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UNDER PRESSURE • ‘Significant incident’ declared as hospital struggles • 20 per cent of A&E patients didn’t need to be there By David Miller News Reporter davidmiller@thepressnews.co.uk

HEALTH chiefs have denied an A&E admissions crisis despite declaring a “significant incident”. The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust raised their Resource Escalation Plan (REAP) to Level Five last Friday. Affecting Dewsbury District Hospital, all meetings and training were cancelled to focus on patient care. An internal email seen by The Press warned of “...high numbers of patients waiting in A&E for admission...” It also said a number of wards are “...below minimum staffing levels” and asked workers not currently involved in patient care to help if able to. The move came as hospitals across England declared “major” or “significant” incidents at their Accident and Emergency departments. Waiting times are said to be the longest since the Government target of seeing 95 per cent of patients within four hours was introduced in 2004. Mid Yorkshire’s figures were 80 per cent and 90.4 per cent for the weeks ending December 21 and 28 respectively. Data also shows there were 17,770 attendances at the area’s A&E units last month, an increase of 1,859 on December 2013. NHS England figures in the week ending December 21 showed 430 patients waited between four and 12 hours at A&E. The trust insist the problem is not with patients who need admission – but with those whose ailments do not need treatment at an A&E department. A spokesman said: “About 20 per cent of

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our visitors had conditions which could have been treated by a GP or pharmacist. “We have triage and it’s more likely it would be these who would experience a longer wait rather than anyone needing to be admitted.” On Monday Mid Yorkshire launched a new campaign to cut unneccessary A&E visits. Called ‘Is A&E Right For Me?’, the aim is to direct people with minor ailments to other health professionals. Of the REAP Level Five “Significant Incident”, the spokesman added: “It’s an internal management tool used by a lot of

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NHS trusts to make sure staff are put where they need to be. “All hospitals are experiencing similar problems due to more patients coming at this time of year than any other.” Unison regional organiser Jim Bell said some wards may be below minimum staffing levels due to problems hiring nurses. He partly blamed the Government but said: “There can be no hiding from the fact that the trust has lost the goodwill of many staff. “This is to the point where they’re now unwilling to work beyond contracted hours or outside their job descriptions.

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“They’ll struggle to get staff to work outside their jobs from those who’ve been downgraded to save money and not had a fair pay rise since 2010.” Parliamentary candidate Paula Sherriff highlighted looming cuts to A&E at the hospital. She said: “Dewsbury District Hospital faces having its A&E downgraded yet these figures show demand is higher than ever.” Miss Sherriff, Labour’s pick for Dewsbury and Mirfield, also criticised the governement. She said: “Pressure is being put on emergency services by cuts to social care budgets and to GP access. “There’s also been the scrapping of NHS Direct and a costly and unwanted reorganisation which leaves patients at unacceptable levels of risk. “These are all issues exacerbated around Christmas when people find it even more difficult to see a GP or a pharmacist.”

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Friday January 9, 2015 2.15pm, followed by committal service at Dewsbury Crematorium at 3.15pm. JOHNSON RICHARD ROBERT On 24 December, aged 82 years, of Liversedge. Husband of Madge. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 14 January at 11.15am.

Deaths ADAMSON NEE ELLIS MARY LACEY On 31 December, of Dewsbury, aged 93. Wife of the late Tom.

Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 12 January at 10am.

Funeral at Christ Church, Ossett on Wednesday 21 January at 1.30pm.

ARMITAGE WILLIAM On 30 December, of Ossett, aged 85. Husband of the late Elaine.

BOOTHROYD ETHEL On 2 January, formerly of Cleckheaton, aged 91. Wife of the late Philip. Funeral at Whitechapel Church, Cleckheaton, on Tuesday 20 January at 11.30am followed by a private committal. BROOKE ALAN On 26 December, aged 73 years. Husband to Cindy. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on Wednesday 14 January at 10.30am. CLARKE NEE LOCKWOOD LILY On 1 January, formerly of Gawthorpe and Soothill, aged 95. Wife of the late Mark. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on Wednesday 21 January at 12.30pm. COOPLAND DOROTHY (DOT) NEE COWLING On 29 December, aged 82 years, of Mirfield. Wife of Albert. Funeral at Huddersfield Crematorium on Friday 16 January at 1.15pm. CROWTHER WILLIAM ROBERT BILL On 27 December, aged 93, of Mirfield. Husband of the late Edith. Funeral at St Andrew’s Methodist Church Friday 16 January at 10.15am, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 11.15am. DENNISON ARTHUR On 31 December, at home. Husband of of Joan. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday 16 January at 10.30am.

ELLIS IVY On 24 December, of Dewsbury Moor, aged 95. Wife of the late Norman. Funeral service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday 19 January at 12.30pm. FIRTH MALCOLM On 3 January, formerly of Heckmondwike, aged 80. Partner of the late Sylvia. Funeral service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday 26 January at 12.30pm. FRAIN WILFRED JOSEPH On January 4, aged 82. He now joins his dearly loved wife, Maureen. Requiem Mass at St Paulinus RC Church, on Friday 23 January at 10am, followed by interment at Dewsbury Cemetery. FRYER STANLEY On 30 December, aged 91. Husband of Doris. A service of celebration will be held at St John’s Church, Dewsbury Moor, on Thursday 15 January at 12noon. GILL NEE DONLAN MARGARET ANN On 31 December, of Middlestown, aged 92. Mother of Sylvia, Shirley, George, Janet and the late Jeff and Dolly. Funeral service at St Joseph’s R C Church, Batley Carr on Wednesday 14 January at 10.45am, followed by interment at Dewsbury Cemetery. HART MATILDA HILDA Passed away at Dewsbury Hospital, aged 78. A loving mum, mother-in-law and grandma. Service at St Mary’s RC Church, Batley Friday 9 January at 10.45am, followed by interment at Batley Cemetery.

HATFIELD JACK On 27 December, aged 87, of Mirfield. Husband of Betty. Funeral at Christ Church, Liversedge, on Thursday 15 January at 12noon, followed by interment in Liversedge Cemetery. HINDSON ALMA Peacefully on 28 December, aged 82. Dearly loved mum, nana and great nana. Service and cremation at Dewsbury Crematorium, 8 January at 10am.

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HOBSON DEREK KENNETH (DK) On 26 December, of Royd Wood. Husband of Ruby. Funeral service at St Barnabas Church, Hightown Monday 12 January at 10.30am, followed by committal at Liversedge Cemetery. HOLMES INA NEE DALBY On 3 January, of Dewsbury, aged 89 years. Wife of the late Dennis. Funeral service at Batley Parish Church on Friday 16 January at

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SEYMOUR GERALD BARRINGTON On 29 December, of Thornhill, aged 83. Husband of Maria. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on Wednesday 14 January at 1.15pm. SKELLY ALICE On 25 December, aged 92 years. Wife of the late Godfrey. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday 19 January at 1.15pm. SMITH GEOFFREY On 2 January, of Eightlands, aged 69. Husband of the late Pauline. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Monday 19 January at 11.15am. SPENCER HAROLD On 30 December, aged 95 years, of Spring Valley Close. Husband of the late Doris. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on Thursday 15 January at 12.30pm. STONES RONALD On 1 January, of Liversedge, aged 79. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday 16 January at 12.30pm.

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MARSDEN GLADYS On 23 December, aged 92 years, of Mirfield, formerly of Liversedge. Wife of the late Dennis. Service at St Barnabas Church, Hightown on Wednesday 14 January at 1.30pm, followed by committal at Liversedge Cemetery.

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MACIVER CRAIG On 30 December, of Heckmondwike, formerly of Dewsbury Moor, aged 35. Son of Allan and Wendy. Funeral at St John’s Church, Dewsbury Moor on Friday 16 January at 10.15am, followed by interment at Heckmondwike Cemetery.

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SWANN DR KENNETH On 3 January, of Gomersal, aged 84. Husband of Beth. A service of celebration at St Marys Church, Gomersal on Wednesday 21 January at 11.30am. THOMPSON WINIFRED NEE RANDLE On 27 December, aged 89. Wife of the late Derrick. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on Tuesday 13 January at 2pm.

MASKERY NEE CHADWICK MAY On 3 January, at home, Dewsbury, aged 95. Wife of the late Edwin. Thanksgiving service at Ebenezer Methodist Church, Hanging Heaton on Tuesday 20 January at 1.45pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 2.45pm.

WARD MARGARET SUSAN On 21 December, aged 77, of Cleckheaton. Wife of the late George. Funeral will take place at St Paul’s Church, Cleckheaton on Tuesday 13 January at 2.30pm, followed by committal at Cleckheaton New Cemetery.

NICHOLLS PHILIP & CHRISTINE On 18 December, Philip, aged 64 years; On 22 December, Christine, aged 59, both of Dewsbury Moor. Joint service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Tuesday 13 January at 2.45pm.

WEATHERHILL REV. JOHN ROBERT On 3 January, aged 89. Husband of the late Margaret. Funeral at Church of the Nazarene, Dewsbury on Tuesday 20 January at 2pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 3.15pm.

PAGE RONALD STUART RONNIE On 27 December, aged 90 years, of Batley. Husband of the late Margaret. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday 12 January at 10.30am.

WINTERBOTTOM LESLIE On 4 January, aged 88. Husband of the late Irene. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday 16 January at 9.45am.

PHELPS IRENE (FORMERLY GAMBLE) On 25 December, aged 88 years. Wife of Colin. Funeral will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday 12 January at 2pm. RYDER ERIC On 27 December, formerly of Daleroyd House, aged 81. Funeral at Dewsbury Crematorium on

WOOD RONALD (RONNIE) On 1 January, aged 90 years, of Dewsbury Moor. Husband of the late Joan. Funeral service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Thursday 15 January at 10.30am. WRAY PETER On 5 January, formerly of Hanging Heaton, aged 58 years. Husband of Helen. Funeral service at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday 19 January at 10.30 am.

Drinking binge led to violent attack A FOUR-DAY drinking binge in Liversedge ended with a violent attack on one of the revellers, a court heard. Stewart Jackson suffered a fractured eye socket, broken nose and was bitten on the ear during a fight on December 5. Leeds Crown Court heard four days earlier defendant Darren Davison went to Mr Jackson's flat. He was accompanied by a woman known to both and the trio embarked on a drinking session. Jonathan Sharp, prosecuting, said the woman said something which sparked trouble between the two men early on December 5. Davison reacted by punching Mr Jackson in the face and when he tried to defend himself he bit him on the ear. The court heard Davison, 41, of Bankfoot Place, Batley, was out on licence from a four-and-ahalf year jail term imposed in March 2011 for robbery. Michael Devlin, for Davison, said the violence was not pre-meditated but his client had “completely lost control”. He added Davison had spent the previous days with Mr Jackson without any problem. Davison admitted grievous bodily harm and was jailed for two years.

