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Health Trust prepares to roll out changes to maternity, A&E and children’s services at Dewsbury Hospital

BIRTH OF A NEW ERA

By James Morris News Reporter james@thepressnews.co.uk

HEALTH chiefs went on a charm offensive this week ahead of major changes to services at Dewsbury and District Hospital.

From next Friday, September 16, the A&E department will be downgraded to an urgent care centre, while the maternity unit will become midwife-led, as opposed to the current consultant-led system.

Every house in the district should now have received a booklet detailing the changes, and this week The Press was given a tour of some of the new facilities at Dewsbury by officials from the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Dewsbury Hospital will still have a 24/7 emergency department, with doctors on duty throughout the day and on-call doctors available throughout the night.

“The new birth centre will mean expectant mums will be able to experience a more comfortable birthing environment with their family around them” Caitlin Wilson, consultant midwife at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield will now become the main centre for people with serious and life-threatening conditions.

Senior doctors will be on duty there 24/7, with the majority of emergency-case ambulances travelling to Pinderfields.

The Trust is also changing children’s care at Dewsbury.

The dedicated children’s assessment unit, which only opened in 2014, will no longer be open 24 hours a day. It will instead operate from 10am-10pm, with referrals from 10am-8pm.

The Trust says that all

seriously ill children will be taken to Pinderfields.

A glossy 12-page brochure, which has cost £11,000 to produce and details the main changes to healthcare in the district, has been posted to approximately 60,000 homes in North Kirklees. The cost per household is 18.5p.

Matt England, director of planning and partnerships at the Trust, described the brochure as a cost-effective way of getting information across to the public.

He said: “We have been careful to achieve a balance between the need to spend money wisely and the imper-

ative to make sure people understand the service changes and we are confident that spending under 20p, less than half the cost of a second class stamp per household, is justified.

“This booklet guarantees blanket coverage to all residents and explains all planned changes to our hospitals. Alternative methods would come at a higher cost and would not have the same penetration.”

On Tuesday, The Press toured the new £1.83m midwife-led Bronte Birth Centre, with staff keen to point out the benefits of the new system.

There will be two midwives and one healthcare assistant on site at all times, with community midwives on call for busy periods.

Healthcare professionals have been quick to assure residents that the change at Dewsbury to a midwife-led unit is to allow all consultant specialists to be based at one site (Pinderfields) to concentrate on care for high-risk women.

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District prepares for DDH changes Continued from page one

Deaths BALDWIN MALCOLM JOHN On 4 September, of

Mirfield, aged 75. Husband of Anne. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Thursday 15 September at 3.15pm.

BROOK JAMES LEONARD On 30 August, of Thornhill, aged 63. Husband of Lorraine. Service at Thornhill Parish Church, on Tuesday 13 September at 1.45pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 2.45pm.

COYLE GARY WILLIAM On 30 August, aged 56, of Batley. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Tuesday 13 September at 2pm.

FEATHERSTONE GLENYS On 4 September, aged 74, of Liversedge. Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 16 September at 11.15am.

FERGUSON JOHN On 2 September, aged 90.

Husband of the late Anne.

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Crematorium, Monday 19 September at 2pm.

FREEMAN JOHN W On 2 September, aged 85, of Liversedge. Service at Christ Church, Liversedge, on Friday 16 September at 12.15pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 1.15pm.

LOCKWOOD JOSEPH WILLIAM On 4 September 2016, of Earlsheaton, aged 92.

Husband of the late Nancy.

Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Wednesday 14 September at 11.15am.

MUSGREAVE BARRY On 5 September, of Thornhill, aged 78 years, husband of Margaret.

Service at Dewsbury Crematorium, Friday 16 September at 10.30am.

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If there is a need to transfer from Dewsbury to Pinderfields, then a midwife will travel with the mother in an ambulance to ensure continuity of care.

The new-build birth centre, opposite the old Bronte Tower on the Staincliffe site, features en-suite double rooms which allow couples to stay together following the birth.

Two state-of-the-art birthing pools have also been installed for women to opt for.

Caitlin Wilson, consultant midwife at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said the new facility would mean that expectant mums would be able to experience a more comfortable birthing environment with their family around them.

Expectant mothers who are considered “lowrisk” will be able to use the new centre at Dewsbury while those who need consultant care will be taken to Pinderfields.

The new centre will not be able to administer epidurals to women in labour – however, only around four per cent of women nationally have an epidural.

The facility will open on Monday, September 19, with an open day planned for next Thursday to enable GPs and other officials to tour the unit, which is expected to accommodate up to 1,000 women a year.

The raft of changes come despite months of protests from a number of pressure groups and local politicians.

MP Paula Sherriff (Lab, Dewsbury and Mirfield) previously told The Press: “I remain incredibly concerned about patient safety across the Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust.

“I have held numerous meetings and taken part in debates in Parliament to bring these issues to the attention of the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt.

“I am extremely disappointed that no action has been taken and that these downgrades are still going ahead.”

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HECKMONDWIKE: A man has been charged with sexual offences and making threats to kill.

Richard Mortimer, 32, of The Bentleys, Stockport appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court last week.

Dressed in dark trousers and a light grey sweatshirt, he was escorted by two security officers and spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth He is accused of attempted rape, penetrative sexual activity and making threats to kill in Heckmondwike on Tuesday, August 30.

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Police and Council team up to fight sex abuse

Children join in the fun at the day of action in Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury

AUTHORITIES have vowed to combat child sexual exploitation in Kirklees after hosting an awareness day in Dewsbury.

West Yorkshire Police and Kirklees Council held a day of action in Crow Nest Park last week.

Officers spoke with businesses and taxi firms as well as mounting high visibility patrols with police horses, while safeguarding officials from the council spoke with young people in the area to inform them of the support that is available.

Detective Sergeant Mark Catney said: “Protecting children and ensuring that victims are

put at the heart of everything we do is a top priority. We have specialist safeguarding units which include officers dedicated to dealing with current and historic child abuse and child sexual exploitation.

“Tackling child abuse is not something that any one agency can do in isolation, however, which is why we work closely with local authorities and other organisations and charities to support victims, bring offenders to justice and make our communities safer.”

Information on child exploitation can be found at www.westyorkshire. policeuk/cse.

RL fan banned over ‘homophobic tweets’ to club’s gay skipper

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following the Bulldogs’ 11-10 win over Featherstone Rovers on Sunday.

In a statement on its website, the club named Mr Coyle and said that he will no longer be welcome at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium.

It said: “There is no place in our sport for homophobic abuse, or indeed any abuse, and we wish to send out a clear message that if you engage in such behavior we do not want you to attend our stadium.

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Since then, the club says it has been “delighted by the response and support he (Hirst) has been given by everybody at the club and indeed throughout our sport.”

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News in Brief Doctors’ strike off NORTH KIRKLEES: Junior NHS doctors have called off a planned five-day strike.

The British Medical Association (BMA) cancelled the walkout after NHS bosses said they needed more time to draw up contingency plans.

The strike would have led to major disruption at Dewsbury and Pinderfields Hospitals with operations having to be cancelled.

Strikes are still planned for October, November and December.

Planning disruption KIRKLEES: An upgrade taking place on Kirklees Council’s IT systems means there could be significant disruption to the planning applications service.

The work will take place between 6pm today (Friday) and midnight on Saturday, September 17.

During this time the council will be unable to process or acknowledge new applications.

But if any are submitted, target dates will not be affected. Anyone who is expecting a decision on an application should contact the relevant case officer.

Prosecutors criticised CLECKHEATON: A magistrate criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for continuing to prosecute a man sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Mohammed Ozair is charged with causing a nuisance by committing a sexual act while staring at a female passenger on a bus at Moorbottom on November 23, as well as using threatening language towards a woman.

Mr Ozair's address was given as Providence Court, Thornhill Lees but he is detained at a hospital in Halifax.

Chairman of the bench at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court John Gledhill asked: “Can someone tell me why someone who is mentally ill and in secure accommodation is being prosecuted?” The case was adjourned.

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News In Brief Woman denies attack DEWSBURY: A woman has denied attacking a man in the town centre. Anne Peacock, 51, of Anne Street, Batley, is accused of assault causing actual bodily harm on August 7. She pleaded not guilty at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court and the case was sent to Leeds Crown Court for trial on October 12.

Van fire ‘suspicious’ CLECKHEATON: A van fire in a locked compound is being treated as suspicious.

Cleckheaton firefighters were called to the BT telephone exchange building on Westgate at around midnight on Tuesday.

Probus Club talk BATLEY: Olwen Edwards will give a talk on the ‘Alexander Technique’ at the Probus Club at the Older People’s Centre on Upper Commercial Street on Tuesday (10 for 10.30am). All welcome.

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By James Morris THE manager of a Batley nursery has spoken of her shock after thieves struck twice in a period of three weeks.

Peek-A-Boo nursery on Cambridge Street was targeted on July 28 and again on August 17.

On the first occasion, burglars smashed two windows to get inside the nursery’s office, making off with around £200 in cash which staff members had saved for their Christmas party.

Three weeks later thieves stole £225 which had been raised to buy the nursery a water dispenser. A laptop was also stolen.

Nursery manager Natalie Pollard described it as “scary” that somebody would want to target a nursery repeatedly.

She said: “We have been here 12-and-a-half years and haven’t had any problems.

“We thought it was a one-off the first time they broke in, coming in to grab a bit of loose cash.”

Both incidents occured in the early hours, with the intruders tearing the nursery’s security alarm from the wall during the second theft using a large plank of wood.

They then forced their way through the front door and into the nursery’s office.

“It was very upsetting when we found out,” said Natalie, who has worked at Peek-A-Boo since 2006.

“We are a private nursery and so we put a lot of effort into fundraising events.

“It is scary to think somebody would target us like this when we don’t really have anything here.”

CCTV images showed one of the intruders gaining access to the front door.

Anybody with information should contact the police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Drink-driver jailed and banned Police chase topped 120mph AN unlicensed driver who was stopped when almost two and half times over the legal drink-drive limit, was jailed for 12 weeks and banned from driving for five years.

Anthony Joseph, 47, of Brooklyn Court, Cleckheaton, was stopped while driving his Ford Ka through the Sheepridge area of Huddersfield when it was discovered he had only a provisional licence.

Officers originally asked him to stop on July 21 due to the manner of his driving. After he had pulled over, they detected alcohol on his breath and a breath test showed he

was over the limit. Joseph has convictions for drink driving in 2001 and 2009. For those offences he previously received a suspended prison sentence and a five-year driving ban.

Ian Whiteley, mitigating, told Kirklees Magistrates’ Court that Joseph’s 22-year-old daughter has liver cancer.

District Judge Michael Fanning told Joseph, who admitted drink driving and driving without a licence: “The road users of West Yorkshire need protection from people like you. You’ve chosen to drive putting them at risk.”

AN uninsured Dewsbury driver sped along the motorway at 124mph while being chased by police.

Raja Khan, 21, was pursued for 30 miles on the M1 between Sheffield and Dewsbury.

Kirklees Magistrates’ Court was told that Khan drove past a police patrol at 4am on May 6. They indicated for him to pull over but he continued to accelerate away, driving at 70mph in a 30mph zone on Halifax Road in Sheffield, which then increased to 85mph.

Khan then pulled onto the M1 and drove on, hitting speeds of

124mph. After leaving the motorway, he began driving along the Ossett bypass at 95mph and drove around the Ravensthorpe gyratory the wrong way.

He then stopped the car and began to walk away, telling officers he had used it to visit a girl in Sheffield.

The court was told that the car belonged to a family friend and Khan was not insured to use it.

Khan, of Parker Road in Thornhill Lees, admitted dangerous driving and driving without insurance. The case was sent to Leeds Crown Court for sentencing.

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Jail reprieve for thief with £9,000 pawn phones haul

By Staff Reporters A BURGLAR who was chased through Dewsbury Market after breaking into a pawnbroker’s shop, has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

Joe Ashley Parkinson, 21, was one of three people who broke into Moneypenny’s on Commercial Street, Dewsbury, on Tuesday, August 2.

Police were called to a burglar alarm at the premises at 1.20am and saw three hooded figures emerge from an alleyway and

make off towards the market.

Two of them evaded the officers after a chase but Parkinson was found under a stall clutching a large black bag containing around £9,000-worth of mobile phones.

Kirklees Magistrates’ Court was told there was also around £1,695-worth of damage caused.

The court heard how the three hooded figures ran off when they saw police arrive at the premises.

Using CCTV, the officers followed the suspects into the market; two emerged on the other side but the third remained inside.

After he was discovered, Parkinson fled but was apprehended a short distance away.

The manager of the shop had been alerted twice that night about the alarm going off.

He told police the intruders had entered the shop through the roof.

There was £1,020 worth of damage caused to the roof, £535 to cabinets inside the store and £140 to a door.

Parkinson admitted the offence but refused to name the other two people involved. Police still wish to trace them.

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Parkinson had stolen the phones to sell as he was homeless.

Representing Parkinson, Shakeel Ahmed said that his client had learning difficulties and did not have anywhere permanent to live.

He is now living and working with family members.

Parkinson, of Arncliffe Road, Healey, was given a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay £200 compensation.

The Moneypenny’s store has since installed stronger security measures and staff have thanked police for their swift response.

News in Brief 2,000 at Jo fun day NORTH KIRKLEES: A fun day was held last weekend to celebrate the life of Jo Cox. The More in Common Batley and Spen Group and national charity Hope Not Hate organised the event in an effort to bring the local community together.

Mrs Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater spoke at the event about how pleased she was to see so many people come out in celebration of the late MP. Between 1,500 and 2,000 people braved the bad weather on Saturday to take part in football and cricket as well as enjoying other activities and music.

