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NOW UKIP JOIN FIGHT FOR SEATS

... and Greens battle for selection By David Miller News Reporter davidmiller@thepressnews.co.uk

UKIP and the Green Party are close to picking local candidates as the general election hots up in the district.

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UKIP officials ratified the creation of a Dewsbury, Batley and Spenborough branch on November 3. It will be the springboard for the Euro-sceptic party to pick candidates once a committee is voted in at a Dewsbury Town Hall meeting on Thursday December 4. Greg Burrows, who stood in the Dewsbury East ward at May’s council election, could become branch chairman. He is considering a bid to be the candidate for Dewsbury and Mirfield, but would prefer not to if he is voted in as branch chairman. UKIP hope to announce nominees for both seats by early next year following internal hustings. Mr Burrows, who pushed the Tories into third place in Dewsbury East in May, denied a UKIP candidate would open the door for Labour. He said: “That’s what (MP) Simon Reevell’s saying, that a vote for UKIP is effectively a vote

Adrian Cruden (left) and Simon Cope (right) want to be Dewsbury and Mirfield’s Green candidate for Ed Miliband. “But that’s not what our figures in Dewsbury East showed. We took more votes from Labour. “The Tory vote was hardly any different but Labour lost 500. I therefore think Mr Reevell is pushing the wrong wing.” He added: “The Greens, who’ve not had a strong presence here before, have also launched a branch. “Clearly they think there’s an opportunity for them to win more votes given the dissatisfaction there seems to be with the main parties.” The state of Dewsbury could be a factor and Mr Burrows said:

“The town’s become so depressed in the last 20 years. “People seem to think the Tories and Labour haven’t done anything and so they might be prepared to give smaller parties a chance.” Nominations for a Green candidate in Dewsbury and Mirfield close on Monday and a result is expected early next month. The party is also likely to have a parliamentary candidate for Batley and Spen after the New Year. Simon Cope and Adrian Cruden are among those vying for the nod in Dewsbury and Mirfield.

They stood in May’s council elections, with Mr Cope polling 548 votes in Dewsbury West and Mr Cruden getting 260 in Dewsbury South. In both wards the Greens beat the Lib Dems, who are also yet to name their parliamentary candidates. So far only incumbent Tory Mr Reevell and Labour challenger Paula Sherriff are declared in Dewsbury and Mirfield. Labour’s Jo Cox and Tory rival Imtiaz Ameen are the only ones confirmed for Batley and Spen. A survey for Tory peer Lord

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MALLINSON WILLIAM ‘BILL’ On 14 November 2014, in hospital and of Thornhill, aged 94 years. Husband of the late Edith and dad of Bob, John, Paul and Jeanette. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday 28 November 2014 at 2pm.

Deaths ARNES MARK LUKE On 15 November 2014, suddenly, of Batley, aged 40 years.

Son of Molly and Tony and brother of Tony, Stephanie and the late Carol and Lynn. Requiem Mass will be said at St Mary’s RC Church, Batley on Friday 28 November at 11.30am followed by interment

at Batley Cemetery and refreshments at Batley Irish Nash.

BERRY GERTRUDE Promoted to Glory on 16 November 2014, suddenly in hospital and of Mirfield, aged 98 years. Sister of Mabel, now re-united with her beloved brothers Geoffrey, Lesley, George, Thomas and sisters Winifred and Louisa. Funeral service will be held at the Salvation Army Hall, Mirfield, on Wednesday 26 November at 1pm, followed by a private committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.

BLAKELEY DOROTHY On 18 November 2014, at Lydgate Lodge Care Home, aged 93 years. Wife of the late Kenneth and mother of Garry. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Thursday 27 November at 2pm.

CASH HARRY On 16 November 2014, in Ashcroft Nursing Home, of Gomersal, aged 88 years. Husband of the late Annie and dad of Brenda and Pauline. Service and cremation will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Thursday 27 November at 1.15pm.

COULSON BRIAN (GORDIE) In hospital, of Liversedge, aged 69 years. Partner of Jean and dad of the late Neil. Service and cremation will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on

Monday 24 November at 11.15am.

DOLAN EDWARD On 13 November 2014, in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, formerly of Batley, aged 89 years. Husband of Dorothy and father of Maureen, Colleen, Edward and Christine.

HALL IRENE On 12 November 2014, peacefully in hospital, aged 93 years. Wife of the late John and mother of Anne. Funeral service at Dewsbury Crematorium, today Friday 21 November at 11.15am.

HAY MARGARET NEE WALSH On 16 November at home in Thornton Cleveleys, formerly of Earlsheaton, aged 75 years. Loving mother, grannie, sister, auntie and mother-in-law. Funeral will take place on Monday 1 December at 12noon.

HEATON MURIEL NEE INESON Peacefully, on 17 November 2014, at Holme House Nursing Home, Gomersal, aged 94 years, of Roberttown. Wife of the late Geoff and mum of Malcolm. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday 28 November at 10am. Place your family notices by calling 01924 470296

KITCHEN ALBERT TERENCE On 14 November 2014, suddenly, in hospital and of Batley Carr, aged 75 years. Husband of Annie and dad of Chris, Brent, Dean, Chantelle and the late Ashley. Funeral service will be held at The Longcauseway Church, Dewsbury on Monday 24 November at 10.30am, followed by burial at Dewsbury Cemetery at 11.30am.

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On 15 November 2014, in Oxford Grange, formerly of Heckmondwike, aged 82 years. A much loved mum, mum-inlaw, grandma and great-grandma. Service and cremation will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Tuesday 25 November at 10am.

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On Friday 14 November 2014, in Bradford Royal Infirmary, formerly of Stainclife, aged 72 years. Funeral service will take place at Staincliffe Parish Church on Wednesday 26 November at 12noon, followed by cremation at Dewsbury Crematorium at 1.15pm.

On 15 November 2014, at Dewsbury Hospital, aged 67 years, of Dewsbury. Wife of Robert and mum of Jane and Paul. Funeral service and committal takes place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Thursday 27 November at 12.30pm.

LOVELL ETHEL (NEE GLOVER) On Tuesday 11 November 2014, peacefully in hospital, of Soothill, aged 85 years. Wife of Arthur and mum of Stephen. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Tuesday 25 November at 12.30pm.

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At home on 16 November 2014, aged 82 years. Wife of Arthur (Sam) and mother of Beverly, Julie and Kathryn. Funeral service will be held at St Peter’s Church, Birstall, on Friday 28 November at 2.30pm, followed by cremation at Dewsbury Crematorium at 3.15pm.

On 11 November 2014, suddenly at home in Mirfield, aged 77 year. Mother of Nick and Alex. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday 24 November at 12.30pm.

On 12 November 2014, suddenly in hospital, aged 59 years, of Thornhill. Partner of Owen, mum of Richard and John and sister of Anne and John. Funeral service will take place at Thornhill Parish Church on Monday 24 November at 1.30pm, followed by interment in the churchyard.

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Suddenly on 14 November 2014, in Knaresborough, aged 47 years. Dad of Freya and Brendan, son of Dorothy and Michael. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday 28 November at 11.15am.

RANDLE JACQUELINE Peacefully at Oxfield Court Care Home, Dalton, on 16 November 2014, formerly of Gomersal. Daughter of the late Lily and Fred and sister of Winifred, Delphine and the late Mary. Funeral service and cremation will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Tuesday 25 November at 2.45pm.

RODGER BRENDA MAVIS Peacefully on 15 November 2014, in hospital and of Charlesworth Court, Thornhill, aged 79 years. Mum of Mark and Steve. Service and cremation will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Thursday 27 November at 11.15am.

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WINTERBURN NEE STEPHENSON (FORMERLY BADAT) ANN On 16 November 2014, in hospital and of Earlsheaton, aged 70 years. Mum of Caroline, Andrew, Adrian, James, Tim, Tina, Selina and Paula. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Wednesday 26 November at 10am.

UKIP & Greens enter battle From page one Ashcroft in August suggested the likely Green vote in Dewsbury and Mirfield had tripled. Mr Cruden said: “We’ve also seen our membership soar in line with an 80 per rise nationally. “Our agenda locally is about reviving our towns’ prosperity, sharing that fairly and creating real local democracy. “Nationally, we’re against the austerity drive of recent years. We’d invest in public services for health, low cost transport and clean energy. “All of these should be brought back into public ownership and be about people, not profit. “We’d pay for it by making the richest one per cent pay their fair share of tax instead of salting it away overseas.” Asked if the Greens could do well at the election Mr Cruden said: “We’re very optimistic in Dewsbury. “We stood in all wards and polled strongly across the constituency at the council elections. “We took one in every eight votes, close to 4,000 people, and finished far ahead of the Lib Dems.”

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Friday November 21, 2014

Sting in the tale of Wasps’ Nest street name wrangle By David Miller NAMING a new street on the site of a former Mirfield pub has turned out to have a sting in the tail. Council bosses banned the variations on ‘Wasps’ Nest’ suggested by residents after talks with developer Sands Ltd. The company were said in an email to feel such names are “not commercially viable”. Kirklees also thinks names that “conjure up mental connotations of stinging and danger” are inappropriate. Council business support manager Diana Flooks suggested instead Kings Head Court, Heathfield Court and Beaumont Court. Her email added: “The

‘Mental connotations of stinging and danger’ inappropriate - Council council... would much prefer to find a name that has nothing to do with any sort of insect.” The Wasps’ Nest name is thought to date back to the 1700s and is linked to a farm of that name. There were also cottages where a gang of thugs ‘swarmed out like wasps’ whenever anyone passed by. Coun Kath Taylor (Con, Mirfield) called the council’s move “absolutely barmy” and said: “We want to keep our identity and individuality. “There’s some wonderful street

names in Mirfield, like Pumphouse Lane, that all have historical connections.” Sands Ltd won permission in July to demolish the pub, which closed in 2011, and build 12 homes. Councillors were told to pick one of the three suggested names by yesterday (Thursday) as the public consultation period is now over. The email added: “Royal Mail have no objection to any of the above possible street names.” Coun Taylor claimed the proposed names might confuse people,

Sherriff and Warsi fly into a twitterstorm over critical comments THE perils of social media were laid bare this week when two local politicians got into bother on Twitter. Conservative peer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi was criticised for comments on terrorist murders at a synagogue in Jerusalem on Tuesday. And Paula Sherriff, Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Dewsbury &

THE Dewsbury Moor-based director of a Huddersfield company has been found guilty under the Environmental Protection Act. Mr Tahir ‘Terry’ Zaman, director of Joseph Furniture Ltd, who lives in Heckmondwike Road, was found in violation of Section 33 of the Act which prohibits the unauthorised and harmful depositing of waste. The outcome of the court proceedings held on November 10 saw Mr Zaman ordered to pay a total of £1,481, inclusive of

a £700 fine. Joseph Furniture Ltd was also ordered to pay a total of £3,641, inclusive of a £2,500 fine. The waste in question was allowed to escape by Mr Zaman from the property at Express House in Bradley. In 2012, Mr Zaman pleaded guilty to five fire safety offences at the same premises and was fined £18,000. At that time the business was called Joseph International. It eventually went into liquidation with debts of over £1million.

NORTH KIRKLEES: Three Batley men have been charged with human trafficking-related offences. Named by sources as Mohammed Rafiq, 59, Mohammed Tariq Patel, 39, and Mohamed Dadhiwala, 46, the trio will appear at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on December 1 after being charged on Wednesday with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate travel within the UK for exploitation. All three were arrested and subsequently charged as part of Operation Tavernhouse, an investigation into the alleged exploitation of migrant workers in the Kirklees area. Mr Rafiq is the managing director of Ravensthorpe-based bed firm Kozee Sleep.

Man dies after collapsing in toilets DEWSBURY: A man has died after being found unconscious in toilets at the market last Friday. Officials closed the building at around 12noon when the man, who was rushed to Dewsbury District Hospital, was found collapsed. The death is not being treated as suspicious. A file is being prepared for the coroner.

Travel pass change NORTH KIRKLEES: Post offices are to stop selling bus and train passes from next month. Public transport regulator Metro launched MCard, its equivalent of London’s Oyster ‘smartcard’ in April. Offering county-wide joined-up road and rail travel, it is available from about 700 Payzone shops. It means December is the last month passengers will be able to buy old-style Metro season tickets from post offices. For more details see www.m-card.co.uk, www.wymetro.com or call the travel line on 0113 245 7676.

