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DEADLY BATCH? Dewsbury man dies and another is hospitalised after taking amphetamines – police issue drugs warning

By Staff Reporters POLICE have issued a stark warning about the dangers of taking illegal drugs after a man was found dead in Dewsbury town centre.

The 42-year-old was discovered by officers in a property on Union Street on Monday afternoon at around 2.45pm. Another man remains critically ill in hospital. Officers say the death is linked to the illegal use of the

Class B drug amphetamine, but haven’t clarified whether the second 55-year-old man took the same drug. It’s not clear whether the death was caused by an overdose or a tainted batch on the streets.

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West Yorkshire Police released a statement on Wednesday evening. Detective Inspector Mark Catney, of Kirklees CID, said: “We want to remind people of the dangers of taking illegal drugs.

“This is a tragic incident which has resulted in the death of a 42-year-old man. “We want to urge people to reconsider before taking substances illegally – the dangers

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Dewsbury drugs death Deaths BARLOW GORDON On August 19, in hospital, of Cleckheaton, aged 86 years, husband of the late Bettie. Funeral service will be held at Park Wood Crematorium,

ident of Heckmondwike Players, aged 82 years, wife of Donald. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday September 12 at 11.15am.

Elland, on Monday September 10 at 12pm.

BRACKENBURY (NEE WHARTON) CELIA On August 15, peacefully in hospital, of Liversedge, member of Roberttown WI and pres-

BROOK BRENDA On August 23, peacefully at Dewsbury and District Hospital, of Mirfield, aged 90 years, wife of the late Eddie. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday September 5 at 2pm.

DOLAN TOMMY On August 25, peacefully at home, of Batley Carr, aged 86 years, husband of Joan. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Tuesday September 11 at 1.15pm.

FRYER RICHARD PAUL On August 18, suddenly at home, of Batley, aged 55 years, husband of Sandra. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Tuesday September 4 at 2pm.

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MULCAHY (NEE WESTON) EDNA On August 22, at Aston Manor Nursing Home, formerly of Westborough, aged 91 years, wife of the late Thomas. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium today (Friday) at 2.45pm.

MURDOCH PETER ANTHONY On August 18, at Pinderfields Hospital, of Batley, formerly of Bradford, aged 83 years, husband of Dorothy. Funeral service will be held at St Mary’s RC Church, Batley, on Thursday September 6 at 1.45pm.

SHAW PETER REGINALD On August 19, suddenly at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, of Cleckheaton, aged 70 years, husband of Jacqui. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday September 5 at 12.30pm.

SMITH (NEE CLAYTON) BETTY On August 20, at Park House Nursing Home, Queensbury, of Mirfield, aged 85 years, wife of Herbert. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Thursday September 6 at 2pm.

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By Zoe Shackleton DEWSBURY town centre is set to benefit from a £2million cash injection from Kirklees Council. The cabinet has agreed to a revised plan for the Dewsbury Heritage Action Zone project, which was launched last year in a bid to restore old buildings in the town. That decision initially came with a grant of £550,00 – and now the council has committed an extra £2m from its capital plan. The cash will be splashed mostly on restoring buildings in the Daisy Hill area of the town, which has been identified as the main Heritage Action Zone. Kirklees officials also want to improve other buildings and public spaces within the town centre to encourage further private sector investment and to help provide more housing in the area. Cabinet members also approved the creation of a package of grants, loans and rental guarantees, and other bespoke support for building owners and developers. It is believed that a flexible offer based around each specific property will offer the best value for money and make it easier for the council to manage risk. Officers will begin work on the various projects that will run until the programme ends in 2023.

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Coun Peter McBride, cabinet member for economy, said: “The council is committed to making sure we regenerate Dewsbury’s historic buildings in a way that will sustain them for years to come. “The way we use town centres has changed over the years and our challenge is to take our heritage and sensitively restore it for a modern audience. “By taking an unused building and making it work in a different way, such as turning it into residential accommodation, we can make the most of the town’s architecture and bring life back into the centre. “The success of the scheme will depend on involving local people and making sure that we are working in a way that they can see benefits them and the local area.” PROBUS: Ernie Fitzpatrick will speak at the next Batley and Dewsbury Probus Club meeting on Tuesday, September 4. His talk entitled ‘The wonderful world of miniatures’ will start at 10.30am at the Batley Older People’s Centre. Everyone is welcome. For more info call 01924 471337. RAMBLERS: The next Dewsbury and District Ramblers’ walk is this Sunday (September 2) through Meltham, meeting Stuart Gledhill at the Wellington Road car park at 9am.

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Open day BATLEY: St Saviour’s Church on Brookroyd Lane will be celebrating Heritage Open Day on Saturday September 8 – the 10th year it has been part of the nationwide event. The church in Brownhill will be open from 11am until 4pm. Refreshments will be available and there will be various activities for visitors. Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about the treasures to be found in the building and DVDs featuring the church will be shown. St Saviour’s is Grade II Listed and contains a unique stained glass window commemorating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. This year there will be special displays relating to the First World War, and at intervals during the day the names on the war memorial will be read out.

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Tip barrier plan By Zoe Shackleton NEW electronic barriers could soon be installed at one of the busiest waste sites in North Kirklees. The council revealed plans this week that barriers will be installed at the Dewsbury household waste recycling centre to prevent people using it illegally. They plan to use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras which would then link to the council’s waste permit database, and only registered vehicles would activate the barriers. Currently staff from waste firm Suez turn people away if they are using the tip without permission, while they also help people fill in the registration online if they don’t have a proper permit. Kirklees Council’s director for services, Joanne Bartholomew, said: “The

Dewsbury’s household waste site council is working with Suez to trial ANPR at our Dewsbury Household Waste Recycling Centre. “Using an automatic barrier system should give staff more time to help people with their waste and recycling and keep the site tidy. “We are currently in the planning stages and will provide more details once we have finalised them.”

She also confirmed that if the system goes to plan, it could be rolled at the other council sites in Birstall, Huddersfield, Meltham and Upper Cumberworth. But the proposals have sparked debate on whether the new barriers will increase fly-tipping if people are put off going to the tip. Mirfield councillor Martyn Bolt said: “If people get there and they can’t drop off their domestic waste, there’s a good chance they’re going to fly-tip it.” He also raised concerns over the cost of the new technology and why Dewsbury has been chosen out of all the sites. Coun John Lawson (Lib Dem, Cleckheaton) added: “If people using the tip at the moment are discouraged from using it because of the barriers that would be a big concern. “We need to be pragmatic and I hope we are going to monitor it and check if fly-tipping is affected.”

Council’s cash lift for social services Safety first for Dewsbury nursery PAULA SHERRIFF MP visited a nursery to congratulate them on achieving a very special first aid accreditation. The Co-operative Childcare in Dewsbury Moor, pictured, has become the 300th nursery in the country to be awarded Millie’s Mark, the gold standard for paediatric first aid.

Pub set for big relaunch A PUB in Cleckheaton is set to reopen on Monday following a £700,000 makeover. The Obediah Brooke, a JD Wetherspoon pub on Bradford Road, closed seven weeks ago for the revamp which cost £711,000. The pub company bought the adjoining former Lloyds Bank building to expand its floor space, as well as introducing a new colour scheme, carpets, seating and lighting. Pub manager Michael Donald said: “Wetherspoon has spent just over £700,000 on the pub, providing further investment into the town. “We are looking forward to welcoming customers back into The Obediah Brooke and we are confident they will be impressed by the refurbishment.”

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The award was introduced by Millie’s Trust after a lengthy campaign to ensure all staff hold paediatric first aid qualifications. Miss Sherriff was joined by Stella Ziolkowski, the NDNA’s director of quality and training, Dan Thompson, nursery manager Joanne Wilson, staff and children from the nursery

on Heckmondwike Road. Nursery manager Joanne Wilson said: “We are really honoured to be the 300th nursery to receive the award as we know it’s so important that our children are safeguarded and parents feel reassured. “We have always had children’s safety as our utmost priority.”

KIRKLEES Council has received a £2.7million boost to spend on its struggling social services. It comes in the form of a government grant specifically for adult social care, and a lump sum from a new business rates retention scheme in the Leeds City Region worth £1.6m, which councillors decided would go to social services enhancements. The cash will be used to buy new technology, recruit more staff, improve accommodation and enhance community

services. But Coun Cathy Scott (Lab, Dewsbury East) said while the cash influx was welcome, it would only be a short-term fix. She said: “We need a long-term sustainable plan.” More funding could be available if the government publishes its green paper on the adult social care crisis this autumn.

Left to right: Sharon Kingswood (Asda Dewsbury Community Champion), MP Paula Sherriff, and Andy Clarke (Asda Public Affairs)

MP’s pride at new health messages DEWSBURY MP Paula Sherriff has applauded supermarket chain Asda for helping her promote breast cancer awareness. Miss Sherriff asked Asda to put messages about women’s health on their own-brand menstrual product packaging – and now they have obliged. The supermarket chain has become the first producer of menstrual products to carry a voluntary women’s health message about the importance of checking your breasts and being aware of any changes, and the newlylaunched products are now

on the shelves. Miss Sherriff said: “I’m so delighted to see the finished product on sale. “It’s been brilliant to work with Asda on this. I’ve spent my time in Parliament doing my best to push women’s health issues up the agenda.” Sharon Kingswood, community champion at Asda Dewsbury, said: “We want to get this message out there at every opportunity – to encourage women to do regular breast checks and to seek advice from a GP as early as possible.”

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News In Brief Survey bidding to improve services

Bin dispute rolls on

NORTH KIRKLEES: Health officials are asking people for their views to improve rehabilitation and recovery services for mental health in the district. North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group is working with Kirklees Council to gather views on the type of services, including supported accommodation, people would like to see Officials also want local opinions on what good community services for mental health could look like, including help to keep people well and the type of support that needs to be in place. Dr David Kelly, chairman of NHS North Kirklees CCG, said: “We also want local people to help us to make sure that the services we buy are right for all our population, not just those who use services now.” The survey can be found at www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RehabandRecovery/ and closes on Tuesday October 23.

All-out Kirklees strike edges nearer over claims of bullying and harrassment

Public backing for threatened library CLECKHEATON: More people in Cleckheaton responded to Kirklees Council’s recent library consultation than from any other ward. Almost a fifth of all responses came from Cleckheaton and its neighbouring ward Liversedge and Gomersal. Supporters of Cleckheaton Library have campaigned for the building on Whitcliffe Road to stay open amid budget cuts. Susanne Hatfield, chairman of the Friends of Cleckheaton Library, said: “This result underlines how much Cleckheaton Library is valued by local people.”

By Steve Martyn BIN WORKERS have threatened the possibility of an all-out strike if an ongoing dispute between them and Kirklees Council isn’t resolved. There has already been industrial action by the Unison union in Huddersfield over claims of bullying and harassment, while other workers say they haven’t been able to take holidays totalling up to 40 weeks. While North Kirklees wasn’t affected in the week-long walk-out earlier this summer, it could be hit in a matter of weeks following a meeting with Unison’s Kirklees branch last Friday. Branch secretary Paul Holmes confirmed: “There was a meeting at the Navigation Tavern, Mirfield, on Friday where it was decided that if outstanding welfare issues were not resolved to their satisfaction by

Police step up hunt Sex offender sought after serious assault POLICE have released this image of a man they are searching for in connection with a crime in Dewsbury. Anton Lee Copperwaite, pictured, who

Man arrested after parked cars are hit DEWSBURY: A suspected drink-driver was arrested after crashing into parked vehicles and destroying a garden fence. Witnesses said the man drove too fast round a corner in Princess Lane and lost control of the car at around 9pm on Saturday night. One resident managed to stop the driver and police were called. Police confirmed a 24-year-old man was arrested after trying to flee on suspicion of drink-driving and aggravated vehicle-taking but released pending further investigation.

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Friday, September 14 then there would be a call for all-out strike action from Monday, October 1.” Council leader Shabir Pandor (Lab, Batley

West) said Kirklees were doing their best to stop a strike from occurring. He said: “Management are working very hard and my view is that there will be a solution. We are more than happy to talk to Paul and I understand where they are coming from. “A bin strike serves no purpose. I am very concerned and I was very disappointed that there was a strike last time. “My view is that there is always a solution but it takes two sides.” However, a spokesman for Kirklees Council said “no issues were raised” when they met with the lead health and safety steward last week. He said: “We continue to work with the unions on a local and regional level to ensure any issues are resolved.” The seven-day strike back in July resulted in some bins not being emptied for three weeks.

