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BOOM PLAN Expansive proposals for North Kirklees aim to fix ‘social and economic barriers to progress’ RAVENSTHORPE New town of 4,000 homes and railway station improvements CHIDSWELL 1,535 homes and industrial units on Church of England land REACTION TO MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT NEWS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT – page 3 A MAJOR planning strategy which seeks to address the area’s economic and social problems has been proposed. Kirklees Council’s Local Plan allocates land for housing and industry up to the year 2031, subject to Government approval. There is a huge scheme for Chidswell in Dewsbury, plus a ‘new town’ of up to 4,000 homes at Ravensthorpe. Other key projects include homes and industry for Hunsworth, Chain Bar and an area between Cleckheaton and Scholes. The policy aims to replace the council’s Unitary Development
Plan – in force since 1999 and considered out of date. It comes after a previous bid at creating a successor was rejected by the Government two years ago. Overall, 30,000 homes are proposed for Kirklees, 10,000 of which are already on the books in existing applications from developers. Ravensthorpe is the biggest single housing scheme in North Kirklees, while 1,535 homes plus industrial units are planned for land off Leeds Road in Chidswell. The earlier failed plan only allocated 500 homes and 35 hectares of land for industrial use at Chidswell. Mark Eastwood, of the Chidswell Action Group, dubbed plans for their area, which involves the sale of Church of England land, “astonishing”. He said: “The council and the church have ignored people’s views and seem hell-bent on destroying valuable farmland and green space at Chidswell.
“The fact that they have increased the housing numbers substantially is astonishing. “But make no mistake, we will continue to fight this just as fiercely as the last time, if that is what the residents of Chidswell still want.” Other plans would see 224 homes on land off Mill Street in Birstall and 318 on the site of Moorland Business Centre in Cleckheaton. Smaller schemes are dotted all over the district, such as 15 homes on land off Long Lane in Earlsheaton. The draft proposals aim to fix what the council sees in a report as economic and social barriers to progress. In North Kirklees, the number of shoppers who go elsewhere, especially to Leeds and Wakefield, is considered a problem. And many who live here work outside the district in what the report classes as higher-paying jobs.
Pockets of high unemployment, deprivation and poor health were found, particularly in Dewsbury and Batley. Both towns also suffer from a higher-than-average number of empty town centre shops and offices. The state of Dewsbury is a priority, with Chidswell, Ravensthorpe and Cooper Bridge seen as keys to regeneration. Fitting into that are improvements at Ravensthorpe Railway Station, even though Mirfield boasts the area’s only direct train link to London. Coun Peter McBride, Labour cabinet member for skills, jobs and transport, said regeneration is vital for Dewsbury. He said: “We’ve tried all sorts of initiatives, including Pioneer House, which shows the council is concerned and interested in the area. “But here we think this will generate the kind of resources which will really transform Dewsbury.
“And at the same time we can meet the area’s housing and industrial needs in the long term.” Tory leader Coun Robert Light said the plans would decimate greenfield and greenbelt land. He added: “Labour’s Local Plan will impact on the lives of everyone in the borough for years to come. “We believe the plan is bad for Kirklees and is not sustainable without a massive investment to overhaul the transport infrastructure of the borough. “We will be looking at Labour’s proposals in detail and the impact that they will have in all communities across Kirklees. “We will be closely examining their justification for their intended incursions into green belt and the increased allocation of land for housing proposals. “In addition we will be taking note of the results of their consultation exercise with great interest.”
“This will generate the kind of resources which will really transform Dewsbury... and at the same time we can meet the area’s housing and industrial needs in the long term”
“We believe the plan is bad for Kirklees and is not sustainable without a massive investment to overhaul the transport infrastructure of the borough”
– COUN PETER McBRIDE, Kirklees Council Labour Cabinet
– COUN ROBERT LIGHT, Kirklees Council Conservative leader
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Thief pushed 82-year-old woman to floor Deaths EASTWOOD FORMERLY FIRTH NEE DEAN ALICE On 26 September, of
Staincliffe, aged 75. Wife of the late Lewis Firth. Service at Staincliffe Parish Church, Thursday 8 October at 12.45pm, followed by interment at Batley Cemetery.
FANNAN BRIAN ANTHONY Aged 71, of Liversedge. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 6 October at 10am.
GEESON ESME On 26 September, of Chidswell, aged 89. Wife of the late Brian. Service at St Paul’s Church, Hanging Heaton, Tuesday 6 October at 1.45pm, followed by private committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.
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HAMMOND JOHN On 23 September at Ashworth Grange Care Home, aged 92. Husband of Kath. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 5 October at 2pm.
HOWARTH GORDON On 19 September, aged 78. Husband of the late Sandra. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 8 October at 2pm.
On 30 September, formerly of Heckmondwike, aged 85. Wife of the late Frank. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 9
On 23 September, of Earlsheaton, aged 79. Husband of Sheila. Service took place at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 1 October at 2pm.
ROWLEY ROBERT ERNEST ‘BOB’ On 26 September, aged 79, of Liversedge. Husband of Sheila. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 8 October at 12.30pm.
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On 25 September, of Dewsbury, aged 48. Partner of Alan. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 9 October at 12.30pm.
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Nee Phillips On September 29th 2015 peacefully with her loving family by her side, Joan, aged 90 years, of Batley. Beloved wife of Jack, loving mum of Alan, Shirley and Gillian and a dearly loved and sadly missed mother-inlaw, grandma and great grandma. Funeral service and committal to take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday October 7th at 12.30pm. Family flowers only please but donations in memory of Joan may be made to the RNIB, a plate for which shall be available at the service. Will all friends please meet at the crematorium.
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SPEIGHT KATHLEEN On 24 September, aged 86. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 13 October at 11.15am.
STUBLEY HERBERT On 27 September, aged 88, of Batley. Husband of the late Olga. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 9 October at 2pm.
WALKER JOSEPH On 27 September, aged 94. Husband of the late Mary. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 12 October at 2.45pm.
WARD BELFER On 20 September, aged 90. Husband of Barbara. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 5 October at 10.30am
WILLIAMS GORDON On 26 September, aged 81, of Liversedge. Husband of Margaret. Service at Church of Latter Day Saints, Huddersfield on Tuesday 6 October at 12noon.
WINTERBOTTOM ANTHONY On 26 September, of Hanging Heaton, aged 76. Husband of Janet. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 6 October at 12.30pm.
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DETECTIVES have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a robbery last week in Birkenshaw. The incident took place on Wednesday September 23 at around 12.50pm on Moor Lane, when an 82year-old woman answered the door to an unknown male, who claimed someone had stolen her handbag. The man then entered the property, snatching a bag containing an amount of cash, before pushing her to the floor and making off. The suspect is described as a white male, aged 35-40 years, around 5ft 8in tall, of medium build, wearing dark-coloured clothing. The suspect spoke with a local accent. Det Con Richard Brooke, of Kirklees CID, said: “I would appeal to anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV to come forward. “Equally, if anyone was in the area around Moor Lane last Wednesday lunchtime, and may have seen someone matching the description, or if anyone else has had a man knock on the door in similar circumstances in the area, I would also ask that they contact the police. “Fortunately, the victim was not injured as a result of the incident, but it has clearly been a frightening experience. Enquiries are ongoing.” Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Richard Brooke at Kirklees CID via 101.
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BOOM PLAN Reaction from Spen Valley and Mirfield
‘We need new schools’ NEW SCHOOLS are needed to cope with the huge number of homes planned for Spen Valley, a campaigner has warned. Graeme Raisbeck, who helped fight off developers in Cleckheaton, said Kirklees Council’s Local Plan may only work with the right infrastructure to support it. He pointed out that 500 homes are proposed for the catchment area of Hightown JI&N School in Liversedge. Mr Raisbeck said: “That, over 15 years, is at least another junior school and probably more likely two new schools required just in Hightown. “It will be interesting to see the sustainability of this plan. The last time I looked, the country had no money for schools or hospitals.” Some 321 new homes are planned for land between Laverhills and Quaker Lane in Hightown. Another 107 will go on land south of Second Avenue on Windy Bank estate, plus others at locations including Headlands Farm and Primrose Lane. Other major developments include 133 homes on land close to Whitechapel Primary School in Cleckheaton. And 318 properties are proposed for the Merchant Fields at Hunsworth, near Chain Bar. The scheme would be near a business park and the M62 slip road and Mr Raisbeck said: “Traffic and commuting looks set to worsen. “There is an awful lot of proposed house-building going onto Spen
News in Brief Man texted threats to his ex-partner BATLEY: A man with a history of mental health problems sent threatening texts to his ex-partner when she found a new boyfriend. Magistrates in Huddersfield heard that Samual Brown, of Leeds, sent the texts to Bethany McDaid of him holding a gun and threatening to cut her head off. Brown, who admitted harassment from August 1 to September 2, also turned up at her home in Batley, banging his head on a wall and later standing outside for hours in the rain. Brown was previously sectioned. District judge Michael Fanning adjourned the case until Tuesday October 20 for reports.
Wedding fair MIRFIELD: A wedding fair is to be held at St Mary’s Church on Sunday (10.30am-5pm), with more than 20 exhibitors including florists, stationers and travel agents. The event also features a prosecco bar, organ recital and fashion show. The parish team will provide venue details for weddings at St Mary’s and St Paul’s churches in Mirfield and St John’s Church at Hopton.
Ceilidh dancing HANGING HEATON: A night of traditional Scottish and Irish dancing is on at St Paul’s Church Hall tomorrow (Saturday). The Colin Keen Band are to star at a ceilidh organised by the Dewsbury and District branch of Soroptimist International. Proceeds are for various charities. Tickets are from sidad1942@gmail.com or see their Facebook page.
Valley’s green fields. “More encouraging is the inclusion of the brownfield sites off Westgate and Bradford Road.
“But how many of the houses will be affordable? Forty-year mortgages and a bias towards renting will soon be the norm.”
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Town plots strategy A MEETING in Mirfield will discuss the town’s own planning strategy. Residents can find out more about the Neighbourhood Plan at the Salvation Army Hall on Monday, October 12 (7pm). Driven by the town council, it will give some control over where any new housing schemes are built. Mirfield will have to accept hundreds of new homes over the next 15 years under
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Kirklees Council’s Local Plan. This includes 63 properties at Sheep Ings Farm, 60 on land between Flash Lane and Dunbottle Lane and 39 near Northorpe Lane. And the 183 homes proposed for the Mirfield25 site off Leeds Road also feature. Coun Martyn Bolt (Con, Battyeford) said: “Under the Neighbourhood Plan we would be able to tweak where those homes go.”
The idea will ultimately go to a referendum and Coun Bolt said: “There's a contradiction here. “This smaller policy needs support from residents but the over-arching one from Kirklees only has to be validated by the cabinet. “Yet the proposals in the Local Plan will affect communities not just now but for future generations. “Mirfield25 was
passed in 1998 and yet it’s still having an effect. And you wonder what the longterm implications will be of the Bradley new town. “We know we already get people from that area coming into Mirfield for our schools.” “I imagine the consultation will be focused over there and Mirfield won’t get a contribution towards education.”
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News In Brief Pensioner robbed CLECKHEATON: A pensioner was robbed of the money she had just withdrawn from a cash machine. The victim, 68, used an ATM at Barclays Bank on Northgate around 10.30am last Friday. As she walked away, a man in his mid-20s approached from behind and demanded the money. He then snatched the cash out of her hands and fled. The woman was unhurt. The suspect is white with dark hair, about 6ft 2in tall and of slim build. Anyone with information can call Kirklees CID on 101.
Deprived Dewsbury DEWSBURY: Three areas of the town are among the most deprived in England according to government figures. Of 32,000 postcode areas assessed, homes around Burgh Mill Lane were ranked at 672, with those near Crow Nest Park and around the railway station and town hall at 1,066 and 1,227 respectively. Blake Hall Road and Church Lane in Mirfield were the least deprived part of North Kirklees.
