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High Street, Hanging Heaton, where one resident said: “Dealers’ cars are like ice cream vans – word seems to get out and they all come running” RESIDENTS have condemned drug dealers operating outside their homes in Hanging Heaton at all hours.

Problems dating back several months came to a head recently, with couriers allegedly making daytime drug deliveries.

The issue centres on High Street and has steadily moved up past the working men’s club, with deals now taking place in the street.

In one incident it was claimed that a householder challenged a man at around 4pm on a Sunday last month.

The suspect was seen taking a small package through the window of a black car which pulled up for a few seconds and then drove off.

Last Monday, a silver VW, possibly

a Golf, was spotted on High Street at around 9.10pm by a witness arriving home from work.

The man, who did not want to be named, said: “I heard an ‘oi’ and then saw two young men come across the road.

“They had their hands on the bonnet as they talked to the driver and, while I didn’t see an exchange, I wondered if it could be a drug deal.”

He added the cars operate “like ice cream vans – word seems to get out and they all come running.”

The man said there is at least one such incident a day, typically from 4pm to 10pm.

No needles or other equipment have been seen – suggesting any drugs could be used or sold on elsewhere.

The man said: “While ever there’s

money in it, I don’t think you’ll stop it, but surely you can only flaunt something like this so much.

“It’s so blatant they’re taking the Michael. Are they doing it because they think they can get away with it?”

He added of the different vehicles seen: “We don’t want some sort of turf war like the one in Batley Carr.

“The school is only round the cor-

“We don’t want some sort of turf war like the one in Batley Carr. The school is round the corner. It could only be a matter of time before a child gets caught up in it.”

ner. It could only be a matter of time before a child gets caught up in it.”

The Press understands drug dealing was an issue in nearby Shaw Cross about two years ago.

Police efforts saw the problem disappear, only for it to return around the corner earlier this year.

It began by a wall opposite the petrol filling station at the corner of Leeds Road and has since steadily moved up High Street.

The source said problems persist, despite the number plates of suspicious cars being reported to police.

Community activist Mark Eastwood said: “The police need to increase their visibility in the area,

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Friday August 7, 2015 Monday 10 August at 12.15pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 1.15pm.

SMITH KATHLEEN On 30 July, aged 88, of Mount Pleasant. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, today, Friday 7 August, at 1.15pm.

Deaths CASSON DOREEN EVELYN On 1 August, aged 85. Wife of the late John. Funeral at

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On 28 July, wife of the late Rex. Service at Westborough Methodist Church, Dewsbury, today, Friday 7 August, at 2pm.

FREAR JACK On 2 August, aged 87, of Cleckheaton. Husband of Edna. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 13 August at 11.15am.

HALEY NEE HADFIELD CORA On 3 August, formerly of Thornhill, aged 88. Wife of the late Ronnie. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 11 August at 2pm.

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On 3 August, of Mirfield, aged 93. Wife of the late Reggie.

Funeral at St Mary’s Parish Church, Mirfield, Friday 14 August at 11.15am followed by interment in the churchyard.

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SENIOR NEE SIMPSON CYNTHIA ANNE On 31 July, of Gomersal, aged 63. Wife of Tony. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 12 August at 2pm.

SHACKLETON RACHEL HELEN On 29 July, aged 83, wife of the late Geoffrey. Service at UR Church, Heckmondwike,

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Lively vote for Labour DEWSBURY: A leadership vote among Labour Party members ended in a tie between Jeremy Corbyn and Yvette Cooper.

They received 13 votes each at a “lively” meeting on July 24 and as a result

Drug dealers on High Street From Page 1 even if it’s only PCSOs to act as a deterrent.

“The hard part will be catching them in the act, as by the time police have responded to a call they’ve gone.

“One of the things the police did in Shaw Cross was put in a surveillance team to help catch them.”

He added residents should take up their concerns with councillors, MP Paula Sherriff or himself if they still feel there is a lack of action.

MP Paula Sherriff said: “It is obviously very concerning to hear of alleged drug dealing in this residential area, and particularly worrying that residents feel there is no point in reporting the crimes.

“I am liaising with Dewsbury Neighbourhood Policing Team on this matter and would urge anybody that witnesses a crime to report it to the police straight away.

“If anyone feels that that the issue is not being dealt with then please contact my office at 30 Northgate, Dewsbury. We are open from 9.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday.”

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Drug dealing is an issue which is taken very seriously and we would always ask anyone who has information to contact the authorities.

“Operations to target those who seek to supply drugs take place regularly across Kirklees and in the Dewsbury area.

“Indeed, within the last few weeks, a 28-yearold Dewsbury man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for supplying Class A drugs and money laundering following a police operation.

“Anyone who has information about drugs dealing should contact their local NPT on 101.

“Information can also be given in total anonymity to the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.”

the branch was unable to make a nomination for party leader.

MP Paula Sherriff (Lab, Dewsbury and Mirfield) previously stated she would support Ms Cooper.

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Hospital parking fee for disabled ‘will fund more blue badge bays’

By Staff Reporters DISABLED drivers will have to pay for parking at Dewsbury District Hospital from next month.

Blue badge holders face a £2 charge for staying up to one hour and £2.80 for longer.

They will still be able to park for free for up to 20 minutes when picking up or dropping off patients or visitors.

Proceeds will fund more disabled bays at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s three main sites.

Director of operations for estates and facilities Kevin Oxley said: “We accept these changes will be unpopular.

“Introducing capped car parking charges for blue badge holders will enable us to invest in parking provision for this group of motorists.

“Our prices are in line with other NHS trusts, public sector organisations and off-street car parks in Wakefield and North Kirklees.”

For other drivers at Dewsbury, a pay-on-exit barrier system comes

into force from next month.

Mr Oxley said: “This is an important investment as it will improve the visitor experience – meaning people will only pay for the time they need.”

Parking charges across the Trust rose in some cases by more than 50 per cent last Saturday.

It costs £2 to park for up to one hour (up from £1.30) and £2.80 for up to two hours (up 10p).

Parking fees for disabled people are capped at these rates. Non-blue badge holders also still have 20 minutes for free. Concessions remain for regular patients and visitors while those on certain benefits can claim refunds.

Mr Oxley said Mid Yorkshire spent £1m on car parks last year, which paid for more spaces, better lighting and security patrols.

But extra investment is beyond what he described as “the annual financial settlement for our Trust and the wider NHS”.

He said Mid Yorkshire currently has a deficit of £14.8m and added: “It is for that reason we continue to review our car parking charges.”

MPs savage plan to increase charges DEWSBURY & Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff blasted hospital parking charges for the disabled – which she claimed to only have been told of at the last minute.

In an open letter seen by The Press she sent a blunt message to health chiefs last Friday and wrote: “I am appalled by the introduction of parking charges to blue badge holders.

“Simply saying this is in line with other off-street car parks is not acceptable. This is not any other off-street car park, it is a hospital.”

Ms Sherriff also wrote that she was told of the changes by email at 4.39pm last Thursday.

Increased parking charges came into force from last Saturday, though blue badge holders are unaffected until September.

Miss Sherriff claimed she was told at a meeting on June 12 that no decisions had been taken.

She asked to be told

as soon as one was made so she could warn constituents about when parking fees would go up.

“Instead, it is my understanding that this decision was taken on July 4, 28 days before this information was passed on to me,” she wrote.

Ms Sherriff asked Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust chief executive Stephen Eames for an explanation.

On Tuesday she said: “I am extremely disappointed by the manner in which I was informed of these changes.

“And I do not support the implementation of hospital parking charges for blue badge holders, regardless of the Trust’s deficit."

Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox pinned part of the blame on the Government.

She said: “This is a huge rise in car parking costs, more than 50 per cent for those staying up to an hour.

“It will have a big impact on my con-

‘No cuts’ pledge HEALTH bosses denied that missing out on a community care contract would mean more hospital cuts. Concerns were raised that the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, £14.8m in the red, might be affected by the Care Closer To Home deal going to Locala.

But the Trust’s director of operation Michael Forster said: “There is no financial impact for the trust as the existing contract for North Kirklees was provided by Locala. We were effectively bidding for new business, so not winning the contract has no financial implications for this Trust.”

stituents and many others who use Dewsbury District Hospital.

“The Trust has finally acknowledged the financial pressures this government is putting it under.

“The financial settlement for the Trust and the NHS generally is not enough and now that cost is being passed on to people who are sick and in many cases vulnerable, and their families.

“This is not the spirit in which the NHS was founded and does not reflect the rhetoric of David Cameron – he promised to protect the NHS.”

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News in Brief Boy targeted police helicopter with laser BATLEY: A laser pen was seized from a 10year-old boy who shone it at the police helicopter on Tuesday.

The crew were assisting police on the ground in their search for a suspect in Birstall around 9.50pm.

A green laser shone at them was traced to the Wilton Estate, where the boy was found with the pen. A police spokesman said: “Officers attended the address and seized the device. A 10-year-old boy will be spoken to regarding the matter.”

The helicopter was back over Batley just hours later in the search for a stolen motorbike.

Same-day transfers for heart patients DEWSBURY: Seriously ill heart patients are now being transferred from Dewsbury Hospital on the same day they are admitted.

From yesterday (Thurs) anyone with a suspected heart attack will be stabilised in A&E and then taken straight to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.

Those with less serious conditions will be admitted to Dewsbury or discharged and asked to attend an outpatient clinic.

Previously seriously ill patients could wait days to be transferred as they had to be 'booked' into Pinderfields.

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HEALTH campaigners launched a petition in Dewsbury against a trade deal between Europe and the USA. The North Kirklees NHS Support Group petition is part of a protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

The group believes the agreement could allow private firms to bid to effectively take over the NHS. Christine Hyde, for the group, said more than 350,000 people in the UK had signed the petition.

She added: “Any pretence of keeping the NHS as a health service free at the point of delivery will be swept away by agreement of this trade deal.”

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The petition, signed by 2.5m people across Europe, was due to be handed to the EU yesterday (Thursday).

DEWSBURY: A man due to face rape charges against three girls aged under 16 has died.

John Clarke, 66, of Walker Green, was set to appear at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

But proceedings were withdrawn when the court heard Mr Clarke died on July 23.

The charges – two of rape, one of attempted rape, three of indecent assault and one of gross indecency – were for alleged historic offences.

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News In Brief Store bagpack raises £700 for hospices DEWSBURY: A sponsored bagpack raised £700 in memory of a disabled teen who died.

The event at Asda on July 25 was for the Forget Me Not and Martin House children’s hospices and was organised by Mohammed Aslam, whose son Arslan died in March.

His campaign to raise £100,000 for the hospices attracted support from Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff.

A bucket collection was held outside Toys ‘R’ Us last Saturday and further events are planned.

Jewellery and cash stolen in home raid BATLEY: A large amount of jewellery and cash was stolen by burglars from a property in Soothill Lane, Soothill between 6am on July 18 and 8pm on July 19.

Items taken included a gold ring with a garnet surrounded by opals and green stones; a gold necklace with a bean-shaped garnet; a silver and red Pandora shoe charm; and a gold ring with a blue sapphire.

PC Paul James said: “The items stolen are of huge sentimental value to the owners.”

Anyone with information can call the Kirklees Police Burglary Team on 101 or Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555 111.

All about am-dram DEWSBURY: Visitors can discover amateur dramatics is not just for performers at an open day.

Roles such as make-up, set design, sound and lighting, props and publicity will be showcased by Dewsbury Collegians on Thursday, August 13 (7-9pm) on Bradford Road, opposite the HSL showroom.

Auditions for the pantomime Babes in the Wood are on Sunday, September 6 (3pm).

Friday August 7, 2015

KIRKLEES LIBRARIES CRISIS LATEST

Consultation results ‘held back to nullify debate’ HOLDING back results from a library consultation was an attempt to nullify debate, a councillor claimed.

Coun Andrew Pinnock (Lib Dem, Cleckheaton) wanted the details out by the beginning of July, as Kirklees finished its library consultation, run by contractor QR Research, after 12 weeks on April 10.

But the results were only released a week before a council debate on the future of libraries on July 29.

Coun Pinnock said: “Libraries are too important an issue to limit the time people have to get to grips with what residents have said.

“Holding back the publication date feels like an attempt by the Cabinet to

railroad the process and nullify debate.”

