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ROAD TO NOWHERE Council gaffe over name for controversial development

By Zoë Shackleton News Reporter zoe@thepressnews.co.uk

CAMPAIGNERS in Mirfield have blasted Kirklees Council as ‘insensitive’ and ‘thoughtless’ after officials asked the public to come up with name for a new road before planning permission for a controversial development has been approved.

A plan to build 61 houses on Balderstone Fields, off Wellhouse Lane (pictured right), is yet to be put before a planning committee to make a decision.

But last week a press release was sent to Mirfield councillors stating “suggestions are invited from interested persons for names to be considered for allocation to a new street to serve residential development off land adjacent, Woodward Court, off Wellhouse Lane.”

According to the council, it is “standard practice” to ask for suggestions on road names – but they have now backed down and halted the naming exercise.

Property developers Bellway Homes want to build three and four-bed homes on the

greenfield site.

But plans have already been turned down twice, and campaigners are opposing them again because of traffic congestion, infrastructure and drainage issues.

The battle between developers and campaigners at Balderstone Fields has lasted two decades, and last month a team from the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service found evidence of mine workings and 2,000year-old Iron Age roads, which could also have an impact on the plans.

Cheryl Tyler, chairman of Save Mirfield, said: “It’s such a contentious site that it seems very insensitive of the council to make people think that it’s a done deal before it’s even been before the planning committee.

“If people think something is a done deal they might not turn up at the strategic planning committee. It just seemed insensitive and wrong.

“Although the council say this is normal practice, if it was normal practice then when they were challenged about it why did they agree to take it down?

“They must have thought it was insensitive

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On June 30, at home with his family, of Upper Hopton, Mirfield, husband of Gillian. Funeral service will take place at St John’s Church, Upper Hopton, on Tuesday July

CRITCHLEY OLGA WHITE On June 29, at home, of Mirfield, formerly of Batley, aged 87 years, wife of the late Leo. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Monday August 20 at 1.15pm.

HOPKINS (NEE THORNTON) (NEE MITCHELL) KAREN On June 26, at Pinderfields Hospital, of Heckmondwike, aged 58 years, wife of Steven.

Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Monday July 9 at 10am.

LAWTON MARLENE On July 1, suddenly at home, aged 78 years, wife of the late Malcolm, partner of David. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday July 18 at 12.30pm.

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PARKER GEOFFREY On June 28, peacefully at home, of Thornhill, aged 79 years, husband of Pauline. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday July 11 at 11.15am.

ROBERTS VICTORIA LOUISE On June 25, at home, of Batley, aged 45 years, daughter of Eileen.

Funeral service will be held at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Heckmondwike, on Tuesday July 10 at 1.45pm.

SMITH MICHAEL JEFFREY On May 26, in hospital, of Norristhorpe, formerly of Thornhill, aged 69 years, a dear friend and neighbour. Funeral service will take place at Thornhill Parish Church on Thursday July 12 at 11.45am.

WHITING GARY MAXWELL & WHITING ELAINE MARGARET Gary, on June 8, aged 64 years, sadly followed by his wife Elaine, on June 28, aged 62 years, at Pinderfields Hospital, both of Mirfield. Funeral service will be held at Christ the King Parish Church, Mirfield, on Wednesday July 11 at 1.4pm.

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“Kirklees doesn’t have a fantastic reputation anyway, and if they really want to make their reputation worse this is the kind of thing they should do.”

Mrs Tyler added: “There’s an incredible amount of opposition to this site – as there has been for 20 years.

“Don’t forget this isn’t the first application on this site, it’s the third. So the council should be aware how contentious this site is, and to do this is incredibly insensitive.”

Coun Martyn Bolt (Con, Mirfield) described the Kirklees officials’ move as “thoughtless”

Robbery suspect is sought POLICE have released an e-fit of a youth they want to speak to in connection with two robberies in Heckmondwike.

Both incidents happened in the early hours of Sunday June 24 when a gang of three males approached the victims and demanded their phones.

Last week, The Press reported a man being hit around the head with wooden planks while walking home from a night out.

It’s in relation to this attack and another nearby that officers want to trace the boy (pictured).

Phillip Steberis suffered several blows to his head with tree branches, was pushed to the floor and kicked in the face on Walkley Lane at around 3.15am.

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Police believe the boys are linked to another attempted robbery which happened at 1.30am.

A man was walking through industrial units on Heckmondwike Road when he was hit over the head with a brick by the group.

He managed to escape unscathed and no property was stolen.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Officers are investigating both incidents and believe they are linked.

“They want to speak to three males in connection with both incidents who are described as white, aged in their late teens and are thought to be local.

“Call police on 101 quoting crime reference 13180306442 or 13180306449.”

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but the council’s strategic director for economy and infrastructure, Karl Battersby, said: “The process of consulting or asking for suggestions on road names is standard practice and does not give any indication of whether planning permission would or would not be granted.

“This process is the same for all new developments where new roads are created, and is not particular to this application. We have now stopped the process in this case.”

Kirklees Council are due to make a decision on whether to give the plans the green light at a planning meeting on Thursday August 2 – almost three months after the original deadline of May 10.

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The official approval of the scheme, known locally as ‘Mirfield25’ brings to an end a 20year campaign to save the land off Leeds Road, which was earmarked for housing and industrial development.

Previously the 30-acre site on Mirfield Moor was earmarked for mixed industrial use and a hotel, and then another plan was floated for a retirement village.

The current scheme for warehousing and houses was given outline approval back in 2015.

At a strategic planning committee in Huddersfield yesterday (Thursday) Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors voted for the scheme, with Tories voting against one part of the application and abstaining on another.

Campaigners have long objected to the plans because it would increase traffic and air pollution, while local schools and GP surgeries wouldn't be able to cope with rising population numbers.

Caddick Developments are due to build the seven warehouses, with Taylor Wimpey constructing the homes.

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On yer bike – Boothroyd kids are best A PRIMARY school in Dewsbury saw off competition from over 100 schools to be crowned winners of a bike decorating competition.

Pupils at Boothroyd Primary Academy took part in the ‘Bling A Bike’ contest, in conjunction with the Schools’ Yorkshire Tour baton relay last month.

They joined youngsters from 160 primary, secondary and special schools who cycled 400 miles across Yorkshire to encourage more young people to ride bikes.

And winning the artistic competition meant the Boothroyd students were invited to a celebration event at Leeds Civic Hall on Wednesday to end the tour.

Vice principal Kerry Williams-Kendall said the school council chose a yellow and blue theme

News In Brief Council fining park fires and barbecues

for the bike to reflect the Tour de Yorkshire, incorporating all things Yorkshire – including sayings, food, famous people and landmarks.

The school won a selection of cycling equipment from the Streetbikes charity and up to £250 to spend on road safety initiatives.

Skint? No, Labour has £1.6m cash left over!

By Zoe Shackleton TORY leader David Hall says Kirklees Council has “nothing to be proud of” after a budget report revealed it had more than £1.6 million excess cash.

The council has underspent in the past year, as well as making planned savings of £54million.

Council leader Shabir Pandor (Lab, Batley West) insists the extra cash will still be used to help improve the district.

But Coun David Hall (Con, Liversedge and Gomersal – pictured) wasn’t as positive.

He said: “This rollover report needs to be seen against the backdrop of the council’s full finances.

“Firstly the Labour administration has added over £8million to reserves this year, and yet even more service cutbacks are planned.

That is madness.

“Secondly they have spent only about half of the capital budget: money earmarked for new school places, highways repairs and buildings maintenance.

“Our communities are crying out for this investment, particularly with the advent of Labour’s disastrous Local Plan which will result in crowded schools and crum-

bling roads.

“What Kirklees needs is a credible budget based on ambition and what can actually be achieved. It is nothing to be proud of when you don’t spend your budget and yet services are getting worse.”

Coun Pandor said the unexpected windfall was down to service changes, transformation activity, use of external budgets – including the Better Care Fund – and agreed use of balances.

The £1.6million will go towards “additional placebased public area improvements” – sprucing up the district’s streets and possibly some environmental work.

“In effect, we have more than achieved our savings target for that year, but it is important that these are not just seen as cuts,” said Coun Pandor.

“The transformation activity we are developing and investing in means that we

‘Slap’ for gambling cash away A MAN slapped his partner across the face because she spent all his money gambling.

Romian Tipan hit out during a row at the couple’s Ravensthorpe home on March 6.

Tipan’s partner had been using online gaming sites and slot machines to gamble the money he’d earned working in a bed factory.

The 42-year-old Slovakian was forced to ask friends for

money to pay his bills because the victim had frittered it away.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of assault by beating at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.

The court heard the pair met on Facebook and had been dating for 14 months.

They had a row over her gambling habits and he slapped her across the face, causing some bruising.

It is believed that she has now gone to live in Germany.

Tipan’s solicitor Erica Topham said he was “working exceptionally hard” and when he found that she was gambling his money, she “became hysterical and he slapped her to bring her out of that hysteria.”

The pair have since had no contact.

He was fined £177 and ordered to pay £85 in court costs as well as a £30 victim surcharge.

Late night Batley ‘gun’ arrest A 20-YEAR-OLD man was arrested for possession of an imitation gun in Batley on Monday night.

Police were called to Woodhall Drive in Healey at 10.50pm after reports of a group of youths causing a nuisance outside a property.

A resident confronted one

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of the members of the group, who produced a knife and threatened him.

The suspect then disappeared into a property and returned with what was believed to be a handgun.

He then fled the scene.

Officers arrived soon after and a 20-year-old man from

Heckmondwike was arrested for possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear. No-one was injured during the incident and enquiries remain ongoing.

Anyone who has any information is asked to call Kirklees CID via 101 quoting crime number 13180323109.

will actually deliver better and more appropriate services in future.

“This activity means we will be in a better shape as a council to deliver the services and partnerships our communities deserve.”

The issue will be considered at a full council meeting later this month.

KIRKLEES: Anyone caught lighting a fire or barbecue in parks and open spaces will be fined, Kirklees Council has revealed.

Officials have taken a hardline stance following grass fires across the district due to the current heatwave and lack of rain.

They have introduced the public space protection order which bans fires and barbecues in council and National Trust-owned parks and open spaces.

Enforcement officers will be patrolling areas such as Crow Nest Park and Wilton Park in Batley to ensure people are sticking to the rules.

Anyone found lighting a fire will have it extinguished and be given a fixed penalty notice of £75.

Coun Naheed Mather, cabinet member for environment, said: “Bonfires and barbecues have always been banned in council parks and open spaces.

“I would hope that no fines need to be issued, as I am sure most people who have seen the news will appreciate why we are taking a hard line.”

Beerfest back again (with footy showing) MIRFIELD: The Mirfield and District Round Table Beer and Music Festival returns to St Paul’s Church this weekend.

Visitors can expect over 50 real ales and ciders, a Pimms and prosecco bar, 15 live music acts, a lager bar and new for 2018, a gin bar.

On Saturday, England’s quarter-final match against Sweden is being shown on a big screen.

It’s £5 entry with all proceeds going to local charities and good causes.

Doors open tomorrow (Friday) at 5pm until midnight and on Saturday from 12pm until midnight.

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News In Brief Tributes paid to our Armed Forces heroes CLECKHEATON: Cleckheaton marked Armed Forces Day with a community tribute at the Memorial Park last weekend.

Chairman of the Spenborough Royal British Legion, Eddie Morton, who helped organise the event, said: “We were very pleased with the turnout from the local community.

“The West Yorkshire Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Squadron Leader David Dinmore, was in attendance with his wife, and the local detachment of the army cadets and the RAF training corps formed a guard of honour for them.”

Birthday celebration BATLEY: St Thomas’ Church celebrated 150 years since it first opened last weekend.

Dozens of people joined Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin and Mayor of Kirklees Gwen Lowe at a garden party in the church grounds to mark the occasion.

Rev Martin Naylor said: “I’d like to thank everyone who came to support this special weekend of celebrations.”

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By Steve Martyn POLICE have released CCTV images of three suspects wanted for questioning over a violent rob-

Beanotown quest KIRKLEES: This year’s Summer Reading Challenge, taking place at libraries across Kirklees, starts next weekend.

From Saturday July 14 children between the ages of four and 11 can enjoy the ‘Mischief Makers’ challenge – inspired by The Beano’s 80th birthday – where they have to visit a library at least three times over the course of the school summer holidays, reading a minimum of six books to complete it.