Plague of rats ‘due to drain collapse’ By David Miller
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A RAT infestation is plaguing an area of Heckmondwike after a suspected drain collapse. The vermin are seen during the day on Oldfield Lane between business premises and people’s homes. Eleven of them were counted around the back of Bed Kingdom at 10.30am on Tuesday. Director Ashley Hainsworth said there were even more two hours earlier, while residents are said to see dozens at night. He added Kirklees Council told him a collapsed drain on an unadopted road could be the source. Problems began about two months ago and Mr Hainsworth believes the possible drain issue means rats are coming out to
scavenge food. Council pest control officers offered to put traps down while investigations are made by Yorkshire Water. Mr Hainsworth said: “Rats are very territorial. “You can put traps down all day long but if you catch one another will simply take its place.” A council spokeswoman said: “The pest control service was first made aware of this sighting of rats outside Bed Kingdom on Friday, September 25. “A pest control technician visited the site and advised that a drainage investigation will be required to determine the source of the problem. “Once the investigation has been completed, we will liaise with the relevant partners to resolve the issue.” Yorkshire Water were on site on Wednesday and vowed to repair any Est defects found. 45 A spokeswoman Years said: “We apologise to any residents and business owners who have seen rats in the Oldfield Lane area of Heckmondwike. “We are using CCTV cameras and putting dye in the pipe network to try to locate any entry or exit points that might enable rats to pass. “Any defects will be repaired and the area will be baited in the meantime.”
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Hair salon customers take shortcut to a good book HAIRDRESSERS may once have been famous for asking customers if they wanted something for the weekend. But in Heckmondwike, the phrase has new meaning thanks to a book-drop by library enthusiasts. John Kaye, (pictured) of Salon 29 on Westgate, has teamed up with the Friends of Heckmondwike Library for a giveaway. People can take and read a book from the salon, then return it or pass it on to someone else or a charity shop. Each one comes with a bookmark featuring library opening times, services provided and events, clubs and classes available. The aim is to spread the joy of reading while also raising the profile of the library. Sonja Martin, of the friends group, said some people do not
know there is a library, which is on Walkley Lane. She said: “It’s amazing how many people don’t know there’s a library in Heckmondwike, perhaps because it’s not in the centre of town. “We talked to someone recently who’s just moved to the area and wanted to visit the library. “He asked around but couldn’t get an answer and so he resorted to Googling it.” John got involved having attended a book day event last month. The friends group are planning more book-drops at locations across town. New volunteers are welcome at the friends group. Their next meeting is at the library on Tuesday, October 27 (7pm). Follow them on Twitter @heckylibrary or see the Friends of Heckmondwike Library Facebook page.
Biker killed in crash with car A BIKER died in Batley after smashing into the side of a car which was turn-
ing in front of him. Dental student Qasim Rehman, 23, was heading home
Governing Body Meeting To be held in public on Wednesday 7th October, 2pm to 5.30pm Rooms 1&2, 4th Floor, Empire House, Dewsbury An opportunity to listen to the Governing Body. Questions can be sent in advance by emailing ask@northkirkleesccg.nhs.uk, which will be answered at the start of the meeting. Verbal questions relating to the agenda will be answered at the end of the meeting.
to Dewsbury along Bradford Road when the accident happened. An inquest in Huddersfield heard Mr Rehman overtook a Ford Focus driven by Jowairiyya Basser. A BMW driven by Ms Basser’s sister Zaynab was turning right into Mount Street at that moment. Traffic officer PC Martin Ward estimated Mr Rehman was travelling at an average speed of about 40mph in a 30mph limit. The sisters, on their way back from a restaurant in Bradford, were both
doing about 20mph. Mr Rehman, of Pennine Road, Earlsheaton, overtook the Ford Focus on the opposite side of the road. He crashed into the driver's side of the BMW, which was clearly indicating to turn, and was thrown from his bike into a wall. His father Saif said his son, a Bradford College student, was always careful on his bike, which he used for commuting. Assistant coroner Mary Burke concluded Mr Rehman’s death was due to a road traffic collision.
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Jobless dad jailed for £248,000 heroin-run By Staff Reporters AN UNEMPLOYED man from Dewsbury Moor who acted as a courier for nearly five kilos of heroin was jailed for four years. Balal Khan, 37, was driving to Blackburn with the drugs in the boot of a silver Mercedes when he was stopped by police. Officers who pulled Khan over in Bradford in April found a sports bag with 4.97 kilos of heroin inside. Bradford Crown Court was told the drugs had a street value of about £248,000. Conor Quinn, prosecuting, said Khan, of Pilgrim
‘Generally decent man’ tempted to act as courier Crescent, Dewsbury Moor, told police he thought the drugs were cannabis. He was offered £200 to deliver them and agreed to do so because he was out of work. Khan, who admitted possessing heroin with intent to supply, put a postcode taped to the sports bag into the car’s sat-nav. Barrister Mohammed Nawaz, for Khan, said his client had no previous convictions. Khan took part in the
hearing via videolink from Leeds Prison, knowing he would face a significant prison sentence. And he was there instead of being with his wife and young children for Eid celebrations. Mr Nawaz said Khan’s offending was a source of great shame and acute embarrassment for his client. He added: “He knows this amount of heroin would have caused untold damage and misery.
“In hindsight he now sees that and expresses through me real remorse for his actions. “For a few weeks prior to this offence he had been out of work and unable to find gainful employment and he was tempted to act as a courier. “Frankly, he knows that no amount of money should have tempted him to transport these serious drugs.” Judge Jonathan Rose accepted that Khan is generally a decent man. But, he said, those involved in transporting drugs are “vital cogs” in operations which cause death, misery and untold amounts of crime.
In memory of Arslan... £4,000 for hospices A FUN RUN in memory of a Ravensthorpe teenager raised more than £4,000 for charities. Rizwan Aslam, 13, ran from his home on North Road to the Forget Me Not children’s hospice in Huddersfield last Saturday. He was joined by more than 40 family and friends of his brother Arslan, who had muscular distrophy and died in March this year aged 16 after complications from surgery.
MP Paula Sherriff saw the runners off. Pubs along the way, including the Pear Tree at Mirfield, acted as way stations. Keen boxer Rizwan, who trained on Saddleworth Moor, did the run in less than an hour. Cash raised is towards a £100,000 target which will be donated to the Forget Me Not and Martin House children’s hospices. PICTURES: Mike Clark
Woman,70, attacked in her home by night intruders A PENSIONER was assaulted when she discovered three robbers in her Batley home last Friday. The woman, aged 70, woke due to noise downstairs at around 1am and went to investigate with her daughter. She saw from the landing of her home on Bunkers Hill three men who had broken in. Two of them ran upstairs,
grabbed the victim, assaulted her and then demanded property. They fled towards Abbey Road when a male occupant appeared. The woman was not badly hurt but was left shocked and upset. The three suspects were white and wore dark clothing. Police are asking witnesses to come forward.
Det Con Richard Brooke, of Kirklees CID, said: “Fortunately, incidents such as this are rare. “I would ask anyone who saw three men behaving suspiciously outside the address shortly before the incident, or fleeing in the direction of Abbey Road, to contact us.” Anyone with information can call Kirklees CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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News in Brief 100mph chase
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DEWSBURY: A driver who led police on a car chase at speeds of up to 100mph was jailed for eight months and banned from driving for two years. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that Mohammed Hussain, 23, was spotted in the early hours of May 21 doing 50mph on Crackenedge Lane. Officers pursued his Ford Focus onto the ring road but Hussain, of Orchard Street, Savile Town, sped away towards the M1. The police helicopter kept track of Hussain until he was finally caught at Woolley Edge services. He admitted dangerous driving and having no insurance or licence.
DEWSBURY: A man is accused of imprisoning, robbing and assaulting a former girlfriend. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that on September 27, Shazan Shabir, 23, of Old Mill View, Dewsbury, got into the victim’s car and told her to drive to the Alder House Hotel in Batley. They checked into a room and Shabir, it is claimed, made her withdraw cash, hit her and made threats. The Huddersfield bench sent the case to Leeds Crown Court, where Shabir is due to appear on Tuesday October 13.
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Jeremy’s friends are an insult to our intelligence NE OF the big difficulties of writing a newspaper column like this for 22 years (and counting) is finding new and creative ways of insulting people. It’s not easy. You can only call the Prime Minister of the day (four and counting) a moron and an idiot so many times, before people tire of it. I am somewhat fortunate in having a ‘friend’ in the village to practice on. We walk the dogs, have a pint, occasionally play golf and as a pair of miserable gits, bear a slightly more youthful resemblance to the two old curmudgeons from The Muppets, Statler and Waldorf. The main thing is, that as we trade insults and jibes, we do make each other laugh out loud quite often. There is an edge to how creatively we can do each other down, though, unfortunately, most of the verbs and adjectives are not fit for reproduction in a family newspaper. They do sow seeds for literary consideration however. Indeed, as someone who insults people for a living, it
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The handiwork (left) of my stalker Carl Morphett (above). I think he probably has a crush on the quiet... never fails to amaze me how few insults come hurtling back the other way – a testimony I suppose to the underlying truth of the expression “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. I do sometimes wonder if I’m losing my touch though, so dimly inactive have some of my stalkers been of late. Dewsbury’s foremost Marxist Carl Morphett, who posts most of his rantings online using the pen-name Simon Cressy, has long had to
do his anti-Lockwood hate work himself. Morphett, plus former MP Mike Wood’s ex-gimp Peter Ward, and Shahid Malik’s toyboy Terry McKay, have long been the backbone of a Facebook page obsessing over the contents of this column. I even joined it myself to join in the ‘we hate Locky’ debate, but they blocked me. Still, the group has a decentsized membership – but only because Morphett physically adds his ‘friends’ (I use the term loosely) to it. Most of the
poor saps probably don’t even know, let alone have a clue who I am. Just look at the screenshot (above) as an example. Member after member … ‘added by Carl Morphett, added by Carl Morphett’… It’s sad really. Quite disappointing. Is my infamy so insignificantly parochial? And I’m afraid I’m going to have to let them down further. You see, I don’t think I’m going to be able to stir up my creative insult-juices sufficiently to do their new hero Jeremy Corbyn justice. Calling people names in a newspaper column is like cheering on the terraces when your football or rugby team scores. It’s cathartic. It gets things off your chest – and for
you as readers, you can either cheer along in agreement, or, as with Morphett and his fellow drain-dwellers, you can boo and hiss at Locky the pantomime villain. I don’t mind that you kick the cat through the patio doors, or swear out loud while visiting your mum in the old people’s home, because I’ve got on your wick. It’s good for you! No, no, I don’t need thanking... But here’s the thing – to be convincingly insulting, you have to mean it. What Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust boss Stephen Eames and his dimwit directors have done to healthcare in our district cancels out whatever admirable human qualities he might otherwise have. Loving dad and husband? Supports charities? So what? His policies and his managerial incompetence is causing misery. Have a figurative bunch of fives. Kirklees chief executive Adrian Lythgo falls into the same bracket – no cover-up is too great to maintain the politically correct project of his directorate. He runs a donkey sanctuary? Spends Saturday nights feeding the homeless? I don’t care. I can’t care. Because I believe he turns a blind eye to
potential criminality based on the ethnicity of the offenders. So one on the nose for you too, Adie. But the new/old Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn? Sorry, I can’t bring myself to put the verbal boot in. I looked and listened to Corbyn at the Labour Conference in Brighton and just thought, “aw, bless!” Rant at him? I want to get a hanky and wipe away the dribble running into the befuddled old man’s beard. Besides, isn’t there a law against mocking the afflicted? He’s confused, doesn’t make sense, waffles … I think there might be some Alzheimer’s going on already. Giving poor Jeremy a ration would be like stealing a blind man’s stick, or, to use a more current analogy, firing your bow and arrow at a Syrian refugee’s rubber dinghy. To get upset at a public figure, you have to be able to take real umbrage, get overheated at their vanity, deceit and malign incompetence. Jeremy? He’s a figure of fun, is all. And it’s not nice to be unkind to such a sad and sorry example of life’s losers. Best if we all ignore him until he fades quietly away...
