describes itself as ‘not for profit’, the business is not a registered charity and most of its public and charitable grants go out in wages.

By the time of going to print, Tell Mama had not responded to our question as to whether chairman Shahid Malik’s role was paid or voluntary.

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GENERAL ELECTION COULD BOOST LOCAL VOTER TURNOUT

three gains to seize control Thursday, May 7.

In North Kirklees, Labour are the defending party in five out of 10 wards. The Tories hold four and the Liberal Democrats one.

Dewsbury West is notable as Labour incumbent Coun Darren O’Donovan was deselected at

first. He won an appeal and faces rivals including Shezhad Hussain, who defected last year from the Tories to the Liberal Democrats.

Labour and Kirklees Council leader Coun David Sheard is up for re-election, as is Tory leader

Coun Robert Light.

At last year’s local elections, all the defending parties held on, leaving the state of play exactly the same.

The Green party, which has a new North Kirklees branch, is standing here in every ward.

UKIP are campaigning in six out of 10 wards, having given both Batley seats, Dewsbury South and Dewsbury West a miss.

The party’s Batley & Spen parliamentary candidate Aleks Lukic is also on the ballot against Coun Sheard in Heckmondwike.

Dewsbury: Time to act where others have failed, says Tory

By David Miller EMPTY shops and a lack of free parking have perhaps defined Dewsbury town centre in recent years.

But an election candidate wants to change the story by taking action where he claims others have failed.

Tory Mark Eastwood is taking on Coun Eric Firth in Dewsbury East at the local elections.

Coun Firth (Lab), first elected in 1994, took over as chairman of the town’s regeneration board last year.

Mr Eastwood finished third behind UKIP when he stood in the same ward last May.

The sales executive said: “If you vote for the same people you get the same result.

“Dewsbury’s been in decline but the nightlife is coming back and we need to help that filter down.”

He highlighted Mims Cafe, the West Riding Refreshment Rooms and the Old Turk pub.

In a pitch for Tory council poll gains and a Tory government he said: “There needs to be a complete overhaul of how the town markets itself.

“The council also needs to sort out free parking and we need government reform of business rates.”

Other issues featuring on doorsteps include green belt

development, the NHS and immigration.

On his prospects he added: “The general election is held on the same day and that could have an influence.

“The turnout is likely to be huge compared to the 31 or 32 per cent you normally get.”

Mr Eastwood is also involved in Simon Reevell’s bid to hold Dewsbury & Mirfield at the general election.

He said: “The interesting thing is more than 9,000 people voted Lib Dem in 2010.

“It’s possible not all of them will vote Lib Dem again and, if so, where does that vote go?”

News in Brief Fox’s pay strike BATLEY: Engineers at Fox’s Biscuits are due to strike next week in a row about a “paltry” pay offer.

Forty-two workers will mount stoppages from 4am to 10am on Tuesday and Wednesday. They are unhappy about a pay offer of one per cent from August 1 last year and two per cent from August 1 this year.

Engineers voted by a margin of 65 per cent to strike in a ballot organised by the Unite trade union.

Sarah Mitchell, of Unite, said: “We believe the offer for the pay year due to have started last August is paltry and insulting.”

She dubbed the two per cent offer as “not much better” and added: “We call on the management to sit down with us to discuss a realistic pay offer.”

Syria runaway ‘quiet’ MIRFIELD: One of two teenagers believed to be in Syria is a pupil at Mirfield Free Grammar school. Talha Asmal, 17, described as “quiet” and “hardworking” was studying ICT and business at the Kitson Hill Road secondary.

He and friend Hassan Munshi flew to Turkey from Manchester Airport on March 31.

They are believed to have crossed the border into Syria in a bid to join Islamic terrorists.

Lorraine Barker, principal at Mirfield Free Grammar said: “It was a huge shock that he has gone missing. Our sympathies go out to his family.”

New health chief KIRKLEES: Council chiefs have appointed a new director of public health on a salary of up to £97,770 a year.

Rachel Spencer-Henshall takes over following the retirement of Dr Judith Hooper last November.

She was previously interim director, supported by Wakefield Council director of public health Andrew Furber.

MARK EASTWOOD: ‘Dewsbury overhaul’

14 line up in national poll FOURTEEN candidates are fighting to represent North Kirklees in parliament after the general election.

There are seven nominees each standing in Batley & Spen and Dewsbury & Mirfield.

Polls will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday May 7, and counting is expected to go on through the night.

Residents also vote in Kirklees Council and Mirfield Town Council elections at the same time.

Kirklees and town council ballots will be counted the fol-

lowing day and results for those should be known by the evening of Friday, May 7.

The parliamentary seat of Dewsbury & Mirfield has attracted national attention.

It is a marginal held by the Tories and is considered a key seat for whoever wants to form the next government.

Pro-Yorkshire devolution candidate Richard Carter is just back from six years in Norway.

He and five others, including pro-Christian candidate Stephen Hakes, add spice to what had previously been a

IN NORTH KIRKLEES Against Cuts) Michael Holbrook (UKIP) Kathleen Taylor (Conservative*) Nicholas Whittingham (Green) *denotes defending candidate MIRFIELD TOWN COUNCIL BATTYEFORD Martyn Bolt (Conservative) Alan Burton (Conservative) Marc Burton (Conservative) Colin Cain (Labour) Charlie Coates (Labour) Thimmie Gowda (Labour) Michael Hutchinson (Labour) Alan Mapplebeck (Independent) John Nottingham (Conservative) Peter Wilson (Labour) CROSSLEY Stephen Benson (Conservative)

Pamela Brindle (Labour) Hazel Byard (Labour) Keith Sibbald (Conservative) Christophe Walker (Conservative) Nicholas Whittingham (Green) EASTTHORPE Gary Bunton (Labour) Janet Hirst (Conservative) David Pinder (Conservative) Andrew White (Conservative) HOPTON Roy Dobson (Labour) Fran Fisher (Labour) Vivien Lees-Hamilton (Conservative) Philip Tolson (Conservative) NORTHORPE Sean Guy (Conservative) Jack McCabe (Labour) James Taylor (Conservative) Kathleen Taylor (Conservative)

Tory-Labour arm-wrestle.

Batley & Spen could be less dramatic, as outgoing MP Mike Wood (Lab) had a majority of 4,406 in 2010.

There will be 99 polling stations across the district, including several that are temporary.

These include on land opposite Wyvern Close in Batley and a grass verge in front of homes on Cornmill Drive in Norristhorpe.

The last day to register to vote is Monday, April 20. See www.gov.uk/register-to-vote for details.

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Enough now, let’s have the vote and stop the fairytales AN WE just vote now please, and get all of the charades out of the way? Crack on with the runof-the-mill daily lies, deceit and backstabbing, as opposed to this Fantasy Football electioneering.

Party 1: “We’re going to give the NHS an extra £8 billion a year…”

Party 2: “We will call that £8 billion and raise it to whatever they want,” (and don’t you think the circus clowns running the Mid Yorks trust just love the sound of that?)

Party 3: “So what, we’ll give the NHS the keys to the Bank of England, make your GP come round and rub your hurty tummy better at midnight on Saturday, AND promise that everyone will be immortal by the end of the next Parliament…”

That last one would most likely be come from Lib Dems obviously.

What, you say that the Dim Libs haven’t promised immortality yet?

Like I said, there’s still three weeks to go – plenty of time yet.

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Nigel Farage: No one else will discuss immigration So can we just vote and get it over with, for crying out loud.

I can only handle a couple of news bulletins a day without screaming so loud it rattles the house windows, but I have noticed three things that none of the main parties have mentioned.

1) Apparently we no longer have a national debt of £1.5 trillion – or, in old-fashioned numbers, £1,518,551,949,697 (which had increased by over £30,000 in the time it took me to type that figure. One international company estimates

that the UK debt increases at estimated £5,170 a second!

So we must ask ourselves – why don’t Labour hit the Tories over the head with that number?

Firstly, because they created the circumstances that led to the debt; there was no significant fiscal black hole until Gordon Brown, Ed Balls and Ed Miliband went mad with the public chequebook.

And secondly because it’s a number they’ll keep schtum about on the off-chance that they seize power on May 7, at which point they can roll it out as the excuse for breaking all these bullshine promises of the last month.

Secondly – immigration.

UKIP would sensibly move to an Australian-type system which allows in skilled people – and we’ll need them because we have a dire shortage of doctors and nurses even before Nick Clegg sends Dr Kildare round to give your restless toddler its midnight dose of Calpol.

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That is cynical, shameless and says all you need to know about these hucksters.

3) Defence. We stand set fair to abandon our international commitments to maintaining a functioning military capacity, at a time when the world – with the UK right on the front line – has rarely faced graver dangers both from overseas and the growing enemy within our own towns and cities.

What the Tories have done to our Armed Forces in the past five years is a national disgrace – but of course the quislings within Labour and the Liberal Democrats are happy for that to be swept under the carpet.

Our monstrous debt, massive unchecked immigration which is why our housing, education and health systems are at breaking point, and defence of the realm – and the people wanting your votes won’t even discuss them!

Instead they’re all standing up waving what they promise is the winning lottery ticket at you. But it seems people are happy to swallow it.

No lottery about this I’M GLAD that I stopped doing the lottery when they doubled the ticket price, not only for my pocket, but to stop supporting potentially criminal enterprise and Muslim extremists.

When The Press alerted the Big Lottery Fund to the schemes run from the Taleem Training Centre in Savile Town, with fictitious groups like the Shawcross (sic) Women’s Forum, Westtown Women’s Forum and Comdel Cricket Club all applying for and receiving grants of around £10,000, the Lottery ‘investigated’ itself and, surprise surprise, rubber-stamped the wheeze.

They even declined Freedom of Information requests for the identities of the people making the applications.

In July 2013 the Big Lottery gave the parent group of Shahid Malik’s latest project, Tell Mama, £337,130, despite them being discredited by the police for fabricating anti-Muslim hate crimes and the Government pulling the plug on funding.

Tell Mama/Faith Matters describes itself as ‘not for profit’.

This does not mean it is either a charity, or a voluntary organisation. I’m looking at its accounts over recent years, and at its peak it was bringing in over £600,000 in ‘funding’. I’ve asked the group if our old pal Shahid’s role chairing Tell Mama is salaried. So far, answer has there been none.

I won’t hold my breath...

Green, the colour of madness I SHOULD apologise to the Green Party after that previous rant.

Of course the Greens mention immigration and defence. They’d despatch what’s left of the Royal Navy to the Mediterranean to brings the entire refugee population of north Africa and the middle east here in their hundreds of thousands.

Plenty of room ... let’s all have one big group hug!

The Greens – who really are the Mad Hatters Tea Party of Alice in Wonderland politics – would give all them a living wage and a house and free everything else too.

It’s a shame the UK hasn’t had Nigel Farage’s immigration policy in place, because it might have kept out that barking mad Aussie Natalie Bennett, who leads the Greens on their tippy-toe daffodil dance round the gardens of an imaginary green and fragrant England.

Natalie would scrap road building. Maybe she’s going to give us all a horse and cart, too because there’s certainly no shortage of manure in their back yard.

In fact, I think anyone who supports the Greens ought by definition to have the vote

Beware wrath of dad on a mission

Natalie Bennett: Away with the fairies taken away from them – at least until after the psychological testing.

In their manifesto the Greens urged voters to ‘join a revolution’. Not that they’re going anywhere except the nuthouse, we’d need one.

Still, I suppose it gives all the dreamboat voters already away with the fairies something to twitter about as they sip their organic rhubarb tea…

YOU HAVE to admire Nick Clegg’s latest strategy – to vote for the Dim-Libs based on the balance of power hanging between either him, Nigel Farage or Alex Salmond (neither of whom

are MPs by the way. Not that Nick is assured of being).

Good manners prevent me from speculating on what Clegg, a spiritual child of the Vichy French, wouldn’t do to further his career.

The thirst for power and influence of Clegg, the strangely silent Vince Cable, Danny Alexander and their friends saw the party trample over its own political principles in return for a seat at the Cabinet table.