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Erased: Stan’s precious link to late wife Ruby HER VOICE LOST FOREVER IN PHONE UPGRADE A DISTRAUGHT widower from Mirfield lost a recording of his late wife’s voice in a phone service upgrade. Stan Beaton, 68, of Northway, said he had been assured by Virgin Media the answer machine message was safe. But following technical changes to his landline, the precious recording vanished on December 20. The retired fork-lift truck driver was told the item had been deleted – and was lost forever. Stan said that losing the recording of wife Ruby was doubly hard at Christmas. Ruby, a packer at Fox’s Biscuits in Batley, died from stomach cancer in May, 2003, aged 63. An answer machine welcome message she recorded before her death was stored on Stan’s landline phone. He said: “It was my connection to her and sometimes it could be nice just to hear her voice again. “Recently Virgin made some alterations to their service, so I

called technical support and was assured her voice was safe.” Ruby previously recovered from breast cancer but the disease tragically returned. Stan said: “Her death left an unfilled void in our lives. You don’t realise how important someone is until they’re gone.” Virgin Media have called Stan to say that their engineers had tried everything to recover the message. To make amends, a representative offered him the Sky Sports channels free for a year and pledged to make a donation to Stan’s favourite charities. He named Cancer Research, Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital and cleft palate charity Operation Smile. A Virgin Media spokeswoman said: “The voicemail message was lost when we migrated the service to a new platform during a planned upgrade. “One of the agents in our contact centre incorrectly advised Mr Beaton his voicemail message was safe. “We've apologised to Mr Beaton for this and for any distress the loss of this message has caused.”

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COUNCIL chiefs will get just £6.1m towards dealing with a 10-year backlog of potholes. The funding is Kirklees Council’s share of £81m of government funding given to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The cash is over three years – and if spent on “cost-effective improvements” there will be another £71m to split over the three years after that. Council leader Coun David Sheard welcomed the funding. But he said Kirklees has a backlog of pothole repairs which will take £75m and a decade to fix. Coun Sheard said: “While the money is helpful it doesn’t make up for our overall funding gap. We’d prefer to have a decent settlement and

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continue hosting live music after an 11th-hour compromise. Performances at the Airedale Heifer in Mirfield will be routed through a sound system with a volume limiter set to a level agreed by council officials. The deal was reached on Tuesday, minutes before a panel was due to look at the future of the pub’s licence. Two other conditions were agreed to by staff at the Stocks Bank Road venue. These are: All doors and windows where live music takes place will be shut from 8pm, except for access, and external areas of the premises shall not be used by customers from 11pm to 10am for the consumption of alcohol.

NORTH KIRKLEES: UKIP have chosen their parliamentary candidates following hustings on Tuesday night. Ravensthorpe-based Mark Thackray was selected by a two-thirds majority of branch members to stand in Dewsbury & Mirfield. Aleks Lukic, a University of Edinburgh graduate in his mid-20s from Staincliffe, was picked for Batley & Spen. Branch spokesman Greg Burrows said: “He’s bright and got all the facts at his fingertips.” He faces a battle with Labour’s Jo Cox and Tory candidate Imtiaz Ameen to replace outgoing MP Mike Wood. In Dewsbury & Mirfield, incumbent MP Simon Reevell and Labour’s Paula Sherriff were until now the only two declared candidates.

THORNHILL: Headteacher Jonny Mitchell is to the leave the school which shot to fame in a TV documentary. Mr Mitchell said it was time for a fresh challenge after four years at Thornhill Community Academy. The school and Mr Mitchell starred in the 2013 hit show Educating Yorkshire on Channel Four. Mr Mitchell is to become the principal at the Co-operative Academy in Leeds from September.

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Council wins £6.1m for roads ... but it’s nothing like enough then use our local knowlege to spend the money in the best way, rather than have specific grants.” Kirklees reduced its spending on roads last year to £13.8m from £31.8m in 2008/09. The government has provided a national £6bn pot to be spent from 2015 to 2021. Combined authority chairman Coun Peter Box, also leader of Wakefield Council, criticised the funding. He said: “I’m disappointed the maintenance budgets of individual councils has been reduced to create this fund. “This comes at a time when councils are being asked to reduce funding for services, including day-to-day highway maintenance.”

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DEWSBURY: An investigation is continuing into the death of a man near the railway station on New Year’s Eve. Alan Marsden, 78, was found on the line at around 8.20am and was pronounced dead at the scene. The 8.12am Dewsbury to Leeds train had just left the railway station but it may not have hit him. Investigators are trying to determine if Mr Marsden, of Ossett, was struck by an earlier train. Services between Leeds and Hudderfield were cancelled. It took several hours to clear a backlog of trains and passengers.

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News In Brief Man charged with assaults on ex-lover BATLEY: A man is accused of twice assaulting his heavily pregnant ex-partner in rows. Joshua Spry, 23, of Bond Street, faces two counts of assaulting Jade Fisher-Wilkins and one of damaging her mobile phone. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard Spry allegedly kicked her in the stomach on Boxing Day. In a separate incident on January 3, he was said to have thrown a carton of juice at her. He is due to face trial on Thursday, February 26 and was remanded into custody until then.

Woman stabbed BATLEY: A woman was stabbed in the hand during an alleged struggle last month. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard Michelle Stocks suffered a severed tendon to her index finger. It is claimed she was injured in an incident at a home on Plover Drive on December 20. Defendant Jonathan Spry, 25, of Heckmondwike, denies a charge of malicious wounding. He is also charged with aggravated vehicle taking and is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday, January 14.

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HOLLYBANK TRUST received a £1,300 boost thanks to generous bowlers in Earlsheaton. Members of Earlsheaton Park Bowling Club chose Hollybank as their charity of the year and throughout 2014 raised cash for the Mirfield-based Trust, which cares for and educates children and adults with profound and complex needs within its school, residential

homes and daytime activity facilities. Mavis Darby, from the bowling club, said: “We are delighted that the local bowling community has had the chance to enjoy playing games knowing that the money raised will be put to good use helping a locallybased charity.” Hollybank’s partnerships fundraiser Susan Marsden

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FEARS have been raised that town council offices in Mirfield could be turned into a pub, following an announcement by JD Wetherspoon’s that they are looking for new venues in Mirfield and Holmfirth. Town mayor Coun Vivien Lees-Hamilton said: “I find the timing very odd. The council buildings in both Mirfield and Holmfirth were recently put up for sale by Kirklees. “Then we get this announcement from JD Wetherspoon’s and I can’t help but feel it’s the council offices they’re looking at." She said the Huddersfield

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tenant and Coun LeesHamilton said: “Kirklees are quite good at hiding things under a bushel. “For all we know there could have been informal talks between them, Tesco and Wetherspoon’s.” But despite the loss of the Black Bull there is no shortage of popular pubs, from the Flower Pot to the Traveller’s Rest. On whether Mirfield needs another venue, Coun LeesHamilton said: “My view is there is still a pub within walking distance for a lot of residents.”

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HOMES could be built on the site of Batley Fire Station after a new centralised emergency services building opens. An outline application for 11 properties on the Carlinghow Lane site was made to Kirklees Council last month. Consultation ends on Tuesday January 27. The plan would see the existing fire station demolished. Work on a new building at Carlton Road, Batley Carr, which also replaces Dewsbury Fire

Station, began in August. Any proceeds from the sale of land would be ploughed back into the cashstrapped service. The merger of some fire stations is an attempt to deal with multi-million pound budget cuts up to the year 2020. Deputy chief fire officer Steve Beckley said: “When the time comes we want to achieve the best price possible for redundant sites. “The income will be directed back into providing a first-class fire and rescue service."

ROBBERS stole a taxi in Heckmondwike last Saturday after knocking the driver to the ground. The victim drove to Dale Lane to pick up a fare in a blue Toyota Verso people carrier. He left the engine running and as he got out of the vehicle a man ran up from behind and knocked him over. The suspect then jumped into the taxi, registration number YR60 VVO, and sped off. He is believed to have emerged from a white Vauxhall Astra or Peugeot which had a different coloured roof.

This vehicle, which may have had a figure 1 in its licence plate, drove off towards White Lee Road, followed by the stolen taxi. The assailant is described as 5ft 6in tall and of medium build. Det Con Richard Brooke, of Kirklees CID, said: “This incident happened at a busy time on a Saturday night. “I am appealing to anyone in the area who witnessed the incident or who saw any suspicious activity to get in contact.” Witnesses can call police on 101.

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Campaigners battle to save town’s library By David Miller A MEETING about the future of Heckmondwike Library is due to be held on Tuesday. The event takes place at the Walkley Lane building at 6pm and follows similar debates around the district. Campaigners fear Heckmondwike could lose its only civic building in forthcoming budget cuts. A Kirklees Council proposal could see all libraries except Huddersfield and Dewsbury axed. John Appleyard, of the newlyformed Friends of Heckmondwike

Library group, said the building is more than just a place to borrow books. He highlighted a Jobcentre outreach service and Gateway to Care enquiries as just two of the services available. Also offered are free computer access, IT training courses and storytime for toddlers. Mr Appleyard said: “There are a lot of children who use the computers to do their homework because they don’t have one. “It also brings people into the town and they visit shops. Closure would be an economic blow to hopes of regeneration.”

Campaigners will be out on Market Street tomorrow (Saturday) from 9am to 11am with a petition. Broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis is backing the group and said: “The library is a wonderful piece of local heritage and should be saved if remotely possible.” Council chiefs insist no decisions have been made, but revealed they have a preferred option, which would cut the library budget from £5,754,000 to £3,204,000 by 2017/18 and keep more facilities open. A plan to close 24 of

COUNCILLORS SET TO DITCH ‘NUCLEAR’ OPTION COUNCILLORS seem set to reject the ‘nuclear’ option of closing all but two of the district’s libraries. Cabinet member for resources Graham Turner hinted that Kirklees may go for an option set out at a meeting in Birstall last month, whereby the library budget would be cut from £5.754m to £3.204m with the loss of up to 60 jobs. Coun Turner, who revealed a public consultation starts on Monday, January 19, said libraries would be split into three

categories – ‘town’, ‘community-supported’ and ‘communityrun’, with ‘book drops’ in other areas. This is in line with a plan detailed by chief librarian Carol Stump to residents in Birstall. Birstall, Batley, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike and Mirfield may be considered as town libraries. A questionnaire will be available on the Kirklees Libraries website and in libraries and community venues from January 19. The consultation, run by Qa Research, ends on

Council boss sets example on cuts COUNCIL leader David Sheard has billed for a fraction of the expenses claimed by his predecessor. Figures show Coun Mehboob Khan claimed £1,025.93 for eight meetings in London, Leeds and Newcastle in January, 2014. In February, he received £405.82 for five meetings in Leeds, London and Manchester. In contrast, Coun Sheard’s expenses were £80.61 in May for six events in Leeds and £73.87 for six others in Leeds and Bradford in July. He also only claimed £77.36 for

attending a conference in Los Angeles. In 2013, 20 out of 69 Kirklees councillors received a total of £9,362.57 for travel and food costs. Last year, 15 of 69 councillors, including some in the Labour cabinet, claimed a total of £4,031.37. Other expenses include: • Coun Robert Light (£496.45 for 12 meetings from January to November); • Coun Kath Pinnock (£37.50 for the Lib Dem party conference); • Coun Cathy Scott (£65.23 for a meeting in Bournemouth).

Friday, April 10. Face-to-face and telephone interviews will also be carried out. Coun Turner added: “The library service will now have to deliver services with a muchreduced budget and we need to look at new ways of working. “It is proposed that mobile libraries should be reviewed to explore alternative options. “This includes replacing the current mobile library service with an expanded home library service.”

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26 libraries across the district would cut the budget to about £2.5m. A council spokeswoman said: “No decisions have been made about any library. We will start a formal consultation on the library service in January.” ■ The Friends of Heckmondwike Library have set up a Google+ page at http://goo.gl /AP5i05 – or scan this QR code.

