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WHAT ELECTION? ‘Nobody told us’ Local Tories still scrambling to announce candidates as snap poll on June 8 catches them off guard LOCAL Tories were caught on the hop by the announcement of a General Election this week.

After Prime Minister Theresa May called the snap June 8 poll on Tuesday, Conservative Party officials in North Kirklees admitted that it will be several days before their candidates are in place, giving an early boost to the district’s two incumbent Labour MPs. On Wednesday, former Kirklees Leader, Coun Robert Light (Birstall & Birkenshaw), said: “I am sure both associations will announce candidates in good

time. We didn’t get any advanced warning of yesterday’s announcement either.”

By contrast, local Liberal Democrats were quick to announce their contenders.

Cleckheaton councillor John Lawson will stand in Batley & Spen, with local activist Ednan Hussain contesting Dewsbury & Mirfield.

Lib Dem stalwart Baroness Kath Pinnock of Cleckheaton said: “The Lib Dems planned for a snap General Election 18 months ago. We were asked at that time to select a candidate for such an eventuality. So we are prepared and ready to go.”

Coun Lawson stood for the

Lib Dems in Batley & Spen in the 2015 General Election and came fourth behind Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP. Mr Hussain also came fourth in the Dewsbury seat.

The BBC’s Six O’Clock News was broadcasting live in Dewsbury just hours after Theresa May’s announcement to assess the mood of local voters in what could again be one of the region’s most marginal seats.

In the 2015 election, Paula Sherriff defeated incumbent Tory Simon Reevell by just 1,451 votes, in a turnout of 67.5 per cent.

Miss Sherriff said yesterday (Thursday): “Like the

rest of the country I was very surprised at the Prime Minister’s decision to seek a snap general election after she had promised so many times that she had no intention of doing so.

“As the complex Brexit negotiation process is now under way, it is clear that the Conservatives are putting party before country.

“I am incredibly proud of my record of standing up for the people of Dewsbury, Mirfield, Kirkburton and Denby Dale. I will go to the polls on June 8 to ask for their continued support in fighting this Government’s cuts to local schools, hospitals and public services,

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“There is a clear choice at this election; a Tory MP who will have no option but to back Jeremy Hunt’s plans to close essential services at Dewsbury and Huddersfield hospitals, who will rubber stamp huge funding cuts to every school except one in the constituency, or the proven commitment of a hard-working Labour MP who will continue to stand up for our local communities at every opportunity.”

Last October, Tracy Brabin won the Batley & Spen seat in a by-election triggered by the death of Jo Cox. On a very low turnout, Ms Brabin won 17,506 votes (an 85.84 per cent share), seeing off nine other fringe candidates who all lost their deposits.

In 2015 Jo Cox had retained the retiring Mike Wood’s seat for Labour, winning 21,826 votes and defeating Conservative rival Imtiaz Ameen, who claimed 15,769 votes.

In a statement to her supporters, Ms Brabin said: “The simple fact is that for our community, the opportunity to boot the Tories out is

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Election plans are laid out by candidates Deaths AMBLER NELLIE NEE LIGHTOWLER

Mirfield. Wife of the late Charles. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium Thursday 27 April at 12.30pm.

On 11 April, aged 100, of

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On 7 April, tragically, aged 55. Wife of John. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium 27 April at 2.45pm.

On 11 April, aged 93, wife of the late Kenneth.

Service at George Brooke’s Chapel of Rest, Dewsbury on Friday 28 April at 12 noon, followed by interment at Dewsbury Cemetery.

CAMPLING JOHN KEITH On 29 March, aged 85, of Dewsbury. Husband of the late Mary. Service at Butterfield House Private Chapel of Rest, Cleckheaton, Thursday 27 April at 1.30pm, followed by committal at Rose Hill Natural Burial Ground Huddersfield.

CHESTER KATHLEEN (NEE MITCHELL) On 8 April, aged 95. Wife of the late Asa. Service at St Mary’s Church, Mirfield on Tuesday 25 April at 12.30pm.

DILLON JOHN NOEL On 12 April, of Liversedge, aged 81. Husband of Norma. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 26 April at 10.30am.

FELLOWES DOROTHY On 7 April, of Thornhill.

Wife of Thomas. Requiem Mass at St Paulinus RC Church Friday 28 April at 11.30am, thereafter committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 12.30pm.

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GRIFFITHS FREDERICK On 7th April, of Dewsbury, aged 87. Husband of the late Kathleen. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium Tuesday 25 April at 12.30pm.

MILLINGTON DERRICK GORDON On 8 April, of Soothill, aged 82. Husband of Rhona. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 4 May at 11.15am.

PEARSON CLAIRE (NEE MANBY) On 10 April, aged 77. Wife of the late Bryan. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium today, Friday 21 April at 2.45pm.

SEED MURIEL On 16 April, aged 92, of Birkenshaw. Wife of the

late Alec. Service at Birkenshaw & East Bierley Methodist Church on Wednesday 3 May at 1pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.

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From page one absolutely vital. Since 2010, the Conservative Party have done nothing but take from our community.

“They have caused chaos in the NHS. We know that first hand as it has become harder to access a GP and services have been reduced at Dewsbury and District Hospital.

“They are taking millions from our local authority budget and vital local services have been cut. Batley Job Centre is the latest in a line of services to be stripped from our community.

“It’s for all these reasons and more that I look forward to this election, because it’s our opportunity to put forward our vision of a better Britain.”

Dewsbury’s Lib Dem hopeful Ednan Hussain, a father of two in his early 30s, said: “This election is a huge opportunity for voters to change the direction of our country and ensure Britain has a decent opposition.

“People may have voted to leave the EU but many did not vote for the extreme form of Brexit that Theresa May has imposed on us after being backed by Labour. And young people, some of whom will be voting for the first time, want us to think about their future when we vote on June 8.

“For all those who want to protect our local economy by staying in the single market and ensure the people have the final say over what comes next, this is your chance.

“I will also be fighting on local issues such as the future of our health services and in particular the downgrading of services at Dewsbury Hospital. I was born there myself so I understand why this issue is so important to people.”

Aleks Lukic, chairman of UKIP’s Dewsbury, Batley & Spen branch, said he is waiting for confirmation but expects to be standing for UKIP in Batley & Spen.

“In my opinion this is a Brexit election and it is critical that we get UKIP voices into Parliament,” the 27-year-old teacher said.

“The Tories are already threatening to send billions of pounds more to the EU, even after we come out. This spending needs to be redirected to the NHS, schools and social care as a matter of urgency, but Corbyn’s Labour refuses to challenge.

“This is only the start of the Brexit process and we can’t give the Tories room to sell us out.”

The Kirklees Green Party have a candidate selection meeting scheduled for Thursday (April 27) and will make an official announcement after that.

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Why wedding venue is staying open at night despite 4pm ban

By Staff Reporters A RAVENSTHORPE wedding venue is ignoring a recent ruling that stopped owners from extending its opening hours.

The Grand Banqueting Suite, on Huddersfield Road, was told by a government planning inspector that weddings and other events had to end at 4pm.

But sources have claimed that the lavish 1,400-seat venue, formerly a working men’s club, has continued to stay open in the evenings.

It has now emerged that a weakness in planning law means the owners can continue to trade after 4pm, despite officials telling them not to.

Owner Ashiq Hussain will only be in breach of planning law if Kirklees

Council takes enforcement action, which they have declined to do because Mr Hussain has submitted a new application which seeks to increase the amount of car parking on the site.

Mr Hussain has acquired land nearby that can hold more than 350 cars.

One of the main reasons his previous bid was rejected was because of

the potential disruption in the existing car park and on surrounding streets.

A council spokesman said: “The council is aware of a number of occasions when the premises has been open outside the hours stipulated within the planning conditions.

“One reason that the initial application for extended hours was refused by the council and

Rifles in Freedom march to honour VC heroes MORE than 200 troops will help mark the centenary of two local men winning the Victoria Cross by parading through Dewsbury town centre.

It has been five years since the 3rd Battalion The Rifles last exercised their ‘Freedom of the Borough’ rights in Dewsbury, and they will be doing it again on April 29.

Before they march, the troops will pause whilst officials from the council and army unveil the two commemorative stones in the town’s peace garden, marking 100 years since Sgt John William Ormsby and Pte Horace Waller won their VCs for exceptional bravery in April, 1917.

The Mayor of Kirklees, Coun Jim Dodds BEM, said: “The parade is a fitting time to mark the brave contribution of two local men 100 years ago.

“The Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious military decoration awarded for valour ‘in the face of the enemy’ to those serving in British and Commonwealth armed forces.

“In 2013 the UK Government announced that those recipients of a Victoria Cross for their

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RAVENSTHORPE: Drivers are being targeted by egg-throwing teenagers.

Two women have taken to Facebook to share their ordeals after motorist Brett Davis’ car was hit with eggs as he was driving on North Road, Ravensthorpe.

Beth Howe posted on Facebook group Mirfield Matters: “...driving through Ravensthorpe over the bumps to be greeted with three teenage children throwing eggs as people drove past. Unfortunately we got hit!

Another woman posted: “It happened to me. Someone will know who they are and then it may get sorted. It's not funny, someone will get hurt.”

Police want for anyone with information to call on 101.

Festival funding DEWSBURY: Dewsbury and Mirfield District Committee have given £2,500 of funding to the Association of Music and Promote Awards (AMP) to stage a three-hour music festival this September.

The new performance festival will provide a platform for young people to showcase their talents in music, dance and art.

AMP run music events in collaboration with pupils and staff at Yorkshire secondary schools, business sponsors and industry mentors, and will arrange the event at the bandstand in Dewsbury town centre.

Harassment case RAVENSTHORPE: A man pleaded guilty to two charges of harassment after bombarding his ex-wife and her new partner with unwanted calls.

Iqbal, of Spen Valley Road in Ravensthorpe, was with Nazia Ditta for 15 years before he left for Pakistan without telling her and told her to move on.

District Judge David Scanlon ordered a probation report and adjourned sentencing until Monday (April 24).

On parade in the last Freedom march in Dewsbury in 2011 heroic deeds in the First World War are to be honoured with commemorative paving stones – and so we will honour our heroes.”

The 3rd Battalion The Rifles was only formed 10 years ago as infantry battalions merged, but it has maintained the tradition of recruiting in the Dewsbury area.

Coun Dodds will be taking the salute outside Dewsbury Town Hall before the Band and Bugles of the Rifles lead the parade from there.

Also on parade will be members of D (Rifles) Company, who

will form part of the new 8th Battalion The Rifles, which was only formed this month.

Colonel Nick Ilic, Yorkshire Rifles County Colonel, said: “The historic links between The Rifles and the town of Dewsbury means a great deal to us. We are both humbled and proud to be able to mark them with a Freedom Parade through the town centre.

“We cherish the relationship we have with the community in Dewsbury and it will be a special moment.”

The parade will take place from 11am.

Cockroach curry house shut down AN INFESTATION of cockroaches was discovered at an Indian takeaway in Ravensthorpe, leaving Kirklees Council no option but to shut it down.

Council inspectors also found mouse droppings at Hot Grill, on Huddersfield Road.

District Judge David Scanlon granted an Emergency Prohibition Order, saying the business posed a threat to public health.

The court heard that the takeaway was first visited last December when a

the planning inspector was due to potential disruption caused by vehicle parking and movements into the existing car park.

“The more recent application is seeking to address the reasons for the refusal, including the provision of additional parking.”

The new application will be considered at the next Heavy Woollen planning committee in May.

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council official found dead cockroaches in the cellar.

Pest control treatment was carried out but in March live Oriental cockroaches were found.

Owner Farhan Ul Haq agreed to close the premises so that it could be refurbished to manage the problem, but despite being told not to prepare food there in the meantime it was found on April 11 that bread had been made that morning.

The takeaway must remain closed until the infestation is eradicated.

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News In Brief Gang with crowbarand golf club attack cyclist DEWSBURY: A cyclist was attacked by a gang armed with a crowbar and a golf club on Tuesday night (April 18).

The assault happened at around 7.15pm when a man was cycling along Park Road, Earlsheaton.

The cyclist, who was in his 40s, was approached by four men who beat him with the bar and club before leaving him lying injured in the road.

A passer-by saw the incident and stopped to phone the police and ambulance. The victim was shaken but conscious at the scene and was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Anyone with information should contact police on 101, quoting crime reference number 13170174657.

Science award BATLEY: An apprentice from Kirklees College has been given a prestigious award for her work in science.

Maariyah Rawat, an apprentice with Syngenta, received the City and Guilds prize at the Salters Institute Awards alongside two other Kirklees College apprentices, Emily Shaw and Reece Connolly.

The awards were held in London, where more than 180 guests celebrated the high levels of excellence within the science education sector.

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...but coal-carrying records are still intact

By Zoe Shackleton MORE than 200 competitors took part in the annual World Coal Carrying Championships in Gawthorpe on Monday.

The Easter event, which was run for the 54th time, saw men lugging 50kg sacks of coal, with women carrying 20kg up the traditional 1,012m course from the Royal Oak pub to the Maypole on the village green.

Thousands of people gathered to watch Andrew Corrigan, Jenni Mustan and Damian Cameron claim victory in the men’s, women’s and veterans’ races respectively.