The Lib Dems didn’t have to form a Coalition. They could have sat on their hands and voted issue by issue based on their principles.

Meanwhile I continue to be confounded why SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is given prominence in the election debate when she’s not even standing for Parliament.

The leader of a foreign power, telling British MPs what their policy is, and how they will best destroy England first and the UK second – because that’s effectively what this is.

If the one thing to emerge from this train-crash of a political handbagging is a legitimate voice for English voters, then it might, just might, be all worth it.

I’VE HAD an ear bashing from Mirfield reader Ron Parrock, who seems to be accusing me of some kind of April Fools breach of copyright.

Ron said I’ve twice tried to steal the glory of an idea from his wife and their journalist son Simon, by claiming credit for an April Fool about wind turbines being put on Caulms Wood back in the 1990s.

Well, sorry you’re upset Ron – and I hope Simon’s keeping well by the way. Most of these wheezes are collaborative efforts in any newspaper office. But what I actually wrote recently was that I crayoned the turbines on a photo of Caulms Wood. Not that I either originated the idea or wrote the story.

Keep taking the pills and try to keep calm, Ron…

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Fears for town’s heritage as cemetery falls into ruin

By David Miller PART of Heckmondwike’s rich heritage is at risk of being lost through the neglect of a cemetery, a campaigner claims.

Mike Popplewell spoke out about the condition of the graveyard behind the Upper Chapel between Chapel Lane and High Street.

It comes after Mike visited to research his family history last Sunday and was saddened by what he saw.

Overgrown graves and broken headstones for some of Heckmondwike’s most prominent citizens were discovered.

Mike, of Roberson Terrace, Gomersal, said: “To see them left in ignorance was very disappointing. For them to fall into wrack and ruin seems to me to represent a neglect of our wonderful heritage.”

Among the graves is that of Albert Firth, a wool magnate and former county cricketer who died aged 79 in 1927.

He was from the family of industrialists who founded Firth Carpets. The town centre park, meanwhile, is named after Sir Algernon Firth.

Families who may once have tended them either no

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Chapel secretary David Crowther said: “A team from the probation service came to do some work for us.

“They tended the garden and driveway and did a really good job down there but struggled when it came to the graves.

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It’s time for a change in local politics Dear Sir, Your editorial was spot on last week and underlines the need for strong leadership locally, be it political or otherwise.

Sadly, politically our options appear very limited at present.

In the Labour camp we have ‘one policy Paula’ who can’t make her mind up if she accepted Blair’s blood money or not.

At the hustings event in

Missing vase safe with Geoff From: Geoff Camponi, Batley Dear Sir, On Saturday April 11, on visiting our daughter’s grave near the cemetery chapel, Batley, there was a small vase containing some sweet peas and a photograph of two children on the vase, blowing around in the wind.

Not knowing which grave to put this on, I brought it home for safe keeping.

Tel: Batley 471857.

Letter of the Week: Sally Scott, Dewsbury Savile Town she denied accepting it, then contradicting herself in the press saying she wasn’t sure and finally admitting she’d taken the brass.

The woman seems a tad worried about upsetting the Muslim vote, so clearly the last thing we need here in Dewsbury!

In the Conservative camp we have ‘part-time’ Simon, hell-bent on topping up his modest MP’s salary with a bit of work on the side.

Meandering through the corridors of power oblivious to what’s happening here in Dewsbury.

Flirting on the edges of

tact with the hospital management to improve the ‘end of life’ care for all palliative care patients and their families.

The help Simon and his team have given to me personally has been invaluable, and I know that they also help many other individuals with their problems, but they cannot make it public for reasons of confidentiality.

I have no problem in saying a very public “thank you”.

ing in Savile Town with the Dewsbury parliamentary candidates for the forthcoming General Election.

Labour candidate Paula Sherriff was asked by the Lib Dem candidate if she had, or would ever, accept money from Tony Blair for her campaign after he had been bitterly criticised in the meeting for invading Iraq.

She gave a very different answer then to the one she is giving now following her admission that she has accepted a £1,000 donation from the former Prime Minister, but claiming that she doesn’t deal with the financial side of her campaign and that she wasn’t aware of the financial gift.

The Labour candidate, Paula Sherriff, was either not telling the truth at the public meeting, or she genuinely doesn’t know what is going on around her campaign.

Either way, it’s not very encouraging for the people of Dewsbury that she considers herself a suitable person to be our next MP.

Rubbish is still an issue From: Jeanne Burke, Dewsbury Moor

Credit where it is due From: Mrs P Boyes, Mirfield Dear Sir, Through your newspaper may I give my heartfelt thanks to our Member of Parliament Simon Reevell, Nick Pryor and Jim Dodds in the constituency office for the help they have given me in trying to obtain some answers to the circumstances surrounding the death of my husband, without which I cannot move on.

Since my husband passed away in Pinderfields Hospital last October I have been in discussions with the management of Pinderfields, and the Coroner’s Office.

Nick Pryor has been present with me at every meeting and Simon Reevell has asked for every piece of correspondence to be copied to him.

The Care Quality Commission gave a damning report on palliative care in Dewsbury and Pinderfields Hospitals and our MP is in con-

Dear Sir, I really must take issue with the comments made by Jabar Khaliq regarding Coun O’Donovan.

Previously we had a very conscientious Lib-Dem councillor for this area.

Perhaps Coun O’Donovan would like to visit Dewsbury Moor, where he will see rubbish along Low Road.

The bus shelter was recently badly damaged, and where are our PCSOs? The broken bottles on pavements or roadways tell their own story every weekend.

Oh, and has he seen the rubbish strewn opposite Crow Nest Park?

Unanswered questions From: Name and address supplied Dear Sir, I attended the hustings meet-

She’s got my support From: Celia Firmin, Dewsbury Dear Sir, I read the local and national press and sadly they want ‘headlines’ which often mean something or someone is sensationalised to make a story, especially at election time..

Call me naïve, but I have to start by believing that the people who put themselves up for election want to serve their local community and have something to offer.

challenging issues without actually getting into the nitty gritty.

That leaves UKIP (seeing as the Lib Dems have dissolved away) to take on the mantle of challenging the political mismanagement of our town.

We’ve spent decades supporting the shabby I look for evidence of this when I read the leaflets or meet any candidates.

To date the most impressive offer comes from the prospective Labour candidate for MP, Paula Sherriff, who has been working at an increasing pace for the last 15 months, with her supporters, across the whole constituency.

Paula has experience as a councillor in Pontefract, works in healthcare in a service that was NHS but is now provided by the private sector and now has first-hand experience of the needs of the all people in the constituency.

I also want someone who will work hard in the Houses of Parliament and be active and visible to all communities in the constituency.

Paula Sherriff has shown by moving into the constituency, her seven-day-a-week commitment to canvassing, meeting local people and responding to invitations to attend events is a hardworking woman who can deliver what she promises.

The next thing I think about is what is important to me politically, and there are so many things from health and social care to international issues and from education and jobs to fairness and equality.

We need to put an end to the rich getting richer while the unemployed and the low-paid take the blame for our economic woes and have their, already low, benefits cut further.

We need a government that will start putting ordinary people first and provide key services like the NHS and ensure that those most vulnerable are supported with dignity, including the elderly and people with mental health issues.

This will be a close election and the next few weeks will

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Mr M Nasir, 8 Garden Crescent, Ravensthorpe, rear extensions, porch to front and detached garage.

A Kahn Bostan, 8 Jensen Avenue, Dewsbury, two-storey rear extension.

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Mr A Maroof, 10 St Anne’s Close, Thornhill Lees, two-storey extension and dormer.

M Razak, 8 Scout Hill Road, Dewsbury, single-storey extension.

S Kauser, 17 Squirrel Hall Drive, Staincliffe, raising of roof to form additional floor and extension to side.

S Pearson, 301 Oxford Road, Gomersal, non-material amendment to previous permission 2011/91854 for

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Ibrahim Nana, 6 Clement Terrace, Savile Town, single-storey rear extension.

Mr & Mrs L Wood, 39 Darley Road, Hightown, single-storey extension.

Mr Maniar, 16 Millwater Avenue, Thornhill Lees, work to TPO(s) 14/88.

Dewsbury Moor ARLFC, adjacent to Dewsbury Moor ARLFC playing fields, Carr Lane, Dewsbury, change of use of redundant land to sports training ground.

A Aziz, 3 Selbourne Drive, Savile Town, Dewsbury, erection of extensions.

A Karolia, 12 Banks Street, Batley, two-storey and single-storey

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Elisa Draper, 22 Broomfield Terrace, Moorbottom, Cleckheaton, two-storey extension.

K Wolstenholme, 150 Latham Lane, Gomersal, erection of detached dwelling.

Mr J Laher, 6 Park Road, Westborough, work to TPO(s) 97/90 within a Conservation Area.

A Shaikh, Deighton Holme, Deighton Lane, Healey, work to TPO(s) 25/79.

Sadeh Lok, Rose Court, Church Street, Ravensthorpe, alterations to convert one flat into two flats and external alterations.

Mr J Lumb, 5 Hopton Hall Lane, Upper Hopton, Mirfield, dead or dangerous tree(s).

main three parties, it’s now time for change.

Let’s elect a strong voice that can challenge the sort of nonsense we saw in the media last week instead of being complicit in its creation and propagation.

Definitely time for change in Dewsbury. inevitably see more nasty politics, so my call to those of you who take the time to read this letter is to use your own judgment and not listen to the political gossip and scaremongerers.

Please think of your family and friends, people in your community – young and old – and how we can have a fairer deal for everyone, not just the few when you make up your mind.

I will be pleased to continue support Paula in the final few weeks up to election day and vote for her to be the next fulltime Labour MP for the Dewsbury constituency and I know that many of you will do the same.

We do support a free NHS From: Dr Steve H Hakes, via email Dear Sir, As the Christian Peoples Alliance parliamentary candidate for Dewsbury, I am receiving emails asking whether I would seek to keep the NHS free at point of use.

Undoubtedly more folk than email me have their concerns about this.

So if I may be permitted to go on record, while I have concerns about the NHS undermining the religious liberties of its staff (at least if Christian), my answer, in short, is yes.

Within reason, free access to the basic needs of life, physical, psychological, and spiritual, is healthy for society.

For our fuller position, please see http://cpaparty.net/ cpanhs.html.

Where does Jo live exactly?

From: Dorothy Matthews, Birkenshaw Dear Sir, Just where does Jo Cox live?

On her nomination form as Labour Party parliamentry candidate for the General Election on May 7, she is said to be “a resident of Batley and Spen”.

Has she lived and paid council tax in Kirklees in the last three months?

One observer thought they saw her getting on a houseboat on the Thames.

Is Jo Cox being economical with the truth?

This is surely not the conduct that should be expected from a parliamentary candidate!

In response, Jo Cox’s campaign manager said: “Jo is currently living in Roberttown. If elected Jo, like every other candidate, would split her time between her home here and the House of Commons.

“Jo was born in Batley and Spen, raised here and went to school here.

“In recent years Jo has lived and worked all around the world.

Not bad for a local lass.

“For the last few years her and her family have been living on a barge.

“The Tory candidate on the other hand has tried, and failed, to get elected all over the north of England, lives outside the constituency and has made no effort or commitment to live in Batley and Spen.”

I’m joining the people’s army From: John Sheen, Dewsbury Dear Sir, The Scottish electorate, or many of them, have finally seen the light.

They’ve had enough of the many years of the Labour and Conservative parties domination with their “ping pong” politics.

The SNP have shown true and passionate nationalism and given a voice to the people of Scotland.

Anyone considering voting for the so-called “mainstream” parties needs to consider what both Labour and the coalition have done.

If your happy to continue voting for the usual incumbants in our spineless den of iniquity called Parliament then feel free.

We’ve even seen Tony Blair put his ‘two penn’orth” in, saying we should stay within Europe, even though he doesn’t recognise it’s a rapidly failing

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Continued on page 8 economy and God forbid his party even considering giving the people a referendum on the matter.

This is what you’ll be voting for if you stay with the “mainstream” parties.

