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BATTLEGROUND Two arrests as ‘drug wars’ break out on streets of Batley By Staff Reporters TWO MEN from Dewsbury have been arrested following a violent street brawl in Batley on Monday night. Staincliffe Hall Road descended into chaos after a Mitsubishi Shogun deliberately rammed into a Honda Civic in what is believed to be a targeted attack. A gang of 10 to 15 men, some armed with baseball bats, were seen smashing cars, swearing and shouting at around 8.40pm. A source told The Press that the rampage was drug-related. The man, who did not want to be named, said: “The word on the street is that a well-known dealer who recently got out of prison had some scores to settle. “I don’t think it will end here.” One eyewitness, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said: “They came down in cars, young lads got out with baseball bats
and came up the road to smash some cars and were swearing and shouting at people. “After a few minutes some people were injured, bleeding and then they started hitting each Above – a man swings a bat at a Mitsubishi Shogun trying to escape the mayhem; the baseball bat smashes through its window Below – a seemingly blood-covered man on Staincliffe Hall Road; the Honda Civic after it was rammed and attacked other and then just ran away. “There was about 10 or 15 of them, they came and stopped their cars and got their baseball bats. One car stopped at the bottom and one at the top so no-one could get out. “I had kids in the house, they were screaming and scared. It lasted for about 10 to 15 minutes. They were young lads, I don’t know where they were from.” The violence erupted just outside Staincliffe Junior and Infants School. West Yorkshire Police confirmed that two men, aged 27 and 29, were arrested, while four people went to hospital with minor
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ANDREWS JOHN WALTER
On July 8, peacefully at Pinderfields Hospital, of Hightown, Liversedge, aged 79 years, wife of the late Brian. Funeral service will be held at St Peter’s Parish Church, Hartshead, on Tuesday July 24 at 12.30pm.
On July 7, suddenly at home, of Birstall, aged 64 years, husband of Joyce. Funeral service will be held at Cottingley Crematorium on Monday July 23 at 11am.
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home, of Gomersal, aged 92 years, loved mum of Judith and the late David. Funeral service will be held at Butterfield House Private Chapel of Rest, Cleckheaton, on Monday July 23 at 11.30am.
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BRIGGS (NEE ROWLES) HAZEL
On July 10, at Batley Hall Nursing Home, of Soothill, aged 86 years, wife of the late Geoffrey. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday July 25 at 1.15pm.
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MORRIN (NEE STUART) (NEE SOUTHARDS) ELISABETH JANE
On July 12, in hospital, of Claremont Nursing Home and of Thornhill Lees, aged 84 years, wife of Tom. Funeral service will be held at the Church of the Holy Innocents, Thornhill Lees, on Monday July 30 at 2pm.
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On June 30, peacefully in hospital after an illness, aged 57 years, fiancee of Ann. Funeral service will be held at Holy Spirit RC Church, Heckmondwike, on Tuesday July 31 at 10.30am.
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On June 30, aged 88 years, husband of Shirley. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday August 1 at 12.30pm.
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On July 13, in hospital, of Hanging Heaton, much-loved dad of Billie-Jo. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday July 27 at 1.15pm.
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On July 9, in hospital, of Gomersal, aged 91 years, husband of Edna. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Tuesday July 24 at 11.15am.
On July 10, peacefully, aged 71 years. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Monday July 30 at 1.15pm.
On June 26, aged 93 years, wife of the late Cecil. Born and raised in Dewsbury, teacher at Moorlands Open Air School and St John’s School, Dewsbury Moor, latterly of Staffordshire. Funeral service will be held at St Nicholas Church, Staffordshire, on Friday July 27.
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On July 12, at Manorcroft Nursing Home, of Mirfield, formerly of Hanging Heaton,
aged 77 years, husband of Pat. Funeral service will be held at St Mary’s Church, Mirfield, on Wednesday July 25 at 2.45pm.
WEBSTER JUDITH On July 13, peacefully at home, of Gomersal, formerly of Heckmondwike, aged 62 years, daughter of the late Ernest and Edith Webster. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday July 25 at 11.15am.
WILSON VICTOR On July 8, at Dewsbury Hospital, of Batley, aged 82 years, much-loved dad, grandad, great grandad and brother. Funeral service will be held at St Mary’s RC Church, Batley, on Monday July 23 at 11am.