POLICE have a issued an e-fit of a man they want to speak to in connection with a sexual offence. Kirklees District Safeguarding would like to speak with anyone who can identify the man pictured in the e-fit. He is being sought in connection with a sexual offence in the district in July, and is believed to have connections with the Batley area. The man is described as in his 30s, white and thin with black short hair and sunken eyes. Anyone who can identify him is asked to contact Kirklees Safeguarding on 101, referencing crime number 13180565811.

has previous connections to Thornhill Lees, is wanted for the theft of a motor vehicle, as well as a serious assault and possession of an offensive weapon in Berry Brow, Huddersfield. The 25-year-old’s last known address is in Brighouse but police say he has moved on and they haven’t been able to locate him. He is also wanted for conveying prohibited items to HMP Leeds. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “We would urge anyone with information about his whereabouts or movements to please contact police as a matter of urgency.” Information can be passed to Leeds District CID via 101, quoting crime reference 13180134253.

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Ex-firefighter banned for 20 months A FORMER FIREFIGHTER has been banned from the roads for nearly two years after getting behind the wheel while twice over the legal limit. Timothy Hamer was celebrating his 68th birthday at a local cricket club when he decided to drive home. The retired firefighter from Ravensthorpe crashed into a parked vehicle on Shillbank Lane, Mirfield, on August 5.

Kirklees magistrates heard that the owner of the Nissan he crashed into watched the incident from his front porch and went outside to ask Hamer if he’d been drinking. Hamer, of North Road, admitted he had been and the victim confiscated his keys then called the police. He was arrested after failing a roadside breath test. Further samples showed that he had 77

microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – more than twice the legal limit of 35mcg. Hamer admitted drinking two pints but said they had been bought for him by someone else. Magistrates banned him from driving for 20 months and ordered him to pay a £450 fine, £85 in costs and a £45 victim surcharge.

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Biker killed in crash Police appeal for dashcam footage as they seek answers to fatal Liversedge collision By Staff Reporters POLICE have named a man who was killed in a road traffic collision last Friday. Ian Jackson, from Batley, was heading away from Heckmondwike on a Honda CBR bike when he collided with the offside of a Range Rover on Leeds Road next to the junction of Thornleigh Drive. The 47-year-old was then involved in another collision with a black Peugeot 206 which was travelling on the opposite carriageway. The fatal incident happened at

around 7.25am, with emergency services quickly called to the scene. Mr Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of the injuries he sustained in the collision with the Peugeot. Leeds Road was closed for several hours but re-opened later. Officers are investigating the fatal incident and want to speak to anyone who may have captured it on dashcam. Sergeant Ann Drury, of the Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: “We are continuing to investigate the circum-

stances behind what has clearly been a very serious incident in which a man has lost his life. “We would like to speak with anyone who saw the collision, or the circumstances just prior to it taking place. “I would also like to speak with anyone who may have recorded dashcam footage of the incident.” Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact the Major Collision Enquiry Team via 101 quoting log number 334 of August 24.

Brussels square to honour Jo FORMER Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox will be honoured in Brussels by having a square named after her. The square, pictured, is close to the Ancienne Belgique concert venue where Mrs Cox liked to visit when she lived and worked

in Belgium before being elected to Parliament. Mohamed Ouriaghli, a Brussels politician, announced the square would be renamed on September 27 as part of a bid to “feminise” the city’s streets. He wrote on Twitter: “On 27.09 at 1pm, Helen Joanne Cox will have her name attributed to the place located at the back of the Ancienne Belgique, a place she frequented during her stay at #BXL. “This event is in her honour and in the wish to feminise the squares and street names of the @VilleBruxelles.” Mrs Cox was included on a list of “illustrious women” who will have squares, streets and buildings named after them as part of the city’s plans for female and male equality. She lived and worked in the Belgian capital for two years as an assistant to the former MEP Glenys Kinnock.

Weapons cache seized in raid POLICE discovered a cache of weapons at a man’s house when they arrested him on suspicion of rape. Officers went to the 20-year-old’s Liversedge home on Tuesday and found a stash of terrifying replica firearms and blades while they were carrying out the arrest. It’s thought as many as 30 real and fake weapons were seized from the house, including 18 knives and imitation rifles. They will all be destroyed. West Yorkshire Police’s Dewsbury Proactive Team posted the pictures on Twitter with the caption: “Male in custody for a serious offence. This haul of weapons seized during a house search for destruction. All in a day’s work!” A WYP spokesman said: “A 20-year-old male was arrested in Liversedge on suspicion of rape. “A search of his property was conducted following the arrest and officers discovered and seized a number of weapons. Enquiries are ongoing.”

The cache of weapons seized in Liversedge

News In Brief Fast food drive-thru plans submitted HECKMONDWIKE: A national fast food chain could build a drive-thru outlet in the town. Plans submitted to Kirklees Council suggest a new drive-thru KFC could be built off Westgate, close to the Wakefield Acoustics factory. The application says the operator of the drive-thru is ‘possibly KFC or similar’ with plans for a small retail site which would also include a B&M Bargains store with garden centre and 201 parking spaces. The restaurant would be open from 6am to midnight every day, while the retail site would open from 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Hospital’s toy appeal DEWSBURY: Staff at Dewsbury & District Hospital are calling for donations of toys for their A&E playroom. Only a few toy tractors and wooden counting toys are left after the majority of toys were stolen or broken. Toy donations can be taken to the A&E department at the hospital and all must be wipeable as they are cleaned every night.

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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood

I’ll keep singing country’s praises RS L and I snagged our first few days off work together this year. What’s that about taking more time to relax and enjoy your autumn years?

We didn’t have long enough to go sun-seeking abroad so I suggested we visit her parents’ grave, under an old oak tree in a little village churchyard in Somserset. “It must be five or six years since you last saw them,” I said. “We can stop off in Oxfordshire and visit Alison and Clive,” she replied. “We haven’t seen them in a few years either.” Five or six years? Try 12, on both counts. Talk about time flying as you get older. Someone’s given it a jet engine and a serving of Captain Kirk’s warp speed for good measure. I’m not trying to be overly

CONSIDERING the main gist of today’s Ed Lines, it’s ironic that conflict at sea was in the news this week, with French trawlers ganging up on and attacking English fishermen going lawfully about their business. History tells us that only ends one way, and not well for our erstwhile cousins across the Channel. The nearby town of Watchet was also the inspiration for Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s most famous poem, Rime of the Ancient Mariner – he lived nearby. And if you really want to see fate stretch its hands across the ages, Coleridge penned the first lines to Ancient Mariner in the local Bell Inn, where he used to sup with another lauded poet, William Wordsworth. I didn’t pop in to the Bell yesterday to see if I’m still barred from a visit from 1996, when I wrote a column poking a bit of fun at the locals and a mischievous Ed Lines reader sent them a copy. It’s a small world.

All Saints Church in Monksilver, where Sir Francis Drake married his second wife in 1583 maudlin today, but combined with a holiday centred around cleaning up a grave, I bade farewell to another

rugby pal of my age this week. That’s four in the last six months. What do you reckon – can-

cer? Heart attack? He let a lower leg infection fester, and being ‘a bloke’ thought it would sort itself out. Sepsis set in, and as the medics fought a belated but ultimately losing battle, his body shut down. Driving across the gorgeous Cotswolds yesterday, and writing this in the picture postcard village of Monksilver, at the foot of Exmoor and looking across to the Quantocks, you can’t help but be reflective. I’ve just been emailed Elyas Patel’s reply to the serve and volley we exchanged last week. He’ll no doubt be gobsmacked to see that ‘evil’ Locky is letting him have the last word. There’s little to be gained from backwarding and forwarding, where one party just artfully avoids the subject. But that whole thorny issue of cultural change – of wholesale demographic replacement where Dewsbury and Batley are

concerned – is never far away when you travel our sceptred isles. Yesterday afternoon we drove up to Watchet, a small harbour town on the Severn estuary, founded and fortified by Alfred the Great. The Saxons had a mint at Watchet, whose coins have been found as far afield as Scandinavia – the locals used them to buy off Viking raiders. Lest we forget, foreign supplanting of native Britons used to involve rather more violent methods than a woman’s face veil and a holy book – or indeed the bureaucratic bullying of the all-powerful EU Commission. The Romans, Vikings and William the Conqueror’s Normans were in too much of a hurry to rely on either breeding or undemocratically legislating their way to power over our island nation. Monksilver’s All Saints Church, not 50 yards from where I’m writing this, is where Sir Francis Drake married his second wife Elizabeth Sydenham in 1583. She must have prayed for his safety five years later when he was busy seeing off the Spanish Armada.

Fortunately our man won, thus ensuring I was eating locally-bred fillet of beef last night in the Notley Arms, and not paella. You could say the same for bratwurst in 1945, frogs’ legs in 2016 and, casting forward a generation or two, tikka masala. I’d like to think we can all metaphorically enjoy each other’s culinary delights, but sadly history tells us that society – mankind – never evolves that way. I doubt that the Englandhating Momentum fanatics could wander our wonderful highways and byways without seeing something to envy or loathe; a statue that needs pulling down and smashing because it represents something they can only fear and despise, instead of understand and respect. Sadly, I’m not sure it’s in my generation’s gift to completely withstand that tide, not forever. But in my small way, with my patriotic flag in the sand, I’ll keep singing England’s praises all the way to my eventual grave. This is a wonderful, wonderful, green and pleasant land.

Let Theresa have a disco nap... FEEL strangely sorry for poor old TM the PM with the stick she took this week. I don’t know where Mrs May met her future husband Philip, but it’s a fair bet it wasn’t at a Young Conservatives’ Christmas disco – unless he has two left feet as well, in which case it was a match made in heaven. What is a Prime Minister to do when a public appearance turns into an impromptu display of local dancing? Shuffle a bit politely I guess, which is all she tried to do, no doubt

cringeing inside. Unfortunately she looked like a drunk with one leg stuck in a bar stool. But if she stands stockstill, she gets a ration for peeing on the kids’ parade; join in and she’s roundly mocked for not being Darcey Bussell. Talk about a lose-lose situation. I’m always glad of the opportunity to give the hopeless woman a broadside, but no-one voted for her based on a Tina Turner impression. Give the woman a break – for now at least.

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Mine search begins By Zoe Shackleton DEVELOPERS have moved onto a controversial site in Mirfield to search for unrecorded mine workings. Bellway Homes notified nearby residents of Woodward Court and Hepworth Close by letter that they would be installing new fencing round the Balderstone Hall Fields site so that they could carry out “further ground investigation works.” Contractors started work on Tuesday following advice from the Coal Authority “to allow the identification of any further unrecorded workings associated with the mining legacy of the wider area.” In a note accompanying the planning documents, the Coal Authority suggested that building over the top or in close proximities to mine entries should be avoided wherever possible. Developers Bellway said in their recent letter that the work would allow them to find solutions for foundations before the planning application is either approved or denied. But Mirfield town councillor Steve Benson, and founder of the Project Mirfield group which is objecting the proposal for 61 homes

on the green field site, is confused by the move. He said: “In terms of anything moving forward, I think it’s ridiculous what they’re saying in that letter. “They’re saying they’re going to design these foundations but the Coal Authority are saying that they don’t want to build over or within the influence of any of these coal entries. “The instruction from the Coal Authority has told them that they must find every coal entry feature – every bell pit entrance, every mineshaft entrance on the site. They won’t be allowed to build on or within a certain distance of these coal mining features. “It’s madness what’s going on, nobody understands why they’re going to come in because we all know it’s absolutely peppered with mine workings.” Coun Benson has also claimed that because the Local Plan has been accepted in principle for its land allocations, it means Balderstone Hall Fields should be protected as safeguarded land and has asked Kirklees Council for the application to be removed. People can sign the petition to object proposals at www.projectmirfield.co.uk. BATLEY & SPEN MP Tracy Brabin, pictured, made a birthday visit to Batley’s Whitfield Wellbeing Centre to offer her support and celebrate their milestone year. The centre on Soothill Lane, which is also home to the Society for the Blind of Dewsbury, Batley and District, helps combat loneliness by organising activities and trips out for local residents. It recently marked its 100th birthday, and Ms Brabin went to applaud vol-

unteers for their hard work. She said: “The Whitfield Centre is a real lifeline for so many people and its commitment to helping local residents lead a full and active life and combatting loneliness is to be applauded. I really can’t sing their praises highly enough.” The Whitfield Centre isn’t just for the blind and partially-sighted community, everyone is welcome to attend. Go to www.whitfieldcentre.co.uk for more information.