Pupils at Upper Batley High School, where the event was held, paid tribute to Mrs Cox and led a minute's silence in her memory.

There was also a rendition of the charity single, The Rose by Batley Community Choir.

New York Bronte date MIRFIELD: A Mirfield woman has been invited to New York City as part of the 200th anniversary celebration of the Bronte sisters.

Imelda Marsden, who is one of the Bronte Society’s trustees, will travel to the USA in October and will attend the Charlotte Bronte exhibition on October 6 at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.

Imelda will be accompanied by a descendant of Rev Patrick Bronte to the exhibition.

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Staff from the Tesco store in Cleckheaton got involved in a community clear-up event on the Spen Valley Greenway. The store was asked for help by Sustrans, the charity which enables more people to travel by foot, bike or public transport. Several areas along the Greenway near the Milepost Cafe in Liversedge were cleared and volunteers also raked over the grass and sowed seeds to encourage wildflower growth.

Police appeal over jewellery snatch POLICE are appealing for witnesses after jewellery was stolen from a property in Heckmondwike.

Suspects forced entry into the house on New North Road between 3.30pm and 9pm on Saturday, August 20.

They got in through a window and stole several pieces of jewellery, including two silver wedding rings, which had high sentimental value to the victim.

A lady’s ring had distinctive octagonal edges.

Other items stolen included a Sandoz Caractere Collection man’s watch with black titanium strap and £80 in cash.

The items were carried from the property in pillowcases from the victim’s bed.

PC Nicole Rubio-Senior, of Kirklees CID, said: “This incident was extremely distressing for the victim and we are hoping by appealing to the public we will be able to reunite these items with their rightful owner.

Homes plan for old club PLANS have been submitted to create apartments in a former working men’s club in Dewsbury town centre.

Dewsbury Textile WMC, on Oates Street, closed in 2003 and on August 19 Mr A Wright applied to Kirklees Council for a change of use to construct 10 flats in the building, which is in a conservation area.

Six car parking spaces would also be situated next to the premises, which were officially known as the National Union of Textile Workers Club & Institute.

Public consultation on the application ends on September 25.

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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood

‘Carry on doctor’ isn’t a joke HE NHS is a bit offcolour. Poorly, is the diagnosis of junior doctors and senior managers alike, stricken by an ailment that only the ‘antibiotic’ that is unlimited money can cure.

I assume that a large number of junior doctors – far from all, in fairness – believe that killing off the poor sods in their care is some form of alternative therapy, hence their planned five-day strikes.

Shortens the waiting lists, I suppose.

So much for the Hippocratic Oath – what’s a few bodies and a million folk left in pain, compared to missing out on a bit of weekend bunce?

Because that’s what the dispute is about (along with the militant docs wanting to rub the Tories’ nose in the bedpan).

Meanwhile the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group – the people who say where NHS money is spent – have threatened to do the same with

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IKE Monty Python’s famous parrot, The Arcade, once the jewel in Dewsbury town centre’s retail crown, is dead. Gone. Deceased. No more. An exArcade. Finito Benito – or Bennetto, more appropriately.

The last trader keeping the Victorian parade alive, Bennetto’s Coffee House, has relocated to a unit in Empire House, meaning that market day shoppers were confronted only by iron bars at either end. Folk couldn’t cut through from Corporation Street to Market Place.

Owners the Adhan Group in Blackburn, boast of being the biggest buyers of commercial property in the north of England, having recently added over 4 million sq ft of industrial, commercial and office space to their “already huge” portfolio.

Out of interest, did you know that ‘Adhan’ is the Arabic word for the Muslim call to prayer? Given that the Dewsbury Pioneers traders were apparently effectively forced out, it sounds to me like company owner Salim Patel may have plans for this site...

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tubbies and smokers. Lose weight and bin the fags, or forget that hip replacement.

But if the overweight and nicotine-dependent are fair game, who’s next? Workshy sods who spend the day in bed having their anti-depressants

withdrawn? (Gets my vote!)

How does any of it sit with keeping addicts and alcoholics on methadone and booze-handouts while denying care for a bloke who pays 40% tax but is carrying a bit of extra timber?

My GP is in the self-same

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Vale of York CCG and the practice has just paid lord knows how much for a fancy, automated dispensing system.

My last repeat prescription took three members of staff, two visits and about an hour in total, just to get a bloody asthma inhaler. They couldn’t just reach and get me it, oh no – the computer had to make a little conveyor choo-choo it round the room and down a chute.

I nearly had a funny turn just waiting for it, but the point is – not so cash-strapped. But then again, the national perception of the NHS is adrift from reality.

NEVER know whether to feel sorry for the Idiot Left, or furious at their naïve stupidity. A bit of both mostly.

Many of the IL were rampaging through city centres on Saturday, wanting to replace the democracy of the EU referendum with their perverse ideology – ‘no truth except ours’.

I suppose a brothers-in-arms dive into the abyss with the

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crumbling European Union has some conscientious merit at least. Principled idiocy.

And their position on the NHS, while equally strident and hateful, is simply dumb on many levels.

Mention of ‘privatising’ the health service has the sweethearts frothing like their morning cappuccino, but you’d have better luck trying to reason with a four-year-old having a sugar tantrum, than them.

We’re coming up on 20 years since that economic vandal Gordon Brown began his PFI (Private Finance Initiative) wheeze for building new hospitals and schools.

Right now Kirklees Labour councillors are howling their fury anguish at plans to ‘do a Dewsbury’ on Huddersfield’s hospital in favour of the rebuilt £64 million Halifax Royal.

Except that under Brown’s PFI the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust face bills not of £64m, but £773m!

Labour’s modern NHS – sponsored by Wonga. Estimates put the total cost of Brown’s PFI to public bodies as high as a staggering £300 BILLION. So if you want to know why Dewsbury District Hospital is being raped like a Rotherham care home kid, start with the super-shiny Pinderfields and trace the line back to Brown.

He effectively privatised a generation of public sector investment for the explicit benefit of his big business and city friends. Socialism, eh?

It was a car crash that Brown knew he’d have been chauffered well away from, by the time the emergency services were called. A vile man.

Every household in North Kirklees received a glossy 12page piece of PR spin from the

Let the bells ring ... slimy Vaz gets come-uppance AUGH? I almost choked on my Weetabix. Keith Vaz (pictured), the slimy, duplicitous MP who can’t even lie straight in bed, caught with a couple of rent boys.

Oh joy. It was a mirth that could only have been bettered by the sting having netted Speaker of the House John Bercow as one of the playmates – and maybe the horrible Diane Abbott chasing them all round wearing a huge rubber contraption.

My glee was short-lived however as realisation dawned. What’s the betting that, a) Vaz survives in Parliament; and b) his devoted wife stands by him? They always do. As for Vaz himself,

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Mid Yorks NHS Trust this week, part of their ‘charm offensive’ trying to convince us the slashing of local health services is good news. Rank deceit on a breathtaking level and a very expensive way of polishing a turd.

The CCGs direct 60% of the NHS budget and although they include nurses and consultants they are mostly GPs in lucrative private practice who happen to get paid in NHS cash.

As for your your conscientious consultants? If you’re struggling to get your knee done on the NHS – perhaps because you have a couple of crafty fags, or have put a few stones on in middle age – go pay £200 for a private appointment. You’ll be seen this week.

And here’s my bet: the consultant whose half hour you buy will often as not refer you back to himself in his ‘other’ day job ... with the NHS. And finally the militant junior doctors, the well-educated branch of the Idiot Left. I reject the notion that they chose their careers for anything other than enrichment and ambition – and there’s nothing wrong with that, by the way. But do us a favour, leave out the Florence Nightingale impressions.

The reason we have a dire shortage of doctors is that half of these strikers will qualify thanks to generous government funding and be on the next plane to Oz/Canada/NZ. That’s why the NHS is spending fortunes on agency staff and eye-watering overtime, while scouring third world nations for semi-literate, semiqualified staff.

Calling the pantomime a sick joke would be about right – if it wasn’t so damn tragic for the people who pay for it.

AN UPDATE on last week’s Wembley-Woodman tales.

No names in order to protect the innocent, but two ‘mature’ trippers went for a Saturday morning stroll. London in the event outbeing a biggish place, they lost landish claims their bearings and so hailed a that two painters cab to be back in good time. and decorators Why they didn’t tell the cab(the rent boys) bie they were at the Hilton in drugged him and Islington no-one will ever know. staged the sting Instead, recalling the name of don’t fly, the the pub next door, they asked blame will be to go “to The Castle”. thrown variously You know what’s coming... at the evil media, “Windsor Castle, guv’nor?” a racist agenda, “Aye lad, that’s probably it.” or some dim and (Oh, and they hadn’t taken distant trauma in his Roman their mobile phones with them).

Catholic upbringing. It sure A couple of hours and Lord won’t be Keith’s fault. knows how much money later, the cabbie realised his passenSTERLING hits a seven-week high against the dollar, July saw gers weren’t quite the sophisticates they were dressed up as. huge jumps in all kinds of UK Eventually the police were economic data, the stock marrequired to transport them back kets are soaring, and there’s to base, where they watched nary a sign of the Angel of Death, let alone nuclear confla- the final from their hotel room.

Why so coy with their identigration. Yet still the teddies are being thrown from cots. It must ties? Seems the nearest and dearest haven’t been told yet! hurt awfully, being so wrong.

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Woman tied up and strangled

By Steve Martyn A TERRIFIED woman was forced to flee through Ossett town centre after being strangled and tied up by her jealous boyfriend.

Mark Doherty was jailed for three years for attacking the woman after accusing her of sleeping with another man while he was in prison.

Leeds Crown Court was told that the couple had been on a night out together and, after returning to their home, he became aggressive and choked her until she lost consciousness.

When she woke, she discovered that Doherty had made a rope out of her clothing and had tied her up using the flex from an electric fan.

But she managed to escape and CCTV footage showed her running through the centre of Ossett on her way to the police station.

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Jailed... Mark Doherty strangled victim the attack, taking with him the victim’s mobile phone and bank card, which he used to withdraw £250.

The court heard that when she arrived at the police station, the victim was shaking and her voice was trembling.

Allan Armbrister, mitigating, said his client was “deeply ashamed and very remorseful” of his actions.

Doherty, of Camellia Close, Lupset, Wakefield, pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and two offences of theft.

Watch out for gas bill scammers POLICE have urged computer users to be on their guard against a scam in which criminals send out fake emails that look like British Gas bills.

A link on the email, if clicked on, installs ransomware onto the computer which locks the system – and the scammers then demand money to unlock it.

Detective Inspector Benn Kemp of West Yorkshire Police's Cyber Crime Team said: “This is a nationwide fraud and I urge people to be on their guard.

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What a wonderful way to remember our Jo Dear Sir, I only remembered at the last minute that the Jo Cox ‘fun day’ was taking place at Upper Batley High School on Saturday, and went along out of a mixture of respect and curiosity.

I was so glad that I did.

What a wonderful occasion it was despite the weather, and a lovely way to remember such a dedicated public ser-

We need more protest up here From: John Appleyard, Liversedge Dear Sir, For the past fortnight I have been listening to BBC Radio Four’s ‘Matters of the North’, presented by Melvin Bragg and exploring the history, culture and character of the North of England and its beautiful landscape.

The North was the centre of the Industrial Revolution, the workshop of the world with its railways, artists, engineers, innovators, canals, coal and the textile industry.

Despite all this success less than two per cent of the population were entitled to vote and when 60,000 workers and their families held a peaceful demonstration at St Peter’s Square, Manchester’ agitating for the right to vote, yeomanry attacked the crowd, killing 11 people and injuring at least 140.

This was followed by the Chartists who organised mass rally's throughout the North of England and the rest of the country with their six-point plan for voting.

In Bradford there were riots against the Poor Law, the Suffragettes fought for women’s right to vote and the trade union movement, Co-op and the Labour Party were created to fight such injustices.

The Labour Party was

Letter of the Week: Samantha Johnson, Upper Batley vant. Having moved into the area relatively recently, in the last couple of months I’ve been really surprised, encouraged, comforted and pleased with the way the whole community has come together in

found as a coalition as a way of working together to shift power from the wealthy to the poor and Melvin Bragg noted that the rich don’t give up their power willingly.

Former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson said the “Labour movement is a crusade or it is nothing”. The likes of Labour leadership contender Owen Smith and his supporters who say Labour is not a party of protest have chucked the towel in and wouldn’t say boo to a goose.

The right to vote is under attack, the government have made it harder to register to vote, they are set to introduce boundary changes in favour of the Tory Party and former Lib-Dem leader Nick Clegg said recently that David Cameron and George Osborne opposed the building of council housing on the basis that it encourages those tenants to vote Labour!

We really do live in the most class-ridden society and we need more protest, not less.

I won’t add to Ed’s coffers From: Mr RM Clarke, Gomersal Dear Sir, With a view to becoming some sort of TV celebrity, Ed Balls has been appearing on Strictly Come Dancing.

No problem, so long as he doesn’t try to weave his way

the face of adversity.

Whilst it has all come out of an unspeakable tragedy, it’s restored my faith in humanity to see the amount of goodwill that has been created following Jo Cox’s death.

back to politics.

This chameleon-like person was at the centre of Labour government when they secretly planned to bring in three million immigrants, thinking they’d all vote Labour and keep them in power forever.

He also cost this country billions as a result of his stint in the cabinet.

Remember the note left by Liam Byrne: “Sorry, there’s no money left!”

With his wife Yvette Cooper, MP for Castleford, they were two of the biggest expenses scandal names.

She also had the brass neck to come on TV and say Labour “made mistakes” on immigration. They didn’t.

They planned it and it worked.

To warm voters’ hearts, she declared before the Labour leadership that she would accept refugees into her own house, and disillusioned voters are still waiting.