Andrew completed the course in four minutes 31 seconds; Jenni won in four minutes 30 seconds and Damian came in at five minutes 14 seconds.

Contestants from as far away as the USA, New Zealand and Norway took part, with one competitor running after having a kidney transplant just nine years ago.

Nineteen-year-old Gabrielle Oldroyd said: “I’m shattered. It’s huge. To say I had a kidney trans-

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The kings (and plant in 2008, to come and do this is probably the craziest thing I’ve ever done. But I’m so glad I’ve done it. To anyone out there with any health issues or anything, it just proves it can be done if you put your mind to it.”

Another star of the competition was Joel Hicks, who carried double the amount of coal (100kg) around the course.

The popular event is organised by the Gawthorpe Maypole committee group. It is believed to have started from an argument in the Beehive Inn between coal merchant Reggie Sedgewick and Maypole Committee president Amos Clapham over who was the fittest.

Organiser Duncan Smith, of the committee, said: “It’s been a brilliant day, a wonderful community day.”

Some 210 people took part in the races, with 90 in the main men’s race, 60 women and 60 veterans.

But nobody managed to beat the world records. The current male record stands at four minutes and six seconds, set by David Jones of Meltham. The female record holder is Catherine Fenton, with a time of four minutes and 25 seconds.

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RESULTS Ladies 1, Jenny Mothram 4.30; 2, Lindsey Heppenstall 4.41; 3, Danielle Sidebottom 4.51.

Men 1, Andrew Corrigan 4.31; 2, Daniel Wright 4.33; 3, Stephen Thackeray 4.40.

Veterans 1, Damion Cameron 5.1; 2=, Tony Gardner & John Hunter 5.24.

Friends mourn councillor ‘who would help anyone’

Jo plaque unveiling postponed

FORMER Conservative councillor Derrick Yates has died aged 73.

Coun Yates represented Liversedge & Gomersal from 2004 to 2011 but did not seek re-election when his term ended because of failing health.

He is believed to have passed away in Dewsbury Hospital early on Monday morning following a short illness.

His successor, Coun Lisa Holmes, said: “He was a lovely man with a heart of gold who would help anyone.

“Until his health let him down he would always help us delivering leaflets at elections and he never stopped supporting all the councillors.

A MEMORIAL plaque for murdered MP Jo Cox is to be unveiled in the House of Commons after the General Election.

The plaque will feature a coat of arms that her children Cuillin, aged six, and Lejla, four, helped create.

The design features the motto “More in Common”, inspired

by Mrs Cox’s maiden Commons speech in 2015.

It was due to be unveiled on May 20 as part of a “family day” in Parliament but has been postponed until after the election.

“He will be missed very much as both a friend and colleague to many people.

“Even after retiring, Derrick always wanted to know what was going on in the council and never stopped caring about the ward where he still lived.

“He was a great talker with a super sense of humour. A true Yorkshireman and an all-round great bloke.”

Coun Yates was happily married to his wife Ruth for almost 50 years and was a regular organiser of fundraising concerts and other community events.

The couple also helped to rescue hedgehogs in their spare time.

Funeral details are yet to be announced.

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News In Brief Hunt for robber with a long chin STAINCLIFFE: Detectives are appealing for information after a robbery on Manor Way on Wednesday, April 12, at around 4pm, when a male suspect knocked on the door of the victim’s house.

He threatened him, grabbed him by the collar and led him around the house looking for money. The victim emptied two drawers and handed over some loose change, a bank card and some keys.

The suspect then fled through the front door and ran towards the field next to the house. He is described as mixed race, of average build, 5ft 10in tall, with lightcoloured hair and a long chin.

Anyone with any information can contact DC Craig Foulkes at Huddersfield CID on 101 quoting crime reference number 13170166171, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Saucepan bust-up HECKMONDWIKE: Two men were witnessed fighting with a saucepan and a knuckle-duster, a court heard.

Simon Allsop, 31, and Ernest Dover, 35, pleaded guilty at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court to possessing an offensive weapon in public.

They had been fighting on Lincoln Avenue in Heckmondwike, where Dover lives, about a woman they had both been in a relationship with, and Allsop hit Dover over the head with a metal pan.

Dover was seen to have a knuckle-duster in his hand and it was argued this was the reason for Allsop’s reaction.

Both men were sentenced to a 12-week curfew and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

The knuckle-duster will be destroyed.

Resource centre to be named in memory of murdered MP

By Zoe Shackleton BATLEY Resource Centre will be re-named in memory of the late Jo Cox MP. The unveiling of the new name, Jo Cox House, is set to take place at the Market Place building on Thursday (April 27, 12.30pm).

By re-naming the centre, officials say they hope to support Jo’s legacy to reduce loneliness in society.

A spokesperson for the centre said: “We joined Jo at a variety of events prior to her death and were impressed by her passion to reduce the impact of loneliness on individuals through simple and practical measures.

“More than a fifth of the British population privately admit they are ‘always or

often lonely’. We believe there is much in common between the work of Batley Resource Centre and the values espoused by Jo. “We feel it is fitting now to enshrine her values with those of the centre by this re-naming and that this will allow her spirit to continue to live on and guide our community as it moves forward with confidence.”

The building currently houses some important services and programmes, including Yorkshire Rose Talking Therapies, which supports people with depression, anxiety, stress and related illnesses.

Other services and programmes include the New Beginnings Study Programme and REAL Employment, which supports adults with

learning difficulties into work.

The centre’s spokesperson added: “Jo Cox championed many causes, including tackling the issues making life more difficult for those of senior years and in particular the increasing problem of loneliness in our society.

“She was an idealist, believing in the ability of politics to deliver real progress. She showed us how to celebrate our differences and work together to encourage tolerance and a growing sense of community.”

The ‘More In Common’ community group, which is led by Jo’s sister Kim Leadbeater, also has its home address in the centre.

Jo and Kim’s parents have endorsed the re-naming and said they would be delighted to attend the event.

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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood

Snap, crackle, Jezza goes pop!

SNAP election? Will someone define ‘snap’ please, because by teatime on Tuesday I was ready to put knitting needles through my eardrums to silence the din of meaningless blather.

Snap? That means an election next week, or possibly the week after (to coincide with the local elections and save a fortune – far too sensible for our politicians).

But seven weeks hence?

That’s got about as much snap to it as Nora Batty’s tights. Back in the good old days of Empire we could conquer entire continents in less time.

I ask – is there a single one of you whose vote is going to be swayed by seven weeks of huffing, puffing and nonsense rhetoric?

The BBC was in full pantywetting mode within the hour. All across the Arctic,

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As much snap as Nora Batty’s tights... polar bears were keeling over, suffocated by the megavolumes of meaningless hot air wafting up from the UK chattering classes.

And if the prospect of nearly two months of interminable nonsense doesn’t

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ABOUR’S shadow education secretary is Angela Rayner, a trade union hack who left high school as a teenage mum with no GCSEs. No offence to young women of similar misfortunes, but do you really want a peddler of semi-literate propaganda – and she is seriously thick – deciding how your kids are taught?

Labour insiders are even talking Rayner up as a potential leader. Lord help us – someone we can’t be sure is able to tie her own shoelaces, running the country? That’s how low Labour have sunk.

Class hypocrite and race bigot Diane Abbott hates the nation and 90 per cent of the people in it. But boy, she loves power and privilege.

Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry mean-

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Turkeys vote for Xmas UST a thought. Has anyone else wondered why Labour voted en masse to walk off the edge of a cliff? They could have blocked this election if they’d wanted, given that Theresa May needed a two thirds majority in the House.

I know Corbyn is a proclaimed brother of half the world’s terrorists, but why is he in such a rush to detonate the ceremonial suicide vest they must have given him?

Under the status quo in Parliament Mrs May faces a lousy ride through Brexit and, once concluded, just 12 months to hope and pray for a bounce.

But this way she negotiates Brexit under her own steam and still has a good three years to make it stick – all with a big enough majority to bring back hanging if she so desired.

So why, Labour, why?

On Corbyn, McDonnell and Abbott’s part I can only think it’s macho masochism. Backing down from a fight hurts a lot more than any bloody nose or black eye and Corbyn’s socialist ultras are deluded enough to believe they are in with a fighting chance As for the rump of the Labour Party, I can only think they’re willing to accept a wipe-out in order to be shot of Jezza. The thing is, I can see them in dole queue with him still serenely sailing along, ignorant to the wreckage in his wake.

Strange times indeed.

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while is a human rights lawyer who you may recall mocks anyone with a white van and a union flag. Very working class.

So how can I remotely suggest that Corbyn could fashion a miraculous win on June 8? How on earth could he achieve a resurrection of Christ-like proportions?

Here’s how: If Corbyn can convince his acolytes to accept Theresa May’s challenge to make June 8 entirely about Brexit, he could create political carnage.

Imagine Labour – without backing Leave or Remain – standing on a one-issue platform of giving the UK a second referendum.

Labour’s hard core of Leave voters would turn against them? How? All the evidence is that they already have. Labour MPs wouldn’t countenance it? Listen, one common ideology unites these people – greed, ambition and the fear of losing their seats and careers.

All bets would be off.

Corbyn and his cat-fighting PLP (Parliamentary Labour Party) were squabbling all Tuesday night over how to take the fight to Mrs May. Education? Can I reference Angela Rayner again? The NHS? For sure, Labour can throw money at anything –

RS LOCKWOOD nearly had kittens on Tuesday lunchtime when she texted about the PM calling an election and I replied ‘I know, I can’t decide whether to stand in Dewsbury or Batley’. I half-expected to find my bags packed and on the front doorstep when I got home.

I read a news website which had Paula Sherriff’s Dewsbury and Mirfield constituency as the Tories’ top target seat. It won’t be if they can’t find a better candidate than the dismal SImon Reevell was. Giving Coun Martyn Bolt a run would put Miss Sherriff in real hot water.

As for Batley and Spen – if the Tories pick Imtiaz Ameen again, even I’ll go out campaigning for Tracy Brabin.

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until the piggybank’s empty and they run out of wealth producers to pillage.

ECEIVED wisdom is that Labour are unelectable and we’re heading for a Tory landslide of 100 to 140 seats.

If they stick to talking up public budgets (they’d bust the country) an outlandish minimum wage (they’d shut thousands of small businesses) and insisting they are the party of the downtrodden (most of whom won’t work and don’t vote) those landslide predictions will come true.

Or they could go nuclear, sacrifice traditional politics, their own principles such as they have any, and risk even bloodier civil war within the party by appealing to the huge, sulking and skulking Remain lobby.

One Labour manifesto pledge would do it – another EU referendum in September if Labour is in power or in coalition with the Dim Libs.

It would be a betrayal of everything most Labour MPs voted for so recently in approving the Brexit bill, but so what? The darling bud of May herself promised no general election until 2020.

The gloves are off, and who listens to politicians’ promise anyway?

It would explode a bomb under British politics and could result in civil strife – but don’t think that will influence the self-interest of MPs with careers on the line.

I hope Mrs May has judged this right, but it wouldn’t be the only political thunderbolt of recent times.

Thankfully for her Corbyn isn’t clever enough to redraw the battle lines.

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Dream under construction Homebuilder backs sports-mad Jodie

By Steve Martyn A SPORTS-MAD Dewsbury teenager’s dream of competing in the Deaflympics has been realised thanks to a generous donation.

Despite being born profoundly deaf, Jodie Ounsley has achieved success in rugby union, jiu jitsu, coal-carrying and athletics – and she was also a finalist in the 2016 Young Deaf Sports Personality of

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DEWSBURY: The Collegians Amateur Operatic Society's next production will be the popular musical Annie at Dewsbury Town Hall.

The title role will be played by 11-year-old Anais in her debut with the Collegians after she was selected from a talented set of girls. As well as telling the well known story, the musical will also feature the show's songs It's A Hard-Knock Life, Without A Smile and Tomorrow.

Tickets cost between £10 and £13 and the show runs from Wednesday June 14 to Saturday June 17. To book tickets contact 01924 492742 or 01484 225755, or online at www.kirkleestownhalls.co.uk.

the Year competition. The 16-year-old from Thornhill will now represent Great Britain in the 100m and 200m sprints at the 2017 Deaflympics in Turkey, thanks to a £1,740 donation from homebuilder Taylor Wimpey.

Jodie said: “Unlike the Olympics and Paralympics, the Deaflympics is completely self-funded, so athletes need to pay for everything from official kit to flights.

“Without the help of Taylor Wimpey, I would have been under immense pressure to raise the full

amount myself, which would have detracted from my training. I am very grateful to the homebuilder for its help.” Jodie plays rugby at Sandal Girls RUFC, has played for Yorkshire under 18s and has been selected for England under 18s.

She has been crowned junior world coal-carrying champion at Gawthorpe four times, won five sprint titles at the Deaf Athletics Championship and also won gold at the British Open Brazilian jiu jitsu finals.

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Council answers ‘desecration’ charges KIRKLEES Council has responded to questions from The Press over the so-called ‘desecration’ of graves in cemeteries in the area.

We revealed last week that a team of Kirklees personnel is reported to be patrolling the graveyards “pressure-testing” headstones and memorials – some as small as 14 inches high – to see if they can withstand 150kg of force.

If they can’t, the memorials are pulled down and left laying on the grave – all in the name of health and safety rules.