News In Brief Witnesses sought CLECKHEATON: Police are investigating a collision between a pensioner and a scooter. Officers want to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident which took place at around 2pm on Brooke Street, Cleckheaton, on Friday. An 86-year-old man was in the road when he was knocked over by a Lexmoto 125CC scooter. He suffered a head injury and was taken to Pinderfields Hospital where he remains in a stable condition. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact PC 1819 Barron at Bradford Roads Policing Unit on 101, referencing log 943 of August 24.

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Exchanging ‘meaningful friendly fire’ The case of Patel v The Press - the right to reply, closing speech for the prosecution! The privilege of owning one’s own paper is a free pass to write what you like, how you like and as often as you like. That is Danny Lockwood’s prerogative as owner of The Press and leaves a mere correspondent like yours truly at a significant disadvantage when exchanging ‘tit for tat’ but friendly (and I hope meaningful) fire with him! When I penned last week’s piece “Is Danny just playing devil’s advocate?” this inequality of arms was not lost on me, and I fully expected Danny to come back at me all guns blazing, and true to form he didn’t disappoint. The vernacular “if you can’t take it don’t give it” is apt for both of us who are undoubtedly big enough and ugly enough to be able to take it! Just a few short responses though, if I may. (NB: Within the restricted confines of a reply, I cannot possibly hope to answer each and every point Danny makes and my silence on any such point should not be confused with acquiescence!) 1: “… even if he does specialise in defending some of society’s vilest characters...” The first 20 years of my legal practise involved PROSECUTING some of society’s vilest characters too! 2: “… I assume I am welcome to

... now Hector hits back From: Heckmondwike Hector Heckmondwike Hector feels compelled to reply to Elyas Patel. If you know about our history, Mr Patel, you might happen to have realised that during its course, reason triumphed over religion.

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Elyas Patel, Savile Town come meet your wife (without a veil) and for my son to potentially marry your daughter should they both wish ...” My wife doesn’t wear a veil! She works for that well-known ‘ultra conservative and illiberal Muslim’ (not!) organisation, the Royal Voluntary Service, and let alone meeting Danny, when the rigours of old age finally catch up with him and mind or body or both are no longer willing, my dearest will be the first in the queue volunteering to help out at the ‘Locky’ Mansion! As for daughters and marriage. Alas, the Almighty in his infinite wisdom didn’t see fit to bless me with any daughters so the hypothetical discussion simply doesn’t arise. 3: “... Elyas Patel who paradoxically makes his fortune specialising in representing Muslim criminals...” Fortune! Are you having a laugh? Yeah, right, doing publicly-funded Legal Aid work! Don’t get me going on Legal Aid rates please! As for representing ‘Muslim criminals,’ the Bar code of conduct means I too am not

Subsequently the iron rule of the church declined and the clergy were no longer in command. Liberty evolved in a new enlightened age along with the freedom that allows secularists and the Muslim community to live in relative peace and safety. But there are two sides to the coin, Mr Patel. It has allowed us to confront political and religious issues with humour,

allowed, and therefore don’t cherry pick my cases. To borrow Danny’s phrase “It’s about the crime, not the colour or the creed!” Here’s a few statistics of my own straight back at Locky. This August alone, of the 21 separate cases/defendants I have appeared for, no fewer than 11, the majority therefore, were White British (their faith or non-faith unknown!). 4: The aforesaid practise statistics helpfully lead me to my final point. No creed or colour has a monopoly over crime, or for that matter negative and/or bad news stories. Owning a newspaper is a huge privilege. It carries with it huge responsibility too. An opportunity not only to report the news (good or bad) and to stoke intelligent and responsible discussion amongst the readership in relation to the topics of the day, but also an opportunity to be a force for good and change throughout all the communities it purports to serve. True, our geographical area is not

satire and even ridicule; be it “lovingly posted through Heckmondwike Hector’s bigoted letterbox” or other means. The key word here is democracy. Ever heard of the film The Life Of Brian, Mr Patel? Ever heard about the late comedian Dave Allen, who mercilessly mocked the Catholic Church, much to the fury of its followers? And what about the BBC

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without its problems but there is a lot of good happening day-in and day-out within all sections of our diverse populations too. If I may respectfully say so, underneath the puns and banter of my correspondence, there is a serious point I have sought to make. The Press and its owner (if I may respectfully say so) will never be regarded as a source of good and change by all the communities it purports to serve, unless and until Danny Lockwood is able to free himself from his own self-imposed editorial shackles and stops treating every bad news story coming out of the Muslim section of our community as an opportunity to settle what seem to me to be deepseated and entrenched resentments

who continually lampoon the Christian religion with great delight? No victimisation mentioned. Islam however, now that’s a different bucket! There is no Life Of Brian here, or for that matter any other depictions of Islam’s extremes and eccentricities. Through fear of retribution there is, in most cases, a palpable deafening silence from critics or comedians when it comes to the Muslim religion. The reason is obvious. Anyone challenging or apposing this doctrine do so at their own peril (ask Charlie Hebdo or Salman Rushdie, just two examples). When it comes to the cultural practices which are so at odds with our culture, such as the wearing of the niqab, you are afforded a liberty that might easily be denied to others. To make my point, can you imagine a local white person starting an American-style religious commune in which the women members were forced to dress in long white robes and a balaclava with two eye slits. They would be hounded off the face of the earth by goodygoody politicians and lambasted by every single strand of the media. Left-wing feminists would go into convulsions about women’s rights (how strange that we hear nothing at all from them about the niqab) The cry of ‘Balaclavaphobia’ would be no defence. Equality and diversity dispensed within this case. Ask yourself Mr Patel why some people fear your culture and religion. Is it because

and scores. If the mountain won’t come to Locky, then Locky must go to the mountain! 5: With that, I end. It was never my intention to cause Danny (or for that matter Hector from Hecky) any personal hurt and I hope I can continue to draw on Locky’s generous fund of forgiveness. 6: As for the kind and repeated public offer of a column in The Press, when the day dawns for me to finally hang up my wig and gown (old age waits for no man!) then who knows, but for now alas, time constraints do not sadly permit. Enough writ and job done! I shall now retire back to the many demands of my day job.

Islam appears to demand unconditional respect and recognition – virtual reverence without having to adopt the cultural norms of the wider indigenous population? It should always be our right to object or have critical debate, but this is being eroded by claims of Is-Lamma-Fobia. (‘phobia’ being misplaced and incorrect). This is a word that simultaneously empowers Muslims by bestowing them with victim status along with a cast-iron defence. Moreover, it stigmatises anyone who dares to speak out in opposition. Orwellian or what? Finally, when it comes to bigotry, a charge you appear to level against me Mr Patel, I quote Matthew 7:5: First take the log out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. If you want to eradicate bigotry, start by questioning Muslim attitudes (both at home and globally) towards lesbian, gay and transgender people. Many of whom exist in your own community but are denied expression. I doubt in my lifetime and beyond that we will ever see any changes in Savile Town, Thornhill or anywhere else for that matter.

Locky needs to be syndicated From: David Sugden, Mirfield Being new to the area, I was idly flicking through the local freesheet expecting riveting

news about somebody’s missed bin collection in Dewsbury or wherever, when I happened upon a marvellously trenchant article by one D Lockwood. I passed it on to a friend who lives out of the area, who now expects me to save it for him every week. Can’t you get it syndicated and save me a job?

Hypocritical & undemocratic From: John Appleyard, Liversedge The main argument against the European Union was its lack of democracy. Nothing exemplifies this more than the privatisation of the Royal Mail, a service that was a vital part of our national infrastructure for 500 years. There was no public or democratic call for Royal Mail to be sold off, it happened because a European directive required the postal sector to be fully open to competition. The British people who technically owned the service had no say in this. It was deregulated, allowing private competitors to bid for the profitable parts of the service. The Post Office pension scheme was taken over by the Government in order to make the company attractive to private companies and casual agency staff gradually replaced full time workers. All this done without a vote. Those who want a second referendum on the basis that 17 million-plus votes for leaving the EU are not sufficient for our

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Corbyn’s almost unelectable From: Stephen Crossley, Hanging Heaton Dear Mr Appleyard, It’s time that you and your misguided associates realise that by continuing to support probably one of the worst leaders the Labour Party has ever had, not only are you ruining any chance labour had of winning the next election, by your views and comments you are gradually dragging the Labour Party back into unelectable mode. I don’t know how long you have been associated with the party but if you lift your head from the sand, you will see people that would have never dreamed of voting for other parties are now doing so in droves. Despite you bleating over how the press treat him, our Jezza has made a rod for his own back. Despite how much you try to shift the blame it was members of the Labour Party, MPs and groups connected to Labour that started the ball rolling on anti-semitism. They say a leopard does not change its spots and the camera never lies. Till Jez explains more convincingly how he stood next to the graves of Black September fighters, responsible for the deaths of innocent people taking part in the Olympics, he will be linked to anti-Jewish beliefs. It’s time people realised that the people of Palestine cannot keep attacking Israel and appeal to the world when Israel

fights back. When a political leader who years ago as an MP had meetings with the official political branch of a terrorist organisation and may have tended to show support, rather than condemn the violence they perpetrated, it does not make him a terrorist, but it may label him a sympathiser. It certainly makes him unfit to rule our country.

Don’t defend indefensible From: David Honeybell, Heckmondwike I usually agree 100 per cent with the letters from John Appleyard, but his communication in forum on Friday August 17 was just ridiculous. To compare his mother’s generation of women wearing a headscarf, to Muslim women dressed head to foot in black, including covering their face with a niqab, with only their eyes showing, can’t in any way, shape or form be thought of in the same light. Wearing a headscarf was not only the fashion at that time, (even her Majesty the Queen wore one), but it was also to keep warm on cold winter days. He answers his own comment about the Little Sisters of the Poor, by writing they were covered head to foot, except for their faces. I once had the opportunity to ask Baroness Warsi if she thought it was right for Muslim women to wear the veil in the UK in 2015. She finished her long answer by saying it was a matter of choice, just like someone having green hair or wearing red trousers.

Come on John, don’t defend the indefensible.

Show some respect please From: Lesley Bell, Mirfield I am a member of the groundstaff at Mirfield Cricket Club. I would like to point out to all the dog owners who regularly exercise their pets on the ground that there is a sign at the entrance stating that dogs should be kept on leads at all times. The team puts a lot of effort into trying to keep the square in good and safe condition for the players, and loose dogs running on the square do a lot of damage. Also, it should be pure common sense to clean up after your pet, it is a sports field, and we often have to clean up dog mess along with all our other tasks. Please have some respect. It is called the Memorial Grounds in honour of the fallen in the First World War, it is not a dog playground and toilet.

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‘Politically speaking’ It’s so tough for many families S THE summer holidays draw to a close, school children around the constituency will be mourning the end of their long summer holiday, but many parents are likely to be thinking otherwise. All parents will recognise the added expense of school holidays. Summer activities and childcare often come at a premium but it’s no surprise that it’s children from poorer families who suffer most, with many low-income families struggling to make ends meet. Last week the Children’s Commissioner highlighted reports that children’s health deteriorates over the summer break, with low income parents often opting to stay in because of the expense of summer outings. Alongside this, the extra food costs can really add up for parents whose children normally get free school meals. The result being that two in five low income parents say they’re skipping meals to ensure they’re able to feed their children. There’s growing evidence that reveals the problem is entrenched – the Trussell Trust reports marked increases every summer in food banks providing emergency supplies to families with chil-

dren. And the problem is borne out locally, with calls being put out by Fusion Giving across Kirklees for muchneeded food bank donations, whilst Mirfield Community Centre provides a free holiday breakfast club supported by the Huddersfield Town Foundation. With prices rising far faster than wages over the last 10 years, freezes to benefits and tax credits, and a more punitive benefits system, life has been getting progressively tougher for families on low or modest incomes, both in and

out of work. Research from the Child Poverty Action Group shows that even families with two parents working full time on the ‘national living wage’ are £49 per week short of the income the public defines as an acceptable, basic living standard. For lone parents it’s even worse, falling £74 a week short of a no-frills level of living. Please do support our foodbanks with donations, many people need them. But whilst they do a fantastic job, it is a sad reflection of this government’s priorities that in the sixth richest country in the world, we are reliant on food banks. It’s time to change the way our economy runs and have a proper safety net so we don’t need them. As usual, if readers or their families have any issues or problems that I may be able to help with, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. My constituency office can be contacted on 01924 565450, email paula@paulasherriff.org.uk or write to The Old Dewsbury Reporter Building, 17 Wellington Road, Dewsbury, WF13 1HQ.