Ed Balls has written a book, including his mistakes.

I’d buy it, but I couldn’t thoil the thought I’d be adding to his coffers.

BNP ‘rowed with councillor’ From: Steve Cass, Mirfield Dear Sir, Your mention in last week’s Ed Lines of Coun Sheard’s online CV reminded me of an incident from years

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There was a wonderful mix of people at the fun day, and plenty to do for everyone.

Although I didn’t know her, I expect that she will have been so proud to see her constituency once again rally together and show how united they are, and how much more in common we really do have.

Thank you to the people who organised it, you did Jo proud.

back. I was attending a BNP post-election get-together in the upstairs function room at the Old Hall in Heckmondwike.

There were about 50 people there give or take, candidates, canvassers, supporters, wives and kids, plus a few BNP roughnecks from Leeds who’d lent a hand.

It was a low-key affair; a few pints, ham sandwiches, pork pies etc – all very civilised.

Until that is the (allegation edited out) Sheard appeared at the top of the stairs, gloating on his election success and absurdly playing the tough guy.

He doesn’t know how lucky

he was. The Leeds lads were all for flinging him back down where he came from, and some of us would have been more than happy to watch the (expletive deleted) fly.

Fortunately for Sheard however, David Exley was on hand to calm things down and shepherd the (allegation edited out) back to his seat.

Brexit clowns need to regroup From: R Spreadbury, Liversedge Dear Sir, To Nigel Farage: I don’t

think you can rest on your laurels just yet.

The socialist press, Labour’s leader in waiting (for a long time methinks), the Lib Dems and now Tory Blair are gunning for a ‘Brexit light’.

One of the main reasons we voted for Brexit was to take control of immigration and our borders.

This was not to be negotiated away for some sort of access to the EU single market for the benefit of the casino bankers and their establishment lackeys. You need to regroup with the clowns Boris and Gove and come up with some sort of strategy to see Brexit through.

Wife feared for her life during husband’s attack A FATHER threatened the mother of his three children at knifepoint, leaving her believing she was going to die.

Drug addict Mohammed Mughal, 35, struck his wife of eight years, Shannaz Reasat with a coffee table, kicked her in the head before holding a five-inch blade to her body.

He was found guilty of making threats to kill and assault by beating at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.

The 10-minute attack happened at the couple's home in Purlwell Avenue,

Batley, on May 30.

The court was told that Mughal would become nasty when he didn't smoke cannabis.

On the day of the incident, the couple had rowed about how to discipline their children, which led to him pushing his wife and he pushed his slipper into her eye.

He told her: “I’m going to finish you off today.”

Mughal then lifted a coffee table from the floor and threw it at her, knocking her to the floor, at which point he kicked her in the body and head.

He then went to the

Subliminal signs to tackle inactivity KIRKLEES: Residents have been encouraged to reduce inactivity through subliminal messages across the district in an effort to tackle heart disease.

Around 400,000 people across the district have been subjected to the subliminal messages by not-for-profit organisation CP

kitchen and took a cheese knife with a five-inch curved blade from the drawer, which he held next to Mrs Reasat’s body.

She said: “I’ve never been as terrified in my life.

“I really thought I was going to die on that kitchen floor.”

After he was arrested, Mughal made a stabbing motion towards her from the police car.

District Judge Michael Fanning said his sentencing powers were not adequate and sent the case to Leeds Crown Court for sentencing on October 5.

Active, which were left in targeted routes to create awareness of inactivity.

The firm installed signs on lamposts and roundabouts to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Director of Research at CP Active, Dr Nicola Eccles, said: “The messages were not there to inform people, as critics say pushing health information about things like obesity and heart disease isn’t effective.

“The messages are there to act subliminally and to encourage interaction.”

The project came as a result of a £10,000 grant by Heart Research UK.

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Friday September 9, 2016 LIVERSEDGE: A parish church will celebrate its 200th anniversary next weekend. Christ Church will be open to visitors to view exhibits and photographs on Saturday, September 17, from 9.30am-4pm before a celebration

service on Sunday at 10am. The church was built by Reverend Hammond Robson following the death of his wife in 1810.

It was officially consecrated on August 29, 1816.

A community clear-up event was held in Ravensthorpe by locals tackling litter concerns. The group focused on the Garden Street and Myrtle Road area, collecting rubbish after a number of residents brought up the issue with Dewsbury councillors Mumtaz Hussain and Mussarat Pervaiz. Following the success of the event, the group will now meet once every four weeks in an attempt to keep Ravensthorpe clear of litter.

Junkie jailed for lead theft

By Staff Reporters A DRUG addict who posed as a surveyor while stealing lead from the rooftop of a construction site has been jailed for 19 months.

Paul Christopher Thornton, 38, claimed to be investigating a report of missing lead when he was seen on the site on Bond Street, Dewsbury, on March 18.

Leeds Crown Court was

told that Thornton was spotted by the site manager and when asked why he was there, he told the manager that he was working on behalf of the owner, investigating allegations of missing lead.

After quickly realising that he was lying, the manager called the police as Thornton was walking away.

He began to follow him but Thornton became aggressive.

When arrested, police dis-

covered a trade knife and gloves in his pockets.

Thornton was convicted of theft, having a bladed item and failing to surrender at an earlier hearing.

Matthew Harding, representing Thornton, told the court that his client had problems with drug addiction which led to him committing the offence.

“He found his own address but had slipped back when he began associating with other drug users

and then became involved in the recent offence to try to fund his addiction,” said Mr Harding.

The lead involved in the theft was valued at around £2,000 and could not be reused because of the damage caused to it.

Thornton, of East Bath Street, Batley, had two previous convictions for possessing a bladed article.

He was also handed a community order in January for a robbery.

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News In Brief Passenger hid drugs under his car seat BIRSTALL: A car passenger was caught with seven bags of cannabis hidden under his seat.

Jack Green, 20, was seen by police in the car on Branwell Avenue with another male and decided to search it when they detected a smell coming from the vehicle.

Kirkleees Magistrates’ Court was told that Green handed over a small bag of the class B drug and was cautioned.

But another bag containing six small bags of the drug was then found hidden under the passenger seat.

Green, of Branwell Avenue, Fieldhead Estate, admitted possession of cannabis and was fined £40. He must also pay £85 costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

Food waste event DEWSBURY: An event designed to help people waste less food will be held at Sainsbury’s Railway Street store this weekend.

The ‘Waste Less Save More’ event is part of a £10 Sainsbury’s initiative to fight food waste.

Store manager Mick Hepworth said: “The typical UK household throws away, on average, £700 of food each year.”

Fancy a day out?

NORTH KIRKLEES: The Batley branch of the Royal British Legion has organised a day trip to Southport – and there are several places available on the coach.

The trip is on Thursday September 22, with lunch at the Legion’s hotel in Southport.

The coach leaves Batley Irish Nash club at 9am and trippers don’t have to be a Legion member. For details, call Alan Spencer on 07891 789109.

Drug counsellor turned her home into cannabis farm to pay debts to dealers

By Staff Reporters

Huddersfield Road, Ravensthorpe.

The debt-ridden former nurse had used two bedrooms at the house to grow the plants, which were around five or six weeks away from harvest and could have produced more than three kilograms of the class B drug, with a street value of up to £29,000.

Bradford Crown Court heard

A FORMER drug counsellor who turned her home into a cannabis factory in an attempt to pay off a drug debt has been spared prison.

Claire Thornton, 40, was arrested last month after police officers discovered more than 70 plants at her home in

£1m fall in profits

that heroin user Thornton said she had been forced into growing the plants by drug dealers to whom she owed money.

She described the dealers as “not nice people.” They had changed the locks at her home to allow them to enter as they wished and wore gloves so that no fingerprints would be found.

Thornton’s barrister Emma

Gilsenan said her client had relapsed after spending 10 years clean from drugs.

She described Thornton’s predicament as “a bit of a fall from grace”.

Thornton is now taking steps to address her addiction with a methadone programme. She was given a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.

NEW HOSPITAL GARDEN FOR HEALTH UNIT PATIENTS SPARE ground at Dewsbury District Hospital has been turned into a garden for the benefit of chronically-ill patients.

The new outdoor area is at the Rosewood Palliative Day Support and Therapy Unit and was created by volunteers from DIY chain Homebase, in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support.

Patients at the Rosewood Centre can access other services, such as nursing, physiotherapy and creative arts.

Catherine Hill, a creative artist at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, oversaw the makeover.

She said: “Thank you so much to the Homebase volunteers who transformed our garden.

“I know our patients will be so pleased to have a space that feels homely and relaxing and where they can spend precious time with their loved ones.”

HECKMONDWIKEbased firm the 600 Group has reported a drop in profits over the last year.

The Union Street industrial products business revealed a pre-tax profit of £1.01m, down from £3.68m the previous year.

But there was a three per cent rise in revenue, from £43.8m to £45.3m.

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News in Brief Fined for lashing out BATLEY: A man who lashed out at police as they tried to handcuff him was fined £500.

Police were called to the Springfield Avenue home of Darryl Schofield, 29, after reports of domestic violence in April. They found him in the bedroom under the influence of alcohol.

He told officers: “I'm not going to cause you no bother.” But he then lashed out at them and swore.

Schofield admitted at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court to causing an obstruction to officers.

Blaze investigation BATLEY: The cause of a garage fire is under investigation.

Two fire crews from Dewsbury Fire Station tackled the blaze in Skipton Street in the early hours of Friday, September 2.

They managed to prevent the fire from spreading but clothing and filing cabinets were destroyed.

A lorry which crashed into a wall in Knowl Road, Mirfield, near the junction with West Royd Avenue, left its load container behind in the impact last Friday morning. The accident happened at around 9.20am and left the driver's cab and container around 15 feet apart from one another. West Yorkshire Police closed the road while they removed the lorry. Nobody was injured in the incident.

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Rookie driver caused crash A NEW driver who caused a crash which might have had fatal consequences, has avoided prison.

Mohammed Sattar, 29, crashed his Nissan Micra into the back of a BMW at Heckmondwike Sports Club in April, 2015.

The collision sent the BMW through a barrier at the edge of the club’s cricket pitch, where members of the public were sitting.

One man, who was trapped under the barrier when it collapsed due to the force of the crash, sustained an injured ankle.

Another man was thrown into the air, Bradford Crown Court was told.

Sattar originally denied the offence but entered a guilty plea before his trial started.

He had been speeding in his car following a disturbance at the club

which led him to crash into the back of the slow-moving BMW. Sattar, of Claremont, Heckmondwike, was handed a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months and was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.

He was also banned from driving for a year.

The court was told that Sattar had previously served prison sentences for robbery and wounding

but that he had been out of trouble since 2012. His barrister Georgina Goring said: “He would like you to know how very sorry he is about this.

“He is particularly sorry for the injuries caused and the damage caused to the BMW.” Recorder David Dixon told Sattar that he must be more responsible for his actions when behind the wheel of a car.

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News In Brief Filming for over-55s BATLEY: Over-55s are being given the chance to learn about film-making by Kirklees Film-makers. The free sessions are funded by Kirklees Council.

Meirul Dun, director of Kirklees Film-makers, said: “Film-making offers an alternative approach to exercise by doing something practical and healthy outdoors that not only involves walking but also learning a new skill.”

Sessions run from 1pm until 4pm at Batley Resource Centre every Wednesday. The first session will be next Wednesday.

Rush for rounders BATLEY: Nearly 50 women came together to take part in the Ready Steady Active community rounders tournament at Batley Cricket Club.

The event was supported by the Community Games programme, which aims to build on the Olympics legacy of London 2012 by getting more people involved in sport.

The winners of the tournament were Batley Bashers, who just held off the Batley Ninjas.

Firm fined £21,000 for missing the bus on punctuality targets

By Staff Reporters A BUS firm has been ordered to pay a fine of more than £21,000 for failing to meet the needs of the public.

Yorkshire Tiger Limited, which runs the 262 service that runs through Dewsbury and Mirfield to Huddersfield, consistently operated at a level significantly below required standards, according to the industry regulator.

The decision to fine the company was taken following a public inquiry in Leeds last month.

It found that one in five bus services operated by the company across Yorkshire failed to meet the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) window of tolerance on punctuality.

The DVSA expects 95 per cent of routes to be a maximum of one minute early and five minutes late.

But evidence showed that across three of Yorkshire Tiger’s four

depots it met only 82 per cent of those targets.

Deputy Traffic Commissioner Anthony Seculer concluded that the vast majority of disturbances incurred by the bus operator had been foreseeable.

He imposed a fine of £21,750.

Mr Seculer heard from the firm’s managing director Simon Finnie, who was responsible for the day-to-day running of Yorkshire Tiger.

He said that despite the opera-

Critic warns of a ‘fly-tipping plague’ A WASTE management company has criticised Kirklees Council’s introduction of a permit system at public tips.

In a bid to crack down on traders using the tips to dispose of trade waste, vehicle owners wishing to use the household waste sites must register their vehicle for a permit.

But national firm businesswaste.co.uk said that the new scheme could lead to a “plague of flytipping” and the council could end up spending more money clearing up illegally dumped waste.

Company spokesman Mark Hall said: “People

Inter-faith cricket MIRFIELD: ‘Love of the Roses’, an inter-faith cricket match, will be staged on Saturday, September 17 at Mirfield’s Community of the Resurrection between teams from both sides of the Pennines.

Two sides will be made up of a mixture of vicars and imams in an effort to promote inter-faith relations. The game will be played under the Twenty-20 format.

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• LITTLE ONES at a Mirfield nursery have been jetting off to space as part of their most recent project. The Little Acorns group have been learning all about rockets, planets and galaxies which has even seen their pre-school room turned into a space station. Activities have included making model rockets, counting the planets and painting space pictures.