News in Brief Car-jacking attempt DEWSBURY: A motorist was threatened with a knife in an attempted car-jacking on Wednesday night. The driver stopped on Green Lane when he saw a man in the middle of the road waving for help. When he asked what was wrong, the man – described as Asian, with a skinny build – produced a knife and demanded he get out of the car. But the victim managed to drive off. Police want to speak with another motorist who was in front of the victim but had not stopped for the suspect. Anyone with information can call Kirklees Police’s Dewsbury and Mirfield NPT on 101.

MP’s £15,000 claim BATLEY & SPEN: MP Mike Wood has claimed more than £15,000 in expenses so far this financial year. Records show he billed £1,745 a month for accommodation, plus £1,088 in council tax. Utility bills and travel claims make up the rest of the £15,297.69.

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Peace-loving Muslims should say it themselves T’S ONLY a matter of time before this week’s attack by Muslim terrorists in Paris is repeated on the streets of London or Leeds, Birmingham or Manchester. Or Dewsbury, or Batley. But more likely a major city. The madmen who tried to behead Drummer Lee Rigby on the streets of Woolwich will be trained and equipped with AK47s next time. The death toll will likely be far more grievous. And as you sit or stand watching and listening, as stunned as you were on the morning of July 7 2005, or September 11 2001, I can promise you one small thing which you won’t notice amidst the noise, just as you didn’t this week in the media frenzy over the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Whoever the Prime Minister is – Cameron or Miliband, Boris Johnson or Yvette Cooper – and whichever politicians are rolled out for solemn pronunciations, their words will universally follow these lines: “We utterly condemn this

barbaric act blah blah blah … which is abhorred/rejected/ condemned by the overwhelming majority of peaceloving Muslims in this country.” It’s every time. I don’t think the BBC will carry an interview on acts of terrorism in democratic states unless the interviewee habitually absolves “the overwhelming majority of peace loving Muslims” as a sign-off. I’m sick of hearing it. I’d rather be sick of hear-

ing the spokesmen of that overwhelming majority of peace-loving Muslims saying it themselves. I’d like them to parade in their hundreds and thousands from Savile Town to the town hall, bearing banners condemning their Muslim brothers, saying ‘Not in my Name’. Something as simple as that, repeated in Muslim communities across the country – across the western world – could break down a thousand barriers. Peaceful Islam? Then prove it. Show it. Be as voluble about it as you are every time you take perceived offence at a slight against you. Heaven knows there are plenty of white liberal Muslim backside-kissers, crawling to offer solidarity and brotherhood every time you’re miffed. How about a bit of quid pro quo? But while we wait and wait, I’m sorry, the silence, the everyday, business-asusual shoulder shrugging of the multitude of mosques and Muslim public figures in towns like ours says the

LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood exact opposite. Will Masood Ahmed, Abdul Patel and Mumtaz Hussain be grabbing Dewsbury West councillor Darren O’Donovan by the lughole this weekend and dragging him onto Longcauseway to march with them, to protest and join their call for justice for journalists? For these terrorists to be caught and dealt with, as they did over the violence in Gaza? More pointedly, will our local white councillors, fronted by council leader David Sheard, demand that their Muslim colleagues in Kirklees Council take a stand against such infamy? That they speak out and ‘be’ the voice of that socalled silent majority? What do you think? These acts are not publicly condemned by so-called moderate Muslims, for two reasons. Firstly because the political mainstream manages to turn this as much into an attack on them as it is on the actual victims. Happens every time. Condolences hastily followed by an appeal not to tar all Muslims with the same brush. Why can’t they speak for themselves? Maybe because, secondly, has anyone considered that perhaps that oft-quoted overwhelming majority hasn’t a problem with the cold-blooded murder of anyone who offends their religion. Has that even occurred to our political elite? The fact is that there’s little evidence otherwise. No revulsion that I’ve seen from rent-agob Sayeeda Warsi; Shahid Malik only speaks out if there’s something in it for him. I’m sick of this pampered minority having vicarious offence taken for it by lily-livered white apologists. This is their problem as much if not more than ours, so it’s time they grew a pair and learned to speak for themselves. These pages are always free to anyone who wants to make any kind of case. That’s what newspapers do in a civilised society.

Why should Evans now be denied a living? DO HOPE that Oldham Athletic show the courage of their convictions and sign Ched Evans, the young man who served a prison sentence for rape, and now finds himself being hounded like the Yorkshire Ripper. The strident fanatics demanding that the 26year-old footballer never be allowed to work again seem to be arguing, ridiculously, that Evans’s crime was every bit as heinous. That’s the left-wing fascism of modern Britain; make the case that a disputed night of drunken sex is not as heinous as stalking Bradford’s back streets armed with a hammer and chisel, and you’ll be accused of everything not far short of rape yourself. Everywhere you look publicity seeking ‘upstanding citizens’ are queuing up to protest against Evans ever playing professional football again. “Bob’s Plumbing and Heating will not be associated with Fluffstuff United if they contemplate signing Ched Evans. We are acknowledged as the leaders in valve and thermostat maintenance, but we will withdraw our 30-bob a year sponsorship of Fluffstuff United if they go through with this deal…” “But Fluffstuff United aren’t considering signing Ched Evans, Bob…” “Nonetheless, Bob’s Plumbing and Heating, leaders in blah blah…” But hold on a minute. Ched Evans is appealing against his conviction. What will all of those gobsh***s say if an appeal court clears him of rape? We know what they’ll say. Nothing. They’ll have disappeared back under the rock they came from. Anyone who thinks our judges and magistrates are all upstanding paragons of judicial virtue, unswayed by their personal bigotries, clearly has never experienced a British court of law. Guilty or not, Evans was convicted of having sex with a young woman who admitted being so drunk she couldn’t remember what had gone on. He didn’t pounce on her in a darkened park and drag her into the bushes. She wasn’t a child preyed upon by a Jimmy Savile-like pervert. But a court found him guilty, the lad did his time, and whether a footballer for a third-tier club, or a master plumber for Bob, to deny him his living is the perverse doctrine of a fascist state. But that’s increasingly what ‘liberal’ Britain is these days. If I was an Oldham Athletic fan, I’d campaign to boycott every firm withdrawing sponsorship from the club – see how they like it.

Crisis is a simple numbers game IRST day back at work and before lunchtime I was sick and fed up of the flaming General Election campaign. And we have four more months of this? Strewth. The NHS and specifically A&E is under pressure if you hadn’t noticed. The incessant bleating about it was enough to drive up the numbers of people with migraines by the time Wednesday rolled round. If you hadn’t needed a doctor over Christmas, there was half a chance you were desperate for a course of Prozac after four days of listening to Westminster’s prize liars. A health service in crisis is what you get in Sierra Leone or Syria. A long wait for your arm X-raying is what you get when you fall over drunk on Batley’s golden mile. The NHS isn’t perfect and never has been, but the political posturing this week has been mischievous at best, downright devious at worst. The population of this country has increased by several millions in the past 10

years. That’s fact, not scaremongering about immigration. Just numbers. And those ‘new’ citizens are putting immense pressure on everything from housing and schools to GPs and hospitals. The NHS has never had more money (how badly that is spent/managed is a different discussion), but it has never had more patients either. Not politics, just numbers. Ed Miliband wants to talk about it as if David Cameron is going round locking up casualty departments in person. But Miliband won’t talk about how a Labour government and Labour councils led the race to close local authority care homes. Wards are stacked up with elderly patients because there’s nowhere to send them. Cameron would love to point out that massive immigration has driven the NHS to its current precipice, but he can’t because the Tories have decided not to mention the ‘I’ word for fear of strengthening UKIP’s case. Liars all. And four more months of it…

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Speeding drivers on rat run death road face crackdown By David Miller SPEEDING drivers using a notorious Mirfield rat run face a renewed crackdown. Vehicles – including HGVs breaching a half-tonne weight limit – are speeding down Hopton Lane towards the town centre. Traffic-calming measures further up the road have cut problems near where 15-yearold paperboy Declan Newsome died in an accident in 2013. Data strips are to be placed near the bottom of Hopton Lane to measure the speed and weight of vehicles. Checks after Declan’s death revealed about 200 lorries

weighing more than half a tonne use the road every day. Coun Vivien Lees Hamilton (Con, Mirfield) said the new survey could lead to more traffic-calming measures. She and fellow Tory councillors Martyn Bolt and Kath Taylor are due to attend a meeting with residents and police on Thursday, January 29, at the town council offices on Huddersfield Road (7pm) Coun Lees-Hamilton said: “The problem with Hopton Lane is it’s narrow, twisty and there are blind bends. “Drivers cannot see round those bends where schoolchildren or mums with tots in prams may be crossing the

road. But there are some very selfish and thoughtless drivers who are only bothered about getting where they want to go as quickly as possible. “What we need is for people to care about the potential consequences of driving too fast. “I refuse to go down Hopton Lane faster than 30mph because it’s just too dangerous. “It’s a rat run used by drivers to avoid the A62 because it’s got too many lights that hold traffic up. “But until we’ve got the new data I wouldn’t like to say whether it’s possible to put traffic-calming measures in.”

Mum being treated in hospital Accused of imprisonment attacked and spat at police A MOTHER of two from Dewsbury Moor spat at and attacked two police officers while being treated in hospital. Sharon Barlow, 23, faces two charges of assault following an incident at Dewsbury District Hospital on December 20. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that Barlow, of Beckett Walk, was taken to hospital after she was attacked. Alex Bozman, prosecuting, said she was aggressive to police investigating the case. Barlow, who admitted both charges, struggled with two officers on the floor as they tried to

arrest her. She kicked out with her legs and tried to bite the hand of one of the policemen. Arfaq Nabi, for Barlow, said: “A few days before her brother passed away. She was grieving at the time. She dealt with it by drinking. “She was the victim of an assault and had been taken to hospital. She makes no bones about what happened and is remorseful.” Proceedings were adjourned until Friday, January 23, for reports. She was given unconditional bail.

A HECKMONDWIKE man is alleged to have imprisoned a woman against her will for six days. Joshua Swift, 25, of Fairmoor Way, is acccused of detaining Tina Bottomley at an address in Liversedge between December 6 and 11. He appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with false imprisonment. The case was referred to Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday, January 20. He is also banned from contacting the complainant.

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Pass-the-buck politics from them all Letter of the Week: K Brown, Mirfield Dear Sir, ‘Heartbroken’ was the strapline used by Coun Kathleen Taylor regarding the proposed cuts, which may affect the closure of the Town Council chamber and former Mirfield Urban District Council buildings, which encompass Ings Grove Park, Huddersfield Road and St Paul’s Road. If the Town Council are the only occupants of this building, and only meet once a fortnight for two hours, then I can’t see the point of keeping the building

Meeting to help save library From: John Appleyard and Dr Alexandra Bulloch, Friends of Heckmondwike Library Dear Sir, A petition to save Heckmondwike Library from closure has been drawn up by friends of the library, who are planning a public meeting on Tuesday January 13 at Heckmondwike Library (6pm). The group are concerned that Heckmondwike will lose its only civic building if it closes, which will also mean job losses. In addition to traditional loan services and photocopying/fax, the library has special loan collections of quick reads, graphic novels and a local history and reference collection. Heckmondwike Library provides free public computer access, which is constantly in demand, and hosts basic IT skills courses, local speakers, craft groups, conversation groups and an underfives group. Heckmondwike has no other centre for Citizens Advice, or a job centre. A job centre outreach service and facilities such as util-

as a going concern. The only councillors on the Town Council are Conservative co-opted buddies; no-one else gets a look-in, which is a corrupted democracy if ever there was one. So, let’s face it; if Farmer Jones’ donkey wore a blue rosette, then people would vote for it to stop the socialist red hoards descending across the slopes of the Calder and Colne valleys and setting up a base camp in Mirfield. I have lived in Mirfield for over

ity bill payments, the issuing of Kirklees Passports, gateway to care enquiries and blue badge applications are all currently offered by the library and are necessities for our local population.