I made my mind up some time ago after witnessing Labour’s open-door policy without improving the infrastructure to accommodate four million foreign nationals, then presiding over the massive economic catastrophe which has taken over six years to start to recover from.

Then we have the Tory/Lib-Dem coalition wiping out £50 million from the children’s mental health budget, continuing to pay £52 million to foreign workers’ children back home in their country of origin.

Cameron’s “no ifs, no buts” pledge on immigration, along with no restructuring of the NHS, which he lied about, and has cost over £2 billion so far.

As with the Scots, I’ve seen enough of this “ping pong” politics too and will make a stand for common sense.

A) Giving a voice back to the people; B) Regaining control of our borders; C) Creating an Australian points-based system which denies entry to people with a criminal record but welcomes those with the necessary skills; D) Eliminating hospital car park charges; E) Extracting ing ourselves from the EU bureaucracy, f) All foreign visitors to have health insurance and G) Keeping the NHS free at the point of delivery.

That’s strange, these are the UKIP policies which I must admit do appear to resonate with an ever-increasing and disillusioned UK electorate.

I think I’ll join the ‘people’s army’ and vote UKIP.

An opportunity to be heard From John Whelan, Dewsbury Dear Sir, 50,000. Yes, that’s 50,000 registered voters in the Dewsbury and Batley & Spenborough constituencies who did not, for one reason or another, cast their precious votes in the 2010 General Election.

However they, along with all the other registered voters, will have an opportunity to vote on May 7 for a political party that will change the face of politics in this great country of ours.

Take your opportunity to be heard.

Believe in Britain.

I’ve had no utility problems at all From: LR Hirst, Mirfield Dear Sir, Re The Press on April 3; once again Coun Martyn Bolt is finding fault with the utilities. He would do better to look round his own departments in Kirklees – highways, markets etc, a waste of public money to start with.

As far as his complaint about Yorkshire Water; all I can say in their defence is that I have reported three water leaks at Roberttown village, one off Sunnybank Road on Huddersfield Road, and in Sunnybank Road itself, and they have carried out repairs highly efficiently.

They informed me when they were going to start and also when they had completed the work. More than you

can say for Kirklees!

As far as leaks and drainage are concerned, a building in Stonefield Street, for which I am responsible for its maintenance, I discovered foul water in the cellar, reported it to both Yorkshire Water and Kirklees Highways.

It was decided that it was Kirklees’ responsibility to repair the main sewer.

Kirklees’ workmen turned up at the site, and after half an hour I was told it was not their responsibility, as they did not own any sewers in Kirklees; Yorkshire Water did.

Before the highways engineer left the site, I asked if he would report the pot holes in the road and the pavement.

We are still waiting for work to be completed, Coun Bolt (efficiently).

Library ideal is so important to us From: ‘Rob Reid’, Mirfield Dear Sir, Unfortunate things from history have a habit of repeating time and time again, if we don’t learn from the mistakes of yesteryear.

The closing down of libraries in selected parts of Kirklees, and the scaling down of their services, is just another sad chapter in the Book of Bonkers used by Comrade Sheard and some of his cabinet colleagues.

Chetham’s Library in Manchester, is where Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels studied in the mid-1800s.

Without the library it is doubtful that the Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital could ever have been, or have come to be written.

Libraries were later built with corporation and civic funds, often sponsored by mill owners, mine owners and merchant captains of industry.

Their aims were quite social in concept, those who could not afford a decent education

could go along to the library and do their best to climb the privileged educational ladder.

This sentiment is relevant today, and should never be forgotten.

They who control what we read and manipulate the media often do so for their own political agendas.

In 1933 the Nazis burned books at universities; anything un-German was eradicated, even Erich Maria Remarque’s masterpiece ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ was considered unfavourable.

In 1934 the Nazis re-wrote the Psalms to remove all references to Jews.

Joseph Stalin was also eager to control the minds of the masses, banning everything he and his zealous Politburo cronies did not agree with.

Anyone opposing his measures was incarcerated in Moscow’s Lubyanka Prison.

Chairman Mao did the same in China, so did Pol Pot in Cambodia; and now ISIS in the Middle East are the ones trying to manipulate the thought processes of the masses.

So, back to today in Mirfield; a town that pays handsomely into Kirklees’ coffers and gets back in return very little for its hard-earned cash payments.

What little we do have is at the knife of Kirklees cabinet politicians playing Big Brother once again.

The unions seem to have gone quiet on this one. Have they been having beer and sandwiches with our overlords in cabinet room 101? Who knows?

What is it exactly that Comrade Sheard and some of his chums hate about Mirfield?

When it comes down to basics, dare we suggest that the books in Mirfield’s library cabinets all have decent spines.

And we thought Hitler and ISIS were twisted.

News in Brief £423,000 payout for empty offices NORTH KIRKLEES: Health officials are paying £423,000 a year for offices they no longer use.

The district’s clinical commissioning group (CCG) moved to Empire House in Dewsbury about 15 months ago. But they will keep paying for premises in Huddersfield until a new tenant is found.

Chris Dowse, chief officer of the North Kirklees CCG, said there is no impact on patient care as they receive funding to cover the cost.

She added: “The cost of our current premises is less. Once the other place is let, we’ll be making a saving.”

Van arson CLECKHEATON: Arsonists damaged a home when flames spread from a van that had been set ablaze on the driveway of a property on Westcliffe Road at around 4.30am last Friday.

The culprits broke a window of the white Ford Transit, poured accelerant inside and set it alight. A vehicle parked next to it was also damaged.

Anyone with information can call Kirklees CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

National dismay MIRFIELD: A horse owned by bedding magnate John Cotton came 11th in last Saturday’s Grand National. Mon Parrain, ridden by 17year-old rookie Sean Bowen, was listed at odds of 50-1.

Mr Cotton, 74, boss of the John Cotton Group, owns several horses stabled in North Yorkshire and France.

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Factory boss outwits thieves BATLEY CARR: A canny factory owner foiled thieves who tried to take steel from an enclosed compound. He kept watch over the site at Northern Fabrications Ltd, on Upper Road, after a previous theft of metal worth more than £2,000.

And he watched as Anthony Ackroyd, 26, of Drighlington, and Lyndsey Lewis, 39, of Bradford, broke in on January 23 and piled up steel with the intention of collecting it in the early hours. But by the time they returned, the owner had moved the items and they left emptyhanded.

The pair were caught by police nearby and both admitted to attempted theft when they appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court. Sentencing was deferred for reports.

CURTAINS! Family business quits market after more than 100 years ... with a parting shot at Kirklees rents

Solicitor’s rebuke for child attacker MIRFIELD: A solicitor rebuked a man who breached bail terms after assaulting two children.

Clerk Appleyard, 52, of Marshall Street, is awaiting sentencing after admitting attacking a 14-year-old boy and a girl aged 12. He was later found on a park bench with the male victim and two other 14-year-old boys.

Appleyard’s bail terms include not contacting the victims and having no unsupervised contact with children. He was re-bailed at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court after admitting to breaching the terms.

Solicitor Zahid Majeed said: “He should not be in the presence of these young people. I’ve had very strong words with him.”

By David Miller A BUSINESS is quitting Dewsbury Market after more than 100 years – with a parting shot at council chiefs over high rents.

Wilby Curtains shuts on Thursday, April 30, two weeks after opening up on Horbury High Street.

Owner Chris Wilby, 57, asked Kirklees Council for a rent review in January but claims his pleas came to nothing.

He pays £645 a month, including a service charge for a ground floor unit at the

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Owner Chris Wilby, left, and founder Fred, his great-grandfather covered market. The move to a shop in Horbury town centre cuts that by about a third – and customers benefit with free parking.

Chris said: “We told Kirklees in January that if

they didn’t do something we wouldn’t be here much longer.

The two main issues are rent and declining trade.

We’re sad to be leaving Dewsbury but the figures just don’t add up.”

Chris is the fourth generation of his family to run a business founded in the 1890s by his great grandfather.

Fred Wilby, later a councillor and alderman, began trading from a stall on Crackenedge Lane.

The business, which makes and sells bespoke curtains and blinds, moved when the

covered market opened in the early 1900s.

Chris’s grandfather George and father William each worked for decades before he took over in 1974.

He said passing trade is a problem but added: “Hopefully we’ll take a lot of our regulars with us, as we value their custom.”

Kirklees Council were asked to comment but had not responded by our deadline.

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Sex pest groped women on train A MAN who sexually assaulted two women on a train to Dewsbury a month ago is still wanted by police.

The incident happened at around 2.10pm on March 10 on a service from Leeds to Liverpool.

It was between Leeds and Dewsbury when a 23-year-old woman and her friend were both groped.

PC Colin Steele, of British Transport Police (BTP), said: “The

victim and her friend were both touched by a man who moved close to both of them.

“The behaviour of the man was absolutely outrageous. The women were able to move away but they were left shaken.”

A photo of a man police believe could have information about the incident has been released.

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Insp Money leads the area’s neighbourhood policing team (NPT) and is often out on patrol.

But he will switch to a job managing policing teams across Kirklees in the next few weeks.

He is to be replaced by Insp Mohammed Rauf, who previously led the former North Huddersfield NPT. Insp Money said: “I have very fond memories of my time working in Batley and Spenborough, as it has been virtually all my working life.

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“And I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working in a community that I grew up in and still live in.”

He added: “There are so many people out there who as volunteers or paid workers work extremely hard to make the area a better place to live.

“I have also worked with excellent officers who care about the area and do a difficult job in difficult times.”

In district-wide changes last year, the old Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw NPT merged with Spen Valley under Insp Money’s command.

He has worked here for about 26 years and apologised for not being able to solve every problem.

“However, I know that as a team of officers, volunteers and partner agencies, we have improved the lives of so many by working together,” he said.

One who will miss him is Gomersal neighbourhood watch official Derrick Yates.

The former Tory councillor said: “Insp Money is a popular chap and well known and respected in the community.

“I’ve known him for a lot of years and believe we worked well together. He’s enthusiastic and tackles problems with a lot of energy.”

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LEADING LIGHT RETIRE? NOT ME, SAYS JUDITH AS STELLAR CAREER IN THEATRE REMAINS UNDIMMED

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BATLEY is renowned for its arts scene – but did you know the town boasts a world-class theatre lighting designer?

Judith Greenwood, 62, of Trafalgar Street, is just back from a month at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

The Batley Cemetery Support Group and Batley Mencap member lit the stage for a new ballet production of Hamlet.

Judith’s trip lifted the lid on a career which took her from Opera North to the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and the Salzburg Festival.

She worked initially as a librarian, having studied English at the University of Leicester.

But involvement in amateur productions led Judith to

take an MA in Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Leeds.

She joined Opera North, a theatre cooperative, the Institute of Contemporary Arts and then the RSC. But her career really took off when she joined the Cheek

by Jowl production company in 1990 as a freelancer.

That took her all over the world, including several visits to the Bolshoi Theatre from 1994.

She worked across Europe, including the Avignon Festival, the USA, Japan, South America and the Middle East.

Judith also runs workshops at institutions such as

London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Lebanese American University in Beirut.

She plans to keep going and said: “The government told me I can retire, but no way. I love it too much.”

Cheek By Jowl helped launch the careers of actors including Adrian Lester (The Hustle) and Stephen Mangan (Green Wing).

She said: “They didn’t act like divas. They were all down to earth and worked incredibly hard – and that’s why they went on to do so well.”

But it is possible to become starstuck and Judith said: “I once went to a party at (composer) Stephen Sondheim’s apartment in New York.

“He came over and introduced himself as ‘hi, I’m Stephen’ and I was so stunned I nearly fell over!”

Tough task for tonne-up Tim MIRFIELD Rifle Volunteers have come up with a daunting ‘TabTonne Challenge’ to support their chosen charities, the Forget Me Not Trust and Soldiers Off The Street.

Volunteers will be hot-footing it the seven-and-a-half miles from the base of Emley Moor mast to the Old Colonial Club on Dunbottle Lane, Mirfield on Saturday, May 2.