Council leader Coun David Sheard said it was standard council procedure to send out such details a week in advance of a meeting.

He added: “The meeting was held and we received the results of the consultation.

“The cabinet will now study those results and

decide how we will make the cut to the budget.

“This was determined by the council in February as a result of the cuts to the grant made by central government.”

Council officials said their practice of sending out information a week in advance had not stifled debate.

A spokeswoman said: “The council discussed in

detail the libraries consultation report at the meeting.

“This was a healthy debate which also included the presentation of two petitions.

“From this discussion and the outcomes of the consultation, proposals will be developed and Cabinet are expected to make their decision on libraries in the Autumn.”

Friends group go-ahead ‘Tremendous turnout and enthusiasm’ for plan to protect service in Batley

By Steve Martyn A SUPPORT group is to be formed after a call for help at Batley Library drew an encouraging response.

More than 70 people attended a meeting this week to gauge interest in volunteering at the Market Place building.

Organiser Malcolm Haigh said the enthusiasm shown means a follow-up meeting is due to be held on Monday.

Starting at 7pm in the library, a committee and training plan for the Friends of Batley Library will be put in place.

The swift action is a response to something historian Mr Haigh feels the library needs.

He feared a lack of volunteers could put the Andrew Carnegie-funded building at greater risk of closure.

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agreed in February to cut £1.85m from the service.

‘Friends’ groups sprang up elsewhere months ago.

Chief librarian Carol

Stump and area manager Alison Peaden attended Mr Haigh’s exploratory meeting.

He said: “The officers

said they were amazed and encouraged by the tremendous turn-out and the enthusiasm shown.

“They were sure that training sessions could be staged to show volunteers how they could best help run the service.”

“The turn-out showed the importance of the library to the public and their willingness to back it.”

A petition against closure started by Mr Haigh now has more than 12,000 signatures – a quarter of Batley’s population.

It is hoped that a newlyestablished committee will be able to consider applying for financial grants and help the library service stage training sessions.

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In one of the most heartwarming stories of the year, a Dewsbury woman with terminal cancer has witnessed the birth of her first grandchild. And Press reporter David Miller discovers Tina Drury has even more to celebrate...

It’s a fabulous feeling and I’m making the most of it

Hello Gran... Baby Amara Jade gets to know Tina

FINDING out you are to become a grandparent should be one of the greatest times of anyone’s life.

But for Tina Drury, 57, it was tinged with sadness, having been diagnosed with terminal cancer last December.

Tina was told she could have only months to live but vowed to see the birth of her first granddaughter.

And on July 23 the former nurse, of St John’s Road, welcomed baby Amara Jade into the world at Dewsbury District Hospital.

In between she raised thousands of pounds for Cancer Research by taking part in a Race for Life event.

Now she is about to embark on a cruise around the Mediterranean from today (Friday), having got the okay from doctors.

Tina said: “It’s a fabulous feeling and I’m making the most of it, given I didn’t expect to be at the birth.”

Her daughter Lucy, 28, took only two paracetamol in what was described as a straightforward birth.

Tina has since spent every moment she can with Amara Jade – sometimes to her detriment.

“I’ve my good and bad days,” she said.

“Last week I was confined to quarters because I’d run up and down stairs for the baby a bit too much.

“But it’s so nice to be here. I’m not sure how long this will last, so I want to do as much as I can.”

The cruise will take her and husband Philip to

Teen stole his mum’s car and drove at speeds up to 120mph A TEENAGER raced through the streets of Mirfield and Ravensthorpe at more than twice the speed limit after stealing his mother’s car.

Zacky Mahmood, 19, was first spotted by police doing 120mph on the M62 on July 20.

Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard officers followed as Mahmood continued to drive at 100mph near junction 25 at around 3.40am.

Mahmood, of Kingfisher Crescent, Ravensthorpe, went past the Three Nuns pub at Mirfield at 70mph.

He drove at more than twice the speed limit along Stocks Bank Road, Nabb Lane, Water Royd Lane and Lee Green.

Mahmood next went onto a public footpath as he carried on towards Huddersfield Road in Ravensthorpe.

He then turned onto North Road and Red Laithes Lane before abandoning the Honda Stream on Broomer Street.

Alex Bozman, prosecuting, said: “Both Mr Mahmood and his passenger ran off from the vehicle but were detained close by.

“When he was arrested he said ‘I’m sorry, it’s my mum’s car. I just panicked’.”

Mahmood told police, who spotted him driving erratically at high speed on the motorway, that he stole the car keys 20 minutes earlier.

He admitted aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving and using a vehicle without insurance.

Mahmood, who had no previous convictions, accepted his driving was terrible.

Sentencing was adjourned for reports.

Athens. Tina is then going on a trip to Venice with best friend Anna Ignaczak.

And having collected £3,600 from the Race for Life event, her fundraising is continuing.

A concert at the Old Turk pub by rock band Replicator, featuring her brother-in-law Adam Angus on guitar, raised £375.

In the works is a coffee morning for MacMillan Cancer Support and she also bakes buns and helps at the hospital’s palliative care Rosewood Centre.

She said: “You’ve got to keep going.

“I’ll always be upbeat, even if I now have to talk with my family about funeral arrangements.

“I joked that my son-in-law, who’s 6ft 7in, can’t be a pall bearer because he’s so much taller than everybody else!”

■ Donations for Cancer Research can be made to www.justgiving.com/teams/ tinas-tribe.

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News in Brief Late withdrawal of homes plan rebuked MIRFIELD: A rebuke is on the way for the late withdrawal of a controversial housing scheme.

Bellway Homes withdrew its bid for 135 properties on Balderstone Fields just 40 minutes before a Kirklees Council planning meeting.

No reason was given by the firm’s agents, DPP Planning, in an email received at 9.20am last Thursday.

Committee chairman Coun Steve Hall (Lab, Heckmondwike) said: “Officers and councillors have put a lot of time in.

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Police love being ringmasters of sex abuse circus CAN’T help but be puzzled as to why it has taken so long for the alleged victims of former Prime Minister Ted Heath to come out of the woodwork.

Given the circus nature of these cases, the cynic in me can’t help wondering if the police are just taking turns spinning them out.

I also wonder if any of the current victims have previous for claiming abuse by the likes of Greville Janner, Cyril Smith or even Jimmy Savile.

Maybe none have. Maybe the tidal wave of victims of what used to be called ‘confirmed bachelors’ (now code for ‘dirty paedos’) have just been waiting for a headlinegrabbing Chief Constable to invite them to the witchhunt.

But am I alone in finding it unusual that, especially in the current climate, supposed victims of one of the most prominent and recognisable politicians in the land haven’t come forward before?

I mean, Ted Heath has been dead for 10 years. He can’t have been wielding much malign influence from

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Ted Heath – why the delay? beyond the grave, can he?

I suspect that sifting the real victims from attention (or compo) seekers will be a task in itself.

We shall see, although by the day more leaks suggest there was smoke, if not fire, where the man was concerned a generation ago.

I’m certainly not going to try to defend Ted Heath or his memory. If irrefutable evidence emerges, then he deserves to be traduced.

And yet I remain uncomfortable about this latest chapter in Britain’s fascina-

Cliff Richard – unfair delay tion for prosecuting – some would say persecuting – its past.

I’ll say this – if our police were as good at and as enthusiastic about preventing and solving today’s crimes as they are taking part in an archaeological knicker dig, it would be a far safer and more pleasant country to live in.

There aren’t enough officers to attend burglaries or investigate much of anything that doesn’t fit one of their agendas, but give them a celebrity or politician to get stuck into, and suddenly it’s

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overtime all round and let’s see who can get their mush on the telly most.

There’s a certain irony in society’s current fascination with promoting all things fashionably homosexual – or even sexier, transsexual – while still demonising anyone living or dead who has refused to commit to fitting into one of their pigeon-holes.

Single man? Hasn’t ‘come out’? Dodgy. Must have something to hide.

The collusion between the police and the BBC in tearing Cliff Richard’s public life to shreds, was one of many low points.

In a bid to bolster their lingering posturing, police said only that their investigation had “increased significantly” from being a single allegation dating back to 1985.

What that means we may never know, because a year on from their live TV raid on Sir Cliff’s house, no charges have been laid. Yet the man has to live under a sordid cloud of suspicion.

If there’s no evidence worth putting before a judge after a

year, you’d have to say that all of those police resources haven’t amounted to much.

They’ve cost the public a fortune, mind.

If you believe anything other than their own grandstanding, then you’re more a more trusting soul than I, because if a superintendent told me it was raining, I’d go outside and check.

UCH as there is a positive element to these police circuses, it is in exposing the historic corruption and collusion between police and the establishment.

It’s all a bit after-the-Lord Mayor’s Show where Cyril Smith, Jimmy Savile and Ted Heath are concerned, but there must be scores of people still alive who were complicit in covering up the tracks of the guilty parties.

It’s no different from today’s police, local authorities and social services departments at places like Rotherham and Rochdale (and Oxford, Aylesbury and more on the way) regarding the mass abuse of young girls

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by Muslim gangs.

A generation ago, men of high profile and power were waved through to young boys’ bedrooms by senior police officers, ministers and Whitehall mandarins.

Now, a generation of vulnerable girls continue to be sacrificed for fear of upsetting ethnic minority sensitivities.

The abuse continues?

Really? Surely every council in the land is all over this issue now that it’s no longer taboo, you say?

Watch this space, I say.

And yet how many of those officers and executives have been held to account for what I consider every bit as criminal a culpability as the perverts they gave an effective nod and a wink to?

So far, to my knowledge at least, none have.

When those men and women start appearing before courts, we can say that the police are finally doing a worthwhile job.

Until then, they will remain just a bunch of selfaggrandising show ponies.

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WOULD encourage readers to digest the thought-provoking letter on page eight today from Savile Town resident Elyas Patel, taking me to task for my piece last week about the Markazi mosque (pictured).

It’s very witty and quite scathing – which is absolutely fair and fine. What’s good for the goose and all that.

It’s to be expected though from a barrister like Elyas, who certainly has a way with words. On his professional profile, he even boasts about his part in getting the 13 Iraqi Kurds off the hook who allegedly slashed up Danny and Darren Lee, and left Lee Massey for dead in Ravensthorpe in 2003.

I’d be careful which parts of Dewsbury you recount that tale in, Elyas. Well done for exploiting the police’s shambolic case, which might be your job, but even so – those were popular local men ambushed by a foreign gang.

Drug dealers, sex offenders, murderers, gangsters – he’s defended them all, and claims to specialise in crime with a Muslim perspective at the the New Park Court Chambers in Leeds.

In one of his cases the defence argued that murderer Shazad Khan beat his imported wife to death (15 broken ribs, 90% bruising) because she was possessed by evil spirits and attacked him.

Evil spirits, eh? Hmmm. He got life.

A year later four members of Khan’s family were prosecuted for allowing it to happen. Care to write a letter explaining that cultural nuance?

He makes a very good case against my ‘lazy’ journalism and a passionate defence of the Markazi mosque. Unfortunately, when you read between his lines, he doesn’t actually refute anything I wrote, just puts forward possible excuses.

But as he says himself, that’s his job – defending Muslims, with whatever explanation he can dream up, like being possessed by spirits.

He doesn’t even try to explain why it’s left to him to defend the place. Why can’t they speak up for themselves Elyas? Oh sorry, they can.

Mosque elder Shabbir Daji said of the original Sky News story: “Our policy is to keep away from the media.”

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Here’s the thing. You can’t complain about being misrepresented if you point blank refuse to engage.

Do you know what the first thing people who I take to see the Markazi say? Why all the warnings not to take photographs?

Why the security guards? Why indeed.

Elyas Patel is always happy to speak to the media and I welcome that very much. If Savile Town had more people like him, we might start getting somewhere. But not if it’s just a lawyer’s BS exercise in defending the indefensible, m’lud.

They make we lousy journalists look like a bunch of amateurs.

PS: A stroke of inspiration! We’re going to offer Elyas Patel his own column in The Press. No subjects off limits (of all people he should know the libel laws!) and it would be refreshing to have someone from the Muslim community having an open platform in the mainstream media.

I hope he gives it a go. I really do.