DEWSBURY: Bed firm Divine Sleep Ltd, of Watergate Road, which operated a vehicle without an MOT for four months, has had its operator licence suspended for 14 days.

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He added: “There is recognition by the operator that the current punctuality performance is not satisfactory and I am satisfied from the witnesses I have heard and the evidence I have seen that there is a genuine commitment from the operator to further improvement.”

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Competitors braved the weather for third annual T3 Challenge THE WEEKEND’S bad weather didn’t stop people from all over Yorkshire descending on Mirfield for the third annual T3 Farm Challenge.

Torrential rain for during most of Saturday meant that entrants to the challenge would face an even tougher task, navigating the 5km course.

Last year the event, held at Crossley Farm off Crossley Lane, raised over £10,000 in aid of Kirkwood Hospice and organisers were hoping to beat that total.

As well as the run, the course also featured hay bale climbs, trenches, monkey bars, and pools of ice cold water.

Entrants did however get to enjoy the 100m water slide which marked the end of the course.

There was also a speciallydesigned children’s course set up to follow the main one.

Chief Executive of Kirkwood Hospice, Michael Crowther said it was “truly inspirational” to see

people taking on challenges to fundraise for the charity.

Photos courtesy of Kirkwood Hospice, Rachel Sykes and Amy Watson

CHOOSING the right school is one of the most important decisions you will ever have to make.

There are many excellent and improving schools in North Kirklees and further afield, though each is unique in what it offers prospective students. Before choosing a school, why not take the opportunity to attend an open evening to sample the atmosphere and talk to staff and teachers?

Picking the best school for your child shouldn’t be left to chance.

on Wednesday 21st September 5.00 - 8.00 pm All are invited to meet with the staff, pupils and to tour the premises.

Education at our school is based on Christian principles and applications are welcomed from families seeking a Christian formation and education for their children.

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A school of choice where every child really matters Advertising Feature ATLEY Grammar School is a particularly friendly and welcoming school where the ethos really has to be experienced first-hand to understand what makes us unique.

Having chosen to retain many of the valued traditions of our 400-year-old history, Batley Grammar School has gone from strength to strength since returning to the state sector and becoming a Free School in September 2011.

We aspire to be a ‘school of choice’ by being a caring and supportive school where we identify, encourage and develop the talents and qualities of each student from four to 16.

We are committed to enabling our students to thrive and pursue excellence in all areas of school life and, in so doing, helping them to†prepare for adult life as confident, independent and respectful members of a caring society.

This year, students at Batley Grammar School once again achieved some excellent A level and GCSE results. 2015-2016 has been a particularly good year and at GCSE 84.3% of students gained 5A*-C and 76% gained 5A*-C including English and Maths.

A very good percentage of students in this year’s cohort (43.4%) secured the E-Bacc qualification.

These results place us favourably in the local authority attainment figures and our progress scores indicate positive progress having been made at all key stages.

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Batley Grammar School’s CCF annual inspection – developing tomorrow’s leaders We are delighted with these achievements, which reflect the dedication and hard work by both staff and students alike.

We experienced many exceedingly happy students leaving us, knowing that they had secured the grades to make the transition to the next stage in their education.

Congratulations to all those in our learning community.

We always say that exam results are always only part of the picture and this academic success has also been matched by equally good performances outside of the classroom.

Our students regularly make the most of all the opportunities on offer here at Batley Grammar School.

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This might typically include being a member of the Combined Cadet Force (CCF), undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, or enthusiastically participating in the vast array of extra-curricular activities alongside the volunteering, enterprise and fundraising projects on offer; no mean feat alongside studying for external exams at all stages.

We have extremely high expectations of all our students and value our traditional school ethos and heritage.

Particular emphasis is placed upon respect for and consideration of others, good manners and effective ‘Behaviour for Learning’.

Visitors regularly comment upon the calm

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We pride ourselves in helping to create confident, rounded individuals and enriched young citizens that will contribute to the community.

Please accept this invitation to join us on Saturday September 24 from 9.30am to 1pm to meet the staff and tour the school with our first-rate ambassadors – the students themselves – to experience high expectations in a high-performing school first hand.

They will be delighted to show you around and tell you what they think of our amazing school.

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We look to raise educational achievement to the highest standards by keeping up to date with the latest strategies in education.

Through our MAT partnership, which includes one of the country’s leading academies, we are in the vanguard of school improvement.

We offer an innovative curriculum based on academic and practical GCSE subjects, combining set and mixed ability groups.

Additionally, our applied resilience programme emphasises the fun in learning where students get to spend time studying topics such as cooking, woodwork, construction, team sports, mountain biking, skiing and computer programming.

We have high expectations of our students and staff to deliver the highest standards. Teachers are encouraged to be imaginative and creative in the classroom in order to create motivational and inspiring lessons.

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These high expectations of both students and staff were recognised in March 2016, when Ofsted graded BBG Academy as a Good school in all areas.

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culture extravaganza will be held at various venues around the town centre tomorrow (Sat) and will show off some of the best local talent around.

The town hall will host the Best of Batley event, which will feature performances from Kirklees Music School, Batley Community Choir and the West Yorkshire Drama Academy while there will also be activities going on in the market place, library and memorial gardens.

Festival director Rebecca Legg said: “Over the last five years the festival has provided an opportunity to celebrate all that is great about Batley, and as a wholly volunteer-led event, it has enabled local people to get involved in either creating the performances or delivering the festival logistics.”

Locals have been asked to submit archive footage of the town over the years to help stage the Batley Picture Show – a combination of film, music and live theatre.

The show will aim to tell the story of Batley’s manufacturing, sporting and cultural heritage over the past century, all brought to life with live music, poetry, performance and pyrotechnic effects.

It’s a really special one-night only performance by international outdoor arts experts Periplum.

The festival is still on the lookout for more volunteers to help with supporting artists, assisting at workshops and giving out information to visitors.

For details email rebecca@creativescene.org.uk.

The festival starts at 11am with the picture show at 8.30pm.

For more information visit www.batleyfestival.co.uk.

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Peace of mind is key with all these great local firms PUTTING your trust in a business, product or service can sometimes be a daunting prospect.

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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 SEPTEMBER 10 WEDNESDAY NORLAND & STAINLAND SEPTEMBER 14 Starts at 10.45am at Brig Royd WHERE IS DUM WOOD car park, West Vale (HX4 8AL, Starts at 11am at Gawthorpe SE096213) Maypole WF5 9RL, SE273221) 8 miles – moderate 6 miles – moderate Contact: Geoff Contact: Jim Tel: 01422 379921 Tel: 01924 469700

Auctions and games ST MARY'S Social Club in Batley plays host to an auction and games night on Friday September 16.

The club, on Melton Street, opens its doors at 7pm.

Tickets cost £1, children get in free and all proceeds go towards the roof fund for the neighbouring St Mary's Church. Entertainment on the night includes play your cards right and a duck race. Prizes include a meal for two at the Zucchini restaurant, a St Mary's Theatre Group Christmas show family ticket, a hamper, a Batley Bulldogs family ticket and a voucher for Healds Hall.

An explosive topic SPEN VALLEY Historical Society’s next meeting on Wednesday, September 14, will feature a talk on ‘The Low Moor Explosion’ by Mary and Geoff Twentyman.

Meetings are held in the Catholic Church Parish Hall on Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, starting at 7.30pm, with refreshments served from 7.15pm.

The cost is £2 per meeting for members, £4 for guests and membership is £10 per year. For more information email scooper@thecoopersonline.org.uk.

Ladies’ night A LADIES’ NIGHT at Thornhill Edge WMC to raise cash for Overthorpe Sports Club’s junior football teams, will feature drag act Dixi Tucker and covers band the Kaiser Monkey Killers tonight (Fri, 7pm). Tickets (£20) are available from Thornhill Edge WMC and Overthorpe Sports Club. For details call Katie Heseltine on 07788 283516.

Line dancing event A CHARITY line dancing night is being held at Liversedge Parish Centre on Friday September 16.

Running from 8pm until 11pm at the venue on Halifax Road, a small selection of drinks will be available but guests can bring along their own.

There will be a raffle, admission is £5 and all money raised will be donated to Kirkwood Hospice.

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Aw a r d - w i n n i n g tribute band The Chicago Blues Brothers are appearing at the venue for one night only – with proceeds for local charities.

As part of their Jail Break Tour 2016, the band will present a two-hour blockbuster of sound, including major hits such as Respect and Soul Man. A gritty mix of styles from Chicago, Memphis and New York is guaranteed to have the audience dancing to the beat.

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RELATIVELY SPEAKING opened in March 1967 at The Duke of York Theatre in London, when Alan Ayckbourn was not even 30 years of age.

Back then, reviewers praised the play for its wit and intricate construction – deemed to be beautifully crafted, very funny and quintessentially English.

It was Alan Ayckbourn’s first major West End hit and he even received a telegram from Noel Coward himself, congratulating him and saying how he had enjoyed every minute of the light comedy which, since then, turned Alan Ayckbourn into one of our country’s best-loved playwrights and a household name.

Robert Powell and Lisa Goddard, two very wellestablished and well-known faces starred as the older couple Sheila and Philip, while the roles of the younger twosome, Ginny and Greg, were taken by Lindsey Campbell and Antony Eden and together they took us back to a time in the 60s when things were so very different in all manor of things.

Based on many misunderstandings between these four characters, the script is lively and fun and keeps the audience laughing without turning into a silly sort of farce.

This was just a sheer joy to watch, performed by four very capable and likeable characters.

A totally wonderful, absorbing and deliciously comical play from one of our most prolific and much-loved playwrights. voted the UK's best tribute band in 2013 and appearing alongside stars such as Kylie Minogue.

Lifelong mates from Bradford Chris Hindle and Paul Boocock founded the band. Chris plays Jake Blues, with Dewsbury-born Gareth Davey teaming up with him as Elwood Blues.

Gareth says one reason for the band's success is the on-stage chemistry between him and Chris.

The show is being organised by members of the St John Masonic Lodge, whose similar concert last

year – a 60s revival night at the Frontier – raised £7,000.

One of the good causes to benefit was the Dewsbury Women’s Centre, which received £1,500.

A women’s centre spokesman said: “We had an amazing time at last year’s event, which was really well supported. We are sure of a similar success this time.”

The show is on Friday October 7. Doors open at 6.30pm and the concert starts at 7.30pm prompt.

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Dinah’s on display THE NATURAL beauty of Mirfield is the subject of a new exhibition at the Creative Arts Hub. Launched last night (Thurs), the show of oil paintings includes a selection of new, previously unexhibited works alongside popular works last displayed in the town over five years ago.

The artist, Dinah Bowden – a former Mayoress – is keen to emphasise the enjoyment that she derives from the painting process: her exhibition is simply titled ‘Just for Pleasure: Impressions of Mirfield’.

The Huddersfield Road gallery is open from 10am to 5pm, Wednesday to Friday, and 10am to 3pm on Saturday. Entry to the gallery is free.

Hall’s fun dog show THE YORKSHIRE Rose Dog Rescue charity is holding its eighth annual Fun Dog Show at Oakwell Hall Country Park on Sunday September 25.

In addition to a range of fun competition classes, the show will have flyball demonstrations, doggie games, children’s entertainment and side stalls.

There will also be free microchipping by the Dogs Trust and the chance to ‘Ask the Vet’ courtesy of Vets4Pets in Birstall.

The event, being held near the Visitor Centre, starts at 11am.

Entries for classes will be taken on the day with judging beginning at 12noon. Classes include doggie fancy dress, waggiest tail, cutest puppy and a musical ‘down’.

There will also be competitions for the best in rescue dogs, pedigrees and cross-breeds.

Youngsters aged 14 and under will get the chance to put their pets through their paces in a junior handler class, demonstrating their sit, down and walk to heel skills.

The show will end with a special free entry class for dogs that have not won any rosettes, with the winner being the dog the judge would most like to take home.

For more information call 07815 592944 or 07738 231734.

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Heritage Open Days round-up: ANYONE who wants to take a sneak peek behind the scenes of some of Dewsbury’s most iconic buildings is in for a treat tomorrow (Sat).

As part of Heritage Open Days 2016, there will be free tours of Dewsbury town centre and Dewsbury Minster tower.

The tower tours will take place at 11am and 4pm and he town centre tours at 11am and 2.30pm. The town tour will start at Dewsbury Town Hall, which was built in 1889, and includes Pioneer House, which was opened as the Co-operative building in 1880 by the Dewsbury Industrial Pioneers Society.

The Minster event includes the chance to admire the 1,000year-old stonework, the opportunity to climb the stone spiral staircase and visit the ringing chamber.

Adventurous visitors can then climb the short ladder up to the clock room, see the bells being rung and even have a go themselves. The Minster Heritage Centre will also be open for a short time after each tour.

Access on all the tours is limited to 10 people and are unsuitable for those with walking difficulties or for children under five.

Places on the Minster tour can be reserved by contacting Derek Johnstone on 07912 210244 or emailingderek@ dewsburyminsterfest.uk.

ST SAVIOUR’S CHURCH in Brookroyd Lane, Birstall will be open on Saturday from 11am until 4pm. Refreshments will be available and there will be various activities for visitors.

Stewards will be on hand to answer questions and DVDs

featuring the church will be shown.

St Saviour’s is a Grade II-listed building and contains a unique stained glass window commemorating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

The window has been verified by the Victoria and Albert Museum as being the only one in the world showing Queen Victoria with her husband and consort, Prince Albert.

There is also a frieze of Minton tiles, a fine east window, an altar rail by Robert Thompson and a fine painting of Christ by Hans Richter-Damm.

The church has a historical connection to Charlotte Brontë, as her friend Ellen Nussey lived in nearby Brookroyd House.