In the meantime, Old Colonial landlord Tim Wood will attempt to lift 100 metric tonnes of weight in Roy Ellam’s Premier Health Club in the town centre – before the runners make it back.

Personal trainer Ben Green has given up his time for free to

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Unions slam bumper pay increase for health boss UNIONS have attacked a 27 per cent pay rise given to the boss of Batley-based health provider Locala.

Robert Flack, chief executive of the not-for-profit firm, pocketed an extra £26,000.

It took his pay to £121,000 from March last year and comes on top of a £17,000 pension contribution.

Unison said the figures are an “absolute scandal” given Locala's 1,200 staff received minimal rises.

Gary Cleaver, of Unison, said: “Locala is supposed to be

a not-for-profit organisation.

“But people at the top are making a healthy profit while the front-line workers are having to take two or three jobs to make ends meet.”

Staff wages overall fell by £100,000, though a voluntary redundancy scheme had saved £500,000.

Other cuts led to a surplus of £1.4m, which in theory should be re-invested in services.

Locala was founded in 2011 by managers from the former primary care trust NHS

Kirklees. It is bidding for a £284m community care deal which would pave the way for cuts at Dewsbury District Hospital.

Locala said Mr Flack’s pay is in line with an executive director of a large NHS acute or mental health trust instead of a chief executive.

A statement added workers are paid according to NHS Agenda for Change scales.

It said: “(This is) to make sure their salaries are in line with other similar organisations.”

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Simon Reevell

Notes from the campaign trail

At least no-one’s put out a leaflet criticising my dogs (yet) S UDDENLY the campaign is more than half over. It has been a busy first three weeks and will no doubt become busier.

It’s also brought back memories of 2010 as the posters go up and my team and myself head off in all directions across the constituency.

Even though we have been out and about with the street stalls and knocking on doors all through the last Parliament, there is something different about a General Election campaign.

Everyone becomes more interested in politics and people have really good questions about a range of national and international issues.

There are sometimes very different views, even within the same house, leading to

interesting discussions on the doorstep that at times don’t involve me!

There have also been the really kind people offering tea and coffee and even bringing out pieces of cake.

Of course, not everyone I meet supports the Conservatives, but even those with different views appreciate the positive nature of the campaign that I have tried to run.

It’s a shame that for others, a negative sort of politics has been the way forward. Back in 2010 they put out a leaflet that even criticised my dogs. We haven’t quite got to that yet, but there’s time!

Thank you if you are one

of the people who has written in, sent donations, emailed, asked for posters and just come up to shake hands.

All of these things are really appreciated and a great boost for the team.

To the man who did a uturn before jumping out of the car and running towards us – I’m sorry if we looked a bit apprehensive but thank you for stopping to join the Conservative Party!

Over the next two weeks this constituency, along with a small number of others, will determine who governs our country.

The list of marginal seats that decide elections includes Dewsbury and so your vote really does count.

See you on the doorstep.

Very best wishes,

Simon

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Junkie’s sentence adjourned

A DRUG addict admitted handling a stolen Yamaha bike worth about £1,000. Christopher Kitchen, 38, of Gledhill Terrace, Dewsbury Moor, pleaded guilty to an offence which occurred at an address in Mirfield on August 10 last year. He also

admitted at Kirklees Magistrates' Court to stealing a sat nav device between March 8 and March 11.

Sentencing was adjourned until Monday April 27 for reports.

Kitchen must comply with a drug intervention treatment programme.

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Friday April 17, 2015 Hear Ann across the BBC radio network and on Ent News (UBC Media Showbiz online)

No need to compare ... Wynne is heading back to those ads!

ARMARTHEN-BORN opera star Wynne Evans is best known for his spoof character ‘Gio’ in the famous Go Compare ads. It looks like there is no comparison though, as recent TV campaigns without him have failed, and so insiders tell me that the famous singing tenor will be back. Look out for Wynne on tour later in the year, also.

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THE TELETUBBIES are returning to the BBC later this year, and will be voiced by actress Jane Horrocks and outgoing Radio 1 DJ Fern Cotton. She added: “I can’t believe I was picked as I was such a fan of the show back in the 90s.”

Mateo in Benidorm, is coming to Yorkshire as the bad boy in this year’s Bradford Alhambra pantomime. Jake tells me: “I can’t wait as I hear the Yorkshire people are huge fans of the show, and in this role they will get to see my bad side. Oh yes we will...

GEMMA ATKINSON, who now plays Carly, the longlost daughter of Bob Hope in Emmerdale, tells me: “She could turn out to be Bob’s worst nightmare as she really hinders a grudge against him. He can’t see it, but as we progress he just might...”

COMEDIAN Michael McIntyre has gone into business with multi-millionaire TV Dragon Peter Jones to start their own production company. The firm, called Hungry McBear, will see the comic make TV shows for the BBC, thereby retaining major profits...

YORKSHIRE favourite Billy Pearce is all geared up for a summer season with a new show at Scarborough Spa. He tells me: “I love doing summer seasons and Scarborough is a place I went on holiday as kid, so it’s even better.” Catch the show from May 18 to September 23.

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FORMER Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding will be joining Coronation Street, and she admits that the role is the chance of a lifetime for her.

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GRAHAM NORTON has said that the UK could win the Eurovision Song Contest again. “I do believe that, I really do, but it’s all down to having a smash song and a silly dance routine,” he said.

“I think that is what people remember, and more so love, don’t you? A bit like Brotherhood Of Man, really.”

THE NEW Thunderbirds TV series has already been moved to a new 8am slot on Saturday mornings from its original prime time Saturday night slot. ITV claim this was always their intention, but a source tells me: “It simply did not rate as well as expected and given all the PR it received, we were very disappointed.”

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LES DENNIS is set to stay at Coronation Street – and he could become one of the soap’s biggest characters.

The actor has been offered a new Corrie contract, after impressing soap bosses.

Former Family Fortunes host Les has proved a hit with viewers with his performance as Gail’s romantic interest Michael Rodwell.

IT APPEARS that Piers Morgan will turn up anywhere there is a TV camera, and my spies tell me the axed CNN host is angling after a show on the BT Sport channels. A source tells me: “We tested him out as a guest, and he talked about what he could do for us.”

COUNTRYFILE is now one of the biggest shows on the BBC, after the soaps and

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Poldark. Bosses are now wondering how they can expand the brand and even create another spin-off show for BBC Two. A source tells me: “They are looking for a big money-spinner after the debacle of Top Gear and think this show could be it.”

SCOTTISH fireman Stevie McCrorie won talent show ‘The Voice’ and says that he does not plan to be forgotten like all the other winners.

“I think the show was a great launchpad, but I don’t want to end up where the other winners were,” he said. “I am in this for the long haul now.”

DOWNTON ABBEY star Hugh Bonneville says the cast knew for a while that the sixth series was to be the last. He added: “It was hard to keep it a secret as the Duchess of Cambridge was keen to find out too, but I dare not breathe a word of it. It’s a bit sad, but we all move on don’t we?”

DOCTOR WHO fans could be in for a pleasant surprise – series producer Steven Moffat says the hit show is set to run for at least another five years. “I think given the worldwide success of the show it’s a gift, but I know we have some great storylines lined up and the BBC seem happy to make them,” he said.

EASTENDERS couple Kat and Alfie Moon will be featured in their own drama series in 2016. Jessie Wallace tells me: “I love this idea because in a way they don’t have much to do in Albert Square, having lost the Queen Vic, so they start again somewhere else and viewers now get a chance to see that. We both can’t wait to get started.”

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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.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 AROUND PINDERFIELD (NK) Meet 12pm at Wakefield Cathedral main door WF1 1PJ GR SE 335 205 5 miles (M) Leader: Jim Tel: 01924 469700

Buy from the artists MORE than 30 of Yorkshire’s finest artists and makers will be taking part in the fourth annual Yorkshire Art Fair at Gomersal Public Hall next Saturday.

Running from 10am to 5pm, the show is free to enter and is a chance to purchase original works of art direct from the artists.

There will be paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography, cards and gifts.

Situated adjacent to Red House Museum, there is free car parking available.

Sale spot THE COMMUNITY rooms at Trinity Methodist Church, on Trinity Street, Mirfield, hosts a jumble sale on Friday April 24.

Starting at 6pm, admission is 20p.

RL comedy BATLEY BULLDOGS RLFC are staging their first comedy night at Mount Pleasant on Friday April 24.

Doors open at 7pm in the ‘Ron’s Lounge’ suite, and four comedians will perform on the night. Tickets are priced £10 and club officials are hoping for 120-seat sell-out. For more information call the Bulldogs on 01924 470062.

A worthy fundraiser A CHARITY concert featuring four local musical acts is taking shape at Old Bank Club in Mirfield.

Flaming Dragon, Liberate, Thee Wylde Fuzz Show and Lucy Whitmore will be performing on Friday July 3 from 7pm until 11pm in aid of research into a potentially fatal, inherited disorder.

The night is being organised Natalie Bruce, who is raising funds for St James’ Hospital’s Malignant Hyperthermia research department.

Tickets are priced at £5 and there will also be a raffle, with tickets costing £1.

For details and tickets contact Natalie on 07779 462944, and tickets are also available at Old Bank Club.

SUNDAY APRIL 26 THE LOWER CALDER VALLEY (NK) Meet 11am at Brighouse Bus Station HD6 1BL GR SE 140 229 7 miles (M/S) Leader: Peter Davies Email: peterdavies567@ btinternet.com

Festival bid cuts prices ORGANISERS of the proposed second Mirfield Music Festival are halving the cost of tickets in a move to encourage more sales as a funding deadline looms.

The family-friendly event, known as MFEST, is planned for June 20 and 21, at Mirfield Showground.

It can only go ahead if enough people pledge for tickets and the deadline to hit the £14,000 target is approaching.

Donal O’Driscoll, who also organises the popular Crown of Lights Festival in Heckmondwike, explained: “We initially set the ‘early bird’ prices at £20 for the weekend and £13 for the day tickets.

“We’ve raised over £3,000 so far but have a long way to go to meet the core cost of the festival.

“Indications are that more people would pledge if prices were cheaper still.

“We’re offering a refund to the existing backers but most don’t want their refunds. They think it’s already a bargain and are just keen to see the festival happen.”

The first MFEST received favourable reviews from those who attended last year – and they represent most of the current backers.

Harry Dwyer, from Cleckheaton, responded online to organisers and said: “I’m happy for you to keep my £20.

I’m not bothered about the difference, the event is a bargain at that price.

“If you reduce the prices and this ensures enough sales that the event goes ahead that’s great, go for it!”

People still have the option to pledge at the original early bird rate or the new lower rate.

Mr O’Driscoll explained that he wanted the festival to be within the financial reach of everyone and added: “My passion is to have a good range of live music right here on our doorstep.

“My festivals are carefully designed to be safe, friendly and appealing to people of all ages.

“I’ve got some fantastic acts lined up including a 20-piece swing band, a trio playing 50s music, classic 60s, glam and classic rock, blues, ska, folk and ultra-

modern bands as well.

“The showground can comfortably accommodate a large crowd and I’m keen to establish the event to sit along side the already popular Mirfield Show that takes place every August at the same venue.

“To emphasise our family friendliness children under 15 get in for free

and there’s a wide range of kids’ activities.

“To top all that we’re planning a food, beer and wine festival. If we can’t make it happen this year then I doubt it will ever happen, and that would be a real shame for Mirfield.”

Visit www.MFEST.biz for more information.

Tickets on sale for Mirfield Show NEW ATTRACTIONS and competitions as well as old favourites are set to draw thousands of visitors to Mirfield for the town’s annual agricultural show.

The 21st Mirfield Show will take place on Sunday August 23, with advance tickets now available online.

Show chairman Karen Bullivant said: “Mirfield Show is a great family day out and provides the opportunity to show the wide range of talents and skills we have in Mirfield and Yorkshire.

“From the bands and musicians that will be performing, to the local designers and artists in the Made in Yorkshire craft tent, and all the excellent competition entries in the baking, gardening and handicraft classes. I encourage everyone to take a look at our website and see if there is a competition or class you would like to enter.”