Here are the responses to our questions: Who makes the decisions about unsafe memorials? “The staff who make the decision work in the relevant services and have received relevant training on how to identify any dangerous memorials.”

Does the council really consider a

14-inch high memorial to be potentially dangerous? “The council rates all damaged headstones on a scale of one to five in accordance with the National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) fixing regulations.”

Does the council attempt to contact relatives to give them chance to make memorials safe? “We have a duty of care to minimise the risk of injury to cemetery visitors and as such can’t allow an unsafe memorial to remain upright. We contact grave owners if the memorial is laid flat to advise why this has taken place and give the owner chance to have it fixed.”

Is it the council’s intention to leave cemeteries looking as if they have been vandalised, which is the current situation? “Whilst carrying out checks and laying damaged stones down, we place signs in the ceme-

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“Everyone here will be following Jodie’s career and we wish her every success in the Deaflympics.”

Alongside training for the Deaflympics, Jodie will also be sitting her GCSEs, ready to join the Achieving Academic and Sporting Excellence rugby programme at Loughborough in September.

She added: “I have worked very hard to achieve my dreams and I hope my journey inspires other disabled women in sport.”

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tery advising of the works. We lay stones in a sensitive manner, with the intention of keeping the cemeteries looking as tidy as possible.”

Has the council estimated the cost of a simple fixing of memorials, the majority of which are minor jobs?

“All memorials in a cemetery have to be fixed in accordance with the NAMM regulations at all times. Repair work varies but usually costs between £80 and £120 per grave.”

Is there a roll-out schedule for doing this to all Kirklees cemeteries, or is it an ad hoc process? “In accordance with HSE guidelines on memorial safety, we will soon be rolling out a programme for testing each cemetery every 2.5 years. Any individual stones identified as damaged between these checks will be dealt with separately.”

News In Brief Robbery appeal BATLEY CARR: Kirklees CID are appealing for information after a 24-year-old man was robbed by a gang of three men at about 8.30pm on Monday, April 10, on Mill Road.

The victim was approached from behind while walking towards his van and struck by one of the men before being pulled to the ground. The suspects, described as Asian, fled the scene with property belonging to the victim.

One wore a blue cap and grey jogging bottoms while another wore a grey/cream hooded top with the hood up. The third, taller and slimmer than the others, wore a blue hooded top.

Anyone with information should contact Kirklees CID on 101 referencing crime number 13170163073.

Warrant issued CLECKHEATON: Magistrates have issued an arrest warrant for a woman who assaulted three police officers.

Haley Dransfield, 39, of Parker Street, Heckmondwike, made the attack in the Cleckheaton area on November 23. She had pleaded guilty at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court this month but failed to show up on time for her sentencing after her case had been adjourned for reports.

‘Les Mis’ show BATLEY: More than 80 young people will appear in a special performance of the Les Miserables musical this summer, in honour of the late Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox. Rehearsals are under way for the youngsters from Batley and Spen, with some of the biggest names in West End theatre helping to put on the show at Blakeridge Mill in Batley.

Director Nick Evans said: “We knew there was a rich seam of talented young performers in the region but staff from the West End have been genuinely surprised at their work ethic, stamina and commitment.”

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Dear Sir, Having recently moved house I have started using the Spen Valley Greenway and hadn’t realised how lovely it was until now.

The one huge downfall in some parts is the amount of litter strewn in the hedges, bushes and snickets leading on/off and along the Greenway.

People should love where they live and respect it. If there is no bin to hand then they should take it home to preserve the beauty around them for everyone to appreciate and enjoy.

It’s a shame it is tarnished by some people’s thoughtlessness and disregard

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I notice there are bin bags along the route which are being used but are often very full.

The snicket off Headlands Road in Liversedge is particularly bad and it does need some attention.

It would be a great idea if the local schools could get on board and maybe

Vandalism causes untold pain to us

Help me make tolerance a reality

From: Carole Beal, Heckmondwike

From: Ednan Hussain, Dewsbury Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Spokesperson

Dear Sir, Just to highlight the problem with vandalism in our cemeteries and churchyards.

Six weeks ago we buried a much-loved son, brother and nephew at the tender age of 28 years from bowel cancer, in Heckmondwike Cemetery.

He requested that his resting place was in the place of his birth.

After all the floral tributes were removed his mum placed fresh flowers and a glass solar light on his grave to reflect his love of lights and to help her in her darkest moments.

After only three days the glass solar light was stolen.

Do these people know the pain they cause grieving families? They are small inexpensive objects, but have very special meanings.

I hope these people someday feel the pain they cause because one day they too will lose a loved one and want to place flowers and objects in remembrance.

Please let all respect and teach our children to respect cemeteries and churchyards; these places are not to be stolen from or vandalised, or used as playgrounds.

They are for quiet reflection, so to move or steal family tributes causes untold pain to all suffering the loss of a loved one.

design a notice for the snicket entrances to the Greenway to encourage people to think twice before dropping their litter. A competition for the best notice?

Also an organised community litter picking day could be organised to clear the litter if Kirklees aren’t prepared to deal with the issue themselves.

Dear Sir, Last week brought a timely reminder of a key achievement when the Liberal Democrats were in government. The Pupil Premium was introduced to enable schools to provide additional help to those pupils who needed it to get the best start in life, for example for one to one tuition.

The Pupil Premium succeeded in halving the gap between poorer and richer children in those secondary schools that used it to best effect.

Now, independent research published by the Sutton Trust has provided clear evidence that almost one third of schools are having to use it to fill gaps in the budget caused by the Conservatives governing on their own, without the influence of the Liberal Democrats.

Conservative cuts to education spending are damaging the life chances of children and young people. A report by the National Audit Office has found schools in England are facing £3billion of cuts by 2020. These cuts make a mockery of Theresa May’s claim to be building a country that works for everyone.

But like him or loath him, everybody knows that with Jeremy Corbyn as leader Labour is unelectable. Recent polling shows that less than half of even Labour voters want him as PM.

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Mr & Mrs Armstrong, certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of rear dormer, 6 Dymond Road, Liversedge.

Mr Azeem Khan, two-storey side and singlestorey rear extension, 21 Briar Close, Heckmondwike.

Dewsbury Learning Trust, change of use of redundant former caretaker’s dwelling (C3) to flexible one to one teaching space (D1), Westborough High School, Stockhill Street, Dewsbury.

Mrs H Bibi, the proposal is for erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 4m beyond the rear wall of the orginal dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 4m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.5m, 10 Lemans Drive, Dewsbury.

Estama (UK) Ltd, c/o Edinburgh House Estates, change of use of units 14-16 from (A1) shops to (A1 & A3) shops and cafes (within a Conservation Area), Units 14-16, Princess Of Wales Shopping Centre, Longcauseway, Dewsbury.

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The Liberal Democrats are now the real opposition and the best hope for a brighter future for the children and young people in all our communities.

If we achieved the Pupil Premium with only 57 MPs out of 650, how much more we could do with 100 – 200 – 300!

Now you have the chance to vote for the future we want. I will be campaigning hard for the open, tolerant and united country I believe in so passionately. Help me make it a reality.

Britain remains a peaceful country From: Alec Suchi, Bradford Dear Sir, In her column in your paper the MP for Batley and Spen, Tracy Brabin, asserts that hate crime is increasing both in Kirklees in particular and the country as a whole, without providing any substantive evidence for this allegation (April 14).

Since our decision to leave the EU in June 2016, there has been unsubstantiated claims to this effect, but it is never clear how this supposed increased intolerance manifests itself.

There has been a tendency to subscribe sinister political motives to attacks which have occurred, for example in Croydon, when attacks have always occurred and unfortunately will occur in the future.

Each event needs to be examined on its own terms and not within some predetermined theory.

Britain remains a remarkably peaceful country, notwithstanding occasional incidents to the contrary, and some sense of proportion needs to be maintained.

It would seem that there are those who oppose our leaving the EU and are determined to contrive cases of intolerance to undermine this decision. It beholds those in position of influence like Ms Brabin to maintain a sense of proportion and not peddle sensationalist nonsense.

We’re still stuck with a two-party state From: R Spreadbury, Liversedge Dear Sir I refer to Garry Kitchen’s and Alec Suchi’s succinct letters in last weeks Press.

Garry correctly concludes the only sensible route to a representative and inclusive Government is some form of proportional representation.

Unfortunately “sensible” and “politics” do not sit well together, and we are left with the current sorry mess which British democracy has become.

All traditional Labour voters ever wanted was:

• Decent jobs for decent pay • Decent working conditions • Decent healthcare • Decent schools for our kids • Decent opportunities for our kids to do better than ourselves if they have the talent and ability • Decent housing • Clean streets • A fair distribution of the tax burden • A robust defence of our security, interests, and way of life suitable for current and future threats.

As Alec implied, the Labour Party under Blair was saved from the totalitarian hard left only to be hijacked by the intellectually arrogant, bleeding heart, middle class, metropolitan elite, leftie luvvies.

So, until we get Garry’s PR system, through which we may get an independent “reborn” traditional Labour Party, we are in effect stuck with a two-party system.

Labour obviously do not regard the UKIP protest vote as a real threat, either because their strategic analysis shows that the vote is too evenly spread and hence UKIP will always come second at best in any General Election, or the Labour leadership is delusional.

The latter exemplified by a recent statement from that intellectual heavyweight Diane Abbott who pronounced that Labour could fall to below 10 per cent in the polls if any of Jeremy Corbyn’s vocal critics try to replace him because most of the party’s support is down to his leadership.

So, until UKIP can get their act together and stop appearing like a party of amateur buffoons, we are stuck with a two-party state, with only one real option for a truly effective protest vote.

Anniversary of Ellen Nussey’s birth From: John Appleyard, Liversedge Dear Sir, The name of Ellen Nussey may not be too familiar to many readers, but she was a lifelong friend of the author Charlotte Bronte, whom she met at Roe Head school in Mirfield in 1831.

Ellen was the 12th child of John Nussey, a clothing merchant of Birstall Smithies, near Gomersal.

In the 1840s Ellen and Charlotte were regular visitors to Oakwell Hall, a young ladies’ boarding school.

Ellen Nussey’s early home was the ‘Rydings’ at Birstall, which partly inspired ‘Thornfield Hall’ in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.

The Rydings property is still partly visible on the Leeds Road (A62), and near the crossroads with A652 Bradford Road.

The Nusseys’ last rented home, where she died aged 80 years old in 1897, was Moor Lane House, which is now the Gomersal Park Hotel.

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From page 8 After Charlotte Bronte’s death in 1855 Ellen defended her memory and reputation in a number of letters, some of which can still be seen in the University of Leeds.

This week, April 20, is the 200th anniversary of Ellen’s birth, she is buried in the graveyard at St Peter’s Church in Birstall.

Partnerships are diverting health cash From: Name and address supplied Dear Sir, I find it outrageous at a time when central government funding for the NHS is being squeezed deliberately to the lowest percentage of GDP in its history, that ‘Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships’ are being set up to divert more NHS money into shareholder profits.

Patients are now being denied prescriptions and procedures that they need at a time when brand-new NHS money is going direct to probably healthy shareholders’ offshore tax havens through the financial markets, without even going past a patient.

This is happening in all areas now. What moral authority do shareholders have over the poorly people who cannot access certain prescriptions and procedures, and/or experience CCGs’ arbitrary and punitive lifestyle mandates to ‘jump through hoops’, eg lose weight.

We as patients, do not have to get behind the

STPs, we have to point out that no-one voted for the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and Hammond and NHS bosses are undemocratically but deliberately putting the ‘economy’ into the NHS, to make it like the US health industry, where taxpayers pay out more money for less treatment than anywhere in the developed world and business fraud is endemic.

Consider the NHS when you’re voting From: David Honeybell, Heckmondwike Dear Sir, So now we come to the big one. The General Election, where the people decide which political party, or which party leader they trust the most.

Which one is telling the truth? Maybe the local candidates will come more into the reckoning.

But let’s put the personalities to one side for a moment, and consider what issues we as individuals feel strongly about.

Everyone has issues they feel are more important than others.

For me the top priority is the future of our NHS. Do we want to have a health service that is the envy of the world, as it still was only seven years ago, funded by public money, and treating us all, rich, poor, young or old with the same care and dedication, or do we want a health service funded by private money from insurance companies, who put profit for investors as top priority, and the patients the least important?

I can’t tell anyone who to vote for, that’s up to each of us to decide, but please think about our NHS when putting that X on the ballot paper.

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RAVENSTHORPE: A man appeared in court accused of assaulting his wife and damaging her property.

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Friday April 21, 2017 have assaulted her and caused damage to her front door, laminated wood flooring and a mirror.

Mr Karim, of Holme Park Court, Berry Brow, Huddersfield was told that his trial will be held at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on June 21.

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UKIP teacher defies union to back grammar schools

By Zoe Shackleton A TEACHER at Heckmondwike Grammar School launched a defence of selective education at the National Union of Teachers’ annual conference.

Aleks Lukic, 27, spoke against the motion condemning the expansion of selective education at the high-profile conference in Cardiff.

The information technology teacher, who also attended Heckmondwike Grammar, was the only delegate to dispute the motion, claiming he was speaking

on behalf of a “significant number” of teachers who believe in selective education.

Mr Lukic said he would like to see a “grammar school in every town” across the country.

He acknowledged: “Obviously I know this is a settled position in the NUT and I know I’m not going to be changing anything.