They can collect a Beanotown map, stickers and prizes along the way with the chance of winning a certificate and medal.

Pick up a copy of the highlights brochure from a local library and book free tickets at www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleeslibraries.

bery in Mirfield.

A teenager was threatened with a knife and punched in the face while robbers stole his bike during the attack.

The 16-year-old was walking along Taylor Hall Road in Mirfield with two friends pushing his moped, when he was approached by a gang of three males at around 7pm on May 20.

One had a knife and demanded his bike before punching him in the face.

Another of the group also produced a bladed weapon and threatened the victim.

Two of the attackers then jumped onto the bike and fled down the road with the third male walking alongside them.

The victim suffered minor injuries.

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Brook, of Huddersfield CID, said: “We are releasing these images in the hope that members of the public will come forward with any information about this incident.

“Thankfully the victim suffered minor injuries in this instance.

“I would urge anyone with any information about the three people pictured, or whether they witnessed the incident to come forward and speak to the police to assist with our enquiries.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Huddersfield CID via 101 quoting crime reference number 13180242839.

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Four hotels failed police child checks DETECTIVES have issued a warning after staff at four hotels in North Kirklees failed to spot signs of child sexual exploitation (CSE).

West Yorkshire Police’s integrated offender management and safeguarding teams carried out an operation in Dewsbury and surrounding areas to raise awareness of CSE-related activity taking place in hotels.

Officers and young police cadets posed as customers seeking to book a room, with each hotel experiencing identical situations.

Their aim was to see if staff were able to spot the signs of CSE and if they took appropriate action.

Four out of nine hotels did not.

All hotels were visited fol-

lowing the operation with advice and support offered so that staff understood how to act in future.

Det Sgt Chris Piggin who led the operation said: “This operation is just one number of things our safeguarding teams are doing to protect young people across Kirklees district.

“It is our intention to disrupt any CSE perpetrator attempting to use hotels in Kirklees to carry out their activity and we will use any means necessary to protect the young and vulnerable in our district.

“We need the support from the local community and businesses to be vigilant and to understand the signs of CSE and what they can do to help protect children.”

POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a Mirfield woman who has been missing for nearly four months. Catherine Graham, known as Katie, was last seen in early March, according to police.

The 47-year-old is described as white, 5ft 6ins, of medium build with shoulder-length blonde hair. She was last seen wearing jeans and a grey hooded top.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, log 2006 of March 8 quoting reference 13180114804.

Warsi’s latest ‘Islamophobe’ blast A DEWSBURY politician has called for an independent inquiry within her own party after branding them ‘inept’ at handling allegations of Islamophobia.

Former chairman of the Conservative Party Baroness Sayeeda Warsi claims she highlighted the problem three years ago, but “nothing tangible” has happened since, despite her also writing to Prime Minister Theresa May. The issue reared its head again recently when the Muslim Council of Britain accused the Tories of “turning a blind eye” to

Islamophobia when its request for an inquiry was turned down.

The Conservatives said they took claims of antiMuslim prejudice seriously, but Baroness Warsi accused them of using promises of action to hide the extent of the problem, saying they should learn from Labour’s response to anti-Semitism allegations.

She called Brandon Lewis’s response to the recent complaints “woefully inept”.

Dewsbury-born Baroness Warsi, the UK’s first female Muslim cabinet minister, said

the Tories’ promise of voluntary diversity training courses was not enough.

She said: “For years I’ve argued that an internal inquiry was the solution to this mess. Unfortunately the time for that has now long passed.

“As a plethora of people and organisations have now said, only with a full, independent inquiry can we truly become the party we claim to be: one that deplores prejudice in all its forms and stamps it out wherever and whenever it rears its ugly head.”

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By Zoe Shackleton “ALWAYS believe in yourself” – those were the words of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai as she visited Carlton Junior and Infant School in Batley Carr this week.

The 20-year-old is the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, winning the global accolade at the age of just 17 in 2014 for her advocacy of female education and human rights.

Malala was at the junior school to unveil a wall decoration featuring one of her most famous quotes: “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.”

She was shot in 2012 by a Taliban gunman while on a bus after taking an exam in her native Pakistan, where girls were banned from attending school.

The attack was in retaliation to her activism, which has since grown into an international movement and made her one of the most influential young people in the world.

And it was by chance that headteacher Rizwana Mahmood discovered that the Oxford student had a distant link with the school on Upper Road.

Ms Mahmood said: “I was on my daily walk through the school and when in the Year 2 classroom I saw one of the children had Malala’s autograph in his book.

“When I asked how he had managed to get it, I was amazed to hear she was a family friend.”

Seven-year-old Ahmed Shah’s mum Maryam used to teach Malala in Pakistan. Maryam was there to

Nobel winner Malala inspires local pupils Headteacher Ms RIzwana Mahmood (above) with Malala and brother and sister pupils Ahmed and Hannah, plus a wave for the camera from the Carlton Road youngsters (left) reunite with Malala and witness Ahmed and sister Hannah present her with a special Sheaffer pen to mark the occasion. The pupils had the chance to ask Malala questions in an assembly, and she was accompanied by her parents Ziauddin and Toor Pekai.

She said to the children:

“Always believe in yourself, be proud of who you are and always work hard. Try and do something for the world, whether big or small.”

Ms Mahmood added: “This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for our children in Dewsbury to meet a Nobel Peace Prize winner who was

once an ordinary schoolgirl.

“Malala is a great role model for the children, especially the girls and their mothers.

“As an Asian female leader, I too have faced challenges and can relate in a small way to Malala and share the same aspirations for children to aspire to achieve their goals.”

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MIRFIELD Railway Station has a new car park – but not many people know about it yet.

Vehicles are still parking on nearby Hopton New Road, despite there being 24 extra spaces in the newly extended car park.

Mirfield councillor Martyn Bolt noticed just three drivers parked their cars there on Monday and said he thought people might not be aware it has opened.

He said: “Has anything been done to promote it? I have sent messages to Northern Rail and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to ask for some PR to let people know the new car park is open.”

A spokesman for WYCA confirmed the new car park has opened as part of its £31.5million programme of extending rail station car parks.

Empty spaces, while the main road is still jammed.

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Robber’s daylight grab A WOMAN was attacked outside Batley bus station by a man who ran off with her purse.

The victim, described as an Asian female, was walking down St James Street which runs by the bus station.

She was approached by the man who grabbed her handbag before pushing her to the ground and dragging her along the floor.

He stole her purse during the attack last Tuesday, June 26, at around 6pm, then fled towards

the nearby Aldi supermarket.

The suspect is described as an Asian male, between 16 and 20 years old, around 6ft tall, of medium build and with spikey hair.

He was wearing a white t-shirt with a collar, white trousers and reportedly spoke with an English accent.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information to get in touch via 101 quoting crime reference number 13180311663.

Poets mark Bosnia massacre A SPECIAL event to commemorate the worst mass killing in Europe since the Holocaust is being held in Batley next week.

Kirklees Council’s cohesion team and the Batley Poets group will welcome community leaders, members of the Bosnian community, local councillors and representatives from local and national charities to remember the Srebrenica genocide of 1995.

Between July 11 and 16, 8,372 Bosnian men and boys were massacred by Serb forces in the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia.

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July 11 is the official Memorial Day to mark the tragedy, with the Batley event taking place on Thursday, July 12.

Batley Poets will be reading poems about the genocide and related themes that are submitted to their website by members of the public.

The event will include guest speakers and film showings related to what happened 23 years ago.

To contribute a poem visit w w w. b a t l e y p o e t s . c o . u k / srebrenica-memorial.

News In Brief Cash is in the bag CLECKHEATON: Three new community groups are in with a chance of bagging up to £4,000.

Tesco Cleckheaton has launched the next round of its Bags of Help scheme which lets customers decide who gets a cash boost.

Timestep Community Dance, the Waste Not Want Not Cafe at St Andrew’s Methodist Church and St John’s Church roof appeal are all vying for the top prize.

People can cast their vote by picking up a blue token at the till and slotting it in the box of the project they want to win.

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LIVERSEDGE: Headlands CE School is holding a summer fair tonight (Friday).

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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood

Who’s coming home? Them or it?

HAD to chuckle when I came into the office and asked who’d watched the dramas of England and Colombia in their earth-shattering – well, nerve-shattering at least – World Cup match on Tuesday night.

Zoe Shackleton, our sportsmad newshound, didn’t so much as blink from first to last it seemed. Attagirl.

The editor, David Bentley, who has done a magnificent job of looking like he’s been working for the past two weeks while surreptitiously watching every kick of the tournament on his phone, said nope, he hadn’t.

What, a death in the family? The wife run away to sea, or to join the circus? A sudden case of appendicitis maybe?

Nope. Too nerve-jangling by half. Had a meltdown when Colombia equalised, peeked from behind the sofa all the way through extra

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Fed up of having lumps kicked out of them, England finally go on the attack time, then switched off.

Couldn’t handle the penalty shoot-out, and only put the telly back on when mass cheering from outside carried the patriotic joy into the Bentley living room.

The big jessie.

Hands up, I only switched on at half time at the behest of – get this, really! – Mrs L, who’d got caught up in the

social media frenzy.

It was in time to see first half ‘highlights’ of the Colombian paramilitaries dressed up in footy shirts trying to goad England into a mass brawl.

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Presumably Colombia thought they’d have a better chance at five-a-side, and given that half the England team have a combined IQ of this week’s average temperatures (in Celsius) they almost succeeded.

That Jordan Henderson character was desperate to get stuck in and exchange blows from what I saw.

I played with some blokes in the old Heavy Woollen, Spen Valley and Gate Leagues who would have relished that sort of literal kickabout. My old Thornhill teammates, centre-back brothers Mick and John Scott, would have loved that.

Mind you, the great Fearnsides pub team of the 1970s and early 80s played better football than I saw from England in that second half and extra time. They were scared of their own shadows – yet people are talking about them as World Cup winners.

Hope springs eternal I suppose, although I’d venture there’s only Harry Kane who would get in the Belgium or Brazil teams.

As for that little whingeing diver Jesse Lingard – he’s exactly why I can’t stand the game these days (apparently that Neymar chap could give Tom Daley a somersault for his money too).

If things had kicked off, maybe Henderson could have swung Lingard by his feet to batter a few of the opposition thugs.

TRIED to read the wonderful letter we received from our reader Mr Donald Hirst, and which is on page 8 today, to a friend this week. I couldn’t finish it. I was choked. My pal’s a grumpy, grizzly, hard-nosed so-andso, yet he was choked too (it must have been all the pollen making our eyes water).

It’s quite unusual of Mr Hirst’s generation to make even modest public statements of affection in this manner, but it is all the more profound and welcome for it.

It’s also a touching if somewhat daunting reminder

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of the challenges that face all of us in our golden years.

Everyone should be so blessed as to share what Mr and Mrs Hirst so clearly have, for so long, but so few do.

This is not the time or the place to get worked up about our failing elderly social care system, rather it’s an opportunity to recognise a heartwarming milestone for a loving couple.

So thank you Mr Hirst, for sharing with us your beautifully articulated tale of simple pleasures, human challenges, and unyielding love. A happy anniversary from all of us.

And so to penalties, where I actually fancied England believe it or not.

I like Kane and that kid Rashford.

Natural born goalscorers. Unlike some England penalty-takers in the past, who had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the box, with a gun against their family’s heads for good measure, you could see they fancied it. You can’t beat that.

And such as you can, after Henderson somehow ended up playing a back pass to the keeper, came a couple of defenders in Kieran Trippier and Eric Dier.

Their manager Gareth Southgate was probably just a bit too clever for his own clogs when he cost England their Euro 96 semi; he tried to ‘pass’ his way past the goalie, like other famous pen-

missers David Batty and Paul Ince, whose favoured pass was always sideways anyway, hopefully but not always to a teammate. They certainly found a man that day. The goalie.

As Trippier said afterwards, the gaffer had them practising continually, picking one spot and blasting the flaming ball at it, time and again. Which, removed of the need to focus on the keeper, the crowd or anything else, both duly did. Boom!

Well done lads and I truly hope you finish the job and ‘bring it home’ as everyone is saying. I might even watch the full 90 on Saturday.

PS: I hope Sweden weren’t listening to Trippier, or their keeper will know exactly where to dive – time for a Plan B Gareth!

Bog standard politicking T’S not personal Paula, really dozens of other variables that it isn’t. And I’m aware this could factor in a poorer service shouldn’t be the place for for patients. petty, playground toilet humour, Why bother, when it’s easier but really we need to get to the just to trot out the old ‘Tory bottom of things. Ahem. cuts’ nutmeg, accurate or not?