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KIRKLEES Council’s website has been given a full-star rating by industry experts. The ‘Socitm Better Connected’ report, which tests for quality, usability and accessibility of websites and digital services, rated it four out of four in an overall assessment – making the council’s website one of only 42 out of 414 in the UK to achieve four-star status. Assessors looked at four randomly-chosen areas of the website, including finding childcare and services to help an elderly relative stay in their own home in
the social care section; rubbish and recycling – how to take rubbish to the tip; and highways – how to report a streetlight failure. Coun Graham Turner, cabinet member for corporate services, said: “More and more people are accessing our services online so I’m delighted that Kirklees Council’s website and digital services have received such a high rating. “We all always ensure we put residents at the heart of all our digital services and this commitment to our residents has been recognised by the award.”
School bus changes SPEN VALLEY: Bus company Arriva will be changing some of its morning bus routes and timetables in the Spen area from
September. It’ll be school students affected most with the 621 and 649 routes to Spen Valley High School cancelled
Enjoy a cartoon walk around Birstall BIRSTALL: Birstall Library is hosting a cartoonthemed story walk for under-eights to encourage youngsters to get active while also reading. Children are invited to set off from the library in the Market Place at 2pm next Thursday July 26, and fancy dress is encouraged. Another walk is going from the cafe at Crow Nest park on Monday August 6 at 10.30am.
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between the cars, before the disorder broke out, was a targeted attack. “The incident caused considerable disruption last night in the local area, but thankfully no-one was seriously injured.” Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to contact Kirklees CID via 101 quoting crime reference number 13180350413.
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New police commander for Kirklees A FORMER Kirklees officer is returning to take charge of the district’s police force. New Chief Superintendent Julie Sykes replaces Steve Cotter, who is moving to Leeds, as district commander. Chief Supt Sykes comes back to Kirklees from her current role as head of West Yorkshire’s Police Professional Standards Department.
She has almost 25 years of experience in policing, including as a detective constable, inspector and superintendent. She will take over from Mr Cotter on Monday. He has been Kirklees district commander since 2015. Mr Cotter said: “I am proud to have served in Kirklees with committed staff, partners and communities who all work together to make
Kirklees safer. “Chief Supt Julie Sykes will be replacing me, I am delighted that she is local to Kirklees and cares passionately about the area.” Chief Supt Sykes said: “As someone who is Kirklees born and bred, it is a great pleasure to once again be moving back to Kirklees after almost three years as chief superintendent leading the Force Professional Standards Directorate. “I am looking forward to my new role and the challenges ahead.”
Clubs united in grief at loss of activities teammate Max Summer in Heckmondwike Right: Chief Supt Julie Sykes
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BIRKENSHAW Bluedogs amateur rugby league club will honour their player Max Blakeley at their annual gala tomorrow (Saturday). The 33-year-old, pictured, died playing for the club in a game in York last weekend. Max, who also played rugby union with Cleckheaton RUFC, came off the pitch at halftime and became unwell before collapsing. The Rugby League Benevolent Fund said paramedics were called to the Heworth ground but were unable to revive him. Cleckheaton RUFC chairman Neil Gillan led tributes to the much-loved player. “Max was a club stalwart who had played man and boy for Cleckheaton Rugby Club,” said Mr Gillan. “He had many, many friends at the club and was well liked by all. Max loved rugby and loved life. “It is an absolute tragedy that he has been taken from us so soon. “We are devastated and our thoughts are with his family, his friends and all those at nearby Birkenshaw Bluedogs who he was playing the summer season for last week and whom we are united with in our grief.” Max’s dad, Mick Blakeley, said: “Our son loved playing rugby and we would like to acknowledge the kind thoughts and wishes from the rugby families at Birkenshaw RL and Cleckheaton RU.” The Bluedogs have organised a Masters match at their East Bierley ground tomorrow between Birkenshaw and Cleckheaton. The annual gala kicks off at 10am with the Masters game starting at 2pm, followed by the Yorkshire Men’s League fixture at 2.30pm between the Bluedogs and Dewsbury Celtic. Birkenshaw chairman Adam Lincoln said: “Max died playing a game he loved, and we
A PERFORMING arts group has teamed up with Timestep Community Dance and Heckmondwike Tenants and Residents Association to host a number of summer camps in the school holidays. North Kirklees-based ‘Fearless People’ are helping put on dance and street art sessions, plus various sporting activities for youngsters aged eight and over. From Monday July 23 to August 17 there’ll be dance sessions every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Timestep studio in Ponderosa Business Park at 10.30am-12.30pm. Street art sessions will be on Tuesdays 10.30am-2pm, and sports on a Thursday from 10.30am-2pm at Firth Park, Heckmondwike. Reserve places by calling 07950 325836 or 07742 251565.