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News In Brief Town celebrates BATLEY: Batley is celebrating its 150th anniversary since the formation of the Borough Council - and everyone is invited to join in. Next Saturday (September 8) sees the Batley 150 launch at the Town Hall from 10am. There’ll be various events throughout the day until 3pm, including heritage walks, screenings of BBC North documentary Waste, the Batley 150 logo launch and a performance from Songsational. Visit www.democracycommission.org.uk/batley150 for more information.

Minster concert DEWSBURY: A fundraising concert featuring soprano Sarah Redgwick, the Rodillian Singers and Skelmanthorpe Male Voice Choir is being held at the Minster on Saturday September 15. ‘Music in the Minster’ will raise money for homeless charities and is being sponsored by the Dewsbury branch of Rotary International. Tickets priced £12.50 are available from Dewsbury Minster, and doors open at 7pm for a 7.30 start.

Photo call! DEWSBURY Photographic Group is launching a recruitment drive on its return from a summer break.

The new season for the group commences on September 10 with the first of its regular Monday evening meetings. This year the group has a varied programme of events with invited speakers, regular members’ competitions, studio nights with an opportunity to work with models, workshops and social evenings. Publicity secretary Ann Blair said: “We are keen to attract new members and anyone who is

interested can attend two meetings before deciding whether or not to join. “We have a growing membership at three levels, Entry, Intermediate and Advanced, and the aim is to support each other to improve our pictures, however experienced or inexperienced we are. “Our first event is a social gathering where members will bring one or two prints that we have taken since we last met in May just to get us all discussing and thinking about our own photographs and enjoying each others.” Meetings are held in the Council Chamber at

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Dementia focus BATLEY: A conference on dementia is being held at Batley Town Hall on Wednesday (September 5). There’ll be eight different sessions covering various aspects of dementia from 11am to 2pm. The event is part of Batley Dementia Awareness Day, and there’ll be more dementia sessions at Jo Cox House and Batley Library. See more information on the events at www.ageuk.org.uk.

Dewsbury Town Hall from 7.15pm to 9.30pm. Anyone who wishes to join can contact group secretary Jim Boman on 01924 495387, email jim.bowman@ntlworld.com or simply come along to a Monday meeting.

VOLUNTEERS and staff at Crow Nest Park celebrated winning a prestigious Green Flag award for a seventh straight year. Judges visited the Westtown park to determine its quality of management, cleanliness, safety, community engagement and facilities.

They commented: “The site is managed very well and we were particularly impressed by the dedication of the site-based staff and the friends group.” Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff, pictured, joined in the flag-raising ceremony last Thursday.

KIRKLEES’ bid to bring world-class rugby league to the district has reached the next stage. The district could host both men’s and women’s games during the 2021 RL World Cup if the bid is successful. It aims to bring men’s matches to the John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield as well as a pool of women’s games to Batley and Dewsbury. The bid will now be assessed and site visits could be made to the potential host grounds after it progressed to the candidate stage. Coun Musarrat Khan, cabinet member for health, said: “When we looked at the

tournament potential, we felt we could put an extremely strong and attractive offer together. “This is the birthplace of rugby league and we have vast experience of putting on big games, including major internationals. “But our clubs are also at the heart of their communities, and by involving all three of the Giants (Huddersfield), the Rams (Dewsbury), and the Bulldogs (Batley), we will be able to focus heavily on attracting new fans to the game as well as promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. “And if people are tempted to take up the game, we have the amateur club infrastructure to help them.”

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Redcoats return to Oakwell Hall THE 18TH CENTURY will spring to life at Oakwell Hall in Birstall on Saturday and Sunday September 8-9 when the Queen Anne’s Regiment set up a military camp on the rear lawn of the hall. Visitors to the hall will be able to watch displays of military drills and weaponry, including the firing of muskets, during the ‘Return of the Redcoats’ Living History weekend. Access to the camp and its demonstrations will be via the hall and are included with normal admission prices – adults £3.50, children £1 and families £8. Tickets need to be purchased on the day from the visitor centre shop in the courtyard, next to the car park at the top of Nova Lane. The event, supported by the Friends of Oakwell group, runs from 11am to 4pm both days. For more information call the museum on 01924 324761.

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guilty, by an all-white jury, of violating the ‘Mann Act’ in 1913 – a decision long regarded as a racially-motivated charge against the African-American fighter. But what has this got to do with Dewsbury you might ask? Well, Galveston-born Johnson’s undisputed champion status was deeply resented by many in ‘white’ America and as a string of ‘Great White Hopes’ were put forward to try, albeit unsuccessfully, to take his crown the resentment just fomented. As if his colour and status as champion were not enough to rile the racist element in American society, Jack also had a number of white girlfriends – three of whom he subsequently married. But, despite marrying Lucille Cameron in 1912 the Mann Act, ‘taking a woman across a state line for immoral purposes’ was invoked. In response Jack jumped bail and, together with Lucille, fled to Europe where he used his celebrity status to earn a living. It was in this guise that he appeared with his wife at the Dewsbury Empire, in November 1915, in a revue entitled ‘Seconds Out’. The Leeds Mercury for November 16 reported: “Jack Johnson, the worldfamous pugilist, appeared at the Dewsbury Empire last night in a revue entitled ‘Seconds Out’. “Mrs Johnson also appears in the revue and presented the latest American novelty ‘The Oyster Dance’. “The production is on a lavish scale and the cast includes Frank Benson, Nan C Hearne, Bert King, Cissie Lloyd, John Levey and the Tiller Dancing Girls”. As for Jack Johnson, the newspaper reports of the show don’t give any details of what his contribution was but one can only assume it involved a boxing exhibition of some kind. In any event, with the dark cloud of war hanging over Britain in 1915 such events provided a welcome relief. Whilst performing at the Empire Jack and Lucille also took time out to visit Crown Flatt on November 20 as guests for the Dewsbury v York rugby league game. Lucille was given the opportunity to kick off at the start, while Jack got the second half underway. In the book ‘Dewsbury As It Was’ by

Scargill and Lee, it was suggested the guests provided the inspiration for a 72-0 Dewsbury victory. Inspiration or not, it was certainly a ‘knockout blow’ for York. In the days before TV and radio, and a time when literacy was still not universal, it was the theatres and the early days of cinema that provided people with a window on the world, and it is hard to imagine just what impact on the people of Dewsbury that Johnson’s visit might have had. Johnson did eventually return to the USA to face his charges in 1920, and was to spend 10 months in Leavenworth Prison, but he continued to box professionally until he was 60. He died in 1946, aged 68, in a car crash near Raleigh, North Carolina, and his obituary from the Associated Press news agency said: “Jack Johnson lived in the lap of luxury, abused the fame and fortune that came to him, and

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A CHURCH in Cleckheaton has been left almost £10,000 from the estate of a Scottish heraldic artist. The late Romilly Squire, of Rubislaw near Aberdeen, came to Whitechapel Church 10 years ago to visit some of his ancestors buried there, stating in his will that he wanted his ashes to be scattered next to the family grave. Now the church has received a beneficial entitlement of £9,140 from his estate after he died on

died bereft of riches”, but he did at least have the distinction of an induction into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954. Though born the grandson of slaves, he went on to make a name for himself throughout the world and though he had a lifestyle that might be questioned in any society, he was strong enough to stand out from the crowd in every facet of his life. Finally, it is interesting to note that one of the most fervent campaigners for Johnson’s pardon over the past decade was Senator John McCain, who died last Saturday. It must have been satisfying for him to have seen that pardon granted before he passed away.

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December 7, 2016. Whitechapel vicar Rev Brunel James said: “Everyone at Whitechapel is proud to be associated with this eminent heraldic artist. “I do hope that his generous gift will

inspire others to remember their local church when they draw up their wills. “We need help to ensure that priceless ancient buildings like Whitechapel are preserved for future generations.”

Talk on East End SPEN VALLEY Historical Society’s next meeting is on Wednesday October 10, when Patricia A Bell will give a talk on Little Known London and the East End. Meetings are held in the Catholic Church Parish Hall on Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, starting at 7.30pm, with refreshments served from 7.15pm. The cost is £2 per meeting for members, £4 for guests and membership is £10 per year. For more information email scooper@the coopers online.org.uk.

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Festival’s steaming in A POPULAR gin festival is being held at The Railway pub in Drighlington this weekend. The third annual event is being hosted by landlord Richard Thewlis at the pub on Birstall Lane from today (Fri) until Sunday. As well as plenty of other liquid refreshment there will be 82 gins on offer, including many new Yorkshire gins. Today there will be karaoke and a barbecue, weather permitting, and tomorrow (Sat) musician Matt Barker will be performing from 8.30pm, with free nibbles for customers. On Sunday a raffle will be drawn, with many great prizes on offer and all proceeds going to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Richard has been the landlord of The Railway for 10 years and is also head chef in the pub’s restaurant, just on the border of the village of Gildersome. For more details call the Railway on 0113 2879001.

A Victorian Cornucopia VISITORS to Bagshaw Museum in Batley can learn more about the everyday life of the Victorians as part of Heritage Open Weekend on Saturday and Sunday September 15-16. They will be able to dress up like a Victorian, write using dip pens and make their own thaumatrope –an optical toy made from card attached to two pieces of string and featuring a different picture on each side, which appear to combine when the string is twirled rapidly. There will also be a chance to try rag rugging and handle genuine Victorian objects. In addition, there will be a quiz around the museum in which families have to find the food and drink served at a Victorian ball. ‘A Victorian Cornucopia’ runs from 12noon to 5pm on both days and the activities are free. For further information contact Bagshaw Museum on 01924 324765.

Sparkling show MEMBERS of Carlinghow Theatre Company bring their glamorous comedy musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to Batley Town Hall next month. The iconic song ‘Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend’ was originally made famous by the wonderful Marilyn Monroe in the hit film. Melanie Stephen (pictured) heads up a talented cast as the blonde bombshell Lorelei Lee, who is about to embark on a cruise ship to Europe, where she will marry the delightfully rich Gus Esmond With her is her friend Dorothy Shaw, both of them ex-Follies girls. However, Gus announces that his father (who disapproves of Lorelei) insists he stay behind for an important conference, so he can’t travel with them. Nevertheless, the girls set about enjoying their cruise. They meet a host of fascinating characters – Mrs Spofford,

the richest widow in Philadelphia, her son Henry, who takes to Dorothy in a big way, Josephus Gage, America’s Zipper King, and an English couple, Sir Francis and Lady Beekman, who has a diamond tiara that Lorelei just knows would look its best on her own blonde head and is determined to have it. But Lorelei’s past threatens to catch up with her – will she get her diamond tiara and her wedding to Gus? Directed and choreographed by Amanda Marsden, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes moves from the glamour of New York to the sophisticated parks and nightclubs of Paris, with spectacular music, high-energy dance routines and fabulous scenery and costumes. Running from September 19-22, tickets are £13, and concessions £11. For details call 07774 128533 or visit at www.kirklees.gov.uk/ townhalls.

On Sunday Acorn Youth Theatre Company were invited to visit Kirklees Light Railway at Clayton West, prior to their upcoming production of Starlight Express. They were warmly welcomed by all the staff and volunteers at KLR and were shown around the station and train sheds

Wheels are rolling DEWSBURY-BASED Acorn Youth Theatre Company’s upcoming show is set to be their biggest challenge yet as they take on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express. The popular musical, which was first shown in 1984, is famously performed entirely on roller skates, so 40 young performers at AYTC have been working hard to perfect their skating skills. “We weren’t sure how it would be received by our members when we first suggested the idea,” said Acorn’s artistic director Cev Barker.