Good luck to my old pal From: Jack Bunn, Hanging Heaton Residents’ Association Dear Sir, How saddened I was to read the reports in the local papers about one of the most honest, straight-forward men it has been my privilege to meet. I am talking about Glynn Powell. When he was a councillor, if he could have linked up with Colin Auty, who used to be a councillor, we would have had a different carry-on than we have in Kirklees today. Have you all forgotten those tins of beef we obtained from the EEC, which Tom Rhodes, Barry Bunn and myself distributed to you in the car park at Hanging Heaton WMC when I was president? We fetched it from the department in Barry’s old tractor and horse box; we

60 years, and I have never seen such a pathetic set of so-called councillors from all ranks playing pass-the-buck politics with each other. Oh yes, I hear the common rumble from Labour-held Kirklees Council, if Cameron hadn’t imposed all these cuts on us, we wouldn’t have to pass

made three trips for it. Batley East councillors, whom I can name, refused to go for us, so we, under the guidance of Glynn, fetched and issued six tins to everybody, and I have photos to prove it. I cannot pass an opinion of what happened to Glynn recently, but if ever I needed a pal in action it would be him and Colin. Good luck Glynn, and happy new year. A lot of people have short memories.

So much to think about... From: Derek Cartwright, Soothill, Batley Dear Sir, We have to remember that the post World War Two England needed immigrants to do the jobs, we did not have enough bus drivers or conductors, let alone doctors and nurses or round here, mill workers. Today, we again have a shortage of doctors and medical workers and tradesmen. So we need some immigration! The Conservatives promised to remove the deficit, but basically failed ... it has about 50 per cent to go, so the real pain is ahead. Will the Conservatives

them onto you (but in a format designed to hurt a Tory area). So come on then Labour and Conservative, Lib Dem and Greens; if you are for the people, and the council buildings are the property of Kirklees, the upkeep of which is paid by us, why can you not utilise the buildings as start-up business

have it in them to hit the squeezed middle? That’s the better off – teachers, policemen, etc. Those who we would once never have thought of as being ‘well off’. Don’t worry though, Labour has promised to reduce it further, but without pain, without shredding our ‘vital public services’. But the deficit is all about public spending and the wage bill to state employees ... when they said last time there was no money left. The investment bankers have either left the country or operations have been cut, and our high street banks … well, they are shutting branches, so they are not going to give Labour taxes to spend. If you were a foreigner working here, and they cut the money going into your pocket, what would you do, stay or go somewhere else? Local hospitals have a shortage of nurses and doctors. We hear reports of drunks in hospitals attacking them, so no wonder they cannot get staff. But where are the police? In the 19th century the drunks would have been arrested and fined and places that served drunks would be shut. Perhaps in some ways we do need to look back and

PLANNING APPLICATIONS Mr & Mrs D Hall, 44 Sunnyside Avenue, Roberttown, side, rear and front extension. Mr A Mahmood, 101, Old Westgate, Dewsbury, prior approval of proposed change of use from retail (class A1 to A2) to dwellinghouse. Mr B Khan, 2 Eastborough

Crescent, Dewsbury, twostorey extension to side and rear. Miss A Mahmood, 11 Clement Terrace, Savile Town, two-storey extension to rear. Kirklees Council, adjacent to 35 Battye Street, Dewsbury, outline application for residential development.

C Ward, 96 Second Avenue, Hightown, certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of singlestorey rear extension. Mr Issabhai Dawood Achha, 13 Warren Street, Savile Town, ground and first floor extensions. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, outline

application for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 11 dwellings. C Ives, The Barn, Marsh Lane, Birkenshaw, prior approval for proposed change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse and associated operational development.

Mr M Nisar, 12 St John Parade, Westtown, the proposal is for erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 3.7m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.7m.

enterprise areas, charge a rent and keep the asset for local good use? This type of local co-operative has worked well for centuries, since Saxon times, but then, of course, someone would have to do a bit of hard work and earn their keep – now we can’t be having that now can we? With elections looming, the poor old dears and stags are going to be proper exhausted, and we can’t be having that now can we? You keep it pal, it might be the hidden shot of adrenaline required all round.

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Read the small print carefully From: David Honeybell, Heckmondwike Dear Sir, The Morrisons Supermarket ‘match and more cards’ aren’t quite as straight forward as maybe they should be. I was a little short of time recently so instead of shopping around, I decided to pop into Morrisons in Heckmondwike, safe in the knowledge that their muchpublicised price check would ensure that I wouldn’t be overcharged. I paid for my purchases and only then checked my till receipt. I was shocked to see I didn’t qualify for any price match points! As I knew the prices of what I had bought in other outlets, I asked a member of staff why I hadn’t been awarded the price check points. The staff member looked at my receipt and told me: “Sorry sir, you have to spend at least £15 before the price check kicks in.” I asked where that information could be found, to be told it was on the ‘match and more card’ online application form. When I got home, I looked online. Pages one, two and three covered how to register for a card and explained the advantages of owning one. Not until I reached pages four and five was there any mention of a £15 minimum spend. There have been other times when I haven’t qualified for points, but just

thought the price of the items I had bought were as low as other outlets. I’ll have to put up with it this time, but how many other shoppers have been mis-led in the same way as me?

Congrats, but not for us From: Stephen Jenkins, Dewsbury Dear Sir, A first-generation immigrant couple from Bradford have been married for 80 years. The presenter on local TV news joyously announced that they had eight children and ‘dozens’ of grandchildren. Congratulations to them, but not to the rest of us! This means that from only two people, the increase in population of already overcrowded Britain could possibly be around another 40 or 50 in only two generations. This trend is still prevalent, so what is our children’s future going to be?

Yorkshire thrift was on show From: RS Phillips, Mirfield Dear Sir, Mr grandfather played football for Huddersfield Town, before the First World War. After four years in the trenches, up to his knees in muck and bullets, he was chosen to play again. At the first training session the coach was handing out shirts to the team, but missed my granddad out.

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Plea after heater fire From page eight “Where’s my shirt?” he said. The coach replied abruptly, “Didn’t we give you one BEFORE the war?”

Will we ever learn? From: Roger Stansfield, Cleckheaton Dear Sir, New Year honours for the ‘heroes of the working class’. Tony Blair, Middle East Peace Envoy?! Said to be worth £60m – properties all over the place. David Milliband – deserted his constituents in South Shields for £6k a week job in New York. Peter Mandelson – earned fortunes as a European Union commissioner – now hob-nobbing on billionaires’ yachts. Jack Straw and David Blunkett – key planners on Labour’s mass-immigration programme, pushing hundreds of thousands of British workers onto the dole. Party before people? Ed Milliband – chose cossetted route. Never had a proper job. Oxford University to Parliament. Lives in a £2m house. Neil Kinnock and wife –

lined their pockets to the tune of £8m as EU Commissioners. Ed Balls and wife Yvette Cooper – fiddled their MP expenses by practice known as ‘house flipping’. John Prescott – cost country millions with unworkable schemes. ‘Two Jags’ – enough said. Will we ever learn?

Health points to clarify From: Mark Sanders OBE, chairman of Locala Community Partnerships CIC Dear Sir, In response to the ‘Trust should get the job’ letter in last week’s edition I’d like to clarify a couple of points. Since it’s public knowledge that there are only two bidders for the Kirklees ‘Care Closer to Home’ community healthcare contract, your correspondent is clearly referring to the bid led by Locala Community Partnerships CIC when he says the consortium including Mid Yorkshire Hospitals

NHS Trust should not lose out to private for profit or not-for-profit companies. Locala isn’t an NHS organisation, it’s a community interest company which is a kind of social enterprise. However, Locala was formed out of the NHS three years ago and after meeting very stringent criteria we were awarded the contract to provide NHS community healthcare in Kirklees. For our patients it was ‘business as usual’ since we were drawing on many years of experience as an NHS community organisation and combining that with modern innovation such as our use of technology. In some other areas across the country the contracts for community healthcare were awarded to the local hospitals. In bidding for the ‘Care Closer to Home’ contract we are working in a strong partnership with South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and closely with others in the NHS as well as key local organisations.

AN ELDERLY man from Batley had a lucky escape when clothes he put on a portable heater caught fire. The man, in his 90s, suffered from smoke inhalation after the blaze began at his home in Healey at around 5.30pm on Tuesday. Firefighters helped the man out of his home. He was then taken to hospital by ambulance. John Jackson, watch commander at Batley Fire Station, said clothes and rags had been placed directly onto a portable heater to dry. They ignited, with flames causing the dinning room and then the whole house to fill with smoke. A neighbour raised the alarm. Fire crews from Batley and Dewsbury used an industrial fan to clear the smoke. Mr Jackson said: “Drying clothes on a heater like this is fraught with risk as combustibles can easily ignite. “There were a number of portable heaters in the property, including one in the bathroom, which is very dangerous as electrics and water don’t mix. “Portable heaters can be an alternative to central heating but please ensure they are positioned safely and kept in good working order. “If you have an elderly neighbour please pop your head in to check they are living safely.” Free home fire safety checks can be booked at www.westyorksfire.gov.uk or call 0800 5874536.

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News In Brief Drunk tried to break into wrong house BATLEY: A drunk who thought he had lost his house keys tried to break into what he believed was his home - but he was at the wrong address. The man, 25, repeatedly tried to force the front door of a home on Ealing Court early last Sunday. Police were called when the occupant woke and thought a burglar was trying to break in. The man was given a community resolution order for criminal damage. He apologised to the occupant and agreed to pay for repairs.

Imitation pistol stolen THORNHILL LEES: An imitation Colt 45 pistol was stolen in a Hanoi-style burglary on Lees Avenue. The replica, which cannot be converted to fire bullets, was taken between 7am and 6.30pm on December 9. A black leather cowboy-style holster with dummy rounds in loops across the back of the belt was also taken. And burglars escaped with a gold signet ring with a square face and stamped with the initials CW. The culprits fled in the victim’s grey 59-reg Peugeot 308. The signet ring is of sentimental value to the owner and cannot be replaced. Anyone with information can call Det Con Iain Campbell at Dewsbury CID on 101.

Blood donor dates NORTH KIRKLEES: Residents can give blood at donor sessions in Cleckheaton and Batley next week. The first one takes place at Cleckheaton Town Hall on Friday, January 16, from 2.15pm to 3.45pm and 4.45pm to 7.30pm. Next up are sessions at the Older People’s Centre, Commercial Street, Batley, on Friday, January 23, from 1.45pm to 3.45pm and 4.45pm to 7pm. To book call 0300 123 2323 or see www.blood.co.uk.