French lessons HY won’t David Cameron or Theresa May state the blindingly obvious? That the French are having a right laugh, ruining the summer of thousands of British holidaymakers and costing British firms a fortune.

What is happening at Calais perfectly sums up the attitude of France (and most EU countries) to the UK. They are loving the chaos, while shrugging a Gallic shoulder at ‘our’ problem and going half-heartedly through the motions.

And our response? To fine the poor lorry drivers whose lives are being made intolerable by our feeble inability to protect our borders.

If the French won’t do their part of the job, we should send soldiers to Calais to bolster our security operation.

Once no one succeeds in getting through, the ‘swarm’ as Cameron, for once, accurately called them, might sting the lazy gendarmes into something resembling action.

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Bus firm under fire over roadworks shuttle snub

By Steve Martyn A COUNCILLOR is fighting for a fair deal for residents during roadworks blighting the Sunny Bank Road area of Mirfield until the end of August.

Northern Gas Networks is replacing 700 metres of ageing metal pipes and Coun Martyn Bolt wants a temporary shuttle bus for residents.

He claims the contractors told him that was for public transport regulator Metro to fund and said: “At a time when the public purse is facing cuts, it shouldn’t be that taxpayers have to pay for the deficiencies of a private contractor.”

But having been given the brush-off, he consulted the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which oversees

“Passengers shouldn’t have to walk over half a mile from Old Bank Road to the top of Sunny Bank...”

– COUN MARTYN BOLT Metro. He said: “They’ve been asked twice by Kirklees officers to look at the shuttle bus and said the situation doesn’t warrant it.”

Coun Bolt dubbed the authority a “distant demagogue” which knew there would be problems given its involvement in the initial road closure.

“Passengers shouldn’t have to walk over half a mile from Old Bank Road to the top of Sunny Bank,” he said.

“The authority’s actions are isolating members of the

community, some of whom may be elderly, infirm or carrying heavy shopping up Sunny Bank.”

The junction with the A62 Leeds Road is closed and a diversion is in place, which some motorists are said to be ignoring.

Contractors were accused of catching drivers out by erecting warning signs too late. Some ignored the closure, including a van driver who nearly ran over a council official monitoring the works.

Coun Bolt added: “It’s frightening that the lives of innocent parties can be put at risk by the irresponsibility of a minority of drivers.”

Traders affected include Old Bank Fisheries, who expect their takings to be halved, based on their losses during similar works last year.

Junkie stole school’s cash and goods A HOMELESS drug addict stole equipment and £2,000 in cash from a private school in Batley.

Daniel Dunne, 30, made separate raids on Dale House Junior School on Ruby Street on June 9 and July 1.

Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard Dunne caused damage worth thousands of pounds.

Linda Fowler, prosecuting, said the first burglary netted Dunne seven laptops and a PE bag full of sports equipment.

He added £2,000 in cash to the haul, having

ripped an alarm box from the wall to silence it.

Dunne, of no fixed address, stole food and a CD player in the second burglary but left blood behind which allowed police to trace him.

In total, the value of goods stolen and damage to the building came to £6,825.

Dunne admitted the burglaries, which enabled him to sell the goods to fund his heroin and crack cocaine addictions.

He was jailed for eight months and told to pay a £180 court charge, plus an £80 victim surcharge.

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Ed Lines – setting the record straight Dear Sir, Ed’s ‘whines’ are legendary in these parts.

Before you brace yourselves and mutter here we go, let me make it plain that I’m not one of those who subscribes to the theory that our Danny is a ‘scaremonger’ when it comes to all things Islam and Muslim.

Though (and I hope this is a fair observation) his fire-and-brimstone brand of journalism is prone to the odd personal put-down, jibe or ridicule at those unlucky enough to be caught in his ‘friendly fire.’

Some of what he writes is fair comment and certain it is that his column each Friday makes for a riveting read.

Not so I’m afraid his piece last Friday. If I may respectfully say so, his usual thorough approach failed him and, due diligence in seeking to verify the facts and reality on the ground absent, he took the bait (well I’ll slap my thigh and go to the bottom of his stairs!) and jumped hook, line and sinker onto the ‘Islamophobic’ Sky News bandwagon that clumsily rolled by the Markazi Mosque in Savile Town recently.

For those who are not subject to subscription mugging by Murdoch’s Sky News outlet each month, let me fill you in with some background.

A wannabe Sky News reporter armed apparently with a pupil handbook from the mosque’s Islamic Institute ran a story headlined ‘mosque forbids muslim students from mixing with outsiders.’

Letter of the Week: Elyas Patel, Savile Town I haven’t seen such a handbook and thus cannot confirm its existence or contents, but I have had the benefit of an ‘attentive ear’ from many a student and teacher who have passed through the Institute’s ‘forbidding walls’!

Anyone with a modicum of common sense will know that any document is capable of being interpreted any which way in the wrong hands, and in the pursuit of wider and darker motives can be ‘sexed up’ (the dossier on Iraq’s nonexistent WMDs comes to mind) in order to back up a particularly ‘hateful’ agenda.

Danny, in his eagerness to whip up a healthy bout of hysterical frenzy against this Savile Tonian Islamic Institute, went a good deal further and loudly proclaimed in his piece: “... It seems the Markazi Mosque forbids Muslim students from mixing with the evil Kuffar (us) and showing any sign of belonging to 21st century Britain...”

That observation is so far off the mark as to miss the target completely. Let me do what is says on the tin and set the record straight.

I hope that those who read this will do so with an open mind and not allow themselves to

be coloured by the subjective and half-cocked drivel that has been penned ever since this story first broke.

1) ‘Non contact with outsiders’ – The institute is set within the grounds of the Markazi Mosque. The institute has boarding pupils who are of tender years. However, the mosque is a public place of worship open to people of all ages.

Obvious safeguarding issues arise. The prohibition on contact with outsiders (perhaps not the most elegantly phrased, granted) is nothing more than an articulation of that.

A statement that pupils should safeguard themselves from the risks and dangers inherent in such exposure within the grounds of an ‘open and public’ place of worship.

So Danny, yes, I will ‘say it ain’t so, Joe’.

2) ‘Portable televisions and cameras are forbidden’ – Lazy and inept journalism to the minds of the intelligent should never require a riposte. Just in case anyone else reads The Press, let me spell it out.

Name me a secular or other faith school that permits portable televisions and cameras

amongst its pupils during school hours/ term time? What utter nonsense! I’ll resist the obvious temptation here to respond in like to the jibe about mobile phones that Danny just could not resist making, but alas I have bigger fish to fry!

3) “What did people think kids were learning behind those cloistered walls?” our Danny (bless him) rhetorically asks!

Well, let me tell you. In fact no, don’t take my word for it.

Instead let’s ask the elderly and infirm residents of the Walker Street retirement home/sheltered housing complex in Thornhill Lees (the evil ‘kuffar’ as Locky would have us believe!) where a teacher and students from the same Markaz Islamic Institute joined up with another local muslim volunteer group Kumon Y’All to clean up the paths and grounds of the entire complex.

As the teacher of the Institute involved put it: “... the smiling faces on the elderly people is something I will cherish and made it all the more worthwhile.”

So in answer to Danny’s question – that is what the kids are in fact taught. Love, respect, help and public spiritedness towards one and all.

I should say Walker Street is just one example of many, where existing and former staff and students of the Institute make a positive contribution to the society that we all love, live in and share.

I could of course go on but respecting the space limitations of print media I’ll stop here and

Nothing upstairs From: John Appleyard, Liversedge Dear Sir, Like many other people I am angry about the needless killing of Cecil the lion, a national symbol of Zimbabwe who was stalked, skinned and beheaded by a dentist from the United States.

It reminds me of an old Beatles song, ‘The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill’, about a man who went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun.

He was nicknamed Bungalow because he had nothing upstairs, same as the dentist!

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end with this humble plea.

Danny, my dear chap, the moral of this story is next time please seek to verify your facts and make sure there is a evidential foundation to support the grossly exaggerated claims you might be inclined to make.

Indeed be very, very wary in the future of jumping on to a bandwagon being driven by anyone associated with a media giant completely discredited by the phone hacking scandal!

I hope you will print this reply in full. Indeed in the finest traditions of The Press newspaper I am silently confident you will.

Mine is not to cause offence because that would be to simply respond in kind to a habitual adversary of the Muslim community in these parts.

Mine I hope is simply and politely to put a marker down. Enough is enough. I am for one no longer prepared to take this kind of play ground bullying lying down.

Oh by the way, I should say of course that I have no problem with legitimate criticism. Nor am I deluded to think that there is no problem.

But no battles will be won against extremism, radicalisation or separatism by vilifying and lambasting the very people and institutions who must fight this fight.

Finally, and for the record, I do not ‘despise’ you, nor for that matter ‘hate your guts’!

It’s just your journalism on this occasion that I had a problem with.

patients are being denied medication to give them extra time with their families.

They will be first in line for assisted dying, voluntary of course, to start with.

The next will be patients with chronic conditions. As the cost of medication rises, so will the pressure to find an alternative.

And confused, usually elderly, people will easily be persuaded to see the advantage of a needle in the arm over taking medication for years that only slows down the progress of their condition, but does not cure it.

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Dear Sir, On September 12 Rob Marris’ private members Assisted Dying (No2) Bill will be debated in the House of Commons.

As usual, there will be campaigners who support the introduction of euthanasia, telling us it is our right to choose the time of our death.

And if you, like me, have had to witness the lingering and painful death of a loved one, you might be inclined to agree.

On the face of it, assisted dying seems to offer a kinder, easier, pain-free death, but the whole concept of mercy killing is fraught with danger.

Any number of safeguards, no matter how stringent, will soon be outmanoeuvred by some smart barrister, opening the gates for the most horrendous abuse.

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Dear Sir, I wanted to write in to say a big well done to all those who helped organise and run the fantastic craft fair at the new Hive on Longcauseway on Saturday.

When I first heard about the new Hive I was excited. This is exactly the get-up-and-go initiative that Dewsbury needs.

Dewsbury is a town with a lot of potential. Enterprises like this, from people with a genuine passion for our home town, will help restore Dewsbury to its former glory and more.

When I arrived at the fair, I was delighted to see it was already proving popular and it remained so throughout the day.

A constant stream of people were flocking in and supporting the fantastic local business-

es present. I wandered around, admiring the massive variety of products on display and speaking with a few of the stallholders.

The whole room had a great atmosphere and was lit up with a real community feel.

It was a breath of fresh air and I would like to wish Gary and the team all the best as they continue their wonderful work.

I look forward to supporting future events at the Hive and I encourage everyone else to do so too.

Too many of us From: P Rhodes, Mirfield Dear Sir, The more the merrier!

Sorry, but that’s no longer the case to a lot of logical thinkers, as far as population is concerned.

No jobs, traffic congestion, roadworks, no school places or doctor’s appointments, people stressed out – I won’t harp on!

The days when we needed big families in Victorian times are long gone.

These people who are wanting five or six kiddies are only making things worse for everyone, unless there is some sort of aim or plan.

The best legislation on the horizon is no tax credits after the second child for new families.

The only trouble is, like many other things, it should have been brought in 40 years ago.

What a night From: Mr D Watson, Batley Dear Sir, May we through your paper offer a big thank you to Malcolm Haigh and the Batley History Group, for a wonderful

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evening of nostalgia through film and personal experiences of the Batley Variety Club, held last week.

A huge thank you, too, to the late Jimmy Corrigan, Alan Clegg and all who worked there, which opened 48 years ago, they gave us superb entertainment.

We were fortunate in that our late brother-in-law Colin Hull, of Regent Fisheries (Colin’s Fry Inn) at the bottom of Hick Lane, obtained a permanent table, B18, for Sunday nights, which we used for years seeing all the stars.

Our particular favourite was Shirley Bassey, who came for two shows of three weeks each stint. What a treat!

A lasting memory is of Colin scooping up sequins from the stage which had fallen from Shirley’s many gowns – never to be repeated or forgotten.

Many thanks once again.

Dentistry woes From: Christine Hyde, Dewsbury Dear Sir, Remember that ‘behemoth’, that ‘dinosaur’ of outmoded post-war service, NHS dentistry?

Healthwatch has studied the decline of NHS dentistry in North Kirklees for two years and their work has won them an award.