“But as always our fantastic group have literally put their skates on and accepted the challenge. “AYTC’s young performers have been putting in extra time at the group’s Oak Tree Studios and with some expert coaching from a few parents they have all learnt the basics and when I was there many of them were also doing some complicated tricks too. “Two months ago many couldn’t stand up on skates and now they are dancing and racing.” This isn’t going to be a run-ofthe-mill youth theatre piece, though, with stage extensions, green screen filming and bespoke costumes all being preFORTHCOMING walks with the pared. North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are Starlight Express always welcome. Please call the will be performed at walk leader for more details Cleckheaton Town MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1 Hall from September BIRSTALL GINNELS AND SNICKETS FULNECK Meet at 1pm at Oakwell Hall top AND COCKERSDALE 20, with a BSL transcar park (WF17 9LG, SE217271) Meet at 10.30am at Keeper Lane, lated performance 5 miles – moderate Tong, Bradford that evening. The little known byeways of BD4 0RS For more details Birstall. No dogs please. 6.5 miles – moderate Contact: Kathleen 01924 471473 Contact: Norma 01274 685 343 email sarah@acorn kathleenoshea5@aol.com or 07951 413012 productions.org.uk.

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Another uplifting triumph Fame – The Musical 30th anniversary tour The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford Until Saturday September 1 Tel: 01274 432000 bradford-theatres.co.uk Review by Janet Black

BASED on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, Fame – The Musical is the international smash-hit sensation following the lives of the students at New York’s High School For The Performing Arts as they navigate their way through the highs and lows, the romances and the heartbreaks and the ultimate elation of life. Mica Paris, Jorgie Porter and Keith Jack star in the stunning 30th anniversary tour playing at the Alhambra until Saturday September 1. This bittersweet but uplifting triumph of a show explores the issues that confront many young people today: prejudice, identity, pride, literacy, sexuality, substance abuse and perseverance. Fame on stage is the result of a labour of love by its originator and producer, David De Silva. Having brought the screen version to life in 1980, directed by Sir Alan Parker, the one-time history teacher decided he wanted to give it an extended life. A six-season television spin-off was the first obvious incarnation of that, but De Silva’s ultimate aim was to bring a version of the show to the stage – and it would take him eight years to achieve his ambition. Since then, Fame – The Musical has been staged in scores of countries and dozens of languages and has played hundreds of performances in a series of appearances across the UK. You may want to include a pre-show meal in Restaurant 1914, the new purpose built restaurant within the Alhambra which offers a luxurious and sumptuous new dining experience located on the Upper Circle level.

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Fresh approach to your finances Advertising feature WE ALL need help with our finances at some point or another, and we’d rather it not be confusing or stressful. Simplicity is best – and that’s what Denby Dale’s newest venture Citrus Financial is all about. Financial adviser Chris Bescoby is offering a fresh approach to financial advice and planning at the company’s new offices on Wakefield Road. It’s only been open a few weeks, after Chris made the decision to expand the southern-based business up north, and it’s already proving successful. Following a busy ‘official’ launch night yesterday (Thursday) Chris has been able to showcase just what he’s about – friendly, professional and relaxed. With a small three-strong team Chris is the main man offering personal advice in mortgages, pensions, investments, financial planning, protection, insurances – you name it, he does it. Chris’s aim is to “try and break the complicated down” so that his clients can understand the best help they need. Despite the office being open 9am-5pm Monday to Friday, Chris’s hours are flexible and he won’t mind staying later if it means he can help. He also does home visits so you can sort out your financial situation from the comfort of your own space. Why not pop into the office to see Chris or get in touch on 01484 943143 or 07488 365855? Email him at chris@citrusfinancial.co.uk or via enquiries@citrusfinancial.co.uk. You can go to the website for more details on the company’s services: www. citrusfinancial.co.uk.

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SHACKLETONS are excited to announce the launch of their 2019 furniture collection, which is now available in store. Their new sleek and modern designs are at home in any household. Shackletons’ new collection is well designed, highly functional and exceptionally comfortable. The 2019 collection marks a new milestone for the business. Shackletons have also further enhanced their heritage and signature lines which sit fantastically amongst the new collection. The company is renowned for their high seat chair. Although fashions have changed, their chairs are still being hand-crafted to the same exacting quality and standards. Stay up to date with the retail store by liking their new Facebook page. Search ‘Shackletons Retail’ on Facebook and don’t forget to enter their competition which will be running throughout September. To celebrate their new collection, Shackletons are offering 20 per cent off all furniture, including their new collection. Hurry, this offer will only be available tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday! Visit their Batley store to experience fantastic service and discover the right chair for you. The Shackletons store can be found at 359 Bradford Road, Batley. Open seven days a week, Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 12noon to 4pm.

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A selection of router bits and misc items, some brand new some light use. Includes 1 set 1/2” square drive router bits and 1 set 1/4” square drive. Both boxed. Also set of 3 cabinet door cutters. Never used and boxed. Offers around £30, tel 01924 497127. (2270)

Next Shinto double size duvet cover and pillowcases. Red/brown. Brand new, £15. Tel 07870 770251. (2279)

Foot spa, as new in box. £6 Tel 01924 518904. (2271) John Letters T8 Golf Clubs (7 irons & 2 hybrids) with Letters golf bag. Also includes non Letters driver, putter and trolley. Infrequent use, excellent condition, £95. Tel 01924 523389. (2272) Two-seater settee and two chairs. Beige leather. Good condition, £75. Tel 01924 407326/ 07591 896032. Can deliver locally. (2273) High-quality rectangular table cloth in heavy duty cotton. Scalloped edging, cream with embossed beige design. Approx 6.5ft x 5ft, £5. Very large, white, top quality table cloth in heavy damask Egyption cotton. 8.5ft x 5ft. Unmarked and undamaged, £5. Tel 0113 2049824. (2274) Samsung 32” LED TV with integrated Free View. Complete with remote control and stand, £80. Tel 01924 471758. (2275)

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Philips Hostess trolley with 4 glass compartments inside, £40. Tel 01924 464149. (2276)

16 wooden sheets for flooring/roofing. Tongue and groove. 8ft x 2ft each £200 ono. Tel 01924 464149. (2276)

Original ab toner, hardly used £15. Tel 07870 770251. (2279) 7 x dinner plates, 7 x tea plates, 7 x cups & saucers. Cream with peach flower pattern. All new £12. Tel 01274 876748. (2280) Bath shower screen, 2 pieces, sliding door. £5 Tel 01274 876748. (2280) Set of 3 petanque balls in carry case. New £10 Tel 07925 127198. (2281) Two painted shabby chic large twisted pine wood candle holders. Approx 2ft high £10 the pair Tel 07925 127198. (2281) BABY/CHILDREN’S GOODS Child’s scooter, suit 7/8 years, £5. Tel 01274 600628. (2265) Playpen/travel cot. Never been used, £20. Fold-up chair bed. As new, £15. Tel 01274 681869. (2248) Bright Start 3 in 1 baby to big kid rocker. Toy bar missing hence price, £5. Tel 01924 471884. (2201) Chicco Marsupio Go baby carrier. Red, £5. Tel 01924 471884. (2201) Lindom Jump About Plus baby bouncer, £6. Tel 01924 471884. (2201) Bright Starts Savanna dreams bouncer, £5. Tel 01924 471884. (2201) Silver Cross black Simplicity car seat and

isofix base in good condition. £65. Tel 01924 443250 (2233) Child’s baby walker, red/blue, £15 ono. Tel 07393 543410. (2206) Britax Rock a Bye child’s car seat. Birth to 12 months, £10 ono. Tel 07393 543410. (2206)

(Batley). (2189) Railway magazines 46 off from 1965 onwards. £35. Private collection of film review year books by F Maurice Speed. From £3 each. Tel 07415 238960 (2235)

CLOTHING Trojan workboots, size 7, worn once, £8. Tel 07703 269389. (2260)

Genuine Hornsea Pottery (1978 Bronte), blue, six cereal bowls, teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl with lid, four storage jars and two egg cups. £25 the lot. Tel 01924 444000. (2259)

Selection of ladies winter coats & jackets. Size 12/14. All new, never been worn £10 each Tel 07703 269389. (2260)

Four complete bound volumes of ‘Painting with watercolours’. Excellent condition, £40 Tel 01924 458569. (2247)

Bridesmaid dress/confirmation dress and hooped underskirt. Never worn. Suit 11/12 year old, £50 ono Tel 07811 028751. (2257)

DISABILITY Electric wheelchair, Shop Rider Malaga. 2 main wheels and 4 smaller ones. Not suitable for car transportation. Right arm control panel. £200 ono, buyer collects. Tel 07856 348786 (Mirfield). (2267)

Genuine Michael Kors gold sneakers with white rubber sole. Leather upper and lining. Size 5/38. Worn once. Cost £135 accept £30. Tel 07732 370900 (2239) Alexia designer strapless bridesmaid dress, champagne and chocolate colour. Size 22. Worn once. Good condition. £15 Tel 01924 443250. (2233) Designer wedding dress. Made in US by Forever Yours. Size 14, Ivory with one shoulder corsage, small delicate train, lace up back, fitted bodice. Cleaned and boxed. Includes ivory satin court shoes to match size 7. A gift at £40. 01924 450919 (2224) Tan Ugg style boots TUbrand. Real suede. Never worn. Cost £25 will accept £10Tel 01924 450919 (2211) Black suede ankle boots with 2.5 inch heel. Size 7. Never worn £5 01924 450919(2211) Baby clothes 0 to 9 months, unisex and boys. 6 bags. £50 for the lot. Tel 07393 543410. (2206) Pair of men’s Hi Tech walking boots. Size 10. Good condition, £6 Tel 01924 518904. (2182)

Excel adult wheelchair, £85 Tel 01924 462160. (2245) Foldable commode as new was £70 Accept £30 ono. High toilet seat, white, removable £7 07522 540908 (2228) DIY Readers Digest updated book on DIY. Unopened, £15 Tel 01924 507443. (2255) Precision mitre box and saw. Hardly used, good condition with instruction book, £10. Tel 01924 510988 (2241) Three-step platform top aluminium ladder 56” high. £5. Folding canvas camping chair with carrier. £5. Shed felt. Slate green mineral finish 10m x 1m unopened £15. Tel 07939 599381. (2237) Valor infrared workshop or garage heater. Complete with almost full gas cylinder. A but tatty hence bargain piece. £16 Tel 01924 474590. (2231) Electric tile cutter. Brand new, still boxed, £25 ono. Tel 07510 539228. (2197) ELECTRICAL Chest freezer. Very good condition, £45 ono. Tel 01924 470866. (2254)

COLLECTIBLES Two dolls’ houses with box of wooden furniture, £30 the lot. Tel 01924 508962. (2262)

Very large family-size slow cooker. Brand new, £15. Tel 01924 507443. (2255)

20 Corgi Superhauler models. All boxed. Worth £375, will accept £250. Tel 07949 343967

Scanda Sol Super sunbed for home tanning. Full length with timer. Full working order plus 6

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£1 £2 £3 £4 £5 £7 £9 £11 FABRIC 2 x M&S single matching duvet and pillowcase sets, cream with small brown pattern. Never used, £18 the pair, will separate. Tel 01924 519750. (2179) FURNITURE Pine-coloured Welsh Dresser. 2 drawers, 2 lower shelves plus double cupboard. £45 Tel 01924 470866. (2254) Quest Elite Chatsworth sprung chair/lounger. Good clean condition. Expensive chair, bargain at £15. Tel 07581 573968. (2264)

HP desktop printer. As new condition. £20. Tel 01924 443621 (2236)

Solid wood old dresser, highly carved and highly polished. In perfect condition, £50 ono. Tel 01924 508962. (2262)

Electric food slicer. Bifinett make Brand new, still boxed £35; Carpet offcut, beige fleck (80/20 wool ) 40” x 64” £15. 01924 492533 (2222)

King-size bed, new mattress and base. Oval shape at bottom (7ft x 6ft). £125 ono buyer to collect. Tel 01924 464149. (2266)

Indesit tumble dryer £30 Tel 01924 264330 (2221)

TV cabinet, two-tone, 50inch high x 99-inch wide. New in box, £50. Tel 07734 702018. (2251)

Shaverlight. Suitable for bathroom. Concealed shaver socket 220/240V. Shavers only. Still boxed. £10 Electric rice cooker (Pan) Unused, all complete. £10 Tel 07909 742005 (2227) Portawash, portable twin tub washing machine. Brand new, £30 Tel 01924 475370 (2212) Hotpoint electric cooker, two ovens, grill and ceramic hob. Two years old, £200 ono, buyer to collect. Tel 01924 494915. (2203) VHS video recorder/player in excellent condition. Various tapes available £35. Tel 01924 471758. (2193) Sky + HD box. Very good condition with remote control, £40 Tel 01924 471758. (2193) Electric food slicer. As new, £10. Tel 01924 403932. (2191) Morphy Richards food processor. Never used, £10. Tel 01924 403932. (2190) Air fryer, brand-new, £20. Tel 01924 403932. (2190) Samsung 32” LED television with integrated Freeview. Complete with remote control and stand, £80. Tel 01924 471758. (2175)