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AFTER ICONIC DEWSBURY CAFE SHUTS, KIRKLEES INSISTS:

We’re doing all we can to help traders By David Miller COUNCIL chiefs insist they are doing all they can to help Dewsbury town centre traders. The claim comes after the iconic Bailey’s Cafe became the latest premises to close amid worries about sky-high business rates. Support for pop-up shops and information on how to access rate relief are just two initiatives Kirklees say are helping the town’s retail community. Council leader Coun David Sheard (Lab,

Heckmondwike) also criticised the government for delaying a review of business rates. Last set in 2008, a revaluation planned for this year was put back until 2017 by the Tory-led coalition. It is claimed property values here are much lower than seven years ago – meaning traders are paying over the odds. Coun Sheard said: “The revaluation that should have seen a reduction in the north of England was cancelled by secretary of state Eric Pickles.” He added that keeping the current system for an

extra two years means businesses in the north are over-taxed. Coun Sheard added: “There was some research published about a year ago based on the Manchester area. “I can’t remember the exact numbers but it was claimed that Manchester businesses would pay something like £40m too much and Westminster £70m too little.” A council spokeswoman said of Bailey’s: “While they were trading they were awarded the relevant reliefs.” On the town centre overall she highlighted the renovation of Pioneer

House and Northgate. She added: “The council continues to support businesses in Dewsbury through a variety of measures. These include marketing workshops and offering opportunities for businesses to raise their profile at council events like the popular Homemade Festival. “We have been working on the development of a Dewsbury Business Partnership. And we continue to look at ways of reducing the number of under-utilised town centre units, such as through pop-up shops and temporary lets.”

Man twice had sex with girl aged 14 A MAN from Batley twice had sex with a girl knowing she was only 14, a court heard. Sam Hawley, 19, was found in bed with her in July after a search began for the girl, who had gone missing. Hawley, of Grange Road, was warned about harbouring her in future and told to stay away from her. Leeds Crown Court heard the girl, who cannot be named, went missing again in August. She told her mother she was visiting a friend in Garforth, Leeds, and would stay the night there. But when she failed to return police were called and she was found with Hawley in Morley. Graham Parkin, for Hawley, insisted his client’s behaviour was not predatory and that he is “unworldly” and immature for his age. Hawley, 18 at the time of the offences, admitted two charges of sexual activity with a child. He was given a 12-month youth custody sentence suspended for two years, plus 200 hours of unpaid work. He must also register as a sex offender for 10 years.

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MP’s £45k earnings DEWSBURY & MIRFIELD: MP Simon Reevell has earned more than £45,000 from his work as a barrister so far this financial year. Parliament’s register of interests shows his clients include Northern Rail and the Armed Forces Criminal Legal Aid Authority. Other work involved the Crown Prosecution Service. He was paid £45,308, excluding VAT. Mr Reevell’s expenses in 2014/15 so far total £9,415.67, including £1,187.50 a month on accommodation.

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Council’s spend on unions tops £570k By David Miller COUNCIL chiefs spend more than £570,000 a year on trade union activities, it has been revealed. The figure emerged following concerns from Birstall resident David Gaunt about looming budget cuts. Mr Gaunt, 69, of Rectory Drive, is worried about the loss of the town’s market and library. The retired personnel manager questioned whether Kirklees have trimmed all ‘non-essential’ spending. He said: “I’d rather we didn’t lose front-line services that people rely on if other efficency savings can be made.” Councillors, who have to

save £69m over the next three years, are due to set a budget next month. The Press asked Kirklees about ‘non-essential’ items, such as the office of the Mayor, who gets a chauffeurdriven limousine. We also put the cost of paying staff for their trade union work under the spotlight. A council spokeswoman said: “We can confirm the budget for the Civic Office is currently £131,000. “It covers the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, the Civic Office, transport, receptions and remembrance services.” This is down from £155,000 in the previous two years and £274,334 in 2008/09. She added the cost of providing facilities and support

to trade union officials is £577,000 a year. “By law, employers are required to give their employees time off for union duties,” she said. “The law is supplemented by a code of practice published by ACAS, which helps to define the duties covered. “This is common practice in large organisations in the private and public sectors.” The number of trade union officials and members at Kirklees Council as of August 2014 is: Unison – 12.2 full time equivalent officials, 7,000 members; Unite – 3.3, 650; GMB – 2.2, 700; ATL – 1.2, 1,000; NUT – 1.4, 1,900; NAHT – 0.4, 350; NASUWT – 1.6, 1,800.

Students land the star roles in videos FORMER pupils at schools across the district are starring in videos selling the benefits of studying at college. One of the 15 taking part in the Kirklees College promotion is 17-year-old Clarissa White. She left Westborough High School in Dewsbury to study for a diploma in animal management. The students feature in eight films themed around open days at the college due to be held later this month. Also interviewed was Janaed Ali, another former Westborough High pupil now on a hairdressing course. Georgina Heward, once of Mirfield Free Grammar, and

Kirklees College student Lauren Bridger at the college’s equestrian centre in Glossop Jess Lamb, of Spen Valley High, are doing art and design at the college. The videos were made in partnership with Bradford company Twenty Twenty Films. Open events at the college’s Dewsbury campus and Batley School of Art take place on Tuesday January 20 from 5.30pm to 8pm (last entry 7.30pm). Details will be available for full and part-time courses and adult education classes. A spokeswoman said:

“With one of the highest pass rates in England, 97 per cent, we can help you achieve your ambitions. “The college’s first class centres offer a great place to learn, develop skills for working life or go on to university.” For more details see www.kirkleescollege.ac.uk/n otice/48 or turn up on the day. The films can be seen online at www.kirkleescollege.ac.uk/video.

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Parents warned over winter baby illness PARENTS have been urged to look out for the symptoms of a winter illness. Bronchiolitis affects one in three babies in the UK in the first year of their life and Dr David Kelly, chairman of the North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “It is caused by an inflammation of the small airways in the lungs called bronchioles, which restricts the amount of air able to enter the lungs, making it more difficult for the child to breathe.” But a national survey has revealed that 58 per cent of parents have never heard of it. Early symptoms are a blocked or runny nose, sometimes accompanied by a cough or slightly raised temperature.

Most cases are not serious and symptoms can be eased with over-the-counter medicines. Babies who may have a more severe case of bronchiolitis usually exhibit four symptoms – shallow, quickened breathing, an inability to feed, a rasping cough and a high temperature – and medical attention should be sought. Advice from local GPs to stop bronchiolitis spreading includes washing hands regularly, washing toys to prevent the spread of germs, keeping away from other babies and children and protecting babies from tobacco smoke. For more about bronchiolitis, visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/ bronchiolitis/Pages/Introductio n.aspx.

Man faces 28 sex charges DEWSBURY: A man faces 28 sex charges – including several for inciting girls aged between 13 and 15 into sexual activity. Thomas Harrison, of Ellis Court, Textile Street, also faced charges involving the alleged distribution of indecent photographs when he appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court. Harrison was given unconditional bail until an appearance at Leeds Crown Court on Friday, January 16.

Jilted lover’s photo threat LEARNING GOOD HABITS: from left, Alannah Duffin, age three, Oliver Wigmore, two, and Iona Kelly, one, wash their hands at the Little Acorns nursery in Mirfield

X Factor Jack’s prom date PARTY TIME: A Cleckheaton church group banished loneliness on Christmas Day with a festive lunch for 30 at St John’s Church. Town traders donated secret Santa gifts and other donors included Haigh’s Farm Shop in Mirfield and Morrison’s in Heckmondwike. Church warden Margaret Couch said: “It was a super day. I can’t thank everyone enough.”

BATLEY’S Frontier Club will play host to an X Factor star as part of a fundraising prom show. Teen singer Jack Walton, right, takes to the stage on Thursday, February 12, for the first-ever Yorkshire Prom Show (7.30pm). Organised by Clare Ellarby, who runs the Miss Elegance fashion shop in Birstall, the charity event will feature a prom fashion show and stalls showcasing dresses, shoes, hairstylists and limousines. Proceeds will go to the Yorkshire Down Syndrome Group. Mrs Ellarby said: “We are pas-

sionate about prom and everything that goes with it, so we thought we would create an event which showcases the very best products available to those who are looking to create the most magical night of their lives.” Jack Walton, who reached the finals of the 2014 X Factor competition, will headline the entertainment, with other acts still to be announced. Miss Elegance will also be show-

casing some of its prom products on the catwalk, and organisers are holding a competition to find two girls to model dresses, with the chance to win a full prom package, including a dress. Competition details can be found at www.yorkshirepromshow.com and all entries must be in by Sunday, January 25. Tickets are £11.20, or £22.40 for a VIP seat, and are available by searching for Yorkshire Prom Show on Ticketmaster. They are also on sale at the Miss Elegance shop on Low Lane, Birstall.

LIVERSEDGE: A man threatened to send naked pictures of his former partner to her family. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard Alfred Bratton, 50, of Fifth Avenue East, made the threats in a bombardment of 70 texts between Christmas Day and Boxing Day after she ended their relationship. Bratton admitted harassment and District Judge Michael Fanning adjourned sentencing until Tuesday, January 27, for reports.

Store arrests HECKMONDWIKE: Two women were arrested for attempted shoplifting from a supermarket. The pair, from Hungary, filled carrier bags from a Morrison’s checkout with goods and then tried to leave without paying. Police enquiries are continuing.

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There were economic problems, serious ones – if you don’t remember Mr Healey going cap in hand to the IMF then Google it – but overall economic growth paid for public services right up until the growth slowed and the gap was filled by borrowing. With the borrowing came interest payments and soon much of the work of the economy was to provide enough to repay the debt. And then came the crash. If you are using your money to repay interest and debt you have less to spend on yourself and a country is just the same. If you can’t afford your debts, you’re in trouble. A country is no different. It really is straightforward – a modern free health service needs a country where economic growth pays for things and doesn’t just pay off things. Very best wishes for the New Year,

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ANUARY is the time when most people set goals for the year, the gyms are busier, classes are full and people seem really motivated to get fit and healthy. The danger is not sticking to the goal and by February people often give in! So today I want to give you some tips on goal setting and sticking to them. If you truly want something then it is easy to find the motivation to stick to it. What is your goal? What is it you want to achieve? People start exercising and eating healthy for various reasons: • To lose weight; • Improve fitness levels; • To lead a healthier lifestyle; • To train for a specific event; • Achieve a personal best. Whatever your reason, you need to be specific about what you want to achieve. Keep focused, be inspired and question yourself. Be inspired: Think of someone who has achieved what you wish to achieve, whether it is losing weight, completing a 10km run or achieving a personal best ... do as they do. Use their success as a guide to follow. If they use a trainer, use a trainer, if they follow a specific eating plan, then follow that plan. Question yourself: When you work towards something that requires you to make changes there will be times when you may be tempted to stray off track – an example of this might be when you feel tired and you’re tempted to miss your work-out, or picking something unhealthy when eating out. It’s at times like this that you need to ask yourself ‘will doing this take me closer to my goal or further away?’ So stay motivated and remember

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ARREN DAY stars in the record-breaking musical ‘White Christmas’ this winter at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, and tells me: “It’s been an amazing response, we are all thrilled with it.” Darren is also appearing in a couple of films this year which will premiere at Cannes and added: “Again it’s wonderful news, and we are hopeful the fans embrace them – I can’t give too much away, but expect the unexpected.”