Mirfield got into hot water for criticising entertainer Myleene Klass, an opponent of the party’s proposed ‘mansion tax’. Baroness Warsi linked the killing of four Israelis by Palestinian militants to protests at the city's Al Aqsa mosque. Baroness Warsi suggested on Twitter a connection between the murders and

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given their similarity to other street names in Mirfield. She added: “We keep being told there’s a housing shortage, so I’m sure these properties will sell no matter what they’re called.” • Meanwhile, council chiefs this week appealed for names for another new street in Mirfield. The site, off Kitson Hill Road, caused controversy due to a planning dispute with campaigners. Officials advised with regard to suggestions: “Previously the most popular names have had local connotations.” The deadline is December 1. Email street.naming@kirklees. gov.uk or call 01484 221560. Alternatively, write to Building Control, Flint Street, Fartown, Huddersfield, HD1 6LG.

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the intimidation of mosque worshippers by Israeli extremists. Grant Shapps MP, who replaced Baroness Warsi as Tory chairman, said she was speaking for herself, not the party. A ‘Twitterstorm’ ensued, with the former Birkdale High School pupil defending herself from online abuse. She posted: “My condemnation of extremism on both sides is clear and on record... Vile abuse today from those that have never condemned #Israel.” More online uproar followed for Ms Sherriff, after she tweeted that Klass should consider leaving the country, left.

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Friday November 21, 2014

News In Brief Warnings imposed on health practices DEWSBURY: Doctors are on a warning list for their poor record of cervical cancer screening, following an assessment by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The West Park Surgery was criticised for the number of women patients aged 25 to 65 who have not had a test in the last five years. Other concerns included the number of patients from vulnerable groups who have not had a flu jab. Further issues involved the treatment of diabetes, especially in those with high blood pressure; and the ratio of reported versus the expected prevalence of lung diseases was found to be higher than normal. The CQC has assessed surgeries nationally. Find yours at www.cqc.org.uk/content/ourintelligent-monitoring-gp-practices. ■ MIRFIELD: The town’s health centre rated poorly for patient satisfaction in the CQC survey. The Doctor Lane practice was given the thumbs down for not involving people in decisons about their care. Patients said they were not treated with enough concern, while too many did not rate their overall experience highly enough. It earned the surgery warnings for “elevated risk” in those areas. Patients also criticised opening hours and the appointments system, which also led to ‘risk’ ratings. Two more ‘risk’ factors were found in the number of patients with high blood pressure and those needing emergency admissions.

Music schools at risk NORTH KIRKLEES: The area’s three music school bases could be under threat due to budget cuts. The Kirklees Music School offers classes at Mirfield Free Grammar, Batley Salvation Army and Whitcliffe Mount College in Cleckheaton. But its £299,000 council grant faces being slashed, along with those for other arts groups, in 2017-18.

Loo-fighters caught short... but aim to flush out a rescue deal By David Miller PUBLIC toilets in Birstall are to close next month – but traders hope a sponsor can be found to keep them open. Shopkeepers who took over running the Market Street building have been told there is no council funding for 2015. As a result the toilets, kept open for the last two years with area committee cash, will shut on December 31.

Traders fund-raised and offered advertising and sponsorship opportunities to bridge the gap. They were caught short but are still looking for help, even if it only keeps the conveniences open on a month-by-month basis. Birstall Chamber of Trade chairman Anne Thompson said: “We've not given up hope. “Perhaps there’s still a knight in shining armour who can help us keep the toilets open.”

A FRAUDSTER who earned more than £35,000 in a VAT scam involving a fake Batley company was jailed for 18 months. Leeds Crown Court heard Omar Mayet registered minibus firm Batley Cabs National Services with Custom and Excise in 2010. Mayet, 30, said he was operating a 15-seater minibus but later admitted it was a dummy business. Jon Gregg, prosecuting, said Mayet, of Litchfield Road,

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Car riddle of £65 fuel-dodger A DRIVER is being hunted after he allegedly left a Dewsbury garage without paying for fuel. The suspect is accused of filling up a black Astra estate car with 52 litres of diesel worth £65 on Tuesday. He drove off from the Chidswell Service Station on Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, at around 3.55pm. Chris Cundall, of the garage,

believes the car, which appeared to be new, had false or stolen licence plates. He said the number, YG54 YPH, could be from a 10-year-old vehicle and added: “The Astra that drove off is clearly not a 54-plate car.” Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting crime number 1314 0448 183.

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Friday November 21, 2014

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News in Brief Dealer sentenced MIRFIELD: Drug dealer Michael Cavanagh, 44, threw two packages of cannabis from the window of his first floor flat in Crow Nest Court when he saw he was about to raided by police. Leeds Crown Court heard the packages contained 48 small self-seal bags of skunk cannabis. Cavanagh admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply and was given a one-year prison term suspended for 18 months. He was also handed a 12-month supervision order, a nine-month drug rehabilition order and 200 hours of unpaid work.

PUPILS at a Batley school sailed through tough challenges set by the Royal Navy. Final year youngsters from Batley Business and Enterprise College were put to the test at Pugneys Country Park at Wakefield. Activities included role-playing in Zodiac landing craft and a series of gruelling fitness trials. There were also team-building and leadership exercises and a fun laser game against pupils from other schools. Naval officers and elite commandos from the Royal Marines gave advice on joining the armed forces. Joanne Grogan, of BBEC, said: “This was a rare chance for our boys to find out what life is like in the armed forces. “It was a fantastic experience for them. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves and came away with a great sense of achievement.”

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AMZA HUSSAIN may be the UK’s number one boxer for his age and weight and working towards the next Olympics... but that’s not the only part of his future he’s training for. Hamza, 17, from Staincliffe, is aiming to get some educational qualifications under his belt and is studying for a Level 2 BTEC in Business and IT at Kirklees College in Dewsbury. He said: “I train for my boxing twice a day, six times a week. It’s hard to fit in my studying around it but everyone at college is very supportive and gives me extra help if I need a day off or if I’m struggling with deadlines. “I want to box professionally and go to the Olympics but I also

want to go to university so I can start my own business one day. I think it’s important to have something else to do alongside my

sporting career. I decided to do business and IT because I am good at it, but also it will give me a lot of options. There are lots of things I could go on to do once I get my qualifications.” Former Batley Business and Enterprise College pupil Hamza, who trains with Batley Central Amateur Boxing Club, has met his boxing idol Amir Khan and regularly spars with British champion Gary Sykes. Currently the England under 18 light welterweight champion, he won several titles as a youngster, having competed in the Youth ABA National Championships, GB Boxing

Championships and European Junior Championships. Kirklees College Dewsbury Business team leader Ruth Seale said: “It is great to see Hamza as enthusiastic about his studies as he is about his boxing career. He has already shown that he has great dedication and determination and we’re sure he will go on to succeed at both.” • Anyone interested in business and IT courses at Kirklees College can visit www.kirkleescollege. ac.uk.

HECKMONDWIKE: A Good Samaritan was attacked by thugs who conned him into offering help. The 24-year-old man was walking on Beck Lane at about 4.45am on Wednesday when he heard cries of ‘distress’ from an alleyway. As he offered aid he was pulled to the ground by a man and then a second suspect appeared. The victim was pinned down while the pair searched his pockets. They fled with a quantity of cash. One attacker was black, possibly Nigerian, in his early 20s and stocky. The other was white and spoke with a Yorkshire accent. Anyone with information can call PC Nicole Senior at Huddersfield CID on 101.

Hospital disruption NORTH KIRKLEES: Some appointments at Dewsbury District Hospital have been cancelled due to strike action. Members of Unison, Unite and GMB are among those involved in a pay dispute with the Government. A stoppage from 7am to 11am is planned for Monday. Radiographers are due to strike from 8am to 12noon. Neil Clark, director of operations at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said patients affected have been contacted. He added: “If you’ve not heard from us then please assume your appointment for Monday, November 24, is going ahead as normal.”

Lucky escape for all after ‘80mph’ car hits five others and flips over THE driver of a car believed to have been travelling at up to 80mph when it collided with five other vehicles and flipped over, walked virtually unscathed from the wreckage. No-one in the other cars, among them two children, was injured in the smash on Owl Lane, Dewsbury, last Friday at around 8am. But Andy Roberts, of Dewsbury Fire Station, said: “No one was trapped and they’ve all been very lucky. We’ve been to incidents with less damage where people have died.” Debris was strewn down the road for about 100 metre near the Royal Oak pub and the Tetley’s Stadium. The front offside wheel of the car which flipped over – a white Audi – was sheared off but the driver escaped with cuts to his head. The Audi is believed to have clipped the vehicles as it overtook, before spinning out of control. ■ A man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash at Grange Moor. The incident happened at around 6.40am on

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Where are all the heroes? Here’s ‘Winkle’ for one... O YOU ever have a day when you’re in need of a pick-me-up? No, not another cup of coffee (once that weak bladder starts, your day’s beggared!) And not a pre-noon nip of Mother’s Ruin from the cupboard either – or in some cases, a can of Special Brew plucked from the bedside table before most people are having their elevenses. (That lot can get off their lazy arses and go get a job. That would give me a pick-me-up, for starters). What I mean is a pick-meup for the soul, the spirit. Something to properly cheer you, not introduce a chemical agent to your bloodstream or central nervous system. Wouldn’t it be great to have – ta-da .... a hero! No, not a mild-mannered reporter who goes into a phone box and emerges wearing his grundies outside his wife’s blue tights (I’m getting a bit old for that). And besides, where would either me or Clark Kent find a phone box these days? If we had a superhero in

LEGEND: Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown modern Britain, it would probably turn out that his special powers were invented in China, owned by Qatar/Saudi Arabia, controlled by Russia, and he only got the darn job in the first place because his daddy went to Eton with David Cameron. I look around, and my heart is saddened. From home to afar, I can’t find someone to even mildly

admire, let alone cheer from the rooftops like a veritable Superman searing across the rooftops to save the day. In business, Richard Branson used to be every ordinary Joe’s non-political hero. Well, we can keep him away from the rocket suits and space jets, for starters. Politics? Forget it. When Nigel Farage is your modernday Robin Hood – and he’s the closest this country can manage – then we really are up sugar creek without a paddle. I’ll vote UKIP in May like a surging mass of people, for sure, but I reckon that’s more about anti-heroes than believing the Lone Ranger is riding to the rescue. I can’t even think of a proper British sports hero these days. Wiggy Rooney, who found fame as a teenager sleeping with prostitutes his mum’s age, and seems now to be held aloft like England’s heir apparent to Stanley Matthews and Bobby Moore? Please, give me a break. Where have all the Beefy Bothams gone?

LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood O, TO find a proper British hero, we still have to delve deep into our history. And last week, courtesy of Radio 4, I discovered one. A man for all seasons. Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown. I drove into work last Friday captivated by the 45 minutes Kirsty Young shared on Desert Island Discs with 95-year-old Winkle. I felt privileged, honoured, to learn of this remarkable gentleman’s life. We could do worse things for our young people than insist that secondary school pupils all listen to his story – I’d say the same of making them watch Schindler’s List. The man’s spirit and zest for life fairly crackled over the airwaves. He’s flown more different planes, 487, than any man in history, and made more aircraft carrier landings too – 2,407. The Americans tried to beat his record but the poor sap they gave the job to had a nervous breakdown when he got to 1600. It’s not surprising. When Winkle was fighting in the war, one in nine planes either never found the ship again or crashed, trying to land. When his ship was torpedoed, he was one of only two survivors of a December night in open sea. One by one, he had to cut his drowned companions adrift. As a boy Eric was taken for a ride at the Berlin Olympics by the Luftwaffe’s top pilot, while by the end of the war he was present to liberate Belsen with all of its stark atrocities and was tasked with interviewing Hitler’s right-hand man Hermann Goering. To hear him matter-of-factly

No comparison possible THERE’S a simple correlation between extremist zealots of of all tendencies: they tend to be pretty stupid and incredibly selfish. They are all driven by hatred of something, rather than love of anything. The powerful tend to blast off with their mouths. They preach the cause but it’s usually about ‘them’ and their selfish ambitions. It’s their idiot sheep who unfortunately blast off with bombs all too often. Recognise anyone from that description, Sayeeda? Warsi attempted this week to compare Jewish protests over access to a holy shrine in Jerusalem, with a murderous rage on innocent men at prayer. Displease us, and we will indiscriminately hack and shoot you to death. There is no other possible interpretation of her comments. Stupid, because like her it simply was, on all levels. Selfish, because it is entirely about Warsi’s ambitions – at whatever cost, to whomever. describe how he lives with the terrible things he’s witnessed, for me encompassed all of the finest qualities of man. Not just ours, but any and every man. But having said that, and excusing my jingoism, it also spoke quietly and nobly of what put the ‘Great’ in Great Britain – the quiet qualities of civility and modesty, courage and compassion, humour and humility. As a society, we used to instil those values in young people and I’m not sure we do any more. At 95, Capt Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown still misses flying, but loves his new sports car. We really, really don’t make them like that any more.