“There is contemporary evidence backing up the effectiveness of selective education for driving social mobility and I am not sure that we should be denying

families the choice.” Citing research by the Sutton Trust, he s a i d : “Research has also shown that when you compare the 163 grammars with the 163 top achieving comprehensives, the grammar schools take more disadvantaged children.

“The comprehensives are more socially selective and we’ve effectively replaced selection by ability with selection by wealth.”

Mr Lukic is chairman of

the Dewsbury, Batley and Spen branch of UKIP and stood as the party’s candidate for Batley & Spen in the last general election.

He is also due to be confirmed as the UKIP candidate for the poll on June 8.

The NUT voted to build a coalition of partners to oppose the proposed expansion of grammar schools.

Mr Lukic added: “I am proud to be an NUT workplace rep and my speeches at conference have been politely received by the vast majority of my colleagues. Many have told me I was right to speak out, even when they didn’t agree with what I said.”

Oakwell centre shuts due to council cuts THE Countryside Centre at Oakwell Country Park in Birstall will close on Monday.

Kirklees Council has announced it can no longer staff the centre due to budget cuts.

The toilets in the building will be available at weekends, with alternative facilities in the courtyard at the top of the park.

Coun Graham Turner, Cabinet member for resources, said: “We are sorry to have to close the

centre. It was a difficult decision but I am sure everyone can appreciate the need to prioritise our resources.

“We are starting the process of seeking an alternative operator to continue to provide a great service for visitors.”

New summer opening times have also been announced.

Starting on Monday (April 24), Oakwell Hall visitor centre will be open from 10am-5pm every day.

The hall will be open Saturday and Sunday each week and Tuesday to Thursday during school holidays (noon-4pm).

It will be available for prebooked adult group and school visits and wedding ceremonies.

Bagshaw Museum in Batley and Huddersfield’s Tolson Museum will open Tuesday to Thursday from 11am-5pm, and Saturday and Sunday from noon-5pm.

There will be special opening times at all sites on

some bank holidays and during school holidays.

Coun Turner added: “The new opening times in our museums and galleries have been designed to more efficiently meet the needs of the many visitors we welcome each year.

“By only opening at times when most people want to visit, we can concentrate our resources on delivering a service for the future and finding new ways to share our culture and history with local people and visitors.”

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Prince thanks flood workers A DEWSBURY man rubbed shoulders with Prince Charles after meeting him at a reception in Cumbria.

Arif Ahmad, who was representing the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK, attended a reception held by the Mayor of Appleby-in-Westmoreland.

Prince Charles was returning more than a year on from the devastating floods which hit the town in late 2015.

The reception was held to thank organisations and individuals who helped the flood relief efforts.

Alison’s charity ball MIRFIELD: Invisible Traffick GB, a charity set up

by Mirfield mum Alison Ellis, is hosting a fundraising ball. The charity is dedicated to women who are being trafficked. The ball will be on Saturday May 20 at Cedar Court Hotel, Ainley Top, Huddersfield. Visit www.invisibletraffick-gb. org/news/spring-ball-2017/ for tickets.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK provided help and relief to local residents through its auxiliary organisations – the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association.

They distributed food and water to local residents and helped them clear debris and move furniture, as well as offering moral support.

The prince thanked the AMA for their humanitarian efforts and said they were a “very special community”.

Police used CS gas

Tragic Jim’s family seek help from workmates in their quest for justice

By Steve Martyn THE son of a Mirfield sheet metal worker who died from asbestosrelated cancer wants answers about the cause of his father’s death.

James ‘Jim’ Hacking, pictured, died in October 2013, aged 67, from mesothelioma, which affects the lining of the lungs and is caused by exposure to asbestos.

Jim’s son, James, sought the help of specialist lawyers to investigate where and how his dad was exposed to asbestos dust – and if more could have been done to protect him.

His job at the now-defunct TruForm Sheet Metal Company in Gomersal, where he worked between 1972-1974 and 1975-1979, involved carrying out fabrication work on various sites and meant he was frequently exposed to

asbestos dust and fibres.

James said: “We need answers and justice for him.

“I hope his former colleagues will be able to tell us about the conditions that they and my dad experienced, how he came to be exposed to this lethal material and why something wasn’t done to prevent that exposure.

“Before his diagnosis, dad was a very fit and active man and it was so hard to see his health deteriorate so quickly.”

James, 47, told his legal team how he remembered his dad working away at Catterick Garrison while employed by Tru-Form.

He added: “After dad’s diagnosis, he would regularly bring up the job at Catterick Garrison.

“He would recall seeing the

asbestos dust in the air when the light came through the windows of the room in which they were working.

“He described the air as being thick with it and said he and his colleagues were not given masks when doing this work.”

Jim began suffering from a shortness of breath and chest pains in April 2013 and was told by doctors in July 2013 that he had mesothelioma. He died shortly after.

Lucy Andrews, a solicitor at Irwin Mitchell, said: “Mesothelioma causes a great deal of distress and suffering to the victims and their families and it is often the case that exposure to asbestos occurs when employers turn a blind eye to the safety implications of working in and around

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the deadly substance.

“Unfortunately, it is usually the case the symptoms associated with mesothelioma only present themselves decades after the exposure takes place.

“In Jim’s case it was about 40 years after his exposure.

“In some cases, once the victim passes away, the only hope families have for justice is to secure the help of former workers who may themselves be at risk of this disease.

“We would ask anyone who thinks they might have information about the working conditions at Tru-Form Sheet Metal Company, or the presence of asbestos at the firm, to contact us and help Jim’s family secure closure following his death.”

Anyone with any information should contact Lucy Andrews on 0113 3946782 or email Lucy.

Andrews@IrwinMitchell.com.

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BATLEY: West Yorkshire Police Road Policing Unit tweeted this funny picture after seizing a car in White Lee Close. The owner was uninsured and has been reported and had their vehicle seized.

Wanted man MIRFIELD: A judge issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of threatening to kill a woman.

Usman Alam, 27, failed to show up for his hearing at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (April 18). He is charged with making threats to kill Samia Sadiq at an address in Mirfield on November 19 and harassing a man by leaving an abusive message on his voicemail.

Park egg hunt DEWSBURY: The annual Crow Nest Park Easter Egg Hunt took place despite the closure of Dewsbury Museum.

Although it was arranged at short notice by the Friends of Crow Nest Park, a recordbreaking 194 children took part.

The adventure playground, which is threatened with closure, was open for those with enough energy left!

Friday April 21, 2017

Why Ellen refused to destroy Charlotte letters Mike Popplewell continues his look at the places and people of the Spen Valley who have links with the Brontes and spotlights Charlotte’s friend Ellen Nussey.

WHILST Bronte lovers are today celebrating the 201st anniversary of Charlotte’s birth, yesterday was the bicentenary of Ellen Nussey’s birth at the family home, Rydings Hall, now known simply as The Rydings, at Birstall Smithies.

Ellen was the daughter of John Nussey, a cloth merchant, and his wife Ellen (nee Wade).

She was one of 12 children and spent almost her entire life in the Spen Valley. After early schooling in Birstall she went to the Moravian Ladies Academy on Listing Lane, Gomersal, and then to Roe Head, Mirfield, where she met fellow pupil Charlotte in 1831 when they were both young teens.

Mary Taylor, of the Red House, in Gomersal, was also at Roe Head and

the three became firm friends.

Ellen’s friendship with Charlotte was to last until Charlotte’s death in 1855, and in those 24 years more than 500 letters passed between them. Ellen’s brother Henry actually proposed to Charlotte at one point, apparently being turned down because he was ‘too dull’.

Although Ellen was one of the witnesses at Charlotte’s eventual marriage to her father’s curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls, it has been suggested that the long-standing friendship was affected by the ‘intrusion’ of the Rev Nicholls.

There were certainly clashes between Ellen and Nicholls after Charlotte’s death.

He asked Ellen to destroy the letters that Charlotte had written to her, for fear that publication might tarnish his late wife’s image and reputation, but Ellen refused.

Ellen did, in fact, plan to have the letters published but found that Nicholls held the copyright.

Elizabeth Gaskell later used extracts from the 350 letters that Charlotte had written to Ellen as a basis for her biography of Charlotte, although Nicholls did manage to prevent them appearing in another publication.

Following Charlotte’s death, Ellen spent the rest of her life working to preserve her friend’s memory and always believed that the character of Caroline Helstone in Shirley was based on her.

In later life, Ellen moved to Moor Lane House in Gomersal, which once stood in what are now the Gomersal Park Hotel grounds. She died there in 1897, at the age of 80, and was buried in the churchyard at Birstall’s St Peter’s, which itself featured in Charlotte’s works as Briarfield Church.

The Rydings, now offices for a paint factory, was formerly a country house set in parkland stretching from Muffitt Lane to Birstall Smithies and became the inspiration for Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre.

Easter party fun OVERTHORPE Tenants & Residents Association held an Easter Party for more than 50 children and their parents. Entertainment at Edge Top WMC included a disco with games and competitions, face-painting and glitter tattoos, a buffet, tombola, name the teddy competition and a raffle. There was also a visit from the Easter Bunny and a fancy dress competition and every child received an Easter egg donated by Sainsbury’s Dewsbury store.

Marathon thank-you to charity

Kate pictured with her grandfather CLECKHEATON woman Kate Foster is gearing up to run the London Marathon in aid of Blind Veterans UK at the end of the month.

Blind Veterans UK supports blind ex-servicemen and women and helped Kate’s grandfather Eric, who was blinded in World War II. The charity’s support enabled him to become a physiotherapist.

Said Kate, 28, who now lives in Kent: “Throughout his career they helped him by providing specialist training and equipment. They were just fantastic.

“I always knew I wanted to run a marathon and I always wanted to do it for a good cause.

“I watched a TV show on Gareth Malone’s choir for the Invictus Games and, by chance, there was one gentleman who’d received support from Blind Veterans UK. “I took it as a sign that it would have to be Blind Veterans UK that I’d run in support of!”

Kate has set a fundraising target of £2,000 and has already raised £1,600. She can be supported on www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/KatesMarathon2017.

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Working with the community

Dewsbury Rams v Batley Bulldogs Challenge Cup – Round 5 Sunday April 23 2017, 15:00 @ The Tetley’s Stadium

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Last year we revamped Batley Railway Station, with over 120 volunteers.

In addition to redecorating various areas we also created a mural of local landmarks in the subway, including the famous Fox’s Biscuits Stadium.

Our volunteers also transformed a disused space at the stadium into a raised bed allotment and garden for a local Mencap group to benefit from, bringing together business, sport and the community.

Joining these three areas is the intention of Bulldogs Networking group, who PPG also partner with.

Monthly events are held at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, open to all local business people, community groups and other interested parties.

Each month a guest speaker attends to hold discussion and answer questions from the group.

The events have continued to grow in popularity, given the hospitality and convivial atmosphere, which promotes the building of strong working relationships within the local community.

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The heritage project is being managed by club legend Craig Lingard

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‘Gallant Youths From The Mountain Top’...

IT HAS BEEN 120 years since Batley won the first-ever Challenge Cup in 1897 – and to celebrate the significant milestone the club are launching a new £85,000 heritage project.

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‘Gallant Youths From The Mountain Top’ will officially launch in the Ron Earnshaw Lounge at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium on Monday, April 24, to coincide exactly with the anniversary.

The event kicks off at 7pm and will be a celebration of the Challenge Cup victory, as well as a chance to outline the plans to document the history of the club over the next three years.

Batley Sporting Charitable Trust has been given a grant of £85,300 from the National Lottery to fund the research.

Led by volunteers from the community and managed by the club’s record try-scorer Craig Lingard, the project will focus on the history of Batley RLFC from its inception in 1880 up to the present day.

Various aims have already been set out, including issuing a heritage number to all players who have represented the club at first team level.

There will also be a dedicated heritage website and an educational programme that will be delivered to more than 1,000 local school children.

A hall of fame will be set up, alongside a display of memorabilia and artefacts that will showcase the proud history of the club.

Rugby league has been played at Mount Pleasant since 1880 ñ and when Wakefield Trinity’s Belle Vue ground closes at the end of the year, it will become the oldest rugby league ground in the world.

The ground is not only important to the history of rugby in Batley, but to the history and heritage of the game and this project will allow that history to be researched and celebrated.

Chairperson of the Batley Sporting Charitable Trust, Beverley Nicholas, said: “We are delighted to have received the sup-

Dewsbury won the Challenge Cup for the first time in 1912

FACT: Dewsbury have won the Challenge Cup twice – in 1912 and 1943.

The first final held at Wembley was in 1929, when Wigan beat Dewsbury 13–2 in front of a crowd of 41,500.

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heritage project educate a whole new generation of young Batley people about the history of the club whilst at the same time increasing voluntary hours and

engagement within the community.”

The celebratory evening is open to all. Admission is £5, which includes pie and peas or a pint.

Tickets for the event are available by emailing craiglingard@hotmail.com, or on the night.