TV COOK Gordon Ramsay denies that he has had any more surgery since moving to the US to make his TV shows. Yet look a little closer and you will see a softer face which is far more line-free … Gordon though claims this is simply down to good diet and nothing else. STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Claudia Winkleman will whip up a dance floor frenzy with a six-hour stint of frantic footwork for Comic Relief. Claudia maintains she is not at all ambitious and would rather stay at home, yet seems to get endless TV work. She says: “This is going to be a joyous show, and I want everyone to get involved with giving as much as they can for such a good cause.” CALL The Midwife star Pam Ferris has revealed her husband cries watching the programme. “It’s such an emotional show, and I know he gets caught up in it,” she said. “But I sometimes just smile to myself, after all of I know what’s coming, don’t I?!” LES DENNIS has addressed his future on Coronation Street, saying he wants Michael to become “part of the furniture”. Speaking to me, the comedian admits that although he has had offers to return to theatre, he’s planning on staying with the famous cobbled streets. HUGH BONNEVILLE has spoken about the future of Downton Abbey. The actor – who stars as Lord Grantham in the ITV period drama – said that creator Julian Fellowes will know when it is time to “put it to bed”. He added: “ I would be up for a movie version too now, after we had George Clooney in the show anything is truly possible.” READERS have grown tired of the slew of celebrity memoirs, with titles by Stephen Fry, Graham Norton and John Cleese selling disap-

Ann Montini and Darren Day at the West Yorkshire Playhouse Maycon Pictures pointing numbers, according to publishing industry experts. But the worst culprit of last year was Kelly Brook’s effort, which sold less than 7,000 copies. Given she was paid over £150,000 to reveal all in book form, you can see why they might not be too happy ... expect them all at your local pound shop soon. BRENDAN O’CARROLL has denied reports that Mrs Brown’s Boys won’t return for any more full series. He tells me: “So Ann, who told you that? It’s not ending, we have lots more stories to tell and we’re happy to do so, but I think we will take a break for a while so viewers don’t get bored of us.” EX-CORONATION STREET actress Michelle Keegan has shocked fans with her dramatic new look while appearing on TV. She denies all suggestions, but fans are alarmed at the new teeth and some say lips too ... take a look next time and see for yourself. SAMMY WINWARD said that her decision to leave Emmerdale wasn’t one she took lightly. After playing Katie Addyman for 13 years, the 29-year-old actress will bow out of the soap in the spring. “It would be easy to stay, but I want to do other things, and see what is out there for me ... maybe it’s a case of that I am growing up a bit,” she laughed. BARBARA WINDSOR has expressed hope that more EastEnders stars from the past will join her in returning for the 30th anniversary this year. She tells me: “I think it makes it more like real life that way, because people do pop back from time to time don’t they? Personally I

would love to see Ross Kemp back in the show, it would be great.” FAWLTY TOWERS actor Andrew Sachs is to join the cast of EastEnders. It’s not his first time in a soap of course, Andrew played Norris Cole’s brother way back in 2008 on Coronation Street, but he tells me: “I want to appear in them all, so maybe Emmerdale could be next.” INSIDERS on Strictly Come Dancing tell me that, like Sir Bruce, they are preparing for the day when Len Goodman decides to leave the show for good. A source reveals: “We know Len gets tired, and we see the show as a long-running format, so it would make good sense to think about what we would do in the future.” MICHAEL BALL is hoping that appearing in the recent festive special of the Victoria Wood drama ‘The Day We Sang’ will lead to more dramatic roles and maybe fewer as a musical star. He said: “I won’t ever give up singing, but I know also that I have enjoyed acting just as much, so who knows, it may work out for both with fingers crossed.” IF YOU’RE a fan of Mrs Brown’s Boys, then let me alert you to a planned spinoff from the show with ‘Rory and Dean’. A source tells me that they plan to get a pilot going at some stage this year, and test it out from there. MARY BERRY will front a new cooking series for BBC Two. Absolute Favourites will focus on the inspirations behind Mary’s recipes, and will see the Great British Bake Off judge tour the UK.

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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 JANUARY 10, 2015 THERE AND BACK (NK) Meet 11am Mirfield Library car park WF14 8AN GR SE 203 197 7 miles (M) Leader: Noel Tel: 07780 328561

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

Indian silver screen legacy on display AN EXHIBITION celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema legacy opens tomorrow (Sat) at Dewsbury Museum. The ‘Legacy of Indian Cinema Art’, or ‘LOICA’, drew in crowds when it was shown briefly for a day at the Batley Festival. Now local people will get another longer chance to enjoy it when it is displayed at the museum in Crow Nest Park from Saturday until March 20. LOICA showcases 12 large canvasses that interpret scenes from the first film of Indian cinema, ‘Raja Harishchandra’, and speak through their vibrant Kandinskyesque colours. As each scene unfolds, the viewer’s senses are livened by the mood-reflecting colours, from happiness to sadness and then onto tranquillity. The aim of the project, which involved 96 participants in the creation of the artwork, was to unite people from different cultures through a creative activity to form a piece of art that will be shown museums and art galleries for years to come. The project by the Batley-based Kirklees Filmmakers group was

brought to life with the help of 10 artists The group secured £20,000 in funding for the project from the

Arts Council and Kirklees and Bradford councils. The exhibition can be viewed during Dewsbury Museum’s

opening times of TuesdayThursday 11am-4pm, Saturday and Sunday 12noon-4pm. Admission is free.

Oakwell Hall hits the screen in BBC drama OAKWELL HALL will be featuring in the BBC’s major new drama ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell’ which is due to be shown early in 2015. It may not be instantly recognisable but the historic house was one of the main locations for the seven-part adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s historical fantasy novel. Being taken over by a film crew is nothing new for Oakwell Hall – its list of credits includes ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister’ and ‘Lost in Austen’. It was the location for the 1921 film of Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Shirley’ and has also featured in Simon Schama’s ‘History of Britain’, which was filmed by the BBC. To coincide with the screening

of this latest drama, the public is being offered an insight into Oakwell’s starring roles with a series of special tours of the Elizabethan manor house. The tours start tomorrow (Sat) and are also being held on February 7 and March 7. Visitors will learn how rooms were transformed, see props used during filming and view photographs taken during filming and showing the changes the house has had to undergo for the different productions it has hosted. The tours take place from 2pm to 3pm and places must be booked in advance. The cost is £5 per adult and £2.50 per child, which includes entry to the hall. For further information contact Oakwell Hall on 01924 326240.

STRANGE SIGHT: Oakwell Hall during filming

Saturday and runs until Sunday March 29. There will be occasional weekend displays, details of which are available from the museum. Meanwhile, visitors to Red House can learn about an extraordinary Victorian woman through a quiz, ‘There’s Something About Mary Taylor’, that will uncover her incredible story as they explore the house.

Get fit this New Year at Oakwell ANOTHER new year, another resolution to get fitter and healthier ... whatever level of exercise you are aiming for, Oakwell Hall Country Park in Birstall could help you turn resolve into action. For those looking for a first step into exercise, there is ‘Walk Yourself Back to Health’ – an hourlong walk around the park – every Tuesday starting at 1.30pm from in front of Oakwell Hall at the top of Nutter Lane. There is no need to book. A more strenuous alternative is an hourlong Nordic walk every Wednesday, starting in front of the hall at 10.30am. There is no need to book but there is a £1 charge for the hire of equipment. For anyone who wants to get on their running shoes, the park hosts a 5km timed run every Saturday morning as part of the national Parkrun scheme. Suitable for all abilities, the run starts at 9am from in front of the hall. The run is free to take part in but runners must be registered with the Parkrun scheme. More information and details of how to register can be found at www.parkrun. org.uk/oakwellhall.

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For the love of letters at Red House Museum A DISPLAY of work celebrating 25 years of the Calderdale Calligraphers is now on show at Red House museum in Gomersal. ‘For the Love of Letters’ showcases some of the diverse work undertaken by the group, including some beautiful hangings and examples of books made by members of the offshoot group Bound to be Good. The display opened last

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As well as being a friend and inspiration to Charlotte Brontë, Mary Taylor, who was born and lived in Red House, attracted international attention in her own right for her unusually independent lifestyle. Seen as one of Britain’s first feminists, Mary Taylor flouted the accepted norms of 19th century society to lead a life of travel and adventure.

The free quiz also runs until Sunday March 29. Normal house admission charges apply: adult £2.50, child £1 and family £6. The museum’s winter opening times are Tuesday to Thursday 11am-4pm, Saturday and Sunday 12noon-4pm. From March, the museum is open Tuesday to Thursday 11am5pm, Saturday and Sunday 12noon-5pm.

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Friday January 9, 2015

FOOTBALL

‘Jenno’ donation boost

Sedge collect rare victory in new year NCEL return NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

OVERTHORPE Sports Club’s junior football teams have been boosted by a cheque for £1,300 following a collection at a local football legend’s funeral. Tony ‘Jenno’ Jennings was an accomplished player for many years in some of the district’s best sides and had legendary status in Thornhill, where he was a popular former player and manager of Overthorpe Sports Club. The local football community was left to mourn the loss of one of the sport’s biggest and best-known characters, after he died suddenly in October, aged 64. Jason Jennings presented a cheque for £1,300 to Paul Brook following a collection taken at his father’s funeral. Anthony, affectionately known as Jenno to all who knew him, was a local football legend and the family felt that all monies collected should be used for the benefit of junior football at Overthorpe Sports Club. Jenno’s daughter Jane and other members of his family along with Rod Clifford, the Treasurer at Overthorpe, were present at the presentation. The Jennings family would like to thank everyone who contributed to the fund in memory of Jenno and would particularly like to thank Thornhill Trojans OFF THE MARK: Jason Jennings presents the cheque to Paul Brook alongside members of the Jennings family and ARLFC for their contribution. Overthorpe Sports Club treasurer Rod Clifford David Jewitt

SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Savile United edge closer to Premier drop zone SAVILE UNITED’S relegation fears continued as they were defeated 9-2 by TVR United in the SPEN VALLEY PREMIER DIVISION. Goals from Faisal Husain and Faisal Adam weren’t enough to avoid defeat and the Dewsbury club now sit three points away from safety. Savile Youth were edged 4-3 in their home game with mid-table rivals Vision in the same division. Abdullah Aswat netted a hattrick for Youth but his heroics were in vain as goals from Chris

Benn (two) and Lloyd Webster (two) sealed the win for the Bradford side. In the SPEN VALLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY Hightown Jets extended their unbeaten run in GROUP B to three games with a 7-2 win at Howden Clough. Nathan Clarke led the way with a hattrick, with further goals from Adam Smith, Kyle Kershaw, Dale Motlib and Johnny Asquith

ensuring the league leaders all three points. Howden Clough replied through a Simy Moore double. In an increasingly tight group B – with just two points separating second and fifth place – Inter Batley held Savile Town to a 1-1 draw. Harroon Laher scored for the hosts but a reply from Town’s Sufyaan Sajid ensured the spoils

were shared. Mount Pleasant picked up their first win in GROUP A with an emphatic 6-2 victory over basement club Cleckheaton Sporting. Mohammed Patel netted a hattrick and was ably supported by Abdurraeheem Mayat (two) and Adam Chibda. Sporting added goals from Nathan Williams and Liam Rhodeknight. In the same group Norfolk were less fortunate as they were soundly beaten 4-0 by table leaders Idle.