PROPOS my earlier question about heroes – or at least admirable figures – here’s a question for you. The UK apart, plus Obama (USA), Putin (Russia), Hollande (France) and Merkel (Germany), can you name four other national leaders? Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, our Commonwealth cousins maybe? Italy and Spain? China and Japan? I’ll bet that question stumped most of you, and this in an age of wall-to-wall news. The world, my friend, has been taken over not by aliens, but by corporate thieves in shiny suits.

PM’s playing blame game D URING their electoral demise and financial meltdown, Labour blamed everything from America’s sub-prime mortgage collapse, to those nasty evil bankers. They said nothing about Gordon Brown and Ed Balls decimating our pensions and throwing untold billions at privatised – yes, privatised – NHS and schools schemes. Today in November 2014, it’s a similar deception, just with a toffee-nosed accent. In an attempt to defuse the bad news of our woeful public finances, David Cameron came out firing this week, variously blaming “global uncertainty”, “ebola” and “Russian aggression in Ukraine” as threatening to undermine Britain’s economy. I’m not sure exactly what that little lot has to do with the price of bread in Tesco, let alone Lidl, and perhaps wisely, the PM doesn’t try to make a detailed connection between that and the fact that he and Georgie Porgie

Osborne “kissed the banks and made them cry” have borrowed £58 billion in the past six months. Ongoing austerity? That £58bn is £5bn up on last year! £58,000,000,000 put on the nation’s credit card, in addition to our staggering standing debt, in just six months. And yet we’re having to pay the EU a £1.7bn fine for doing good with our surging economy. Says a lot about the others, doesn’t it? £58bn borrowed to cover the weekly bills, over and above the slashing away at public services, the armed forces, local council funding. Cutting the deficit? On your nelly they are. But unemployment is down, you say? Productivity is up? I saw it on the news! you say. And that’s correct. Unfortunately, tax revenues are through the floor. How can that work, you ask? Well, let’s take Dewsbury and Batley as an example.

Across this valley there are people working 50-60 hour weeks, who receive a relative pittance (although much of it is in cash). That’s so they can declare their working hours/wage to be so low that they qualify for income support, housing benefit etc, etc, et-bleedingcetera. So, whoopy do, unemployment is down, but the benefits bill for keeping these people in work is huge anyway – and increasing. Without taxes coming the other way. I accept that’s simplistically referencing illegal practices endemic in our area, but farther afield the same problem pertains, whether it be part-time workers officially off the dole but still requiring state support, or migrant workers right at the bottom of the earnings ladder. Ed Miliband is the plainest simpleton to ever lead a party, but David Cameron may well be the most expertly casual liar I’ve ever seen. And that’s not a compliment.

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He had had his licence revoked on medical grounds two months earlier and fled at speed when officers arrived. The court heard that Ramsden, of Halifax, became addicted to drugs taken for a personality disorder and an illness. Ramsden would also illegally buy further medication to “top up” what he was legitimately prescribed. His speech was slurred as a result, which made staff at McDonalds think he had been drinking. Lucy Pryke, prosecuting, said Ramsden reached speeds of up to 60mph as his Peugeot weaved in and out of traffic towards Cleckheaton.

He raced through a housing estate and crashed after jumping red lights at the junction of St Peg Lane and Dewsbury Road in Cleckheaton. While on bail for the incident, Ramsden assaulted a man walking home from a barbecue in Dewsbury in July, and a wallet was stolen. Ramsden admitted dangerous driving and theft. He was convicted of common assault. Judge Sally Cahill jailed him for 18 months and banned him from driving for three years. She said the injured children had been traumatised and added: “This was the most appalling piece of driving.”

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Thanks to all DDH staff Letter of the Week 1: James McVeigh, Batley

Letter of the Week 2: Beryl Frickers, Thornhill

Dear Sir, Following my recent illness, which required hospital treatment as an in-patient at DDH, I wish to publicly say a sincere thank you to all staff from A&E, MAU and Ward Eight for the care, dedication and comfort extended to me during my 10-day stay. Although very hard pressed at times, they remained cheerful and composed throughout. The food provided was very good also, well presented and well cooked with a varied diet. In these days of knocking our NHS, it is my pleasure to thank you all, and keep up the good work. From a grateful patient.

Dear Sir, I am writing in praise of Dewsbury District Hospital, where I was an in-patient for five weeks. I was on a number of wards, but mostly on Ward Six. The staff were all kind, caring and very helpful – nothing was too much trouble. This hospital MUST NOT be downgraded. Patients from Wakefield and Pontefract were at Dewsbury because Pinderfields was full. Once again, all the staff, doctors, nurses, health carers and support staff were fantastic.

Embarrassing truth for NHS From: Peter Claydon, Dewsbury Dear Sir, Christabel Hopesmith is right to argue for an accountable and transparent NHS in her letter last week. Whilst Sir Bruce Keogh is pressing ahead with very welcome plans to increase the amount of information available about the performance of individual NHS surgeons, the direction of travel is very different at the corporate level. As the NHS fragments into myriad corporate entities under the marketisation programme initiated by Blair, and now being pursued with vigour by Cameron/Clegg, so it becomes ever more difficult to track how our money is being spent. We do know that over the last decade there has been a dramatic escalation in pay for the top echelons of staff in NHS ‘badged’ services, that there has been a huge increase in the amount of money being spent on contract negotiation and contract performance monitoring for NHS service delivery and that a lack of past

investment in training and facilities has left us today with elevated and onerous charges in respect of agency nursing staff and locums and a crippling burden in paying for the use of PFI hospitals. These additional costs are starving expenditure on the NHS’s core mission, the provision of patient services. This, of course, is an embarrassing ‘truth’ for Jeremy Hunt and the top brass at NHS England, so the last thing they want is for the details of that truth to be revealed through enhanced accountability and greater transparency at the corporate level. The details would, no doubt, confirm that a return to a publicly funded, publicly accountable, planned and public service delivered NHS should be a top priority for whichever party wins the General Election next year.

Too ridiculous for words From: John Appleyard, Liversedge Dear Sir, Flicking through the pages of The Press made me groan even more than usual.

Tory leader Robert Light’s assertion that Kirklees Council’s devolution is a sham akin to Moscow’s control of Soviet States during the cold war is too ridiculous for words. Is he seriously suggesting that council leader David Sheard runs a secret police force where political dissenters go missing? Whatever happened to intelligent debate and have the Tories really got no-one better to lead them? We should also note that Coun Light attended the recent Batley and Spen District Panel in Cleckheaton and didn’t contribute one word to the debate on devolution and the Kirklees Council budget, where we were informed of central government’s cut back in resources for Kirklees Council.

This is all your fault! From: Derek Cartwright, Soothill Dear Sir, Since the mid-1990s and the UDP (that’s the local plan then) I have been writing to the local papers on the plans

PLANNING APPLICATIONS Triton Consulting, Ridings Mill, Wakefield Road, Earlsheaton, alterations to convert former tyre depot into children’s nursery and residential accommodation, erection of extension and alterations. Mr Adeeb Ismail, Chapel Products, Ratcliffe Mills, Forge Lane, Thornhill Lees, change of use of vacant industrial unit to vehicle dismantling business. Crawshaw Street Community Centre, Crawshaw Street, Ravensthorpe, erection of extensions. Eldyff Shipping Co, adjacent to 4 Carr Street, Cleckheaton, erection of one pair semi-detached dwellings. Mr Z Mahmood, 63 The Crescent, Ravensthorpe, two-storey side extension. Mr Mohammed Kabir, Vulcan Road, Eightlands, Dewsbury, demolition of existing storage unit and erection of car garage and testing station. Mr S Ali, 619A Huddersfield Road, Ravensthorpe, alterations to convert commercial building to four dwellings. Mr & Mrs Wood, 90 Whitehall Road East, Birkenshaw, single-storey rear

extension. Jones Homes & M62 Developments Ltd, land off White Lee Road, Batley, reserved matters application for erection of 24 dwellings persuant to outline permission 2010/92938. Watson Property Management, Boothroyds, Halifax Road, Dewsbury, works to tree(s) within a Conservation Area. David Holland, 143 Moorside, Cleckheaton, single-storey front extension. A Taylor, 8 Buttershaw Lane, Hightown, erection of garden room. Emma Jones, 308 Halifax Road, Liversedge, two-storey side extension. Mitch Developments, formerly The Grange, Ossett Lane, Chickenley, discharge of conditions 4 (foul, surface water and land drainage scheme), 5 (surface water discharge scheme), 6 (fats, oils and grease), 8 (cycle parking), 9 (memorial plaques and benches) and 10 (construction vehicles and building materials) on previous planning permission 2014/90145 for erection of 66-bed care home with associated parking and landscaping.

M Dolby & L Waite, Primrose Cottage, 577 Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on previous permission 2012/90751 for demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of two new dwellings. Chemfix Products Ltd, Mill Street East, Dewsbury, temporary singlestorey storage building. Myles Schofield, 48 St Pauls Road, Mirfield, two-storey side and singlestorey rear extension. Cashzone, 247-249 Spen Lane, Gomersal, installation of ATM and two fascia signs. Rev A Howe, Christ Church, Staincliffe Hall Road, Staincliffe, works to TPO(s) 25/79. D Starkie, adjacent to 2 Millstone Rise, Liversedge, detached dwelling. Mrs N S Yaqoob, 2 Newsome Street, Dewsbury, single-storey rear extension and installation of nonilluminated sign, replacement shop front and roller shutters (within a Conservation Area). Mr & Mrs Robinson, 38 Hopton Lane, Lower Hopton, erection of extensions. Mr & Mrs Michla, 18 Cedar Grove,

Batley, erection of orangery. Starbucks Coffee, Centurion Way, Cleckheaton, installation of nine internally illuminated and non-illuminated signs. Kirklees Council, School Bungalow, Whitechapel CE School, Whitechapel Road, Cleckheaton, prior notification for demolition of existing building. J Waring, 27 Firthcliffe Grove, Littletown, two-storey side extension. Binks Vertical Ltd, Mayman Lane, Batley, discharge conditions 3, 4, 69, 11, 14-20, 24, 38-40 on previous permission 2013/90287 for alterations to former mill to form 181 residential apartments with internal car parking, alterations to former go karting building, and erection of retail foodstore and petrol station and formation of car park (within a Conservation Area). Southdale Ltd, former Soothill Cricket Club, Soothill Lane, Batley, discharge conditions 5-8, 11-13, 16 on previous permission 2014/90037 for erection of 34 dwellings and four apartments with associated private gardens and access parking, and formation of new access road.

to build round Batley. Only trouble is; the plan then was daft and it is still daft. (They have not even now built all the housing association houses planned for lower Soothill.) But what this all means is that it is not the politicians’ fault, it’s yours, because as in the last local elections, you voted for the same parties, as you have for the last 25 years. So get them 30,000 houses built, because you voted for them! This 30,000 figure originally came from John Prescott’s (Labour) plan, though even one of his advisers spoke against the plan, and that was before this ill-developed idea went before the inspector. You might want low-cost houses for your children or grandchildren, but where are the jobs? As I keep saying, this plan is not really evidence-based as the council has not been able to show over at least the last decade that employment is growing in the area. They can spin sections of the figures, but the heart of the figures – manufacturing – has been in decline. Even if that started to reverse in the next set of figures, we should see a decline in public sector employment. Is ‘Kirklees the place to grow’? Will you even be bothered to fill in their current request for your views? I doubt it, then I really doubt that the ‘management’ will take a blind bit of notice, because if I am reading all this right, this plan will not even go before an independent inspector, it will just get rubber-stamped, as you voted for your councillors. You only have to listen to Labour wanting more houses built ... they brought in the well-educated immigrants that want your jobs.

A nightmare being disabled From: Barry Morgan, Earlsheaton Dear Sir, Could I please correct Danny Lockwood in reference to free mobility cars – there is

no such thing, cars are paid by deductions. These are the people’s entitlement they paid for through tax and NI! Nobody should believe media rubbish about how cushy it is being disabled under the present government, it’s a nightmare.

going to make this country fairer?