Wooden table and four chairs. Good condition 90cm x 150cm, £40. Tel 07734 357703. (2250) Pine double wardrobe with three drawers. Good condition, £200. Bed base in pine, £130. Chunky pine coffee table. Excellent condition £60. Tel 01924 359722. (2249) Two Tallboys consisting of 1 part wardrobe, one part 5 drawers. Plus 5drawer chest to match. All in Sonoma oak veneer. All on castors. £200 the set, no offers Tel 01924 490477. (2246) Free to collect. Beech double wardrobe unit 2 x mirror doors, 2 x bi fold doors. Flat pack style with all fittings. Tel 01924 444924 (Birstall). (2244) Nest of three mahogany tables with glass inlay £20 ono. Stag Minstrel mahogany TV/Video cabinet £30 ono. Mahogany Corner cabinet with half glass display shelving £25 ono. Electric log effect fire. Black and brass with black hearth £20 ono. Tel 07548 821024 (2209) Two matching bedside tables. Three drawers and arched sides L58cm x W41cm x H71cm, £60

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White 2-tier Ikea side table with drawer, £7. Tel 01924 479647. (2181) Set of 3 wicker drawers, £7, Tel 01924 479647. (2181) Medium oak coffee table with glass top and wood surround, plus shelf underneath, £50. Tel 01924 406869. (2176) King size Silentnight Miracoil mattress, as new, £75 or any sensible offer considered. Buyer to collect Tel 01924 631242. (2177) White occasional low table, £15. Tel 01924 470866. (2178) Modern metal coat stand, £20. Tel 01924 470866. (2178) Chest of 3 drawers in white. Good quality, £15.Tel 01924 470866. (2178) GARDEN Cadac Carri Chef gas dome BBQ. Also grills, roasts, fries & bakes. With different plates. Includes carry bag. Like new, £75. Tel 07581 573968. (2264) Classic electric lawnmower, needs servicing, £20. Tel 01274 600628. (2265) Hardwood garden furniture, 6 x high backed chairs complete with new seat covers plus octagonal table, £250 ono. Tel 07885 903846 (2242) 2 x reclining garden chairs with thick cushions, £10 each. Tel 01924 403932 (2238) Two grey household waste bins, new, approx. 40 litres each. £2 each; Raised toilet seat. Fits existing toilet. New in box Cost £29.95. Accept £10; New adult cycle helmet £3; Small wood chest, suitable for toy box. £5 Tel 01274 876814 (2216) Gazebo complete with side, back and front panels with windows and door. Used once, as new £40 ono Tel 07752 131277 (2218) Mountfield petrol mower SP470 in excellent condition £90 Tel 01924 565197. (2194) Petrol mower 3.5hp in excellent condition £45 Tel 01924 565197. (2194) JEWELLERY Sterling silver quartz ring, size P, £20. Tel 07734 702018. (2251)

MISCELLANEOUS Belfort coal-effect gas stove. Excellent condition, in perfect working order. Instruction manual included. £100. Tel 07507 235769. (2261) 21-piece fine bone china tea service. Royal Tuscan (member of the Wedgewood group). Pale green & white, £15. 21-piece Duchess bone china tea service. White with pink roses, £15. 18-piece tea service. Peaches & cream by Cloverleaf, £15. Tel 01924 565197. (2253) Knitting machine, £10. Sewing machine, £20. Buyer to collect. Tel 01924 462160. (2245) 15kg Calor gas cylinder with regulator. £15. Tel 01924 443250 (2233) 2 x Calor Gas canisters, with gas in both. £20 each or £30 for both. Tel 01924 507443 (2243) Folding bath screen. 3 panels, off white. Good condition £40; Ladder towel rail, runs off central heating. Good condition £25; Gold coloured bathroom fittings including towel rail and shelf. Good condition £25 Tel 01924 464330 (2214) Door insect curtain. Allows light and air in and keeps insects out. Boxed, unused £5. Air compressor & pressure gauge.12v for car lighter socket £6. Solar shed light. New, unused Tel 01924 496751 (2226) Selection of old chimney pots from £30. Old brown pot sink 28.5”L x 20.5”W x 10.5”D £30. Selection of zinc and copper watering cans from £12 07415 238960 (2229) VW Life shine Autoglym pack, 8 bottles, cloths and case. Never opened £45; Large Aspidistra in pots £10 each. Edwardian heart shaped dressing table mirror £30. Selection of old brass cooking pans from £10 each. Tel 07415 238960 (2225) Waste master, water carrier in carrying bag £30 Tel 01924 475370 (2212) Outdoor Revolution Compact-alite Pro 400 awning for caravan £75 01924 475370 (2212) Solar Panel, Accu 12v 100wt £75 Tel 01924 475370(2212)

Free Minx Miniature piano, suit beginner or for practise. Tel 01924 465647. (2200) Bone china tea service, white with gold trim. 25 pieces including sugar bowl and milk jug. As new, £20 ono. Tel 01274 876814. (2188) Vintage binoculars (16 x 50 lens) Techno by Swift, £12. Tel 01924 479647. (2181) Singer sewing machine. As new, £50. Tel 01924 406869. (2176) Mangle “New Crown Diamond” in good condition, would make a good garden feature or table if cut down and painted. £30. Tel 01924 471758. (2175) MOTORING Technics Electronic Organ. Two keyboards, floor standing. Complete with stool, £75. Tel 01924 490266. (2208) Childs car safety seat by Graco. Good condition £10; Plasplugs Compact Plus diamond wet wheel tile cutter. £10. 07546 522603 (2217) MUSICAL Digital guitar amp VOX DA15 , with different tonalities, sounds & guitar effects. 15 watts, 8-inch speaker. Exc condition, rarely used. Boxed as new. £97 ono Tel 01924 462351 (2210) OUTDOOR/CAMPING Dorema Acrylic grey caravan half awning, aluminium poles. Includes skirt, pegs & curtains. Nice condition, £45. Tel 07581 573968. (2264) Two-man tent, only used, once £12. Tel 01924 565197. (2253) Suncamp porch awning, curtains and lightweight poles. Very good condition, £50. Tel 01274 871513. (2191) Luxury willow Optimum picnic basket. 4 place setting with extras. Size 15” x 23”. Never used. Has to be seen to be appreciated, £21. Tel 01924 519750. (2179) PETS GOODS Puppy training pads qty 94 triple layer. Size 40cm 60cm, £5. Unused Kokoba small soft ped bed. Suitable for cat or small dog, £10. Pets at Home black metal lightweight, single door dog crate. Perfect condition. Folds flat for storage

or transport. Suit puppy or small dog, £15. Tel 07732 370900 (2240) SPORTING/EXERCISE 8 steel boules with 2 jacks in wooden carry case. £15. Tel 01274 600628. (2265) Lonsdale exercise bike, used 3 times, £40 ono. Tel 01274 864483 (leave message for call back). (2263) Eight cycles for sale, various sizes including 5 mountain bikes, £25 each. Tel 07510 539228. (2205) Stepper and twister exerciser with instructions, £40. Tel 07734 702018. (2251) Ladies’ cycle in excellent condition, £70. Tel 01924

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359722. (2249) Lateral thigh trainer and power house work out machine. Original and genuine not a copy. Adjustable speed setting, side step action. Perfect condition. Complete with instructional DVD. £35. Tel 0113 2049824 (Morley) (2232) One pair bowls. 2.6 Bias. Plus jack and measure in bag £20; One pair of bowls. 2.6 Bias plus jack in holdall, £20. Confidence cross trainer. New, never used £60; Celestron Binoculars 20 x 50. £20 07952 997276 (2223) Childs garden slide, metal and plastic, suitable up to aged ten. £5; Little Tykes childs café, plastic £2;

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Girls bicycle. Malibu Passion, lilac/silver with dual suspension, 24” wheels. Aged 10+ £15 Tel 01924 768284/07811 487372 (2215)

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Townsend mountain bike. 18 Shimano gears. £50 ono; Peugeot Aravis racing road bike, Lightweight 531 frame, Shimano gears, £60 ono; Ladies ProQuip waterproof suit. Size 12 £30 Tel 01924 423533/07786 625791 (2219)

Carlton Powerflo badminton racket. Hardly used, £5. Tel 01924 518904. (2182)

French boules in zip case. New, £10. Tel 01924 403932. (2190) Men’s crown green bowls, 2-10s, Thomas Taylor Deluxe, full bias. Includes Drakes Pride jack in carry bag, £45 ono. Tel 01924

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Set of 4 silver boules in plastic container. Never used, £9. Tel 01924 519750. (2179) Golf set and trolley, £50. Tel 01924 406869. (2176) TRAVEL Three green matching Antler suitcases, excellent condition, used once. 2 off 25” x 17” and 1 off 28” x 20”, £24 the set or will separate. Tel 01924 419750. (2179)

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Final forfeiture Scholes doomed after player boycott is inexplicable Comment piece By Mike Popplewell sport@thepressnews.co.uk

HE ALL ROUNDER Cricket Bradford Premier League was thrown into turmoil this week as Farsley Cricket Club turned their back on 114 years of tradition when, following the washout of last Sunday’s Priestley Cup final against Woodlands, they forfeited the game on the grounds of not being able to field their strongest team for the reserve date on Bank Holiday Monday. Apart from the disappointment felt by the players, officials and supporters of Oakenshaw club Woodlands, and no doubt many of the Farsley players, there is a practical impact on host club Undercliffe who were doubtless left considerably of pocket. With second team players capable of stepping up and filling the missing places, the Farsley decision seems simply inexplicable to me. One-time Heckmondwike player Roy Genders wrote in his book ‘League Cricket in England’ that Priestley Cup day was the highlight of the Bradford League season and

was, back in the 1970s, always held on Bank Holiday Monday at the Park Avenue County Ground, in Bradford. In fact Farsley stalwart Ashley Metcalfe actually scored a century for Farsley in one of the last Bank Holiday games played there. I can’t remember this degree of disrespect being shown for the competition, opponents, organisers or final hosts ever before in nearly 50 years of Bradford League reporting. League rules prevent any club entering the Priestley Cup or Shield the season after failing to fulfil a cup tie, and it is also hard to imagine there won’t be some financial fallout. This unprecedented decision could ultimately prove disastrous for the West Leeds club. Clubs like Undercliffe see their appointment as a cup final host as a huge boost in terms of prestige and financial reward, so they must be feeling pretty devastated right now. It remains to be seen exactly how this scenario will pan out but I’m not sure how many people would want to be in Farsley’s shoes right now. Meanwhile, Woodlands have been left to reflect on a somewhat hollow victory.

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‘IT’S JUST not cricket’ is a phrase that entered the English language to denote unjust or disreputable behaviour but it could equally be applied to cricketing events this past month. Farsley’s failure to fulfil their Prestley Cup final obligations followed the decision by six first-team players to boycott the remaining fixtures for relegation-threatened Scholes in the Premier Division of the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League. That relegation fight was ultimately lost last weekend when Woodlands’ skipper Tim Jackson, 57 not out, led his team to a nine-wicket win after Chris Brice (5-42) and Kez Ahmed (5-21) had bowled out Scholes for 115 at New Popplewell Lane. Scholes’ position had looked precarious for much of the season but the decision of skipper James Stansfield and his disaffected colleagues to declare themselves unavailable for selection for the club’s final games appears to have been the final nail in their coffin.