believe that he would want the day to go ahead. “Coming together on Saturday as a club and a community will be a wonderful way to say his name, honour his memory and continue to support all those affected by this tragedy.” Proceeds from the day will be donated to either Max’s family or a charity of their choice. The RFL Benevolent Fund has set up a JustGiving page to raise funds for his family. Visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ max-blakeley. A service to celebrate Max’s life will be held at St Paul’s RC Church, Cleckheaton on Friday, August 3, at 12.15pm. Everyone is requested to either wear a rugby top or a loud shirt for the service. Any enquiries to Gateway Funeral Services on 01274 653115.
Ossett couple get extra lucky with last-minute £1m lottery win A COUPLE have bagged £1million thanks to buying a last-minute lottery ticket. Ossett man Arron Walshaw described how he had a “bizarre feeling” he needed to get a ticket for the Lotto Millionaire Raffle last Wednesday, just two minutes before the deadline at 7.30pm. The 32-year-old could have missed out on the ticket. As he got to the Tesco Express store on Dewsbury Road in Ossett a woman was in front of him in the queue. But luckily she offered him her place and he got the ticket just in time. Arron, who lives with fiancee 23-year-old Ceri Hall, said: “I asked if she was sure but she was buying beer for
her husband and she said, ‘Oh it’s fine, he can wait, he’s only watching the England game, he’s no interest in me
at the minute’.” Arron then scanned the ticket into the Lottery app and had to double check the £1m figure was right. He said: “I couldn’t process it, I thought it must be £10,000 or £100,000, or I thought it must be a scam like someone’s hacked the phone.” Arron, a plasterer, and Ceri, a hairdresser and DJ, say they will put the lifechanging cash sum towards their dream wedding and “a house, a family car and maybe a holiday”. The pair said they will still work but can now cut down their hours to spend more time with their daughter and Arron’s two sons aged 11 and five.
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News In Brief St John Fisher still needs to improve DEWSBURY: St John Fisher’s Catholic Voluntary Academy still has work to do to improve its ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted. A recent monitoring inspection showed it hadn’t made enough improvement following a November visit. It said the school on Oxford Road isn’t making quick enough progress. Headteacher Jim Taylor said: “The report tells us what we knew: that although we are doing all of the right things, we need to accelerate these measures for them to achieve their full impact.” The report acknowledged steps were being taken to address concerns over attendance, variety of learning and student behaviour.
Cycling Jo’s way LIVERSEDGE: The sister of former Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox will lead a team of around 50 cyclists pedalling from Liversedge to London next week as part of the Jo Cox Way cycle challenge. Kim Leadbeater and the group will set off on the second annual five-day, 258-mile bike ride on Wednesday July 25 at 10am from Princess Mary Athletics Stadium on Bradford Road. They’ll arrive at the Houses of Parliament on Sunday July 29. Money raised will go to The Jo Cox Foundation.
Volunteers needed BATLEY: Organisers of the Batley Festival need volunteers to help make the event happen. The annual festival takes place on Saturday September 29 this year. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact co-ordinator Ann Hall by emailing annhall@batleyfestival.co.uk.
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News In Brief Family fete fun UPPER HOPTON: This year’s Upper Hopton fete is set to be a cracker, with fun for all. There’ll be a falcon display, ferret racing, Punch and Judy shows, and performances from Katie Phillpott Dance School and the Clifton and Lightcliffe Band. It’s just £3 for adults and free for under-16s at the Upper Hopton recreation ground and Croft House Community Centre on Saturday July 28 from 10.30am-4.30pm.