Possibly as a result, anecdotal evidence suggests that NHS England, the quango responsible for commissioning NHS

dentists, has told each local dental practice treating NHS patients, to take on more.

The effect of greater numbers on dentists’ lists, is that some, unsure of managing safety effectively with such big numbers, are leaving the NHS altogether and treating private patients only.

The law of unintended consequences or not? Healthwatch is still concerned that local people are being denied NHS dental treatment.

They want stories of practices advertising NHS treatment, then telling NHS applicants to have private treatment ‘immediately’.

One thing is for sure, private practice is ‘sustainable’! In these times of NHS underfunding, when the mantra in the media are the words ‘sustainable NHS’, local NHS dentistry, even though it involves a charge, is close to extinction.

It is a wake-up call for those who believe other types of NHS treatments will remain in place, and will be available for those in need in five years’ time.

All this is unfair and plain wrong. Ask your MP to support Caroline Lucas’s NHS Reinstatement Bill.

Every success From: Mrs BM Senior, Mirfield Dear Sir, I have just been in the Boothroyd Centre for an endoscopy at Dewsbury. The staff in the department were excellent.

Their care and love were excellent, nothing was too much trouble.

Their kindness and love was wonderful, congratulations to all the staff under Mr Chris Macklin. Don’t tell me they don’t care, Dewsbury Hospital is the top one.

I wish them every success in all they do each day. Come on people, let’s have lots of letters in The Press to let people know we are proud of Dewsbury Hospital and all the staff.

Latest lunacy From: H Akeroyd, Heckmondwike Dear Sir, The Fourth Reich, sorry, Kirklees Council cabinet, are to interfere once more with refuse collections, and making threats over what they will and will not do, and have overlooked again who pays them.

How do the crews stand in this latest lunacy?

If they are so keen to save money, we are top-heavy with councillors at £12,500 a pop.

Get rid of two thirds of them saving hundreds of thousands per year, not to mention all they claim in expenses.

As for the top dogs, reduce their wages too; Kirklees has more officers than all the armed forces put together.

The report recently about the operative having a pee is laughable; what was the guy supposed to do, explode?

It was his loony employers who closed or demolished the public toilets, not even considering disabled people.

I wonder if you can tell me what is happening to the Pioneer Building in Dewsbury; it’s gone very quiet, also the derelict building next door, between it and Wetherspoon’s Time Piece pub?

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News In Brief Charity rock HECKMONDWIKE: A charity music gig takes place tonight (Friday) at the Comrades Club.

Five acts are to perform at the Regent Street venue from 6.30pm, with Said The King, an indie rock quartet from Cleckheaton, headlining.

Also on the bill are fellow local artists Lewis Armitage, Stoned Locust, Emma Arkhams and Escent.

Proceeds are for the MS Society and Kirkwood Hospice in memory of two women who died from the condition.

Rachel Goodman died aged 50 after a long battle against MS while Jayne Benn was cared for at Kirkwood before she passed away.

Donations can be made through www.justgiving.com/ gigformssociety and www. justgiving.com/gigforkirkwood hospice.

Dr Who talk CLECKHEATON: A scriptwriter best known for his work on Dr Who is to give a talk at the library.

Mark Wright appears at a Timelord-themed event featuring crafts and quizzes on Saturday, August 15 (11am2pm).

He has also written for the Sarah Jane Adventures and Power Rangers series, as well as many audiobooks.

The event, suitable for all ages but ideally children aged seven and over, is free. Booking is essential by calling 01274 335170.

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A SUMMER fayre raised more than £600 for Dewsbury and District Women’s Health Group. After the success of the event at Longcauseway Church in Dewsbury, the group is confident of keeping its Wellington Street premises open despite a loss of funding. The church also recently donated £950 to the group and trustee Margaret Watson said: “I think the centre will remain open for at least the next 12 months.”

The group is seeking professional help to apply for Lottery funding and anyone interested in joining the fundraising committee can write to Jane Platts at 7, Wellington Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1LY.

‘You’ve lost the plot’ Tories told after ‘dictatorship’ jibe

By David Miller LOCAL Tories have “lost the plot” over claims that a new planning strategy is being kept secret, council leader David Sheard has said.

The Labour chief hit back after his administration was called a “dictatorship” when a meeting was cancelled.

Coun Robert Light (Con, Birstall & Birkenshaw) said councillors were asked to study work on the Local Development Framework by the end of July.

But a meeting between officials and Conservatives due to be held on July 27 was called off at late notice.

The Press understands they would have heard assessments of sites put up by landowners for potential development. Officials said work on this is not finished and therefore the meeting had to be cancelled.

Tory chief Coun Light is not buying that and said: “It’s become apparent the Labour leader of the council vetoed other councillors seeing the plans. It’s of vital importance

that the Labour administration’s proposals are considered by all councillors and put out for public consultation as soon as possible.

“The longer Kirklees goes without an acceptable Local Plan, the more vulnerable we become to developers.”

Coun Light dubbed the Labour cabinet a “dictatorship” trying to stifle debate.

He added: “They have no desire to listen to the views of other councillors or community views.

“They simply exist to make political points without

any concern for the welfare of the borough or its residents.”

Coun Sheard said he believed all groups on the council should see the details at the same time.

He added: “The Conservative group wanted to see it before anybody else.

The maps showing the officer’s opinion are available on a confidential basis to all groups on the council.

“It’s a sad fact that the Conservative group on the council seems to have lost the plot.”

Planning strategy behind schedule COUNCIL chiefs insisted there is no conspiracy to stifle debate about their new planning strategy.

Tories made the claim after an update on progress was cancelled at the last minute.

Instead officials said work had fallen behind schedule and they were not ready to brief councillors.

It is hoped assessments of sites put up by landowners for development will be made available to all political groups over the next few weeks.

A council spokeswoman said: “It was originally hoped that this process would be completed by end of July.

“But the number of options submitted has meant that this will now be slightly delayed.

“At the time of the meeting with the Conservative group on July 27 the detailed assessment of sites had not been shared with any of the political groups.

“The intention is to recommend a draft set of development options to cabinet in the autumn.

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“It is a key requirement of the preparation for the cabinet meeting that we consult with all political groups in a broadly similar timeframe.”

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Row breaks out as Tories set up £15,000 election

By David Miller A ROW erupted over a controversial £15,000 by-election in Mirfield when the Tories announced a candidate.

Labour’s Michael Hutchinson believes he should be unopposed in the poll on Thursday, August 27.

Having won in the Battyeford ward in May, he was unable to take his seat due to a swearing-in mixup.

Other parties are not fielding candidates – but Mirfield Show vice-chairman Martin Ibberson will stand for the Conservatives.

Furious Mr Hutchinson said: “The Tories have shown they’re not really concerned about the cost of the by-election.

“It wouldn’t be taking place if they’d not put up a candidate, but they clearly want to exclude me at any price.

“What are they afraid of? Aren’t 13 Tories out of 16 town councillors enough?

“Their earlier expressions of regret about not enabling me to take up my seat are now shown up for what they always were – crocodile tears.”

The cost of polling cards, election notices and hiring polling stations and staff will come to about £15,000.

It will be paid for from Mirfield

Town Council’s budget, meaning there is less cash for community projects.

The polling stations are Battyeford School and St Andrew’s Methodist Church, though bizarrely the count takes place in Huddersfield.

Coun Martyn Bolt said: “It’s the height of hypocrisy that the people who have called a by-election then complain when others choose to stand in it.

“They’ve shown they’re not concerned about the cost... aren’t 13 Tories out of 16 town councillors enough?”

“Don't ask for a democratic election and then complain when people want to put it to a public vote.”

The Tory, who represents Battyeford, added: “It’s democratic and proper that we put up a candidate and put it to the vote.

“Labour are free and easy with democracy when it suits them and it shows their disdain for the public of Mirfield.

“Mr Hutchinson didn’t ask to be co-opted on to the council as he said he ‘didn’t trust the Tories’.

“He could have come to the council, admitted that he’s made a mistake and all of this perhaps could have been avoided.”

Howlands disability charity manager Deborah Hall learns the fine art of upholstering from Shackletons operations manager Tony Render

Chair manufacturers stand up for disability charity FURNITURE manufacturer Shackletons showed they do not take their support for a Dewsbury charity sitting down.

Staff showed volunteers from disability group Howlands how they upholster goods – including their famous chairs – at their factory on Weaving Lane.

Howlands, formerly the Howland Centre, run arts and crafts activities for disabled people.

Manager Deborah Hall said: “Upholstering is an activity many of our service users enjoy.

“But we had no access to the right skills until Shackletons offered to help us – and there’s so much more to it than we thought.”

Deborah was taught hand-crafting skills by assistant operations manager Tony Render.

He said: “We had heard about their lack of funding and knew we could make a positive contribution.

“By sharing our knowledge and skills we hope they will be able to put this to good use and start to earn enough money to keep their services going.”

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Kathleen, 66, is left stranded after bus driver is told: ‘Don’t pick up passengers’

By David Miller A PENSIONER was left stranded in Liversedge after a bus driver was told not to pick passengers up.

Kathleen Honeybell, 66, waited for the last bus due at Listing Lane at 4.33pm on July 10.

The Arriva 222 from Leeds arrived half an hour late – but instead of stopping it drove straight past.

In a letter to Kathleen dated July 29 and seen by The Press, Arriva said the driver was behind schedule due to a breakdown.

It added a manager told the driver not to pick up anyone at stops to make up time. The letter said: “He was informed to only take the passengers aboard the service to their destination.”

Kathleen has problems

PASSERS-BY RESCUE BLAZE COUPLE

Picture Mike Clark HAVE-A-GO heroes rescued two people from a flat fire in Staincliffe early last Saturday.

The residents – a woman aged 37 and a 28-year-old man – were asleep at around 1am when a chip pan left on in their home in a block of flats on Gladstone Court caught fire.

Three men and a woman happened to be walking past and saw flames flickering in the window.

They broke down external and internal doors to lead the two occupants to safety.

One of the rescuers, a 30year-old woman, suffered from smoke inhalation and was given oxygen at the scene by firefighters.

The couple in the flat also suffered from smoke inhalation. All three were taken to hospital for check-ups.

Firefighters from Dewsbury had arrived earlier but the flames were already out.

with her feet which means that some days she cannot walk far. Her feet were playing up at the time and she could not face a climb up the steep Listing Lane towards Gomersal.

Kathleen, of New North Road, Heckmondwike, had been to the hairdresser’s and was going to house-sit while son Mark and his family were on holiday.

Unable to drive and not

wanting the cost of a taxi, she called husband David for a lift.

Kathleen said: “Having stood for half an hour the bus arrived and it was sheer relief. I put my arm out to signal the bus to stop but it sailed past with all the other passengers on board staring at me.

“It wouldn’t have been so bad had there been another bus, but it was the

last one. And I don’t know what I would have done had I not had a knight in shining armour to rescue me.”

David tried to see the funny side of Arriva’s letter and said: “It’s almost like the four candles sketch from the Two Ronnies.

“I know they were trying to catch up, but to tell a driver not to pick people up is ridiculous.”

VJ Day tribute to ‘forgotten army’ THE 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will be marked by a VJ day celebration in Cleckheaton.

The Spenborough branch of the Royal British Legion has organised a parade from the Town Hall on Saturday, August 15.

It leaves at 1.45pm for a service in the Memorial Gardens at 2pm, led by branch chaplain Terry Brewis.

Organiser Derrick Yates said: “Those who fought in the Far East are sometimes referred to as the forgotten army.

“They were fighting for another three months after the war in Europe ended.

“We’d like to show with

this event that they will never be forgotten.”

The deputy Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Gordon Tollefson, is due to attend along with the Mayor of Kirklees, Coun Paul Kane.

All serving and ex-armed forces personnel are welcome.

There will be refreshments at the Town Hall afterwards.

A search for survivors of the Far East campaign, especially members of the Burma Star Association, is ongoing.

Anyone with information can call branch chairman Eddie Morton on 01274 871575.

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Thief’s Asda rage DEWSBURY: A thief shouted ‘yes, I’m a shoplifter’ at customers as he was frogmarched from Asda. Lexus Wakefield, 32, became angry at being stared at as he was removed from the Mill Street West store by police on July 29.

Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that Wakefield, of Huddersfield, also spat at a woman police officer. He ate doughnuts and chicken from shelves, put a chocolate cake in his pocket and a bottle of vodka in his trousers. The drink and drug addict, who admitted theft and assaulting a police officer, tested positive for cocaine and opiates. The court heard he has many previous convictions.

Sentencing was adjourned until August 28.

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‘Dogs in the pink to tackle cancer HE WEEKEND of Batley Bulldogs’ crucial Super 8s clash with Heavy Woollen rivals Dewsbury will be tinged with pink as the club stage a major fundraiser.

The Bulldogs have organised a series of events from Friday August 14 to Sunday August 16 as they aim to raise cash for breast cancer charities.

Last year’s inaugural Pink Weekend saw the Bulldogs wear a pink kit for their match against Dewsbury and they raised a magnificent £9,000, which was split evenly between Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Against Breast Cancer and Coppafeel.

This year the club hopes to raise even more and is urging supporters and the general public to get involved as they help to tackle breast cancer.

The fun starts on Friday August 14, with a coffee and cakes afternoon at Mount Pleasant from 2pm.

On Saturday August 15 fans and officials will take part in a sponsored 10k walk from the club to Oakwell Hall.

On the return journey Priestleys Bar in Birstall have offered to sponsor a drink for all the walkers to make the journey that little bit easier.

Ladies night date for Batley BATLEY BULLDOGS players will be on hand at another fundraising event tonight (Fri).

Tesco Batley have organised a Ladies Night at the Victoria Function Room on Stocks Lane, from 7pm onwards.

There will be various fashion, hair and beauty demonstrations, music, a tombola and raffle and lots of stalls including Nix Cupcakes, Slimming World, Ann Summers, PartyLite and Avon.

Batley Bulldogs will be at the fundraiser promoting their latest revealing calendar, which showcases the players in all their glory.

Entry is £2 and all are welcome to attend.

All proceeds will go to Tesco’s National Charity Partnership for Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation.

Batley Tesco are currently the top fundraisers in their local group of stores and have raised over £8,000 since January with the help of customers.

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Then there will be an afternoon of girls rugby as various local teams play for the Pink Trophy.

With the bar and kitchen open it will be an afternoon of fun, with a tombola and cake stalls on hand.

A ‘Pink Pig’ race night, including a free disco, starts at 6pm, with hot pork sandwiches on offer.

Then on Sunday August 15 the ‘Pink Match’ will see the Bulldogs playing in a unique pink kit which will then be sold to the first 20 people who pledge £50.

There will also be pre- and postmatch entertainment, a curtainraising junior game, drinks offers

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and reduced admission prices.

This year’s official pink t-shirts are available for £10 each and a limited edition calendar featuring the players is also available, priced £10.

Former player and assistant coach Joe Berry has kindly donated his Northern Rail Cup winner’s medal to and it will be raffled along with a pair of Kevin Sinfield’s boots, donated by Brian Winner.

For more information on any part of the weekend, or to offer your support, contact Beverley on 07711 983123 or email beverley@batleybull dogs.co.uk.

Club puts on more summer activities BATLEY BULLDOGS are continuing with their summer activities and have announced more sessions during the school holidays.

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Ramblers’ corner • FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details

Drop your blocks off CLECKHEATON Library are calling on local Lego users to donate their old bricks.

Staff want your old Lego to use at a free weeklyworkshop for children – giving a new generation the chance to enjoy it.

Lego is a fantastic toy for encouraging children to unleash their creative side, and hone their fine motor skills; it is also lots of fun.

All donations, big or small, are welcome and you can donate by dropping it into Cleckheaton Library, on Whitcliffe Road, or by contacting Amanda Ambler on 01274 335170.

King of one-liners returns COMEDIAN Stewart Francis, the star of Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow and Live At The Apollo, has embarked on a hilarious new tour.

Stewart will be at Huddersfield Town Hall on Friday February 12 2016 with his hilarious new show ‘Pun Gent’.

Tickets costing £18.50 went on sale this week and can be purchased from www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls or by calling the Kirklees box office on 01484 223200.

SUNDAY AUGUST 9 OVER TO BRIGHOUSE (NK) Meet 10.45am Crown Street car park, Cleckheaton BD19 5ET GR SE 189 255 9/10 miles (M) No dogs please Leader: Geoff Tel: 01422 379921

SATURDAY AUGUST 15 OAKWELL HALL CIRCULAR (NK) Meet 10.30am Black Bull pub Birstall WF17 9PB GR SE 217 261 5 miles (L) Leader: Mike Church Tel: 07776 077289

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A NEW exhibition at Dewsbury Museum showcases the best works of the past year by members of Dewsbury Photographic Group.

Over 100 prints have been selected from the group’s Grand Annual Exhibition to be displayed in the museum in Crow Nest Park, Heckmondwike Road.

There are categories including portraits, pictorial, architectural record, colour sport action and photo journalism.

A catalogue accompanying the exhibition gives details of each print and highlights the prize-winning works.

The prints are also being shown via video loop on a large screen.

The exhibition at Dewsbury Museum will be on show until Friday September 25 and can be viewed during the museum’s opening hours – Tuesday to Friday 11am to 5pm and Saturday/Sunday 12noon to 5pm. Admission to the museum is free.

This is one of three exhibitions being undertaken by the Dewsbury-based group.

A display of 32 prints by beginners and new members to the group is also currently on show at Dewsbury Town Hall and another small exhibition, ‘Images of Nature’, is coming soon to the Visitor Centre at Oakwell Hall, in Birstall.

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Independent artisans at Hall OAKWELL HALL’S new Sunday shopping experience has more dates coming up this month.

The Oakwell Artisan Emporium sells produce West Yorkshire-based independent artisans.

Each week you can browse a selection of stalls offering locallymade crafts, hand-made jewellery, paintings, foods, vintage items and more.

The emporium takes place in the Oakwell Visitor Centre court-

yard between 12noon and 4pm on Sundays August 16, 23 and 30.

Admission is free.

Oakwell Hall’s recently refurbished gift shop completes the ‘not on the high street’ shopping experience.

It stocks items that reflect the history of Oakwell Hall and the beauty of the country park, including quirky 17th century ceramics, delicious foods from local makers and delicate artistpainted wildlife mugs.

YOUNG people from North Kirklees are being offered a unique opportunity to learn parkour for public performances at local railway stations.

Combining authentic French free-running with dance and physical theatre, the Urban Playground team need local people aged 14-25 to be part of their next performance-parkour production, titled STEAM. No previous experience is necessary.

In James-Bondstyle stunts, the Urban Playground Team will run, jump and climb on, off and through a skeletal steam train in scenes inspired by action movies during the public performances on Friday September 4 at Batley and Saturday September 5 at Dewsbury train stations.

To be eligible to participate, you must be aged 14-25 and be available August Saturday 23 to Wednesday August 26 for rehearsals and Thursday September 3 to Saturday September 5 for performances.

Creative Scene will pay the travel costs for any budding freerunners who live in the WF12 to WF17 and BD12 and BD19 postcodes.

Contact Vicky Holliday on 01924 437966 or email vicky@creative scene.org.uk to participate.

Open day at station CLECKHEATON Fire Station is holding an open day on Sunday, from 11am to 4pm.

The station, on Hightown Road, will be putting on tours of the facilities, stalls, rides, games, refreshments, a rescue dog demonstration and chip pan display unit.

All are welcome to attend.

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Catch us if you can, it’s Ann and 60s legend Dave Clark I T’S ALWAYS a thrill to meet a pop star from yesteryear you have admired. Who could forget the great tunes of the Dave Clark Five, including ‘Glad All Over’ and ‘Bits and Pieces’ to name just two. Dave tells me there may be a musical in the near future after we met and chatted at the London Palladium.

I will keep you posted, naturally.

KIMBERLY WYATT has been named Celebrity Master Chef champion 2015. The former Pussycat Doll and ‘Got to Dance’ judge won over the panel with her consistently restaurant-level dishes. She coos that she may even now turn her hand to her own recipe book.

Ann with Dave Clark at The London Palladium John Sergeant look like Fred Astaire, so the show sadly is not for me.”

FANS of Liverpool comedy legend Eddie Braben – the third man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise – hope to pay tribute to him with a plaque in his Dingle birthplace. Eddie’s family have now set up a Twitter account, @eddie_braben, to share work from his archives and photographs from his career and get the ball rolling.

IT SEEMS like he only just arrived on our screens, but Declan Bennett has been dropped from EastEnders.

The 34-year-old, who has played Dot Branning’s grandson Charlie Cotton since early 2014, will leave the soap after bosses decided to write out his character.

OLYMPIC star Linford Christie turned down Strictly Come Dancing, claiming he is “the only black guy you’ll meet with two left feet”. He told me: “People laugh when I tell them this, but it’s true, I can’t do any turns on the dancefloor. I would make

A FINANCIAL adviser from Liversedge has been recognised as one of the most highly recommended in his field.

Ray Garnett, an independent financial adviser (IFA) at Utopia Group Ltd in Roberttown, achieved success thanks to support from local clients who posted positive reviews about the excellent service they’d received on consumer ratings website VouchedFor.co.uk.

Ray said: “There are thou-

sands of IFAs in the UK so to achieve this commendation means a great deal.

“What makes this so special is that clients have taken the time to support me by writing about how highly they value the service we provide, and this builds on the achievement of obtaining the BS ISO 22222 accreditation, which demonstrates that we provide the highest possible level of customer service.”

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Ray achieved Top Rated status as a result of having positive client reviews on VouchedFor.co.uk, an independent website which helps people to find a trusted IFA, mortgage adviser, solicitor or accountant.

Ray added: “I’m really excited about being Top Rated. It’s great to be recognised for all of the hard work that my colleagues and I have achieved and I can’t thank my clients enough.”

Moves are also under way to make Mirfield a Dementia Friendly Community, which would be a first in North Kirklees.

Meanwhile all 29 GP surgeries in the district have joined a scheme which promotes early detection.

They are now 'Dementia Friends', with a commitment to improving diagnosis of the condition, which affects more than 2,000 people locally.

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VAL POLLARD is formulating an audacious but foolhardy plan to fake her own death to avoid going to prison, says Emmerdale actress Charlie Hardwick. She told me: “It’s madness, but then again everything she does is, so it kind of makes sense. I mean, how did she get in this situation anyway?!”

THE Andrew Marr Show is now the place to appear if you want to sell your music.

The BBC Sunday morning politics show can pick and choose the guests they want, and once they’ve appeared their tracks and albums shoot up the charts thanks to his regular two million audience.

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MIRFIELD: A dementia awareness support group meets monthly on Fridays at the library.

Backed by Kirklees Dementia Action Alliance, the sessions are on the fourth Friday of each month from 1pm to 3pm.

Activities for sufferers are held monthly on Saturdays at the Creative Arts Hub.

AFTER 12 years of oldschool sleuthing, the phenomenally popular BBC crime drama New Tricks comes to an end this series.

A source reveals: “The BBC decided to go out on a high and while ratings are good. It may just come back as an occasional special at some point in the future.”

ROBERT LINDSAY and Maureen Lipman are set to appear in a new sitcom based in an antiques shop.

The three-part series, called Bull, will be broadcast on Gold later this year. Robert told me that he is delighted to be doing a comedy role again. “They’re such great fun, and this is a gem of a piece,” he said.

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BEING a presenter on The X Factor has many perks, but jetting off to four of the most lavish locations in the world for the judges’ houses segment is no longer one of them, as new co-presenters Caroline Flack and Olly Murs have discovered. Insiders tell me they have a new plan this year, while others suggest it’s simply a cost-cutting exercise.

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ITV is to boost its spend on drama to tackle its worst ratings performance in 15 years.

Insiders at ITV tell me that the endless reality shows and talent contests have had their run, and now they plan to re-focus on good old-fashioned drama which they can hopefully sell around the world.

ON HER recent return to Coronation Street, soap fans saw a very different side to Cilla Battersby-Brown, played by Wendi Peters.

She said: “I did enjoy myself and I liked what they had done with her, so it got me thinking I would not be adverse to a return, but who knows what they have planned for her? I do hope they call, though.”

CORONATION STREET actress Lucy Fallon has revealed Bethany Platt has some “really scary” storylines ahead as the rebellious teen’s life takes a dark turn.