Joining them in Championship 1 for next season will be East Bierley, whose season-long relegation threat was finally confirmed with their five-wicket defeat at Cleckheaton in their last game. Man of the match for Cleckheaton was undoubtedly Yorkshire’s Tom KohlerCadmore with 127 off 85 balls that included 114 in boundaries. Cleckheaton go to Townville tomorrow with a 25-point deficit to make up on Farsley if they are to claim a top-six place and while Scholes’ visit to leaders Pudsey St Lawrence may be academic as far as they are concerned, a victory is still crucial for Pudsey as New Farnley, at home to Methley, are only 13 points behind them. With 28 points to make up on the leaders, and only two games to play, Hanging Heaton’s hopes of retaining their title are all but nonexistent but they are unlikely to be taking it easy at home to third bottom Bradford and Bingley as they prepare for a crucial trophy chasing sea-

son finale, challenging on three fronts in a bid to bring some silverware to Bennett Lane this season. They have already earned a place in the National Club T20 finals at Derby on Sunday September 16, and last Sunday they secured a place in the Black Sheep Brewery final when they eliminated Hoylandswaine on the toss of a coin after a semi-final washout. They will now play the winners of this Sunday’s semi-final between Wakefield Thornes and Pudsey St Lawrence in a final tie at Cleckheaton on September 9. However, more immediately, they have a Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup final with New Farnley to contest at Spen Victoria this Sunday with an 11.30am start. Hanging Heaton skipper Gary Fellows and his men seem to have been locked in battle with New Farnley and Pudsey St Lawrence for one thing or another all season and that looks like being the case right to the final ball of the Bradford League summer.

Too Darned Hot could RUGBY UNION be too darned good Cleck in decent form N ahead of new season EWMARKET trainer John Gosden is the man to beat at the moment and looks set for another successful weekend following his one-two in the Ebor at York last Saturday. The Group 3 Solario Stakes is Sandown’s feature race tomorrow (Saturday) and his TOO DARNED HOT could prove to be too darned good and follow up on her recent maiden win at the track. The well-bred brother to top fillies So Mi Dar and Lah Ti Dar hit all the right notes on his debut when he eased clear after being asked to quicken. He showed a lot of natural ability and pace that day, which suggests the drop back in trip from a mile will not be a problem and connections believe he is a possible Classic contender for next year. ARTHUR KITT has not raced since landing the Chesham at Royal Ascot and Tom Dascombe’s juvenile also makes plenty of appeal here. Old stager MOVE IN TIME - a 14 /1 shot with Carrigill’s can turn back the clock in the 5f opening sprint at 1.50. His last appearance when stepped up to 6f clearly didn’t suit and he was given a terrible ride by a local jockey in a valuable contest at The Curragh on the last day of June. Paul Midgley’s 10-year-old was then short of room when finishing second to Watchable at Pontefract and could strike here.

Later in the day it’s worth taking a market check on David Barron’s CLON COULIS who is making her debut in group company in the Atalanta Stakes. TAKE COVER is generally at his best in the autumn and will be looking to fire home again for the second consecutive year in the Listed Beverley Bullet (2.45), where there’s likely to be a fierce pace if recent York winner EL ASTRONAUTE turns up for John Quinn. The draw will play a key part and a favourable low number stall position for MR LUPTON should also put him in the mix. He’s the joint second-highest rated runner in the race at 1lb behind TAKE COVER and

looks too big at 6s. FINAL VENTURE was very well fancied by connections for the 5 1/2 furlong sprint the opening day of the Ebor meeting but he used up too much energy in the early stages having jumped out awkwardly before tiring to finish a neck second, and if the ground remains good he will also be a contender. The track should also be much more to the looking of JUDICIAL as four of his last five wins have been at courses with stiff uphill finishes, and if TAKE COVER gets company up front it could set things up for a closer. MITCHUM SWAGGER can prove that he can walk the walk in the Chester handicap over 7 1/2 f at 2.05. The six-year-old joined Ralph Beckett earlier this year and made an eye-catching debut for his new yard staying on for third in the Lincoln behind Addeybb and last week’s York winner Lord Glitters. Both have since graduated from handicap company and on the face of it there’s nothing to stand in the way of a horse on a mark of 105 which is 7lb behind his peak. CARRIGILL’S NAP: (Stake returned as a free bet if selection does not finish in the top 4): MOVE IN TIME, Saturday, 1.50, Sandown. AUGUR’S BEST BET: MITCHUM SWAGGER, Saturday, Chester, 2.05.

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CLECKHEATON narrowly came out on top in their second and final warm-up game ahead of the new season, which starts tomorrow. Their first try came after 40 continuous phases of play early in the Friday-night match at Moorend, which pressurised Old Brodleians into a tryline infringement and resulted in the referee awarding a penalty try. Josh Plunkett then directed a maul to the line for Cleck’s second try, before wingers Mikey Hayward and Alex Brown also got on the scoresheet by diving over in opposite corners, with Ronan Evans adding a couple of conversions to thrust Cleckheaton into a 24-0 lead on the half-hour mark.

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Brods got a breakaway try to reward their efforts just before half time, so the sides changed ends at 24-7. Cleck’s coach Thiu Barnard and his counterpart Ollie Ackroyd – a former Moorender – both made wholesale changes to give their entire squads a run, and Brods came out with renewed determination and two tries to narrow the lead to 24-21. With 15 minutes left to go, a nice step from Kieron Downs put the Cleckheaton man over the whitewash and Evans added the conversion, before Brods crossed again with the last action of the game. Cleckheaton begin their North One East league campaign away at Malton & Norton tomorrow (Sat), where they will be looking to take their winning run in all matches to 10.

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FOOTBALL

United face FA Cup replay FA Cup Preliminary Round

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OSSETT United’s first ever FA Cup tie will go to a replay after they let a two-goal lead slip at home to Mossley. After a goalless first half, two goals in the space of six minutes from Aidan Chippendale and Tom Corner put United in control. They were unable to hang on though, with Ben Halfacre getting one back for the visitors before Adam Jones equalised with five minutes left to play. Mossley, who play at the same level of the pyramid in the Evo-Stik West Division, started the livelier of the two sides, making strong runs at the defence and forcing United goalkeeper Leigh Overton into some good saves. Opposition stopper Jonathan Musanga was kept busy too, and he made a brilliant save after an excellent run and cross by Chippendale. Ossett had to rely on the counter attack initially but they slowly worked their way into the match, with Chippendale again having the best chance but this time firing straight at the keeper. The winger did find the net five minutes into the second half, picking up a long ball forward and sending a looping shot over Musanga, but he was judged to have been offside. The deadlock was finally broken on the hour mark, when Corner was bundled over in the box for a penalty to United. Priestley stepped up and struck powerfully down the middle for his third goal of the season. Mossley searched for a quick response, with Overton required to make another fantastic save before Jones’s header went into the side netting. It was Ossett who scored next though, with Chippendale at the heart of things again with a great run and cross for Corner to head in. Mossley kept on pushing regardless and substitute Halfacre had a big impact on the game. He dragged a shot wide just after the second Ossett goal, but found the net soon after to halve the deficit.

ON THE SPOT: Adam Priestley opens the scoring with a penalty for Ossett United United had a chance to extend their lead when Chippendale sent another good ball across, but Priestley put his header just over the bar. They were punished for that miss with five minutes remaining, when Jones squeezed home the equaliser with the help of the post.

Neither side could create an opportunity in the final stages, meaning that they will meet again at Seel Park on Tuesday (September 4) to decide who progresses to the first qualifying round. A trip to either Clitheroe or Sunderland RCA lies in wait for the victors.

Points shared in fierce derby Evo-Stik East Division

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THE POINTS were shared in a local derby which featured three red cards and four goals, one of which was a calamitous own goal. Aidan Chippendale kept up his great run of form with another goal to give United the lead, before Marley Grant equalised deep in first-half stoppage time. A comedy own goal from James Knowles gave Brighouse the lead heading into the final 15 minutes, but George Grayson equalised after Adam Jones saw red, and two more players were sent off in a fiery conclusion. Ossett came close to scoring in the very first minute of the match, with home goalkeeper Jordan Porter making a good save with his feet to keep out George Grayson’s effort. Brighouse took the game to

United from then, with Grayson blocking a shot from Thomas Haigh, keeper Leigh Overton making a decent save, and James Hurtley heading wide. Despite that it was United who took the lead with a well-worked goal. Shiraz Khan sent the ball out to Chris Chantler on the left, and his cross found Chippendale in the middle to fire into the roof of the net. They could have doubled their lead as well, but Jack Stockdill’s long-range effort was well saved while Jason Yates and Adam Priestley both put chances wide. Instead Brighouse delivered a sucker punch right at the end of the first half, with Grant heading in a rebound after Overton had initially done well to keep out Aaron Martin’s effort. Khan and Tom Corner were both denied by Porter as United made a decent start to the second half, but that was all undone with a calamitous own goal just past the

hour mark. Knowles tried to head the ball back to his goalkeeper Overton, but hadn’t seen his position and instead sent it looping over him and into the net. It had been a competitive game throughout and the first flash of red finally came when Jones was given a second booking for the hosts for a bad challenge on Corner. United wasted no time in making the man advantage count with Grayson scoring straight from the free kick to equalise. That was far from the end in terms of drama though, with Brighouse’s Gabriel Johnson and United’s Adam Porritt both shown straight red cards within a minute of each other to leave 19 players on the field. In the closing stages it was the nine men of Brighouse that had the best chances to win the game, but in the end both had to settle for a draw.

Sedge humbled in record loss FA Cup Preliminary Round

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LIVERSEDGE suffered their worstever defeat as they were humiliated 10-1 away at Frickley Athletic in the FA Cup. Their opponents play just one tier higher, but after starting their league campaign with three wins from four matches Liversedge were dumped out of the cup in the worst imaginable circumstances. Sedge had actually taken the lead inside five minutes, with striker Roy Fogarty stroking home for the perfect start. The equaliser soon came for Frickley though, with Tyler Walton winning a penalty and taking it himself to level up the scores. The hosts then took the lead on 20 minutes, as Dan Palmer’s backheel set up Jacob Hazel to fire Frickley in front. Jordan Windass had a great chance to level the scores but Hugo Warhurst made a fantastic save to deny his header, and Athletic made it 3-1 when Dan Palmer smashed

home from a Walton cross. Walton came close to extending the lead and Richard Patterson’s header was saved by Liversedge goalkeeper Harry Stead as the visitors got to half-time at just two goals down. Any hopes of a comeback were over though after a goal within a minute of the restart, with Palmer played in behind and the striker rounding Stead and slotting home. After another two minutes it was five, with Walton setting up Jack Burton to score, and the substitute soon got his second after good play between Hazel and Walton. Hazel then got his second with perhaps the worst of the goals, with the Liversedge defence embarrassed by the run of Palmer who beat several players, fell over, and was still able to get back up and play the assist. With four minutes to go Walton completed his brace after more good play between Hazel and Palmer, and straight from the kick-off Sam Liversidge made it 9-1. Frickley made it 10 in injury time, as Hazel completed his hattrick with a lobbed finish.

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Friday August 31, 2018

HEAVY WOOLLEN CUP FINALS

Trojans retain cups - just Jim Brown Cup

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at the Tetley’s Stadium THORNHILL TROJANS had to weather a late Dewsbury Moor rally to lift the Jim Brown Heavy Woollen Cup for the fourth year in a row. The Trojans came in as the favourites but were pushed all the way by an impressive Maroons performance, with the referee’s fulltime whistle a welcome sound for Thornhill after a nerve-jangling finish. The game’s opening exchanges proved to be a good pointer as what an epic local cup final this was going to be, with tempers boiling over and players standing toe-to-toe right from the start. It looked as though things were calming down until Luke Haigh ended up on his backside, and emotions one again erupted. Order was eventually restored and referee Michael Mannifield chose to sin bin Thornhill’s Jack Gledhill and Dewsbury Moor’s Jermain Davis. Play finally resumed with Thornhill setting out their intentions.