Beds – Mattresses – The usual suspects... Bunk Beds ’D NOT been near London MP Greg all year until a couple of accused ME of weeks ago when I was at nicking my the House of Commons and, own trophy, among other things, presentwhen we ed a trophy to Lib Dem MP were Greg Mulholland. surrounded The Communications Cup by villains – in was won by Greg’s ‘Political the House of Animals’ rugby team, against my rag-tag and bobtail assort- Commons! ment of journalists. I had it commissioned after the first trophy, which we won, disappeared. Greg and I failed to agree on a name for it and so, because I was buying, I chose. As I told the assembled dignitaries, it was because MPs ‘communicate’ the electorate’s wishes to Her Majesty’s Government, and the media ‘communicates’ back to the voters their abject failure to take a blind bit of notice. But actually, despite the ramblings of Jeremy Corbyn (see above) and the warped priorities of David Cameron – this week committing £25 million to build a prison in Jamaica so we can deport the 600 Jamaicans in our jails – it should be a doddle to run this country. All the government needs to do is listen to us for once. That Jamaican farce – what’s the betting, when it’s finished, Jamaica refuses to accept its villains back anyway? This week their PM was still ranting about Cameron apologising for the slave trade (and paying compo, naturally). Still with prisons, three Libyan soldiers we idiotically brought here to ‘train’ (at a cost of £15m) and who were jailed for sex attacks, are now claiming asylum. Preventing non-UK citizens from accessing legal aid would probably crank a party up five points in the polls for starters. I doubt these sex fiends have the wit to play the system, but we have an industry of Human Rights lawyers fine-tuned in it. They say the
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ACK TO London tomorrow (Saturday) to meet up with a group of old friends from my California days, over here for the Rugby Union World Cup. At least I won’t have to look at the smug mush of Mrs L (born in Croydon but swears she’s Welsh) when Australia puts the hapless English team out of their misery in front of 80,000 deluded patriots at Twickenham. If I sound defeatist, can I make the argument that, actually, I’m being a realist? England have more players and clubs than the rest of the Six Nations countries combined. And how many times have they won that tournament (in which Scotland and Italy are makeweights) in the last 11 years? Once. The England coach Stuart Lancaster, like England RL coach Steve McNamara, is a nice guy who, unfortunately, couldn’t win a raffle if he bought all the tickets. If those two fell in a bucket of boobs, they’d both come out sucking their thumbs. It’s at times like this I’m so relieved at being mostly Irish… come on the Paddies!
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Cancer dad’s nightmare A CANCER sufferer from Heckmondwike has told of his living nightmare after an operation went wrong. David Earnshaw, 59, of Six Lane Ends, had surgery for prostate cancer in December last year. The operation at Pinderfields Hospital successfully removed the cancer, but his bowel and bladder were cut by accident. And scans for the procedure showed that he had a high white blood cell count. This was diagnosed as leukaemia, which cannot be treated until his other medical problems are sorted out. The only surgeon who can make the repairs is based at University College Hospital in London. David, the steward at Liversedge Cricket Club, was hoping that a procedure due to
take place there yesterday would end 10 months of agony. He said four trips to London for scans cost £360 in rail fares which have yet to be reimbursed. He is on antibiotics and multiple painkillers for infections and round-the-clock pain which leaves him exhausted. The dad of four said: “The surgeon (at Pinderfields) cut my bowel and bladder so that everything leaks into one and I’m infected all the time. “I was promised that it was a routine operation but the next thing I knew I was like this.” Antibiotics alone do not deal with the infections, so he goes to Pinderfields every four or five weeks to have his system ‘flushed out’. He added of the pain: “Some days I’m in bed at 4pm and
won’t be up until the next day. It’s very easy to get depressed.” The effect on wife Diane and the couple’s children – sons Craig, Andrew and Nathan and daughter Toni – has been just as traumatic. He said: “I went from being 14 stone and fit to 10 stone. Some of my family and friends said I looked so terrible they thought I was going to die.” David Melia, director of staff and patient engagement at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “We cannot comment on the specifics of what care and operations patients have received because we need to respect their privacy and confidentiality. “We have been in contact with this patient to let him know what he needs to do to have his expenses paid.”
Addict targeted theft of Apple goods A REFORMED addict who returned to drugs after his father died stole a package from a delivery firm. Damien Gooding, 36, of Hirst Street, Lower Hopton, Mirfield, then posed as a worker in a bid to steal again when his employment ended. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard Gooding gained a shortterm contract at UPS in Dewsbury last Christmas. He was caught stealing an iPhone after a complaint was made that it had not been received. On January 2, despite leaving his role, Gooding identi-
fied himself as a UPS employee in a bid to take more Apple products. Alex Bozman, prosecuting, said the defendant went to a shop in Huddersfield but left empty-handed. He said: "He asked if there were any collections for him but the store manager had doubts and didn’t give him anything. “He made contact with UPS, who told the manager he was no longer in employment.” Gooding admitted charges of theft by employee, fraud by false representation, theft and the stealing of steak worth £50
from Mirfield Co-op on January 27. Rachel Smith, mitigating, said her client had lived with a drug problem on and off for 18 years. His addiction was under control but then his father died and he returned to drugs as a coping mechanism. Ms Smith added: “Over Christmas he found employment, the temptation was there and he committed these offences.” Gooding was given a sixweek curfew, nine months of drug treatment and told to pay a £60 victim surcharge.
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Put differences aside for the town Dear Sir, Shopping in Dewsbury last week, I thought I would walk up the arcade where all the shops are vacant; none have been let. Walking up there I met an elderly lady, like myself, who asked me ‘how has this happened, who is responsible?’ I said I wish I knew. We discussed how lovely Dewsbury used to be with all the nice shops, Marks & Spencer, the Coop, Bickers, Harvey’s, J&B’s and Duffet & Brear; Where can you buy dresses for the over 50s in Dewsbury now? I do remember the manage-
Forefathers would be proud From: John Appleyard, Liversedge Dear Sir, As I watch the Labour Party conference on my TV there are many tributes to Keir Hardie,
Letter of the Week: Wendy Senior, Dewsbury ment at Marks & Spencer and Duffet & Brear blaming Kirklees for them leaving Dewsbury. David Sheard, Labour leader, and Robert Light, Conservative leader, cannot agree on the plans for Yorkshire’s future. No wonder our Prime Minister David Cameron said: “Yorkshire people not only can’t get on with other people, they can’t get on with themselves.”
the Labour Party’s first leader who died 100 years ago, and as delegates argue for women to play a more active role, we should remember that Hardie was a supporter of female suffrage, not just to vote, but to become active in politics and members of parliament. West Yorkshire played a major role in women gaining the right to vote, and at the
We need people who put their differences on one side to sort Dewsbury’s problems out, and restore it to a prosperous town. Please get your act together, Kirklees councillors. Dewsbury people are losing hospital services and decent shops. At the clinical commissioning group AGM at Cleckheaton Town Hall, we were told by Dr Kelly, the chairman of the group, that
1906 Labour party conference a debate on female suffrage was led by Ben Turner from Batley. He later became mayor of the town and was also general secretary of the National Union of Weavers, his wife was a member of the Women’s Social and Political Union. Turner spoke on a bill called OSTAM (on the same terms as men) which if passed, he
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Parallel lives From: Derek Cartwright, Batley Dear Sir, From my parallel universe, I heard a Labour man tell us at their conference how someone had died because his benefits had been withdrawn at the whim of a government body, even though the evidence of three medical experts had supported the man’s case. Labour drew on this as an example of the evils of a Conservative Government. Yet for me, the lesson was the opposite – it was the evils of the bureaucratic state that Labour expounds and promotes. Then we are to believe that the self-same bureaucrats have a crystal ball and can find and promote the ideas of tomorrow? Then we are to believe that the Labour government locally in the 2000s were correct when they told us there were increasing job vacancies in Kirklees, when in my parallel universe the council’s eventual figures showed that employment was decreasing. Then we are to believe that you believe and trust politicians? Then we are to believe that unions will promote the loss of jobs as some new idea makes their members redundant, as we the people move on to other products? What happened to phone boxes? Oh, yes, you bought mobile telephones! What happened to TVs with
money should be spent on keeping our A&E, intensive care and high dependancy services at Dewsbury Hospital.
tubes? Oh yes, you bought thin modern TVs with better picture quality. What happened to UK textile firms? Oh yes, you bought items from the Far East, etc! We are to forget that ‘government’, be that Labour, coalition or Conservative, forces the steel industry to use more expensive renewable energy sources, thus pushing up their costs and making them uncompetitive, and so causing job losses! We are to forget that ‘government’ encourages global firms to set up in their countries due to their tax regimes, and that it is politicians who pass legislation that then some object to. All the politicians have to do is change the ‘unfair’ legislation. Then just remember that when the self-same firms move parts of their operations elsewhere! The difference from the truth in the parallel universe may be widening?
Keep up the good work From: Malcolm Haigh, Batley Dear Sir, I just wanted to say a great big thank you to the folks who organised the Batley Festival last weekend. It was terrific. As I understand it Mandy Keeton, Jennifer Jenkinson and Kimberley Thirkhill headed up the organising committee, but for any group to produce such a marvellous occasion called for lots of imagination, dedication and hard work from a good many more people. How else could the Market Place, memorial gardens and town hall be filled with so many stalls and stages offering lots of goods, outstanding experiences and stupendous performances backed up with lots of fascinating information and displays about the wide range of societies and activities available in Batley. And to top all that was the tremendous display of showbusiness talent staged in the town hall for much of the afternoon, and the mind-blowing shadow theatre which drew such a huge crowd to the top end of the Market Square at
night. It just demonstrated that Batley has lots to offer – talent, imagination, tremendous workers and performers – which made me, and many others, proud to be associated with the town. Please, folks, keep it up. I can hardly wait for the next one.
Renewed faith from his visit From: Peter Moreland, Heckmondwike Dear Sir, What a brilliant reception Pope Francis received in America last week as he addressed Congress and the United Nations. Millions watched him on television, lined the streets and attended the special masses and not just Catholics – people of all or no faiths were drawn to this charismatic leader. Never has the Catholic church been more buoyant as many lapsed Catholics return to church and others seek conversion. And for those regular church-goers a great sense of pride in their faith and a warmth to welcome new members to their communities.
The true cost of giving birth From: Karen Pickard, via email Dear Sir, On Friday afternoon my daughter-in-law was admitted to Dewsbury District Hospital. She was admitted so that she could be induced and give birth to her son. The first obstacle was the car park. For a full day’s parking it’s £6.90 and the machine gives no change, so it’s £7. My daughter-in-law was in the hospital for five days at a cost of £ 35 to park their car. When they were going home they were told: “You could have got a concession for parking, however the office you have to
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Continued from page 8 get the forms from is only open Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm. So it was already closed on the Friday when they got to the hospital. You then have to provide all your baby milk, nappies, clothes and mum’s personal care products. Then there were the meal times. If you were late getting to the TV lounge, where meals are served, there was no breakfast, lunch or tea. As a rough calculation of parking fees, buying and bringing food in, and the provision of mother and baby clothes and personal care products, milk and our own bottles, over the five-day period it cost my son and daughter-in-law £145. This cost is on top of them both paying their NI contributions for the last 13 years. However the majority of midwives and doctors were marvellous.
They must be pretty low From: Mrs Wilby, Birstall Dear Sir, I am writing to let you know what sort of low life we have in our community. My grandson’s bike was in the back garden, near my back door, and when I went to let the dog out into the back garden, the gate was open. Fortunately, I got to the gate before my dog could get out. It
was only then I realised the bike had been stolen. I spoke to a young lady and she confirmed that there had been quite a few bikes taken from the estate. How anyone could steal from young children, they must be the lowest of the low.
for yourselves; we know you’ve got safe, comfy numbers, but we would like you to fight from our corner on numerous matters with a little more pizazz than an outraged sloth. Come on you three Tory blues, earn your wages, we’re stumping up for them year in, year out.