Having touched on Ms It is now so predictable, so Sherriff’s smalls – so to speak – trite, that it demeans proper a couple of weeks ago, this debate. I doubt we’ll ever hear week the hard-working MP was the MP blaming a case of up on her feet in the House of Parliamentary constipation on Commons pleading for better Tory cuts, but her fixation with public WC facilities for disabled them is sure giving me the trots. people.

Because here’s the thing. Her Ms Sherriff makes A noble cause, well champiLabour friends at Kirklees her case in the House oned. Good luck to the Hon Council in Huddersfield, where Member for Dewsbury and Tory cuts are blamed for everyMirfield in her worthy campaign. thing from a blocked Civic Centre bog to school I felt a certain relief in that her plea was not crossing ladies being metaphorically thrown watered down with blame on ‘austerity’ and under a bus, have been revealed as not only hitTory cuts – but then again her call was aimed at ting their spending cuts target – well done with new buildings and facilities, generally but not that by the way folks – but squirreling £8m away exclusively in the private sector. for a rainy day, AND having £1.6m cash left in I should have known better because immedithe piggy bank. ately flushing through The Press system (as At a time when real pressure is on public opposed to cistern) came Paula’s defence of spending and services, Labour saying the local mental health services that had been sub£1.6m can now be frittered on vanity projects jected to a downgraded rating. shows not just their lack of financial acumen, As surely as Delhi belly follows a bad curry, it but the reality of their brazen politicking. was all down to Tory cuts. Sigh.

I’m sure Ms Sherriff’s PR missive condemning I don’t know how robustly Ms Sherriff has her cynical Kirklees colleagues has just got examined Trust management practices or stuck in the u-bend.

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School comes to aid of local food bank

News In Brief Bin walk-out should not affect our area

PARENTS at Batley Girls’ High School joined forces to raise muchneeded funds for a local charity.

They donated over £500 to Batley Food Bank after reports it was struggling. The Parents’ Forum, alongside governors, staff and students, also gave the charity a trolley full of groceries and toiletries.

Carole Sallery, school governor and member of the Parents’ Forum, said: “We wanted to

raise awareness in the response of our local Batley food bank which supplies food to families in crisis. This cause has touched so many

parents and the school community, we therefore decided to raise funds and donations for this worthwhile cause.”

Boy, 3, killed in crash

By Staff Reporters A THREE-year-old boy from Batley died after the car he was travelling in careered off the motorway and hit a tree.

Three other passengers, including an eight-year-old boy, 11-yearold girl and 33-year-old woman,

are in “serious and potentially life-threatening” conditions following the crash on the westbound side of the M62 in East Yorkshire.

The black Honda Civic left the motorway between the M18 and A19 junctions on Sunday after-

noon as it headed towards Batley.

Two air ambulances were called to the incident before police closed the road between junction 34 and 36 in both directions, along with part of the northbound carriageway of the M18. The motorway was closed

Woman in row went bananas A WOMAN told not to drink because of her medication will have to pay for smashing her neighbour’s door and throwing bananas at a police officer.

Christina Pickard had just had her medication for mental health problems changed, and was drinking when she started shouting at her elderly neighbour outside her Gomersal home.

Kirklees magistrates heard that Pickard shouted at the woman,

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who is in her 70s: “You f*****g old w***e, come on out”, before telling her: “You’ve made my life a misery”. The 53-year-old then kicked the door to the Oxford Road home and threw a pressure cooker, which smashed the glass.

The court were told that the pair had ongoing issues.

Pickard’s neighbour called police, but when the officer showed up to her house she threw a bunch of bananas at her with

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Pickard admitted she’d been drinking at the time, despite being told not to because of the medication she was on.

Chairman of the bench Kathryn Beney said the alcohol “made it worse and you have to accept responsibility for your actions that day.”

She must pay £250 in compensation to Kirklees Council to fix the door and £85 in court costs.

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Humberside Police are now appealing for witnesses who saw the car on the M62 prior to the collision or who might have seen the crash itself, which resulted in minor injuries to the driver.

A spokesman said: “We are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision on the M62 on Sunday July 1 at 4pm.

“A black Honda Civic was travelling westbound when it left the carriageway just after junction 35 and collided with a tree.”

Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin said: “Absolutely heartbreaking. My thoughts are with the family and all those affected by this devastating tragedy.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Humberside force on 101, quoting log 453.

KIRKLEES: Local homes should be largely unaffected despite thousands of homes facing a wait to get their bins collected after trade union Unison couldn’t reach an agreement with the council to stop strike action.

Unison and Kirklees officials met on Tuesday to try and stop bin workers walking out over allegations of bullying and the inability to take holidays.

But Unison regional officer Gary Cleaver said what was being offered didn’t come close to what’s needed.

Collections in North Kirklees should be fine while no bins in Huddersfield and South Kirklees will be collected during the strike, which is due to last until Monday.

Accolade for builder MIRFIELD: A Mirfield builder is one of a select few site managers to have won a Quality Award in the first round of the NHBC Pride in the Job Awards 2018.

Nigel Smith, of Mirfield-based Darren Smith Builders Ltd, joins 45 other site managers through to the next stage of the competition – the most highly regarded in the house-building industry.

He will now compete for the Seal of Excellence in the Regional Awards that will be announced in September.

Trust AGM date MID YORKS: The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, is holding its annual general meeting (AGM) this month.

It will be an opportunity for the public to speak to staff while also looking back on the Trust’s achievements and challenges.

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A touching story of love and devotion Can I first thank you for the publication of several of my previous letters. This one is rather special, which I hope will give good reading.

SIXTY SEVEN YEARS I am now 90 years of age and reside with my wife, who sadly has suffered with dementia for the last seven years.

On July 18th we will have been married 65 years, and also enjoyed two years courting.

People say that it seems a long time, but because our marriage is still a happy one the years have flown.

We have two intruders in our home, called arthritis and dementia, who make us housebound.

Do we need new homes?

From: Derek Cartwright, Batley I am no longer sure whether you should laugh or cry at local political activity.

The latest activity around the status of housing development falls into the above, you decide whether you are laughing or not.

I seem to recall that the Chidswell Action Group response was to build housing on the opposite side of Leeds Road.

That was a political diversion, because one might argue there were more Labour votes on the other side of the road, and playing that card was to ask the

Letter of the Week: Mr D Hirst, Dewsbury Each day we sit together and sometimes the silence is deafening.

There are times when my wife falls asleep and I see her smile.

She drifts into her own little world. I can imagine her being in a garden full of flowers, in the company of angels.

To me she has been, and always will be, an angel.

Labour council to vote for building on Chidswell, but what do I know?

Have you followed the political games over the last 20-odd years? Of course not, you have better things to do.

The Chidswell Action Group and others have ignored Kirklees’ basic argument, the council predicted what employment would be decades later and then stated Kirklees needed a number of houses for those workers.

Thus, from Kirklees Fact Sheets employment in 2002 was 152,000, 2015 they told us it was 153,000, 2016 they told us it was 153,700.

No increase in employment, therefore no need for houses for Kirklees workers.

Are you getting on a sardine can train to Leeds on Monday?

There is right and there is

My reward is when she wakes, remembers me, and we have a little chat.

We take our prescribed medication and also have a daily dose of a morning, and a nightly kiss.

I know we are past our sellby date, but our love is still as fresh as when we met.

So all that remains is to say “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY”.

wrong – Kirklees for over 15 years have got it wrong, but voters have largely supported those who got it wrong.

Kirklees have not managed to present any evidence that the area can provide employment for the number of houses they have constantly planned.

And I heard some young lad yesterday ask someone what’s happened over the last 40 years? One thing Kirklees can tell you, manufacturing employment has nearly fallen by half. They were well-paid jobs for men that allowed families to buy homes, replaced by jobs in services.

So now you have jobs in fast food shops or people lending you money, but fewer are working to earn the money to pay for public services.

You balance the equation

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by borrowing, be that government or otherwise.

Town had such great firms From: LR Hirst, Mirfield I recently wrote you a letter about the excellent men who worked for Dewsbury Council as cleansing and sanitation officers.

This letter is to state how surprised I was to read that a regional newspaper issued a copy of the best 250 companies and the towns and cities they were established in.

I could not believe that only one firm was from Dewsbury.

What a deterioration of a town and its great manufacturing firms.

Before Dewsbury and many surrounding towns became known as Kirklees, Dewsbury was known as the Heavy Woollen district, with the largest blanket cloth and shoddy mills in the world, one of which had four offices in the UK, six overseas officers and three mills.

Its name was Wormald and Walker.

The second one who had three mills and made fine cloth was Sir Mark Oldroyd.

He was also the mayor of Dewsbury and paid for the town hall clock and tower when it was built.

Between the two firms they employed over 3,000 staff.

We also had a few more firms in Dewsbury and district who were classed as the largest in the UK. Thorntons of Savile Town and Sam Firth of Thornhill were rag auctioneers, importers and exporters, not to forget the 100 shoddy firms in the town who recycled rag waste into yarn, which was then woven into serviceable cloth again to make clothes.

I like many people used to be proud to say I came from Dewsbury. Not any more.

I agree with your publish-

er’s Ed Lines column, especially the ones about our two MPs and councillors.

Paula Sherriff and Tracy Brabin are always ‘gunner’ do this and ‘gunner’ do that.

They would be better in the Royal Artillery, they would have made good gunners.

And finally, would someone from Kirklees Council state how much money has been spent on the old Pioneer buildings situated on Northgate in Dewsbury, and when will they be finished so that the public might be able to use the pavements again after all these years?

Is it turning a blind eye?

become more frequent and then one day someone will be killed or suffer life-changing injuries.

Only then will the ‘breast beaters’ at police headquarters hold an enquiry.

The contempt for the public currently on show is disgusting. Nip it in the bud now before it is too late, if it is not already,

Station is no better now From: Harold Laycock, Mirfield

From: Anthony Doyle, via email Yet another abject failure by West Yorkshire Police to deal with a public order issue, with reference to your lead article ‘Frankie Goes to Bollywood’.

There have been several such incidents recently.

There has clearly been a shift in the way the police respond (or don’t) to these.

Several letters to the Forum over recent weeks point to what seems to be an ‘ostrich’ approach, if we don’t look it may go away.

Despite several public condemnation letters in your paper over the past few weeks (mine included) there has not been one response from the powers that be at West Yorkshire Police defending or explaining their strategy of non-attendance.

In this country we police by consent. In order for this to work there has to be confidence in the police to assure the public the police will be there in the public’s time of need. Sadly this is not happening.

Danny Lockwood is right, I think the ‘white flag’ is being waved in many instances.

Incidents such as these will

Coun Martyn Bolt’s reply to my letter last week (see above) was quite interesting.

His plans are always in the future and unlikely to be implemented for many years.

The first thing he mentions is improved car parking – some improvement for people with disabilities.

It is 26 years since I retired and apart from some recent work repairing the approach steps and platform surfaces the station is no better in terms of disability use than it was when I retired.

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Tracy Brabin, Labour MP for Batley and Spen

From page 8

Traffic woes in Batley From: Ben Marshall, Liversedge I agree entirely about the standards of driving letter by “anonymous” last week, and I think the only way of policing it is by dash cam, shaming these individuals on YouTube as many do already.

I’m glad I wasn’t driving near the location of your front page story at the time of the incident too, as this particular one (whilst commendably turning around the fortunes of a former pub into a thriving business) has woefully inadequate parking.

Not only that one but the other two adjacent food joints, which added together should be managed by attendants who respect the customers’ wishes to dine there but primarily remember they are on a main thoroughfare with three other busy roads requiring respect from a certain little book called the Highway Code.

Prosperous businesses shouldn’t be penalised, but did anybody look at the impact of any of these in this busy location before saying yes to them?

Use it or lose it!

From: John Appleyard, Liversedge It’s been announced that a further 12,000 bank job losses will take place in the UK, and according to the consumer magazine ‘Which’ there is to be a reduction in the number of cash points, particularly those installed inside stores on our high streets, which will further impact on the footfall of local businesses.

This makes it even more necessary to support our local Post Offices, which in my opin-

ion are one of the finest institutions that we have in the UK. You can access your high street bank account at any Post Office branch in the country, and always remember if you don’t want to lose it, use it!