Stepping out time BATLEY: Older people in Kirklees are invited to dance back in time at a free session. Sophie Simpson will be teaching dance steps and routines from classic films on Tuesday, July 31, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. It’s part of the First Time for Everything programme. It’s at the Batley Older People’s Centre on Upper Commercial Street. Call 01924 446100 to book a place or just turn up.
Brothers on gun and death threat charges By Staff Reporters TWO brothers have been remanded in custody after brandishing a gun at a barber and threatening to kill him. Liam McCarthy, 29, and older sibling Nathan McCarthy, 31, appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Monday. The pair are accused of launching a daylight attack at Pyramids Hair
Design in Mirfield on July 11, because of a disagreement when victim Wael Karim was cutting the younger McCarthy brother’s hair several weeks previously. Prosecutor Andy Dinning told magistrates that threats were made and both brothers were banned from the Water Royd Lane shop. It is alleged that the brothers drove past Mr
he was on the ground. The brothers then allegedly got back into the car and drove away, but Nathan McCarthy is accused of ringing Mr Karim the following day making threats. He allegedly said that he knew where he lived and that he was going to kill him. The pair, both of Shillbank Lane in Mirfield, are charged with
possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. Nathan McCarthy faces an extra charge of making a threat to kill. Neither entered pleas to the charges and both were remanded into custody. Their first hearing at Leeds Crown Court will be on August 13.
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Plans for old council offices KIRKLEES Council could sell the former Mirfield Town Council offices to private developers – but only if planning permission is granted. The building on Huddersfield Road hasn’t been used for almost three years after it became too run-down for town councillors to work from. Council bosses decided to put the offices on the market because it was thought more than £360,000 would have to be spent on getting them back up to standard. ARBA developments, who have worked with major chains such as Costa Coffee and the people behind the Lounges restaurants, said they will buy the premises if plans they submitted last week get the green light. Costa Coffee didn’t confirm or deny if it was involved, while a spokesman for Lounges said they weren’t interested in the premises. ARBA developments wants to create space for a restaurant, cafe, bar or shop on the ground floor with five one-bed apartments on the first floor. Paul Kemp, Kirklees Council’s service director for economy, regeneration and culture, confirmed: “The council has agreed to sell the former Mirfield Council offices subject to planning permission being granted.”
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Cadets on top again
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MIRFIELD Air Cadets were the big winners at the annual South and West Yorkshire Wing training day. Youngsters held off competition from 32 other squadrons in the youth and young adult first aid, while Thomas Fedzin was a joint winner in open-age aircraft recognition. Cadets Daniel Bartey, Toby Mathews, Freya Pugh and Laila Robinson came top in the youth first aid and Corporals Christian Bartey and Jonathan Barrett won the young adult first aid. Squadron commander, Flight Lieutenant Peter Doubell, said: “It’s really good that cadets have been able to keep up the success in first aid, as these were largely new teams. In fact, Toby Mathews and Laila Robinson weren’t even cadets last year!” They now go to the north region competition. Photo: Daniel Bartey, Laila Robinson, Freya Pugh, Toby Mathews and wing commander Brian Daniel
DEWSBURY: Staff at Dewsbury Asda celebrated the NHS’s 70th birthday by delivering cakes to the A&E department and paramedics on duty at Dewsbury Hospital. In store they invited NHS staff to join them for lunch and enjoy a live performance from local singer Karen Clegg. The late MP Jo Cox’s sister Kim Leadbeater and her parents Jean and Gordon joined the celebrations. Community champion Sharon Kingswood said: “I would like to thank all our NHS workers for the great job they do and everyone who made this event the success it was.”