Councillors It’s a waste of need to step up time watching From: G Robinson, Mirfield Dear Sir, Re: Last week’s letter of the week regarding rush hour traffic chaos being caused by bringing kids to schools in Mirfield from places like Savile Town, Thornhill Lees, Heckmondwike and further afield. It was the Muslim Eid festival and some children were given time off from school. The result was the roads were not backed up, or the town gridlocked – fact not fiction. So, what’s going on then to alleviate all this excess traffic from well outside the area? What are our three laughingall-the-way-to-the-bank cavalier conservatives doing about it? Well, in the first instance, nothing! In the second instance slightly more nothing, and in the third instance, erm, well ...! What we want in Mirfield are some firebrand councillors to put right some of these issues, not fireside councillors with tissue issues. We want you to make a name
From: Jack Bunn, Hanging Heaton Dear Sir, As a watcher of rugby league for at least 70 years, I have never known it get into a worse state than it is now; 50 points to 0 at Wembley. What a disgrace and waste of time watching. Why do we not have Australian RL recorded and played here now that our lot have packed up for the season? Soccer is worse. Two foreign teams play on English TV. This will be ok for the immigrants when they all arrive here. Goodbye UK. I think did I waste my six and a half years from 1940 for this? Another thing I ask of your readers is if they think the same as me, why are we bringing in all these immigrants to fill the houses, when our lot have been fighting for years to stop building on green fields and our few open spaces? It only makes sense to our government.
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Ancient pig law shouldn’t stifle new market plan
News In Brief Man suffered three brain haemorrhages CLECKHEATON: A man suffered three brain haemorrhages after he fell and cracked his skull during an alleged assault in Westgate. Liam Williams, 20, of Prospect Road, appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court accused of unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm. He made no plea. District Judge Michael Fanning committed the case to Leeds Crown Court on Thursday, October 8.
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CLECKHEATON: A man was jailed for 18 weeks for a “nasty” attack on his partner. Daniel Bicknell, 27, of Willow Croft, was found guilty of assault and criminal damage after Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that a child was present during the April 25 incident in which Josephine Bennett was subjected to a sustained beating. District Judge Michael Fanning placed a five-year restraining order on Bicknell, who must also pay £500 compensation, a £520 court charge, £400 costs and an £80 victim surcharge.
A REGULAR farmers’ market could be held to further boost Mirfield’s thriving town centre – provided it doesn’t fall foul of an ancient bylaw. The town’s Mayor, Coun Vivien Lees-Hamilton badgered officials at a joint meeting of Kirklees and town and parish council chiefs about staging the market. Another session is due at the end of October and Coun LeesHamilton hopes for progress. Kirklees are said to be keen on the idea – even though the old bylaw could prevent it. Huddersfield already hosts such an event and under the bylaw Mirfield could be deemed to be in competition. Coun Lees-Hamilton added: “It goes back centuries, possibly to the time of King John. “He decided you can’t have a market based on the distance you could drive a pig in a day. “But I can’t see any negatives in the promotion of clean, green
Restraint order LIVERSEDGE: A man was given a two-year restraining order after assaulting his former girlfriend. Craig Miller, 26, of Quarry Road, admitted an attack committed on August 23 when he appeared before Huddersfield magistrates, who heard that he had a drink problem. They ordered him to carry out 140 hours of unpaid work and pay £100 compensation, a £150 court charge, £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
and healthy food. Mirfield is also a great place for crafts and a farmers’ market would give an extra place for people to showcase their work.” One-off speciality markets have been held previously and Coun Lees-Hamilton said: “The template is already there.” Also a Kirklees councillor, she wants a district-wide review of markets policy and added: “They can be a good way to drive the economy.” The town council would organise the events, with proceeds ploughed back into other community activities. A Kirklees spokeswoman said: “The council holds the exclusive market rights for all towns in Kirklees. “Anyone who is interested in running a market within the authority’s boundaries should in the first instance contact our market service to discuss.” ■ Mirfield missed out on the Government’s Great British High Street Awards this week.
Chris and Lillian bag tenants’ honours COMMUNITY activists in Dewsbury Moor have been honoured for making their area a better place to live. Chris Jenkinson and Lillian Sanders won awards from the Kirklees Federation of Tenants and Residents’ Associations (TRA). Chris, of the Wroe Street TRA in Dewsbury Moor, was named student of the year for his efforts on numerous courses. He has gained leadership and project management skills and taken
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News in Brief Festival success BATLEY: The town’s reputation as a centre for the arts was strengthened last Saturday by a huge shindig. The fourth annual Batley Festival, which featured music, crafts and outdoor threatre, drew more than 5,000 people. About 60 stalls lined Market Place and there were circus acts, shadow puppetry and watercolour painting. Organiser Rebecca Legg said: “It was absolutely magical to see so many people coming together to share this great community event.”
A TEACHER had a close shave at a Batley school’s coffee morning, which raised £850 for charity. Matt Brayford, assistant head at Upper Batley High School, was shorn last Friday for Macmillan Cancer Support. It was part of the charity’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, when events were hosted across the area. Pupils combined their baking and tea- and coffee-making with tours of the school for parents. Headteacher Sam Vickers said: “Upper Batley High School is at the heart of the community. “Charity work is a fundamental part of our work and our boys are truly dedicated to supporting others less fortunate than themselves. “Cancer is an illness which has affected many members of our learning community. “We all need to do whatever we can to support the amazing work of the Macmillan nurses and medical research and development work in this area.”
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Sharon’s fundraiser tied up in council’s red tape By David Miller A FUNDRAISING event in Roberttown aimed at raising awareness of prostate cancer has hit problems with red tape. Sharon Jeoffrey is organising a bash at the working men’s club on Saturday, October 31, in memory of her late uncle. But she has hit snags involving outdoor activities such a strongman contest, tug-of-war and football. Sharon, of Wheatlands Drive, has had to work through a mountain of paperwork because the events are due to take place on a council playing field behind the
Concern over new taxi laws TAXI passengers could be put at risk from new sub-contracting laws, Kirklees Council leader David Sheard claims. Private hire firms were able to punt fares to any driver in England and Wales from yesterday (Thursday). And Coun Sheard said: “Standards required in other local authority areas may not meet our own. Spotting unlicensed drivers or drivers illegally plying for hire will be much more difficult among the sub-contracted out-of-town vehicles.” He said Kirklees officials have no powers to stop or inspect taxis from outside the district and added: “We take the safety of our residents and visitors very seriously and are very concerned about the implications of the new act.”
club. Risk assessments and event plans are needed, along with a copy of the club’s liability insurance. Disclosure forms for participants to sign, stating they will not sue if something goes wrong, have to be created. A qualified first-aider must be there, all entry and exit points have to be clearly marked and there is a £51 charge to pay. She said: “I may have been naive, but things aren’t turning out to be quite as easy I as thought. “And I’m having to think of a Plan B in case my plans aren’t accepted by the council. “I've asked the St John
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Ambulance and the Red Cross about a first-aider and they were fully booked. “A private provider wanted £180, which means we’d have to raise £231 just to break even.” The event is in memory of Leroy Jeoffrey, who died of prostate cancer two years ago, aged 72. Sharon added: “What gets me the most is the council charge. “All you get is a discount off their normal rate, even
though the event is for charity. I never expected to have to pay so much, and that’s on top of all the paperwork they want.”
MIRFIELD: A three-hour maximum stay is proposed for the Station Road car park six days a week. Kirklees Council wants to enforce the restriction from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday. No return would be permitted within two hours. The deadline for objections is Friday, October 30. These can be sent to Julie Muscroft, assistant legal director at the council, quoting reference number DEV/BP/D119-100.
Cannabis haul DEWSBURY: A cannabis farm with plants worth £381,000 was found upstairs at the former McDonalds. Police seized plants and equipment in a raid on a store room at the Church Street premises around 10.15am last Friday. Insp Jenny Thompson, of the Dewsbury and Mirfield NPT, said tip-offs came from the public. She added: “It took all day for the officers to clear all the plants and equipment because there was so much of it.”
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A MAN was stuck for up to five hours when his cries for help went unheard after he fell down an embankment. The man, 47, fell three metres from a wall at Batley Beck to the rear of Zucchini’s restaurant last Thursday night. He was rescued by emergency services and was unhurt.
WREATHS for the Remembrance Day service in Mirfield are now available. Those who usually buy wreaths or other memorial items in advance for the Ings Grove Park ceremony are asked to contact Tim Wood on 01924 496290 to arrange collection and payment as soon as possible.
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Fancy a job on the council? By Steve Martyn A DECISION not to call a second by-election in Mirfield in as many months has been welcomed. Labour said it will not seek a town council poll to fill the Eastthorpe seat left vacant by Gary Bunton’s resignation. But party chiefs said they would reconsider their position if there were calls from elsewhere. Mayor of Mirfield Coun Vivien LeesHamilton (Con, Hopton) said she welcomed the news. She said: “I’m relieved for the town council budget and because of all the nastiness and disingenuousness of the
last by-election. I believe that was off-putting for the public in terms of what the town council does for them.” She added: “But we must remember it technically wasn’t the Labour Party which called that by-election. “It was the electors of Battyeford and the fact that some of them were Labour members or failed candidates from May didn’t matter.
“I’m relieved for the town council budget and because of all the nastiness and disingenuousness of the last by-election. I believe that was offputting for the public in terms of what the council does for them.” – Mayor of Mirfield, Coun Vivien Lees-Hamilton
On the door being left ajar she said: “I just hope it’s not open-ended and that what they’ve said is only down to how they’ve worded it.” The town council will now seek applications for a representative to be co-opted. But anyone seeking a by-election has until the end of October to gather the necessary 10 signatures. The Press understands the controversial Battyeford poll cost taxpayers just under £10,000. Mr Bunton was elected for Eastthorpe in May but stood down last month after being offered a dream accountancy job in Bristol. Coun Lees-Hamilton said: “The duty of the town council is to find the best person for the job. “That’s not a political decision. It’s about finding someone who can bring skills to the town council and will work for the good of the community. “If we get several applications I’ll put it to the town council that we should have an extra meeting to discuss candidate selection.”
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TAXPAYERS in Mirfield could be spared another by-election – but the door was left open in case there is demand for one. Labour rejected seeking a poll to fill a vacant town council seat after a meeting last week. But the Mirfield branch said it would reconsider its position if residents or another party called for a by-election. It comes after Gary Bunton stepped down last month from the Eastthorpe seat he won in May. Michael Hutchinson, secretary of Mirfield Labour Party, said: “Gary was clearly making a positive contribution to the town council’s deliberations. But he has done the honourable thing in resigning
following his unexpected good fortune in securing employment away from Mirfield.” He added: “The situation in Eastthorpe is completely different from that which arose in Battyeford, where a by-election offered the only hope of correcting an injustice and we commend the residents who called for one to be held. “We do not consider that the different circumstances in Eastthorpe warrant the holding of a by-election there. “We will continue to monitor the situation and make future decisions about elections and candidatures on the basis of the facts at the time.”
“The situation in Eastthorpe is completely different from that which arose in Battyeford”– Michael Hutchinson, Mirfield Labour
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• LATEST PLANNING APPLICATIONS • Mohammed Khalil, 154 Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury, one detached dwelling. N Greenwell, 305 Halifax Road, Hightown, two-storey rear extension. Planned Contracts, 56 Leeds Road, Littletown, discharge of condition three (materials) on previous permission 2014/93615 for erection of five dwellings, alterations to convert coach house/garage to one dwelling and refurbishment/ remodelling of three existing dwellings. R Liley, High Barn, Hey Beck Lane, Woodkirk, side extension to convert garage into annex and conversion of stables to garages. Kirklees Council, Investment & Regen, land off Soothill Lane/Grange Road/Mill Forest Way, Batley, outline application for
erection of residential development. Mr M Shabir, 214 Northstead, Ravensthorpe, single-storey extension to front. Mrs Z Hashmi, 216 Northstead, Ravensthorpe, first floor extension to side and single-storey extension to front. Sapphire Signs, 8a Birstall Shopping Park, Holden ING Way, Birstall, advertisement consent for five illuminated and one non-illuminted signs. M Hemingway, 42 Northway, Mirfield, single-storey extension for disabled wet room. D I Auty, 23 Shillbank Lane, Mirfield, two-storey rear extension with internal alterations. G Ross, 60 Union Road, Liversedge, single-storey extensions.