The show continues to grow in popularity and last year attracted more than 12,000 visitors from across the region.

Applications for stalls at this year’s show have now closed – and once again organisers were inundated with requests – but there are still spaces available in the Made in Yorkshire craft tent.

Advance tickets are priced at £3.50 (£5 on the day) and all children under 16 can still get in free of charge.

Full details and schedules are now available from the Mirfield Show website and from Ramsden’s Butchers in Mirfield town centre.

Carol and Betty at Coffee House Carol Curtis browsing paintings from a previous exhibition at Matthew’s Coffee House in Cleckheaton AN EXHIBITION of paintings by two local artists goes on display at Matthew’s Coffee House in Cleckheaton from Monday.

Carol Curtis and Betty Leverton are both members of the New Horizons Art Group who meet in Scholes, and have exhibited as far away as Nottingham, and locally in and around Bradford, Leeds and Kirklees.

Both artists like the challenge of most subjects; still life, figures, landscape, flowers and work in most mediums especially watercolours and oils.

There’s an opportunity to meet the artists on Monday April 20, from 5.30pm until 7pm at the coffee shop on Market Street in Cleckheaton town centre.

The exhibition is on display until Saturday May 30.

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Celtic product Walmsley signs long-term deal RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS FORMER Dewsbury Celtic and Batley Bulldogs prop Alex Walmsley has turned down offers from the NRL to sign a new three-and-a-half year contract at St Helens.

The Celtic amateur product has been an instant hit with the Super League champions since he signed in 2013 after a stint at Mount Pleasant.

He made his debut at home against Hull FC of the same year and has gone on to make 62 appearances for the club.

“I was really happy when [head coach] Keiron Cunningham approached me about renewing my contract,” Walmsley said.

“I’ve had quite a good start to the season and it felt good that they wanted to reward me for my form.

“I was an easy decision to re-sign. I had offers from the NRL which I naturally had to think about.

“There is obviously a pull there as it is a prestigious league but credit to Keiron, he made it clear he wanted to keep me and in the end that was the deciding factor.”

Before he moved to Langtree Park, the 25-year-old played for GB Students, Dewsbury Celtic and Batley Bulldogs in consecutive seasons.

“My last game for Dewsbury Celtic was in January 2012 and I have now won a Grand Final,” he continued.

“I know I still have a lot of work to do though and international honours are in the back of my mind.”

Subsidised coach to Rams’ capital game DEWSBURY RAMS are to offer supporters subsidised coach travel to their game with London Broncos on Sunday April 26.

The club have made a significant contribution to the cost of coach hire, which means supporters can travel to and from the match for just £10.

The coach to the capital will depart from the industrial estate next to the Tetley’s Stadium at 9m, and there will be one stop on the way to the game for supporters to have lunch.

Dewsbury Rams chairman Mark Sawyer said: “We understand how expensive it can be following the club, especially when there are long distances involved, so we’re pleased to help incur some of the cost.”

Places are limited, and are available from the club reception on 01924 465489 or from Amber Ribbon committee member Liz Coates at Sunday’s game at Hunslet.

CYCLE SPEEDWAY

Edinburgh trek for hardy Heckmondwike

Darren Kent and Tom Whitwam in action HECKMONDWIKE travelled to Scotland on Sunday to take on Edinburgh, with the majority of Heckmondwike’s team missing due to holiday.

The team still managed a good performance, losing 85-60, with Pawel Idziorek scoring a maximum 20 points.

Scorers: Tom Whitwam 6+1; Darren Kent 16+1; Laura Watson 6; Mick Knowles 12; Pawel Idziorek 20 (max). Under-13s: Edinburgh 24 Heckmondwike 16 (Tom Whitwam 16).

Heckmondwike travel to Bury this Sunday for the Northern Fours League, and training continues on Wednesday nights at Firth Park, Heckmondwike (7.30pm). For more information contact Justin Naylor on 07799 367370.

Friday April 17, 2015

RUGBY UNION

Moorenders up tempo to claim bonus point Cleckheaton but despite being reduced to 14 men for two thirds of that time, the visitors kept the home side out.

Cleckheaton put the game to bed in the last quarter, Jack Bickerdike scooting in for a converted try, followed by Dawson’s second when he scampered over the line from close range.

Brad Marsden completed Cleckheaton’s try tally when a flowing move put the wingman in at the corner.

Westoe did have the last say though and claimed a bonus point and a moment of personal satisfaction for Gaff who went in for his hat-trick.

NATIONAL LEAGUE THREE NORTH

WESTOE CLECKHEATON

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CLECKHEATON RUFC played some enterprising and free-flowing rugby to return with a bonus point win from South Shields last Saturday.

Westoe, already firmly fixed in the regulation zone, made the game a reasonable contest and put up some strong resistance.

They mounted a challenge up to the 60-minute mark but an increase of tempo landed the Moorenders three tries which put the result beyond doubt.

James Wilson put the first five points on the board in as many minutes when he supported a break from Rob Afoa Peterson and sprinted in under the sticks.

Ross Hayden added the extras.

Alex Dawson then barged over for the first of his two tries following a powerful rumble from Jack Seddon, which Hayden also converted.

It briefly looked like the game could become a one-

Jack Bickerdike powers through to score against Westoe Gerald Christian way affair but Westoe stayed in touch by charging down a clearance kick and Sam Gaff caught the ball and touched down over the line.

The Moorenders were starting to force a few passes and gave away unnecessary penalties to allow Westoe some easy field position.

The home side’s pack was dominant and after a good number of strong runs were repelled, but

Raymie Elliott broke through the defensive wall for Westoe’s second try, narrowing the lead to 14-12.

Cleckheaton regained control when Martin Woodhead forced his way over in the top corner on 38 minutes, following a wide pass from man-ofthe-match Peterson.

The conversion from Hayden drifted wide but the full-back amply made up for it minutes later

when he went in for a try himself, which also landed Cleckheaton a bonus point.

The kick was added and at the break the visitors held a 26-12 lead.

Westoe scored first in the second half, with Gaff going over again when he leap-frogged the frozen Moorenders’ defence and tip-toed down the touchline for a try.

Westoe applied a fair amount of pressure on

• THE MOORENDERS put in a battling performance in their Yorkshire Cup semi-final against Wharfedale on Wednesday night, but went out 40-24 to their higher-ranked opponents.

Cleck were still in the tie at half-time, trailing 14-9, and did the club proud despite bowing out of the county knockout competition.

Next up for Cleckheaton is a league game against Firwood Waterloo at Moorend tomorrow (Sat).

CRICKET

CYL sides gear up for start of season TOMORROW (Sat) sees the start of a Central Yorkshire Cricket League Premier Division season, with the added interest of five teams pressing for admission to the new South Yorkshire Premier League for 2016.

Among those who have been provisionally accepted are last year’s top three Methley, Townville and Wakefield Thornes.

Mirfield Parish Cavaliers, the district’s top club in fourth place, did not apply but they can still upset the prospects of those that did if they can improve on their 2014 finish as the Premier League applicants must finish in the top three of their existing leagues in order to be accepted.

Parish open the new season at Little Church Lane with an early oppor-

By Mike Popplewell Cricket Correspondent sport@thepressnews.co.uk

tunity to dent the ambitions of visiting Townville, but the pick of the remaining games is surely the derby clash at Leeds Road between Birstall and newly-promoted Batley.

Batley won the 1st Xl Championship by a massive 17 points last season, in contrast to Birstall’s season-long struggle at the wrong end of the Premier Division table and an early shock could be on the cards.

Also promoted to the top flight were Buttershaw St Paul’s, but they are facing a stern test at an experienced Ossett side.

Ossett finished fifth last season and had the league’s top batsman in

Shoaib Latif.

The main interest in the o p e n i n g - d a y Championship fixtures will be at Roberttown Lane where the 2014 joint thirdplaced clubs, Liversedge and Northowram Fields, meet and at promoted Caribbean where their visitors are the relegated Premier side Hopton Mills.

Crossbank Methodists make their CYL debut in Division One when they go to East Leeds while Mirfield, who took the league’s wooden spoon in their first year back last season, will be hoping for better things this time and open their campaign at Adwalton.

Mirfield failed to record a single victory but Adwalton fared little better, winning only once, so this too could prove a keen contest.

District’s clubs face tough HW cup openers BRADFORD LEAGUE newcomers Scholes face a proverbial baptism of fire this weekend with perhaps the toughest game of the round in the 2015 Solly Sports Heavy Woolen Cup competition.

Although they have home advantage, Scholes’ opponents are the current cupholders, Pudsey Congs.

The draw has not been too kind to most of the district’s clubs with Hanging Heaton’s tie at home to Great Preston being, possibly, the only game in which our club starts as favourites.

A potential cup wipeout is looming.

Birstall go to last year’s finalists Townville in an all-Central Yorkshire League clash, Ossett go to Huddersfield League side Shelley, Liversedge are at Kirkburton in another CYL/Huddersfield tie and Mirfield Parish Cavaliers face a huge task at home to Bradford League giants Woodlands.

Gomersal face an awkward game at Baildon in an all-Second Division Bradford League affair, Spen Victoria could find Huddersfield Leaguers Scholes a major obstacle to progress and Hartshead Moor, completing the Bradford League’s Second Division Spen Valley contingent, will certainly have their work cut out to contain CYL Premier side Methley.

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HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Bordman bags four for Fisher ST JOHN FISHER moved closer to winning the Heavy Woollen Sunday League Premier Division title as Rob Bordman bagged four goals in an 11-1 win over Oakwell Motel.

Patrick Davies hit Oakwell’s consolation, leaving Fisher three points clear at the top with three games remaining.

Birkenshaw consolidated their second spot after beating third placed Overthorpe Sports Club 62.

Daniel Walding led the way with two, with Luke Barker, Ben Smith, Stuart Kiltie and Joel Farrar also on the scoresheet.

Overthorpe’s replies came from Paul Hodgson and a Steve Jordan penalty.

Tim Clarke, Ryan Simmonds

and Shaun McDaid all found the net as AFC Chickenley won 3-1 at Millbridge WMC (Liam Gowen).

Heckmondwike Sports Club earned a valuable point in the CHAMPIONSHIP, drawing 4-4 at second-placed Woodkirk Valley

thanks to a Joe Jagger hat-trick, plus a George Porter strike, a result that sees them climb to fifth.

Blake Maude hit a double as St John Fisher Reserves won 3-0 at Birstall St Patricks.

In DIVISION ONE, Ravenswharfe climbed to second after Sam Hewitt, Duane Fascione and Lee Poskitt all netted in a 3-2 win at Battyeford Reserves, who replied through Simon Farlow and Matthew Windle.

Ravenswharfe are level at the top with Navigation, but have played three games more.

Fifth-placed Clifton Rangers won 8-0 at The Yorkshireman.

FC Liversedge are two points clear at the top of DIVISION TWO after Lee McKeown (hat-

trick), Mark Wigley and a longrange Jamie Fawcett goal saw them win 5-2 against Six Lane Ends, who replied through Max Vernon and Jake Blackburn.

Gareth Jones hit a superb six goals as second-placed Scholes Athletic thrashed Cobras 10-2.

Jonathan Irving bagged a brace for Scholes, who also had Kieran Armitage and James Crines on target.

Joshua Sheldrake and Luke Thompson scored for Cobras. St Ignatius climbed to sixth place after goals from Tim Blackburn, Robert Smith and Sam Duffy saw them win 3-2 at Batley Celtics.

Bottom side Batley Irish Nash earned a rare point after goals from John Brook and Jordan Irvin saw them draw 2-2 at Clifton Rangers Reserves.

SPEN VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Honours even between Savile Town rivals THERE WAS nothing to split the two Savile Town teams as Youth and United fought out a 2-2 draw in the PREMIER DIVISION. Abdul Jabbar Ibrahim and Abu Mulla got the goals for United, with Youth hitting back through Lookman Polli and Abdullah Aswat.

Elsewhere, Vision were too much for Girlington, taking the three points in a 6-2 win.