AN exhibition about the Battle of the Somme is on at THORNHILL PARISH CHURCH on both Saturday and Sunday and Stuart Hartley gives a talk about church architecture at 7.30pm tonight (Fri).

There will also be chances to try the newly-restored organ at 2pm on Sunday.

ST MARY’S CHURCH in Church Lane, Mirfield opened its doors last night (Thurs), when the belfry was open to the public to discover its hidden history.

Archaeological finds from recent digs on the site will be displayed over the weekend.

On Saturday there will be a guided heritage trail walk from the church using Frances Stott’s trail leaflet, and an organ recital at 3pm.

A talk relating to the Bronte family and their connection with the church and area will take place in the side chapel of the

church on Saturday and Sunday. The Grade II*-listed church will be open from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, and 11am to 4pm on the Sunday.

There will also be tower tours available throughout the weekend and a cafe will be open.

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Andy still has the X Factor and signs a deal to star in panto this Christmas

RED HOUSE MUSEUM in Gomersal will be open for free from noon to 5pm on September 10 and 11, with games in the garden and craft activities for children.

On the Sunday the Friends of Red House group will serve refreshments and there will be a display of hobbies and pasttimes.

Kelvyn Waites will be bringing his vintage bus and running a free half-hourly service between Red House, Oakwell and Gomersal Moravian Church, starting at Red House on the hour and half-hour.

IN LEEDS, the City Varieties Music Hall is set to open its doors to the public on Sunday (10.30am-4pm).

Built in 1865, City Varieties Music Hall is one of few surviving Victorian music halls still hosting shows.

There will be family activities and entertainment throughout the day, including variety performances, heritage talks, dressing up, face painting, crafts, treasure trails, balloon modelling, stilt walkers, technical demonstrations, the opportunity to tread the boards, venture backstage and the chance to enjoy refreshments in the theatre’s Circle Bar. • For full details about Heritage Open Days, visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk

Ann Montini and Andy Abraham ORMER X Factor runner-up Andy Abraham is set to star in panto in Carlisle. Andy will be playing the henchman Fleshcreep in the show, and tells me that he will still watch this year’s X Factor, but added: “It’s a great show that gave me a huge break, but I do think they should go back to what made it good fun all those years ago, and that was great voices and performances. With fewer stunts, it could be huge all over again.”

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KEITH DUFFY formed ‘Boyzlife’ with Brian McFadden because he found himself being typecast. “It’s difficult having the band background and the Coronation Street background,” he said. “It’s difficult sometimes to get work.

A lot of casting directors will think that I’ve got too much of a familiar face and won’t cast me, which is why I have gone back to music.”

WE ALL know that Arlene Phillips didn’t exactly leave Strictly Come Dancing on the best terms. She was replaced by Alesha Dixon back in 2009, which kicked off a massive ageism row.

Now though, she is keen to return and replace Len, who quits after this series and the Christmas special. “I would love it, I mean I am far more qualified than many that have been offered the role,” she said. Fingers crossed, Arlene...

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ted she would never get a tattoo at the age of 81, despite Dame Judi Dench recently having one. The TV star revealed: “No thank you!

There’s absolutely no chance, I don’t see what is appealing about them, but again it’s not my age range is it?”

ITV HAS commissioned a new panel show starring Harry Hill. He made a brief return to the channel early in 2015 with an ill-fated attempt to revive the talent show format Stars in Their Eyes.

Fingers crossed this time, that the show is a success.

JUST Good Friends was an 80s sitcom starring Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis as former lovers Vince and Penny, who met up by chance five years after he jilted her at the altar. Insiders now tell me that after so many revival comedy shows, this is now next in line for an update – but is this one step too far and already outdated?

THE STAGE is set for a spectacular weekend of celebrations to mark the unveiling of a statue of the late Dame Gracie Fields in Rochdale.

The statue unveiling in Town Hall Square, Rochdale, on Sunday September 18 will mark the culmination of three days of activities to celebrate the remarkable life of the Rochdale-born singer, actress and comedienne.

CASUALTY star Jason Durr is quietly optimistic that his character, nurse David Hide, will rise to the occasion in the BBC show. “I think people will be surprised at the character that I am playing, but I think it’s great to mix it up and shock people who assume that you always play nice guys,” he said.

BBC TWO is to shine a spotlight on the career of Boy George after ordering a documentary. The singer, again on the comeback trail, tells me: “I think it’s rather funny that people want to look back on your life, when you’re still living it, but then again I have lived quite a lot already.”

THE GREAT British Bake Off host Mary Berry has admit-

FORMER Emmerdale actor Paul Loughran, who played

Butch Dingle until 2000, will make the switch to Wetherfield as Craig Tinker’s dad. Paul told me: “I can’t believe it actually, as to be in one soap is great, but this is the gold, everyone loves Coronation Street don’t they?”

LORD Michael Cashman will briefly reprise his famous role as Colin Russell in EastEnders, 30 years after he first arrived in Walford.

The 65-year-old appeared on the soap for three years from 1986 and tells me: “I got the call back while eating lunch in a cafe in London, and thought why not. I can’t believe it’s been 30 years though, where has that gone?”

KEEPING UP appearances star Patricia Routledge is not a fan of remakes of the show, and has been telling anyone who will listen: “Why are they doing this sort of thing?” The actress, 87, was quoted as saying: “They must be desperate. Nothing to do with me. Let them get on with it, and remind me to switch off, please.” Not a fan then...

CORONATION STREET’S Maria played by Samia Ghadie explains it was the fans that requested more episodes of the show, and the bosses simply reacted. “I think some people would have the show as a live beam all day every day, because to many it’s realistic, but we’re all happy to do more episodes for the fans,” she said.

IT APPEARS that Dame Joan Collins is not as popular as she may have thought with her new theatre tour. Many blame the lack of PR her show is receiving, and are stunned that she is not a sell-out. But having dealt (or not dealt) with the Blackpool-based PR team, I am not surprised she is struggling to fill the venues as they never return calls...

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Buyer dismantle and carry. Tel 01924 724627 (Shaw Cross).

(1973) Large mahogany wall unit/display cabinet. Modern design, 68” W x 77” H x 18” D. Four glass sections with lighting, two drawers, four cupboards and mirrored cocktail cabinet, plus also matching bow front corner unit 18” W. Good condition £75 for both. Buyer collects. Tel 07730 445466. (1972) Pine TV stand solid, with shelf and drawer, very good condition £20. Tel 01484 656666.

(1970) X2 Alston recliner armchairs, with matching arm covers in a light beige/ cream material.

Very good condition £60 each.

Tel 01924 523389. (1968) G Plan suite, green gold pattern, in very good condition £300 ono. Tel 01924 498330.

(1965)

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? ITEM bands

Cost per item

Up to £7: £8 - £25: £26 - £50 £51- £100 £101-£200 £201-£500 £501-£1450 £1,451 plus

£1 £2 £3 £4 £5 £7 £9 £11

Four drawer pine chest, good condition £25 ono. Buyer collects. Tel 01924 451882. (1956)

and wooden spatulas.

Boxed, £15. Tel 01484 656666.

(1970)

GARDEN Alton aluminium greenhouse frame & base, needs attention, plus quantity of plastic glazing £30 ono. Space needed, tel 01924 506905 (evenings).

(1999)

LUGGAGE 2 trip, two-wheeled suitcases, dark pink. Retractable handle, one external and 3 internal pockets. Good clean condition, 19” wide (490mm), 29” (740mm) high, 11” (270mm) deep, £12 each. Tel 01924 473017. (1981)

Garden shed 8’ x 6’ apex roof £280 + 2 six foot picnic benches £100 the pair. Tel 01924 278949. Can deliver locally.

(1996) Deluxe gazebo, only used once £30. Tel 01924 503630. (1977) Chapel pew-style garden bench, iron framework, wood seat.

Ideal for renovation £30. Buyer to carry. Tel 01924 724627 (Shaw Cross). (1973) Green gazebo £15 ono. Tel 07806 431728. (1959) HEATING Delonghi oil heater, good condition £15. Tel 01274 870164 (Gomersal) (1971) HOUSEHOLD Roller blind, nearly new; white, blue & grey abstract pattern 91” W x 46” drop. Cost £250, will accept £95. Tel 01924 498461. (1998) Internal flush door, wood effect veneer, 78” x 30”, hinge & handle cut out £2.00. Tel 01924 462494. (1997) Carpets, hall/stairs/landing, in red, can be seen. From petand child-free home, single occupier. Re-fit advice available £20. Tel 01924 462494.

Brand-new fire door, 700 x 2000 x 50mm, woodgrained fibreglass in red on one side and white on reverse. New and unused, half price at £30. Tel 01924 515595, very heavy, buyer collects from Liversedge.

(1980) 13 decorative wall plates with wire hangers £10. Removal forces sale. Tel 07876163070 (Mfd) (1979) Four Hofmeister glass boots, (2 large, 2 smaller) pub memorabilia £30. Removal forces sale.

Tel 07876163070 (Mfd) (1979) Very rare early 1900s Victory V tin (shop display), Fryer & Co, Nelson, collectable/ antique £30. Removal forces sale. Tel 07876 163070 (Mirf) (1979) Small coffee table, solid marble with brass legs £10. Removal forces sale. Tel 07876163070 (1979) Period lamp standard, polished mahogany, with floral shade £15. Removal forces sale. Tel 07876163070 (Mfd) (1979) KITCHEN Kitchen items; 7m marble effect worktop with cut out; 3 x 500mm wall units in light cream, regency style doors, plus fancy top cornice; also 4 x 600mm wall units in light cream, regency style doors, x1 600 corner unit; castellated cooker hood unit, complete with extractor. Blanco sink with draining board, plus 9 extra doors, £500, will split if required. Tel 01924 408171/ 07951 230326. (1988) Raclette grill, combination grilling for meat, veg and seafood etc. Non-stick dishes

MISCELLANEOUS Grey concrete roof tiles (Rosemary), 16” x 13”, 40 used tiles plus quantity of part tiles, collection only £10 ono. Tel 01924 462494. (1976) 2 x vintage metal railway trunks 1920s, 2 x solid wood crates excellent for storage £60. 01924 501406 (1986) Flying Scotsman memories of steam cuckoo clock needs slight attention but in full working order £30. 01924 501406.

(1986) Private collection of silver, all hallmarked, various items including tea sets, tableware, cutlery & much more. All complete sets. Potential buyer(s) welcome to view extensive collection. Items from £10 upwards. Tel 01924 469166.

(1982) Timber 2 metre lengths 4x1, 20 pieces, £20. Tel 01924 472043.

(1964) MOTORING Brand-new car and caravan clamps, £12 ono. Tel 01924 505213. (1991) MUSICAL Upright church piano, serviced yearly, excellent for beginners £40. Buyer to collect (Dews).

01924 501406 (1986) Yamaha Clavinova digital piano CPL 230. Many features, 3 pedals, plus manual and DVD song book. Hardly used, in very good condition. Still have original receipt £1,150 new from Woods, accept £350, buyer to collect. Tel 01924 650250. (1990) PET GOODS Medium dog cage with mat and tray. Good condition, cost £45, will sell for £20. Ring for more details, tel 01924 503021.

Buyer to collect. (1992) SPORTING Pro fitness rowing machine with user manual, as new, £35.

Buyer collects 01274 861904.

(2000) Waterline fishing tackle box, five draws, bait box, tackle box, padded seat. Good condition, cost £120, will sell for £50.

Ring for more details, tel 01924 503021. Buyer to collect. (1992) Apollo man’s full-size mountain bike, 18 gears, hardly used, new condition £60 ono. Tel 01924 505213. (1991) Electric walking machine, also rowing machine; brand new, never used, cost £250, will accept £100 for both. Buyer collects. Tel 07519 725771.

(1987) Set of five wooden show jumps, painted and stored inside; complete with fittings £150 ono. Tel 07761 964556.

(1965) WANTED Hand push garden mower with roller. Tel 01274 876814. (1960)

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NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Sedge lead NCEL Premier Northern Counties East League Premier

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at the Easy Buy Ground LIVERSEDGE FC consolidated top spot in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division following a convincing 50 win away at Barton Town Old Boys.

The game was evenly balanced in the opening exchanges, but Sedge struck first with a goal from Vaughan Redford after 20 minutes and less than five minutes later the

away side had doubled their lead thanks to the efforts of Rhys Davies.

In the second period Jonathan Rimmington’s men looked to add to their lead and they succeeded when Redford bagged his second of the match.

Joe Walton made sure the points would return to Clayborn with a goal in the 57th minute, and the win was completed thanks to Mathias Britton’s strike in the 90th minute which made it five for Liversedge.

The Clayborners have now gone two games without conceding a goal and netted nine times in the process. Sedge fans hope to see more of the same when their side travels to Thornaby tomorrow (Sat, 3pm) in the FA Vase first qualifying round.

TOWN SCRAPE PAST BILLINGHAM FA Cup First Qualifying Round

OSSETT TOWN

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at Ingfield OSSETT TOWN eventually overcame Billingham Synthonia 3-2 in the FA Cup first

qualifying round at Ingfield. The replay was required following Synthonia’s late 86th minute equaliser from the penalty spot to make it 2-2 in last Saturday’s match (Sep 3).

But with home advantage second time around Town found themselves trailing to an early Macauley Langstaff strike.

Danny Frost, who also scored for Town in CONTINUED ABOVE RIGHT

SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Palestino set the early pace in Premier Division with thumping win at Girlington IN THE Spen Valley Football League Premier Division Palestino set the early pace with a 5-0 win away at Girlington.

Zain Mushtaq’s hat-trick and a Theo Bujra brace was enough to seal the win for the visitors.

In the Premier Division’s only other game last weekend Dewsbury West Side claimed the three points thanks to a 4-2 win over Athletico.