The last eight competitive meetings: April 14, 2017: Dewsbury Rams win 20-4 at the Tetley’s Stadium June 25, 2016: Batley Bulldogs win 18-16 at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium May 29, 2016: Batley Bulldogs win 28-24 at Bloomfield Road March 25, 2016: Batley Bulldogs win 44-30 at the Tetley’s Stadium August 16, 2015: Dewsbury Rams win 28-22 at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium July 26, 2015: Batley Bulldogs win 16-12 at the Tetley’s Stadium May 24, 2015: Dewsbury Rams win 19-12 at Bloomfield Road April 3, 2015: Dewsbury Rams win 21-6 at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium

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DEWSBURY RAMS are the proud owners of new facilities that they want to open up to the whole community.

With sessions already taking place on the new 4G pitches up at the Tetley’s Stadium, now is the perfect time to get involved in a range of activities designed for fitness and socialising.

As well as sides such as Wakefield Trinity, Ossett Albion and of course the Rams training on the main full-size 4G pitch, the first of the activities to start on the smaller multi-use pitches is Walking Football.

It’s a great way to keep fit – and you don’t have to be a football nut to play the sport.

The first session even included a former rugby league referee and touch judge!

Open to both male and female players, you can turn up and try a session for free if you’re not sure about it.

Age isn’t an issue – and one of the rules is that you can’t run for or with the ball, which makes it very even and easy to play and take part in.

The next session is on Tuesday at

10.30am, and the playing time lasts around 45 minutes with breaks in between.

If you like the sport and want to continue, it costs just £5 per session and that includes refreshments and light bites afterwards in the stadium, so you can socialise with your co-players.

To book a place email Pro-Soccer at enquiries@prosoccerschools. co.uk, call 01924 692065 or just turn up on the day if you want to try.

Then, on Wednesdays from 12pm to 1pm, the Rams have a ‘Rugby Gold’ session.

Maybe you played professional or amateur rugby in your youth? Or maybe you just want to play rugby in a non-contact environment?

If so, then maybe walking rugby

is for you.

The sessions are similar to the walking football concept, and food and drink will be available in the stadium after the game.

Angela Burkinshaw, general manager at the Rams, said: “These sessions are just as much about social inclusion and friendship as they are about getting fit. It’s an hour of exercise, then there’s a chance to socialise afterwards.

“We are very excited at the Tetley’s Stadium to be opening sports facilities for the local community, and for people further afield.

“We feel that it is important for local teams and individuals to get involved in sport, whether they be experienced or beginners.”

The large 4G pitch can be used for rugby, football, hockey or any other sport or activity where a large playing surface is required.

Champion Soccer are also running five and six-a-side football leagues at the new facilities on Owl Lane, and new teams are always welcome to join in the fun.

For more details visit www. dewsburyrams.co.uk or call the club on 01924 465489.

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A real underdog story

By Tony Hannan EVERYONE’S heard of the Heavy Woollen derby. About the bragging rights, the relentless thwack of muscle on bone, echoing down a century and more.

Like all local rivalries, it’s an identity thing and continuation of a tradition stretching back to when the ruffians of one town tried, by any means necessary, to squeeze a shrivelled pig’s bladder through the gates of the next.

Though the rules are now codified, in that sense not much has changed –

in Batley and Dewsbury anyway. In Wigan and St Helens, or even Hull, the majority of squads are out-oftowners, so ‘town pride’ feels artificial. Not so here. The Challenge Cup can only add to a mix that was spicy enough to begin with.

That said, for real knowledge of what the derby means to the players, coaching staff and directors you need to be on the inside. And last year, that was exactly where I found myself, embedded at Mount Pleasant for my new book ‘Underdogs’, a warts-and-all portrait of life in a rugby league town.

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A momentous year on the field and off it began with the annual Boxing Day friendly and ended in the ‘middle 8s’, with three more derbies between.

None were exactly dull, but the preparation and reactions – from team bus to changing room to dugout and beyond – were a privilege to witness.

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“Hey love, you can’t park there,” said one old lass, as a couple of away players drove up for that initial Christmas set-to.

“Dewsbury players only, is that.”

“I know,” her Batley foe quipped. “There’s one in the boot.”

• Underdogs: Keegan Hirst, Batley and a Year in the Life of a Rugby League Town (Bantam Press, ISBN 9780593077498) is officially launched at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, Mount Pleasant, on Wednesday May 17, 7pm. All welcome.

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80s icon Sheena’s glittering West End debut in 42nd Street

The Odd Couple,

by Dewsbury Arts Group

Sheena Easton and Ann Montini ENJOYED a glittering red carpet reception at the star studded-opening night of 42nd Street alongside HRH Duchess of Cambridge – but the real star of the night was Sheena Easton. Playing the lead Dorothy Brock, Sheena told me: “I have enjoyed success on Broadway previously, and of course Las Vegas, but this was my opening, and what a night it’s been. The show is a riot of fun and glamour, plus all the tunes you know and love.” And Sheena? Well she makes the part her own, and what a five-star debut it was.

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I DEWSBURY Arts Group are in the final stages of rehearsal for another classic.

The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon, opens at the Artspace on Lower Peel Street next Friday.

Premiered in Broadway and later made into a film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, the plot concerns two mates – the neat and uptight Felix and the slovenly Oscar.

The two decide to room together – with hilarious results. Performances are on April 28 and 29, then May 1-6 at 7.30pm.

On May 16 and 17 the Youth Section will also be showcasing their talents, with an evening of plays.

‘Someone’ by David Foxton asks how did Jack the Ripper evade justice? Who was the man in the iron mask? Did Shakespeare actually write all those plays? And most importantly of all, are aliens already inhabiting

planet earth?

The second play of the evening, Sleeping Dogs by David Foxton, shows it’s never easy being the new kid at school – and for Julie, this is made even more difficult as her classmates don’t believe a word she says.

There’s also a new play, ‘Table for Six’ by Matt Bailey, in which nothing is quite what everyone expects in an East End restaurant.

The season ends with the highly-celebrated ground-breaking musical ‘Assassins’ – with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

This vaudevillian fanfare examines nine individuals who attempted to assassinate a US president.

Performances are June 23/24 and June 26 to July 1 (booking opens April 28). All are performed at the Artspace in Dewsbury.

To book or for more information visit www.dewsburyartsgroup.info.

Little-known features revealed A WOMAN who has investigated many little-known features of London will be revealing some of their fascinating histories when she visits Batley History Group meeting next Monday.

The speaker, Patricia Bell, who has worked for a number of banks, retired more than 20 years ago when she was administration manager at the Batley branch of NatWest.

Since retiring Patricia, who was born in Lepton, has visited the capital about six times a year.

She was initially interested in London’s many wellknown features but spends

most of her time finding and investigating a good many of the lesser-known features and incorporated details and pictures into several talks which she entitles ‘Little Known London’.

It was through her historical interest that she became known to members of the Spen Valley Historical Society and was persuaded to spend six years as its chairman and many more as a member of the committee.

She is also connected with the Holme and Calder Association of the National Trust.

Patricia says that London fascinates her.

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“There are so many things one can find as you investigate different parts of the capital.

“I like to discover them and investigate their histories. They might not be as well known as many of the big attractions but I find them fascinating and I love them,” she said.

The meeting will be staged in Batley Town Hall on Monday and anyone is welcome to visit.

Admission is £2 for members and £4 for non members.

The event gets under way at 7.30pm but free refreshments are available from 7pm.

Charity quiz A FUNDRAISING general knowledge quiz is being held at the Old Colonial pub in Mirfield next weekend.

The quiz, in aid of Mayor Jim Dodds’ nominated charity the Royal British Legion, starts at 8pm on Saturday April 29 at the pub on Dunbottle Lane.

Entry is £5, which includes a supper of hash and crusty bread, or chicken rogan josh.

For more details call 01924 496920.

COLEEN NOLAN has agreed a massive panto pay deal for just eight weeks’ work. She will be paid the money for her brief run as the Fairy Godmother in the Alhambra Theatre’s production of Cinderella this Christmas, according to the Bradford production team, though they are ‘playing the fee down’ so as not to offend anyone.

TV PRESENTER Kate Humble revealed that she turned down Strictly Come Dancing because the idea of wearing sequins sent her into a ‘panic’. But bosses are having a hard time actually remembering if she was really ever offered a spot on the show in the first place ... oh dear.

AN ONLY Fools And Horses comeback will ‘never happen’, star Nicholas Lyndhurst has stated. The Rodney Trotter actor said the show died with its creator John Sullivan, who passed away in 2011. And co-star Sir David Jason agreed, saying: “When we did Fools and Horses we had a writer who just wrote, and that was his craft and he handed it on to us.”

TV STAR Bradley Walsh will release a second album later this year, after he was crowned the UK’s most suc-

Maycon Pictures cessful debut artist of 2016.

The comedian and presenter’s first album of covers, Chasing Dreams, went gold and outsold records by former One Direction star, Zayn Malik.

HE’S made his big Hollyoaks debut, but that hasn’t stopped fans speculating that Adam Rickitt will reprise his role Nick Tilsley, in Coronation Street. “Current Nick, Ben Price, he’s not even left yet!”, Adam told me.

“As soon as he said he was going, people on Twitter were asking if I was going back. But I’m very happy with Hollyoaks, so doing Corrie again is not on the cards.”

DCI John Barnaby and DS Jamie Winter will be joined by a new pathologist – Dr Fleur Perkins (Annette Badland) – in the 20th anniversary series of ITV’s Midsomer Murders. Annette, best known for playing the fiendish Aunt Babe in EastEnders, said: “I have always enjoyed living dangerously, so arriving at Midsomer is thrilling.”

said, I just hope I can do it justice.”

DEAD RINGERS star Jan Ravens is working on a Radio 4 sitcom pilot about the private life of Prime Minister Theresa May. The BBC is planning an insight into what might be going on behind closed doors at No 10 for the radio comedy starring the impressionist.

LITTLE BRITAIN comedian Matt Lucas’ memoirs are to be published on October 3, it has been announced. Little Me: My Life From A-Z, promises to cover his story ‘from youth to Shooting Stars, Little Britain, Doctor Who and beyond’. Matt reveals: “I think now is a good time, and of course the money comes in handy too...”

DID you know that the director of the Gary Barlow musical ‘The Girls’ has a soap connection? It’s directed by none other than Jack Ryder, who played Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders almost 15 years ago. Jack told me: “‘I much prefer life behind the scenes now, rather than in front of the camera.”

NOT content with clogging up the airwaves with endless shows of Pointless, Alexander Armstrong is to front a new game show for ITV. ‘Don’t Ask Me Ask Britain’ is a live interactive series that asks viewers to vote on opinion-based topics, while a celebrity panel tries to second-guess what the audience at home will answer. Viewers will be asked to download a free app to answer the questions.

THE CHARACTER of Denise Osbourne is returning to Coronation Street. Actress Denise Black – who was last seen playing Joanie Wright in Emmerdale, is back and filming, and the actress told me she was glad to be killed off in Emmerdale. “They all knew what was happening, so I was glad they made it final, but I did enjoy my time on the soap. It was good fun up in the Dales,” she said.

PAUL O’GRADY is now hosting a new version of the 80s and 90s cult classic Blind Date, and he tells me: “I think it will be a hit with viewers, as I believe that it’s the fun people have been missing from their screens.

Plus Cilla was wonderful, the looks she used to throw to camera and the things she

HE MAY now be a star in Casualty, but former Heartbeat star Jason Durr tells me he would be happy to see the famous Yorkshire show return. “I know it’s still so popular with so many people, and yes we have all aged a bit, but with the power of so many repeats no-one can tell,” he laughed.

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Table top marked layout for dealing, £25 the lot.

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HOUSEHOLD Table, kitchen style, 3ft X 2ft, formica top, detachable legs with 2 matching wheel back chairs. Light coloured wood, all excellent condition £20 ono. Tel 01924 462494. (2129) Outdoor, round, wooden table, 58” diameter, suitable for BBQ’s etc £60, also 4 white plastic chairs with seat pads £10. Buyer to collect. Tel 01924 479297. (2130) Flamerite Inset electric fire, coal effect, brass surround. Excellent condition, £30. Tel 01924 411213.

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MUSICAL Two small violins, need restoration, £20 each. Tel 01924 402931. (2121) Two Spanish guitars £20 each. Tel 01924 402931.

(2121) Aria semi-acoustic guitar £300 ono. Tel 01924 402931. (2121) Outdoors Neoba 6 man tent, plus awning, camp kitchen table + chairs, gas bottle, gas cooker, electric hook up cable, other extras.

Good condition, only used couple of times £250 ono.

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(2134) PET GOODS Black cage for small dog (as seen in Argos book), cost £30, accept £15 ono.

Tel 07804 233073. (2091) WANTED Semi high Ford Transit van, preferably private seller, in fair condition at fair price. Around 07 plate. Tel 07790 568986. (2124)

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Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via Leyland Road, Low Lane, Church Street and vice versa.

It is intended that the closure will commence on Monday, 8th May 2017 and remain in force until 28th May 2017 (although it can remain in force for any period up to 18 months if necessary).

(BRADBURY STREET, RAVENSTHORPE) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2017 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees by reason of works proposed to be carried out on or near the road intends not less than seven days from the date of this Notice to make an Order the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in that short length of Bradbury Street, Ravensthorpe at its junction with A644 Huddersfield Road PROVIDED THAT such prohibition shall not extend to vehicles being used in connection with the works to be carried out on or near the closed length of road or to vehicles requiring access up to the point(s) of the closure.

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via A644 Huddersfield Road, North Road gyratory, North Road, Myrtle Road, the unaffected length of Bradbury Street and vice versa.