Mr S Soni, 41 Brearley Street, Batley, single-storey front extension. Transpennine Express, Dewsbury Railway Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, Listed Building Consent for erection of cycle shelter. Mr I Ali, 2 Stocks Bank Drive, Mirfield, variation of condition four (stone cladding) on previous permission 2015/91853 for erection of extensions and alterations. H Maack, 164 Hightown Road, Hightown, two-storey and single-storey side extensions with internal alterations. M Hussain, 50 Brunswick Street, Dewsbury, two-storey rear extension and dormer window to rear. D Moyser, 203 Raikes Lane, Birstall, works to TPO(s) 02/05.
Mr S Rafiq, 16 Market Street, Heckmondwike, extension and alterations to shop storage to form one flat. R Eglan, Westroyd House, 2 Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, works to TPO(s) 09/81. A Noor, Sawley House, 6 Springfield Terrace, Dewsbury, works to TPO(s) 97/90 within a Conservation Area. L Gilmore, 8 Ennerdale Road, Dewsbury, non-material amendment to previous permission 2013/91859 for erection of first floor side extension. J Easton, 113 Parker Road, Thornhill Lees, two-storey side extension. SukanThai, 13 Albion Street, Cleckheaton, change of use from ground floor shop to take away. Tangerine Confectionary, 119 Westgate, Cleckheaton, variation condition two
(plans) on previous permission 2013/92407 for erection of sugar silo with associated concrete base. M Kaye, 187 Foxroyd Lane, Thornhill, Certificate of Lawfullness for erection of single-storey outbuilding. M Daji, Clovelly, 1 Northfield Road, Dewsbury, change of use of domestic garage (C3) to storage (B8) (within a Conservation Area). R Simpson, The Lodge, Cemetery Road, Batley, discharge conditions three (railings) and four (gates) on previous permission 2014/92979 for change of use from offices to single dwelling, with associated internal and external works (Listed Building within a Conservation Area) Essential Enterprise Village, Field Head Lane, Birstall, two-storey office commer-
cial unit with associated car parking. D & K Hiu & Wang, 19 Overhall Park, Mirfield, extensions and raised roof to form additional storey. R Bailey, 7 Cheviot Way, Upper Hopton, works to TPO(s) 22/95. Z Hussain, 41 Savile Road, Savile Town, the proposal is for erection of singlestorey rear extension. The extension projects 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 3.7m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.7m. Oakapple Group, adjacent to 527 Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, discharge condition 6 (noise) on previous permission 2015/91326 for single-storey retail unit with ATM, associated parking and delivery facilities.
Moving House?? ‘Politically speaking’ Need New Carpets?? When something is wrong, I Paula Sherriff, MP for Dewsbury and Mirfield
will not be afraid to speak out HERE are many injustices in the world caused by vested interests, big business and government policy. Multi-national corporations such as Amazon, Starbucks, Google and Vodafone are getting away with paying minimal tax in this country whilst making huge profits. This week the Labour Party have brought the issue of tax avoidance back on the agenda. I welcome the Shadow Chancellor’s announcement in his conference speech that the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn will claw back £25billion in unpaid taxes from these huge corporations. It’s simply not right that whilst millions will be seeing cuts in their tax credits and cuts in their public services that these companies are let off the hook. Of course taking on large corporations to claw back tax is only something a government can do only when in office. However the last few weeks have shown that through campaigning, we can make a difference and change the unethical behaviours of some large companies. In August this year I publically spoke out against stores, including WH Smith, who were charging significantly more for products
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in hospitals. For example, it was reported that a bottle of water costing £1 at WH Smiths on the high street is marked at £1.79 at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield. Following this there was widespread criticism that they were taking advantage of a vulnerable captive audience. The company claimed the higher costs were as a result of increased operational costs and complex delivery arrangements, but as I pointed out other chains who operate within hospital premises, such as Costa Coffee, charge the same for their products there
as they do on the high street. Following the revelations I requested a meeting with the CEO of WH Smith, Stephen Clarke, which was followed by an announcement that the store had agreed to drop prices for a range of goods in the chain’s hospital stores, matching the deals available in high street stores for the first time. This is a welcome first step for NHS patients, visitors and staff, who were frankly being exploited to boost the bottom line of some of Britain’s biggest businesses while the government looks the other way. I will be meeting Marks & Spencer soon and I hope they will follow this lead. Whether it’s higher prices in the shops or charging for car parks, those who use or work in our hospitals are paying an unfair price and it’s time to change it. Small achievements like this demonstrate how we can change things for the better through campaigning and not being afraid to speak out.
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Ramblers’ corner • FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details SUNDAY OCTOBER 11 MONDAY OCTOBER 5 AROUND HEBDEN DALE & MOOR OVER & UNDER M62 (NK) Meet 10am Hardcastle Crags Meet 1pm Oakwell Hall top car car park (Midgehole) HX7 7AA park WF17 9LG GR SE 988 291 GR SE 27 270 6 miles (M) 8 miles (M) No dogs please Leader: Dave Leader: Kathleen Tel: 07981 720099 Tel: 01924 471473
Musicality for Tappers PEARLY kings and queens will be doing the Lambeth Walk at Cleckheaton Town Hall as part of a foot-tapping, sing-a-long show by dance school students. The ‘Spen Tappers’ will be performing as part of a Timestep School of Dance show called ‘Musicality’ on Saturday October 24 (7pm) and the group have handmade their pearly king and queen costumes. The eldest member of the Spen Tappers is aged over 70 and to make their tap routine as authentic as possible they are also performing with spoons. Other Timestep pupil performances include routines from 42nd Street, Wicked and Sister Act among others. The Timestep cast includes children and adult pupils, from fairy ballerinas aged two right up to the more ‘experienced’ Spen Tappers Tickets are on sale from the Kirklees Box Office on 01924 324 501 or online at www.kirklees.gov.uk/ townhalls. Prices are adults £10.50 and concessions £8.50. Timestep School of Dance classes are held at dance studios at Ponderosa Business Park, on Smithies Lane, Heckmondwike. For more information call 07950 325836 or visit www.timestepschoolof dance.co.uk.
Art display LIVERSEDGE-BASED artist Carol Curtis is back with her latest collection of artwork which will soon go on display in Cleckheaton. Carol’s latest paintings are the culmination of her studies in life drawing at Dewsbury College followed by two years at Swarthmore College, Leeds, learning to paint portraits. The paintings will be on display at Matthew’s Coffee House Gallery on Market Street in Cleckheaton from Monday October 5 until Saturday November 14. A preview evening with refreshments will be held at the coffee shop on Monday October 5 between 5pm and 7pm.
Laugh time OVERTHORPE Tenants & Residents Association has arranged a comedy event for adults. The hilarious ‘Laughing Legends’ comedy show takes place at Thornhill Edge WMC on Friday October 9, and tickets cost £5. For more information contact Nikki on 07920 272975 or Thornhill Edge WMC on 01924 467013.
Sights and sounds of 1940s return to Hecky THE 1940S are coming back to Heckmondwike next weekend. On Friday night you can join Big George and the Andersons at a 40s dance at the Comrades Club on Regent Street, with music and songs that defined the decade to get people up on their feet. The event features specialist 1940s DJ Big George
and the fabulous footwork of the Andersons, with live music from Miss Natasha Harper. Tickets are only £12.50 and organisers have pooled their ration book allowances to put on a hot supper, included in the price. For details and tickets email 1940sdance@ gmail.com, tweet @1940sswingdance or call
Simon Thirkill on 07710 677273. Then on Saturday October 10 Heckmondwike hosts a celebration of the decade with an array of period and vintage vehicles and some of the best 1940s entertainment around. There will be stalls, food and drink and more, with events running from 10am until 5pm.
Taking place around the town centre and in Green Park, the event is organised by the same team who put together Batley Vintage Day. For more information, or for details on how to bring along a vehicle to display, contact Simon Thirkill on heckyba@hotmail.co.uk. All profits will help to fund Heckmondwike Christmas Lights.
All produce great and small AMATEUR bakers, preservers and gardeners of all ages will be putting their produce on show at an event organised by Whitechapel Church in Cleckheaton tomorrow (Sat). The Harvest Show, at nearby Whitechapel School, is now in its third year and offers local people the opportunity to bring along their baking, preserving and home-grown produce for judging. The event will also include a giant pumpkin weigh–in featuring vegetables grown by pupils at Whitechapel School and there will be various stalls, children’s activities, petting animals and a café with home-made cakes. Doors open at 1pm. There will also be seasonal displays from Whitechapel School’s own allotment. Growing your own produce has grown in popularity in recent years, with waiting lists for most allotments. Kirklees has more than 1,800 plots on 100 sites. More information can be found at www.white-chapel.org.uk/show. Meanwhile, pets of any shape and size will be welcome at the ‘Blessing of the Animals’ services being held at three local churches in Cleckheaton. St Luke’s, St John’s and Whitechapel churches will be opening their doors to pets and their owners to special services to celebrate the animals we share the world alongside. The services, designed to suit all ages, will be held at St Luke’s, Moorbottom, on Sunday October 4 (11am), St John’s on Church Street on Sunday October 11 (11am) and Whitechapel Church on Whitechapel Road on October 18 at 9.30am. Pets should either be on leads or in cages. Brunel James, Vicar of Cleckheaton Churches, said: “I hoping to see a variety of different creatures and look forward to meeting their owners at our special services. “These services provide an opportunity for pet owners to come together and celebrate the special relationship they have with their animals”. Elsewhere next week, a professional auctioneer will be ensuring items are sold to the highest bidder to raise funds at a charity auc-
GRANGE MOOR Brass Band will be performing a special autumn concert on Saturday October 10 at St Paul’s Church in Mirfield (7pm). The concert is being held to help support the Save Mirfield Library campaign and celebrate the news that the library will remain open. Organised by the Friends of Mirfield Library, the band will play a medley of tunes from their renowned catalogue of brass band favourites. There will be two 40-minute playing sessions with a short interval break for refreshments Doors open at 6.30pm and tickets priced £5 each are on sale at Mirfield Library and in Ramsden’s Butchers, on Huddersfield Road. For e-tickets contact jjttomlinson123@sky.com.
Warwick Road reunion FORMER pupils from Warwick Road School have organised another reunion for ex-classmates. All those with a connection to the school are invited to come along to St Mary’s Parochial Hall in Batley on Friday October 9 from 7.30pm. The Batley primary school’s reunion events always attract a good turnout, and guests are encouraged to bring along memories and photographs to share.
It’s a hard knock life for us! Annie at The Alhambra, Bradford Until Saturday October 3 Box office: 01274 432000 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk Review by Amy Wright
Above: Rev Jack Parkes, curate of Cleckheaton, and Sebastian the rabbit are looking forward to the Blessing of the Animals Inset: Special visitors to the Whitechapel Harvest Show last year tion for the town’s Kenmore Cheshire Home. The event is being organised by Churches Together in Cleckheaton. John Walsh, of Horbury, has agreed to lend his expertise to the event which will see a variety of items going under the hammer. Items of jewellery and memorabilia have already been donated and others lots include two books
by local author Audrey Johnston. Taking place at Cleckheaton Methodist Church on Thursday October 8, doors will be open between 2pm and 4pm hours for members of the public to bring items along to be listed and catalogued. Viewing and refreshments takes place between 5pm and 7pm hours and the auction will start at 7.30pm.
Arts group wants you to see My Baby DEWSBURY Arts Group will be performing ‘Be My Baby’ at their Lower Peel Street base from this weekend. Opening tomorrow (Sat), the play is set in the 60s in a mother and baby home in the north of England. Be My Baby follows
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Mary, unmarried and seven months pregnant. Taken to the home by her mother, who is intent on keep up appearances, Mary along with three other girls in the home in a similar situation, has to cope with the shame and the dawning realisation
that she will have to give her baby up for adoption whether she likes it or not. Writer of ‘Ladies Day’ Amanda Whittington’s play is based in fact – such homes existed in the 60s. In spite of the subject matter, there is plenty of humour in the play with a
great soundtrack of the girl groups songs of the 60s. Be my Baby runs from October 3 to October 10 (excluding Sunday) at Dewsbury Arts Group, Lower Peel Street, Dewsbury, at 7.30 pm. For tickets or more information call 01924 465647.