Waste beyond comprehension

Dear Sir, I’m as compassionate as any other person but I cannot, for the life of me, understand the mindset of David Cameron and his parliamentary chums. Last year our government gave nearly £12 billion in foreign aid. Unfortunately, a large proportion went to countries with appalling records for human rights and known reputations for corruption. I’ve never been against a fair and balanced amount of my taxes going to help genuine cases, but it should go in either goods or to charities on the ground. The UK government should, at the very least and on behalf of the British people, demand an audit trail of expenditure which should include schools, hospitals infrastructure projects etc. The DAC (Development Assistance Committee) is an international body made up of around 28 nations, including the UK. Over many years they’ve given billions of dollars but still we see worldwide poverty, hunger and conflict on a massive scale. Last year Pakistan, Bangladesh and Palestine each received over $2 billion. African nations between them shared over $30 billion. Even Somalia and Zimbabwe, a country transformed from untold wealth to abject poverty within a decade, receives over $1 billion from the DAC fund. You just couldn’t make up these vast sums of money. Approximately $160 billion in total, the amounts are staggering. Out of the number of countries contributing America gives the most at $31.5 billion but, Mr Cameron, batting for the highly generous UK, just has to be the second largest at

From: Craig Westwood, Cleckheaton Dear Sir, The higher ranks in councils must be some of the most cosseted work positions in the world. No-one ever seems to get sacked, and if the going gets tough, then a move to another council, sick leave, redundancy, or early retirement at 50 or 55, with a pay-off and whacking gold-plated pension seems to be just what the doctor ordered. Joyce Thacker, of Rotherham notoriety, took sick leave and got a £40,000 pay-off, and Ms Shoesmith, of the Baby P debacle, hit the jackpot with £700,000 for unfair dismissal, after being sacked by Ed Balls. Up until recently, when council expenditure has had to have a ‘hair cut’, the amount of waste has been beyond all comprehension, with redundancy payments, ‘non jobs’ paying fortunes, some of which overlapped others in their stints. A council in Surrey, Waverley Borough, held a secret audit of internet use by its staff. They were on Facebook three times as much as the council’s own page, with eBay, Yahoo, gaming sites and BBC News making it into their top 10. King of the public sector, the NHS has almost 4,000 staff given ‘redundancy’ payments and then re-hired. One married couple were rehired in Leeds after getting £1m when NHS North Of Tyne was wound up! When is this mockery towards taxpayers going to end? When are our politicians

Let’s focus on our problems From: John Sheen, Dewsbury

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From page eight nearly $18 billion (approx £12 billion). David Cameron sent £500 million to Syria which, I felt under the circumstances, was the right decision, but where were all the other EU contributors? We gave more than the entire countries of Europe put together. And Mr Cameron is on a roll. In addition to our huge foreign aid commitment our spendthrift coalition Government has pledged, at the recent G20 Summit, to give a multi-million pound contribution of our hard-earned taxes to a UN fund to help OTHER COUNTRIES combat climate change. Even Brussels are demanding a contribution adjustment fee from us of £1.7 billion. With friends like these who needs enemies? When will this Government realise the British people need a break. We’ve just endured the worst financial crisis for many years with massive cuts in local government grants. These are planned to continue until at least 2018. We’re seeing an unprecedented rise in the use of food banks, children not receiving adequate meals and the crippling socalled bedroom tax to name a few problem areas. Our social services are

already at breaking point and will find great difficulty sustaining an acceptable service. These grant reductions are enormous and the British people are sick and tired of seeing our taxes being frittered away like confetti and not even within our own country. It’s totally undemocratic when overseas commitments take precedence over unacceptable failings at home.

Common sense is needed From: David Honeybell, Heckmondwike Dear Sir, Mary Doogan and Connie Wood are two midwifery sisters who, between them, have delivered nearly 10,000 babies. They are employed by the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Authority. The GGCHA have said late abortions should be carried out in the labour ward. Mary and Connie have refused to participate in performing or supervising abortions. Their employer insists abortion is part of the duties of the labour ward staff. I find the notion that abortion is in some way connected to the safe delivery of babies quite absurd. Why should anyone deliver-

ing babies safely one minute, be expected the next minute to do the opposite? The GGCHA have seen fit to take the case of Mary and Connie to the Supreme Court in London, where the case was heard on Tuesday November 11, and a ruling is expected early next year. The two midwives have had to rely on donations from wellwishers to fund their legal fees, as they get no support from the Royal College of Midwives nor from their trade union. At the present time midwives have the right not to be involved in any abortions, and this view was supported by the Scottish High Court in Edinburgh. If the Supreme Court in London overrules this, then Mary and Connie could have to give up their jobs. And the outcome could have far reaching implications. At a time when there is a shortage of experienced midwives, if the ruling goes against Mary and Connie it could lead to not just them but to many more dedicated staff being lost to every hospital board in the country. It could make matters in the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust even worse than they are now. Let’s hope the Supreme Court judges use a little bit of common sense in their ruling and find in favour of the conscientious Glasgow midwives.

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Council sell-off may net £600k HECKMONDWIKE: The former council offices in the town are to be sold at auction with a guide price of £75,000£100,000. Also up for sale is the former Battye Street School (£100,000) and land at Upper Road, Batley Carr (£120,000-£150,000). The December 4 auction, run by Walker Singleton, could net Kirklees Council more than £600,000.

Trio join panel NORTH KIRKLEES: Councillors chosen to join a panel leading the fight against child sexual exploitation include Coun Paul Kane (Lab, Dewsbury East), Coun Kath Pinnock (Lib, Cleckheaton) and Coun Lisa Holmes (Con, Liversedge & Gomersal). Also on the body is Kirklees Council deputy leader and cabinet member for children’s services Coun Jean Calvert. The panel will scrutinise the work of the police, NHS, probation, education and voluntary groups.

Dying earlier KIRKLEES: Residents here will die earlier than in other parts of the country, new figures show. Office of National Statistics data put life expectancy at 75 for men and 79.5 for women. In England and Wales the overall average life expectancy was 79.3 for men and 83 for women.

KIDS’ POPPY TRIBUTE Tots helped create a poppy garden at a Dewsbury nursery for Remembrance Day. They and staff at Child's Play on Thornhill Road also held a twominute silence at 11am last Tuesday.

Later youngsters learned about animals in a fun session when Geoffrey Giraffe visited. The Toys R Us mascot was a big hit with children and got a hug from four-year-old Georgette Muller.

Church links to celebs, sport stars and men on the moon By David Miller A BOOK celebrating the remarkable history of a Heckmondwike church is to be released next week. The event is the culmination of a year of activities marking the centenary of Holy Spirit RC Church. Researchers uncovered church links to celebrities, sports stars, literary icons and even Apollo astronauts. Contributors include Ryder Cup hero Jack Nicklaus and fellow golfer and TV presenter Peter Alliss. Eugene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, the final moon mission in 1972, is also featured – and Apollo 16 pilot Charlie Duke has a starring role. In April 1972, Father Paddy Roche gave astronauts a hand-

painted blessing made by pupils at the Holy Spirit School.

It was taken to the lunar surface by Duke, who put the item up for auction earlier this year. Many other tales are in the book, which is launched at Healds Hall Hotel, Liversedge on Thursday (7.30pm). The book’s co-editor Peter Moreland said: “We thought we might get just enough material for about six or seven chapters. “But we were overwhelmed by the response. We went from a blank piece of paper to more than 30 chapters!” Material which had to be left out is to be included in a DVD to be released in the next few weeks. Copies of the book are available from Mr Moreland on 07760 205122 or 01924 501774 or petermoreland@hotmail.com. Proceeds are for the church’s £270,000 restoration appeal.

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Alcoholic knifeman gets tasered AN alcoholic was tasered in Thornhill when he brandished knives at police. Sean Richardson, 40, had earlier punched holes in a bedroom door at his home on Overthorpe Avenue. Wife Julie told him to leave the room, prompting him to get three knives from the kitchen.

Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard police found Richardson standing by his front door. Vanessa Jones, prosecuting, said he had a 10in knife in his hand with another knife tucked in his waistband. She added: “The officers ‘red dotted’ him with the taser and told him to drop the knife.” Roger Chapman, mitigating,

said Richardson, who admitted affray, had consumed so much alcohol he suffered internal bleeding. District Judge Michael Fanning gave him a 20-week jail term suspended for a year. He must undergo six months of alcohol treatment and pay £85 costs plus an £80 victim surcharge.

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BBG. Benefits include sixth form provision – though pupils might have to travel for that. The Rodillian Academy is based in Lofthouse, while other schools in the six-strong group are as far away as Featherstone. Rated ‘good’ by Ofsted in 2012, the Rodillian Academy had the best GCSE results of any comprehensive in its district this year. BBG chairman of governors Sharon Light said: “Their ethos and achievement matches our ambition and vision.” The academy is an 11-to-16 secondary on the site of the

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Folk event to get you feeling festive! ROBERTTOWN Community Centre plays host to a Christmas folk evening on Saturday December 6. The fifth annual event starts at 7.30pm and runs until 11.30pm.

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All set for tomorrow’s festivities CHRISTMAS in Batley will officially begin when the festive lights are switched on tomorrow (Sat) at 6pm. Paul Foster from Pulse Radio and a host of special guests, including the main man in red – Santa – will be flicking the switch to light up the town. Things begin early with the Christmas Market, which will be set up and ready to go from mid-morning. with lots of stalls selling all manner of Christmas gifts and goodies, arts and

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Switch-on is bigger than ever A FESTIVE market means Birstall's Christmas lights switch-on is bigger than ever this year. Stalls packed with gifts including arts and crafts adds to the attractions on Tuesday December 2. There will also be funfair and donkey rides plus a stunning fireball light sculpture. Compered by Coun Andrew Palfreeman, the fun starts at 3.30pm and is due to go on until about 9pm. Birstall traditionally honours dedicated locals with its switch-on and this year is no different. Sandra Major, project leader at the Batley Food Bank and who lives in Birstall, is to turn the lights on at about 6.30pm. Organiser Hilary Wainwright, of the village improvement group, said: “The food bank help some of our most vulnerable families.

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Ramblers’ corner • FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details. MONDAY DECEMBER 1 GINNELS – SNICKETS AND ALLEYWAYS Meet 1pm Oakwell Hall top car park WF17 9LG 4.5 miles (M) No dogs please Leader: Kathleen Tel: 01924 471473

Get snap happier TWO local museums have got the perfect gift for someone new to digital photography or who might be hoping for a new camera this Christmas – help to understand all those buttons and settings and advice on how to take better photos. Courses aimed at complete beginners and those with some knowledge of digital photography are being held in the new year at Red House Museum in Gomersal and Dewsbury Museum in Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury. The first is on Saturday January 10 at Red House. The course is aimed at familiarising beginners with the key features and settings of their cameras and to help them gain confidence in using them. On Saturday January 24, ‘DSLR Photography for Improvers’ is being held at Dewsbury Museum. The course will look at more advanced settings and photography techniques. Also at Dewsbury Museum is a beginners’ guide to digital cameras, being held on Saturday February 21. The event will help absolute beginners to get the most out of their digital camera and camera phones. The courses are being led by Patrick Crowley, a professionally-trained photographer who successfully runs similar courses at Oakwell Hall Country Park, where he is a park ranger. He will be making full use of the museums and their beautiful settings during the courses. All the courses run from 9.45am to 4.30pm and cost £25 per person; booking is essential. Places can be booked by contacting Red House on 01274 335100 or Dewsbury Museum on 01924 325100.

Swinging THERE’S music, entertainment and dancing at Millbridge WMC next Tuesday night. The club, on Bennett Street in Liversedge, will be swinging to the sound of the Ronnie Bottomley Quartet with Eddie Martell and music from the Great American Songbook, from 8.30pm. Admission is £3 on the door.