It is intended that the closure will operate on Wednesday, 10th May 2017 between 09:30 - 15:30 hours only (although it can remain in force for any period up to 18 months if necessary).

(QUEEN STREET, GOMERSAL, CLECKHEATON) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2017

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via the following routes:Through traffic - A638 Wakefield Road, the unaffected length of Old Bank Road Local traffic - Hollinroyd Road, Bank Street, Highgate Road, A653 Leeds Road It is intended that the closure will operate on Tueday, 25th April 2017 between 09:30 - 15:30 hours only (although it can remain in force for any period up to 18 months if necessary).

(DRUB LANE, GOMERSAL, CLECKHEATON) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2017 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees by reason of works proposed to be carried out on or near the road has made an Order the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in that short length of Drub Lane, Gomersal from a point outside property no. 335 to a point outside property no. 333 PROVIDED THAT such prohibition shall not extend to vehicles being used in connection with the works to be carried out on or near the closed length of road or to vehicles requiring access up to the point(s) of the closure.

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via Whitehall Road West, Bradford Road, Oxford Road, West Lane, Latham Lane, the unaffected length of Drub Lane and vice versa.

It is intended that the closure will commence on Wednesday, 26th April 2017 and remain in force until 28th April 2017 (although it can remain in force for any period up to 18 months if necessary).

(GOMERSAL LANE, GOMERSAL, CLECKHEATON) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2017 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees by reason of works proposed to be carried out on or near the road has made an Order the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in that length of Gomersal Lane, Gomersal from a point adjacent street lamp no. 5 to a point adjacent street lamp no. 6 PROVIDED THAT such prohibition shall not extend to vehicles being used in connection with the works to be carried out on or near the closed length of road or to vehicles requiring access up to the point(s) of the closure.

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees by reason of works proposed to be carried out on or near the road has made an Order the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in that short length of Queen Street, Gomersal at a point outside property no. 36 PROVIDED THAT such prohibition shall not extend to vehicles being used in connection with the works to be carried out on or near the closed length of road or to vehicles requiring access up to the point(s) of the closure.

Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via Spen Lane, Nibshaw Lane, Upper Lane, Lower Lane and vice versa.

It is intended that the closure will operate on Monday, 24th April 2017 only (although it can remain in force for any period up to 18 months if necessary).

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees by reason of works proposed to be carried out on or near the road has made an Order the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in that short length of St Paul's Road, Mirfield at a point outside house no. 29 PROVIDED THAT such prohibition shall not extend to vehicles being used in connection with the works to be carried out on or near the closed length of road or to vehicles requiring access up to the point(s) of the closure.

Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via Knowles Lane, Moor Lane and vice versa.

It is intended that the closure will commence on Monday, 24th April 2017 and remain in force until 28th April 2017 (although it can remain in force for any period up to 18 months if necessary).

(OLD BANK ROAD, EARLSHEATON, DEWSBURY) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2017 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees by reason of works proposed to be carried out on or near the road has made an Order the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in that short length of Old Bank Road, Earlsheaton at a point outside York House Residential home PROVIDED THAT such prohibition shall not extend to vehicles being used in connection with the works to be carried out on or near the closed length of road or to vehicles requiring access up to the point(s) of the closure.

(ST PAUL'S ROAD, MIRFIELD) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) AND (SUSPENSION OF EXISTING ONE WAY TRAFFIC) (NO. 2) ORDER 2017

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via A644 Huddersfield Road, Doctor Lane, Knowl Road and vice versa.

NB In order to facilitate the diversionary route the existing one way traffic order has been temporarily suspended for the duration of the works.

It is intended that the closure will operate on Sunday, 23rd April 2017 only (although it can remain in force for any period up to 18 months if necessary).

Dated this 21st April 2017.

Julie Muscroft, Assistant Director - Legal Governance and Monitoring, Kirklees Council, Legal Governance and Monitoring, Second Floor, High Street Buildings, High Street, Huddersfield HD1 2ND

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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS 2. A Reserved Matters submission has been received following the grant of outline planning permission Ref: 2014/49/91791/E. Reserved matters application persuant to outline permission 2014/91791 for outline application for demolition of existing school building and erection of residential development (18 dwellings) at Heaton Avenue First and Nursery School, Westcliffe Road, Cleckheaton. Application No. 2017/91214.

Copies of applications, plans and other documents submitted with them may be inspected at our Customer Service Centre, Civic Centre 3, Huddersfield: Monday – Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm; except Thursday 10.00am to 5.00pm.

Copies of applications, including the submitted plans, can also be viewed on the Planning Service website – www.kirklees.gov.uk/planning. Public access to the internet is available free of charge at Kirklees Libraries and Information Centres, where you can book a computer. To find out where your nearest Library is phone 01484 226300.

Decisions on most planning applications are delegated to Senior Officers.

However, under the Council's Standing Orders, applicants and members of the public may address the Planning Sub Committee if Members of the Council are to make the final decision on the application.

Anyone who wishes to make representations about an application should write to the address at the top of this notice quoting the respective reference number within 21 days of the date of this publication or email DC.Admin@kirklees.gov.uk. Representations made by letter will only be acknowledged if a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, any comments received may be made public.

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CRICKET PREVIEW with Mike Popplewell

Exciting times for new look leagues HE All Rounder Bradford Premier League gets underway this weekend, with its new four-tier format providing additional interest to the ongoing classic clashes of the titans and the intrigue of the new ground-breaking encounters involving league newcomers.

In the Premier Division this week we have Hanging Heaton, last year’s runnersup, at home to newly promoted Townville while Batley, the other promoted club, are at home for a first-ever clash with a Farsley side playing its 105th year of Bradford League cricket. It promises to be baptisms of fire all round for the Premier Division newcomers.

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It will be a stiff test for Hanging Heaton’s one-time Spen Victoria player Callum Geldart, who has arrived at Bennett Lane from Pudsey Congs, having been labelled by some as the winter’s ‘biggest transfer’.

Champions Pudsey St Lawrence are at home to Bradford and Bingley while Cleckheaton kick off with a home match against New Farnley, Woodlands go to Pudsey Congs and East Bierley are at home to Lightcliffe.

Overseas players registered in this division with our clubs are Pakistan’s Qasir Ashraf at Cleckheaton and Muhammed Rameez at Hanging Heaton, while in the new Championship One rele-

gated Scholes have recruited Akbar Badshah and Ossett have Khalid Usman – who are also both from Pakistan.

Ossett open their new campaign with a tough game at Methley while Scholes open with an interesting Spen Valley derby clash at Gomersal and Birstall have a testing opener at home to their former Central Yorkshire nemesis opponents, Wrenthorpe.

Championship Two is new ground in the Bradford League’s long history and our district’s clubs have not been idle in their recruitment efforts since the end of last season.

Jordan Graven, from South Africa, is one of four new signings likely to be in the

Shaw Cross pair making a mark FORMER Shaw Cross Sharks under 16 players Josh Pinder and Jack Flynn both scored in the Huddersfield Giants’ under 19s clash against Leeds Rhinos Academy last weekend, with Huddersfield winning the game 36-24.

Both players were at Shaw Cross from being six years old and signed for the Giants Academy at the end of last season.

Both have featured regularly in the under 19 set-up and played a big part in

Saturday’s win.

Pinder has featured in every game so far this season, barring one in which he was injured, and is relishing the experience with the Super League club.

“It is going well at the moment and I’m really enjoying it. It was good to get over for my first try in such a big game, it was a good game to play in because it was really exciting the whole way through,” said Pinder.

“Jack Flynn is also doing

really well, he is getting a lot of game time, it is good to have this experience with someone you have played with all your life.”

Pinder is keen to keep his place in the squad and hopes that he can earn himself a first team contract in the coming years.

He said: “I just want to keep playing and try not to get dropped for any games and by the end of next year be looking at earning myself a first team contract.”

side for the opener at Keighley, and though Spen Victoria don’t have an overseas player this season they have offered a chance for Heckmondwike’s Chris Allen and Gomersal second teamer Sam Wilby to step up a level.

Spen start with a trip to Hunslet Nelson while a much-strengthened Hartshead Moor go to Brighouse, and Liversedge, who look like being without a hoped for overseas signing for their opener, are at home to Carlton.

In a newly-expanded Conference, now a division of 14 teams, Crossbank Methodists and former Huddersfield Central League rivals, Heckmondwike and Carlinghow, meet on the

opening day of the new season at The Rumbolds, Birstall.

Crossbank have added South African Paul Sauer to their squad this season, along with Alex Drake and Adam Holroyd from Birstall, and Imram Mayat from Altofts while Heckmondwike have had Nazakat Hussain come in from Scarcroft and Haseeb Hasmi from Gildersome.

Both sides have lost bowlers in the close season with Rueben Shuttleworth leaving Crossbank for Hartshead Moor in Championshiop Two and Allen from Heckmondwike to Spen.

Sunday also sees the start of the historic Heavy Woollen

Cup tournament with 31 teams in first round action and a bye for Kirkburton.

The tie of the round is undoubtedly at Bennett Lane where Hanging Heaton take on old rivals Spen Victoria with an unprecedented two division gap between them.

Scholes against Buttershaw St Pauls at New Popplewell Lane and Gomersal at home to Morley are both interesting pairings while other ties involving the district’s sides are: Huddersfield League side Scholes v Mirfield Parish Cavaliers; Moorlands v Slaithwaite; Skelmanthorpe v Birstall; Whitley Hall v Ossett; Hoylandswaine v East Bierley; Woodlands v Yeadon and Crossbank v Raistrick.

RUGBY UNION

Ossett 2nds have perfect prep for play-off final Bramley 2nds Ossett 2nds

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OSSETT RUFC’s second team cruised to a comfortable win over Bramley 2nds as they warmed up for their play-off final against Moortown 2nds tomorrow afternoon at West Leeds RUFC. Ossett spent the majority of Saturday’s game in the Bramley half, Dave Duncan went over for the first try of the game and was followed

by Mark Stuart who went over after some strong forward play. Ossett continued to dominate but were unable to add any more points before the half time whistle.

Bramley managed to get themselves right back in the game with two quick-fire tries, but both conversion attempts were missed in a strong wind.

Ossett extended their lead through TJ Wrigglesworth who scored back-to-back

tries. The second saw him tackled just short but he managed to stretch his arm over.

Dale Burnley then broke the Bramley line and offloaded to Buckley who collected and went over to put Ossett out of sight.

The final try of the afternoon came after Fisher intercepted and ran 80 metres, evading several Bramley defenders, to score underneath the posts.

RACING WITH TOP TIPSTER MIKE SMITH

Scottish National is real thing IKE a lot of ‘Derby’ races, many ‘Nationals’ are barely deserving of the celebrated title.

But not the Scottish National, a race whose origins date back to 1858 and a course close to the village of Houston in Renfrewshire, where the majority of the 32 fences were stone walls. The race has been staged at Ayr since 1966 and the two-day meeting looks as competitive as ever.

Last year’s winner VICENTE has a live chance of repeating his win.

He’s off the same mark as he defied 12 months, ago and after being well fancied at Aintree he escaped the rigours of the Grand National course when falling at the first.

TRUSTAN TIMES looks too big a price at 25-1 and is handicapped to win but Nicky Henderson will have other ideas.

He has yet to win the Scottish National and of his three contenders PREMIER BOND may offer the best chance, having closed strongly in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham to get within two lengths of the winner.

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POKER SCHOOL will run either today (Friday) or tomorrow and is worth a market check at Ayr, whilst FLYING ANGEL can build on his Aintree win in Saturday’s novice chase.

Alan King’s WINTER ESCAPE can go close in the handicap hurdle having had a light campaign due to injury.

DREAM CASTLE can emulate his sire Frankel by winning tomorrow’s Greenham Stakes at Newbury and book his ticket to the 2,000 Guineas next month.

One of a few Frankel homebreds owned by Godolphin, he was impressive when winning first time out at Doncaster last

month, overcoming some greenness in the early stages to win by two-anda-half lengths.

STORM AHEAD goes in the Spring Cup and looks a progressive sort on offer at each way value of 12-1, and Malton trainer Richard Fahey’s Lowther winner QUEEN KINDLY may reign supreme in the Fred Darling Stakes at 2.30.

Thirsk opens its doors for the first this year and an interesting entry in the Conditions Stakes tomorrow at 2.55 is MITCHUM SWAGGER, who had been lined up for a race at Naas on April 9 before being withdrawn.

He is somewhat ground dependent and anything on the easy side of good will really suit David Lanigan’s five-year-old bay gelding.

CARRIGILL’S NAP (stake returned in a free bet if finishes outside top 4): Vicente Saturday Ayr 3.55 AUGUR’S BEST BET: Mitchum Swagger, Saturday 2.55 Thirsk.

AUGUR’S ONE TO WATCH: Noble Manners ran at Newmarket this week and a maiden in the north over six looks a formality.

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Bulldogs can’t turn pressure into points Kingstone Press Championship

BATLEY BULLDOGS LONDON BRONCOS

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at Fox’s Biscuits Stadium BATLEY slumped to a second successive defeat after London Broncos ran riot at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium.

After a Heavy Woollen derby to forget for Batley, the Bulldogs welcomed an in-form London side who sat above them in the table.