MATCH STATS DEWSBURY MOOR: Jordan Foster; Jermain Davis, George Croisdale, Dom Horn, AJ Boardman; Luke Adamson, James Delaney; Cammy Bruce, Archie Bruce, James Samme; Brad Adams, Pete Robinson, Bartley O’Brien. Subs: Alex Hollinworth, Ash Boddy, Danny Maun, Oliver Ayers. Tries: Delaney, Horn, Davis, Croisdale, Samme. Goals: Horn (3) Sin-bin: Davis (fighting) THORNHILL TROJANS: Joel Gibson; Jack Gledhill, Will Gledhill, Nick Mitchell, Geroge Woodcock; Luke Haigh, Danny Ratcliffe; Tom Gledhill, Martyn Holland, Anthony Harris; George Stott, James Craven, Casey Johnson. Subs: Jamie Searby, Lee Smith, Sam Ratcliffe, Andrew Lambert. Tries: Ratcliffe (2), Craven, Holland, Mitchell. Goals: Gibson (4), Woodcock. Sin-bin: J Gledhill (fighting), Gibson (dangerous tackle) Man of the match: Danny Ratcliffe (Thornhill)

Man of the match Danny Ratcliffe rose to the occasion and was at the thick of most of their attacks, and it was he who got the first try of the final. He combined with James Craven to set up the chance, and although the ball went loose and it was unclear who had made the final touch, Ratcliffe was identified as the scorer, with Joel Gibson converting. Thornhill continued to put down markers in the first half. Will Gledhill ran onto a pass from Haigh and appeared to have gone over for a try but it was disallowed for a double movement. The pressure continued and Ratcliffe sent out a pass which put Craven away on a run, and his pace saw him clear of the defence for a try which Gibson converted. Trailing by 12 points, Dewsbury Moor took advantage of a penalty decision to bring themselves back into the game. George Stott was penalised for an apparent shoulder charge, and from this they took play forward and James Delaney barged over for an unconverted try. However, this score was quickly cancelled out by Thornhill. Martyn Holland picked up the ball from the acting-half position, with the swiftness of his movement catching out the opposition as the hooker worked his way over for a try between the posts. Gibson kept up his record from the tee to further extend the advantage. It was another penalty against Thornhill which allowed Dewsbury Moor back into the game again though. Gibson could consider himself fortunate not to receive anything more than yellow card when he carried out a spear tackle, but further punishment was to come. From the penalty they flung the ball out wide to take advantage of an overlap, with Dom Horn scoring an unconverted try in the corner to cut the gap to 10 points. Early in the second half Ratcliffe once again proved to be the chief tormentor. His kick was fumbled by Jordan Foster, and the half-back was chasing to pick up the loose ball and score. In the absence of the sin binned Gibson, George Woodcock converted the try. But the longer the half wore on the more enthusiastic Dewsbury Moor seemed to become. Quick

Kelly: Nothing to choose between us and Eagles Continued from back page Park to face Sheffield in the Championship tonight (Friday), with very little to choose between the two sides over the course of the season. The Eagles lie a single point above the Rams in the league table, and in both contests so far this year the home side have come out on top by just two points. Kelly says that it’s a fair reflection of where the two teams are heading into the clash, after his side lost 30-28 in South Yorkshire last month. “I think we’re both where we are because we produce enough really good play at times, but we do enough wrong to maybe not get the wins to justify being in a loftier position. “But this is going to have a direct

influence on who finishes eighth and who finishes ninth. “(The previous trip to Sheffield) just highlighted that there’s nothing to choose between the two sides. Paul Sykes (missed) a goal at the end of the game that would have levelled it up, so there’s nothing to choose. It’s all down to attitude and enthusiasm on the day.” The Rams coach was positive on the injury front, with Michael Knowles in line for a return after missing the derby defeat at Batley a fortnight ago, while winger Rob Worrincy could be back in action after being sidelined for more than three months. “We’ve got just about a full complement of players to choose from,” said Kelly. “I’d have thought we’ll see an impact on the performances because there is that competition for places now.”

CHAMPIONS: Thornhill Trojans celebrate with the Heavy Woollen trophies hands saw the ball travel along the attacking line, with winger Davis finishing it off for a try converted by Horn. That closed the gap back to 10 points and the next score would be a crucial one, and it went the way of Thornhill and Nick Mitchell thanks to a great solo run which took him around four defenders before touching down. Gibson again added the extras, and the trophy looked safe. They didn’t have it quite so easy though, as Moor put them on the rack in the final stages and scored two tries to set up a tense finish. The Trojans failed to nullify a an attack and George Croisdale was able to score, with Horn adding the extras. They didn’t let up and James Samme made a dart for the line to score another try, which Horn again converted, but Thornhill managed to hang on to retain the cup. An estimated crowd of 800 packed into the North Stand at The Tetley’s Stadium to watch the drama unfold.

Promotions are one game away THORNHILL TROJANS can earn promotion to the NCL Premier Division – and effectively win the Division One title – with victory at home to Lock Lane tomorrow (Saturday). The league leaders missed out on the opportunity to confirm their spot in the top flight last time out, losing to nearest challengers Leigh Miners Rangers. The Trojans remain four points clear of second place, and more crucially five ahead of the Castleford side they host this weekend. FreeSports has chosen to screen the match at Overthorpe Park live, with the kick-off time changed to 1.05pm as a result. Elsewhere, Shaw Cross Sharks’ relegation could be confirmed when they host York Acorn, with three wins from three required to have any chance of a miraculous escape from the drop. In Division Two, Dewsbury Moor are one win away from promotion themselves, and they can finish the job when they travel to play-off chasing Wigan St Judes. Dewsbury Celtic host Woolston Rovers in Division Three.

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DEWSBURY MOOR A 18 THORNHILL TROJANS A 24 at the Tetley’s Stadium THORNHILL Trojans ‘A’ produced a remarkable fightback to retain the John Kane Heavy Woollen Cup in a gripping final. With nearly an hour of play gone, Dewsbury Moor ‘A’ held a comfortable 12-point lead, but an impressive Declan Tomlinson-inspired late show from the Trojans turned the game on its head. The game started as something of an arm wrestle with neither side able to take a foothold as a host of penalties slowed the pace of the game. The main decision in the early stages came when Thornhill’s Brad Llewellyn was sin binned for his over-enthusiastic tackling technique. Dewsbury Moor used this as an opportunity to test their defence and a kick forward caught them out, with Jordan McNally diving forward to ground the ball and score the opening try. The irrepressible Tomlinson made a charge for the try line, and the Moor defensive line seemed to disintegrate at the ferocity of the run as he crossed for a try, which he converted himself to edge the Trojans in front. However, in the run up to halftime the Maroons gave them a taste of what they were capable of. They were first held just short of the try line, but the ball was whipped at speed along the attacking line and Matt Berry sold a wonderful dummy to open up the Thornhill defence, striding through the gap for an unconverted try. After the half-time break, Thornhill looked to be on course for a try when Scott Green broke clear. However the referee brought the attack to a halt by calling an offside, and that decision seemed to deflate them. Two quick tries turned the game around for Moor, with Max Vernon

getting the first by sneaking under the tacklers to reach the line. Their supporters raised the volume and their team kept up the momentum, with Bobby Canavan scoring soon after and McNally getting their first conversion. However, the sin binning of Chris Mortimer proved to be the inspiration the Trojans needed, and they took instant advantage of the extra man as Josh Gearey scored an unconverted try in the corner. Thornhill pressed again, but Green couldn’t hold the ball between the posts. They continued to hold the upper hand though and Tomlinson went on another rampaging run, twisting out of a tackle close to the try line to score by the posts. He converted his own try again to narrow the gap to two points, and that was accounted for with a penalty goal to make it 18-18 with only five minutes remaining. Will Poching then made a fantastic break but was hauled down by Elliot Sheard, who was deemed to have held on too long and was shown the yellow card, but Moor escaped punishment on the scoreboard as the penalty goal attempt from Tomlinson went off target. A late challenge on Green then resulted in another penalty being awarded to Thornhill, and this time Tomlinson made no mistake with the kick and put the Trojans in front. There was more drama to be had as McNally then spoke out of turn to the referee and was sin-binned. The Maroon continued to let the referee know his feelings though, and that card quickly turned into a red one. In the final seconds of the game Thornhill took advantage of having two extra men on the field to put the result to bed. A good move worked the overlap and Johnny Mack took the pass out wide, and with the try line at his mercy he dived over spectacularly. The goal was missed but it mattered not as the referee blew for full-time, and after a dramatic contest the trophy remained with the Trojans.

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Wing wizards sign on, but changes to come By Stephen Ibbetson MATT DISKIN has vowed there will be plenty of change at Batley Bulldogs in 2019, despite having secured the services of two current players for 2019. Wingers Wayne Reittie and Johnny Campbell have both signed new deals for next season, even though the pair have had limited game-time in this campaign. Reittie has been the club’s top try-scorer in each of the last three campaigns, and despite missing almost four months of the year with a dislocated shoulder he has still recorded eight tries in 11 matches, including a double in the derby victory over Dewsbury two weeks ago. Campbell chose to take time away from the sport earlier in the year for personal reasons but returned last month, scoring two tries in five appearances, and is looking to get back to the form that saw him score a club-record 30 tries in the 2010 season. Head coach Diskin praised the impact that the duo have had since their returns and is happy to have them signed up. “I think since Wayne’s returned from injury, and Johnny’s returned from his time away, they’ve both been really positive for us,” he said. “They’re natural wingers with natural pace, and after missing them most of the year we’re looking forward to working with them for another season.” The Bulldogs boss has confirmed that a number of players will be moving on at the end of the campaign, and the fates of some appear to be settled already. League Weekly reported this week that forwards James Harrison and Brad Day are set to join Championship rivals Featherstone Rovers, with Harrison’s performances in particular attracting plenty of admirers this season, while they also say that outside back Jason Crookes is likely to be among further departures. “As far as I’m aware, Brad Day and James Harrison are leaving,” Diskin said. “It’s not my place to confirm or deny (where to) as they will speak to the players as I’m sure they will. “But there’ll be plenty more moving on. We’ve made offers to retain quite a large percentage of the squad, and some of those offers haven’t been taken up unfortunately, so we’re looking elsewhere to bring in some quality recruits to complement our plans for next year.” In the shorter term, Batley face a trip to Cumbria on Sunday to take on Barrow Raiders in the latest round of Championship

Shield fixtures, and Diskin says that a couple of his players could be back in action. “Sam Smeaton will look to return from injury and James Davey’s training well so we’re just waiting for the medical team to give him the all-clear, so we’re not in a bad position all considered.” The Bulldogs also have Joel Farrell available after he escaped suspension, receiving a caution for dropping on an opponent with the forearm in the win over Dewsbury. Batley were beaten 20-18 in sweltering conditions when they last made the trip to Barrow’s Craven Park in early May, and Diskin admits the combination of travel and the Raiders’ style of play makes it a “very tough” fixture. “They’re scrapping (with us) for that seventh place along with Dewsbury. It’s always tough dealing with the travel and logistics of that, and the fact that they play a really tough brand of rugby as well.” “They got the better of us earlier in the year in the last minute of the game, so it all sets up for a good quality fixture.”

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Kelly welcomes league plans DEWSBURY RAMS boss Neil Kelly has welcomed the proposed changes to the Championship structure for 2019, but believes that ultimately “stability” is needed within the game. It was revealed last week that a proposal by the RFL to increase the number of teams in the division from 12 to 14 next season had been put to Championship and League 1 clubs. And Kelly says that he would welcome a larger second tier, arguing that in its current shape fixtures are too regular. “My personal opinion is that we need more teams in our division,” he said. “I think we’ve got to get away from this situation where it’s almost two divisions in one,” he added, referring to the 18-point gap at present between sixth and seventh place. “I’m not saying that’s going to disappear by increasing it to 14 teams, but I would prefer it

HISTORY MAKER: Dewsbury’s Caitlin Beevers became the first female to referee a rugby league match at Wembley when she took charge of the Champion Schools’ Year Seven Boys’ Final at the weekend. The 16-year-old had already made cup history as part of the Leeds Rhinos side that won the Women’s Challenge Cup earlier this month, and last Saturday showed her abilities with the whistle too in the traditional final curtain-raiser, in which Wade Deacon of Widnes beat Wigan’s St John Fisher 18-10.

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if there were a couple more teams in there.” Kelly said recently that the game could “kill the golden goose” of the derby clash between the Rams and Batley Bulldogs, who have played each other five times, including a pre-season fixture, this season. He suggests that extra teams in the division would be a way to combat that. “I think I welcome a bigger division where you’re not playing the same team so many times in the season, and I quote Batley as one of those teams. I think the derby game has lost its attraction because of the regularity with which we play each other.” The proposed changes have been controversial, not least because it would change the stakes at the bottom of this season’s Championship with just one team facing relegation instead of two – just a few weeks before the end of the campaign. But with Swinton and Rochdale both highly likely to go down under the current format, Kelly argues that neither club would have a problem. “I would have thought if I’m one of the two relegated teams that might stay up, I’d welcome it! “But to be honest, as long as my side’s not involved in it, I don’t really feel as though it impacts on us. “I do have an overall opinion on it, that the game in general, at all levels, has got to implement some stability. We’ve got to get away from this situation where the format’s changing one season to the next. “I think the suck it and see situation we’ve got to get out the window, and bring in a set, stable structure that works for all the game, provides promotion and relegation between divisions, but also encourages financial common sense at all levels as well.” Dewsbury travel to the Olympic Legacy

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