Six by six on display at the Hub A NEW exhibition at Mirfield’s Creative Arts Hub is giving a taste of the diverse creative activity taking place throughout the district. Six artists are each showing six paintings at the gallery space on Huddersfield Road, with work ranging from the traditional to abstract, graffiti-inspired art. Also showing at the art space is a mini-exhibition of First World War inspired art by Carrie Scott-Huby, and affordable arts and crafts in the gallery’s new shop area. The six artists showing work in the Six by Six exhibition are Ken Beaumont, China 9, Anzal Musejee, Roger Hallas, Matthew Stutely and Karen Stansfield. The exhibition, which runs until December 20, also includes landscapes and cityscapes by Roger Hallas. Some of the artists will be present at a special open event tomor-

Secrets of the mountains BATLEY: Residents can learn about an exotic Himalayan kingdom that was once one of the world’s most secretive countries. John Whitley is to give an illustrated talk about Bhutan which only opened up to outsiders in the 1970s. His talk takes place at the Probus Club on Tuesday at the Older People’s Centre on Upper Commercial Street. For more details call 01924 471337.

Artist Matthew Stutely, pictured with his painting ‘Puffin’

row afternoon (Saturday, 2pm to 4pm), where mulled wine will be served and the Hub will be launching its new shop area, featuring cards, textile art, weaving kits and prints. The gallery’s Saturday workshops for children aged five to 10 have been going from strength to strength and are now almost fully booked in the run-up to the festive period. However, there are still a few places available which can be booked through the venue’s website. The Hub has recently been awarded funding from the Kirklees Council Arts in the Neighbourhood scheme, which will enable them to run a new series of fortnightly arts sessions in Batley, and to begin running early evening classes for older children. The funded projects will culminate in a children’s art exhibition at the Hub in spring next year.

Hospice fayre GOMERSAL: A church choir is to sing at a Christmas fayre in aid of Kirkwood Hospice on Sunday. Members from Brownhill St Saviour’s Church in Birstall are to perform festive songs and carols at the Gomersal Park Hotel event. The fayre (2pm to 4pm) features stalls, Christmas cards on sale, a raffle, chocolate tombola and home-made refreshments. It is organised by the hospice’s Batley and Birstall support

group. Tickets are £5 on the door. The support group is also due to host a fundraising coffee morning at Batley Town Hall from 10am to 12noon on Saturday December 6.

They’re so crafty WHITLEY: Crafty entrepreneurs have wowed organisers of a charity Christmas fair with their home-made goods. The community centre event on Sunday November 30 now features 16 stalls with an array

of gifts. Ten of the traders are from around the Dewsbury area while another four are from Whitley and Briestfield. Wreaths, cards, chocolates, jewellery and crafts are just a small selection of the items on offer. Organiser Angela Hutton joked: “I didn’t know we had so much local talent! We also have a lady from Wakefield bringing designer ladies’ fashions.” The event starts at 1pm. There is free parking and free entry. Funds raised are for Mind, the Cats Protection League and the PDSA.

Theatre group creating a Happy Christmas OH YES IT IS! It’s panto time again and Batleybased St Mary’s Theatre Group are hard at work rehearsing for their next production, Happy Christmas 2014. The full costumed show includes popular carols and Christmas songs and features the panto ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, written by theatre group member Michelle Anderson. Michelle is no stranger to script-writing following her success with her melodrama ‘Blitz and Peaces’ performed by St Mary’s earlier this year. As well as writing the panto and expecting a

Michelle Anderson (right) taking principals through the script

baby, she is also acting the part of Despicabella, the giant’s evil henchwoman. Her five-year-old son Michael is making his

first foray on stage as the giant’s golden egg laying hen ‘Cluckabella’. Santa Claus has promised to visit and give all children in the audience a

small present. Despite supporting several charities throughout the year the theatre group are offering tickets at only £4 to ensure that everyone, including those with young families, can afford to come and enjoy live entertainment together at Christmas time. Chairman Steve Walker said: “By popular demand we are giving a show which has something for everyone young and old. “We have two matinee performances at the weekend which seem popular with the very young ones. “I am proud to say that we have some enthusiastic multi-talented people

both young and old who enjoy entertaining.” Evening performances at St Mary’s Parochial Hall on Melton Street, Batley, are at 7.30pm on Thursday December 11, Friday December 12 and Saturday December 13. Matinee performances are at 2.30pm on Saturday December 13 and 1.30pm on Sunday December 14. Refreshments will be available. Tickets are available by contacting Janet Walker on 01924 478394, from any theatre group members, from St Mary’s Social Club and directly from Batley Resource Centre on Commercial Street.

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Brass favourites return to Batley BATLEY’S favourite brass band will be back in town early next month with lots of Christmas music. Members of the Hammonds Saltaire band will have plenty to celebrate when they return for the eighth successive year to present their special Christmas concert at Batley Town Hall on Saturday December 6. Not only are they one of the most popular bands to play in Batley but since their last appearance their extra special musicianship has resulted in them being promoted to the country’s top ranking contest the British Open Brass Band Championships. This was achieved after a five-year absence by landing second spot in the Grand Shield contest held in Blackpool. Their performance in the top league has seen them placed a creditable sixth ahead of such well-known bands as Brighouse and Raistrick, Grimethorpe, Faireys and Tredegar. The band is conducted by Gomersal resident Morgan Griffiths, whose Birstall-based father Ted Griffiths acts as the band’s publicity officer. He said that the support the band had been given in Batley had helped them achieve the impressive ranking. The bandsmen were delighted to confirm their Christmas date at Batley and to reveal that, once again, they would be joined in concert by the Batley Parish School Singing Group conducted by Kate Delaney. “We are really looking forward to the visit and hope that Batley people continue to support us in huge numbers,” said Ted. Tickets for the concert cost £10 (£8 concessions) and can be obtained by contacting the office at the Town Hall, calling the booking office on 01924 324501 or visiting www.kirkleestown halls.co.uk.

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News in Brief Bagpack cash record DEWSBURY: A charity bagpack in aid of research into a rare lung disease proved to be the biggest-ever single fundraiser at the town’s Asda supermarket. More than £2,000 was donated by shoppers. The family of Kirklees Council caretaker William Rock, who died last year from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organised the event. Daughter Louise Drury said: “It’s a truly amazing total and way beyond expectations. “We've been told the sum is the most Asda has made at the Dewsbury store from one of their charity days. We’d like to thank our friends who helped on the day and the amazing customers of Asda, whose generosity overwhelmed us.”

TOTS LEARN ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE: Youngsters had fun at the wheel of their very own fire engine at a nursery in Mirfield last week. An indoor role play area was set up at

Little Acorns on Towngate when a police officer and lollypop lady visited. The event had a more serious safety message though, including learning about road signs.

Nursery manager Lyndsey Benson said: “They also learned how to cross the road, what to do if lost, how police can help and what to do if there is a fire.”

Tenants ‘living in fear of noisy neighbours’ By Steve Martyn TENANTS in Birstall claim their lives have been made a “living nightmare” by anti-social neighbours. A resident at flats in Wesley Close accused the authorities of doing nothing about disturbances which go on day and night. The woman, who did not want to be named, spoke out on behalf of others too scared to come forward. She said problems began two months ago when a couple in their 40s were moved into an area previously reserved for over-55s. They were described as rowing constantly inside their one-bedroom flat and outside other homes. Last Saturday the pair were said to have argued thoughout the day, including in the garden outside their flat. In this incident at about 4pm, a woman who appeared to be drunk is alleged to have threatened her partner with beer bottles and a razor blade. On Sunday, residents were woken by shouting at 3.45am. There were further outbursts until about 9pm. Rows began again six hours later. The problems are made worse by the couple’s two dogs, which bark constantly. The resident said: “It’s a living nightmare. The shouting and swearing is unbelievable. Something happens every night and you get woken up. They’re then effing and blinding at each other all day.” Tenants, some in their 80s, fill in logs for Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH) but claim no action has been taken. Some are so frightened that they walk to shops a different way to avoid the flat. The resident added: “This used to be a lovely quiet area but then they lowered the age limit and now we’ve got this. “People can’t sleep but are terrified of saying anything and don’t know where to turn for help.”

‘We’re dealing with it’, insist housing officials OFFICIALS insist they are dealing with anti-social tenants making life a misery for their neighbours in Wesley Court, Birstall. A spokeswoman for Kirklees Neighbouring Housing said: “We’ve referred the complaints about noise nuisance and dogs to the relevant services.” She said checks this week showed agencies are following up on those referrals. “We’re also working with the tenants in question to

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Call the Midwife! Ann joins the stars of small screen drama ILMING has just finished on the fourth series of Call the Midwife, which is due to premiere in January. A new face you may know well is that of former classical singer and actress Charlotte Ritchie, who was part of the singing group ‘All Angels’. Charlotte tells me that the new series is “more gripping than ever, and many fans will be shocked at a new twist that will happen with one of the more famous characters.” The secret is safe with me for now, Charlotte...

OSCAR-WINNER Catherine Zeta Jones, who has been filming in Bridlington for the big-screen remake of classic comedy Dad’s Army, tells me: “I went along to a couple of pound stores and got some good gimmicks and rock and stuff. I was born in a seaside town, so I totally love the attractions and Bridlington is a super place to film in, even though it’s a bit cold right now.” FANS of the hit rural detective drama ‘Grantchester’ starring James Norton will be thrilled to learn that the show will be returning for another series next year. The Robson Green vehicle has proved a ratings hit and now bosses have sold it to more than 30 countries so far too. SIR BRUCE FORSYTH tells me that he has not been watching this year’s Strictly Come Dancing – and he is happy about it. “Well I left to take a break and that has been great, so I decided to stay away from the show for good this year and I know I will enjoy it all the more for it,” he said. TWO PREVIOUSLY missing episodes of pre-Monty Python sketch series ‘At Last The 1948 Show’ have been discovered in the personal collection of the late Sir David Frost. One of its original stars, the lovely Aimi McDonald, tells me: “I can’t wait to see them, as this was back in the day when very little was saved, so it would be interesting and scary in some respects too.” UK BOYBAND Blue have filmed a four-part TV series in Ibiza. All four members have now been declared bankrupt despite a string of hits and tours, but they hope the show will finally put them back on the pop map. Simon Webbe, who is appearing in this series of Strictly Come Dancing, tells me: “I think with this show we get to show our fun side and hopefully it will lead to more TV

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A convincing demonstration that we will remember them OVEMBER is always a busy month and is dominated by Remembrance Sunday and the two minute silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day. Kevin and his team at the Minster always give a service that properly reflects the enormity of the sacrifice made by others on our behalf. This year was no exception, but with a twist. After the service it was a pleasure to march alongside Kirklees’ Deputy Mayor Paul Kane at the head of a column that travelled from the Minster to Crow Nest Park for a very well-attended service at the Memorial. In four years’ time the service will mark the actual end of the Great War. The Friends of the Park would like to see a service at which a fire is lit in the bowl high up on the Memorial to mark that most special occasion. I hope everyone will do what’s necessary to make that happen. The turnout for Sunday afternoon’s parade and procession in

ALL ANGELS: Ann pictured with new Call the Midwife actress Charlotte Ritchie Maycon Pictures (second right) at the Hyde Park Hotel, London

adventures on the whole.” CHRISTINE BLEAKLEY is to front a six-part travel series for ITV. Christine tells me: “I can’t wait to get started, after all this really is my area and I will be glad to pop back home and see old friends too. It will be an exciting journey.” ITV has confirmed Downton Abbey will return for a sixth series in 2015, with filming to begin early next year, and that its creator Julian Fellowes will remain as the sole writer of the hit drama. A source tells me: “The show remains an important part of our ITV year and fans still want more.” LEADER of UKIP Nigel Farage tells me that he agreed to appear on the Channel Four show Gogglebox simply because: “It’s popular and a great way to connect with the public, plus hopefully it will show a totally different side to me and how I operate. Don’t worry, I know how to look after myself.” HOLLY WILLOUGHBY made a surprise visit to the set of This Morning recently, but don’t believe the ‘surprise’ element. This Morning has been losing viewers year on year, and insiders thought Amanda Holden would be a good replacement while Holly is away. But she has not proved so popular after all, hence the ‘surprise return’ of Holly... NICK BERRY, who starred in the original series of Heartbeat, tells me: “I stayed for quite a few years and really enjoyed it, but I did not want to get known for one role only, and so I left, but I do look back on the show with great fondness.” JOHN STAPLETON may have been on our screens since the days of ‘Nationwide’, but the Good Morning Britain

host tells me: “TV is still essentially the same, I mean we sit there and just hope that you will watch and be kind to the entertainment offered ... it’s not that difficult.” DOWNTON ABBEY is to bid farewell to one of its longestserving cast members when Allen Leech exits the series in the Christmas special. “I think his story will be finished by then, and I really want to explore those opportunities that have been offered so far,” he told me. MICHAEL MCINTYRE will host the Royal Variety Performance 2014, featuring Dame Shirley Bassey and Bette Midler, in front of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It’s said that the Queen is now planning to attend a very special edition, when she celebrates her 90th birthday next year. STRICTLY Come Dancing star Frankie Bridge has revealed she would like to continue dancing – and is even trying to teach her husband Wayne some moves. She tells me: “I come from a stage school background, and I think that once this is all over I would love to open a dance studio and maybe when I am way older teach classes too ... you can’t be a pop star all your life can you?” ‘DETECTORISTS’ have been renewed for a second series by BBC Four. The Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones sitcom will return next year, following high viewing figures for a comedy on the channel. • FINALLY, a brief thank you to Mark for playing the Last Post at the Dewsbury Rams car boot sale on Remembrance Sunday, and also thanks to all the customers who stood and observed the minute’s silence. It was a moving and much appreciated