GROWING up in a New York orphanage for 11 years little Annie soon realised that it was going to be ‘a hard knock life’. Under the wing of foster mother Miss Hannigan – played amazingly by Craig Revel Horwood, Annie always thought her real mother and father would one day come back for her and had the optimism that ‘the sun’ll come out tomorrow’. After going to live with a billionaire (Mr Warbucks – played by Alex Bourne) for the Christmas holidays, he puts out an appeal for Annie’s real mother and father to come forward. After a fruitless search with twists and turns, it soon becomes clear that everyone is just after the award until the FBI get involved and find out her real mother and father died years before. All is not lost, though, when Mr Warbucks decides to adopt Annie and become ‘Daddy Warbucks’. This was a show that was brilliant from start to finish. The children played their characters extremely well and it really was a show not to be missed.
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Robert Powell becomes even more regal in his new role... EST known for a variety of roles including Jesus of Nazareth, The Detectives and Holby City, Robert Powell is taking on the role of King Charles in the Olivier Award-winning production of King Charles III. He tells me: “It’s one of my favourite roles and so rewarding as an actor, so I could not really say no.” Check out the website for more details of where you can catch thespian Robert in action.
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EASTENDERS actor Max Branning tells me that he plans to take his year off from the show to “try as many different roles as possible. I have played Max for so long, I do wonder if I can play anyone else, so this is the perfect opportunity to have a go.” KATIE PRICE will try her hand at acting as she gears up to star as the Wicked Fairy in Sleeping Beauty at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking this December. The model tells me: “I can finally invite my children over to watch me do something, and I like the idea of panto, it looks fun.” EVER really wanted to get closer to the stars? Do as I did and take advantage of some great offers from Madame Tussards in Blackpool. You can meet Olly Murs, Lady Gaga, Sir Bruce Forsyth and even some golden greats like the Two Ronnies. What’s not to like at this celebrity-filled venue? Check out the details at www.madametussauds.com /Blackpool. STRICTLY contestant Peter Andre is releasing an album of Frank Sinatra classic hits to celebrate the legend’s birthday. He tells me: “I have really enjoyed recording these tracks and think this is what real songwriting is all about.” THE NEW Bond film Spectre will get the royal seal of approval when HRH the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William attend the world premiere on October 26. The popular couple will be joined by Prince Harry when they meet 007 star Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes at the screening in the Royal Albert Hall. LOVE PRODUCTIONS has secured a second chance to make The Great British Bake Off a format hit in the US, after agreeing a deal with network ABC. The deal, though, is rumoured to
James Michael Tyler has said that a movie version just wouldn’t work.
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include star baker Mary Berry, but not bread maker Paul Hollywood. CALL The Midwife star Helen George tells me that she is banned from having the famous Strictly Come Dancing fake tan spray. “We are filming right now, and of course it’s set in the East End in the 1960s so not many people had such deep tans then,” she laughed. X FACTOR host Caroline Flack has decided to release her autobiography at the ripe old age of 34, and plans to leave a copy of the book in all the contestants’ dressing rooms when the live shows start. How kind... KEEP your eyes peeled around Mirfield as you may just spot Only Fools and Horses legend David Jason. Currently filming the Christmas special of his hit show Open All Hours in the area, he told me: “I regularly am in the town due to family and find the people delightful.” Say hello if you see him... JEREMY KYLE may have flopped with his version of the show in the US, but again it’s not his fault. He said: “I think looking back we could have done things better and promoted more, but the experience was good for me.” If not for Fox and the ratings... VICTOR MELDREW will be returning for one final appearance. Actor Richard Wilson is reviving the beloved One Foot in the Grave curmudgeon for a sketch in his new one-off, one-man show. But he would also like to take the show to Vegas. “That is my dream really, to appear there. “Hopefully it will happen one day,” he said. GUNTHER from Friends has said there’ll never be a movie spin-off of the hit TV sitcom. The show has stayed popular around the world since it ended in 2004, but actor
LOUIS WALSH has piped up again about The X Factor, this time saying that there’s “something missing” from the series. The former talent judge, who spent more than a decade on the show, suggested that the ITV hit is struggling to fill the void left by himself and ponders whether “they may call me back to stop the ratings decline.” CORONATION STREET’S Paula Lane is hoping to encourage young actors and actresses by opening a drama school. Paula and her husband Tom Shaw are set to open the doors to the Lane Shaw Academy at Hebden Bridge’s Hope Baptist Church on Saturday, October 10. IT APPEARS that X Factor does not have a fan in Graham Norton. The chat show host told me: “I think it’s really run its course and the so-called stars are not up to it. But I wish them well, I just don’t want them on the show.” JO BRAND admits that appearing on the Great British Bake Off spin-off show is hard for her figure. “They leave me with all the cakes half-eaten, but it’s so hard as they all are great, and secretly yes I do eat far more of them than I should,” she said. EMMERDALE’S Ryan Hawley, who plays Robert Sugden in the show, tells me that fans will see a change in him from now on. “I think his softer side will emerge and that people may even start to feel a little bit sorry for him, and what he has done so far,” he said. DANNY DYER, who plays Mick Carter in EastEnders, tells me he too was offered a stint on Strictly Come Dancing but turned it down. “I like the show and think it’s great, but I can’t do the show at this stage, but I am not saying never, you know.” HUGH BONNEVILLE says it’s not yet sunk in that Downton Abbey is over. He added: “It’s so difficult as you get used to a working pattern, and looking at it and not doing it again next year is a worry. We have all become this huge family who meet up every year, so yes, it’s going to be hard to come to terms with.”
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JUST EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY... YOUR GUIDE TO THE AREA’S CHRISTMAS MENUS AND VENUES
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THE TOP two sides in the Heavy Woollen Sunday League Premier Division met at the weekend and it was leaders St John Fisher who emerged victors, winning 6-2 at Mirfield Town. Rob Bordman led the way with a hat-trick for Fisher, who also had Jordan Gorrick, Dominic Riordan and James Riordan on the score sheet. Chris Meeson netted both goals for Mirfield, who slip to third place. Woodkirk Valley climbed to second spot after Scott Love (two) and Matthew Moon saw them win 3-0 at home to Millbridge WMC. In an exciting game at Ings Lane, Overthorpe Sports Club drew 3-3 with AFC Chickenley. Reece Patterson, Kristian Angus and Jack Allerton netted for Overthorpe with Chickenley replying through a Michael Chadwick double and a Sam Pickles strike. In the Championship, leaders Hartshead maintained their perfect record as they won 1-0 at home to Clifton Rangers thanks to Jamie Beever’s lone strike. St John Fisher Reserves lie third after winning 7-5 against Birstall St Patricks. Dominic Simpson (hattrick), Jonny Ginnelly (two), Charlie Frear and Jack Presswell netted for Fisher, with Birstall replying through doubles from JeanMarie Julienne and Tom Williams, plus a strike from Alex Coucill. With previous leaders The Yorkshireman not in league action, Battyeford now lead Division One following a 3-2
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win at home to Punch Bowl, who scored through a double from Nathan Clarke. Birkenshaw Reserves won 6-2 at St Ignatius after Ryan Hird hit four goals, supported by strikes from Lee Brook and Chris Wdowczyk. Tim Blackburn hit both goals for St Ignatius, who lie second bottom. Old Bank WFC are top of Division Two after Joshua Cooke (two) and Robert Evans both scored in a 3-0 win at home to Field Head. Craig Fryer and Lee Davey scored for Overthorpe Sports Club but were undone by Six Lane Ends who won 4-2 thanks to Corey Schofield’s late strike. Clifton Rangers A hit the highest score in the league this week after Alex Bottomley (five), Wazeem Javed (four) and Daniel Leahy (two) all found the net in a 11-1 win at bottom side Shire, who replied through James Sykes. Birkenshaw cruised through their Heavy Woollen Challenge Cup first round tie against Marsh, winning 15-0. Michael Smith led the way with five goals, Joel Farrar, Liam Fox and Marc Trapps
all bagging hat-tricks and Ben Smith completing the tally. Heckmondwike Sports Club won 4-2 at Premier outfit Oakwell Motel thanks to Robin Knight (two), Jack Hinchliffe and George Porter. Oakwell replied through Liam Firth and Wayne Broxholme. Mount Pleasant had Raees Lorgat and Faisal Adam on the score sheet but were undone away at Woodman Batley Carr as the home side won 4-2. Town Rangers also progressed as they had James Hutchinson (two) and Kieran Kavanagh on target as they won 3-2 at Navigation, who replied through Lamin Bojang and Ryan Fenton. In the Heavy Woollen Challenge Trophy, Craig Wood, James Crimes , Kieran Armitage and Michael O’Hara all scored as Scholes Athletic won 4-1 at Hanging Heaton Cricket Club, who replied through Sam Hetherington. Jarred Lewis and an own goal netted for Clifton Rangers Reserves as they won 2-1 at Batley Celtics, who also replied through an own goal. Matthew Bolton hit four goals as Rose of York won 5-2 at The Yorkshireman. Andrew Asquith bagged the other with Nathan Alexander and Martin Wood replying for the home side. Saville Arms are also through to the next round as Adam Hill (two) and Alex Shaw scored in a 3-1win at FC Liversedge, who replied through Danny Stocks.
BASKETBALL
BOWLS
Inaugural success for local bowls duo ALEX WOLFENDEN and Nathan Dobson have won the inaugural over 21, under 21 Pairs Competition held at Overthorpe Sports Club. With an outstanding 21-18 victory in a superb final against the father and son duo of Neil and Neil Woods, the Woods raced into a four-point lead. But Wolfenden and Dobson slowly edged their way back into the game and took a 13-9 lead before the scores were levelled again at 1313. Dobson’s excellent performance took his pairing 1813 in front, before the Woods battled back once more to make it18-17. But the final two ends saw Wolfenden show his class to close out an excellent game.
High hopes for Adam BATLEY youngster Adam Joseph has been selected for Great Britain’s junior basketball squad.
Wolfenden and Dobson celebrate their success Earlier in the day, Wolfenden and Dobson overcame Heather Jewitt and Jack Green 21-11, came back against Nathan and Georgia Jewitt to win 21-18, before beating Barry Holland and Ethan Waring 21-20 in the semi-final.
The Woods duo beat Stuart Roberts and Ben Sweeney 21-4, Dave Jewitt and Georgina Holmes 21-14 and John Armitage and Ben Falkingham 2120, picking up the highest break award along the way.
DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS TUESDAY SEPT 22: 1 C Walker and G Bragg;
2 J Bragg and D Hannam; 3. A Cooper and J Lodge.
Joseph, who lives at Howden Clough, is now eagerly anticipating two GB training camps that are due to take place in December this year. With good performances there, Joseph could cement his place within Team GB’s junior basketball ranks. The 15-year-old, who delivers newspapers for the Press, has only played competitive basketball for two years with Leeds Force. Joseph, who plays centre, was picked for Yorkshire after putting in a string of good performances for the Force, which has paved the way for the teen to represent his country.
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RUGBY UNION
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
FOUR STRAIGHT LOSSES
Moorenders’ poor start to season continues at Lymm NATIONAL LEAGUE THREE NORTH
LYMM CLECKHEATON
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CLECKHEATON fell to their fourth successive defeat of the season at the hands of Lymm in National League Three North but climbed off bottom thanks to a bonus point. The Moorenders travelled to Cheshire still searching for their first points of the season and after weathering early pressure from the hosts, Cleckheaton took the lead. The visitors made the most of a 10 metre lineout and on the second drive Richard Piper crossed the whitewash and grounded the ball. Mike Piper added the conversion. Lymm kicked a penalty goal to register their first points and after a solid defensive display from Cleckheaton a handling error gifted the Cheshire men possession 20 metres out and Lymm capitalised on the mistake to score a try and go into the break leading 8-7. Cleckheaton’s poor discipline again was a factor in their loss to Lymm and it was evident throughout the second period. The hosts added a further penalty to extend their lead on 50 minutes. But, the visitors showed more resilience than in recent weeks and Ryan Piercy crashed over for an unconverted try to nudge
Martin Woodhead refuses to be pushed into touch
Gerald Christian
his side a point in front. Josh Hall also made a positive impact from the bench for Cleckheaton as the visitors camped in Lymm's half for a sustained period. And the pressure paid off when Jack Seddon gave the Moorenders a 17-10 advantage. But in repeat of their first three outings Cleckheaton lost concentration and sloppy errors cost them their first win of the season. Lymm scored in the corner after a quick tap from a penalty and the conversion was accu-
rate from the touchline which put the home side 18-17 ahead. And a breakaway try from Lymm, as Cleckheaton pushed to salvage something from the game, rubbed salt into the visitors’ wounds and rounded of a 23-17 victory. Cleckheaton can take consolation from collecting their first point of the campaign to climb above Burnage, their opponents this weekend, but they need to cut out careless mistakes if they are to find their first win in National League Three North.