No reflection of the nicest place I’ve lived From: Anne Pugh, Batley Why was I not surprised to see the front page of last Friday’s Press?

Was it celebrating the wonderful Great Get Together? No, that was relegated to a section of page four.

It was a fight outside a restaurant which gave The Press the opportunity to use one of its off-colour headlines.

You could have filled two or three pages with photographs about the Great Get Together – in addition to a great front page.

My daughter and I (plus little ones) attended an event at Birstall Library on Friday then, on Saturday, the Heckmondwike family fun day, followed by a barbecue at the Hamm Damm Foundation and finally Cakes on the Cobbles in Batley Market Square.

We had a great day and we were exhausted but I know that many people managed to attend several more events than we did.

What is wrong with celebrating a great weekend which stretched right across the area and involved people of all ages from all backgrounds?

Does that not fit with your need to give the impression of a general malaise spreading across a divided community?

I am so angry at how this paper portrays the place where I came to live only a few years ago, yet which I count as the nicest, friendliest place I’ve lived over the last 50 years.

This Government’s decisions have real human consequences EOPLE contact their MP for numerous reasons – it may be a campaign they are interested in, an issue they feel passionately about or something they want to celebrate.

There are also those who get in touch when they are at their lowest ebb or when they feel they have nowhere else to go.

To put it another way, they go to their MP when the state has failed them. These people, who are often the most vulnerable in society, are crying out for help.

I bring this up because I’ve recently had several constituents contact me about their Personal Independence Payments (PIP) being abruptly cancelled as a result of punitive reviews.

This is nothing new – but figures from the first three months of this year show that 71 per cent of those who appealed the decisions won.

In other words, they should have never had their PIP stopped in the first place.

Among those who contacted me was Joanne, a local woman whose debilitating condition means that she needs 24-hour care.

Her PIP was reviewed a full year before her claim was due to run out and ultimately stopped, leading to what she describes as a ‘catastrophic loss financially’.

Joanne and her family now rely on the food bank to put food on the table.

I had the opportunity to raise her case in the House of Commons with the Government Disabilities Minister; her response was patronising, cold

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and demonstrated a complete lack of understanding of a system she is employed to oversee.

These decisions have real human consequences. As Joanne so articulately put it, PIP allowed her to ‘have something beyond merely existing’.

Another constituent who voluntarily gave up PIP after feeling well enough to return to work later discovered how cruel the system can be.

She suffers from PTSD and her vivid flashbacks led to her employer eventually advising that it was unsafe for her be at work.

But the good people at ATOS – a private contractor whose repeated failings saw them rewarded with a multi-million pound extension of their contract – found her fit to work.

ATOS, along with Capita, have had a staggering 14,805 of their PIP deci-

sions overturned in the first three months of this year, and yet the Government is throwing vast sums of cash at them.

The Tories are rewarding failure while the most vulnerable suffer the consequences, and it needs to be stopped.

This week saw another worrying development surrounding plans for the transpennine rail route.

Reports emerged that the longpromised full electrification of the route – which runs through Batley – was not going to materialise.

I asked Transport Minister Jo Johnson in the House of Commons if he would confirm if the whole route is to be electrified, rather than whichever parts are cheapest. As I expected, he failed to answer my question.

The people of Batley & Spen and across the north expect and need this investment, anything less than fullelectrification would be a betrayal.

Finally, I can’t let such a milestone anniversary as the NHS’s 70th birthday go by without a mention.

Our NHS is so more than the sum of its parts and it is undoubtedly this country and the Labour Party’s proudest achievement.

This is why it’s so important we celebrate its contribution to our society, and fight to protect it from the very party who voted against its inception all those years ago.

Tracy

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News In Brief Open gardens in Upper Hopton MIRFIELD: Upper Hopton residents are invited to a blooming great day out at the village’s annual garden trail.

Tomorrow (Saturday) 18 houses will open their gardens for people to look at pictureperfect flowers and plants from 10am to 4pm.

Entry is £4 per person with children going free and light refreshments available throughout the day at Croft House Community Centre.

Programmes are available from Upper Hopton Club, D Aveyard Opticians, and on the day from the community centre.

What a super effort CLECKHEATON: Staff at Tesco Cleckheaton raised over £1,000 for Cancer Research UK by finishing the Race For Life last week.

A group of 18 colleagues completed the race at Greenhead Park and will donate £1,700 to the cause.

Store manager Clare Findlay said: “I am really proud of the ladies that took part this year, the atmosphere was fantastic – if a little hot. I can’t put into words how proud I am of our store and our fundraising achievements.”

Relatives sought NORTH KIRKLEES: Coroners are appealing for information to trace relatives of Paula Michelle Lister.

Ms Lister, 42, died at an address on Nether Crescent, Huddersfield, on June 30 but it’s believed she had a son who lives in either Dewsbury or Cleckheaton.

There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.

Any relative or anyone who has information about her next of kin are asked to contact coroners’ officer Symone Robinson on 01274 471438.

11-year abuse: no jail Suicidal daughter’s life of terror at hands of controlling father

By Staff Reporters A FATHER who abused his daughter from the age of six has been spared prison.

The Ravensthorpe man, who can not be named for legal reasons, starved his now 17-year-old daughter, threatened to chop her up into pieces and threw cutlery at her.

He labelled her a ‘prostitute’ and a ‘tart’ for not wearing what he wanted her to, forced her to wear a headscarf and read the Koran, and banned her from the living room in her own home.

The taxi driver denied charges

of assault and engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour but was found guilty after a trial at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.

The victim suffered 11 years of emotional and physical abuse at the home she shares with her parents and siblings.

It started when her father would punch and slap her, and pull her ears but brush it off as ‘fun’.

His daughter recalled: “He disrespects the women in the household. He got me out of bed in the middle of the night and tried to cut my hair because I wouldn’t wear my head scarf. My father

Police warn to avoid fugitive POLICE have issued an appeal to catch a wanted man. Basharat Wali, 39, (pictured) has links to the Westtown area of Dewsbury and has breached the terms of his licence.

He is described as an Asian male, 5ft 6ins tall and of medium build. Members of the public are asked not to approach him, but instead contact the police via 999.

Anyone with any information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the police immediately, and can also ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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forces me to pray and wear a head scarf and read the Koran.

“He does not respect my privacy and would walk into my bedroom when me and my sister were getting changed.

“He’s threatened to lock all of us in the house and set it alight.”

Prosecutor Andy Wills said that the father starved his victim for two weeks last year and she was only fed when her sibling sneaked food into her room. She wasn’t allowed a mobile phone or to enter the living room.

Magistrates heard that the girl had tried to kill herself because of the abuse she suffered. During

one incident her father pinned her against a wall and choked her until she nearly passed out.

The defendant’s lawyer, Andy Day, said: “He knows that the father-daughter bond is now broken and he has no wish to reconcile with her.”

He was handed a 14-week prison sentence suspended for a year and will have to complete 20 rehabilitation activity days.

Magistrates ordered him to do 200 hours of unpaid work, pay £300 to his victim and £310 in prosecution costs. He is also banned from contacting the victim or going to her home.

‘Racial’ glass attack outside Tesco store A MAN was stabbed with a piece of glass outside the Tesco on Smithies Lane in Birstall on Saturday.

An 18-year-old woman and a 31-yearold man were arrested on suspicion of wounding following the incident, which police are treating as racially aggravated.

The assault happened at around 7.25pm.

A police spokesman said: “One person, a 37year-old man, was assaulted, it is believed with a piece of glass. He was injured during the incident.

The injuries are not thought to be life threatening.”

The man and woman have been

bailed and officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward by calling CID on 101 quoting crime reference number 13180318956.

MP urges Govt to spend a penny DEWSBURY MP Paula Sherriff presented her first 10-minute rule bill to Parliament last week in a bid to improve public toilets.

Miss Sherriff called for more accessible public toilets in her ‘Toilets (Provision and Accessibility) Bill.

She wants to provide thousands of disabled, older or chronically ill people with Changing Places toilets – which differ from standard disabled toilets as they have features like a hoist and adult-sized changing benches to accommodate people with complex needs.

The Labour MP wants to make the toilets mandatory in large new-builds, complexes with public access or sites where visitors spend long periods of time.

She said: “It’s not a glamorous political campaign but people’s access to basic sanitation and hygiene is a right that should not be overlooked in modern Britain.

“Sadly, what ought to be a public convenience is often anything but for over 250,000 people in the UK who need these facilities. I’m supporting a change in the law to require major public buildings to provide Changing Places toilets.

“Going out for the day should not be something that fills you with dread because of a lack of suitable toilets.”

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Fraud sentences stay THREE fraudsters who were part of a £42,000 scam fleecing Lloyds Bank customers have had an appeal against the length of their sentences turned down.

Dewsbury men Naheem Ahmed, Iklas Imtiaz and

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Kamran Imtiaz were jailed for two years last October for their part in the conspiracy.

London’s Appeal Court heard that the trio dealt with customer inquiries over the phone for the bank, but instead used their positions to plunder the accounts.

A number of college students were caught up in the money laundering scam, where the three men recruited “vulnerable, naive or simply cor-

A DEWSBURY man punched a train cleaner after falling asleep and missing his stop.

Nicky Matthewman had dozed off on the train from Grantham and ended up at Leeds station on June 4 last year.

When he was asked to leave by a member of train staff he became aggressive and confrontational until the worker alerted security. While he was away a cleaner boarded the train and 31year-old Matthewman punched him twice in the head, knocking him to the floor.

The victim managed to walk to the platform for help but Matthewman, of Park View, Thornhill, punched him again.

He appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Court where he was ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation to the victim and £170 in court costs.

Matthewman must also complete a six-month community order and will be electronically monitored between the hours of 7.30pm and 6.30am.

rupt and greedy” people who let the dirty money pass through their accounts.

Ahmed, 28, of West Park Street; Iklas Imtiaz, 29, of Tinsel Road, and Kamran Imtiaz, 34, also of Tinsel Road, were found guilty of money laundering.

Their lawyers asked Mr Justice Green and two other senior judges at the appeal court to reduce their sentences, arguing that they were too harsh.

Ahmed claimed that he had been personally involved with just one £1,000 transfer, while Kamran Imtiaz said he had to look after his sick sister.

Mr Justice Green dismissed the appeals and said: “These appellants were involved in a wellplanned conspiracy to defraud, using employees to obtain bank numbers and siphon off funds to other accounts.

“There was the involvement of others,

including college students, and significant planning. “The judge concluded that two years was proper for all these men. His findings were within the proper margins and he was the trial judge.

“The sentence imposed upon these appellants as recruiters were proper. They were sentenced properly and appropriately.”

Seven other men involved were jailed for a total of 19 years.

End is nigh for Foundation Building...

THE demolition of the Whitcliffe Mount Foundation Building is entering its final stages.

After months of campaigners trying to save the 100-year-old building, it was earmarked for removal last year along with the rest of the old school buildings as part of a threestage reconstruction plan.

Demolition was originally due to be completed by April this year but developers Laing O’Rourke have only just worked their way

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News In Brief Come on down and grill the leaders NORTH KIRKLEES: A Question Time-style event is being held at Dewsbury Town Hall this month.

Leaders of local parties – councillors Shabir Pandor (Labour, Batley West), David Hall (Con, Liversedge & Gomersal), John Lawson (Lib Dem, Cleckheaton) and Andrew Cooper (Green, Newsome) – will be put under the spotlight by the public at the free event on Monday, July 16.

People can submit their questions in advance at www.democracycommission.org.uk/kirkleesq t-questions or on the day. It’s being webcast live and can be followed on Twitter via #KirkleesQT. Doors open at 6.15pm.

Festival for everyone BATLEY: A special school in Batley is putting on an outdoor music festival for its students.

Fairfield School caters for children and young people between the ages of three and 19 who have special educational needs.

Teacher Rachel Holmes has organised for a mixture of acts to perform at the White Lee Road school on Tuesday July 17 from 10am to 2.30pm so that the youngsters, some with life-limiting conditions, can experience a music festival they might not otherwise get the chance to.

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up to the 1910 structure.

A ‘time capsule’ hidden in a bottle by pupils in the early 20th century is said to still be con-

cealed within the building, and campaigners have asked workmen to be vigilant and notify them if it is found.

MIRFIELD: Fashion-forward folk are invited to a fundraising catwalk event for the Sue Ryder charity.

Volunteers at the charity shop on the high street in Mirfield are hoping for a big turnout at their fashion show event at Mirfield Library, with all proceeds going towards Sue Ryder, which helps people with life-ending illnesses.