Mohammed Basharat, Danish Khalid, Jamil Sair and Faisal Hanif grabbed the goals for the hosts. Athletico responded through Qendrim Emini and Paul Hague.

Elsewhere Norfolk came out on top in a nine-goal thriller to win 6-3 away at Howden Clough.

Imran Farooq, Huzaifah Lunat, Ismail Loonat,

Mohammed Badat, Amir Raje and Moosa Raje were on the scoresheet for Norfolk. In reply Clough netted thanks to strikes from Jack Scott, Phil Crossland and Jimmy.

Meanwhile Marsh and George Healey couldn’t be separated in their 3-3 draw.

James Binns, James Parkin and Mark Wigley netted for Marsh, but goals from Healey’s Reece Scholes and Mohammed Shaoib ensured the points were shared.

In the First Division’s final game of the weekend Saville edged past Inter Batley with a 3-2 win.

The visitors scored through Shakeel Pandor (two) and Zubair Hussain. In reply Inter netted through Awaab Ahmed and Fateh Laher.

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

Albion Ladies secure valuable point OSSETT ALBION picked up a useful point in their opening game of the North East Regional League Southern Division when they came from behind to force a 1-1 draw at East Yorkshire side Malet Lambert.

The home side took the lead with 20 minutes to go with a long-range effort, but after being held at bay several times by the home keeper, Claudia Cleary finally snatched a deserved equaliser from the narrowest of angles.

Next up for Albion is a home game against Farsley Celtic and they go into this next game in a positive mood.

It proved a disastrous day for the district’s teams in the West Riding County Women’s League

Cup, with not one making it through to the second round.

Battyeford Belles reserves joined their first team on the sidelines in the competition when they couldn’t raise a side for their home tie with the Bradford City A team.

Meanwhile Second Division Dewsbury Rangers put up a gallant fight at home to First Division Republica Internationale, but they eventually lost out by the odd goal in seven.

Rangers found themselves up against it at half-time, trailing 2-0, but though they took the second half 3-2 they failed to force the equaliser over the 90 minutes.

There was disappointment too for Premier

Division side Ossett Town, who went down 2-1 to the Farsley Celtic Development side.

Town’s reserve side forfeited their tie with Clifton.

This week sees the opening of the league season with Battyeford Belles making their Premier Division debut at Bradford Park Avenue and Ossett Town away at Brighouse Athletic.

In Division One Battyeford reserves are without a game and in Division Two Dewsbury Rangers kick off with a home game against Leeds City, but there is no game for Ossett Town reserves.

Third Division newcomers Lower Hopton are at home to West Leeds.

LADIES GOLF

OSSETT TOWN CONTINUED last Saturday’s encounter levelled things up on the half-hour mark.

In the second period the visitors went in front through Matthew Crust, but Grant Black’s men turned the game on its head with Alex Peterson’s equaliser in the 82nd minute and Frost’s second two minutes from time to book their place in the next round.

The Reds return to First Division North action tomorrow (Sat Sep 10, 3pm) when they travel to Kendal Town.

Hogan and Pearson end wait for trophy

Albion exit FA Cup Eileen Hogan and Janet Pearson pictured collecting the Clifford Trophy

FA Cup First Qualifying Round

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at Heritage Park OSSETT ALBION were dumped out of the FA Cup in the first qualifying round 5-1 at the hands Bishop Auckland.

Ian Ward struck first for Auckland before Andrew Johnson doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time.

In the second period the Unicorns responded well to a disappointing first half and halved their deficit through James Eyles in the 54th minute.

But Auckland found another gear in the final 30 minutes, scoring three goals without reply.

Ward completed his brace and that achievement was matched by Johnson nine minutes from time.

Chris Winn grabbed a goal in the final minute of the game to round off the win.

Albion return to First Division North action tomorrow (Sat, 3pm) when they host Colne.

DEWSBURY District Golf Club have more to celebrate in their 125th year after Eileen Hogan and Janet Pearson won the County Foursomes at Knaresborough GC. Hogan and Pearson play off 29 and 17 handicaps respectively and have brought the the Clifford County Foursomes trophy back to Dewsbury for the first time in its 48-year existence.

A round of 75, par to the course, was enough to secure victory for the duo, who qualified for the County Foursomes off the back of their second-placed finish in the Yorkshire Ladies County Golf Association District final in at Meltham GC back in July.

The Dewsbury pairing had to wait three hours for the win to be confirmed as a field of 82 pairs took to the course in Knaresborough from six Yorkshire-wide area qualifiers.

HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL

FISHER CARRY ON WHERE THEY LEFT OFF THE HEAVY Woollen Sunday League kicked off last weekend, with last season’s champions St John Fisher looking to be the team to beat once again.

Rob Bordman fired four goals and Stephen Wales bagged the other as Fisher won 5-0 at newly-promoted Navigation.

Mirfield Town also started the season well as Adam Brown, Jonathan Mitchell, Gibril Bojang and Callum Fern all found the net in a 41 win at Birkenshaw, who replied through Liam Roche.

Birstall Cricket Club won 6-4 at home to AFC Chickenley thanks to strikes from Lee Quick, Jonny Beverley, Dom Carr, Lee Heppenstall plus two own goals.

Chickenley replied through Shaun McDaid, Blake Dewhirst, Ryan Simmonds and an own goal.

Andrew Pickles hit both goals as Woodman Batley Carr won 2-1 at Woodkirk Valley, who replied through Gavin Huxall.

Heckmondwike Sports Club’s game with Mount Pleasant was abandoned due to a serious injury.

In the Championship, relegated

Overthorpe Sports Club started the season in fine form after an Elliot Brooke hat-trick, braces from Kristian Angus and Reece Patterson, plus goals from Jack Alllerton, Sam Hague and Steve Jordan saw them trounce St John Fisher Reserves 10-1.

Courtney Allette and Thomas White both hit four goals in Linthwaite’s 10-1 demolition of Hanging Heaton Cricket Club.

Bradley Riley and Connor Beaumont bagged the others with Tom Ramadan hitting the Cricketers’ consolation.

Wellington Westgate are third after they won 7-4 at Clifton Rangers.

In the only other game played Eddie Szostak hit a double in Slip Inn Hounds’ 3-1 win at Battyeford.

Ben Burnett bagged the other, with Daniel Parris replying for the home side.

In Division One Scholes Athletic are the early leaders after they won 6-0 against FC Liversedge thanks to a Dean Commins hat-trick, a Jonny Irvine brace plus a strike from Gareth Jones.

Old Bank WMC enjoyed a 7-3 win at St Ignatius thanks to a Luke Duncan hat-trick and goals from Sam Womersley, Robert Evans, Tom Frizzel and Ryan Ramadan.

Tim Blackburn hit all three goals for the home team.

Matthew Orme hit the only goal of the game as Birstall St Patricks won 1-0 against Saville Arms, while Roberttown Rovers beat Ravenswharfe by the same score thanks to Matthew Bolton’s lone strike.

Overthorpe Sports Club Reserves are the early pace-setters in Division Two after Lee Davey and Tom Thorpe both hit doubles in their 5-0 win over Battyeford Reserves.

Michael Hutton fired the other.

Wire Works lie in second place after Eddie Hamlet (two) and Dan Johnson both found the nets in a 30 win at Snowdon.

In the only other game to be played, Alex Bottomley hit a hattrick in Clifton Rangers A’s 4-2 win over Wyke Horse.

Jordan Taylor netted the other, with Wyke Horse replying through Edward McKay and Liam Hoyle.

BOWLS

Jewitt and Ellis clinch Overthorpe bowls title NATHAN JEWITT and Robbie Ellis have won the Overthorpe Sports Club’s Over and Under 21 competition.

They won the £200 prize money by beating Nathan’s sister Georgia Jewitt and her partner Mark Dobson 21-18 in a top-quality final.

Excellent play from Ellis helped his pair take a commanding 10-1 lead before Georgia Jewitt and Dobson clawed their way back into the game taking the score to 15-12 before Ellis swapped leads with Nathan to take control at 20-12.

Finalists L-R Nathan Jewitt, Robbie Ellis, Georgia Jewitt and Mark Dobson Once again Georgie Jewitt and Dobson fought back to trail 20-18, but a fine last end saw Nathan Jewitt and Ellis close out the game.

Earlier Ellis and Nathan Jewitt defeated Mark

Lofthouse and Tom Thorpe 21-13, Brian Macdonald and Matty Thorpe 21-3 before accounting for John and Marc Armitage 21-20 in a superb semi-final.

Georgia Jewitt and Dobson defeated Georgia’s father David and Ben Falkingham 21-12, Jonathan Smith and daughter Mia GreenleesSmith 21-10, Geraldine Dickinson and Jack Bowes 21-19 and surprise package Alan Sykes and Sam Farmer 21-10 in their semi-final.

Ripley and Wainwright took the prize for the highest break of 15.

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Friday September 9, 2016

CRICKET

RUGBY LEAGUE EXTRA

Rain hampers Hanging Heaton’s title chances

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

LAST WEEK’S All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League programme was a complete washout, leaving Hanging Heaton ‘high and dry’, so to speak, in the rain.

Hopes of overhauling leaders, and reigning (or should that be ‘raining’) champions Pudsey St Lawrence are on a proverbial knife-edge.

In tomorrow’s final round of Premier Division games Hanging Heaton are at New Farnley, while St Lawrence are at home to Bradford and Bingley with just four points separating the two sides.

It really looks like being a photo finish, with bonus points, and the weather, perhaps having the final say in deciding the outcome

of the title race. At the other end of the table Scholes were condemned to relegation after their game with New Farnley was abandoned.

That leaves Morley at Pudsey Congs, East Bierley at home to Cleckheaton, and Lightcliffe who welcome Woodlands, to battle it out to avoid relegation with Scholes.

In the Championship long-time B Division leaders Townville have been confirmed as winners after their game with second-placed Wrenthorpe was washed out.

Meanwhile in Division A Batley’s hopes of the title were improved when Yeadon had their game in hand abandoned.

With two games to go Batley are at home to Saltaire tomorrow before hosting Undercliffe, and Yeadon face Undercliffe ahead of their final match of the season against Baildon.

Just nine points separate the top two but defeats for both at the hands of third-placed Undercliffe could put the Bradford club back

in the mix and set up another nail-biting finale next week. On the other hand, wins for Batley and Undercliffe tomorrow will give Batley the title.

Ossett, Gomersal and possibly Birstall could secure a place in Championship One next season, but relegation from the Championships and promotion from the Conference remains largely dependant on the nature of the planned reorganisation for next season.

However, Buttershaw St Paul’s are hot favourites to move up a division as Conference winners.

Next season’s Championship Two, or whatever they decide to call the third tier, is likely to feature Liversedge, Lower Hopton and Spen Victoria.

But Brighouse and Hartshead Moor are in serious danger of a drop into the Conference along with Heckmondwike and Carlinghow and Crossbank Methodists.

RUGBY UNION

Cleckheaton RU start new season with defeat National League Three North CLECKHEATON RU

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LYMM at Moorend

CLECKHEATON RUFC got their National League Three North campaign off to the worst possible start with a 17-10 defeat to Lymm at Moorend.

In an error-strewn contest it was Lymm who took the lead with an unconverted try 10 minutes before half-time.

Two minutes later and Cleck’s defence was breached again and the away side touched down for their second unconverted try to take a 10-0 lead into half-time.

The hosts were also slow out of the blocks in the second period and Lymm wasted no

time in extending their lead to 17-0 with their first converted try of the afternoon.

But Lymm’s third try sparked the hosts into life and following a wave of pressure from from the hosts they were rewarded with a penalty try, which Ronan Evans converted.

And Evans quickly reduced his side’s arrears further with a fine 35m penalty kick.

In the closing stages the Moorenders were firmly camped in their opponents’ 22 and were soon awarded another penalty 10 metres out.

The hosts opted for a line out, which proved to be the wrong decision in the heavy rain, and Lymm secured the ball and cleared their lines to secure the four points.

The defeat leaves Cleckheaton occupying ninth place as they prepare for a trip to face Stockport tomorrow (Sat Sep 10, 3pm).

Stags rooted to the bottom of Premier Division Yorkshire Men’s League Premier

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at Mason Green MIRFIELD STAGS remain rooted to the the foot of the Yorkshire Men’s League Premier Division after a 36-16 defeat away at Illingworth.

The hosts went 10-0 ahead early on thanks to two tries and a conversion.

Mirfield responded with an Alex Muffy touchdown on the left wing.

But the hosts soon bagged another converted try in the 39th minute to make it 20-4.

In the second half the Stags did reduce their arrears with an Adam Illingworth touchdown, which was goaled by Moss.

On 51 minutes things got better for Mirfield when Moss raced the full length of the field to score between the sticks. Moss stepped up to convert.

But Illingworth extended their lead in the 55th minute.

The home side scored again on the hour mark to put the game beyond a deflated Stags side, who shipped a late try with two minutes to go Mirfield have two games remaining of their season in which to climb to safety. They currently prop up the table and need a win when they host Norland Sharks tomorrow (Sat, 2.30pm).

ATHLETICS

Treena Johnson leads the way for female Dewsbury Road Runners Luke Pearson drives at the Lymm defence Gerald Christian

TREENA JOHNSON of Dewsbury Road Runners was second woman and first female veteran in the 14-mile Race the Train event at Tywyn in Wales.

RACING WITH TOP TIPSTER MIKE SMITH

Sword Fighter could upset the odds FIVE times St Leger winner Frankie Dettori believes Saturday’s running of the world’s oldest classic is more open than the betting suggests.

Aidan O’Brien’s Idaho is a strong favourite but Dettori feels odds of 5-6 overplay his chances on Doncaster’s Town Moor.