MEN’S FOOTBALL home Ossett relieved to take a point out of tough Mossley encounter
Albion lose first game of the season to strugglers Warrington
Evo-Stik First Division North
OSSETT TOWN MOSSLEY
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Evo-Stik First Division North
OSSETT ALBION
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WARRINGTON
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OSSETT TOWN played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in their Evo-Stik First Division North match against Mossley. Dave Short missed a chance to put Mossley ahead in the opening few minutes but the early pressure paid off for the away side when they scored in the 11th minute through Michael Thomas who headed home Caldon Henson’s corner. But the hosts weren’t behind for long, levelling through Ross Armstrong in the 34th minute with a long range shot. Mossley didn’t let the set back affect them and three minutes later went ahead again, this time through Tom Dean, whose header looped over Tom Morgan into the far corner. In the second half Town
at Warehouse Systems stadium
OSSETT ALBION have lost their 100 per cent home record this season after a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Warrington in the Evo-Stik First Division North. Warrington dictated the play in the first half, a far cry from the situation Albion found themselves in during their 2-1 win over Harrogate Railway in their previous fixture. Brett Souter was called upon after 15 minutes to keep the scores level. But seven minutes later the Albion defence failed to clear their lines and the lose ball fell to Warrington’s Ciaran Kilheeney who made no mistake in nudging his side infront. The hosts were suffering from ill discipline which added to the pressure they were under and in the 37th minute a quick-paced attack led to Kilheeney doubling his and Warrington’s tally for the match. With the visitors 2-
looked much more dangerous in attack as they searched for an equaliser. And when the equaliser finally came it was in controversial circumstances. From a Dave Merris free-kick, Nick Wood was fouled in the box as he attacked the ball and the referee awarded the hosts a penalty. Nathan Curtis stepped up and confidently found the back of the net. Town could have gone ahead moments later but Armstrong’s header went over the bar from close range. Town’s hard work getting back into the game was almost undone when Doug Carroll was brought down in the box as he rounded Morgan and the referee awarded a penalty. Carroll stepped up to take the spot kick but the pressure got to him and Morgan pulled off an important save to earn his side a well-earned point.
Liversedge FC suffer another crushing defeat at Clayborn NCEL PREMIER DIVISION
Brett Souter makes a catch 0 ahead Albion needed to up the tempo in the second half. But their efforts failed to cause any concern for the away side. Warrington completed the win with a third goal in the 74th minute. Another quick
Adam Hirst
move down the right needed Souter to make a save, but on the rebound Scott Metcalfe was quickest to react and found the back of the net with his shot. The defeat means Albion drop one place to 10th in the league table.
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GARFORTH TOWN
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LIVERSEDGE are now just four points above the drop zone after another heavy defeat at Clayborn, this time at the hands of Garforth Town. Brandon Kane put the hosts ahead after 14 min-
utes to bag his second goal in as many games, but Liversedge were woeful at the back and found themselves 3-1 down at
half time after goals from Andy Hawksworth and Mark Simpson (2). The second half continued in familiar fashion with goals from Curtly Martin-Wyatt (2) and Luke Mangham to round off a dominant win for the visitors.
Battyeford extend their lead at the top OSSETT ALBION and Ossett Town have made vastly different starts to the season in their respective leagues but Town coach Dan Robinson revealed this week that the two sides could have been league rivals this season. “We were invited to join the North East Regional League but I thought it would be better to try and win promotion on merit,” Robinson told The Press. “Especially since we already have a lot on our hands after starting a reserve section this season.” As it happens Town completed their second successive win in the West Riding County League Premier Division when Danielle Sidebottom, with her sixth goal of the season, Vicki Jackson and Caroline Omboyi scored in the 3-1 win at Altofts that put them top of the table on goal difference. In contrast Albion crashed 5-1 at Oughtibridge War Memorial Ladies, Albion’s player of the match Chloe Giles scoring, and they have now lost all three games in the North East Regional League (South). Albion are back in action on Sunday when they go to Sheffield club Courts City In the First
Division of the West Riding League Battyeford Belles are top with three wins from three after a comfortable 4-1 away win at Oulton. Katie Clarkson netted for the Belles before Oulton levelled shortly before half time. The Belles gained the initiative in the second half with some fast flowing football. Georgie Lane put the visitors ahead with a neat finish in the 49th minute, before two quick-fire goals from Sarah Hemmingway and Clarkson sealed the win for the Mirfield side. Next up for the Belles is a trip face Middleton Ladies in the League Cup. In Division Two, Belles Reserves went down 3-0 at home to Tingley Reserves for their third successive defeat. They’ll be looking to bounce back quickly against Brighouse Town’s Development squad tomorrow (Saturday 2pm). Elsewhere Dewsbury Rangers are enjoying a new lease of life in Division Three after comfortably beating Skipton Town 6-1, but there was no joy for Ossett Town reserves when an Angie Gaughan goal was their only consolation in a 10-1 defeat at home to Wigton Moor.
CRICKET
Progress made in merger talks THE COMPLETION of the merger between the Bradford League and the Central Yorkshire League moved a step closer on Wednesday night with a meeting of the existing Bradford League clubs. But some doubt remains regarding the composition of the two Championship Divisions feeding into the new Bradford Premier League. It is now hoped to produce two divisions with a balanced mix of existing Bradford League clubs and former Central Yorkshire league clubs in each section. This is a departure from earlier thought of a regional split The 12 Premier League sides and the 10 teams in each Championship Division will all compete in the Bradford League’s 112 year old Priestley Cup competition while those clubs making up the newly formed Conference will compete for the Jack Hampshire Trophy. Last night the Central Yorkshire League clubs met to discuss the situation and it is hoped that everything will be finalised by the weekend and the work on the 2016 fixture list can get underway.
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Grand Final disappointment dashes Stags’ hopes of perfect debut season YORKSHIRE MEN’S LEAGUE DIVISION ONE GRAND FINAL
MIRFIELD STAGS
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SIDDAL A
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at Mend a Hose Jungle Stadium
MIRFIELD STAGS were one game away from a dream debut season but fell to a 4418 defeat against Siddal A in the RFL Yorkshire Men’s League Division One Grand Final at Castleford Tigers’ Mend-AHose Jungle stadium. Richard Silverwood’s men, who topped the league with 15 wins from a possible 18, booked their place in the Grand Final with a dramatic 24-21 victory over Hull Wyke last weekend. Opponents Siddal A, who finished the regular season in third, defeated York Acorn A to reach the Grand Final double-header. After a closely-fought opening to proceedings, Siddal showed their class by building an insurmountable lead in the latter stages of the first half. The Stags attempted a fightback in the second half but, for one of the first times this season, fell short. Siddal A will now play in the YML Premier Division in 2016, whilst the Stags will fight for promotion again upon the completion of their debut winter Pennine League campaign.
Full-back Joshua Greenwood gave Siddal the lead, before Oliver Rounding responded for the Stags, reducing the gap to 6-4. Stand-off Kyle Ackroyd, who enjoyed a fine day with the boot, converting six of his eight goal attempts, extended Siddal’s advantage, before Greenwood crossed for his second to increase the lead to 16-4. Back-row partners Joseph Wrigley and Benjamin West added further first-half tries for the Halifax-based club to make it 28-4 at the break. Siddal picked up where they left off after the interval, with centre Richard Lopag’s try stretching the lead to 30 points. The Stags attempted to fight their way back into the contest, scoring back-to-back tries. First, leading try-scorer Ross Hayden went over. The full-back’s score was converted by Francis Maloney, making the final appearance of his memorable career. Then Conner Sockett added another try to reduce the gap to 34-14. Despite the Stags’ efforts, their opponents ended the match as a contest with back-toback tries of their own. Centre Thomas Goddard crossed the whitewash, before Greenwood completed his hattrick. The Stags rounded off the scoring when Thomas Alderson scored the final try of the afternoon.
The Stags forwards battled hard in their grand-final defeat
Narrow defeat for Batley Boys Under-8s Thrilling friendly decided by last-gasp try in enthralling top of the table encounter BATLEY BOYS Under-8s narrowly lost out to Keighley Albion in a thrilling top of the table match-up. On a narrow pitch Batley struggled to play their usual fast-paced, attacking rugby at Keighley. But the visitors did hold their own against a very powerful Albion side who
threatened down the middle. At half-time the game was finely balanced at 4-4 and it remained close until the final stages. The visitors, passing the ball well for the most part, made a costly mistake losing possession which allowed Albion to touch down. Batley had a try disallowed
shortly afterwards and in the next phase of play Keighley went up field and scored to seal the win. Debutant, Jake Chilvers, was named spectators’ man of the match. Dylan Hall was given the honours of top tackler and Sebastien Whitely was named man of the match.
Cass shines in victory for Trojans Under-10s
Harry Yates gained valuable yards for the Trojans THORNHILL TROJANS Under-10s were in fine form in their win over Illingworth. Trojans stuck to their successful game plan to run in 10 tries and dominate the contest. The Trojan forwards controlled the centre of the pitch and the backs
prevented Illingworth from gaining any ground. Frazer Cass scooped the parents’ and magic moment awards for his hat-trick of tries and brilliant off-load to Regan Lofthouse who finished off the skillful move to score. Connor Emerson was
named top tackler and the opposition award went to Louie Creaser who notched up two tries. The 100 per cent honours went to Harry Yates and the player of the match award went to Jake Redmond for his outstanding workrate both in defence and attack.
DEWSBURY CELTIC UNDER-14S lost out to local rivals Drighlington 22-16 in their latest Yorkshire Juniors League friendly encounter. Celtic took the early lead after quick thinking from a penalty saw Cameron Berry score under the sticks for a converted try. But the hosts hit back quickly, scoring against the run of play to narrow the deficit. The game witnessed some ferocious tackling as both sides battle hard in the middle of the park. On 18 minutes the home side scored again and took the lead with a converted try. Celtic battled hard to draw level before half-time but they were left frustrated. Early in the second period Driglington extended their lead with a converted score on 34 minutes after benefitting from Celtic’s handling errors. But the away side
Celtic’s Under-14s battled hard against a strong Drighlington side continued to battle and it paid off when man of the match Conor Appleyard crossed for a converted try on 48 minutes, which narrowed the scores to
16-12. In the final stages of the contest Celtic continued to press for a try and it came through Berry who completed his brace five minutes from
time to level the scores at 16-16. But the hosts were not finished yet and stunned Celtic with a try in the final minute to seal a hard fought 22-16 win.
Foulstone brothers lead Celtic to victory THERE was a real sense of family unity during Dewsbury Celtic’s recent win over Blackbrook . The Foulstone trio of Pat, Paul, and Mike played in green and white, together, for the very first time. Paul, just 16 years old, came on as a sub on 20
minutes to make his open age debut for Celtic, having been asked to feature in the squad by his two older brothers. Celtic went on to win the game 18-10 with Pat Foulstone responsible for six of the points after he scored and converted his own try.