Mirfield was every bit as impressive. A convincing and impressive demonstration that “we will remember them”. IN WESTMINSTER I found myself voting against the government over European Arrest Warrants. They are designed to allow EU countries to extradite each other’s citizens more easily and they assume that each EU country has the same standard of justice system. They don’t. These warrants have seen British people arrested, sent abroad and kept in jail for many months

because of evidence and allegations that we would not entertain. If there is a clash between what my party wants and what I believe is best for my country, I will always put country first. Unfortunately although many of my colleagues shared my view the opposition backed the government and the warrants were voted through. POLITICS can be light-hearted. One joke is that there are more pandas than Tory MPs in Scotland. It’s true. Edinburgh Zoo has two pandas and there is only one Tory MP in Scotland. This week it was revealed that more Scottish people believe in the Loch Ness Monster (24 per cent) than completely trust Mr Miliband (two per cent). The number of seats Labour win in Scotland could determine the election next year, so keep an eye on Nessie and the pandas! Best wishes,

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So, is it can or can’t? You’re probably right! By Roberttown-based health & fitness expert Andrea Springthorpe WANT to talk about how positive thoughts can help you achieve your goal and also how self limiting beliefs can stop you from doing something and getting the results you want. How many times have you heard people say that they ‘can’t’ do something or that good things only happen to other people? If you tell yourself you can do something or tell yourself you can’t, then you will be right either way. Whatever you tell yourself then you start attracting that into your life ... that applies to both negative and positive things. This can be for any aspect of life but I want to relate this to exercise and health. Here are my top tips to achieving your goal and getting results: • Visualise yourself achieving your goal. Have a clear vision in your mind and the more you can do this then the easier it is in getting results. • If you set yourself a goal then stick to it. Also, when setting the goal, give yourself a ‘consequence’ if you don’t stick to it.

An example of this would be: Goal – exercise for 20 minutes, three times a week. Consequence if I don’t – do 50 burpees! The consequence has to be something you don’t like doing or something that would make your life inconvenient. If you have to carry out your consequence then

you will stick to your goal the following week! • Create a vision board. I have a picture on my fridge of my ideal body. This is a good way to motivate myself on a daily basis. The picture can be of your ideal body or a picture of when you felt you looked your best. • Write your goal down as if you have already achieved it, this will make it seem real. The more you act like you have your goal and really believe it then you are more likely to get the results you want. • Surround yourself with positive people who will support you in achieving your goal. With Christmas just around the corner, there’s no better time to set a goal. Visualise the end result and believe that you have it! Remember you can have results or excuses ... not both! I can’t = I must. Be great!

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HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Celtics thrashed in district cup WITH most teams involved in District Cup ties last week, only a handful of matches took place in the Heavy Woollen Sunday League. In the BROOK BUTLER CUP St John Fisher OB showed their Premier Division class in a 17-1 thrashing of Batley Celtics. The Division Two side were no match for Fisher, who are currently unbeaten in the league’s top division. It was a similar tale for Championship side Mount Pleasant FC who were beaten 8-1 at Premier outfit Oakwell Motel. Mirfield Town took their impressive league form into the cup with a 6-0 thrashing of St John Fisher OB Reserves. The Championship front-runners, who have won all nine of their league games so far, proved too strong for Fisher Reserves who currently sit at the foot of the same division. Premier side Woodman Batley Carr avoided a potential cup upset after defeating Division Two underdogs Cobras FC 6-1, and Battyeford FC did the same with a far less comfortable 10 win over Liversedge FC – current front run-

ners in Division Two. Birkenshaw FC proved too strong for lower division opposition as they defeated Woodkirk Valley (Championship) 4-1 at home and AFC Chickenley won a high-scoring cup clash with Scholes Athletic 7-5. But Premiers Millbridge WMC needed penalties to see off the challenge of Division One strugglers Punch Bowl AFC (Cleckheaton). In the CHAMPIONSHIP, fifth place played fourth with Barr Street and Heckmondwike Sports Club sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw. Steve Richards and Lewis Tolson netted for Barr Street, with Joe Jagger and Joe Armour replying for Heckmondwike. Hartshead picked up their first points of the season, winning 5-2 at Birstall St Patricks. Doubles from Danny Laidlaw and Jack Allerton, plus an own-goal, accounted for Hartshead’s tally, with Declan Dawson and Dan Stanley on target for Birstall. Navigation are the new leaders in DIVISION ONE after a Lee Bennett double, plus strikes from Bobby Campbell and Danny

McKenzie saw them win 4-3 against Town Rangers, who replied through a Ross Hawkyard brace and a Scott Thornton effort. Previous leaders Deighton WMC drop to third place after they lost 4-3 to Ravenswharfe, who jump to second. Lee Poskitt (two), Sam Hewitt and Jake Kilburn struck for Ravenswharfe, with Deighton replying through a Jamie Pearson brace, plus one from Paul Gledhill. Jack Rogerson and Tom Smith both fired hat-tricks in Birkenshaw Reserves’ 8-4 win at Bay Horse East Ardsley. Will Gough and Luke Hird bagged the others, with Bay Horse replying through Mark Pickersgill, Craig Fairbarass, Karl Nightingale and Kyle Walker. Matthew Evans hit both goals for Battyeford Reserves, but they went down 4-2 at Clifton Rangers. In the only game played in DIVISION TWO, Clifton Rangers climbed to fourth place after Jonny Gault (two), Jordan Hoyle, Marcus Pope, Kyle Matthews and Joe Vickers all netted in a 6-2 win at bottom side Snowdon.

SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Fox and Hounds make Trophy exit in 13-goal thriller FOX AND HOUNDS BATLEY made a dramatic exit from the SPEN VALLEY TROPHY in a 7-6 loss at Vision. In an entertaining first-round tie the Division One side pushed their Premier opponents close thanks to goals from Dom Simpson (four), Paul Beaumont and Jamie Baulk. But it wasn’t enough as the home side netted seven times to book a second-round tie at Savile United. In the trophy’s other tie Marsh suffered a 4-0 loss at Bradford Athletic who now make the trip to Savile Youth for their round

two clash. In Saturday’s league action Norfolk pulled off the shock of the day by defeating DIVISION ONE league leaders Idle 3-2. Eugene’s double and a single goal from Bash Raje ensured the Batley outfit came away from Bradford with all three points. Norfolk still remain in tenth spot but are now well clear of the bottom two. Second-bottom Inter Batley were unlucky not to pull off what would have been an equally impressive shock as they lost 10 against Palestino. Inter, who remain winless in

Division One, pushed the Bradford side close before Wayne Sparkes strike gained the win and maintained the secondplaced sides’ unbeaten run. In the same division Howden Clough thrashed mid-table rivals Savile Town 9-0 to stay in sixth spot in the table. Reece Scholes led the way with a hat-trick, McCauley Clarke and Troy Bagshaw both netted doubles, with Brad Mason and Roy Sheard completing the scoring. Mount Pleasant claimed local bragging rights after a 5-3 defeat of George Healey.

Mohammed Patel (two), Jawad Khan, Sufyaan Hafez and Aamir Aswat all scored for the hosts. Healey’s replies came from Luke Newsome, Ryan Jones and Olly Mitchell. But there was less luck for bottom club Cleckheaton Sporting whose winless run was extended to nine games following a 8-2 loss at Athletico. George Garforth and an owngoal ensured the visitors got on the scoreboard, but the Cleckheaton side remain rooted to the foot of the table and now have an emphatic goal difference of -48.

JUNIOR FOOTBALL OVERTHORPE SPORTS CLUB’S UNDER-9s earned a resounding 9-0 win at Kirkheaton last weekend. Ethan Purcell made some fine runs with Leo Jones a constant menace up front, whilst the returning Tyler Jowitt had a fine game to take the man-of-thematch award. Goals came from Jones (three), Purcell, Jowitt, Lewis Richardson, Toby Lumb and two from Overthorpe’s goalkeeper turned goal poacher Mason Haigh. Overthorpe’s Under-11s returned to winning ways with a 7-4 victory at Westwood Jets with goals from Luke Chapman (two), Jordan Hargreaves, Harvey Wilson, Owen Hemingway, Ryan Mitchell and Kieran Duxbury. Man-of-the-match was Harvey Wilson although the whole team performed superbly. Overthorpe’s under-13s crashed

to a disappointing 7-2 home defeat at the hands of Bradford Park Avenue. The Sports started slowly with the pace of Park Avenue causing problems as they took an early 20 lead. Sports Alex Stonefield showed some nimble footwork following good play from Brad Llewellyn and Henry Loney to poke the ball home from six yards. Park Avenue’s response was a superb volley which gave keeper Nathan Hawker no chance to leave the half-time score at 3-1. Overthorpe started the second half well with Stonefield adding a second and Llewellyn going close, before Park Avenue once again took control to extend their lead with three quick goals and then a seventh just before the end. There were some good performances from Zak Whitehead and Jack Chapman at the back.

Ossett Town Lancaster City

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A LATE Ossett Town penalty helped secure a crucial victory in their roses clash against Lancaster City on Saturday. With the scores tied at 1-1 and with time running out, substitute Chris Wood came off the bench and converted a 78th-minute penalty to end Town’s unwanted run of four games without a win.

Town had taken the lead midway through the first-half when Ross Armstrong converted Steven Jeff’s inviting cross. But they were pegged back just before the break when Sam Bailey’s low cross drifted into the path of Billy Akrigg who bundled the ball home. After latching onto Town debutant Sam Ackroyd’s low drive, Wood was upended by visiting keeper Michael Hale but dusted himself down and slotted in his seventh goal of the campaign.

Farsley AFC Ossett Albion

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL OSSETT ALBION go into a crucial North East Regional League game at fellow Southern Division strugglers Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow (Sat) with renewed confidence following a 9-3 West Riding County Cup win over a Brighouse Town Development side at Dimple Wells. The County League visitors found the five division gap between the two sides just too big to bridge and it was Albion who sailed into the last eight of the West Riding County Women’s Cup to face a visit from Premier League (North) Division One side Leeds Ladies. Leeds, who formerly played under the banner of Leeds United, were equally dominant in their second round clash at Keighley Oaks as they romped home by a 15-0 margin. There was no joy for Dewsbury Rangers however, losing 8-0 at Farsley AFC, but they battled hard against a side pushing for promotion to the Premier Division of the North East Regional League. In the West Riding League Premier Division Ossett Town crashed 5-1 at Brighouse Athletic, and while Battyeford Belles reserves beat bottom club Amaranth 3-0 in their Division Three clash, it is Sunday before the district’s remaining clubs are back in action. It is League Cup day in the West Riding League with promotion-chasing Battyeford, from Division Two, at home to Third Division Castleford White Rose reserves, while Division Two relegation strugglers Dewsbury Rangers go to Brighouse Town Development from Division Three. Battyeford reserves are in Third Division action when they entertain promotionchasing Farsley reserves.

Sedge exit league cup NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL 5 0

LIVERSEDGE were knocked out of the NCEL League Cup third round after a 5-0 drubbing at Clipstone. The promotion-chasing NCEL Division One side proved too strong for their Premier opponents as they gained an emphatic victory in Mansfield. Liversedge, returning to action after a waterlogged pitch had seen their game with Stavely postponed on Saturday, found themselves behind after just six minutes when Matty Ord netted for the hosts. Sedge were trailing by two goals on 20 minutes when Josh Gibson found the space to extend his side’s lead. And just nine minutes laters it was 3-0 as Daniel Wood grabbed the first of his two goals for a commanding half-time lead. Clipstone were held out for long periods of the second half but did find another goal through Steve Carty on 69 minutes. With the game all but over as a contest Wood stepped up again for his second of the game, ending the cup tie at 5-0 to the home side.