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Skip Jeff’s stunning strike breaks Ossett Town’s losing streak Ossett Town Padiham

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STEVEN JEFF’S wonder strike helped Ossett Town halt their winless run with a 1-0 Evo-Stik First Division North victory over Padiham on Saturday. Cited as a ‘huge game' last week by manager John Reed, Ossett narrowly beat bottom-placed Padiham at the 4G Voice and Data Stadium. A superb long-range free-kick from Town captain Jeff was enough to edge out their bottom of the table opponents and bring an end to a four match losing streak. A fired-up Ossett side could have scored more if Padiham goalkeeper Sean Davis hadn’t been in top form. Davis kept out efforts from Danny Chambers and Chris Ovington before the visitors hit the post from an attempt by Ben Allen. Davis went onto to deny Dave Merris and Bradford City loanee Lewis Clarkson as the half wore on. The deadlock was finally broken on the stroke of half-time. Influential club captain

CAPTAIN’S EXAMPLE: Ossett Town captain Steven Jeff celebrates his match-winning goal Jeff bent a 25-yard free kick over the Padiham wall and into the top corner. That turned out to be the only goal of the game as Ossett held on for an important victory – their first in four matches.

Harrogate Railway Ossett Albion

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OSSETT ALBION conceded two early goals as Harrogate Railway claimed a 2-1 win over their local rivals at Station View.

Two early goals were difference and the victory ensured that Rail moved back into contention for a play-offs spot in the Evo Stik Division One North. Nathan Cartman’s first goal of 2015 and 36th of

the campaign set Railway on their way – although Ossett claimed the striker had controlled the ball with his hand. Malachi Farquharson then took advantage of sloppy defending to score again in the 12th minute. After a long period of Albion possession and pressure, Ross Hardaker rifled home a crisp angled shot in the 24th minute. From this point the game ebbed and flowed and Albion could consider themselves unfortunate to be behind at half-time. Albion began the second half as they ended the first, on the attack and were unlucky not to equalise when Adam Jones’ goalbound shot hit the inside of the Harrogate post and rebounded to safety. Wes Milnes had an effort saved whilst at the other end a rare Harrogate break ended with Farquharson shooting weakly wide. With about five minutes left the referee, on the advice of his assistant, dismissed Lewis Trice for denial of a goal-scoring opportunity after Farquharson was pulled down.

UNBEATABLE: Sedge goalkeeper Sam Dobbs

Liversedge Albion Sports

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LIVERSEDGE picked up their first win since November as two second-half goals sealed a 2-0 home win over Albion Sports. Sedge entered the game on the back of a seven-game winless run, which included six losses and one draw, and faced a tough test against a Sports side sitting 10th in the NCEL Premier Division table. It was the visitors who enjoyed a plethora of chances in the first half, with only an inspired performance from the ever-reliable Sam Dobbs keeping them at bay, and as a result the sides went in level 0-0 at half-time. It took until the 63rd minute for the breakthrough and it was the hosts who found it when Tom Jackson struck home. A well-placed Brook Newton corner was met by Jackson who ghosted in at the back post to put his side ahead. And the victory was sealed for the Clayborners when Andrew Wood was put through on goal and blasted home to double Liversedge’s advantage on 87 minutes.

Mirfield survive cold to extend lead in league HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE DUE to the inclement weather last Sunday, only one game survived in the HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE. That took place in the CHAMPIONSHIP where runaway leaders Mirfield Town extended their lead at the top to 18 points with a 4-1 win at home to third place Mount Pleasant. Kieran Corley led the way with a brace, with Michael Rounding and Craig Johnson completing the tally. Faisal Adam bagged Mount’s consolation.

Weather puts paid to all women’s football action WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IN the North East Regional League leaders Westella, from Humberside, were the only team in Southern Division action but Ossett Albion, still hoping to move away from the second bottom spot, face a tough ask at home to promotion-chasing Wetherby Athletic. The West Riding County Women’s League returns after the holiday fixture break but there is no game for Ossett Town in the Premier Division and Dewsbury Rangers go into their Second Division game at home to Thornes still looking for their first win of the season and Battyeford Belles, still harbouring title hopes in this division, go to pointless Middleton Park.

Marsh seeking players SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPEN VALLEY LEAGUE football team Marsh are seeking new players for their Saturday open age side. The club are looking at switching leagues before next season and are hoping to recruit players who fancy a challenge with a team hopefully pushing for silverware. Anyone interested can contact Niel at The Marsh pub in Cleckheaton by calling 01274 872104 or via Twitter @MARSH_FC. There are also games remaining this season for players wanting to join now.

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Friday January 9, 2015

RUGBY UNION

PLAIN SALE-ING FOR CLECK CLECKHEATON SALE

Moorenders inflict just second defeat on Sale as their unbeaten home form continues in the National League

By Jared Priestley

NATIONAL LEAGUE THREE

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CLECKHEATON got 2015 off to a terrific start with a top-drawer victory over National Three North highflyers Sale FC. A feast of commitment and passion maintained the Moorenders’ unbeaten home record in the league this season and inflicted defeat on Sale for only the second time this campaign. The first half hour of the match was locked in a stalemate. Cleckheaton seemed to be edging the arm wrestle and enjoyed territorial advantage. It was the opposition who opened the scoring though when a kick through into the in-goal area looked to have been grounded by Jack Bickerdike, but Sale’s Chris Mayor dived on the ball a split-second later and was awarded a try. The conversion from Liam McGovern gave them a brief 7-0 lead before Ross Hayden reduced the gap with a penalty goal to open Cleckheaton’s account. The Moorenders enjoyed a spell of real pressure as the half drew to a close, with

JUBILATION: Ross Hayden leads the Cleckheaton celebrations as Rob Afoa Peterson crashes over for a try and right, Callum Thompson carries the ball in for the Moorenders Alex Dawson nearly getting over, but it was Sale who had the last word when McGovern added another penalty goal to give them a 10-3 lead at the break. The home side made an encouraging start to the second half when forward pressure from the kick-off gave space for man-of-the-match stand-off Michael Piper to land a drop-goal.

A penalty on the half-way line for Cleckheaton gave them a kick to the corner and a chance to try out the catch and drive. For a few moments Sale looked like they may be able to quell Cleckheaton’s momentum, but James Wilson, Lee Queeley and Hayden ran in from the back line and the 12-man maul could not be stopped.

Thrower got the touch down and Hayden added a difficult conversion to give the Moorenders a 13-10 lead. Attempts by Sale to hit back were met by stonewall defence and frustrations led to a yellow card for the visitors’ No. 10 McGovern. In another moment that typified an all-round team performance, a 12-man maul was formed for a second time

and the ball was driven over the whitewash. Rob Afoa Peterson got this one down and Hayden once again nailed a conversion from a yard inside the touchline. The final 10 minutes seemed to take an age. With a minute or so left Sale got a try to give their sizeable following a ray of hope. There was time for the

Kestrels re-name trophy in memory of ex-player CLECKHEATON RUFC have paid tribute to a former player after re-naming the Kestrels team players’ player of the year award the Bernard Fox Trophy. Bernard was a life-long member at Cleckheaton and a larger than life character before he passed away 18 months ago at the grand old age of 90. Bernard was captain of the ‘A’ team, now known as the Kestrels, for a number of years and helped nurture many a young player on to

greater things. He was also a well known raconteur and was a regular MC at the club’s annual dinner. His family, Andrew, Wendy and Lindsay donated a brand-new silver trophy to the club as well as a drinks kitty to buy the winner and the rest of the development team a celebratory beer for a few years to come. The trophy winner is voted for by the players themselves and is awarded each year at the rugby club’s annual dinner in May.

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restart but Sale knew if they turned over possession or the ball went dead the game would be over. They threw the ball around but Cleckheaton had not put in so much effort to let it slip away and eventually an infringement gave the Moorenders a penalty, which Mike Piper promptly kicked into touch to seal a memorable victory.

Trojans ladies thrash Moor in derby cup tie WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE

SPECIAL DONATION: Ian Johnson (club secretary) receiving the Benard Fox Trophy and a cheque from Lindsay, Wendy and Andrew Fox in memory of the former ‘A’ team player

RUGBY LEAGUE

Bulldogs make home switch for Rovers friendly From back page Meanwhile, the Bulldogs have switched the venue of their pre-season friendly with Featherstone Rovers to the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium. The 2014 Championship second-placed finishers were due to host the Bulldogs on Sunday January 18, but due to ongoing pitch maintenance at the Big Fella’s Stadium they will now travel to Batley. And Kear admits that the Featherstone game is going to be his side’s biggest test yet. “It is pleasing that we are at home against Featherstone and I am glad they decided to switch venues and not give up on the fixture,” he added. “Being at home gives the new players a chance to get used to the pitch at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium and it gives the fans a chance to see quality rugby league in Batley.

“Challenges don’t come much bigger than this, on pre-season rankings I would say they will finish fourth in the competition behind the three full-time clubs. “But I am confident we will be a-ok this year and I feel things are going in the right direction. “On our last showing I think we will do well this year as will Dewsbury, but we know it will be an extremely tough competition. “The Featherstone game is a chance to prove the Rams win wasn’t a false result.” Batley’s injured contingent are also recovering well from injuries, with Luke Blake (wrist), Ayden Faal (shoulder) and Sam Scott (shoulder) all training well as they aim for a comeback. Whilst Brad Hey (metatarsal) and Keegan Hirst (foot) both remain in protective boots and have yet to return to full training.

Send your sports reports, news and photos to Jared Priestley at sport@thepressnews.co.uk

• THORNHILL TROJANS ladies began 2015 in style with a 46-22 mauling of local rivals Dewsbury Moor Demons in the cup. Pictured are Amy Ratcliffe breaking through the Dewsbury Moor defence (top) and below Gemma Atkins and Hannah Butcher (bottom) scoring for the hosts.

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Friday January 9, 2015

RUGBY LEAGUE

MOOR NIL NEW EARSWICK

Batley Boys can’t end losing run PENNINE LEAGUE

Croisdale hat-trick sees Dewsbury move level at summit

PENNINE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ONE

DEWSBURY MOOR 16 NEW EARSWICK ALL BLACKS 0 at Heckmondwike Road

DEWSBURY MOOR warmed up for their National Cup first round tie as they nilled Championship One rivals New Earswick All Blacks on Saturday. The victory was not only a confidence booster ahead of tomorrow’s (Sat) cup tie against Widnes West Bank, but it also took them level on points with league leaders Doncaster Toll Bar. In the opening half Moor

played some splendid rugby and threw the ball around to entertain the Heckmondwike Road crowd. Adie Moore and Dean Arundal led the attacks as the ball was spread across the park, and the first try was soon chalked up. Several players handled in a sweeping move before right centre Bartley O’Brien broke clear before finding the supporting George Croisdale, and the speedy winger raced in for the opener. Jacob Flathers added the extras. Busy Dewsbury hooker Cameron Bruce was proving a handful for the New Earswick

defence and was well supported by props Phil Shotton and Danny Wardman. And it was no surprise when brothers Peter and Andrew Robinson made space for Croisdale to cross for his second try. The conversion was missed but at the interval the Maroon and Golds held a 10-0 lead. The visitors enjoyed the better of the opening to the second half and, aided by a penalty count in their favour, went close on several occasions. But the Moor defenders were intent on keeping their line

intact and Jordan Foster, Ash Boddy and Brad Foster dug deep to keep the All Blacks at bay. Earswick’s frustration was evident and they were soon reduced when centre Adam Kirby lost his temper and was dismissed for referee abuse. This seemed to spark the hosts and the game came back to life as Moor switched back to open rugby. James Eatherly, Alex Jeffs and Jonjoe Fox made headway before Croisdale found the space for his third of the afternoon. Adie Moore converted to make the final score 16-0 to Dewsbury.