Liam Hartley hit a hat-trick

for Vision, with goals coming through Richard Murgatoyd (two) and Chris Bower. Danyal Dar got a brace for the home side.

In the FIRST DIVISION bottom two sides Inter Batley and Cleckheaton Sporting battled it out.

The close contest was decided by Matty Softly, who got the only goal of the game to help Sporting take the spoils.

Meanwhile, Hightown Jets hammered Howden Clough 94, with three players all netting twice.

Adam Smith, Kyle Kershaw and Lee Williams grabbed braces, with James Mortimor, Jordan Midwood and Ryan Foster all getting on the scoresheet. Clough’s four goals came through Brad Mason (two), Troy Bagshaw and Lee Crossland.

The Fox and Hounds got

back to winning ways as they beat Athletico 2-1 to remain fourth.

Andrew Appleyard and Paul Beaumont getting the goals for Fox, with Kamran Siddique scoring the visitors only goal.

The final game in the division saw Mount Pleasant win 3-1 away at Norfolk.

Mohammed Patel was amongst the goals getting a brace, helped by Aamir Aswat.

End-of-season blues OSSETT TOWN have now gone a month without a win after they went down 1-0 to Radcliffe Borough on Tuesday night.

It was 19th-placed Radcliffe who took the game to Ossett, in 18th spot, in the first few minutes.

The visitors struck the top of the bar from a corner, but despite a lot of pressure they did not trouble keeper Brad Dixon until the 23rd minute when, again from a corner, they caused Town problems.

The ball was not cleared and Steve Foster finished spectacularly from inside the six-yard box.

This did bring the home side to life for a period as they pressed forward, with Sam Akeroyd and Joe Brennan went close.

Radcliffe Borough started the second half knowing that if they

won they would stay up, and they played the game out.

Akeroyd again went close for Town, firing over from inside the area. The home side’s best chance started with an excellent Jeff pass finding Brennan, whose first-time touch was met by an instant Cunningham strike that looped wide.

Radcliffe were limited to one second-half chance, a header wide from a free-kick, but they had no need to throw people forward, the priority was holding what they had.

Nick Wood was pushed forward in the closing stages but even that failed to create many opportunities.

On Saturday Ossett conceded a late goal to allow Burscough to snatch a 2-2 draw, and tomorrow (Sat) is the last home game of the season for Town, when they take

on mid-table Droylsden Prospect Road (3pm).

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OSSETT ALBION are still without a win in April as they went down 1-0 away to bottom club Padiham on Saturday.

The first half was a poor affair, with Albion hardly able to mount a serious attack. Their passes often went astray and they hardly troubled Sean Davis in the Padiham goal.

The second half had an explosive start when, within a minute Albion right-back Kyle Harrison was shown a red card for a hard tackle.

Being reduced to 10 men seemed to spur the Albion players into action and they raised their work rate and brought several good saves out of the Padiham goalkeeper.

The last 15 minutes saw both

teams make substitutions in an attempt to find the vital opening.

Albion were pushing hard to find a winner, but they were leaving gaps at the back and Padiham began to look dangerous on the break.

With the game heading into added time, Padiham were also reduced to 10 men when Curtis Daley was dismissed for a second bookable offence.

Strangely enough it was at this point that Padiham made the telling breakaway.

The ball came to Daley Woods on the left side of the area and he gave Brett Souter little chance as he fired his shot across and into the top-right corner. Soon afterwards the referee blew his whistle for full time.

Albion travel to Warrington Town tomorrow (3pm) in their final away game of the season.

Sports beat the conditions OVERTHORPE SPORTS UNDER-13S gained a comfortable 8-3 win at Meltham in a game spoilt by the windy conditions.

The home side decided to play with the wind at their backs and an early indication came when a massive clearance from the home keeper bounced just wide of Overthorpe's goal.

Meltham took an early

JUNIOR FOOTBALL lead before the Sports fought back, with Brodie Haigh and Henry Loney showing up well in midfield.

Brad Llewellyn equalised with a closerange finish before Alex Stonefield and Llewellyn put the Sports 3-1 up.

Meltham were allowed back into the game when Sports keeper

Nathan Hawker rushed out, only to be beaten by the bounce and the strength of the wind.

Just before half-time Meltham equalised through a penalty given against Haigh for a foul in the box.

Sports began the second half brightly, taking full advantage of the wind, with Llewellyn adding three more to his tally, Stonefield adding his second and Connah

Megson completing the scoring.

Meltham rarely threatened Sports defence, well-marshalled by Zack Whitehead, who had great support from Luke Halford, Max Chatterton and Joe Egan.

Haigh and Loney had good support from Georgia Jewitt, Callum Binns and Joe Longstaff, with Llewellyn outstanding up front alongside Stonefield and Megson.

Nines score 10 in first outing JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE

BIRSTALL VICTORIA UNDER-9S played their first-ever game, scoring 10 tries against Doncaster Toll Bar. Player of the match Taylor Sheldrake scored a hattrick, Kayden Houscroft got two of his own along with Dylan McCallion grabbing two and taking the magic moment award. Parents’ player and top tackler Jake Johnson grabbed a fine try, along with Finnely Johnson and Scarlett Hartley, who was joint player of the match and the opposition’s player winner.

Other outstanding performances came from Bradley John and Thomas Naylor, who showed their natural ability and passing skills throughout.

A deserved victory

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Evo-Stik League First Division North

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Joe Egan tackles for Overthorpe Dave Jewitt

BIRSTALL VICTORIA UNDER-16S travelled to Hull for their first encounter of the season against Lambeth Lions. Despite strong first-half defensive performances from Zak Knowles, James Colleran, Jack Wood and Harry Henderson, Victoria trailed by 12-10 at half time, with tries coming from Brandon Dyson and Jacob Fozard.

Birstall gained in confidence after the break with an early try from Brendan Fearn. Fozard and Dyson added their second and Callum Roberts crossed for a try of his own, to add to his four conversions. Joe Snaith, Lee Riach and Jack Lawford kept the Hull side away from Birstall’s line with Alex Stockwell, Bennett Jones, Aaron Clough and Sam Haworth all playing their part in a deserved 32-16 victory.

Outstanding Trojans THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-12s welcomed Whinmoor Warriors to Overthorpe Park and produced an outstanding team performance.

Thornhill struck early on, with Brandon Hargreaves crossing the line. Bulldozing runs came from the opposition man of the match Thomas Hiscocks, who smashed through the Whinmoor defence every time he got the ball.

Forwards Jake Buckley, Dylan Cooper, Tom Darley and Ben Moorhouse all carried the ball well. Next to score was Josh Stanley, while tackling from Ryan Turner and Asim Collomosse ensured Whinmoor didn’t break the Trojans’ defence. Noah Ellis had a great game at hooker and was rewarded with a fantastic 40-metre try.

Scott Naylor worked well throughout and Zak Harrod scored two great tries. Parents’ player and top tackler Ben Pritchard worked the ball well and crossed the line again for Thornhill.

Reece Fisher got two tries and three conversions.

Archie Newton received the magic moment award for a great try-saving tackle, while Ben Hunter worked tirelessly to stop Whinmoor from scoring as the Trojans won 42-0.

THORNHILL UNDER-10s produced a top performance against Odsal Sedbergh.

Man of the match Harry Yates produced some strong runs and scored his first try, also earning him the player of the match award.

Excellent running by Rosie Richardson earned her the opposition’s player award and two tries by Louie Creaser earned him the magic moment award .

Top tackler went to Connor Emerson for his work in defence and Charlie Key and Jake Redmond also had terrific games. Dylan Harpin scored a try and won the 100 per cent award and on his debut with Kieron Haigh winning the parents’ player award for his performance.

THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-7S played Crigglestone at home, with Archie Barclay producing a fantastic performance to earn him the opposition’s player of the match, top tackler and parents’ player.

The player of the match went to Seth Harkin for his attitude and overall game play, with the magic moment going to Benjamin Conn for his amazing tries. The 100 per cent award went to Shaun Brown for his great tryscoring abilities Impressive teamwork from Olivia Wilson, Jack Archer, Mason Hampson, Nathanial Broadhead, Frankie Summers, Shaun Brown and Joshua Martin helped the Trojans in defence.

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Friday April 17, 2015

DONCASTER

KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP

DEWSBURY DOMINATE DONS they made their hosts pay.

Both teams spilled the ball on far too many occasions, and it made for an extremely scrappy game.

Dewsbury enjoyed the opening spell, piling pressure on the Dons’ line. Prop Paul Jackson burst through and found Joel Farrell – who was making a rare start for the Rams – in acres of space to touch down, Tom Hemingway added the extras.

With just seven minutes on the clock, the Rams burst through again, and quick passing spread out wide to find Dale Morton on the wing to power over.

Hemingway failed to land the conversion.

The Dons hit back with 13 minutes gone with a comedy try. On the fifth tackle they kicked through, and Dewsbury won the chase to pick the ball up.

But as the defender tried to get out of the in-goal area he spilled the ball, which was delightfully picked up by Dons

KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP

DONCASTER DEWSBURY RAMS

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Rob Clayton at the Keepmoat Stadium

DEWSBURY RAMS got back to winning ways against bottomof-the-table Doncaster after two tries in the opening seven minutes from Joel Farrell and Dale Morton blew the home side away.

The home side’s miserable start to the campaign continued, with Dewsbury scoring five tries to the Dons’ two, inflicting a ninth straight league defeat as the Rams climbed into the top five of the Championship.

Despite the two early Dewsbury tries, the Dons fought back with the score 1412 at the interval, there were hopes that a first victory could be on the cards.

Certainly Doncaster had chances in the second half, but they didn’t take them, and in stark contrast, what few chances the Rams created,

ATTACK: Aaron Brown breaks free, as Morton (inset) touches down winger Sam Doherty to score.

Sanderson converted.

Doherty was again involved in the home side’s next try on 18 minutes, as he threw a short pass to Mike Emmett who powered through to score between the posts, and Sanderson added the conversion to edge the home side 1210 ahead.

Aaron Brown had a chance on the half-hour mark for Dewsbury, as he burst through, but with a clear run

Steve Horsfall

to the line he dropped the ball.

Then with the Dons on the attack, Brown made amends when he intercepted Ben Reynolds and raced the length of the field to restore Dewsbury’s lead.

Kieran Hyde missed the conversion.

Two minutes before the interval, the Rams dropped the ball metres short of the line to relieve the pressure.

After the break, the heavens truly opened as the teams did

their best to serve up entertaining rugby in difficult conditions.

Doncaster forced the Rams to drop out on 43 minutes.

Five minutes later, just metres out, the Dons knocked on at the play the ball to ease the pressure on the Dewsbury line.

After a period of pressure from Paul Cooke’s side, the Rams then got back on top and centre Scott Hale grabbed the first try of the second half, going over from close range.

Again Hyde missed the conversion.

Glenn Morrison’s team grabbed a 65th-minute try with a kick through on the last tackle, and centre Jason Crookes managed to get a hand on the bouncing ball to score.

Hemingway converted, as the Rams went 24-12 ahead.

The Dons had a few chances to get back in contention, but in truth the result never looked in danger as the Rams saw the game through.

Dave Scott Sam Doherty Liam Welham Shaun Leaf Stewart Sanderson Danny Nicklas Ben Reynolds Bobby Tyson-Wilson Kyle Kesik Brett Waller Mike Kelly Steve Snitch Mike Emmett

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SUBS: Matt Carbutt Russ Spiers Mitch Clark Brad Foster

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DEWSBURY RAMS Kieran Hyde Dale Morton Jason Crookes Scott Hale Dalton Grant Aaron Brown Anthony Thackeray Ryan Hepworth Tom Hemingway Paul Jackson Joel Farrell Toby Adamson Luke Adamson

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SUBS: Matty Wilde Matthew Haggarty Byron Smith Callan Beckett

7 6 6 7

DONCASTER RLFC Tries: Doherty (13), Emmett (18) Goals: Sanderson 2/2 DEWSBURY RAMS Tries: Farrell (3), Morton (7), Brown (31), Hale (52), Crookes (65) Goals: Hemingway 2/3, Hyde 0/2.