Despite solid early pressure from Batley, it was London who opened the scoring inside five minutes through Elliot Kear. The conversion was added by Api Pewhairangi to give the Broncos a six point lead.

Within two minutes of the restart, London added their second try, a clever offload allowing Jay Pitts to crash over from close range.

After a slow start the Bulldogs gradually began to find their feet and commanded much of the territory.

But London soaked it up and got their third try through James Cunningham, who broke through on the last tackle to get the ball down, Pewhairangi adding the extras.

Brad Day spilled a half chance and James Brown was held up over the line as the Bulldogs tried to get back into the game.

They also forced two goal-line dropouts, and won numerous penalties before Day came close again but couldn’t ground.

More Bulldogs pressure forced an incredible sixth goal line drop out but an error by Holmes cost possession.

To add insult to injury Matt Garside dived over next to increase London’s advantage.

The Bulldogs posted their only points of the afternoon when a strong run by Lillycrop gave Batley numbers out wide and Holmes found Day who finally barged over.

The home side continued to put pressure on the opposition line but a resolute London defence kept them at bay and a superb solo run by Mark Loane set Alex Walker free to score under the posts.

Veteran Alex Bretherton was then sent to the sin bin for an off the ball incident and with five minutes left a blistering run by Cunningham allowed him to cross.

A minute before the hooter Lewis Bienek got the next and straight from kick off, London hammered the nail in Batley’s coffin with a final score.

BATLEY: Scott; Hayward, Smeaton, Bretherton, Hallett; Walker, Brambani; Gledhill, Leak, Rowe, Day, Farrell, Manning. Subs: Lillycrop, Harrison, Brown, Holmes.

Try: Day LONDON: Walker; Williams, Hellwell, Kear, Pearce-Paul; Pewhairangi, Barthau; Evans, Cunningham, Ioane, Harrison, Pitts, Davies. Subs: Foster, Garside, Offerdahl, Bienek.

Tries: Kear, Pitts, Cunningham (2), Garside, Walker, Bienek, PearcePaul. Goals: Pewhairangi (5) Ref: Mr T. Crashley. HT: 0-16

Rams ‘need to get smarter’ after defeat Kingstone Press Championship

SHEFFIELD EAGLES DEWSBURY RAMS

at Beaumont Legal Stadium THE RAMS were unable to build on their first league win over Batley as they suffered a heavy defeat against Sheffield Eagles on Monday evening.

Sheffield enjoyed the better of the early exchanges at Belle Vue, but neither side were able to make a mark on the scoreboard in the opening quarter.

Sheffield winger Ben Blackmore thought he’d broke the deadlock but was denied the opening try after Simon Brown’s pass was deemed forward by the referee.

The Eagles did open the scoring when Menzie Yere was first to a grubber kick and touched down.

Yere’s try prompted a flurry of points in the final ten minutes of the half as Blackmore crossed

Mirfield on lookout for youngsters MIRFIELD Cricket Club are hosting a junior signing on night this evening (Friday) at 6.30pm.

Players new and old are welcome to come along to Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, where the practice will take place.

Anyone who requires any further information can contact the club on 01924 497219.

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

Nervous time for Albion

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

AFTER a blank Easter weekend OSSETT ALBION’S waiting game continues as, having finished their North East Regional League fixtures, they await the outcome of fixtures of the clubs below them in the Southern Division.

Humberside club AFC Preston have finished in bottom spot but both Harrogate Railway and Malet Lambert can still overtake Albion and leave them in second bottom spot.

One of those variables can be put to bed on Sunday when Railway entertain champions Farsley Celtic knowing defeat will see them finish below the Ossett side.

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ball in Ossett, the TOWN side have finished in second-bottom spot in the West Riding County Women’s League Premier Division with only points deductions for BATTYEFORD SC having spared them the ignominy of the wooden spoon.

The Town reserves have fared little better for their solitary win this season leaves them just one point above bottom club Amaranth in Division Two going into their final game on Sunday at Skipton Town, with Amaranth having two games in hand.

In this division DEWSBURY RANGERS, having lost 5-0 at Premier Division Battyeford in the Supplementary Cup two weeks ago, are back in league action this week when they entertain Amaranth, knowing three points would lift them into third place in Division Two, and just one win away from taking the runners-up spot behind champions Clifton.

Aaron Brown – Rams’ scorer successfully for a converted score in the corner, and shortly after Garry Lo bagged his first try after collecting a perfectly weighted crossfield kick from Brown, who then converted to put Sheffield ahead by 16 points.

Dewsbury got themselves back in the game with two quick-fire tries, which were both converted

by James Glover.

Aaron Brown scored the Rams’ first as he side stepped around the tackler and raced over the line.

Brandon Douglas then got his name on the scoresheet as he received the ball from the scrum and ran in to score behind the posts.

Soon after the restart Greg Burns barged his way over for a try from dummy half to put the Eagles back in the ascendancy.

Sheffield then put themselves firmly in control when Sam Scott latched on to a kick by Brown to score, with Brown adding the extras. Elliot Minchella and Blackmore combined to send Lo in for his second score, and Brown converted to put the game well beyond Dewsbury’s reach.

A Brown penalty put four converted tries between the teams, before Lo completed his hat-trick with a great finish.

Blackmore and Minchella combined again to send Lo on his way to his fourth of the evening with Brown converting again.

The Rams were unable to find a reply in the second half.

Coach Neil Kelly said: “We have to be smarter and work harder. I see other teams that control the ruck against Sheffield but we have got to be smarter and get the techniques right.

“It’s down to earth with a bump tonight and I don’t like the scoreline. I’ve just had a short chat with the players, not shouting and bawling, but just highlighting the way ahead.

“The only way we can look back on tonight with any positive outlook is if we learn the lesson and don’t do it again.”

SHEFFIELD: Millar; Lo, Yere, Spedding, Blackmore; Brown, Minchella; James, Fozard, Mexico, Scott, Straughier, Hope. Subs: Trout, Johnson, Burns, Whiteley.

Tries: Yere, Blackmore, Lo (4), Burns, Scott. Goals: Brown (8) DEWSBURY: Guzdek; Alex Brown, Walshaw, Glover, Morton; Speakman, Hemingway; Stringer, Ward, Teanby, Senior, Douglas, Aaron Brown. Subs: Igbinedion, Tonks, Adamson, Sheriffe.

Tries: Aaron Brown, Douglas. Goals: Glover (2) Referee: Mr J. Roberts. HT: 16-12

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Town make the most of busy Easter Ossett Town 3 Prescot Cables 1 OSSETT Town moved up to third in the Evo-Stik First Division North after picking up maximum points over the Easter period, including a superb away win against second-placed Farsley Celtic on Monday afternoon.

Town eased to victory over Prescot Cables on Saturday afternoon as they looked to secure their playoff place.

They took the lead just before half-time as Jason Yates converted from the penalty spot with 44 minutes played. Tyrone Gay doubled the lead soon after the break as he headed home at the front post.

Lloyd Dean put Prescot back in the game as he lobbed the ball beautifully over the keeper after a long ball over the top.

Danny Frost sealed the points for Ossett on 90 minutes as he was played in on the edge of the box and had plenty of time and space to turn and pick his spot in the bottom left corner of the goal.

Farsley Celtic 0 Ossett Town 2 A BRACE from Martin Pembleton was the difference as Ossett Town took all three points from their trip to Farsley Celtic.

The sides went in all square at the break, however Town took the lead soon after the break as Pembleton volleyed home a superb effort from the edge

of the area.

Ossett survived a long period of pressure from Farsley throughout the second half and secured the win with seconds left to play as Pembleton scored his second of the afternoon.

The Celtic keeper had come up for a corner, Town cleared the ball and went up the other end for Pembleton to put the ball into the empty net.

Ossett are at home tomorrow afternoon in a huge game against Trafford (3pm), who sit three points behind them in the table. A draw will be enough for Ossett to secure a place in this seasons play-offs.

Clitheroe 2 Ossett Albion 0 THERE were mixed fortunes for Ossett Albion over the busy Easter period as they secured three points from a possible six.

With only one game left to play, Albion have moved themselves 15 points clear of the relegation places after a run of good form in recent weeks.

Albion lost away to midtable Clitheroe with second half goals from Aiden Kirby and Alexander Newby proving the difference between the teams.

Ossett Albion 4 Burscough 0 ON Monday afternoon Albion cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win over already relegated Burscough.

Connor Brunt scored two goals in 14 minutes, the first coming with 20 minutes played, before Robert

Bordman added a third five minutes before half-time.

Bradley Hennessey added a fourth for Albion on the 90 minute mark as the win took Albion to 50 points for the season.

Albion’s final game is a trip tomorrow afternoon to Bamber Bridge (3pm).

Liversedge 4 Bottesford Town 3 LIVERSEDGE held off a fightback from Bottesford Town as they won for the first time in ten games on Saturday afternoon.

Sedge lead 4-0 after 42 minutes, scoring four goals in just 12 minutes, but a goal just before half-time and two in the second half from Bottesford almost saw Liversedge’s winless run extend to eleven games.

The opening goal of the game came on the half hour mark as Alfie Raw put the home side ahead,

six minutes later Brandon Kane doubled the lead as Sedge looked well on their way to securing their first win since January.

Raw scored his second goal of the game only two minutes later, Harrison Blakley made it 4-0 as he scored three minutes before the break.

Bottesford Town got on the scoresheet a minute before the break through Luke Anderson as Liversedge led 4-1 at halftime.

Terence Barwick then slotted home from the penalty spot with 15 minutes left to play, and Anderson scored his second of the game on 90 minutes but Liversedge held on for the remaining seconds to secure a relieving win.

Liversedge’s final game of the season will be played tomorrow at home to Retford United.

SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL THERE were plenty of goals in the Spen Valley League last weekend, with 18 goals scored across three games.

Dewsbury West Side succumbed to a 4-3 home defeat against Palestino, with goals from Danny Williams, Mohammed Zubair Khan, Jamie Chadwick and Sanullah Nasrat enough to secure the points for Palestino.

Chris Wilcock, Saif Akbar and Atif Basharat scored the goals for

Dewsbury.

Athletico won 3-2 away to Saville United with Shuaib Yasin and Raaj Mohammed scoring for Athletico along with an own goal. Ismail Patel and Faisal Adam netted for Saville United.

Savile Town and Marsh shared the spoils after a 3-3 draw, a brace from Jack Bourke for Marsh along with a single goal from Andy Smith wasn’t enough.

Waqar Bashir, Sajeel Qadir and Noman Hussain all scored for Saville Town.

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Kelly comes home and inspires Rams Kingstone Press Championship

DEWSBURY RAMS

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at Tetley’s Stadium NEIL KELLY marked his return to Dewsbury Rams as head coach with a momentous first victory of the season against Batley Bulldogs.

The Rams led from an early stage through James Glover’s penalty goal, and the centre weighed in with an early try, before adding four further penalty goals to stretch out the hosts’ advantage and keep Batley at arms length.

The Bulldogs showed enthusiasm in defence, particularly in the second half, but they were unable to find the cutting edge to force their way back into the contest, after having completed an incredible comeback to beat Rochdale a week earlier.

Dewsbury took the lead in the second minute when Glover hammered over his first penalty goal of the day, after Batley had been penalised for tackling in the air at the kick-off and then again for a late tackle on the last.

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applied further pressure, and on the following set the hooker’s grubber kick forced a dropout, which laid the platform for the hosts to score the game’s first try.

On the fourth tackle, the ball was worked left for Glover to force his way over and the Rams half-back converted his own try to make it 8-0.

More Bulldogs indiscipline allowed Glover the opportunity to put the Rams further in front with the boot, and the hosts almost added a second try when Tony Tonks powered through a gap in the Batley defence, only to be held up over the line.

The visitors grew in stature as the first half progressed and the introduction of Tom Lillycrop from the bench gave Batley extra momentum, finally getting off the mark 15 minutes before half time.

Elusive footwork from standoff Patrick Walker bamboozled the Rams defence, and his pass out to the right sent Mikey Hayward over.

The conversion was missed, so the Rams retained a 10-4 lead, and it got even better for them on the stroke of half-time, when they added their second try courtesy of Dale Morton.

The winger slid over out wide

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following a superb right to left move, with Josh Guzdek providing the final pass and Glover once again converted in superb style from the touchline.

The Bulldogs enjoyed much of the pressure during the opening exchanges of the second half and applied extraordinary pressure in defence but could not find the right option on the fourth and fifth tackles. The hosts absorbed the pressure and kept the scoreboard moving, extending their lead out to 14 points when Glover kicked his fifth goal of the afternoon after Batley had been penalised for a ball-steal.

With 15 minutes remaining Batley’s Shaun Ainscough appeared try-line bound after the Rams had been caught on the overlap but superb gang tackling forced the winger in touch.

It was arguably the gamebreaking moment as it left the visitors still requiring three scores with time ticking away.

Glover obliged with his sixth goal of the afternoon and maintained his 100 per cent record with the boot shortly after, to make it 20-4. It remained that way until full-time, when the hooter sparked jubilant scenes on the terraces.