It’s on Thursday July 26 from 7pm and everyone is welcome.

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News In Brief Bike charity’s tilt at £5,000 grant KIRKLEES: A charity which helps improve the well-being, health and education of people in Kirklees by getting them cycling is in with a chance of winning £5,000.

Streetbikes is competing in the best health project category at the finals of the National Lottery Awards. The charity also gives cycling opportunities to people with disabilities by using adapted bikes.

It is now down to public vote, with votes closing at midnight on July 27 at www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards.

Petanque? It’s not just a load of old boules...

Hecky to host major event

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By John Appleyard Secretary of the Friends of Firth Park T’S EASY to be all doom and gloom, but the fact is there is so much activity going on in Heckmondwike carried out by volunteers who give their own spare time organising events and fundraising for good causes.

The recent ‘Great Get Together’ in Green Park was well attended, with people getting to know one another, participating in games, singing and dancing, human bingo and many stalls on show.

On July 21 and 22 the Petanque Club is staging the British Open Championships on Firth Park, with participants coming to play from as far away as France, Belgium and Mongolia and this will bring much publicity to our area.

Local pubs and clubs make a major contribution to our area.

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closed for three days this week due to cellar work but they are now open and organising a scarecrow festival in August for all the family.

Westgate 23 have a poker evening on Thursdays and a jam night for musicians every Tuesday.

The pub is looking for new players for its pool team and has a very impressive function room which can be booked for events.

The Westgate, like the Wike, Dandy Lion and Heckmondwike Tavern are all busy serving beer as customers watch England’s progress in the World Cup. On July 21 the Brighton Street Working Men’s Club has a Freddie Mercury tribute night.

I recently attended a rehearsal at the Comrades Club put on by the West Yorkshire Drama Academy, which is based in Brunswick Street, on what life was like in Hecky during the 1950s.

I can’t wait to see the fin-

ished product.

Timestep Community Dance are based at the Ponderosa Business Park and doing excellent work in dedicating their time to help transform lives and give elderly and people with special needs and disabilities the chance to learn new steps through dance and exercise.

Yoo A Kang, a textile visual artist, has been celebrating the town’s ‘shoddy and mungo’ history with a visual art performance by dressing up the 16 trees on Oldfield Lane public park through knitting and crocheting.

Bank closures are a blow for local people and businesses, but we still have a Post Office where we can do our day to day banking with free cash withdrawals, deposit cash or cheques over the counter and check our balances for free.

Finally, like all towns, Heckmondwike has its fly tipping problems and this can be reported to Kirklees Council on 01484 414700.

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By David Bentley HECKMONDWIKE’S Firth Park will reverberate to the sound of boules on gravel as international teams gather for a major new petanque competition.

Petanque – a version of the popular French game of boules – has been played in Heckmondwike for the last six years, with the town’s club now numbering more than 80 members.

But on the weekend of July 21-22 hundreds of players and supporters from across the country – and even as far away as Mongolia – will gather for ‘La British Open’, a

new tournament with a first prize of £1,000.

Heckmondwike has become a centre for the game in Yorkshire, and Firth Park now boasts the largest playing area in the north of England, with 22 purposebuilt, international-standard terrains.

The new tournament is being sponsored by Heckmondwike-based clothing firm TOG 24 and has a total prize fund of £3,000.

Teams are expected to come from across the UK, with others travelling from France and Belgium, and a small group of Mongolians are also scheduled to play.

Play will commence at 2pm Saturday July 21 and will consist of qualifiers for Sunday’s main draw.

Saturday evening will feature social play, as well as a precision shooting event.

Heckmondwike Petanque Club are keen for the public to come along and watch, and refreshments will be on sale for the the duration of the tournament.

The club plays year-round, with regular social play every Wednesday from 1pm and Saturday from 10am.

For more details visit www.labritishopenpetanque. uk or www.heckmondwike pc.co.uk.

Water brill idea – we’ll drink to it!

A NEW scheme to help reduce our reliance on disposable plastic bottles has been launched in Birstall and Heckmondwike.

Yorkshire Water introduced ‘Yorkshire on Tap’ and the Refill Yorkshire scheme at recent Great Get Together events.

It will see local shops and businesses offer people refills by signing up as a free water station on the company’s new smartphone app.

The Refill App is available to download now, and businesses can add themselves to allow the public to find their nearest water station.

Director of communications at Yorkshire Water, Richard Emmott, said: “We would love

the public to go into their favourite cafes and shops, let them know about the campaign and get them signed up by using the Refill App and

adding their location.”

Participating shops and businesses will have stickers in their windows showing they are participating.

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THE Trust which runs the majority of mental health services in Kirklees has been downgraded in its latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.

The South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust now ‘requires improvement’ – despite previously being rated as ‘good’.

A report published on Wednesday said that safety in acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care units was inadequate. However, the Trust was deemed effective,

caring and well-led.

Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff said: “People should know that there are many areas of good and outstanding practice at our local Trust that have been recognised by the CQC, but this report raises serious issues that need to be addressed – the consequence of a lack of investment in mental health services over many years.

“The challenges highlighted by our local mental health trust are a symptom of the government’s failure to improve our mental health

services, let alone achieve the ‘parity of esteem’ they promised.

“The recent announcement of extra funding for the NHS won’t fix health services in our area.

“Our hospital services at Dewsbury and Huddersfield are being downgraded or earmarked for closure, our emergency services are working harder than ever with reduced budgets and our mental health services are deteriorating.”

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Local historian Mike Popplewell looks at the people & places that have shaped the history of the district...

Crufts winner had so many local roles OW DID Victorian businessmen manage to have so many fingers in so many pies?

‘Pike’s Contemporary Biographies at the Turn of the Century – West Riding edition’, published in 1902, carries around 1,000 potted biographies of prominent individuals from all walks of life, and though it seems to be an exercise in ‘vanity publishing’, entries were paid for, they do make interesting reading.

They give a real insight into life amongst the middle and upper classes in industrial West Yorkshire, because so many of these people were involved in all manner of social and business activities – sitting on boards and committees of goodness knows what.

I suspect the fact that these people invariably had the workers making their money for them actually left them with a lot of time on their hands – and George Whitworth Mason was one such individual.

George was born in Birstall to a Christopher Mason but was only seven years old when his father died.

His biography in ‘Pike’s’ says he was educated at Birstall Commercial School, but I haven’t been able to identify exactly where that was – can anyone help with that?

In 1886 he married Emma Crabtree from Dewsbury, and by 1891 they had three children and he was working as a barrel maker.

Quite how he managed to get from barrel making to being a soap and chemical manufactur-

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Pupils show off their creativity DIAMOND WOOD Community Academy in Ravensthorpe held a special two-day event to raise the profile of creativity and the arts among pupils.

A range of events took place at the primary school on North Road and all the children had the opportunity to take part in drama workshops, cheerleading, sewing, steel plan playing and music workshops.

A painting masterclass was held for the year one children by Mark Milnes from the Arts Hub in Mirfield.

Parents were invited into school to join their children and take part in the activities.

The children’s artwork from the day will be displayed at the Mirfield Arts Hub.

was in 1923, but he did pick up winner’s medals at Crufts – and elsewhere in Europe.

The Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington was the dog breeders’ Wembley and it was here in 1891 that Charles Cruft staged his first show.

George Mason had just begun breeding at this time and was very soon involved as an exhibitor and, later, as a judge. In fact, in February 1902 his dogs, two curly retrievers and one collie, took seven first prizes and two championships there.

In Amsterdam that year he had his most successful show.

However, soap was his family’s bread and butter – if you get my meaning!

George was to die in 1913, leaving behind wife Emma, sons Sam and George junior, and daughter Charlotte with Sam listed as a ‘traveller’ in soap and chemicals in the 1911 census.

Although George is recorded as being born in Birstall, this was the main administrative district at the time and could have included several surrounding areas.

The fact is he spent most of his life in Gomersal and Ingsfield House, now number 29 Queen Street, was the family home and remained so for many years after his death.

Ingsfield House on Queen Street, Gomersal, the former home of GW Mason

ing chemist in 10 years is not known, but that is how he was styled by the time of the 1901 census.

Pike’s tells us he was the owner of Butts Mill, on the corner of Spen Lane and Shirley Road – opposite Gomersal Parish Church, but there was also a chemical works at the other end of Shirley Road on what is now Sherwood Avenue.

In April 1901 George was also appointed as a West Riding magistrate for Gomersal, and in 1902 he was chairman of the Gomersal Urban District Council.

His other key post at this time was as overseer of the poor for the Parish of Gomersal.

Before Social Security benefits were implemented in this country the poor got their assistance

from the parish, with JPs like George Mason being responsible for appointing a board for assessing needs and administering ‘poor relief ’ as they thought appropriate.

These were all very important roles for George Mason, but he had an overriding passion that probably took precedence over all of them – he was a dog breeder.

And he exhibited his dogs, very successfully, at shows all over Europe.

For any dog breeder their equivalent of an FA Cup final appearance at Wembley, or even a World Cup final appearance in Moscow, is to show their dogs at ‘Crufts’ and to earn a winner’s medal.

George may not ever have played in a World Cup final, the competition didn’t start until 1930, he may never have played at Wembley, the first final there

Duvalay make East Asia deal GOMERSAL-BASED sleep specialists Duvalay have signed an exclusive licensing agreement that permits Chinese manufacturers to produce and distribute one of their mattress ranges to the East Asian market.

The freshly-inked deal will see the Rosalia Collection manufactured under licence in the Far East – a move that devolves production from the company’s Yorkshire factories for the first time ever.

The National Bed Federation ‘Bed Manufacturer of the Year’ award winners will continue to produce all mattresses and beds for British consumers here in the UK. Founded by Dewsbury entrepreneurs Liz and Alan Colleran, Duvalay began life as Raskelf Memory Foam in Staincliffe before attracting investment from Hilary Devey in the BBC Dragons’ Den programme and moving to new premises on Quarry Road in Gomersal.

“This is a landmark agreement in our company history that takes Duvalay truly global – bringing our brand of affordable luxury to East Asia,” said sales and marketing director Liz. “We have done our due diligence and we are confident that under the terms of our licensing agreement, our partners in China will manufacture our Rosalia Collection to the same exacting standards Duvalay is known for here in the UK. “Excitingly, we will also be exporting our handmade Hilary Devey Collection of mattresses and beds to China, where our new partners will distribute them to discerning customers who value opulence, premium materials and attention to detail.”

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Festival line-up: ALICE JONES / ANTHONY JOHN CLARKE / BERNARD WRIGLEY / BLACKWATER / BOB & GILL BERRY / BRAM TAYLOR / CHECHELELE / COPPER KETTLE / DOUGIE MACLEAN / GILMORE & ROBERTS / GRANNY’S ATTIC / HEBRIC / JACK RUTTER / MOORE, MOSS, RUTTER / MrsACKROYD / PETE NORMAN & CATH CHARNOCK / QUICKSILVER / THE RHEINGANS SISTERS / SHAUN HUTCH / SON OF A GUN / THE HEATHEN KINGS / THREADNEEDLE CEILIDH BAND / THE WAITE COLLECTIVE / THE WILSON FAMILY

Streets will be filled with folkies LECKHEATON Folk Festival returns to celebrate its 31st year this weekend with a host of musical delights to entertain the masses.

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As always, the streets are expected to be filled with ‘folkies’ from up and down the country for music from both local and nationally-renowned folk acts, complemented with generous helpings of fun and entertainment for all the family.

And this year boasts a wonderful line-up from today (Fri) until Sunday.

Headlining the festival at Cleckheaton Town Hall tonight is MrsAckroyd and on Saturday, Granny’s Attic will take to the stage along with Dougie MacLean and the Wilson Family.

Sunday sees first-time festival performers The Rheingans Sisters, who were the winners of the 2016 BBC

Radio 2 Folk Award for ‘Best Original Track.’

There will also be a chance to take part in the ever-popular Wickham Dance Trophy, where sides come from all over the country and gather to dance at various spots around the town centre.

Groups have to impress with the intricacy of their steps, rhythm, musicianship, costumes and crowdpleasing ability and whoever is judged the best, keep the trophy for a year.

Thieving Magpies will be looking to snatch it for a fifth year after winning last year’s top prize.

The traditional folk festival parade will take place on the Saturday, starting from Cleckheaton Fire Station at 11am and there will also be a host of street entertainment throughout the day.