ON THE RUN: Overthorpe Under-13s’ Georgie Jewitt challenges the Park Avenue defence and inset, Jack Chapman attempts to win possession Dave Jewitt

Wood fires in late penalty to end Ossett Town’s losing run NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Albion target Sheffield win after county progress

Clipstone Liversedge

Mixed results for Overthorpe

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TWO own-goals sealed Ossett Albion’s fate as they defeated by play-off chasing Farsley AFC on Saturday. Ossett had the first chance of the game when Ross Hardaker crossed for exFarsley player Adam Muller who shot just over the bar. Farsley almost scored minutes later when academy graduate Kyle Hancock’s free kick was headed inches wide by Aiden Savory.

Hancock had the chance to score himself just minutes later when his shot was comfortably saved by Brett Souter, after being teed up by Robbie O’Brien. Farsley took the lead just before the half hour mark when Lewis Trice headed into his own net at the back post, following a Lewis Nightingale corner. Darol Lucas had Ossett’s best chance of the game when his shot from the edge of the area went for a corner follow-

ing a fingertip save from Tom Taylor. Midway through the second half Farsley scored twice in two minutes, the first being a superb curling effort from Savory before Nightingale slipped in O’Brien who finished into the far corner. Farsley went 4-0 up when Ossett scored a comical owngoal. Player-chairman Dominic Riordan headed the ball over his own onrushing keeper Souter to round off the scoring.

Mirfield golfer holes ace GOLF THE time was right for a Mirfield golfer when he scored a hole-in-one during a recent club competition and was rewarded with a limited-edition BOSS watch as recognition for the achievement. Peter Ramsden, 57, scored his ace with a four-iron on the 197-yard, par-three 16th at his club, Dewsbury District GC, and the 10-handicapper was rewarded with membership of the exclusive BOSS Watches H1 Club.

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Friday November 21, 2014

RUGBY UNION

CLECK LOST IN THE MIST SHEFFIELD TIGERS CLECKHEATON

Moorenders see three players sin-binned as Sheffield Tigers take a home win at a foggy Door Moor

By Jared Priestley

YORKSHIRE CUP ROUND ONE

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at Door Moor

CLECKHEATON’S away woes continued as they were defeated 38-10 by Sheffield Tigers in the fog of Door Moor, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The Tigers wasted no time in pouncing on Cleckheaton, with a try with less than five minutes on the clock following a fast-paced break up Cleckheaton’s left. Kelly got the touchdown and Outram added the extras. The Moorenders’ start went from bad to worse within a few minutes when Richard Piper was sin-binned for a ‘tip tackle’ and the visitors were reduced to 14 men. Man-of-the-match full-back Peter Swatkins gathered the ball from a kick at pace and proceeded to step through Cleckheaton’s chasers for a well-taken try that doubled Sheffield’s lead. Richard Piper re-took the field and injected much needed go-forward into the pack, who then piled the pressure on Tigers’ line. Despite their best efforts the hosts could not deny Cleckheaton and Richard Piper drove over for a try.

LOST IN THE MIST: The Cleckheaton pack try to assert their dominance and right, Richard Piper pushes past a Sheffield Tigers defender as the fog descends Ross Hayden added the conversion. Sheffield’s backs had pace to burn and always looked dangerous, even from within their own half. This point was proven on the half hour mark as another flowing move following a kick reception resulted in a try for Destounis. The visitors ended the half

on a strong note with the pack camped on Sheffield’s line. Cleckheaton could not get through but on the stroke of half-time were awarded a penalty under the sticks and Hayden duly obliged to give a score of 19-10 at the interval. The second half started in much the same way as the first with an early score for

the Tigers, following a kick that went straight to Swatkins.The full-back broke through and prop forward Bennett finished off the move to guarantee a bonus point. To continue the similarity with the first half, Chris Piper was sent to the sin-bin a few minutes later for a technical offence at the ruck. Despite the man down, the

visitors defended manfully throwing themselves hard in to every tackle. Unfortunately the desire to put in big hits boiled over and Callum Thompson was also sent to the sin-bin for a late hit. With Cleckheaton down to 13 men for some time, Sheffield took advantage and speedy winger Pickard went

RUGBY LEAGUE

Kiwi rugby league star named Stags’ president MIRFIELD STAGS have unveiled rugby league legend Robbie Hunter-Paul as the club’s honorary president. A resident of the town, Hunter-Paul enjoyed a professional career spanning 17 years in which he clinched a trio of Super League and World Club Challenge titles and two Challenge Cup medals as a Bradford Bull, prior to stints with Huddersfield Giants, Salford City Reds and Leigh Centurions. “I feel very honoured to have been asked to take up the role of honourary president and I am extremely excited about the future of rugby league in Mirfield,” said Hunter-Paul, the Bradford Bulls chief executive. “I understand a big name has been secured to head up the coaching department and there are some impressive brands coming on board to support the Stags, both finan-

cially and also operationally. “I have lived in Mirfield for more than a decade now and it makes me immensely proud to see rugby league returning to the town.” The honorary president will be present at the Stags’ official launch evening, which is to take place on Friday December 5 at The Railway pub in Mirfield, with a 7.30pm start. Ryan Sparks, the Stags’ founder, added: “We feel very privileged to have Robbie on board, it is a real honour for everyone involved in our club.” Meanwhile, rumours are rife that Hunter-Paul is considering a return to rugby league action as a Stag. “Me making a rugby league comeback for the Stags has been touted and there is a chance I will run out for the Mirfield club next year,” admitted former Super League halfback Hunter-Paul.

revealed the first pre-season warm-up games ahead of the 2015 Championship campaign. The hotly-anticipated Boxing Day clash with the Dewsbury Rams is now set for Friday, December 26 at the Mount Pleasant Stadium with a 12noon kick-off. The Bulldogs will then travel to the Big Fellas Stadium to face Featherstone on Sunday January 11 (3pm) before hosting North Wales Crusaders on Sunday February 1 (2.30pm). A Heavy Woollen select side made up of the best amateur players from around the district could also clash with John Kear’s side. Plans are currently in the early stages but the side is expected to be coached by Mick

in for Tigers’ fifth try to bring the score to 31-10. Cleckheaton looked to restore some pride in the last 10 minutes, camping on the Tigers’ line. But their afternoon was summed up when the Tigers regained possession a metre from their line and went the full length of the field for Pickard to get his second.

Awards night success for Birstall Vic juniors JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE

SPECIAL GUESTS: Leeds duo Elliot Minchella and Jimmy Keinhorst handed out trophies

‘BULL’-ISH: Robbie Hunter-Paul is the Stags’ new honorary president

Bulldogs prepare for busy pre-season schedule Continues from back page

Gerald Christian

Turner, of Ravensport, and the game is pencilled in for Sunday January 25. The Bulldogs have also revealed their season ticket prices for the 2015 season. Adults season ticket prices are £185, with concessions priced at £125 and children’s (under-16s) at £35 – these include 15 home games and half-price tickets to the Big Bash event in Blackpool. The club are also offering family season tickets, which offer discounts for larger groups. Prices are: adult and child £200 (£20 saving), adult and two children £220 (£35 saving), two adults and two children £390 (saves £50). They will be available to purchase at the club’s kit launch event planned for Friday December 5.

BIRSTALL VICTORIA ARLFC’S juniors celebrated their success with an end-of-season presentation night. The under-15s team were presented with their awards by Leeds Rhinos players Luke Briscoe and Mason Tonks. Sam Horner from the Leeds Rugby Foundation also brought along the Rugby League Challenge Cup for players to have their photograph taken with. The winners on the night were Callum Roberts who won the players’ player of the season and the coaches’ award. James Colleran was named the parents’ player of the year, Brandon Dyson won man of steel and Aaron Clough was seen as the most improved. Special thanks also went to coach Matty Akeroyd who is stepping down after five years with the team. Meanwhile, the under-12s and under-13s teams were also joined by Leeds Rhinos players – with Jimmy Keinhorst and Elliot Minchella both handing out trophies. The under-12s awards went to most improved player Oliver Parry, players’ player Robson Steven, parents’ player Sean Lawes and coaches’ award winner Josh Beevers. In the under-13s Liam Brotherton and Cameron Winner shared the most improved accolade, with Charlie Blockley clinching an award double with both the players’ player and parents’ award. Josh Jackson was the coaches’ choice and Reece Ashworth took home the clubman of the year trophy.

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Friday November 21, 2014

RUGBY LEAGUE

MOOR KIDS STRIKE GOLD

Thornhill go second as Pennine chaos goes on

Extra-time winner secures Yorkshire semi-final spot

PENNINE LEAGUE

BARLA YORKSHIRE CUP QUARTER-FINALS

DEWSBURY MOOR U-13s 15 HUNSLET WARRIORS U-13s 14 at Heckmondwike Road

BRAD FROST kicked a golden point injury-time drop-goal as Dewsbury Moor Under-13s secured a Yorkshire Cup semifinal place with a 15-14 win over Hunslet Warriors. In a game of two halves Moor had built up a 14-0 advantage before the visitors battled back to level and force extra-time. But a thrilling finale ensured the boys from Heckmondwike Road reached the last four of the prestigious competition. Moor had raced into a 14-0 lead in an impressive first half display. Half-back partners Owen Beety and Taylor Franklin combined with full-back Harry Thornton who sent in Connor Charlesworth on Hunslet’s left edge for the opening try. Moor continued their attacking sprees and after powerful runs from Josh Inwood and Jake Wilson, centre Brad Llewellyn

GOLDEN POINT: Brad Frost lands the winning drop-goal under pressure went over to put Dewsbury 8-0 up. Hunslet’s threat was evident as their large players battered Moor with rampaging runs – only heroic tackling from Ethan Starkey, Aaron O’Neil, Jacob White and Callum Brooks kept the visitors at bay.

Having weathered the Hunslet storm Moor moved to the other end and Jay Scriven created the space for Jonathan Diskin to hoodwink his opponents for a try next to the posts. Brad Frost tagged on the extra two for a 14-0 lead at half-time. But any thoughts of an easy

win were quickly dismissed as the Warriors produced a spirited fightback in the second stanza. Hunslet rallied and scored three tries, all through individual efforts, to level the scores after the single conversion was added. The hosts stepped up their defence and prevented any further scores as the game entered extra-time. The game was marred somewhat when the referee had to send off the Hunslet coach for misbehaving. But it took little away from a gripping extra period. Charlesworth looked to have secured the home win when he dived over the whitewash, but the referee deemed he had lost control and disallowed the effort. Stand-off Franklin had several attempts at a drop-goal with little success, but as the Hunslet defence focused on the Moor halfback, substitute Frost stepped up and hit a perfect one-pointer between the uprights to spark huge celebrations. Moor will now will face the winner of Drighlington v East Hull in the semi-finals.

Shaw Cross win bragging rights in crucial Yorkshire Cup tie BARLA YORKSHIRE CUP QUARTER-FINALS

SHAW CROSS U-18S DEWSBURY CELTIC U-18S

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SHAW CROSS SHARKS UNDER18s booked their place in the Yorkshire Cup semi-finals after seeing off local rivals Dewsbury Celtic 48-8. The hosts enjoyed the best of early possession and the early pressure led to an opening try through Sam Ottewell. Ottewell chipped and chased to retrieve his own kick to score. Eddie Macina converted. Good forward play from Jake

JUNIOR RL Townsend, Harry Webster and Declan Ellis kept up the Sharks momentum and the defence was strong, putting pressure on the visitors. The pressure told when the visitors put in a poor clearance kick which Ottewell fielded before finding a huge gap in the Celtic middle and racing in from halfway for a 12-0 lead with Macina’s conversion. The Sharks were moving the ball well and some good handling from Zack Moore, Brandan French and Will Poching got Tom

Griffiths free. He gave a great ball to Aiden Kay who burst through and drew the full-back before sending the supporting Ottewell under the posts for his hat-trick. Macina added the extras to make it 18-0. Celtic were bravely battling on and just on the stroke of half-time a strong run from Ben Findlay resulted in a try in the corner to make it 18-4 at the break. The Sharks started strongly in the second half and a pinpoint kick from French saw Macina catch the ball unchallenged to score in the corner and convert. Slick handling by French,

Poching and Moore created the overlap for Macina’s second. Ottewell added his fourth try when supporting Ellis who offloaded in a three man tackle, but Celtic struck back following a ‘free play’ chip and chase. However, the Green and Whites were powerless to stop the Sharks onslaught as a break from Aiden Harding saw Karl Cassar score and a good offload from French put Jay Webster over to seal the win. Matty Spaven, Dale Smith and Ben D’Abreu defended well in a great team effort, with man-ofthe-match Ottewell taking the plaudits for his four tries.