“I think it’s great that she has some good storylines, and is not all sweetness and light.

People love that sort of thing, don’t they?” she said.

JEREMY PIVEN admits he’s a little like his Mr Selfridge alter-ego. “I adore playing Harry as he really was larger than life and did things to the extreme, but his ending was very tragic,” he said. “I believe though, that he always thought he could find a way back and yet sadly did not.”

JERRY HALL, best known as the ex of Rolling Stone legend Mick Jagger, has returned to her Texan roots for the new series of BBC documentary Who Do You Think You Are? She tells me that the show was really revealing and that she would recommend looking up family as “a great hobby and with some many twists and turns it’s better than a book ... I really enjoyed it.”

THE X FACTOR’S Peter Dickson confirmed his departure from the show. Dickson has been the distinctive voice of the show since it first started in 2004. Insiders tell me that it’s something of a refresher, and of course a money-saving idea, as now the two presenters on the show will introduce the acts.

IT WOULD appear that publishers have more money than sense in the case of Graham Norton. His tell-all book appeared last year, but it was deemed a flop saleswise. Yet his publishers think he may do well as a fiction writer, and so he is working on one now. Will you be buying it, I wonder?

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R Simpson, 2 Kingsley Avenue, Birkenshaw, single-storey roof extension (modified proposal).

Mr Nazam Khan, 5 Ravens Street, Ravensthorpe, extensions and dormer windows.

R Halloran, Manor House, 55 Station Lane, Birkenshaw, Listed Building Consent for erection of four flag poles and two wall signs.

Mr Jalal Shaikh, 66 Parker Road, Thornhill Lees, change of use of dwelling to taxi business.

Mr & Mrs J Maughan, c/o agent, Providence House, 40 Bracken Hill, Mirfield, erection of extensions.

I Alstead, adjacent to 87 Milroyd Crescent, Birstall, discharge of condition 3 (materials) on previous permission 2015/90689 for erection of dwelling.

Mr M Sajjad, 31 Crawshaw Street, Ravensthorpe, two-storey rear extension.

Mr G Rasool, 181 Headfield Road, Savile Town, single-storey rear and

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K Swift, Ash Lodge, Lee Green, Mirfield, variation of condition 2 (plans) on previous permission 2015/90308 for erection of extensions.

Fariya Mahmood, 1 Clarkson Close, Heckmondwike, first floor extension on piers.

B Chappelow, 4 Sands Lane, Mirfield, demolition of existing dwelling and erection of dwelling.

Mohammed Hanif Patel, Warwick Mills, Warwick Road, Batley, part demolition and conversion of mill to form 18 residential units.

Ms M Bint-Yousuf, 45 Belle Vue Street, Healey, works to TPO(s) 05/96.

Mr J Rawlinson, Lime Tree House, 1a Slipper Lane, Mirfield, works to TPO(s).

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R Baig, Unit 12, Mill Street East, Dewsbury, discharge of conditions 4 (car parks), 5 (start and finish times), 6 (land contamination) and 7 (intrusive investigation) on previous permission 2012/90369 for conversion of existing B8 unit to an indoor fivea-side football facility including rear lean-to extensions.

K Shehzad, 36 The Oval, Dewsbury, erection of garage.

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D Green, Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre, Turnsteads Avenue, Cleckheaton, works to TPO(s) 04/10.

S Whitehead, Kenmore Cheshire Home, 100 Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton, works to TPO(s) 10/79.

Park Crescent, land at Slipper Lane, Leeds Road, Mirfield, discharge of conditions 23 (highways, relating to residential) and 30 (highways, relating to industrial) for planning permission 2014/90688 for outline application for erection of commercial floorspace (B1c, B2, B8) including details of engineering operations to form serviced employment plots and full application for the erection of 166 dwellings.

N Saddington, 24 Jackroyd Lane, Upper Hopton, single and two-storey extension.

S Zaman, 8 Heron Close, Ravensthorpe, the proposal is for single storey rear extension. The extension projects 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 4m. The height of the eaves of the extension is 2.9m.

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Celtic’s big day unites club’s generations DEWSBURY Celtic, one of the most famous names in the world of amateur rugby league, celebrated the club’s glorious history with a reunion that brought together players from seven decades.

It’s 100 years since the Westtown club first lifted the Yorkshire Cup in 1915, and down the ages Celtic have made a habit of marking the achievement. In 1955 they reached the first round proper of the famous Challenge Cup, when they faced Workington Town, and 10 years later it was a repeat, this time against Swinton.

In 1975 they produced one of the great performances by amateurs against professionals, when the star studded Hull Kingston Rovers, featuring greats like Roger Millward and Clive Sullivan, were held to 31-15 at Batley’s Mount Pleasant ground.

As part of the celebrations on Saturday July 26th at Dewsbury Irish National Club, Celtic presented a commemorative plaque to the club, paying tribute to the men who fought and died in the Great War. Research for the plaque was done by local journalist and historian, Margaret Watson.

There were no girls’ teams when Celtic first won the Yorkshire Cup in 1915, but today the club runs junior teams for boys and girls, as well as the senior side.

Left – Celtic old boys from the 1970s and 80s Below – Margaret Watson with Celtic chairman Paul Halloran, and the memorial plaque

Across the ages – John Willie Ormsby (centre, all in green) is named after his grandfather, the Dewsbury Irish National Club member who won the Victoria Cross for his heroic deeds in France in 1917 Below – members of the modern Celtic club, with an old friend (back right) – St Helens Super League star Alex Walmsley

Among the ‘old boys’ at Celtic’s reunion was Billy Mitchell (second left, above), one of two surviving members of the 1955 Workington game, along with Dennis Lyons

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HECKMONDWIKE Petanque Club have become the first champions of the newly-formed West Yorkshire Petanque League.

Teams from Leeds, Huddersfield and Mirfield joined Heckmondwike to form the league in which the clubs played each other, home and away, throughout June and July.

Teams score points for finishing nearest to the coche and achieving as many boules as possible closer to the coche than any of their opponents’ boules – the first team to reach 13 points wins the game.

In 2012 a group of local enthusiasts who had played in Europe sought assistance from Kirklees in setting up a playing terrain and club in Heckmondwike, at Firth Park.

The club rapidly attracted members and now has 59 active players of all ages.

Due to its success, there was also a club set up in Huddersfield, which also grew quickly and they too have over 50 members.

In September 2014 Kirklees supported the construction of a terrain in Mirfield in the grounds of Mirfield CC.

Heckmondwike Petanque Club play in Firth Park This club has again been successful as they too have a membership of over 40 players.

Having been refused entry to the York Petanque League, on the basis that travel to Heckmondwike was too far for evening matches, it was agreed that the clubs would form the West Yorkshire Petanque League.

Leeds, already a well-established club with teams in the York League, also agreed to field a team in the new league.

Heckmondwike play twice

a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, throughout the year.

As well as social play, they host open competitions for the Northern Petanque Association when players from all over the north of England turn up to compete.

Heckmondwike Petanque welcomes anyone wanting to try out the game with a view to becoming a future member.

Any organisation or individual interested in playing should contact clive1westley @hotmail.com.

FOOTBALL

Albion take the spoils PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY

OSSETT ALBION MATLOCK TOWN

Adam Hirst

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at Dimple Wells Road

A WORKMANLIKE performance from Ossett Albion saw them beat Matlock Town from the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League.

Once Albion got going they began to pose problems for the Matlock defence and a through ball from Rob Bordman was missed by a defender and found Nicky Matthews, who ran on to beat the goalkeeper just before the half-hour mark.

A couple of minutes later Albion could have doubled their lead. Matthews made a run down the left and crossed but Eddy Birch could not rise high enough to place his header on target.

The weather took a turn for the worse during the half-time interval and continuing showers in the second half didn’t help the teams to produce entertaining football.

Matlock had a couple of chances to get on level terms, but one shot went wide and the other was smart-

Nicky Matthews slots home

ly saved by Chris Barrow – Albion’s goalkeeper for the second half.

Substitutions in the second half didn’t affect Albion’s play and they continued to look the better side, with Bordman having the best chance of the half with a chance inside the penalty area to extend the lead.

Unfortunately he wasn’t able to make the most of the opportunity and the ball was cleared, as Ossett held on for the victory.

Bojang gets the only goal PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY

OSSETT ALBION GUISELEY at Dimple Wells Road

A GOAL from Gibril Bojang gave Albion an impressive victory in their latest pre-season friendly on Tuesday night.

In another good victory for Albion over opposition from a higher league, this time it was in the form of Guiseley who have just gained promotion to the Vanarama National League – three leagues above Albion.

Ossett never really looked troubled by their visitors and they created several good moves before Connor Brunt’s shot was saved by Hall in the Guiseley

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goal. The resulting corner was taken by Eddy Birch and met by Gibril Bojang, who rose above all the defenders to head the ball wide of the goalkeeper.

Just before half-time Guiseley attacked down the left and Porritt had chance to cross after Albion defender Declan Dawson slipped. Dickinson chipped a shot over the defenders but it bounced off the cross-bar.

The second half saw Albion create numerous chances but they were unable to extend their lead. Danny South’s downward header bounced up and over the bar and substitutes Rob Bordman and Ben Grech-Brooksbank had shot saved by the keeper.

The game became more open in the final quarter of an hour but still Guiseley were unable to find an equaliser and Albion got a deserved victory.

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BRADFORD CRICKET LEAGUE

Championship still wide open Cleckheaton, Hanging Heaton and Woodlands chasing Pudsey

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

FOLLOWING last week’s virtual wash-out, there are just five games left in the Bradford League First Division and just 20 points separating Pudsey St Lawrence, Woodlands, Cleckheaton and Hanging Heaton in the top four.

As if it wasn’t tense enough, tomorrow’s fixtures have thrown up two key derby clashes in the top league.

St Lawrence should prove too strong for Congs in the Pudsey derby, and hold on to top spot, but thirdplaced Cleckheaton will not relish a visit from unpredictable neighbours East Bierley as they cling to the hope of closing that current 16-point gap and carrying off a third successive title.

Key men for the reigning champions could be openers Andy Gorrod and Tim Jackson, while spinner

Tanzeel Altaf and paceman Curtis Free have turned in crucial displays with the ball and might yet turn the tide in this race – after a season of chasing St Lawrence.

Second-placed Woodlands face a potential banana skin at struggling Farsley, but at least the Oakenshaw side already have one trophy under their belt after a hard earned 34-run Heavy Woollen Cup final win, over Hoylandswaine, at Ossett CC last Sunday.

Birstall-born Chris Brice took 3-14 for Woodlands but young Elliott Richardson took the man of the match award with a 5-43 return.

So, what of Hanging Heaton? Still only 20 points adrift of the leaders, the Bennett Lane men could still leapfrog the chasing pack if they can produce an unbeaten run in starting with the visit to Bradford and Bingley tomorrow.

There promises to be a dog-eat-dog element in this title race with Hanging Heaton due to visit Cleckheaton in a fortnight, then

Cleckheaton entertain Pudsey on the last day of the season.

Meanwhile the rained-off clash between Woodlands and Cleckheaton last week could well turn out to be a ‘what if’ moment for both sides come the end of the season.

Morley and Scholes look likely to take the two promotion places in Division Two, although Gomersal entertain third-placed Baildon tomorrow and might well throw a spanner in the works of the visitors’ outside chances.

The game between the top two did get underway last week but there were only two overs bowled and no runs scored. That could have been Scholes’ last chance to overhaul the leaders.

In tomorrow’s games Morley have an awkward game at Yeadon but Scholes should see off Hartshead Moor in their derby game at High Moor Lane, while Sunday sees Hanging Heaton stage the second team competition’s Priestley Shield final between Pudsey St Lawrence and Bradford and Bingley, starting at 12noon.

Covers on: This was the sight of nearly every cricket ground across the region

CENTRAL YORKSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE

Hopton Mills await decision THE WEATHER forecast has promised better playing prospects this weekend but while last week’s Central Yorkshire League programme was decimated by the rain what little play there was managed to produce controversy.

Championship title hopefuls Hopton Mills had visiting Caribbean struggling on 39-6 after 14 overs when play was halted.

The CYL website states that, subsequently, ‘Caribbean failed to take the field’ but with the matter now a disciplinary issue, no official comment is available.