Both days will boast a street market with 22 stalls on Albion Street, as well as the monthly food market on the Saturday morning in the Bradford Road car park.

There will also be the usual sessions, workshops and sing-a-rounds over the weekend, with sessions taking place at The Commercial, as well as sing-a-rounds at The Wickham on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

The finale is the Family Fun day on Sunday offering free activities and a Punch and Judy show on the Savoy site in the town centre.

As well as lots of free events taking place across the town, weekend passes for all the concerts are available www.cleckheatonfolk from festival.org, and individual concert tickets will be on sale over the weekend. See you there, folks!

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It will be the first time folk dance and music traditions from other countries are to be included in the traditional English festival line-up.

There is also a chance for people to join in with a hip hop folk dance performance – no experience necessary – and attend a workshop in advance.

Creative Scene, which brings arts and culture to North Kirklees, has worked with the festival to bring diverse folk dance and music traditions together.

Taking place tomorrow (Sat), the programme will feature a series of exciting, outdoor performances including Folk Dance Remixed, with their mix of traditional folk and hip hop dance and music.

They will be joined by Anjana, a four-piece Punjabi folk band, plus the Punjabi Roots Academy, who will perform Punjabi folk dance.

Jaardu portrays a colourful caricature of an imaginary Indian musician.

Chicks on Sticks are set to impress the crowds with their Spanish Flamenco on stilts.

And Urban Angels and Heritage Corner will give a quirky circus performance, celebrating the life of Britain’s first black circus owner.

The fun takes place in Cleckheaton town centre at Savoy Square and in the pedestrian precinct off Cheapside, between 12noon and 4pm.

Janice Minich, one of the festival organisers, said: “We are known for being a traditional English festival, so this is a first for us to feature performers from other countries, as well as keeping the English traditions alive. It will bring a bit of diversity and attract new people to come and experience what our festival is all about.”

Creative Scene is offering a unique free opportunity for families and people of all ages and abilities to participate in a free dance workshop and perform at this year’s Cleckheaton Folk Festival.

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NEW pictures of John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot have been released – and the trademark moustache has gone. The Hollywood star has signed up to play the detective in a new BBC One Agatha Christie drama, and a snap of John in the role shows him with a small grey tash and goatee. Of course, for many fans, Poirot will always be the brilliant David Suchet...

COMEDIAN Joe Lycett is to host The Time It Takes, a new comic game show for BBC One. The format involves contestants answering questions while celebrities complete tasks. The contestant must first pick the task that they think will give them the most time. The show has been devised by Have I Got News For You producers Hat Trick Productions and will air later this year.

BOB MORTIMER and Paul Whitehouse’s fishing show netted a very healthy audience for BBC Two. The opening episode of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing drew 1.2 million viewers – and series two has already been commissioned.

CAGNEY’S coming back to Casualty. The BBC has confirmed that Cagney & Lacey star Sharon Gless will return to the soap as surgeon Zsa Zsa Harper-Jenkinson, following her debut last year.

Sharon tells me that it’s her favourite British drama and added: “I honestly love the show, and can’t believe they have asked me back. What a great moment, I can’t wait to get started filming again.”

FORMER Strictly Come Dancing stars James and Ola Jordan have been signed up for the revived Celebrity Coach Trip series. The pair will be part of a 10-day tour around Spain which will see them take part in holiday activities, before a face-toface vote-off at the end of the day. The show is returning after a six-year absence, and tour guide Brendan Sheerin warned the celebrities they will not be getting special treatment...

STRICTLY Come Dancing 2018 may not be that far away, but former professional Brendan Cole says it will be painful to watch not being part of the show. He said: “Of course it will be hard, I mean I had 15 great years on the show, and it was part of my life, but I am hoping to offer some advice with a new column, but let’s wait and see just who they have this year as stars.”

HALE AND PACE, the Chuckle Brothers and Bobby Ball made guest appearances in the last series of

©Maycon Pictures Benidorm. The ITV sitcom will also feature 80s pop stars Carol Decker from T’Pau, Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet and Holly Johnson from Frankie Goes To Hollywood. But even that could not stop the axe falling with viewers growing tired of the tedious format. It may be back for ‘specials’, ITV have said, but nothing is confirmed.

THE BBC is to broadcast a one-off special which takes a ‘light-hearted look’ at Sir Lenny Henry’s career, featuring Lenny himself talking about his work and starring in new sketches. The BBC explains: “In 1975, a 16-yearold Lenny Henry sneaked off school to appear on New Faces.

“In 2018, after a long and glittering career, Sir Lenny is 60 – the perfect excuse to celebrate a man who has made a unique impact on British comedy.” It will be hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald and filmed in front of a studio audience.

SHE WAS once considered as a potential Prime Minister and leader of the Conservatives, but now exMP Anne Widdecombe will do anything on reality TV and admits: “I have got a pantomime in Redhill at the end of the year, which is lovely.

“I am playing the Wicked Queen in Snow White, I love playing the villain! I have done pantos with Craig Revel Horwood playing the Wicked Queen before, so I got all the tips I needed from him!”

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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 SATURDAY JULY 7 OAKWELL Starts at 10.30AM at Oakwell Hall bottom car park (BD19 4LL, SE211267) Fields, farms and a country park 8 miles – moderate Contact: Eddie and Andrea 01924 470 091

Mirfield town centre will come alive with ‘blooms’ THE THIRD Mirfield Arts Festival will be held next weekend.

Visitors to the town centre on July 14-15 will be able to take part in a wide variety of arts activities, and experience performances and exhibitions from scores of artists, musicians, actors and creative organisations.

This year’s theme – ‘Blooms’ – has been chosen to link with the new Mirfield in Bloom initiative, and so flowers will feature heavily.

The aim is to create a carpet of colour which runs throughout the town. The festival will culminate in a carnival parade co-ordinated by Callaloo Carnival Arts, which will build upon last year’s suprising and invigorating finale.

A new committee was appointed earlier in 2018 to manage the festival, which has been funded by Mirfield Town Council and Darren Smith Homes.

Mark Milnes, director of the Creative Arts Hub, is the new chairman and has been

WEDNESDAY JULY 18 ROBERTTOWN EVENING WALK Starts at 7pm at Roberttown Church on Church Lane (WF15 7LR, SE193226) 4 miles – leisurely Contact: Annelis 01924 460597 a.griffin4@ntlworld.com

GAME ON: Rehearsal night at Westborough Ratepayers Club in Dewsbury, featuring landlady character Pat Pinch, played by actress Rebecca Mordan

involved in programming the festival alongside other key venue partners.

“It’s been a bit of a baptism of fire – I came to the role relatively late, and we have at times wondered if we’d ever be ready!” he said.

“But we’re there now, and we hope everyone has a really good time.

“I’ll be running free drop-in workshops at Creative Arts Hub for the majority of the weekend, but hope to be able to pop out and see what’s going on elsewhere.

“I think we’ve got a lot of exciting stuff happening over the course of the weekend, and I’m sure people will really enjoy it.

“A massive thanks to all of the businesses that have helped to support us in putting together the festival programme.”

The full programme will be available from the library from today (Fri) onwards, or can be found on the festival website at www.mirfieldartsfestival. com. Click ‘programme of activities’ to see what’s on.

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LOCAL pubs will become the stage with a game show inspired quiz and performances next week.

The mash-up of family TV favourites including Bullseye, Crystal Maze and Gladiators will have crowds up and out of their seats as they take on a series of challenges.

There will be prizes to be won as quiz hostess and landlady persona Pat Pinch and pals dish up some cheeky banter in the premiere of a new show which has been especially created for a pub audience.

Theatre company Scary Little Girls will perform ‘Game On’ in popular venues including The Leggers Inn, Dewsbury; The Navigation in Mirfield and Mill Valley Brewery in Cleckheaton, next week, between July 10 and 14.

They will also visit Batley Bulldogs RLFC and Roberttown Community Centre.

Joel Graham, landlord of The Leggers, said: “Theatre and performance in the pub always goes down well.

“The Scary Little Girls were a big hit in Leggers with their last show so we are looking forward to their new show Game On. It is important that pubs branch out and offer

other reasons for people to visit.”

The show follows the success of last summer’s pub quiz performance ‘It’s Your Round’, but now Pat Pinch is back with a twist on the game show format.

Actress Rebecca Mordan, artistic director of Scary Little Girls, who plays landlady Pat, said: “We are delighted to be back in the area – by popular demand.

“People can expect fun questions with the fun and games on a cheesy game show theme, getting even more riotous as the evening goes on.

“Taking theatre into non-conventional places is something we love to do and engaging with the audience at such close proximity is brilliant, especially with folk from this area.”

Vicky Holliday, senior producer at Creative Scene, added: “This is a great opportunity for people who don’t do theatre, to see live performance in their local pub and for those who love the theatre, they can see it on their doorstep.”

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CRICKET with Mike Popplewell

Cleckheaton victory keeps Hanging Heaton in the hunt LAST weekend was a mixed bag for Premier Division Hanging Heaton as the reigning champions still find themselves trailing current leaders New Farnley – a side looking increasingly like being their nemesis this season.

New Farnley have an 18-point lead over third-placed Hanging Heaton going into this week’s games and last week they progressed to the Priestley Cup semi-final with a comfortable six-wicket win in the quarter clash between the two sides at Lawns Lane.

In the league a 20-run win at Cleckheaton kept Hanging Heaton in the title race but skipper Gary Fellows, having hit 51 out of 99 when he was second out, owed much to a fine unbeaten 95 from number three Joe Fraser in reaching a total of 266 for seven.

Cleckheaton made a fight of it and though Tayyab Tahir collected 100 he could never get the right support around him and another grilling looks on the cards with the visit of New Farnley to Moorend tomorrow.

Hanging Heaton will be hoping to shake off the disappointment of their cup exit when they go to mid-table Woodlands who, though they have been inconsistent in the league this season, made short work of Gomersal in the Priestley Cup to sail through by nine wickets after bowling out the Championship One side for just 87. Kes Ahmed took 5-7 in 4.5 overs for Woodlands.

The Priestley Cup semi final sees Townville at home to Woodlands while holders New Farnley are at neighbouring Farsley.

Joe Fraser batting for Hanging Heaton against Andrew Deegan’s bowling for Cleckheaton

In the Premier Division relegation battle Cleckheaton are 29 points clear of second bottom Scholes while bottom club East Bierley are 27 adrift of third bottom Bradford and Bingley in what looks like being a three horse race to avoid the drop.

With Scholes at Townville, East Bierley at home to Farsley and Bradford and Bingley at

home to Methley there seems to be little likelihood of much change this week.

Hanging Heaton have another double weekend ahead when they follow their league game at Woodlands with a home game against Huddersfield League champions Hoylandswaine in the semi-final of the Heavy Woollen Cup on Sunday.

RACING PREVIEW WITH MIKE SMITH Football hits fixtures

LION TO COME ROARING BACK NVESTEC Derby hero MASAR has been supplemented at a cost of £50,000 for the Group 1 Coral-Eclipse, and trainer Charlie Appleby believes he is the horse to beat.

Tomorrow’s (Saturday) encounter offers the first opportunity of the season for the three-year-old Classic Generation to take on older horses at Group 1 level and MASAR, the three-year-old son of New Approach, heads the market at 5-4 with leading local bookmaker Carrigill’s.

The Godolphin colt registered a decisive length and a half victory under William Buick in Britain’s premier Classic over 12 furlongs at Epsom Downs on June 2 and enjoyed an impressive workout on Newmarket’s July course on Saturday under his regular work-rider Brett Doyle.

He breezed seven furlongs and finished well clear of his two stable companions Alqamar and African Jazz, prompting Appleby to declare that he was the horse to overcome, and he will once again be partnered by Buick.

At the other end of the scale a shortage of runners has tempted connections of an unknown colt into taking a shot at the Sandown contest.

RAYMOND TUSK was last seen running second in a novice race and might need to improve by two stones to win an Eclipse, but the 66-1 shot has been working like a good horse and those close to him have hopes of getting some prize money.

“Richard Hannon’s been very excited about him all

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spring,” said Tim Palin of North Yorkshire syndication company Middleham Park Racing. “He won very impressively on his debut at Newbury and he’s definitely a Group horse.”

“We hoped for a better result at Newmarket last time, but we think the winner, Loxley, is also a Group horse and Richard retains every faith in ours. At 9.30am, we were planning to come out of the Eclipse but at 11.24am there were only four horses committed to the race, so we decided to give it a go. Then, of course, Aidan O’Brien has come in at the last minute with five more.