Penalty Count: 5-7 / Referee: Tom Crashley / Attendance: 600 (est) Half-Time: 12-14 / Weather: Cold and heavy downpours / Sin-Bin: None / Sent Off: None

Celtic share the spoils Birstall cruise past Siddal in opener NCL DIVISION TWO

DEWSBURY CELTIC BLACKBROOK

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DEWSBURY CELTIC let a lead slip, as they had to settle for a point against Blackbrook. Pat Foulstone bagged a hat-trick and opened the scoring on six minutes, his brother Mike added another try 10 minutes later.

Full-back Pat Foulstone (right) added another home try on the half-hour mark, and with two conversions, Celtic were 16-0 up.

This was reduced to 16-12 by half-time as Brook replied with a try double from Dan Fairhurst, with Stephen Parkinson adding conversions.

Foulstone’s third try came on 51 minutes and when he landed the extras the gap was 10 points.

Back came Brook with three tries in a 10-minute spell to take the lead at 24-22.

S c o t t Davidson, Fairhurst with his third, and M a r k Leonard, all found a way over.

A late Foulstone p e n a l t y saved Celtic, to salvage a point for the green and TRIPLE: Pat Foulstone whites. scored a hat-trick

YORKSHIRE MEN’S LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

BIRSTALL VICTORIA SIDDAL ‘A’

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SEVEN PLAYERS made their debuts for Birstall Victoria as they kicked off their season against Siddal ‘A’.

A nervous start was inevitable and Birstall missed two early chances, with full-back Sam Thornton and centre Ashley Tomlinson both going close.

After 20 minutes scrum-half Brendan Sheridan (right) started to control the game and settle the early nerves, putting Dave Dyson through to score Birstall’s first try.

The second quarter was faultless from Birstall, excellent kick return play from Kyle Hardaker and Ryan Benson, and strong running from Ryan Ginnelly, Richard Duffy, captain Matthew Smith and Matthew Ginnelly putting Birstall on the front foot.

With Sheridan pulling the strings, tries followed from Matthew Gowland.

Prop-forward Andy Stillwell came off the bench to touch down and the final try of the half was added by stand-off Braden Hunter, with Gowland adding three goals to make the score 22-0 to Victoria.

Siddal came out for the second half in confident mood and scored after only five minutes, playing a much more aggressive style of rugby, which unfortunately resulted in a sin-binning for Birstall’s Craig Jessey and a straight red for the Siddal player.

At 22-6 it was who Sheridan took advantage of the extra man with an unbelievable over-the-shoulder pass to Smith to score under the posts.

Sheridan then got on the scoresheet for a deserved try of his own. Siddal allowed a high bomb from Hunter to bounce, Jonathan Stainburn managed to jump above the away side’s full-back and knocked the ball back for Sheridan

Mark Lockwood

to score, making it 36-6.

Both sides added another two tries as the energy levels dropped in the last 15 minutes, with debutant Ryan Benson and man-of-the-match Sheridan adding his second of the game, taking the final score to 46-22.

Birstall Victoria’s next game is a trip to Oulton Raiders tomorrow (2.30pm), with a Jim Brown Cup game at home against Thornhill on Wednesday (6.30pm).

Trojan comeback falls short Maroons on a mission NCL DIVISION THREE NCL DIVISION THREE

HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE THORNHILL TROJANS

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THORNHILL TROJANS ran out of time as they fought back against a resilient Hunslet Club Parkside, but it proved to be too little, too late.

The Trojans included the returning Luke Haigh in their team, but it was Richard Bostock, Danny Ratcliffe and Joel Gibson who were instrumental in the late comeback.

All three players helped to take Thornhill forward and create openings in the Hunslet defence.

The first half was dominated by Hunslet, with the Trojans making very little impression on play.

The most notable attack from the visitors came early from Bostock, but he knocked on over the line.

After this early let off, Hunslet began to fall into their stride and took control.

From a penalty close to the Hunslet line, former Dewsbury winger Craig Miles collected the

ball and ploughed over for a try, Jamie Fields converted.

Hunslet maintained their momentum and good handling saw them take advantage of a Thornhill error.

A high kick was dropped by a Thornhill and Parkside regained possession and moved play to the far corner of the field.

Kieran Murphy ran the ball strong he crashed over for a try.

Again Fields converted.

Thornhill rallied briefly at this stage and Haigh appeared to have put Liam Morley over for a try between the posts, however it was waved away for a forward pass.

On the hour mark Hunslet once again over-stretched the Thornhill defence and a kick along the ground into the in-goal area caused panic.

Danny Harris dived for the ball and got enough on it for a try, extending Hunslet’s lead to 16-0 at half-time.

As the second half got underway the Trojans appeared to be getting frustrated as they repeatedly knocked-on, giving away possession.

Thornhill’s day got worse when a pass was intercepted by Hunslet, and it looked to be game over.

Parkside went racing up field and Luke O’Mally evaded several tacklers to go over for an unconverted try.

From a scrum, Bostock then charged forward and shook off the Hunslet defence to break free and race over for a try. Gibson failed to add the two points.

Thornhill continued to battle and scored a wonderful try from 20 metres out. Anthony Harris combined with scrum-half Ratcliffe to break the line. Ratcliffe then went over for a try and Gibson converted, as Thornhill believed a comeback was possibly on.

As the minutes ticked towards full time Hunslet lost the ball and Gibson collected and set off on a sprint. Covering almost 80 metres, Gibson went the length of the field to score a fantastic long-range try, which he converted himself.

Thornhill continued to battle to the death but ran out of time as the referee blew for full-time.

WOOLSTON ROVERS DEWSBURY MOOR

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DEWSBURY MOOR continued their good form with a great performance at Woolston Rovers, coming away with a 3020 victory.

The Maroons were quick to strike, and good handling along the line led to centre Anthony Boardman going over for the opening try. Brad Foster added the extras.

But the Warrington side were not going to be pushovers, and bounced back into the fray by scoring two tries, one of which was converted, and were in front on fifteen minutes, as they lead 10-6.

Moor came back into the game with Dean Arundel and Peter Robinson probing for gaps, backed up by some good foraging by Cameron Bruce, Danny Wardman and Tobias Richardson.

Their efforts paid off, when Bartley O’Brien showed strength to force his way over, Boardman goaled to regain the lead at 12-10.

Early into the second half Moor scored a cracker. The Maroons’ George Crosidale received a pass with little room to

manoeuvre, but he beat several would-be defenders with strength and pace to put Dewsbury Moor further in front. Foster converted.

Woolston dug deep and despite good tackling by Jamie Samme, Phil Shotton, and Ashley Boddy, the home team hit back with a converted try.

Then came a decisive incident in the game. An attack led by Aidy Moore and Andy Robinson, saw scrum-half Dean Arundel put in a testing kick to the home line.

The ball struck the Woolston posts and the rebound was picked up by Foster, who went over, and converted his own try, making it 24-16.

Not to be outdone, Woolston once again showed character and went in for an unconverted try to keep the Maroons on their toes.

But, as time was running out for the home side, and with minutes remaining, Moor took the game away from their opponents.

Lewis Holliday broke the line and outpaced several defenders for a great try.

Foster converted to round off the scoring.

Next up for Dewsbury Moor is a game against Drighlington tomorrow (Sat, 2.30pm) at Heckmondwike Road.

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Friday April 17, 2015

PLAYER RATINGS BATLEY BULLDOGS Jordan Grayston Wayne Reittie Alex Bretherton Shaun Squires Shaun Ainscough Cain Southernwood Alistair Leak Keegan Hirst Matt Fozard Alex Rowe Sam Scott Lee Mitchell Joe Chandler

6 6 6 7 7 6 5 6 5 7 5 5 5

SUBS: Anthony Nicolson Tom Lillicrop Sean Hesketh James Brown

5 6 6 5

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS Jy Hitchcock Ben Blackmore Ian Hardman Thomas Minns Will Sharp Paul Sykes Gareth Moore Jordan Baldwinson Andy Ellis Andy Bostock Jamie Cording Reni Maitua Tim Spears

7 6 5 5 6 6 7 5 5 6 6 7 7

SUBS: Sam Irwin Alex Foster Mason Tonks Jack Bussey

5 5 6 6

GAME GUIDE BATLEY BULLDOGS Tries: Fozard, Scott, Ainscough.

Goals: Southernwood (2)

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS Tries: Sykes, Hardman, Maitua, Sharp.

Goals: Moore 3.

STATS Referee: George Stokes Attendance: 916 Half-Time: 14-0 Sin-Bin: None Sent Off: None

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BATLEY BULLDOGS FEATHERSTONE ROVERS

AUSTRALIAN debut player Reni Maitua certainly made his mark in this game by scoring a try which levelled the score after 70 minutes and then inspired Rovers to turn on the heat and snatch a long-awaited victory.

It proved so inspirational that Rovers coach Andy Hay predicted that his style could lead the Rovers to much more success during the rest of the season.

“Once he got into his stride he gave the inspiration which helped us come off the bend and head towards victory,” said Hay. The Mount Pleasant slope and driving rain made it difficult for both sides when they were playing uphill.

Rovers found that out in the first half when Batley romped to a 14-0 halftime score.

TACKLE: Chandler stops the Rovers’ attack

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The Bulldogs shot ahead within three minutes as Matt Fozard picked up an intended clearance kick and worked his way through the defence to score a try converted by Cain Southernwood.

Eleven minutes later Batley forwards Alex Rowe and Keegan Hirst tested the Rovers’ defence before Sam Scott burst over to stretch the lead with another converted try.

Rovers looked as they were about to hit back when wingman Will Sharp broke three tackles and passed to centre Thomas Minns but he dropped the ball with the line wide open.

Wingman Will Sharp also spilled the rain-soaked ball as he was about to open Featherstone’s account.

Batley took advantage and stretched their lead when Sean Hesketh gave space on the wing for Shaun Squires to attack the corner, but when that was blocked a quick pass inside saw Shaun Ainscough finish the move with an unconverted try to bring up the 14-0 half-time score.

The Bulldogs stretched the lead by a further two points early in the second half when Rovers were penalised for offside but from that moment on the game was all down to Featherstone.

A quick move from a scrum saw

Flowers kicks Sharks to win NCL DIVISION ONE

SHAW CROSS SHRKS 30 MYTON WARRIORS 12

Came up with a crucial try for the Bulldogs

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Malcolm Haigh at Mount Pleasant

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A GREAT first-half perforamce from Shaw Cross allowed the home side to a comfortable win at home to Myton.

The Sharks broke the Myton defence with just

two minutes gone through Sam Ottewell’s try. Danny Flowers converted.

Flowers added the extras again for Brendan French’s try soon after, and they carried this momentum through to half-time where they led 22-0.

Martyn Holland sliced through the visiting defence before Flowers helped himself to another

four points, going in at the corner.

Early in the second half Myton breached the Cross defence when Nathan Slater scored converted by Ash James.

Adam Masson and Robbie Byatt added further Shaw Cross tries, with a solitary Rory Nielsen consolation for the Warriors.

stand-off Paul Sykes open the visitors’ account when he scuttled away to score, Gareth Moore converted.

Minutes later Moore and full-back Jy Hitchcock initiated another smart crossfield move which allowed centre Ian Hardman to surge over.

Despite desperate efforts Batley were repeatedly taken apart and in the 70th minute debut man Maitua finished off some smart passing with a touchdown which allowed Moore to add the equalising goal.

As the minutes ticked away Moore attempted but failed to snatch the lead with a drop goal but this led to a final move with a star-spangled effect.

Once again as Rovers pressed downhill Moore lined himself up to have a shot at a drop goal.

Batley defenders tried to make sure he wasn’t going to get the goal but the visiting three-quarters cleverly avoided him, switched the point of attack and sent Will Sharp storming over in the corner for a telling try.

Moore converted and added a drop goal for the Rovers to celebrate.