Maroons keep pace with leaders in Fartown PENNINE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ONE

ST JOSEPHS DEWSBURY MOOR

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at Fartown

DEWSBURY MOOR continued their climb up the Championship One table after a highscoring victory over St Josephs. Gracing the hallowed turf of the famous Fartown ground the visitors quickly raced into a commanding 18-point lead. Stand-off Richard Squires opened the Moor account and was soon followed over the whitewash by second-rower Toby Richardson, who blasted over under the posts. Versatile Yorkshire county player Bartley O’Brien finished off a good passing move

and Squires added a third conversion to make it 18-0. St Josephs proved they weren’t going to be walked over and two converted efforts brought them back into the game. Half-backs Darren Kelly and Sam Hendricks probed at the Dewsbury line before winger Nick Mitchell and centre George Stott both crossed. Mitchell added the extras to both tries. Moor countered and good forward drives from Jamie Samme, Danny Wardman and James Delaney led to Squires racing in for his second try, which he also converted. With half-time approaching the Maroon and Golds unleashed an attacking move. Jacob Flathers made the initial break and after support from Delaney and scrum-half Cameron Bruce, winger George Croisdale

Trojans celebrate season THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-9s concluded a highly successful campaign with their end-of-season presentation on Sunday. Leeds Rhinos players Stevie Ward and Andy Yates were on hand to give out the awards. Squad honours went to Rosie Richardson, Harry Yates, Finlay Ratcliffe, Dylan Harpin, Charlie Key, Alfie Mulcahy, Daniel Burden, Louie Creaser, Kyle Lister and Regan Lofthouse.

JUNIOR RL Kye Hodgson won joint parents’ player and the players’ player awards. Bailey Lee shared the parents’ award. Oliver Brown won the coaches’ award and Josh Barclay was young gun winner. Clubman of the season was awarded to Scott Walker. Henri Wood was seen as the most improved player and Connor Hickling was named man of steel.

TEAM EFFORT: The Trojans Under-9s line-up

finished the move. Squires added his fifth goal to make it 3012 at the interval. The visitors quickly built up a lead in the second period with tries from the elusive Jordan Foster and Bruce – with Squires maintaining his 100 per cent record with the boot – making it 42-12. Moor were perhaps guilty of relaxing in the final quarter as St Josephs raced in for a further two tries. Courtney Allette was first to score and he was followed by Richard Aka. Nick Mitchell added the two angled conversions. But the Huddersfield side had left it too late and Dewsbury were good value for their victory, with the experienced Adam Barrett and Andrew Robinson proving steadying influences for the young Moor players.

BIG HIT: Dewsbury Moor’s defence gets to grips with St Joseph’s winger THORNHILL TROJANS were awarded a 300 walkover of Halifax Irish as the Pennine League crisis continued on Saturday. Following the departure of a number of PREMIER DIVISION clubs the elite league was reduced to just seven teams, leaving the Pennine committee to seek a resolution. As a result the Championship Division was scrapped, with the top five teams moving up to the Premier and the remaining teams linking up with Championship One. However, since then a number of clubs – most notably Halifax Irish, Brighouse Rangers and Illingworth – have refused to play fixtures, with fears now of a reduced fixture list and less competitive division. The walkover however, has pushed Thornhill to second place in the league’s top division, and they will be hunting another vital win tomorrow (Sat) as they visit third-placed Fryston Warriors. In CHAMPIONSHIP ONE Batley Boys moved within three points of the promotion spots following a 32-12 win at Brotherton Bulldogs. And with a game in hand on secondplaced local rivals Dewsbury Moor, they will be looking to close the gap further tomorrow (Sat) as they visit Moor’s Heckmondwike Road home. Ossett Trinity continued their return to winning form in DIVISION ONE with a 24-6 win over Boothtown Terriers – who recently dropped down from Championship One. Trinity, who ended a five-game losing streak the previous weekend, can now make it three wins in a row if they beat Boothtown in Halifax in their next fixture on Saturday November 29. In DIVISION TWO Shaw Cross Sharks ensured bottom club Wyke’s hunt for a first victory continued after a 13-8 win at Wyke Park. It was a good win considering the poor conditions and the Sharks will be looking to continue their ascent of the Division Two table tomorrow (Sat) when they host thirdplaced Hunslet Club Parkside. Dewsbury Celtic remain rooted to the bottom of the DIVISION FOUR table following a 24-10 loss at Dearne Valley Bulldogs. Celtic, who have only one win from their opening five games, will be aiming to add to their winning tally tomorrow (Sat) as they host fellow divisional strugglers West Bowling A. DIVISION FIVE side Hanging Heaton could not end Ovenden’s unbeaten run as they fell to a 38-22 loss in Halifax. The Dewsbury side have a good chance of getting back to winning ways tomorrow (Sat) as they play host to Hollinwood. In the PENNINE SUPPLEMENTARY CUP Dewsbury Moor A made easy progress after an 18-0 walkover of Illingworth A. Moor’s second string return to league action tomorrow (Sat) as they travel to Ryhill Hammers; and they have a great chance of a win against a side yet to taste victory this campaign.

DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: Tuesday November 11 1 A Haith and M Belk 2 P Couch and M Holt

3 P and D Sampson 4 G Clarke and M Watson

KEAR’S UNDERDOGS Batley face financial gulf in new RFL funding

Unbeaten record doesn’t worry me, says Sykes

By Jared Priestley Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk

BATLEY BULLDOGS have revealed the extent of the challenge they face in the 2015 Championship season under new the RFL funding scheme. The Bulldogs face the prospect of facing sides with far greater budgets than them after the distribution of funding changed under the new ‘Super 8s’ league structure. Batley, who narrowly survived relegation last season, along with Workington (seventh) and Whitehaven (ninth) have been handed £150,000 by the RFL. Meanwhile, Dewsbury Rams (sixth) and Sheffield (fifth) have been given £25k more, with an allocation of £175,000. The gap is further extended for fourth-placed and third-placed finishers Doncaster and Halifax respectively – with the Yorkshire sides given £200,000. Featherstone, runners-up in the 2014 season, and title winners Leigh will be handed £400k and £500k respectively and relegated Super League side’s Bradford Bulls and London have been rewarded with funding of £787k. According to the RFL: “The change in structure has seen a significant increase in the central funding available to those clubs relegated from Super League in 2014 and the top clubs in the Championship in 2014. “This should allow for more full-time professional clubs in the Championship competition in 2015, ensuring that the gap between the teams in the Super League and the Championships is

UNFAZED: British champion Sykes is not worried about Walsh’s unbeaten record Steve Horsfall

NEW ERA: The RFL have set a new structure for all three elite leagues called the ‘Super 8s’ including promotion and relegation narrower than ever before.” Speaking at the club’s open evening Batley chairman Kevin Nicholas revealed the gulf in funding between the clubs, and also revealed that a proposal was put forward for a revised payment method. Nicholas stated that his proposal for a more equal distribution – with some money taken away from the higher-funded clubs and handed to those in the lower band – was brought forward at a meeting with Championship clubs. It was supported by Dewsbury but Leigh, Featherstone and

Halifax spoke out against it and other clubs remained silent, meaning the proposal was shelved. Nicholas said: “Ideally we would like to reach the top four, but we have to be realistic, with the difference in budgets we know that is a big ask. “However, we feel we have a good enough squad to compete at this level and are targeting the middle eight and an improvement on last season’s eighth place finish.” In other club news the Bulldogs have re-signed Keegan Hirst from Featherstone for the 2015 season.

The prop returns to Mount Pleasant on a one-year deal, just 12 months after leaving the Bulldogs for the Big Fellas Stadium. He had returned on a shortterm loan last season after failing to secure a regular first team spot at Featherstone, but has now penned a permanent deal. The move which was announced at a fans’ forum last week, was funded by the club’s independent supporters group BISSA. Meanwhile, Batley have also

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Rams derby to rock Blackpool DEWSBURY RAMS will meet local rivals Batley Bulldogs at the inaugural Summer Bash at Blackpool in May. The new concept, based on the Super League’s Magic Weekend, will see Bloomfield Road play host to a round of Championship fixtures over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. The Rams-versus-Bulldogs clash will open proceedings on the Sunday (May 24) with a 12.45pm kick-off. The action begins on Saturday May 23 with the League 1 cup final at 12noon, followed by the Cumbrian derby between Workington and Whitehaven (2.30pm), Sheffield Eagles against London Broncos (4.45pm) and Bradford versus Halifax at 7pm. Sunday’s matches start with the Heavy Woollen derby followed by newly-promoted Hunslet Hawks against Doncaster (3pm). A repeat of the 2014 Championship Grand Final between Leigh and Featherstone will bring the curtain down on the weekend at 5.15pm. Rams chairman Mark Sawyer added: “The Batley fixture is most likely to attract a good crowd and we are looking forward to it. “If fans don’t turn up for that game then they won’t turn up for any, we are pleased

the RFL have chosen to go with derby games. “We have invested a lot into the weekend and it is essential we sell tickets, we will be putting offers on for season ticket-holders. “I think we have to lift the profile of the game and this weekend can do that.” Tickets for Summer Bash are on sale now from the club and can also be purchased by calling the RFL Ticket Office on 0844 856 1113 or by visiting www.rugbyleague tickets.co.uk.

Elsewhere, Dewsbury will launch their new home and away kits at a special open day on Saturday December 13. Supporters old and new are being invited to attend an exciting day where the kit will be revealed and made available for purchase. There will also be an exclusive opportunity to watch the squad train, grab a photo with favourite players and gain an insight into what goes on behind the scenes with a visit to the changing rooms and other matchday areas. The 2014 player sponsors will be presented with their player’s shirt and a memento of gratitude from the club. All categories of season ticket will be available to buy, and under-16s will also be able to register for a free season ticket. A start time and full schedule will be confirmed shortly. Sawyer added: “We have sold just over 200 season tickets so far and have had a good take- up on free season tickets for under-16s. “We have a target of 500 and will be disappointed if we don’t meet that, we have put them at the lowest price possible and I think it is great value for money.”

BOXER Gary Sykes says he is not fazed by Liam Walsh’s unbeaten record as he aims to add the Commonwealth title to his collection. ‘Five Star’ Sykes will face the unbeaten Cromer fighter in a Commonwealth and British super-featherweight title unification fight at London’s ExCel Arena on Saturday November 29. Walsh has so far had 16 professional bouts without a loss and has picked up notable wins against Scott Harrison and Joe Murray. But the Batley-trained fighter, who fights out of Central EBC on Field Lane, claims he isn’t worried by his opponent’s unbeaten standing. He said: “Walsh’s unbeaten record doesn’t bother me, I have fought unbeaten boxers before so this is nothing new. “He has some great scalps on his record, but he doesn’t know what defeat tastes like and he probably hasn’t had to dig too deep before. It is extra motivation for me. “A lot of people are calling it the ‘trade fight of the year’ and say it could go the distance, but I think the fact I have been constantly active gives me an advantage. “I’m coming off a stoppage win for the British title so I am confident, but I have learned a lot from that. “I know this fight is no ‘gimme’ and I certainly won’t be taking Walsh for granted. I know I am the underdog but that is how I like to be. I was the underdog when I first won the British title and I don’t mind being in that position.” The fight forms part of an impressive bill of boxing headed by Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury’s WBO heavyweight championship fight, with unbeaten middleweights Billy Joe Saunders and Chris Eubank Junior also meeting for the British, European and Commonwealth titles. However, fighting on such a big bill is nothing new for Sykes who has enjoyed success at Prizefighter as well as starring on the undercard to Amir Khan’s fight with Julio Diaz in 2013. “I am in the twilight of my career now so I only want to be fighting big fights on big bills,” added Sykes. “I have fought on Amir Khan’s bill before but this definitely tops that, its the biggest bill I have ever fought on. “I have had to order extra tickets and I’m taking about 150 fans down with me, for so many of them to come along so close to Christmas is great, I can’t thank them enough.” Around 1,000 spectators are expected to attend the fight night’s official weighin at London’s historic Empire Cinema, in Leicester Square, where Sykes and Walsh will go head-to-head for the first time next Friday (November 28).