“But we do really like this horse and he can run a solid enough race. It still might end up as a small field and there’s prize money down to sixth place. Barring accidents, we’ll take our chance anyway. Our members love having a runner in a Group One and we haven’t had one for a couple

of years. They’ll have a fantastic day out.”

At the prices I like ROARING LION, currently a 5-2 shot, who looked the likely winner at Epsom at the three pole before failing to pick up in the last furlong leaving some questions about his stamina.

But he absolutely hacked up when stepped up to 1m 2f 110 yards in the Dante at York, travelling strongly off the pace before showing his powerful turn of foot to run away with the Group 2 contest.

Today’s (Friday) sprint opener at Doncaster (1.30) can see another raid on his beloved home county by Newmarket trainer William Haggas with ISLAND OF LIFE, and if she breaks she wins.

The form of BLUE LAUREATE’S Sandown seventh on his debut is working out well, and his return to the Esher track today (Friday) at 4.05 should not be missed.

In Saturday’s Old Newton Cup at Haydock (1.45) ELGIN looks the ante-post value at a general 7-1. It’s his first run in a handicap and off a handicap of 98 following useful runs in maiden and novice company he can land this valuable prize for handler Alan King.

• CARRIGILL’S NAP (Stake returned as a free bet if selection does not finish in the top 4): ROARING LION Saturday Sandown 2.10.

• AUGUR’S BEST BET: ISLAND OF LIFE Friday Doncaster 1.30.

ALL CLUBS in the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League were given the option of changing start times tomorrow in view of England’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final tie with Sweden, which kicks off at 3pm.

Both sides have to agree to any change and the League Management Committee had to have the requests in by Wednesday night in order to have the arrangements ratified by the Umpires Association.

As the final notice to clubs was not expected until yesterday evening, anyone wanting to go to a game should check the start time with the club first.

Start times for tomorrow’s games outside the Premier Division are also subject to change.

RUGBY LEAGUE Reluctant Rams release Woollard HARRY WOOLLARD has been released from his contract at Dewsbury Rams and has returned to his junior club, Dewsbury Moor.

The closed season arrival of the 2016 Huddersfield Giants academy player of the year was met with excitement, but the 20year-old centre has struggled for regular game time.

Rams head coach Neil Kelly said: “He’s taken a job and it’s a dilemma lots of players have when your job coincides with your rugby.

“It’s a personal decision, whether you want to continue in your career with your rugby, or you take the job.

“I think the limited time Harry’s had on the field this year has weighted to make that decision in favour of his occupation and I understand that.

“He’s been a great professional while he’s been at the club.

“He’s done everything he should have done and we were reluctant to let him go, but we’ve got to respect those personal decisions that players make.”

Woollard made his first senior appearance for Moor in their 30-10 Jim Brown Heavy Woollen Cup semi-final victory over Batley Boys on Wednesday night.

Birstall chase second spot THE FORM of Championship Two promotion-chasers Birstall is the one bright spot for the district in what is proving a testing summer for the majority of our clubs outside the Premier Division.

Third-placed Birstall have a great chance to close a seven-point gap and leapfrog Wakefield St Michaels into the second promotion spot, with the Wakefield side at runaway leaders Keighley tomorrow.

Standing in the way of Nick Kaye’s men tomorrow is relegation-threatened East Ardsley and a win would be the perfect response to the disappointment of last week’s four-wicket defeat at Keighley – a result that was a real setback to Birstall’s title hopes.

Batting first Birstall made 180, with the early dismissal of Eric Austin proving an untimely blow, but fellow opener Ian Carradice dug in to make a determined 38 off 72 balls before being run out

by Keighley skipper Paul Quinlan. In fact, Birstall’s downfall was almost exclusively Quinlan’s doing.

Apart from the run out the Keighley skipper took 6-41, with four different dismissals, and had it not been for the unbroken 41-run stand for the seventh wicket he probably would have been at the wicket when the winning runs were scored – he was next in!

Keeping a close eye on the Birstall game tomorrow will be Hopton Mills, Spen

Victoria and Liversedge who, along with East Ardsley, occupy the bottom four places in this division.

Spen escaped relegation to the Conference last season, because of the first season ‘no relegation’ rule for the existing Bradford League clubs when the League merged with the Central Yorkshire League, but they have no getout-of-jail card to play this term.

They are currently in second-bottom spot, 14 points behind East Ardsley, having played one game more. In the circumstances their trip to Bowling Old Lane tomorrow is already looking like a must-win situation.

Liversedge, a point behind Spen at the foot of the table, are without a game while Hopton Mills are at Brighouse.

In Championship One Gomersal, having slipped into midtable, face another tough game when they go to promotion chasing Morley.

Hartshead Moor are at leaders Undercliffe, while second-bottom Ossett are at home to fellow strugglers Yeadon.

Winless Ossett need to pick up maximum points in this game and hope that Batley can get a win at a third bottom Hunslet Nelson side who currently have a 23-point advantage over them.

In the Conference second bottom Heckmondwike and Carlinghow are at home to fourth bottom Crossbank Methodists in a key derby encounter.

St John Fisher final streamed ST JOHN FISHER will face St Peter’s of Manchester in the year nine Champion Schools final this afternoon (Fri).

Both teams will be familiar with each other, after contesting the year seven and eight finals together in the last two years.

The girls secured their place with a perfect record in the National Festival, including a last minute try to secure a 22-18 victory over Castleford Academy in their semi-final.

The match is one of seven age group finals taking place from 12:30pm at Victoria Park in Warrington, but you can watch all the action from home.

All matches will be streamed live and free on the RFL’s Our League platform, with coverage starting in time for the 12.30pm kick-off.

St John Fisher kick off at 3:40pm. To watch the match visit: https://membership.rugbyleague.com/.

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AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE Ex-Shark stars for Trojans

Shaw Cross win keeps survival hopes alive NCL Division One

SHAW CROSS SHARKS

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MILFORD MARLINS

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SHAW CROSS SHARKS earned their third win of the season with an assured home victory over Milford Marlins in NCL Division 1.

Tries from Joe Halloran, Nathan Wright, Paul March, Ash Berry and Sam Ottewell, along with a conversion and a drop goal from Shaun Squires, sealed a deserved win that takes the Sharks off the bottom of the table.

They started the brighter and were in front within five minutes, as strong carries from Halloran and then Owen Lamb put the Sharks in the good position from where Ryan Chalkley was able to send Halloran in to score, with Squires adding the extras.

They continued to dominate and were soon into double figures on the scoreboard, with more good play putting Wright into the right corner after Matthew Tebb had been held just short.

The Sharks were in full control but Milford got a try back out of the blue when Lumb lost the ball, allowing Josh Nathaniel to sprint the length of the opposition half to score, with

Martin Loveridge’s kick reducing the deficit to four.

The Marlins started to show some confidence after that try but errors continued to hinder them throughout the game.

It was Shaw Cross that scored next, started by a good break as Brandon French sent Halloran down the left wing. He couldn’t make it all the way, but the ball was then sent right and coach March went over for the try.

Just a few minutes later the Sharks had their fourth, coming from more expansive play that created an overload on the left for Berry to go over and put them 12 points in front at the break.

The second-half was a tighter affair as both sides tired in the heat, but it was Milford who got the next try after 15 minutes of play when Harry Gillfillan was sent over in the left corner. Jacob Skinner failed convert from the touchline though, keeping the Sharks two scores ahead.

The gap was extended again five minutes later, with a Milford error allowing Ottewell to sprint down the right wing for the Sharks’ fifth and final try of the afternoon.

There was time for a comeback, but the Sharks held firm and had the final say with 10 minutes to go when Squires put a one-pointer between the posts to seal victory.

HAT-TRICK: Will Gledhill scored three tries for the Trojans

NCL Division One

BRADFORD DUDLEY HILL 22 THORNHILL TROJANS TRY TIME: Sam Ottewell scored the Sharks’ final try against Milford

Game management Rams sign is key, says March Keighley’s Ryder

SHAW CROSS SHARKS visit NCL Division One leaders Thornhill Trojans tomorrow afternoon (Sat).

Continued from back page

The last derby between the two sides ended in a 44-0 victory for the Trojans.

That triumph set Thornhill off on a nine-game winning run. They last failed to win when they drew at home to Skirlaugh in early April, and in total they are on a 12-match unbeaten streak that stretches back to the opening day of the season.

The Sharks have struggled since the derby defeat, but looked to have turned it around with last weekend’s 23-10 win over Milford Marlins, which lifted them off the foot of the table.

Sharks player-coach Paul March, who scored in the Milford win, said: “We’re missing a couple again but we’ll go up there, and it’s all about game management.

“A local derby is about saving energy and playing with your heads and not your hearts, because if your hearts take over it could be a wild game.

“But if we play with our heads we can play with some real skill like last week, and hopefully we can cause them problems.

“We know what Thornhill bring to

the table; they’ve got some big forwards. It’s all about controlling them and taking our opportunities where we can.”

Neil Kelly offered his thoughts on the addition and said: “I am delighted to be able to bring Adam to the club. I’ve had my eye on him for a while and was going to try and sign him next year.

“Due to Keighley’s unfortunate circumstances, it has meant we were able to bring Adam in sooner than planned.

“I’d like to thank the All Together 2018 group who have been able to provide the funds and backed me to make this signing.”

A representative of the All Together 2018 group said: “We are delighted that we could help Neil make this signing.

“This was the the idea of the ‘All Together’ scheme where we could help Neil bring in specific players he wanted.

“All Together couldn’t happen without the support of SquadGoals, Dewsbury Faithful, the Amber Ribbon and fans individual donations.”

Moor beat Boys in semi-final

DEWSBURY MOOR secured a place in the Jim Brown Heavy Woollen Cup Final with a victory over Batley Boys on Wednesday night.

Following a closely contested first half against a determined and physical Batley side, Moor eventually ran out 30-10 winners in the semi-final tie.

Batley had proved their ability to compete against NCL opposition with a win over Shaw Cross Sharks

in the previous round, but Moor provided a sterner test.

The result means the final will be an all-Dewsbury affair, as Thornhill Trojans had already secured the other spot.

The club’s A teams will also meet in the John Kane Cup Final.

Both matches will be played in a double header on Thursday August 23 at Dewsbury’s Tetley’s Stadium on Owl Lane.

The signing was financed through funds raised by the All Together 2018 campaign.

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FORMER Shaw Cross playercoach Zach Johnson scored a brace of tries to mark his Thornhill Trojans debut with a win.

Johnson’s transfer was completed midweek, allowing him to provide his man of the match display in Thornhill’s comfortable victory over Bradford Dudley Hill.

Declan Kaye also made his first appearance for the Trojans, in a match which saw them maintain their position at the top of National Conference League Division One. There was also an impressive performance from Will Gledhill as he registered a hat-trick of tries.

Liam Morley and Danny Ratcliffe were their usual creative selves making Thornhill tick throughout.

Casey Johnson also caught the eye as stand in goal kicker, registering eight from nine attempts.

Dudley Hill scored the first try of the game, as Elliot Cousins crossed over out wide.

Thornhill responded when Gledhill charged over for his first try, off the back of a Morley pass.

Gledhill’s break created the next opportunity, before Morley added the final pass to put Ratcliffe in the clear.

A kick to the corner from Dudley Hill then overstretched Thornhill and Martin Southwell scored an unconverted try.

Zach Johnson then made his first decisive impact with a powerful run coupled with an inch perfect offload to send Martyn Holland over.

Two more tries before the interval restored the hosts’ lead.

A determined run from Neil Wall saw them claim the first, before Lewis Evans finished off a flowing move.

Johnson returned to the fore in the second-half. He bounced off a tackler and powered over for a try by the posts.

Both teams then lost a player to the sin-bin and Simon Sewell levelled the score from the resulting penalty.

Gledhill dived over to regain the lead, before another Dudley Hill man saw yellow.

Johnson then added his second try ahead of another combination from Morley and Geldhill, to see the former Dewsbury Ram complete his hat-trick.

George Woodcock soon followed this to improve score and then Gledhill finished off a fine performance with another break to send Martyn Holland over for the final try of the game.

Heat troubles Trojans YML Alliance Division One

STANNINGLEY 46 THORNHILL TROJANS A 16 THORNHILL TROJANS A wilted in the mid-day heat as a young Stanningley side cut loose in an emphatic secondhalf performance.