French exchange continues SHAW CROSS SHARKS’ long-running French exchange continues as the club notches up its 46th annual tour on Sunday Thirty-four French teenage players from two teams and their leaders arrive in Dewsbury for a week.

The tourists come from Lot et Garonne in south-west France, with Villeneuve Sur Lot and Tonneins providing most of the players.

The two teams have a six-match itinerary, beginning on Monday (April 20) when they will meet Batley Boys.

On Wednesday (April 22) they go up

against Eastmoor before finally playing Shaw Cross on Friday April 24.

The kick off times are 5pm and 6pm and all the matches will be played at Leeds Road playing fields, Shaw Cross.

The youth rugby exchange began in 1970 and has seen more than 1,700 youngsters from the two countries take part in the tours.

Catalan Dragons coach Laurent Frayssinous took part in the exchange as a young player, as did Dragons forward Olivier Elima, among other professional French players.

Shaw shines as Stags beat Hawks YORKSHIRE MEN’S LEAGUE

MIRFIELD STAGS HILLSBOROUGH HAWKS

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A DOMINANT second-half performance saw Mirfield Stags cruise to a 64-12 victory over Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks in the club’s first Yorkshire Men’s League fixture.

Following a closely-contested opening period, the Stags ran in nine unanswered second-half tries to seal an emphatic 13-try win.

The opening stages were sloppy as blustery conditions made matters difficult for both sides, but Mirfield eventually found their feet, opening the scoring through debutant Josh Plunkett-White nine minutes in, with captain Francis Maloney adding the extras.

As the South Yorkshire visitors attempted to work their way back upfield from the restart, centre Oliver Rounding intercepted a wayward pass and ran in untouched to double the hosts’ advantage.

But Hillsborough hit back through Oliver Williamson in the minutes which followed, the loose forward taking a neat Vince Caldwell offload to touch down.

Stags second-rower Luke Manning was the next to cross to the whitewash, holding off a succession of would-be tacklers to restore his side’s two-try lead.

However, following a flurry of quick-fire

BREAK: Jake Shaw heads towards the line, as Wayne Wilson (inset) takes on the defence tries, the match settled and the Hawks started to work their way back into it.

A succession of quick offloads close to the Stags’ line created the space for winger Kieran Howard to score in the corner and move the visitors to within touching distance once more.

Mirfield regained control of the tie when Maloney darted over from close range, before his third conversion of the after-

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noon to make it 22-12.

Lance Hamilton, whose introduction from the bench gave Richard Silverwood’s side a real lift, was the first to score after the break.

The forward charged through the Hawks’ backline and powered over.

Wayne Wilson scored an excellent solo try during the next set to all but ensure victory and Rounding added his second of

the afternoon, before prop Andy Berry crashed over for the Stags’ fourth try in eight minutes.

On an afternoon when a number of impressive tries were scored, Mirfield’s next took some beating.

Maloney’s drop-goal attempt came back off the crossbar, straight into the hands of Jake Shaw – and his half-back partner strolled across the line.

Shaw went over again on the hour mark, running from deep inside his own half and beating the full-back with ease.

The already depleted Hawks weren’t helped by their ill-discipline in the closing stages. Williamson was sin-binned for an ugly late hit on Maloney, the former Super League star being helped from the field as a result.

Then player-coach Andy Wright followed his teammate to the bin after a debate with the referee.

Mirfield made their numerical advantage count during the dying minutes, adding a further three tries through manof-the-match Lewis Hardy, Wilson and Iain Moyser to seal an impressive opening-day triumph.

DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: TUESDAY MARCH 31 N/S: 1 M Watson and G Clarke; 2 G Fishwick and J Tomlinson; 3 G Bragg and K Buckley.

E/W: 1 J Hey and T Johnson; 2 A Cooper and J Bragg;

3 C Walker and S Dyson.

TUESDAY APRIL 7 1 W and J Davies; 2 G Fishwick and J Tomlinson; 3 M Belk and L Mallinson.

SPRING CHANGE

Cleckheaton in the hunt for Bradford Ram Godwin rejoins Salford on month loan League treble

By Joseph James Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk

DEWSBURY RAMS have allowed Wayne Godwin to join his former club Salford on a one-month loan deal.

Godwin played for the Super League club for two seasons between 2011 and 2013 and goes straight into the Red Devils’ squad for their Challenge Cup game against Leigh this weekend.

This means the hooker will be cup-tied for the Rams, should he return to the Tetley’s Stadium.

Rams boss Glenn Morrison said he was happy to help his old teammate and current Salford coach Iestyn Harris.

“Iestyn is a good mate of mine from our days at Bradford, and they’re in a tough patch at the moment with Rangi Chase suspended and Tommy Lee out injured.

“He said he needed an experienced hooker, and asked if Godwin was available.

“I won’t stand in the way of players wanting to go play Super League.

“Wayne wasn’t happy in how he left Salford the first time, so it’s good for him.”

The Rams boss said he was more than happy with the cover he has in the hooker position.

“We’ve got (Tom) Hemingway, and (Matty) Wildie has fitted in well. We also have young James Delaney, who is improving in the reserves and made his debut in the Challenge Cup first round.

“We have plenty of nines at the club, and if I didn’t feel we had, I

CHANGES: Seymour (left) comes in to fill a gap left by Godwin’s loan move (right) wouldn’t have allowed Godwin to go.”

This week the Rams also announced the signing of former NRL and Super League player Brett Seymour.

The half-back joins Dewsbury until the end of the season from fellow Championship club Whitehaven.

Morrison said he was looking forward to seeing Seymour link up with Anthony Thackray, and was delighted to have got his man.

“We became aware that Brett may be becoming available and expressed our interest as he is a quality player,” the Rams boss said.

“At the moment I feel Thackray has a lot to do in attack, and the arrival of Brett should help alleviate some of the pressure.

“He’ll bolster our attack down the left side, and help us pose a threat on both sides of the field -

and he can also kick goals.”

Seymour has more than 100 NRL appearances under his belt and has experience in the Super League with Hull FC. The former Brisbane and Cronulla man said: “I am extremely keen and looking forward to getting started with the Rams.

“I’ve been watching them closely and I’m extremely honoured and grateful for the opportunity to play for such a professional club, and alongside such a professional coaching staff and group of players.”

In what has been a busy week at the Tetley’s stadium, Dewsbury released Josh Barlow from his contract to allow him to join Swinton.

“Josh was unlucky, he got injured in his first game then played in the friendly up in Newcastle, the whole performance was poor and no-one really stood out,” Morrison said.

“He wanted to play rugby and I didn’t to stand in his way,” he added. “When the opportunity to go to Swinton came up, we agreed that was the best move for him.”

The Rams chief will be hoping the changes at the club will help his side get past Hunslet on Sunday (3pm) in the sixth round of the Challenge Cup. Dewsbury travel to the South Leeds Stadium having lost to the Hawks earlier in the season.

“That was one of the game we didn’t deserve to win. We’ll want to go there and show them how we can play. We want to make up for that loss,” he added.

Rams boss said playing in the Challenge Cup is important and that his team will be looking to get through to the next round.

“It’s special. In Australia, when they think of English rugby league they think of the Challenge Cup,” he said. “We want to progress and maybe get to play the big boys like we did last season against Wigan.”

Dewsbury will be looking to build on last weekend’s 24-12 victory over Doncaster. However Morrison wasn’t pleased with his side’s all-round display.

“We’re happy with the two points and we’ve got the job done but we weren’t at our best again – our completion rate was around 63 per cent. I don’t know why we keep doing it but we must like doing it the hard way.

“As soon as we hit form on the ball, we’ll start to realise there’s an easier way to win games.

“There is still room for improvement, we showed glimpses what we can do against Batley.”

Nicholson out with broken arm WORRIED Batley boss John Kear joked “Our injury roster is as big as our available one,” after Anthony Nicholson broke his arm in training to add to the team’s injury list.

The hooker will be out for six to eight weeks and will be missing for Sunday’s clash with Swinton Lions at Mount Pleasant (3pm).

The Bulldogs’ problems worsened after Jordan Grayston suffered a dead leg in the game against Featherstone, and Kear rates the full-back’s chances of featuring this weekend as unlikely.

Some better news for Batley is that St Helens have allowed hooker Matt Fozard to stay at the Mount, with his loan being extended on a week-by-week basis, with other players also returning over the coming weeks.

“A blessing for us is that Luke Blake will return earlier than expected,” Kear added. “Also Scott Leatherbarrow has been signed off by the specialist, but his return date is for next week, so he should feature against Whitehaven.”

Kear confirmed he was still looking to bring players to the club, but during the cup weekend, said teams are reluctant to loan players out.

This Sunday Batley host Swinton in the Challenge Cup. a comeptition Kear described as a ‘healthy distraction.’

“It stops us feeling sorry for ourselves,” he said. “The cup is a big thing for us, it’s a knockout competition and

we want to progress, and get as far as possible. Of course we have to beat Swinton first on Sunday and that won’t be easy.”

Last season the Lions were relegated from the Championship, and are yet to win this season in League One. John Duffy’s team drew their first game at home to North Wales Crusaders, and last week lost 50-12 away at Barrow.

But despite their recent poor form, Swinton reached

the iPro Sport Cup final – the competition for lower league teams. “I personally think they have a better team this season than they did last, and think it will be a big test for us,” Kear added.

The Lions have recruited former Super League players Stuart Littler and Jordan James, as well as former Bulldogs Tommy Gallagher and Mick Govin.

Batley are looking to get back to winning ways after three straight defeats.

They were 14-0 up at half-time in Sunday’s home clash with Featherstone, but let the lead slip as the visitors went onto to take the spoils 23-16.

Coach Kear said his team let themselves down “We’re disappointed because we rectified previous faults but then couldn’t close out the game.

“Obviously against Featherstone the conditions favoured one team in the second-half, as they were going down the hill, but we made too many errors and missed too many tackles,” he said.

•BATLEY chairman Kevin Nicholas has confirmed the club has ordered a new electronic scoreboard.

Nicholas hopes the new scoreboard will be ready to debut in the Bulldogs’ game against Sheffield June 7.

He also added that any surplus money from fundraising efforts would go towards improving the club’s public address system.

REIGNING CHAMPIONS Cleckheaton open their Bradford League First Division campaign tomorrow, hoping for another successful season and the chance to join that select band of triple champions, writes Mike Popplewell.

First up for John Wood’s side is a trip to Bradford and Bingley, and though Waggon Lane can be a tough place to go, the leadership of the vastly experienced former Durham and Lancashire man has served the Moorend side well and it takes a brave man to bet against them these days.

The only newcomer to the Cleckheaton side this season is former Doncaster paceman Curtis Free, who will partner Scotland’s Iain Wardlaw (right) in the opening attack.

H a n g i n g Heaton, hoping to improve on last year’s third place finish, start with a home game a g a i n s t Saltaire with f o r m e r Yorkshire all rounder Gary Fellows once again at the helm.

Fellows has been an outstanding success since he moved to Bennett Lane from Wrenthorpe and there is a lot of optimism around the club at the moment.

Cricket chairman John Carruthers is pleased with his winter acquisitions and is confident they have strengthened the squad with the likes of Ian Philliskirk and Yorkshire Academy player Josh Shaw.

In Division Two Gomersal are at home to Bowling Old Lane and start the season with a new captain in Graham Hilton after the move of Greg Pickles to Farsley.

Former Hartshead Moor and Spen Victoria spinner Craig Woodhead has moved to Oxford Road, but with Pickles gone and prolific run-getter Richard Gould unlikely to be available this season, a lot of responsibility looks set to fall on the bowling attack.

Spen, who start with a trip up Cleckheaton Road to Bankfoot, have seen a large turnover in players in the winter and with no proven Bradford League players coming in it remains to be seen who will be in their starting lineup.

The resignation of founder members Great Horton, after over a century means this division will have an odd number of teams, despite the admission of Scholes from the Central Yorkshire League.

As for Scholes, the departure of the experienced Adil Ladek could prove a disappointing loss but as the club have spread their net to other leagues in a bid to recruit, it will be interesting to see them in the Bradford League.