However, there have been suggestions that rain had interrupted play and was still falling when the umpires and Hopton Mills took the field once again, and at that point, the

Caribbean players refused to join them.

In any event Hopton Mills will go top if they are awarded the points as Liversedge saw their game with Wakefield St Michael washed out.

Tomorrow promises to be a difficult day for the Roberttown Lane men as they travel to an East Ardsley side who managed to complete an 83-run win over Oulton and move into title contention themselves. Mills, meanwhile, face yet another ‘12-pointer’ when they go to thirdplaced Azaad.

As just six points separate the top six teams, every week is looking like being a tense affair.

Premier Division Birstall opened the bowling with the spin of skipper Craig Wood against rel-

egation-threatened Buttershaw St Paul’s, at Leeds Road, and though rain prevented the completion of that first over, it was not without note.

The over comprised three legitimate balls, one wide, one no-ball, a boundary and a hit for two that left Buttershaw’s Gary Wainwright on 6 not out when the teams came off.

As for Buttershaw, it never rains but it pours!

Having missed out on a chance of some possible success against a struggling Birstall side, skipper Wainwright, now has to prepare his side to face title-chasing duo Methley then Wakefield Thornes in the next two weeks.

With a current 13-point gap to make up on thirdbottom Carlton, and only five games left to play,

Buttershaw appear doomed and, with the first stage of the merger with the Bradford League going ahead next season, there is an uncertain future for those clubs who find themselves in the Championship.

Only five clubs, in addition to Methley and Birstall, presumably from the Premier Division, will find their way into the Bradford League’s regional Championship competition – with the EGM to confirm the move set to take place on Thursday August 27.

Methley are currently top but Townville closed the gap to four points after a winning draw at Methley, and Thornes are only one point more adrift after taking a full six points from their five-wicket win over bottom club Altofts.

Birstall skipper Craig Wood

JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE

Dewsbury Moor summer gala DEWSBURY MOOR will stage their annual junior rugby gala on Sunday August 16.

Players from all junior ages, ranging from U7s to U13s will be taking part, with a host of teams already entered into the competition, including local sides Batley Boys, Thornhill Trojans Shaw Cross Sharks and many more.

The junior girls will also be in action, with East Leeds, Shaw Cross, West

Bowling and Moor all represented.

There will be a host of stalls, a variety of activities, an ice cream van, bouncy castle and more.

There will be also be a barbeque and hog roast, the bar will be open all day and the presentations will be made by a host of Super League players.

All this will be followed by a disco.

The gala and is open to all ages and begins at 10am.

Moor U15 Girls

Rams’ summer rugby camp THIS WEEK Dewsbury Rams have been running their summer rugby camp at the Tetley’s Stadium.

Led by Dalton Grant and assistant coach Damien Gibson, over 30 kids – a mix of boys and girls – have been taking part in a range of activities from rugby to learning about leading a healthy lifestyle.

First team head coach Glenn Morrison described the week as a “great success.”

GIRLS’ FREE FOOTBALL SESSIONS THE FA SKILLS programme is offering free football coaching for girls aged 5-11 in Kirklees this summer.

The next Session will be held at Batley Grammar School and begin on Tuesday August 11 at 10am 2pm.

For more information contact Ben Hardaker on 07943 550599.

DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB TUESDAY JULY 28: 1. T Johnson and J Bragg; 2. A Cooper

and J Lodge; 3. M Hirst and M Holt; 4. P Sellwood and J Hey.

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Friday August 7, 2015

RUGBY LEAGUE

Mather scores five as Mirfield thrash Milford YORKSHIRE MEN’S LEAGUE DIV ONE

MIRFIELD STAGS 52 MILFORD MARLINS A 22 at Castle Hall

AN INCREDIBLE five-try performance from prop forward Ben Mather guided Mirfield Stags to an emphatic 52-22 victory over Milford Marlins A, as the league leaders continue their march towards clinching top spot.

The comfortable triumph – the Stags’ fourth in a row – leaves the Stags five points clear at the summit of Division One, with just four games of the season left to play.

Despite making something of a slow start to proceedings, Milford’s fate was all but sealed before halftime.

In what has become an unwanted tradition, Mirfield fell behind to an early try as the Marlins’

Gareth Fairound finished off a break down the right to give the home side a secondminute lead.

However, the visitors were level inside five minutes when Jake Shaw broke the line and released Conner Sockett, whose offload set up Ross Hayden to score.

Two tries in three minutes then gave the Stags the lead. First, Mather crashed over after a perfectlyweighted short ball from Nathan Hadfield.

Then Hayden crossed again to extend the Stags’ lead to 18-6 before Mather powered over again in the 18th minute for his second try and extended the visitors’ lead once again.

Against the run of play, the hosts hit back when Ryan Dindon went over to reduce the deficit to 12 points.

But just two minutes later, the Stags re-established

their 18-point advantage with the final try of the first half.

Another superb offload from Spurr set up Sockett to race over in the corner to give Mirfield a 30-12 halftime lead.

Mirfield made a sloppy start to the second half, conceding a pair of early tries to narrow the gap.

Mathers scored three further tries to take his tally for the afternoon to five - in a totally one-sided 14-minute spell.

The towering prop, who is hitting top form just at the right time, popped up all over the field to carry his team to victory.

His third, fourth and fifth tries built his side an insurmountable 26-point lead, with less than a quarter of an hour remaining. Skipper Francis Maloney set up Shaw to score the game’s final try – but the day belonged to Mather.

Hull Wyke too strong for Birstall YORKSHIRE MEN’S LEAGUE DIV ONE

MIRFIELD STAGS MILFORD MARLINS A

Mark Lockwood

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DIVISION ONE Mirfield Stags York Acorn A Siddal A Hull Wyke Beverley Oulton Raiders A Bentley Birstall Victoria Milford Marlins A Sheffield Hawks

P W 13 11 12 8 12 6 11 6 12 6 11 6 13 5 13 5 12 4 11 0

Ben Mather crossed the line five times

D 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

L 2 3 4 4 6 5 7 8 7 11

F 456 522 338 330 381 381 442 364 210 122

A 292 208 316 300 258 262 401 393 476 640

DIFF 164 314 22 30 123 119 41 -29 -266 -518

PTS 22 17 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 0

This weekend’s RL fixtures

Stags getting ready for winter league

at Castle Hall

FIVE defeats on the bounce have seen Birstall Victoria slide down the league table, with their latest loss coming at the hands of inform Hull Wyke.

Birstall started well with prop forward Matthew Ginnelly scoring after only five minutes, but with a heavy penalty count against the home team, Hull Wyke took full advantage and scored three tries in the space of 20 minutes to go into half-time with a 18-6 lead.

Victoria centre Ashley Tomlinson scored 10 minutes into the second period to get Birtslla back into the game.

Loose forward Matthew Gowland added the extras to reduce Hull’s advantage to just six points.

Richard Duffy tried hard to level the scores with tireless work driving the ball, while Sam Thornton produced some excellent cover tackles to stop Hull Wyke running away with the game.

The final quarter of the game was a real arm wrestle, and tempers flared, resulting in Hull los-

Steve Horsfall

Gav Davis couldn’t rescue Vic from defeat

ing two and Birstall three players to the sin-bin.

Hull received a penalty for the brawl and converted the goal to leave Birstall needing to score twice.

Birstall’s Gav Davis worked hard, but it was Hull who completed the scoring on 78 minutes to win the game 26-12.

AFTER taking the summer league by storm, Mirfield Stags are planning to step up their recruitment drive ahead of their debut winter campaign.

The Stags have been granted permission to join the Pennine League, and with the competition set to begin at the end of September, the club are staging a signing-on evening at Old Bank Working Men’s Club on Wednesday August 12, getting underway from 7.30pm.

Mirfield have also been accepted into the Heavy Woollen District League, so they can now join the local

cups alongside other local teams.

Stags managing director Ryan Sparks said the team were looking forward to playing in the winter leagues.

“We are really excited to be joining the Pennine League,” said Sparks.

“The league has a healthy following of clubs from across the district and I am confident we can help make it even better.”

The club are also looking to appoint an assistant coach to work with Richard Silverwood. For more information contact info@mirfield stags.co.uk.

DEWSBURY RAMS vs Hunslet Hawks The Tetley’s Stadium, Sunday 3.00pm Workington Town vs BATLEY BULLDOGS Derwent Park, Sunday 3.00pm Conference Challenge Trophy Leigh Miner Rangers vs THORNHILL TROJANS Twist Lane, Saturday 2.30pm Yorkshire Men’s League MIRFIELD STAGS vs BIRSTALL VICTORIA Castle Hall, Saturday 2.30pm Hunslet Warriors A vs SHAW CROSS A The Oval, Saturday 2.30pm

Send your sports reports, news and photos to Joe James at joejames@thepressnews.co.uk

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Shaw Cross battle Sharks A extend lead at the top of the table to beat Knights YORKSHIRE MEN’S LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

SHAW CROSS SHARKS A BRADFORD DUDLEY HILL A

NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

NORMANTON KNIGHTS SHAW CROSS SHAKRS

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at Leeds Road

at Queen Elizabeth Drive

SHAW CROSS SHARKS kept within touching distance of the play-off spots with a sparkling 30-6 away victory over Normanton Knights.

Brett Turner’s side put an end to the Knights’ seven-match winning streak and man-of-the-match Jordan Anderson led the way for the Sharks, who were always in control of the game and deservedly took the spoils.

It took 19 minutes for a Martin Woodhead try to break the deadlock, with Casey Johnson landing the resultant conversion.

Anderson added another before the Knights hit back with their only points of the game – a try from Lee Starbuck plus a Ady Mulcahy conversion for a 10-6 halftime scoreline.

The Sharks lost to Normanton in controversial fashion back in June, but there

LEAGUE TABLES DIVISION ONE Normanton Knights Kells Pilkington Recs Ince Rose Bridge York Acorn Skirlaugh Hunslet Warriors Shaw Cross Sharks Milford Marlins Elland Myton Warriors Salford City Roosters Saddleworth Rangers Wigan St Judes

P 16 16 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 17 17

W 13 13 12 11 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 4 2 2

D L 0 3 0 3 1 4 0 6 2 5 2 6 0 8 1 8 1 9 0 9 1 9 0 12 0 15 0 15

Pts 26 26 25 22 20 20 18 17 15 14 13 8 4 4

DIVISION TWO Millom Featherstone Lions Leigh East Underbank Rangers Blackbrook Dewsbury Celtic Askam Stanley Rangers Bradford Dudley Hill Castleford Panthers Oldham St Annes

P 13 15 14 14 14 15 13 15 13 14 12

W 12 12 11 8 7 6 6 6 5 1 1

D L 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 6 1 6 1 8 0 7 0 9 0 8 0 13 0 11

Pts 24 24 22 16 15 13 12 12 10 2 2

DIVISION THREE P Hunslet Club Parkside 15 Thornhill Trojans 14 Stanningley 15 Drighlington 15 Woolston Rovers 14 Dewsbury Moor 14 Crosfields 14 Waterhead Warriors 15 Wibsey Warriors 15 Gateshead Storm 14 Eastmoor Dragons 15

W 15 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 3 2

D 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

Pts 30 22 21 18 17 12 12 10 8 6 4

L 0 3 4 6 5 8 7 10 11 11 13

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would be no repeat of that, as the visitors scored 20 unanswered points in the second half.

The period was all Shaw Cross as Jack Gledhill crossed for his first of the game five minutes in, with another Johnson conversion to make it 16-6.

Ross Roebuck then got the Sharks’ fourth try, before Anderson got his second.

Gledhill completed the scoring, with Shaw Cross gaining their first win in five games as they look to creep into the playoffs in Division One.

Drig edge Moor NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE DIV THREE

DRIGHLINGTON DEWSBURY MOOR

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at Wakefield Road

IT WAS a case of fourth v sixth as Drighlington just beat Dewsbury Moor 26-18 to help their chances of promotion.

The BARLA Yorkshire Cup holders were the first out of the blocks and took an early 12-0 lead, thanks to tries from Keiron Roche and Tom Moorby, both converted by Andy Newton.

But Moor didn’t let that effect them, and were unlucky not to get a try of their own when they had a score disallowed after the linesman said the Moor player had knocked on.