Dettori said: “Idaho brings the best form in the race but I thought he made hard work of it when winning the Voltigeur at York.”

Punters may want to look at one of O’Brien’s other runners in Sword Fighter for an each way value bet. He won the Queen’s Vase and is an outand-stayer and I expect him to run a big race.

Last week we highlighted Luca Cumani’s Banksea as our horse to watch out for, and he lines up in the 4.50 at Doncaster tomorrow. This is a prep run for the Cambridgeshire and connections are expecting a promising run from the three-year-old colt.

Kevin Ryan is hoping rain stays

away for The Grey Gatsby in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.

The five-year-old needs fast ground to perform at his best and the going was yielding when he was sixth to Golden Horn in the ten-furlong showpiece last season.

Clerk of the course Lorcan Wyer yesterday described the outside track as the easy side of good and the inside track as good. But rain is forecast for today and Saturday which will ease the ground.

The Grey Gatsby’s last victory came in the Irish Champion two years ago when he got the better of Australia.

Since then, he has been a regular at the top level without quite getting his head in front and his latest effort came in the Juddmonte International when he was sixth to Postponed.

“He’s come out of his race at York really well and he has a few good targets before the end of the year, so as long as the ground comes for him, hopefully he’ll get his head in front,” said the North Yorkshire trainer.

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But with safe ground anticipated Dermot Weld’s Harzand is likely to run and will be the horse to beat.

Connections are eyeing a trip to America for the Breeders’ Cup meeting for what could be The Grey Gatsby’s swansong before he retires to stud.

Ryan's Hambleton neighbour Bryan Smart's could be sending his smart juvenile Alicante Dawn to Newmarket next month for the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Sales race on October 1.

The Hambleton handler is knocking out the winners and paid just £5,000 guineas for the son of Equiano.

Smart has already turned down some big money despite admitting that the colt suffers from sore shins.

Last week I predicted a big run from Nonios at Kempton and he didn’t disappoint, coming from the clouds to grab third place at an SP of 11/2, but with eights on offer earlier in the day. Stay with this lightly raced three-year-old gelding as trainer David Simcock has him lined up for a

race at the same track on September 21.

I also tipped up Mitchum Swagger last week and when the rain started to fall at Haydock my confidence grew and he had every chance to win before going down by a head to Hathal. But this horse is still improving and is definitely worth keeping onside especially on soft ground.

Karl Burke’s Quiet Reflection and Sandra’s Secret, trained by former Mirfield trainer Les Eyre did however oblige to make it a winning start for The Press racing column.

AUGUR’S TIP FOR THE WEEKEND Doncaster 3.45 Saturday Ladbroke St Leger: SWORD FIGHTER each way.

AUGUR’S ONE TO WATCH GUSTAVO FRING: Unraced twoyear-old out of Kodiak owned by Rebel Racing and trained by Richard Spencer. Expected to make his racecourse debut in the next couple of weeks.

She was one of only three women in her category to beat the train and her time of 1 hour 43 minutes 22 seconds saw her finish ahead of the train by five minutes. Johnson finished 72nd overall of the 834 finishers.

Her club colleague Shaun Camponi was 539th with a time of 2:19:43.

In the Fleetwood Half Marathon Andrew Byram led the Dewsbury contingent home in 1:33:35 (46th of the 399 finishers).

He was followed home by Wayne Rayan 1:36:20 (71st), Stephen Chapman 1:40:13 (84th), Martin Athey 1:45:28 (124th) and Paul Smith 1:47:18 (139th).

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Trojans earn derby day bragging rights National Conference League Div Two

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Dewsbury Celtic’s Under-15s snatched victory late on against Farnley Falcons

at Crow Nest Park

Late try seals victory for Celtic

THE LOCAL derby between Thornhill Trojans and Dewsbury Celtic saw two sides lock horns with contrasting targets as the National Conference League Division Two season draws to a close.

DEWSBURY CELTIC UNDER-15s returned to action in Yorkshire Juniors League Division Three with a narrow 20-18 win over rivals Newsome Panthers.

Celtic were once again second best on home soil and slipped to a 30-12 defeat to high-flyers Thornhill, who jumped to third in the table and remain on course for backto-back promotions.

Celtic are now looking over their shoulders at possible relegation if they don’t grab some points soon.

Thornhill, who recently won the Jim Brown Heavy Woollen Cup for the second year running, opened their account with a fourth-minute try from Ryan Fenton.

Winger Mindaugas Bendikas added another try midway through the first half and Danny Ratcliffe converted to give his side a 10-0 lead.

Celtic hit back with a Danny Crabtree try

The Panthers broke the deadlock with a try after just two minutes following some weak Celtic defending.

And the away side soon added to that lead with a second converted try which left the hosts reeling.

In wet conditions Cameron Berry muscled his way over for Celtic’s first try of the game to make it 12-4.

But the Panthers held out for the rest of the half and were worthy of their eightpoint lead at the break.

After the restart the green and whites played with much more intensity, which was rewarded after just 10 minutes with a try from Lewis Teale.

Charlie Heaton added the extras to narrow the Panthers’ lead to just two points.

But when the visitors scored their third converted try of the match they were in the ascendancy and looked to have the hosts on the ropes.

In the final quarter of the game Celtic rallied and were rewarded once again.

Firstly a Connor Appleyard try edged the hosts back into the game before Teale’s last-minute try sealed a dramatic win for Celtic in fabulous style.

The talented young centre was rewarded with the man-of-the-match honours after the game, and with the two points in the bag Celtic continue their push for promotion.

The Westtown side climbed to second thanks to the victory and hope to close in on the leaders when they host Hull Wyke on Sunday (Sep 11, 10.30am).

Sharks youngsters put in positive performance SHAW CROSS Sharks Under-8s hosted Cutsyke in their last outing and showed big improvements in passing and offloading and as a result dictated the match.

Youngsters from both sides showed good bravery and made some hard tackles as they wanted to mark their return from the summer break with a win.

The opposition man of the match was awarded to Seb Jeffers, who also earned himself the top tackler title.

Parents’ player awards were given to Casey Hirst, for making numerous fulllength tries, Bailey Woods for displaying great footwork and Dillan Charlton who showed an improved tackling technique.

All the children worked hard and superb performances came from Teddy Dawson, Phoebe Wilson, Ben Tranter, Kaiden Mullins, Harvey Cavanagh, Max Allen, Alfie Law, Charlie Tilford, Edan Gleadhill, Lennon Smith, Jack Stephenson, Eviee Raby, Charlee Raby and Francis Appleyard.

The Sharks Under-8s travel to face Oulton Raiders on Sunday for their next outing.

NCLTABLES DIVISION ONE Thatto Heath Crus Myton Warriors Skirlaugh Featherstone Lions Milford Marlins Underbank Rangers Normanton Knights Oulton Raiders East Leeds Hunslet Warriors Shaw Cross Sharks Ince Rose Bridge Millom Elland

P 21 20 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 21 20 21 20

W 18 16 15 13 13 12 11 10 8 8 8 7 3 1

D L 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 9 0 11 1 12 1 12 0 13 0 13 0 18 0 19

PF PA 774 309 539 314 715 402 667 428 512 381 598 426 562 398 458 527 537 628 416 536 453 519 464 546 343 787 2301067

DIFF PTS 465 36 225 32 313 28 239 26 131 26 172 24 164 22 -69 20 -91 17 -120 17 -66 16 -82 14 -444 6 -837 2

DIVISION TWO Hunslet Club Park Askam

P W D L PF PA DIFF PTS 20 18 0 2 793 248 545 36 19 13 1 5 540 340 200 27

to give the visitors something to think about, but Danny Ratcliffe added a penalty two minutes before half-time to give the Trojans a 12-4 advantage at the break.

A Dougie Foster try reduced Celtic’s arrears to four points before converted tries from Danny Ratcliffe and Liam Green sealed the win for the away side.

Sam Ratcliffe added the two conversions

Thornhill Trojans Saddleworth R Leigh East Brad Dudley Hill Blackbrook Wigan St Judes Dewsbury Celtic Salford City Roost Stanningley Stanley Rangers

19 19 19 19 18 19 20 19 19 18

10 11 11 11 11 10 5 4 4 1

3 6 1 7 0 8 0 8 0 7 0 9 1 14 2 13 0 15 2 15

489 493 704 482 443 577 272 279 320 222

382 432 367 422 470 444 674 441 652 742

107 61 337 60 -27 133 -402 -162 -332 -520

23 23 22 22 22 20 11 10 8 2

DIVISION THREE Crosfields Drighlington Woolston Rovers Eastmoor Dragons Rylands Sharks Oldham St Annes Waterhead Warriors Dewsbury Moor Gateshead Storm

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

W 14 12 12 8 7 5 5 4 2

D L 1 1 1 3 0 4 1 7 1 8 1 10 0 11 1 11 0 14

PF 541 499 492 366 537 352 328 289 300

PA 281 264 353 372 424 499 502 442 567

DIFF PTS 260 29 235 25 139 24 -6 17 113 15 -147 11 -174 10 -153 9 -267 4

to make it 24-8. Celtic replied through Crabtree who bagged his second try of the game before a Scott Dyson try and Sam Ratcliffe goal made sure the points went home with Thornhill.

Thornhill host promotion-chasers Saddleworth Rangers tomorrow (Sat Sep 10, 2.30pm) and Dewsbury Celtic travel to second-placed Askam on the same day (2.30pm).

Sharks’ relegation fears increase Moor end poor season with defeat NCL Division One

UNDERBANK RANGERS 24 SHAW CROSS SHARKS 6 at Dunford Road GAMES are running out for Shaw Cross Sharks if they are to climb to safety in National Conference League Division One. The Leeds Road side lost 24-6 away at Underbank Rangers who now occupy a play-off place in the division.

Meanwhile defeat left the Sharks in the relegation zone just one point adrift of safety.

Sam Rochford was the man of the match for Rangers, with the deadlock not broken until midway through the first half.

Jordan Higo crossed for a

Rangers try with Richard Pogson landing the conversion, but it took the Sharks just five minutes to reply.

Jack Gledhill went in for the visitors and Danny Flowers goaled what would be the Sharks’ only try of the game.

An Adam Ryder four-pointer, plus a Pogson goal gave the home side a 12-6 lead.

They then sealed the game with two tries in the last seven minutes from Alex Chatterton and Higo.

Pogson followed that up with a penalty and one conversion to round off a solid win for Underbank.

The Sharks continue their survival battle tomorrow (Sat Sep 10, 2.30pm) against second-bottom Millom, knowing victory could drag them out of the bottom four.

NCL Division Three

DEWSBURY MOOR

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at Carr Lane DEWSBURY MOOR lost 38-10 at home to Crosfields and in doing so finished their season in a disappointing eighth position, with only Garforth Tigers faring worse in this year’s National Conference League Division Three.

In contrast Crosfields clinched the Division Three title in style with a seven-try victory and will look forward to playing in Division Two next season.

Jack Reid led the way for Crosfields as they cruised to

a 22-4 advantage at the break.

The only Moor try came midway through the half from Brad Samme.

Chris Hall set the champions on their way with a second-minute try before Steve Pickersgill added another four minutes later.

Nathan Taylor and Kieron Thomas went in for further Crosfields tries before man of the match Reid added one more goal.

Moor responded early in the second half with a Cameron Bruce try and Brad Foster conversion but it wouldn’t be good enough.

Taylor added his second, as did Pickersgill, with another from Ash Cornelia two minutes from time.

Victoria clinch title in final outing YML Division Four FARNLEY FALCONS

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at Butterbowl Drive BIRSTALL VICTORIA have won the Yorkshire Men’s League Division Four title and with it promotion thanks to a convincing 26-0 win away at third-placed Farnley Falcons.

In a first half littered with handling errors due to heavy rainfall last Saturday, Victoria went ahead through scrum-half Mick Dyson who kicked an early penalty goal.

But the first try of the game wasn’t scored until Birstall’s man of the match Will Brooke went over on 25 minutes to give his

side an 8-0 lead, and the score remained that way through to half-time.

In the second period Birstall controlled the game thanks to good work from forwards Jonni Parish, Danny Hainsworth and Anthony Fallas.

With good field position Dyson and Will Copley helped set up Brooke for his second try of the game and shortly afterwards the full-back completed his hat-trick, but not before Damon Fletcher touched down on 65 minutes.

Dyson was also 100 per cent with his goal-kicking to round of the comfortable win and seal promotion to Division Three in what is their 40th anniversary season.

Will Brooke races to the line for his first try and Jonni Parish (inset) is halted by the Farnley defence

Photos: Mark Lockwood

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SUPER 8s - THE QUALIFIERS

Bulldogs bag their first ‘middle eights’ victory Super 8s Qualifiers

BATLEY BULLDOGS

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FEATHERSTONE ROVERS

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at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium WAYNE REITTIE scored two tries to earn Batley Bulldogs a potentially lucrative 11-10 victory over their winless part-time rivals Featherstone at Mount Pleasant.

But it was Dom Brambani’s apparently random drop-goal just before the half-time hooter that separated these Yorkshire rivals.

With a £50,000 difference between finishing seventh (£550,000) or eighth (£500,000) at the end of the Qualifiers, this was a vitally important fixture for both clubs.

And Batley celebrated as such when the final hooter sounded, though happy coach John Kear insisted: “It wasn’t about the money. We built that up as the battle of the parttimers. We had earned the home draw by finishing third and so we needed to nail it from finishing third.”

On Brambani’s golden point, Kear smiled: “Dom is a clever player and you might as well take the drop-goal

and claw back a point.

“You have got to have faith in your players, they are going to come up with a try at some stage and I did have that faith.”

While Kear was delighted by his team’s on-field decision making, opposite number Jon Sharp was highly critical of his side for their choices.