From left: Pat, Paul and Mike Foulstone
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SUPER 8s: CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD SEMI-FINAL
Another painful semifinal exit for the Rams SUPER 8s – CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD
DEWSBURY RAMS LONDON BRONCOS
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at the Tetley’s Stadium LONDON BRONCOS turned in one of their best performances of the year to seal a place in the Championship Shield Final. Having won the previous four rounds between the two sides in 2015, Dewsbury came into the game as favourites, but it was the Broncos who handed themselves the chance of a first trophy since 1983. After a tense start, Anthony Thackeray got over to finally break the deadlock 13 minutes in. However the Broncos soon hit back, former Rams loanee Ben Hellewell making it 6-6. A superb effort by Dale Morton followed on the half hour before Etu Uaisele went in, but two quickfire tries from the Broncos, through Joe Keyes and Iliess Macani, turned the game on its head shortly before the break and London went from strength to strength thereafter. After a penalty goal by Shane Grady, the Broncos clicked into gear, Rhys Williams’ score preceding a period of remarkable defence from the visitors before Daniel Harrison notched a late brace to put the result beyond doubt. Broncos player-coach Andrew Henderson said: “I’m really pleased for this group of players. “We’ve faced a fair bit of adversity this year as a club. We’ve been forced to use a lot of players and it’s a young squad, it’s essentially been an
Etu Uaisele scores to give Dewsbury hope in a tough play-off semi-final under 23s team over the last three months and there have been times when it’s been tough. “I don’t think there were many people within rugby league circles who thought we could win today “But a lot of credit must go to my players. “They turned up with an attitude and a purpose about what they did, we executed our plays well and thoroughly deserved our win in the end.” Meanwhile, his Rams counterpart Glenn Morrison cut a dejected figure on a heartbreaking afternoon for the West Yorkshire side. “I’m disappointed for the boys,” he said. “They’ve worked hard all year but some people didn’t have their best game today which is a shame and we did-
n’t achieve our goal for the season. “There were too many missed tackles in the second half and the bounce of the ball didn’t go our way. “We pride ourselves on our defence so it’s disappointing. “Credit to London, they ran harder than we did and tackled harder than we did. There’s no excuses today, we were just out-played.” In a nervy start from both sides, London controlled the game in the early stages as the Rams toiled to escape their own half, but, firmly against the run of play, it was the hosts who went ahead as Morton mopped up a looping pass before racing 90 metres downfield and finding Thackeray who went over on his inside. Tom Hemingway added the
Steve Horsfall extras from out wide, but London struck back almost instantly. Hellewell followed up a neat break by Williams on the left flank to coast in and level the scores. A triple substitution refreshed the home side as London looked to go ahead and Dewsbury’s Morton produced a stunning piece of wing play, unleashing a Tommy Makinson-esque leap for the corner to bring up a 106 lead. And his centre partner Uaisele got in on the act within minutes, charging over on the back of a searing team break started by Thackeray. But London refused to lie down and hauled their way back into the game shortly after as Keyes impressively scrambled over from 20
metres out, Barthau converting, before Macani claimed a Keyes kick unopposed out wide to dot down, leaving the scores level at the break. A ferocious start to the second period followed as both sides desperately looked to wrestle back control of the match, the Rams producing a notable series of bruising tackles to hold the Broncos at bay, and their hard work was rewarded on 52 minutes as Grady hammered over a penalty goal from close to half way. But that score only served to inspire the visitors as Williams danced his way to the line from 40 metres out following an error in the ruck from the Rams. Barthau added the touchline conversion for a slender four-point lead which was far from safe as the Rams fought to keep their season alive. Another period of intense pressure followed but London, backed by their vocal travelling support, held firm as Dewsbury threw all they could at the Broncos line. Tom Hemingway came close to a 40-20 as the final ten minutes approached but Alex Walker cleared up at the last second. It proved to be a crucial contribution as Harrison jinked his way over on the next set to leave the home side with a 10point mountain to climb in the dying minutes. Despite their best efforts, it was an ascent too far for Glenn Morrison’s men as Harrison notched his second late on to help secure a place in Sunday’s Championship Shield showdown with Featherstone.
PLAYER RATINGS DEWSBURY RAMS Ryan Fieldhouse Dale Morton Karl Pryce Etu Uaisele Dalton Grant Matty Wildie Anthony Thackeray Ryan Hepworth Tom Hemingway Makali Aizue Shane Grady Luke Adamson Joel Farrell
5 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 7
SUBS Nathan Conroy
Jason Crookes Paul Jackson Stephen Nash
6 5 6 6
LONDON BRONCOS Alex Walker Rhys Williams Ben Hellewell Elliot Kear Iliess Macani William Barthau Joe Keyes Glenn Riley James Cunningham Erjon Dollapi Daniel Harrison Matt Garside Matt Davis
8 9 7 7 6 7 8 7 7 7 8 7 7
SUBS Andrew Henderson Jamie Thackeray Toby Everett Johnny Walker
6 7 7 7
DEWSBURY RAMS Tries: Thackeray (13), Morton (29), Uaisele (31). Goals: Hemingway 1/1, Grady 2/3.
LONDON BRONCOS Tries: Hellewell (16), Keyes
(37), Macani (39), Williams (54), Harrison (69, 79). Goals: Barthau 5/6. Ref: John Roberts / HT: 16-16 / Penalties: 8-8 / Sin Bin: None / Sent Off: None / Weather: Sunny, dry / Attendance: 768 / MOTM: Rhys Williams / Match rating: 4/5.
Thornhill won’t take Sharks end Kells’ winning run Moor have eyes on play-offs their foot off the gas NCL DIVISION ONE
NCL DIVISION THREE THORNHILL TROJANS 76 EASTMOOR 12 at Overthorpe Park
ALREADY promoted Thornhill Trojans ran riot against National Conference L e a g u e Division T h r e e strugglers E a s t m o o r, thrashing their opponents 76-12. Man-of-thematch Joel Gibson was at his usual prolific best in and racked up 18 points. First-half tries for the Trojans came from Joss Ratcliffe, Mason Bailey, Jake
Wilson, Gibson, Ben Kendall, and M i n d a u g a s Bendikas to give the hosts a 36-0 lead at the interval. Eastmoor did open the second half scoring through a Reece Nicholson try which was added to by Chris H o o p e r, plus two D a n n y Johnson goals. But normal service was resumed as further tries came from Gibson, Anthony Harris, Jordan Lowther (two), Liam Morley, Ratcliffe, Bailey and Rob Kelly to round off a dominant win.
SHAW CROSS
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KELLS
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SHAW CROSS SHARKS produced an impressive performance to overcome league leaders Kells 44-26 in National Conference League Division One. It was the Cumbrians who took an early 4-0 lead but after that they had their backs to the wall. Brandon French notched up the Sharks’ first points of the contest with a fantastic individual try. Danny Flowers converted to make it 6-4. Ross Roebuck was next to touch down for the hosts with a
try in the corner and Flowers was on target again to give his side a 12-4 lead. This was soon followed by Casey Johnson’s converted try which extended his side’s lead to 18-4. Robbie Byatt was next to score for the Sharks and Flower successfully added the extras to make it 24-4. But Kells showed their potential by notching up three quickfire tries to reduce Sharks’ commanding lead to just four points at the break. After re-grouping at half-time Sam Ottewell scored his first of two second half tries after he latched onto an Andrew Fawkes pass to score under the posts. Flowers converted.
Soon after French touched down for his second try of the game. But Kells were still dangerous and they struck back through Ben Milburn on 66 minutes. Sharks were determined to prevent a repeat of the first half and when Steve Talbot crashed on to a ball 25 metres out he found a great offload to the supporting Ottewell, who surged away from the cover to score, leaving a simple conversion for Flowers. And Shaw Cross rounded off the win with Jack Gledhill scoring in the corner, who painfully dislocated his shoulder in the process. The win edges Shaw Cross closer to the play-offs.
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WIBSEY
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MOOR comfortably beat Wibsey Warriors 58-30 in NCL Division Three. In a 16-try thriller Dewsbury notched up 11 of their own
with seven conversions. There were nine different try scorers for the hosts. T o b i a s Richardson, Peter Robinson, Matt Shaw, Cain Crotty, Scott Sheard, James Samme, Dominic Scanlon, and Jacob Flathers (three) completed
Dewsbury’s scoring. Warriors got five in reply but it wasn’t enough as they crashed to a 28 point defeat. The Maroons’ victory consolidates sixth spot and leaves them with an outside chance of a place in the play-offs.
Winter side overcome Beeston WPL DIVISION FOUR EAST
DEWSBURY MOOR 44 BEESTON
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DEWSBURY MOOR kick-started their Winter Pennine League season with a dominant 44-30 win over Beeston Broncos. Max Vernon was
first to strike using his pace on the wing to touch down and add the conversion for Moor. Archie Bruce and Elliot Sheard (2) soon added further tries the Maroons extended their lead when Bruce and Vernon went over. But Beeston did
break through just before half time. In the second half the home side narrowed the scores at 34-24. But Vernon completed his hat-trick to give Moor a comfortable lead. Aiden Sheard rounded off the win for the visitors.
SO NEAR YET SO FAR... Kear’s blunt summary of a frustrating campaign By Joe Link Sports Reporter joe@thepressnews.co.uk
BATLEY BULLDOGS coach John Kear is left to reflect on a season which could have been so spectacular yet almost ended in disaster. Batley finished fifth, just four points above relegated Hunslet, but Kear believes the Bulldogs’ campaign was not as bad as it appears on paper. “We lost 13 games by 12 points or less, so we competed all season,” he said. “We were unlucky in a lot of games, in others we deserved to lose, but looking at the season as a whole I feel we deserved better than to finish outside of the play-offs.”
In a bid to right the wrongs of 2015, Kear hasn’t wasted time signing new recruits. The Bulldogs’ latest addition is David Scott. Scott, who can play on the wing or at full-back, featured 28 times for Doncaster this year, scoring twice in the process. Other than his pace and strength down the wing, Scott is also good with the boot, having kicked 89 goals for Doncaster in his three years at the club. “We’re delighted to have him on board,” said Kear. “He’s a great talent and he’s been proving that at Doncaster, in my opinion he was their best player and we hope he can continue that form with us. His goal-kicking capabilities are also something that definitely appealed to us.”
Scott is also a Scottish international, earning himself two caps at the 2013 World Cup. Despite coming up short in 2015 Batley still have a solid squad, with many players’ efforts being acknowledged at the Bulldogs’ end-of-season presentation evening. Prop James Brown was the big winner, being named supporters’ player of the year, coaches’ player of the year and players’ player of the year. Alex Rowe was awarded the man of steel and most man of the match honours, while the inaugural winner of the Jack Tindall Trophy was Wayne Reittie. “I’d like to congratulate the boys on their respective awards and I just hope they can perform at such a high level next season as well,” added Kear.
Jean Brooker presents James Brown with the supporters’ player of the year trophy
Morrison unveils four new signings for 2016
Makali Aizue tries to find a gap against the Broncos in his final outing for the Rams
Steve Horsfall
DEWSBURY RAMS have had a busy week in the transfer market. Head coach Glenn Morrison has begun the task of strengthening his squad without delay after a disappointing end to a successful season which saw them lose out to London Broncos in the Championship Shield play-off semifinals. Morrison has signed utility forward Sam Bates (Bradford), prop duo Matt Groat (Doncaster) and Anthony Tonks (Sheffield) and halfback Dom Speakman, a St Helens academy graduate, in a bid to go one step further and reach the playoff final in 2016. “I’m very pleased with our signings this past week,” said Morrison. “They are all very talented lads and
they are going to give the squad a great boost going into next season. “Thanks to our strong campaign, where I feel we made huge strides forward, attracting quality players has been made slightly easier.” A busy week for the Rams has also seen them hold onto star players who have been approached by Super League clubs. “The fact we have held onto players who have been approached by professional teams offering more money is testament to our culture at the club,” added Morrison. “The players love the club and enjoy playing their rugby here, plus they’re part of a team that competes for silverware.” “I expect a few more players will be approached over the
Speakman is ‘delighted to have put pen to paper’ course of the season, but I have confidence that because of the philosophy of this club we will hold onto the vast majority of our squad.”
But one player who is definitely leaving the Tetley’s Stadium is veteran prop, Makali Aizue, who has joined Doncaster.