Not to be disheartened, the Maroons came again, and good runs by James Eatherley, Andrew Robinson and Jordan Foster saw 17-year-old John Bowness bulldoze his way over the line to score. Eatherley added the extras to make the score 12-6 going into half time.

With the late first-half try Moor were still in the game, but when Roche got his second try of the game, Drig extended their lead to 10 points.

Similiar to first-half proceedings, Moor hit back and moved well up the field, with Adam Barrett, Matt Shaw and Ash Boddy putting the home side on the back-foot.

Then a clever cross-kick to Drighlington’s left caught them unaware, and Moor’s Ben Wrightson caught the ball and touched down.

But once again the hosts replied, and would have scored again, if it wasn’t for a great cover tackle from Tom Kaye to halt the Drig attack.

However Kaye’s defensive efforts weren’t enough second time around, as the home side got their fourth try of the game.

Moor still dug deep and produced some good rugby, and this attacking stint led to Max Vernon going in for a well-worked try.

Eatherley kicked his third goal of the afternoon and Moor had pulled it back to 20-18.

From the restart Moor gave up possession which proved to be crucial as Drighlington got over the line for the decisive try right on the whistle – Ryan Burton crashing over. Newton kicked the conversion to round off the scoring and to end Dewsbury’s hopes of an away victory.

DESPITE being down at half-time, Shaw Cross Sharks A battled to a 30-12 victory over Elland to extend their lead at the top of the Yorkshire Men’s League Division Two. With several misisng through injury and other commitments, it wasn’t a great start for head coach James Collins and his team, as Elland scored two converted tries in the first 15 minutes of the game to cruise into an early 12-0 lead.

But the home side hit back when Captain Jamie Searby chipped through an inch-perfect kick for centre Ben Spaven to ground outwide.

Then great build up by forwards Andrew Burland and Luke Hudson lead to Jake Townsend getting his first of the afternoon, which was converted by Aiden Kay. However Elland were clinging onto a 12-10

lead at half time.

The away side didn;t see much of the ball in the second half as the Sharks conitnued to dominate, despute still being behind.

Townsend scored his second try with a great solo effort, just before 17-year-old Joe Halloran, fresh from his first-team debut last weekend, intercepted an Elland pass and went 70 metres to score. Searby converted.

Shaw Cross got their third try of the second half, which was also Townsend’s third as he completed his hat-trick, and the Sharks could smell victory.

New signing Steven Morton got in on the action and scored by beating five defenders and going the length of the field in what was the final play of the game.

Searby converted, making the final score 30-12.

The win was even more significant after league rivals Bradford Dudley Hill lost to 26-22 at home to Heworth, leaving the Sharks with a two point lead, with just two games remaining.

Celtic come back to tame Panthers NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE DIV TWO

Pat Foulstone in action

CASTLEFORD PANTHERS 12 DEWSBURY CELTIC 24 at Three Lane Ends

DEWSBURY CELTIC kept Castleford Panthers scoreless in the second half as they won 24-12 in Division Two. Adam Caddie gave the Panthers an early lead, which was pegged back by one from Celtic’s Josh Knowles.

Castleford added two more tries through Jack Lee and Jordan Holder and must be wishing they had a goal-kicker, as all three went unconverted.

Halloran got Celtic’s second try 10 minutes before the break, as the home side went into half time 12-8 in front.

It then took until 15 minutes from time before Celtic managed to gain a foothold on the game.

Richard Tillotson

crossed for a try and added another eight minutes from time, Pat Foulstone converting the first.

Foulstone then scored a converted try to ensure

the points went to Celtic, who got back to winning ways after two defeats and the victory helped the green and whites climb above Stanley and Askam into sixth.

Trojans plan to tackle Leigh Miners in semis TOMORROW (Sat) will see Thornhill Trojans travel to Premier Division big boys Leigh Miner Rangers for what could be one of their biggest games in recent years.

The Trojans have reached the semi-finals of the Conference Challenge Trophy and have knocked off some big teams on the way.

In the first round Mindaugus Bendikas bagged a hat-trick as the Trojans expectedly dismantled Gateshead Storm 66-16.

Next up was a home game against Division One’s Hunslet Warriors. The scores were level at 14-14 at half time in that encounter, but Thornhill star man Joel Gibson took the headlines, as a great second-half performance saw the Division Three underdogs go out 30-18 winners.

In their first season back in the National Conference League, Thornhill have only lost three games all season in the league and

currently sit second, looking to join Hunslet Club Parkside in sealing promotion, as well as lifting some silverware.

At the start of July, Premier division leaders Rochdale Mayfield visited Overthorpe Park in the quarter finals, and with Thornhill missing several high-profile players, many expected them to go crashing out.

However, that wasn’t the case, as braces from Ryan Fenton and Sam Ratcliffe helped the Trojans

into the last four, in what turned out to be a one-sided match.

The game finished 42-10, and set up tomorrow’s tasty clash with the Miner Rangers.

The Leigh outfit will provide a stern test, and they have seen off the likes of Underbank, Millom and Wigan St Patricks so far, and have scored 40 or more points in each of their games.

If Thornhill do overcome Leigh, they will visit Widnes’ Select

Security Stadium in the final on Sunday October 4.

The other semi-final also takes place tomorrow which sees Egremont Rangers travel to Wath Brow Hornets in an all Premier-division clash.

Thornhill are taking two supporters buses to Leigh. Any supporters making their own way to the game are advised to leave early to avoid the traffic from the Leigh v Hull KR Super 8s match.

CHASING THE PLAY-OFF BONE

By Joe James Sports Reporter joejames@thepressnews.co.uk

WHILE it’s the start of a new chapter in rugby league this weekend, Batley will be hoping to continue where they left off.

Before the break, the Bulldogs finished the regular season in a good vein of form, ending with victory over Dewsbury at the Tetley’s Stadium two weeks ago.

Now John Kear and his side will turn their attention to the Super 8s competition and trying to gain a place in the four play-off spots, and the Batley boss said his squad needed the rest, despite the recent success.

“We’d won three of our last four games and the game we did lose we played pretty well in, so it could have been good to go with the momentum,” said Kear.

“But we’ve played 23 rounds of championship rugby and three cup games – that’s a lot of rugby, so we could have carried on but also it was good to get some rest.”

The Bulldogs begin their eights campaign with a trip to Cumbria to take on Workington Town ,and Kear expects to face a much tougher than they faced earlier in the campaign, after they signed for-

mer Wakefield and Bradford star Jarrod Sammut on a deal until the end of the season.

“We’ve beat them twice already this season, but it’s going to be a special type of game,” the Batley chief said.

“I watched the game they won against London and he was the fulcrum of everything, and then against Hunslet where they scored five tries, he was either involved or scored in three of them.

“He’s a quality player, you haven’t got that NRL and Super League experience if you can’t play rugby league.

“He’s energised the team, they’ve won three on the bounce and they are a better team than when we played them, but so are we,” Kear added.

Phil Vievers’ side currently occupy that last play-off place on 15 points, behind Featherstone, Dewsbury and London, but both Batley and Whitehaven will fancy their chances of taking that from them.

“We’ve had a team meeting and we’ve set a points target we feel will get us into the play-offs,” said Kear.

“The top three are already there.

Lets be realistic, London are on 24 points, we’re on 14. London aren’t going to lose every game, and we’d need to win six out of our seven games, so we have to be realistic,

but we’re aiming to get into that top four.”

While Batley’s regular season was plagued by injuries, John Kear now has a selection dilemma going into the eights.

Top try-scorer Wayne Reittie comes back into contention after missing the game against the Rams, and will be hard to leave out of the team if Batley’s season is going to continue after the seven games.

“Wayne is okay now, he’s got his final fitness test today (Friday) and hopefully he’ll come through that,” said Kear.

“It creates a selection headache for me because I think Shaun Squires’s game has developed, we all know what Shaun Ainscough and Alex Brown can do, Johnny Campbell has done a great job at full-back, and then we also have James Craven back.

“There’s only five places that can go into that three quarter line, and it does give me a selection headache – but it’s a headache I’m happy to have.”

Two players that are a doubt going into this weekend’s clash are Joe Chander and Brad Day. Chandler has a ligament injury, but Kear said they were hoping to get away with him not having an operation and described the forward’s loss as a “big blow.”

Meanwhile Day’s injury isn’t

It’s been a mixed week for Brad Day after signing a new contract and injuring himself in training deemed as serious, after he hurt his hamstring in a workout session earlier this week and will be assessed ahead of the trip to Cumbria.

Before the injury, centre or second-rower Day signed a new contract to stay at the Fox’s Biscuit Stadium for 2016, a week after Reittie and Alex Rowe also pledged their future to the club, and Kear thinks the club has done well to tie

the players down. “We’ve learnt a lesson from the past, we’ve got stability now,” the Bulldogs boss said.

“I won’t lie, I think the best team we’ve had here is the one that got to the grand final and that was completely destroyed by opposition teams offering more money than us.

“There will be new additions – as there always is – but we’ve got stability now.”

RAMS RARING TO GO A WEEK off will have helped Glenn Morrison and the Dewsbury Rams significantally, as they now look to the Super 8s and the chance to lift some silverware.

After playing three games in a week prior to the break, the Rams now prepare to host Hunslet Hawks on Sunday at the Tetley’s Stadium.

Dewsbury beat Barry Eaton’s men 40-4 in May, which avenged the Rams’ shock loss to the Hawks back in March, and Morrison said that was a match where his team simply didn’t show up.

“I’ve said all along it was the only game we didn’t give ourselves a chance of winning,” said the Rams chief. “Every game is tough now, we have to be up and ready.”

Hunslet will go into the game on the back of 10 straight defeats, with their last win coming at the Summer Bash event in Blackpool, but the Rams head coach said his team can’t afford to go into the game expecting to ease past them.

“We don’t think like that, obviously with every defeat they are closer to a win, just like Doncaster were earlier in the season, and they’ll be desperate to get a win.”

They currently sit second bottom, above only Doncaster, with the two teams currently looking the most likely to drop into League

One for next season. But Dewsbury will be focused on being the first team to lift the Championship Shield, with Morrison set to welcome some of his players back from the sidelines.

Influential scrum-half Anthony Thackeray will return for the Hawks clash after missing the Batley defeat through illness, however his half-back partner will not feature, confirmed Morrison.

“The team are okay now, we needed a break and some time off to prepare after those three games in a week,” he said.

“There was an illness that some of the boys had, I think we had 10 players out through that and injury.

“Thacks is okay now, he had the bad illness but Brett Seymour broke his foot up in Whitehaven, so he’ll miss a few games but we should see him back towards the end.

“Toby Adamson had an operation Tuesday on his cheekbone and jaw and he’s out for the season, and Greg Scott hurt his knee – the same knee he injured last season – and Kieran Hyde has a knee problem as well, but Rob Spicer should be back, so that’s a big boost for us,” the Rams boss added.

Brad Delaney also featured against Warrington in the cup

With the absence of Hyde and Seymour, young Brad Delaney could feature for Dewsbury, after impressing for the reserves throughout the season.

He was named in Morrison’s 18-man squad for the final game of the season but missed out on selection.

“Brad played against Leigh, but with Thacks out and one experienced half-back already out I thought it would be tough to leave him on his own,” Morrison told The Press.

“But I’ve spoken to him about playing and he’ll be in our 18-man squad again.”

Another Delaney, in the shape of Brad’s cousin James, has been ever-present for the second grade this season and after string of impressive performances, Morrison said it is becoming hard not to include the hooker in his plans.

“It’s a big jump up. They he is doing exactly what we asked of

him. He’s had a couple of games already this season but we need that right mix of youth and experience,” the head coach said.

“We don’t want to put too much pressure on the boys, but the reserves are doing what we’ve asked of them, and some are training with us and will be involved at some stage.

• Dewsbury are offering supporters the opportunity to watch the Super 8s in style.

Rams fans can watch the games against Hunslet, Whitehaven, London and Workington in an executive box at the Tetley’s Stadium.

The boxes are priced at a reduced rate of £20 per person, when booked by a group of 10.

The package includes a full fridge of beer, while optional upgrade packages include buffet food and a post-match meal with the players.

Contact 01924 465489 for more information.