“It was a great game for the spectators between two desperate teams,” said the Rovers chief.

“Both of us wanted to do well knowing it was a foregone conclusion we won’t be in the Million Pound Game.

“But we committed hari-kari. At 107 up, the (kicking) cone got sent on and then it got sent off by the players.

“Players have got to be accountable for that because it is not good enough. It is a lack of respect to Batley and a lack of understanding about games and pressure situations.”

Batley, playing up the slope in the first half and beaten in both their last two meetings with Rovers, took a 14th-minute lead with Reittie’s smart first finish.

With the ball hastening out of play and the metal posts of the pitch fencing coming quickly into view, Reittie

just got his fingertips to Shaun Squires’s kick through. Patch Walker missed the touchline conversion attempt.

Reittie almost snatched a carboncopy touchdown minutes later, this time from Alex Bretherton’s kick.

Rovers were grateful to Misi Taulapapa’s defensive cover for stopping another four-pointer.

Rovers then took the lead after 19 minutes as Alex Brown spilled Danny Craven’s high kick in the blustery, rainy conditions and Luke Briscoe pounced on the loose ball.

Jamie Foster, playing his first game for Rovers since July 3, missed the conversion.

Defences remained on top until the 38th minute when Rovers scored on the opposite flank from another Leeds loanee.

Hardman was the provider and James Duckworth, who had earlier tested the home defence with a strong run down the Batley left, went in for another unconverted score.

Then, with the seconds ticking down, Brambani clipped over a dropgoal from 15 metres.

Full-back Dave Scott was in action at both ends of the field early in the second half. Denied a try at one end

after being held up in-goal, Scott then ended Anthony Thackeray’s weaving run to the opposite try-line.

But a penalty resulted from the play the ball and Foster made it third time lucky to give Rovers a 10-5 lead.

That advantage became 10-7 with Walker’s 57th minute penalty although the Bulldogs opted to run another penalty when they might easily have gone for goal.

Brambani knocked on over the Rovers line as the Bulldogs strove to go ahead for the first time. The game was now something of a penalty-fest with a 63rd-minute award equalling the tally of points scored at that stage.

Rovers were profiting from referee Joe Cobb’s whistle but they couldn’t break Batley’s defence as Alex Brown produced a vital stop on Craven.

Brambani’s 40/20 then lifted home spirits and another kick by the scrum-half to the corner caused Foster to knock on.

Batley eventually attacked the same corner with Walker, Brambani and Sam Smeaton setting up Reittie for his second of the game.

Walker missed the extras but Brambani’s earlier single pointer was now a masterstroke.

MATCH STATS: BATLEY BULLDOGS 22. Dave Scott 2. Wayne Reittie 4. Shaun Squires 3. Chris Ulugia 26. Alex Brown 13. Patch Walker 7. Dominic Brambani 8. Keegan Hirst 20. Alistair Leak 10. Alex Rowe 11. Brad Day 19. Alex Bretherton 15. Adam Gledhill SUBS: 32. Sam Smeaton 18. Tom Lillycrop 9. Luke Blake 21. James Brown

7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS 15. Ian Hardman 33. James Duckworth 29. Luke Briscoe 4. Misi Taulapapa 27. Jamie Foster 1. Danny Craven 7. Anthony Thackeray 8. Darrell Griffin 23. Andy Ellis 32. Jordan Baldwinson 39. Josh Walters 13. Tim Spears 17. Jack Ormondroyd SUBS: 19. Sam Day 21. Brad Tagg 20. Luke Cooper 11. Steve Snitch

7 7 6 6 5 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

BATLEY BULLDOGS Tries: Reittie (14, 70).

Goals: Walker 1/3.

Drop goals: Brambani (40).

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS Tries: Briscoe (19), Duckworth (38).

Goals: Foster 1/3 Referee: J. Cobb / Half-time: 5-8 / Penalties: 12-7 / Sin Bin: None / Sent Off: None / Weather: Wet but brightened up / Man of the match: Dom Brambani / Match rating: 4/5

SUPER 8s - CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD MATCH STATS: DEWSBURY RAMS 1. Josh Guzdek 2. Dale Morton 15. Jason Crookes 4. Shane Grady 38. Etu Uaisele 23. James Glover 22. Andy Kain 16. Toby Adamson 9. Tom Hemingway 45. Mitch Stringer 12. Scott Hale 42. Lucas Walshaw 32. Kyle Trout SUBS: 13. Aaron Brown 19. Nathan Conroy 24. Jack Teanby 18. Tony Tonks

6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5

WHITEHAVEN 28. Ed Chamberlain 25. Ryan Ince 3. Chris Taylor 4. Jessie Joe Parker 1. Louis Jouffret 6. Dion Aiye 7. Grant Gore 32. Anthony Walker 13. Liam Carberry 26. Ted Chapplehow 11. Dave Allen 30. Ugo Perez 31. Carl Forster SUBS: 17. Steven Fox 19. Glen Riley 9. James Newton 15. Ben Davies

8 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 9

DEWSBURY RAMS Tries: Teanby (31, 47).

Goals: Hemingway 2/2.

WHITEHAVEN Tries: Allen (1, 21), Newton (51), Aiye (57), Forster (62, 74), Walker (68), Chapplehow (71), Davies (77), Riley (80).

Goals: Chamberlain 8/1 Referee: Callum Straw / Half-time: 6-10 / Penalties: 9-7 / Sin Bin: None / Sent Off: None / Weather: Sunny with showers / MOTM: Carl Forster (Whitehaven) / Attendance: 524 / Match Rating: 2/5

Relegation-threatened Whitehaven pull off shock win over Dewsbury Super 8s Championship Shield

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at the Tetley’s Stadium DEWSBURY RAMS’ top four ambitions suffered a serious setback at the hands of Championship Shield strugglers Whitehaven, who dominated at the Tetley’s Stadium to secure a 56-12 victory.

It was by far Whitehaven’s strongest performance of the season as they mount one last push to retain their Championship status for another year.

An enthusiastic start to the game gave the visitors an early platform to build on, which they did in the latter part of he contest, after the hosts rallied during the periods immediately before and after the interval.

Whitehaven made a start to the game befitting of their current circumstances, successfully winning back a short kick-off before working the ball right for Dave Allen to go over.

The conversion attempt from Ed Chamberlain shaved the front of the posts.

The Rams launched their own attack in response and earned a penalty for a ball steal, but the threat was easily nullified by the Whitehaven defence.

Dion Aiye’s offload in the tackle created the opportunity for Ugo Perez to charge towards the line, but the Rams

defence scrambled and forced a knock-on over the try-line from Jessie Joe Parker on the last tackle.

Then, after Whitehaven were penalised for an incorrect play the ball, the Rams forced a drop-out from Tom Hemingway’s grubber kick, but an unforced error let the visitors off the hook.

Dewsbury continued to be wasteful with the ball, despite two further penalties awarded their way, and Allen made the hosts pay by weaving his way through for his second try of the half.Chamberlain converted from in front of the posts.

The Rams eventually found a response 10 minutes before half-time after Whitehaven had coughed up possession in their own half.

Young prop-forward Jack Teanby charged onto a short ball and had enough downward momentum to ground it. Hemingway converted from left of the posts.

The scrappy nature of the game endured into the closing stages of the first half, with neither side appearing capable of completing a set.

Whitehaven ended the half in an attacking position, but they were unable to add to their slender halftime lead.

The Rams made a more energetic start to the second period and enjoyed several early attacking opportunities.

The home side’s reward came seven minutes after the restart when

Teanby drove over from close range for his second try, from Nathan Conroy’s delayed short pass.

Hemingway added the goal from in front of the posts to give Dewsbury the lead for the first time in the contest, but it didn’t last long.

James Newton exploited a messy situation at marker to zip over from close range and Chamberlain converted to make it 12-16.

The visitors extended their lead just shy of the hour when an offload from a touchline-bound Dale Morton was scooped up by Aiye, who showed tremendous footwork and pace to beat the covering defence and crash over in the corner.

Chamberlain was narrowly wide with his conversion attempt from the out on the left, but he made no mistake from in front of the posts after Carl Forster pounced on Grant Gore’s grubber kick to put three scores between the sides with just over 15 minutes remaining.

A short restart won back by the hosts and a penalty offered Dewsbury the chance to respond, but the ball was spilled into touch on the first tackle.

The game-breaking score came in the 68th minute, when Anthony Walker shrugged off a weak defensive effort to stroll under the posts for Haven.

Chamberlain converted to put the visitors 20 points in front and they continued to apply pressure in the minutes that followed, to the frustra-

tion of the home supporters who had seen their side take Bradford Bulls all the way the previous week.

Further misery was piled on when Ted Chapplehow weaved his way over for Chamberlain to convert, and Forster twisted over shortly after to underline the visitors’ dominance on the day.

They hit the 50-point mark when Ben Davies was quickest to a ricocheted grubber kick under the posts, and Glen Riley added a final try on the hooter following a one-on-one ball steal close to the Rams’ tryline.

The handsome victory, combined with Halifax’s win over Oldham, means the Cumbrian side survive for another week ahead of Sunday’s crunch clash with Scott Naylor’s men.

The Rams remain fourth but missed out on a golden opportunity to consolidate their position ahead of Swinton Lions.

Championship Shield P W D L Pts Bradford Bulls Halifax Sheffield Eagles Dewsbury Rams Swinton Lions Oldham Whitehaven Workington Town

28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28

18 15 12 10 9 9 7 6

8 12 16 18 18 19 20 21

2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1

38 31 24 20 19 18 15 13

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Birstall Victoria mark their 40th anniversary by clinching the Yorkshire Men’s League Division Four title and with it promotion to Division Three in 2017 Report - page 30

Batley relish Rhinos test

By Joe Link Sports Reporter joe@thepressnews.co.uk

BATLEY BULLDOGS boss John Kear insists his squad must leave Headingley Stadium tonight (Fri) with their heads held high.

The Bulldogs are making their final preparations ahead of a clash with last year’s treble winners Leeds Rhinos as they aim to make it back-to-back victories in the Qualifers.

It is the first time Batley have played Leeds in the summer rugby league era and with over 10,000 tickets sold for the showdown it is likely to be the largest crowd the Batley Bulldogs players have performed in front of during their careers.

“It’s a great achievement for the players to be in this position,” said Kear, who himself last coached a side at Headingley back in 2011.

“They’ve worked really hard all year to make it into the Qualifiers and now they’re being rewarded with a trip to one of the most iconic stadiums in rugby league.

“But despite wanting to enjoy the occasion we know there’s a big job to do and the last thing we can do is just show up.

“Leeds are in great form and it’s probably going to be our toughest test this year and if we put in a performance like the one against London then we could be embarrassed.

“But this group of players at Batley are capable of anything on their day, they’ve impressed me all season and I expect them

to do the same tonight.”

Kear added: “We’ve been training really well all week and with good preparation, application and hard work then who knows what might happen.

“The key is for us to put in a good performance and show that we belong in the Qualifiers.

“We’ve got our first win under our belts now so we’re confident, and I’m really excited about what should be a great game.”

Unlucky duo James Brown and Shaun Squires will miss the match after they both picked up shoulder injuries in their win over Featherstone last weekend.

Elsewhere Kear and Dom Brambani have been nominated for the Championship’s coach and player of the year awards respectively.

Kear is up against Leigh boss Neil Jukes and London Broncos chief Andrew Henderson.

Meanwhile the experienced half-back Brambani has to fight off competition from Leigh captain Mickey Higham and Featherstone’s Misi Taulapapa.

The Qualifiers Leeds Rhinos Leigh Centurions Huddersfield Giants Hull KR London Broncos Salford Red Devils Batley Bulldogs Featherstone Rovers

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Morrison disgusted by poor attitude DEWSBURY RAMS boss Glenn Morrison has questioned the attitude and commitment of some of his players following a dismal second-half performance against Championship strugglers Whitehaven last time out.

The Aussie coach is now looking for a quick response against Sheffield on Sunday (Sep 11, 3pm).

He said: “Some players need to restore pride in the jersey because what they served up against Whitehaven wasn’t acceptable.

“I know Whitehaven are a team fighting for their lives near the bot-

tom of the table, and I think a defeat would have relegated them, but what we served up was nowhere near good enough and we rightly lost by a big margin.

“Some of the players didn’t do themselves or the club any justice and I’ll be making a few changes against Sheffield to make sure I don’t see that kind of display again.”

The Rams now have to win their final two games of the season to secure their place in the Championship Shield play-offs. They start with Sunday’s trip to Sheffield

ahead of the visit of Oldham a week later.

On a more positive note at the Tetley’s Stadium the ever-present Josh Guzdek has been nominated for the Championship’s young player of the year award.

The full-back featured in all of Dewsbury’s 23 rounds of the regular campaign since arriving last winter and during that time has scored 13 tries.

Guzdek is up against Featherstone’s Jordan Baldwinson and London’s James Cunningham for the honour.

Medallist Charlotte eyes Olympic glory in Tokyo DEWSBURY swimmer Charlotte Robinson has become Great Britain’s fourth fastest 13-year-old ever in the 200m butterfly.

The promising youngster, who has her sights set on competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, produced her personal best time in a bronze medal-winning performance at the British Summer National Championships held at Sheffield Ponds Forge back in July.

And less than two weeks later the St John Fisher student also competed in the ASA English Summer Nationals.

Charlotte competed in eight events in total during the hectic 12-day period at the two meetings, and her bronze medal-winning performance in the 200m butterfly put her second in the ASA GB rankings for her age group.

Charlotte, who trains 20 hours a week, learned to swim aged just six and now seven years on is focusing her efforts on competing at next year’s British Championships in April.

Charlotte Robinson with her bronze medal from the British Summer National Championships