DEWSBURY RAMS 1. Josh Guzdek 31. Alex Brown 13. Aaron Brown 23. James Glover 2. Dale Morton 17. Dom Speakman 7. Andy Kain 8. Mitch Stringer 9. Tom Hemingway 18. Jack Teanby 4. Lucas Walshaw 26. Liam Senior 28. Brandon Douglas Subs: 15. Robbie Ward 24. Jode Sheriffe 30. Daniel Igbinedeon 10. Tony Tonks

8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8

Tries: Glover (5), Morton (36) Goals: Glover 6/6

BATLEY BULLDOGS 1. Dave Scott 25. Mikey Hayward 3. Sam Smeaton 4. Macauley Hallett 5. Shaun Ainscough 13. Patrick Walker 28. Tom Holmes 8. Adam Gledhill 9. Alistair Leak 10. Alex Rowe 11. Brad Day 12. Joel Farrell 22. Dane Manning Subs: 14. James Davey 16. Tom Lillycrop 19. Alex Bretherton 21. James Brown

7 7 7 8 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 6 8 6 6

Tries: Hayward (26) Goals: Walker 0/1 Referee rating: A Sweet Half-time: 16-4 Penalties: 13-12 Sin Bin: Gledhill (80, fighting), Speakman (80, fighting) Weather: Cloudy and rainy Man of the Match: James Glover (Dewsbury) Attendance: 1,211 Match Rating: 3/5

Dom speaks out over ‘unfair’ Easter DEWSBURY Rams’ half-back Dom Speakman is unhappy with the current Championship Easter schedule and the demands it places on part-time players.

He believes it is something that “definitely needs looking at,” by the RFL for the future.

Dewsbury were involved in two games across four days, the second game being an evening kick-off (7.30pm) away to Sheffield Eagles.

Speakman lives in Widnes and after finishing the game and catching the team bus back to Dewsbury admitted that he didn’t get home until 12 midnight and was due to start work at 6am on Tuesday morning.

For many full-time professionals the Easter period takes its toll, and Speakman feels it is unfair that parttime players are forced to undergo the same schedule while also needing to work.

“It’s hard enough being full-time, never-mind when we are part-time and all have to work for a living,” said Speakman on social media.

Try-scorer Will Gledhill attacks the Upton defence as defending champions Thornhill Trojans progressed into the semi-finals of the BARLA National Cup

Sharks coach looking to get inside players’ heads SHAW CROSS SHARKS head coach Brett Turner has been disappointed with his side’s start to the season after only one win from their opening five games.

The Sharks have not lost a game by more than 10 points this campaign, and Turner feels that his players have performed well, but need to find a way to start winning the close games.

Shaw Cross have lost two games by a two-point margin, and lost against Milford Marlins after conceding a late try in a game that was level until the final seconds.

Turner says that it is time to start getting some wins on the board as the Sharks travel to take on Hull Dockers tomorrow afternoon (2.30pm).

“Hull have come down from the Premier Division so I am not sure what to expect from them. They have a young set of players so I am expecting a tasty contest,” said Turner.

“The season up to now has been disappointing, there have been good performances but you don’t get anything for good performances if you don’t win.

“There hasn’t been a game so far that we couldn’t have won and we somehow find a

way to lose the close games.

At the moment we are either going to win a game by 20 points or lose by two points.”

Turner has no issues with his side’s physical capabilities but says that the losses this year have been about the team’s frame of mind.

He said: “At the minute it is a mental thing and something we need to get to the bottom of and improve.

“It is something that once it is gone it will be gone. We just need to find a way to eradicate the problem. I can’t quite put my finger on what the exact issue is but we will find it and fix it.

“To have lost four out of our five games and still have a positive points difference shows how close we have been in games this season. We really are not far off but unfortunately we are not close enough just yet.”

Celtic youngsters are building a bright future DEWSBURY Celtic host Gateshead Storm at Crow Nest Park tomorrow (2.30pm) as they search for their second win of the league campaign.

Gateshead have posted three wins from five so far and sit comfortably in mid-table.

Celtic player-coach Danny Thomas is pleased with how his team is progressing despite results going against his side in recent weeks.

Celtic have won only one of their six games in the National Conference Division Three, losing four and drawing the other, leaving them sitting in 12th.

Thomas, who signed on as a player after leaving Hunslet Hawks, says that confidence is high after some encouraging performances.

“All I want is for the players to keep doing what they are doing. Things have not been going our way so far but the lads have been great,” said Thomas. “I don’t like to focus too much on who we are coming up against, but rather look at how we are coming

along and I think we are coming along well, even though the table or results might not show it.

“I’m not worried, sometimes you just need the bounce of the ball to go your way and that hasn’t happened for us a lot this season.

“The lads are always in good spirits. When you turn up to training after a loss you wouldn’t think we had lost, things are looking good especially for the future, some of the players have come straight out of the junior teams and are doing really well.

“We are taking things a game at a time, we want to get the younger players as much game time as possible so we can have a good structure in place and something good to look forward too.

“We just need to play with a bit more confidence. It is easy to play with confidence when the results are going your way and that hasn’t been happening for us yet.”

A win could push Celtic three places up to ninth.

Delight for Trojans as they move one step closer to defending trophy BARLA National Cup

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THORNHILL Trojans made it through to the semi-finals of the BARLA National Cup for the fourth time in the club’s history after a hardfought win over Upton on Saturday afternoon.

The Trojans were without Liam Morley who was absent with injured ribs. Scott Dyson replaced Morley at stand-off and picked up the man of the match award in

an impressive display.

The hosts started the game the strongest as they racked up 16 unanswered points in as many minutes. Joss Ratcliffe was over the whitewash with only a minute played as the ball was moved swiftly along the line.

George Woodcock added Thornhill’s second score of the game as he was put over by James Craven and Woodcock converted his own try.

The Trojans continued to assert their dominance as Dyson broke clear and planted the ball down at the side of the posts.

Upton started to find a way back into the game as the ball was chipped forward and bounced kindly for Jack Swain who gathered to score and then added his second moments later after a surging run through the Thornhill defence.

Visiting hooker Liam Harnell then forced his way over the line from close range on the stroke of half time. The conversion was wide leaving Thornhill with a two-point lead at the break.

James Craven went close at the beginning of the second half but was held up just short. From the resulting

play the ball Jake Wilson charged through a gap to extend Thornhill’s lead.

From the restart Will Gledhill went on a superb solo run, gliding through the Upton players to score the Trojans’ fifth try of the afternoon.

Brendan Roostan kept Upton in touch when he forced his way over from close range after back to back penalties had allowed the visitors to gain a foothold.

But Gledhill eased Thornhill nerves as he ran onto a pass from Luke Haigh and proved too strong for the Upton defence as he put the

ball down over the line for his second.

Ratcliffe was left disappointed moments later as he ran the length of the field to score but was called back – the referee had signalled for a forward pass in the build up.

When play restarted tempers boiled over and Upton’s Jimmy Mercer immediately nipped over for a try. The resulting conversion meant that only six points separated the teams.

With a minute left on the clock Thornhill were awarded a penalty which they opted to kick at goal.

Woodcock added the two points to secure the win for the Trojans.

A trip to Fryston Warriors awaits Thornhill in the semifinal which is due to take place on April 29.

DEWSBURY MOOR are out of the National Cup after a narrow defeat to National Conference Division One side Hunslet Club Parkside.

Moor were edged out 16-14 on Saturday afternoon.

The Maroons are back in league action tomorrow with a visit to Barrow Raiders, kick off 2:30pm.

Cleckheaton captain knows exactly what’s required for survival SKIPPER Richard Piper says that Cleckheaton RUFC are ready to put a disappointing season behind them as they aim to secure their status in the National League Three North with victory away to Lymm tomorrow afternoon (3pm).

Cleckheaton currently sit one place outside the relegation places and two points ahead of Doncaster Phoenix in 12th place, who come up against already-relegated Firwood Waterloo tomorrow afternoon.

Cleckheaton will remain in the division if Doncaster fail to win, as Cleck are currently three points ahead of them, meaning two losing bonus points would still not be enough for Doncaster to overtake the Moorenders.

Cleck can stay up with one losing bonus point, providing Doncaster do not pick up any winning bonus points.

The Moorenders need a minimum of two losing bonus points to keep their destiny in their own hands, barring a mathematical freak, as they hold a far superior points difference over Doncaster.

Piper says it has been a tough season for the Moorenders, who have only won seven of their 25 games, but he is not looking for anything less than a positive outcome tomorrow afternoon.

“It is a must-win if we are to secure our status in the National League, it is the biggest game that we have had for a long time,” said Piper.

“We have got ourselves in this posi-

RIchard Piper – will lead from front tion, we haven’t performed as well as we should have in a lot of games. We are a better team than our performances have suggested and we shouldn’t be in this position.

“We have 80 minutes of rugby to sum up the season and we need to put our all into the game tomorrow.”

Lymm won the reverse fixture between the sides back in September, but Piper is confident that his team have the quality to get the points that will see them survive.

He said: “There have been plenty of games this season where we have lost due to our own mistakes, there is no looking back now. It is just a case of

getting the job done.

“We need to stay disciplined in defence and we should be alright – on paper we have a chance.

“Lymm are not that far ahead of us in the table so it is a game that we can definitely win. For me it is about turning up and putting in the performance that we need.

“We have been in this position before and we know that we can come out on top and it will help to round the season off well.

“There has been a lot of stress because of the position we are in and we owe it to our coaches, they have put the effort in every week and we want to finish big for them.”

Batley and Dewsbury ready to do it all over again Diskin wants response

Rams must be better disciplined

By Ben McKenna NEWLY-APPOINTED Dewsbury head coach Neil Kelly believes that the Good Friday victory over Batley will be of no relevance as the sides square off in the Challenge Cup this Sunday (3pm).

Dewsbury secured their first league win of 2017 over Batley last week, in what was Kelly’s first game back in charge at the club.

Kelly said it was the perfect start to his reign as head coach, but after defeat to Sheffield Eagles on Monday evening he admitted that Dewsbury need to start being more disciplined.

“Last week’s game won’t have any bearing on Sunday’s game. It is another game against Batley and one we want to go out and win,” said Kelly.

“As far as first games go Friday’s game was a dream first game, however dreams can suddenly turn into nightmares and the second half against Sheffield on Monday night was a little bit of a nightmare.

“There were things from the game on Monday that we did well and it gives us hope that we can replicate what we did against Batley on a regular basis.

“I do feel that Sheffield controlled the pace of the game, they controlled the speed of our play the balls, something that we could not do around their play the balls.

“I feel that for most of the first half that we were hanging on rather than competing with Sheffield.”

Kelly was more than pleased with his players after they secured the Rams’ first win in nine league games against Batley but says that improvement is still needed.

“The players stuck in there against Batley when they had 12 or 14 tackles on our line, I just spoke to the players about doing the basics, completing the sets and putting the opposition under pressure.

“Nobody could have watched the game and said that the players didn’t deserve to win it.

“There are things we need to do better, our main problem is that we are not having an equal share in controlling the pace of the game and you control the game by controlling the play of the ball.

“We are conceding penalties because we are hanging on by our fingertips and then trying to regain control by giving penalties away, and our focus from now to the end of the year is to control the game better.”

Kelly has not yet had a chance to properly train with his squad due to last weekend’s busy schedule, but feels that the players have begun to take to his ideas on board He said: “I have only been here for a week, all the training we have had to do has been ball work sessions so I have not yet had a chance to train on

Neil Kelly – poor discipline a week to week basis. The players can see the logic behind what I am putting across and all we need to do is get down to the hard work and put it all into practice.”

after successive defeats BATLEY boss Matt Diskin wants to put a disappointing Easter behind him as his side look to avenge last week’s league defeat against Dewsbury in this Sunday’s Challenge Cup clash.

The Bulldogs lost both of their games over the Easter period as they suffered a hefty home defeat against London Broncos only three days after losing 20-4 to rivals Dewsbury.

The former Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls star has no doubts that his side are more than capable of winning on Sunday as they aim to advance to the 6th round.

He said: “I still think we had more than enough to get the result (on Friday) and I am confident we can do that when we play them again. We have got to be a bit more clinical with the ball and get rid of the soft one-on-one misses in defence.”

Diskin believes that Dewsbury deserved to win the game but was disappointed with the lack of discipline from his players.

“It was a tough one, we were a bit blunt with the ball, that was surprising because the last few weeks we have been quite good,” said Diskin. “I was a bit disappointed with a couple of soft misses on the edges for their tries, but other than that we were okay defensively.

“But there were too many errors and a bit of ill-discipline again. We could not get ourselves in the game, they showed more heart than us and deserved the result.”

Diskin feels that his players need to take some responsibility for Monday afternoon’s defeat after they conceded 42 points at home to fourth placed London.

Matt Diskin – we can bounce back

He said: “As a group they are not carrying out what we are asking them to do at the moment so the group has to take some responsibility, as have I. “The messages and plans we are putting together are not carrying out and we need to figure out why they aren’t.

“There is plenty of effort there as individuals and that is the problem – it is all individual effort. We need to be knit together as a group otherwise it is going to be a long season.

“We have some real quality and if we can get the group together and all pulling in the right direction we will be fine, there are no panic stations we are in a decent position and we will kick on.”

Diskin is still confident that Batley can reach the top four with plenty of games left before the Super 8s.

“We are still more than capable, it is still early in the year and we have just reached the half-way point so there is plenty of time left yet,” he added.

“If you look how open the division is, anything can happen at the moment. We are taking it week to week and want to get some uniformity in the team and then things will start looking more positive.”

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