Maroon and Golds edged in Halton battle PENNINE LEAGUE DIVISION SIX EAST

HALTON MOOR STORM DEWSBURY MOOR A

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A YOUTHFUL Dewsbury Moor A side were edged 13-10 by Division Six East high-flyers Halton Moor Storm on Saturday. A team containing 10 players under the age of 20 pushed the second-placed side, who have only suffered one loss this season, all the way before losing against the run of play. Lady luck did not smile on Moor as the hosts’ two touchdowns came as the visitors were in good attacking position. It was the Storm who opened the scoring when their winger intercepted a loose pass before racing 90 metres to post a converted try. Dewsbury made amends with 17-year-old

props Jon Bowness and Caden Wilkinson taking on their Halton counterparts with big hitups. The experienced Simon Whitely also made an impact in the forward pack. Moor then opened out with Dominic Flanagan, Scott Sheard and Jacob Crosswell combining for Lewis Harvey to send young fullback Cameron Adleigh over for Dewsbury’s opener. The angled conversion was missed but the visitors were back in the game at 6-4 at halftime. As the second half commenced Moor won a scrum 30 metres out from the Storm line. Stand-off Flanagan fed and his pinpoint pass allowed centre James Hammill to hit a perfect angle and race in under the sticks. Flanagan added the goal to put the visitors 10-6 in front. Halton countered and put Moor under a lot of pressure, but the visitors’ defence withstood

the Storm barrage – with Dean Carr, Lee Burton, Matt Shaw and Adam Barrett defending admirably. After soaking up the pressure it was Dewsbury’s turn to lay siege to the Halton try line. Some testing kicks from Flanagan increased the pressure and Bowness and Crosswell were held up short as Moor looked to seal the victory. However, in their attempts to score a Moor pass went astray and Halton proved dangerous on the counter as they scooped up the ball and went the length of the field to score. The scores were now level at 10-10 and the resultant conversion edged the Leeds side in front, before a late drop-goal sealed the league points. Things don’t get any easier for the Heckmondwike Road outfit as they travel to league leaders Drighlington A tomorrow (Sat).

Shaw Cross get into gear for fundraiser SHAW CROSS SHARKS switched pints for pedals at their annual Christmas gettogether as they aimed to raise funds for their upcoming National Conference League season. Sharks players took part in the ‘Tour de Shark’, where players cycled from the club’s Leeds Road base to Villeneuve in France, a total of 1200km, in a bid to raise money – but the twist was the club members never left the clubhouse. Players took to exercise bikes in the club’s base and pedalled away for fund-raising and a preseason warm-up. The Sharks begin their National Conference League Division One campaign in March – but in order to fund travel to

PEDAL POWER: Shaw Cross players and coaches on their exercise bikes

away games and new kit for the season the club have to raise their own funds. The annual Christmas club get-together was arranged for players, coaches and general supporters of the club. Even though they didn’t get the chance to top up their tans, there was a great turnout from the squad. On the day they raised a small amount towards the total of what they need to kit the team out and contribute towards buses to and from away games throughout the season. Shaw Cross continue to look for sponsors, with businesses able to contribute as little as £100. Any businesses that are interested can contact the club directly.

Stags muscle up with Roy Ellam’s sponsor deal MIRFIELD STAGS have announced a partnership with Roy Ellam’s Premier Health Club. The one-year agreement sees the country’s newest rugby league club receive financial backing from the Mirfield-based gym. Stags players will also get preferential rates on gym memberships as well as expert nutritional advice. Roy Ellam’s Premier Health Club branding will appear on the Stags’ playing and

replica kits this coming season and the players’ pre-match warm-up is also being sponsored by the gym, which was founded in 2009 by former Huddersfield Town and Leeds United star Roy Ellam. A Mirfield Stags spokesman said: “We are ecstatic to be working with one of the town’s biggest brands. “Roy Ellam’s Premier Health Club offers priceless expertise and facilities, providing our players and

staff with top-quality resources.” Jeannie Ellam, a nationally-acclaimed bodybuilder and part owner of Roy Ellam’s Premier Health Club, added: “We are pleased to be able to open our facilities to the Stags and assist in helping them achieve their goals. “We are looking forward to seeing our name on the club’s kit in what we hope is a successful first season for rugby league in Mirfield.”

BATLEY BOYS’ losing run continued into the new year as they were defeated 36-16 by CHAMPIONSHIP ONE rivals Bentley Good Companions. The loss extended the Halifax Road side’s losing run to four games, and with a break from league action and a trip to Division Six East side Ryhill Hammers in the BARLA National Cup tomorrow (Sat), they will be looking for a much-needed victory. In DIVISION ONE Ossett Trinity suffered a shock 24-14 loss at bottom club Siddal on Saturday. But they will be aiming to bounce straight back tomorrow (Sat) when they take on a Lindley Swifts side one place below them in the league in eighth spot. Shaw Cross Sharks – without a DIVISION TWO fixture last weekend – are back in action (tomorrow) when they host Kellingley Welfare. The Sharks currently sit in fourth spot in the table and against a Kellingley side just two points from safety they have every chance of increasing pressure on the top three. Elsewhere, in DIVISION FOUR Dewsbury Celtic also make a return to action following a week off and they take on Crofton Cougars at home. It could be a tough ask for a Celtic side who remain just above the relegation zone, as they face a Crofton team who are unbeaten in nine games and sit at the top of the Divison Four table. In DIVISION FIVE Hanging Heaton will play their first game in 2015 when they host Moorends Thorne Marauders tomorrow (Sat). Hanging Heaton remain on the cusp of the promotion places – although they have played more games than the top two clubs – and should pick up the points against a struggling Moorends side.

Trojans embark on cup campaign in Humberside NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE THORNHILL Trojans start their “new” season tomorrow (Sat) when they make a trip to Humberside in the first round of the BARLA National Cup. The Trojans have been drawn away to Holderness Vikings with a 2pm kick off. The club are running a bus to the game and supporters are welcome to travel with the team. The bus will depart the club at 11.30am. Thornhill Trojans are using the cup match as part of the their pre-season preparations for the new NCL summer season which starts in March.

Sharks in home cup tie CHALLENGE CUP SHAW CROSS SHARKS have been handed a home draw against York Acorn in the first round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. The Sharks, who play in the National Conference League Division One, will take on their division rivals in the opening round. It is sure to be an entertaining clash for Shaw Cross who played out two thrillers with Acorn last season – winning 12-8 in a tightlyfought contest at Leeds Road before sharing the spoils in a 24-24 draw in York. The Leeds Road outfit will be hoping for a more successful run in the prestigous competition this year after making a first round exit in 2014. They lost 16-13 in a thrilling encounter with National Conference League Premier Division side Thatto Heath.

DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: SPONSOR BOOST: from left, Stags player Danny Taylor, Ben Green of Roy Ellam’s Premier Health Club, coach Simon Hagger and part owner Jeannie Ellam

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RAMS’ DEVIL OF A JOB Coach Morrison expecting international Salford challenge By Jared Priestley Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk

DEWSBURY RAMS coach Glenn Morrison expects a strong Salford Red Devils side to travel to the Tetley’s Stadium on Sunday. Austin Buchanan’s testimonial game could see Salford field a strong team including Kevin Locke, Gareth Hock, Rangi Chase and Adrian Morley for the 3pm kick-off. Under owner Marwan Koukash the Red Devils have undergone a massive transformation, with a number of big-name signings and a change in coach. And Rams boss Morrison says he would much rather face a strong Salford outfit than a weakened one. He said: “I’m excited and I am sure the players are even more excited than me at the prospect of facing a Super League side. “They have a quality squad and with the nature of the competition this year they will be wanting to have a good run-out in pre-season. “I expect a strong squad to face us because they play Swinton the week after and I think they will play more fringe players against them. “You want to test yourself against the best players you can and with internationals in their squad we will certainly be doing that. It will be great for the fans to see big name players play in Dewsbury too. “We saw with Wigan last year, they showed us respect and named a strong squad full of international players, and I am sure Salford will look to do the same.” Meanwhile, captain Wayne Godwin is likely to make a return against his former club. The player-coach, who enjoyed three seasons with Salford, has recovered from a broken arm that saw him miss the end of last

DEVIL OF A TIME: Wayne Godwin could return against his former club Salford and inset, in action for the thennamed Salford City Reds where he played for three seasons Steve Horsfall season. Godwin, 32, was a fans’ favourite before being released by the club at the end of the 2013 season. And Rams coach Morrison says the hooker

will have a point to prove against the Super League big-spenders. “Wagga (Wayne Godwin) was fit to play against Batley but we didn’t risk him, but he

will play this weekend,” added Morrison. “He is really keen to play against his former club and I think he wants to prove that he could still be there. “We also have Toby Adamson, who came through the Salford academy set-up, who will be making his first appearance for us on Sunday. “There is big competition for places and the players that missed out against Batley are likely to feature, a couple more may miss out but we have more friendlies to come. “It is not about the result, it is about getting the squad ready for the season, but we never go into a game to lose and of course a win would be a bonus. “We beat Bradford and Castleford last time and we enjoyed a strong start to the season, we were playing with confidence and were used to competing at a good level.” Morrison will be without Ryan Fieldhouse, who continues to recover from a knee operation. But he says the newly-signed full-back is ahead of schedule with his recovery. Stephen Nash and Gregg Scott (both knee) will also be missing, however long-term absentee Aaron Brown could get some time on the pitch against Salford. Admission prices have now been set and are priced at £13 for adults, £10 for concessions and £5 for children under 16. Admission will be into the main stand (North Stand) only. The South Stand will not be open and the Eastern Terrace will only open if an overspill is needed. Only one stand is opening so that costs are reduced and therefore more of the money can be passed on to Austin Buchanan. After the game there will be a question and answer session with Austin in the Royal Suite. Austin’s testimonial calendar will also be available at a reduced price of £5.

Trialist Thackray pens new one-year deal BATLEY BULLDOGS have signed trialist Tom Thackray on a permanent one-year deal. The powerful forward linked up with the club following a stint with National Conference League amateur side Normanton Knights. And after impressing Bulldogs head coach John Kear in his side’s Boxing Day victory over rivals Dewsbury Rams, the amateur star has penned a permanent deal. Kear said: “Tom’s application in training has been really good, but sometimes that doesn’t transfer on to the field of play. “But I gave him a shot against Dewsbury and I thought he had a great game, he certainly backed up his attitude with his actions. “He is a big kid and brings size to our pack and really gets us going forward. He created Jonny Campbell’s try against the Rams with that go-forward. “It is also further competition for places and he will

BREAKTHROUGH: Tom Thackray puts pen to paper alongside John Kear certainly get an opportunity during the season – but he is a young kid and may be a bit down the pecking order at the moment. “He will get the chance to play at Championship level and now it is up to him to take it.” The Bulldogs currently have three other players on

trial with the club, and Kear admits this is a great incentive for them to seize their chance and earn a contract. But the current Wales chief says he will only give them the opportunity when he feels they are ready.

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