The Trojans started the game strongly but relative fitness went on to make a crucial impact on their defensive efforts.

Liam Morley created the two opening tries, with a pass to Jason Milner and a high kick for John Gearey.

A break from Brad Llewellyn then enabled Milner to add his second and open a 16-0 lead.

A rapid response of three converted tries from Stanningley turned the match on its head though and saw the home team lead 18-16 at the interval.

The second half was completely dominated by the hosts, who scored six unanswered tries to record a 46-16 victory.

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BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH STATS SWINTON: Gabriel Fell 7 Mike Butt 6 Craig Mullen 7 George Tyson 8 Joe Brown 6 Chris Hankinson 8 Jack Hansen 7 Andy Bracek 8 Josh Ganson 8 Andy Thornley 7 Will Hope 6 Rhodri Lloyd 7 Kyle Shelford 6 Subs: Aaron Hall 6, Hayden Hansen 7, Paddy Jones 8, Levy Nzoungou 6.

Tries: Tyson (13, 58), Fell (30), Ganson (50), Lloyd (56).

Goals: Hankinson 4/5.

Drop Goals: Hankinson (60).

DEWSBURY: Josh Guzdek Gareth Potts James Glover Lucas Walshaw Dale Morton Paul Sykes Aaron Brown Jode Sheriffe Robbie Ward Jack Teanby Kyle Trout Michael Knowles Jordan Crowther Subs: Dominic Speakman 6, Toby Everett 6, Martyn Reilly 6, Daniel Igbinedion 8.

Tries: Brown (4), Walshaw (6), Morton (16, 72), Potts (64), Igbinedion (66).

Goals: Sykes 2/6.

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

Referee: M. Mannifield Half-time: 10-16 Penalties: 9-8 Sin Bin: Igbinedion (48, high tackle) Sent Off: Hankinson (65, spear tackle) Weather: Hot and sunny Man of the Match: George Tyson (Swinton) Attendance: 555 Match Rating: 5/5.

Drop goal denies Rams Betfred Championship

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at Heywood Road DEWSBURY RAMS fell agonisingly short of sealing a final quarter comeback against Swinton Lions.

A drop goal from Chris Hankinson was all that separated the sides, but his sending off could have ultimately cost Swinton everything; in a game that was excruciating as it was thrilling for both sets of spectators.

The Lions now close to within a point of the Rams and safety in the league table, having picked up seven of their eight league points in the past couple of calendar months.

It started differently though, with Dewsbury rocketing into a confident early lead, an electric run from dummy half Robbie Ward created space for Aaron Brown to palm off a Swinton tackler and reach over.

The Rams, with Michael Knowles to the fore, were gaining big yards down the middle prior to Brown being involved once more, this time sending in Lucas Walshaw on the left flank.

Hankinson, after starting the season at centre has been growing in stature at stand-off of late and he unleashed George Tyson on a typically bulldozing 40-metre run to the line.

All of the Rams early points came by targeting the Lions’ right and this was no exception, a beautifully timed pass from Jordan Crowther put Dale Morton forward rolling over to score at the corner flag.

With the heatwave still intense in South Manchester, substitutions were

vital, the Yorkshiremen threw on all their bench in one go with immediate impetus but Dominic Speakman’s pass to Daniel Igbinedion went to ground with the line close by.

It was Hankinson’s crossfield dash and pass that sent Gabriel Fell ghosting through the Dewsbury ranks to drag Swinton back into it.

Despite further pressure, including a double set on the Rams line, there were no further points on offer before the well-needed break from the heat.

The second half looked set to be nervy as the enormity of the result seemed to weigh on the players’ shoulders.

Then Igbinedion clattered Hankinson high in the tackle, with the referee giving the Dewsbury substitute 10 minutes off the pitch, this resulted in the Lions rapidly piling up the points.

After Levy Nzoungou was held up, Josh Ganson pilfered a try from dummy half, a lovely grubber from Hankinson teed up Welsh International Rhodri Lloyd to dive over.

Then a wonderful individual effort from Tyson for his second score, chipping and chasing and smashing into Josh Guzdek in the act of scoring.

While Hankinson booted his third goal out of three in that period, Tyson took treatment and was cheered back to his feet.

By the time Igbinedion reappeared, the game had a completely different complexion.

Hankinson smartly dropped a goal with the Lions having posted the last 23 points, it looked all over.

However, Paul Sykes and Guzdek then combined to send in Gareth Potts out wide, Sykes crucially missing the extra points as Dewsbury gave due

TWO IN ONE: Dale Morton claimed a brace of tries in the Rams’ narrow defeat notice that they were not giving in.

Then Hankinson was dismissed for piledriving James Glover into the ground and another seismic shift in the encounter ensued.

With the extra open space they now had in the sweltering conditions, the Rams kept the ball moving around constantly to keep the tiring Lions running.

One of these quick switches to the left saw Igbinedion fly in at the corner.

Great offloads out of the tackles from both Brown and Crowther culminated in Morton squeezing in out wide, both tries decisively too far out for Sykes to goal.

With the gap down to one point and just two minutes to go, Potts sprinted along the sideline, it looked like Dewsbury were setting up for a one pointer to level but Speakman’s pass went astray and Hayden Hansen gobbled it up for the win.

Sunny struggle for Bulldogs Betfred Championship

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at The Fox’s Biscuits Stadium BATLEY BULLDOGS were blown away by a London surge of four tries in 16 minutes at the start of the second half.

The Bulldogs were level at the interval following an entertaining opening 40, but the hosts appeared lethargic following the restart and the Broncos took full advantage.

Bulldogs boss Matt Diskin said: “There were some big efforts out there today and lads like Dane Manning ran their blood to water.

“But they have players capable of turning it on and they did that in the second half when they needed to, and we weren’t able to compete.”

Broncos head coach Danny Ward said: “Batley had a real dig today and both teams contributed to a good match in hot conditions.”

The visitors spent the opening minutes tackling in the hot conditions as grubber kicks from Pat Walker forced back-to-back drop-outs.

A quick move from a scrum sent Sam Smeaton through a gap for the game’s first try.

Walker’s goal made it 6-0, but moments later his kick on the last sailed out on the full.

Rhys Williams crossed in the corner for London, but play was brought back for a forward pass.

The Broncos enjoyed more possession and territory in the minutes that followed, forcing errors, but Batley were organised in defence as they preserved their advantage.

PRAISE INDEED: Head coach Matt Diskin (left) praised Dane Manning (right) for his workrate The visitors restored parity in spectacular style 15 minutes before the break.

Kieran Dixon collected Walker’s spiralling bomb and shrugged off the chasers to break the line and find the supporting Api Pewhairangi, who raced

the remaining 40 metres to dot down under the posts. Dixon added the two.

Bulldog James Harrison appeared destined to score after breaking from 30 metres out, but Alex Walker produced a superb last-gasp tackle to force him into touch in goal.

The tackle laid the platform for the visitors to take the lead. Dixon was again the instigator; his break down the right set the Broncos up for play to be moved left to Rhys Williams, who touched down on the overlap.

Dixon added a superb touchline goal to make it 6-12 with three minutes of the half remaining.

But incredibly, Batley levelled matters on the hooter. Pat Walker’s grubber kick was gathered by Alex Walker after it bounced off the post protector, but the Broncos full-back knocked-on into the grasp of James Davey for an easy score.

Pat Walker’s goal meant the sides headed into the tunnel all square.

The Broncos made a quick start to the second half and earned a penalty as the Bulldogs struggled to cope with their offload game.

On the resulting set, Matt Gee hit a good line and forced his way over next to the posts.

Moments later, Alex Walker atoned for his error late in the first half by carving open a gap for Jay Pitts to breeze through. Dixon’s fourth goal of the afternoon made it 12-24 with half an hour remaining.

The Broncos’ outstanding start to the second period continued when Alex Walker’s inventive chip bounced kindly for Dixon to gather and score. He was unable to convert.

Pitts turned provider for Tom Spencer who had an easy run to the line following the initial break. Dixon’s goal made it 12-34 to the visitors with just over 15 minutes remaining.

There was a walk-in for Alex Williams nine minutes later but the hosts restored some pride in the 75th minute, when Walker’s kick was batted back into the path of Lewis Galbraith.

MATCH STATS BATLEY BULLDOGS: Dave Scott Keenan Tomlinson Sam Smeaton Lewis Galbraith Jason Crookes Pat Walker Tom Hemingway Adam Gledhill Alistair Leak Tom Lillycrop Dane Manning Brad Day Joel Farrell Subs: James Harrison 6, James Brown 6, James Davey 7, Alex Bretherton 6.

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

Tries: Smeaton (7), Davey (40), Galbraith (75).

Goals: Walker 2/3.

LONDON BRONCOS: Alex Walker 8 Kieran Dixon 8 Michael Channing 7 Elliot Kear 8 Rhys Williams 8 Api Pewhairangi 8 James Cunningham 7 Ed Battye 8 Jarrod Sammut 7 Ben Evans 7 Jay Pitts 8 Dan Hindmarsh-Takyi 8 Matt Davis 8 Subs: Mark Ioane 7, Matt Gee 8, Tom Spencer 8, Matt Davies 7.

Tries: Pewhairangi (24), Williams (37, 71), Gee (46), Pitts (49), Dixon (53), Spencer (62).

Goals: Dixon 5/7.

Referee: J. McMullen Half-time: 12-12 Penalties: 4-4 Sin Bin: None Sent Off: None Weather: Hot, sunny Man of the Match: Kieran Dixon (London) Attendance: 889 Match Rating: 3/5.

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Closing the gap motivates Rams

By Joseph Crabtree NEIL KELLY and his charges are motivated to pull clear of the drop zone, according to the Dewsbury boss.

But Kelly says his side need to concentrate more on winning the game against Barrow on Sunday than where they sit in the Championship table.

The Rams are now just a point clear of the relegation spots following Sunday’s drop-goal defeat to Swinton Lions.

Kelly said: “If we focus too much on the league table then we won’t do the necessary things we need to win a game.

“It’s a motivation, but I don’t see it as we have got

to go into this game with that on our minds.

“We’ve just got to learn from last week. We have to retain the positives and throw out the negatives.”

Dewsbury can move clear of the drop in the coming weeks – if they can beat the three teams directly above them when they face off.

Kelly is keen to concentrate on their immediate task, though. He said: “I’m only focusing on Barrow at the moment.

It’s for other people to look at the overall picture.

“Everybody’s talking about England getting to the World Cup final, but they’ve still got to beat Sweden yet.”

The Rams will be with-

out Martyn Reilly for Sunday’s game.

The former Halifax second-rower sustained an injury during the Swinton match.

Kelly said: “He will be out for the foreseeable future really, so it’s added more pressure into a small squad, but I still think we’ve got the players in that squad who are fit and can win against Barrow.”

Meanwhile Dewsbury have signed Keighley Cougars centre Adam Ryder. Ryder joined the Cougars in 2017 from Huddersfield YMCA RUFC and is now contracted to the Rams until the end of next season.

BATLEY BULLDOGS forward James Brown has been banned from playing in the Heavy Woollen derby against Dewsbury.

Brown received a two-match ban for striking Ben Johnston in Batley’s match against Halifax two weeks ago, but saw it extended to three matches after an unsuccessful appeal.

Batley assistant coach Danny Maun s a i d : “Obviously the RFL have got their ideas and perceptions of how things should be played, but I think you’ve got a panel where some of them have probably not played the game and are probably looking at it from the outside and have probably seen something different.

“James went into the tackle trying to make a tackle and I think he’s just caught the top of his head and it’s just unfortunate. It wasn’t anything malicious.

“He’s not that type of player. He plays tough, that’s all, and I just don’t see anything in that decision to get a ban, but the RFL probably see it differently.”

But Maun was keen to emphasise that the Bulldogs had adequate cover in Brown’s absence.

“It’s a shame, because he was playing quite well after his broken thumb, but everyone else is coming back fit,” he said.

“Lillycrop played last week and he looked good to say he’s been out for that length of time.

“All our middles are back now: Alex Rowe, (Michael) Ward, (Adam) Gledhill, Lillycrop and we’ve obviously got Tom Holland to come in there.

“We’ve got some good options in there and with Patch (Walker) and Dom (Brambani) coming back in it looks even stronger for us.

Brambani could return in time for Sunday’s visit from full-time Leigh Centurions.

The Centurions sit just one place above Batley in the Championship table, despite 10 points separating the two clubs.

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