Volunteers putting pride back into town with colourful displays
BLOOMIN’ MIRFIELDERS By David Bentley MIRFIELD was a hive of activity ahead of a visit from Yorkshire in Bloom judges. Green-fingered volunteers from Mirfield in Bloom put the finishing touches to displays across the town, cleaning up litter, pulling up weeds and planting the last few flowers before judges arrived on Thursday. The VIPs started the tour at Shepley Bridge Marina and were taken by boat up the canal into the town centre. A committee of 12 people was formed in autumn last year, the idea of Ruth Edwards and Hopton in Bloom’s Christine Breare – and now the team includes Tim Grace, Christine Sykes and Barbara Clough, as well as many other volunteers and groups. School and nursery children have become involved, with new hanging baskets, planters, floral
displays and flowerbeds all appearing in recent weeks. Volunteers have been litterpicking by the canal, sprucing up the railway station and staff and youngsters at Church House PreSchool have created a stunning new display in the old boat situated close to St Mary’s Church. The team hope to encourage more civic pride, which in turn could help boost the town’s economy through increased footfall and tourism. Ruth Edwards said: “Different groups have pulled together to make Mirfield a nicer place to live and work. “We’ve picked litter, swept the streets, friendships have been formed and we’ve created a real sense of neighbourliness and community.” The Yorkshire in Bloom competition uses criteria developed by the Royal Horticultural Society, with Gold, Silver Gilt,
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Violent attack, robbery, drink driving, theft – 20 weeks jail A MAN has been jailed for five months after repeatedly punching his victim on the ground. Kyle Lindley launched the unprovoked attack near to the Black Horse pub on Edge Top Road, Thornhill. The victim recognised Lindley as he was walking past the pub and said ‘hello’ but Lindley said to his friend: ‘watch this’ before punching him to the floor and continuing his assault.
Lindley, 27, of Daleside, Thornhill Edge, stole the man’s phone and sunglasses before hitting him again and saying: ‘That’ll teach you for talking s*** about me.’ Lindley appeared via video link from HMP Doncaster and pleaded guilty to assault by beating and theft from a person. He was also involved in another incident when he stole a van and drove it while two-and-a-half times over the
legal limit on March 19 this year. He admitted charges of driving while over the prescribed limit, taking a conveyance without the owner’s consent, driving whilst disqualified and without insurance. Lindley was jailed for 20 weeks, banned from driving for another four years and 10 weeks, and has to pay his victim £85 to replace his phone and £50 for attacking him.
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Bellway Balderstone plan undermined by new report DEVELOPERS aiming to build on a controversial site in Mirfield have suffered another setback. Bellway Homes want to construct 61 houses on Balderstone Fields, off Wellhouse Lane, but local campaigners have fought them every step of the way. Now they will have to wait even longer for a planning decision because the Coal Authority wants more detailed reports into the impacts of former mine workings on the site. The Coal Authority has already carried out shallow
ground investigations which suggest that there are at least seven mine entries. A note accompanying the planning documents said: “In light of the coal mining legacy features which have currently been identified on the site we would expect further more detailed intrusive site investigations to be carried out, not only to assess those mine entries currently located but also to establish if more of these features are present within the site boundaries. “The findings of the intrusive site investigations
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should inform the remedial measures required and should guide the layout of the development. “The Coal Authority is of the opinion that building over the top of or in close proximity to mine entries should be avoided wherever possible, even after they have been capped in line with our adopted policy.” Kirklees Council were due to make a decision on whether to pass the plans at a planning meeting on Thursday August 2, but could now be delayed further for the minework investigations.
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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood
Sorry, our job is to report real life E CARRIED a readers’ letter a couple of weeks back from a lady disenchanted by our front page story with the admittedly ‘punny’ headline of Frankies Goes to Bollywood … and violent mayhem breaks out. Anne Pugh thought we should have devoted pretty much the entire newspaper to the community-friendly Jo Cox/More in Common events of that weekend. It was a fair point – and one thing we don’t do at The Press is censor criticism – even if it rather missed the point. We’ve given lots of coverage to More in Common, and will continue to do so – but although it is very deserving of publicity in a local paper, it’s not quite front page ‘news’ any more. A major arterial road being brought to a standstill by violent mayhem, under the noses of police officers
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who don’t lift a finger to intervene, ticks that box rather better – at least in the editor David Bentley’s view. And as his boss, I concurred. The Frankies/Bollywood headline pun, referencing a 1980s synthpop group, was all my fault I must confess and at this point I’ll plead the old journalistic nutmeg of “don’t let the story get in the way of a good headline”. Mrs Pugh went on to say that as a reasonably recent incomer to Batley, she found it the friendliest place she’d lived in the past 50 years. I’m really pleased for her – although imagine what she’d have thought if she’d lived in ‘Barfield’ 30 or 40 years ago – proper, old fashioned communities then, a bustling high street and shopping precinct. You could ‘spend a penny’ without having to traipse to Tesco’s – heck even the cop shop was open. Ee bah gum, them were t’days.
A ‘friendly’ Batley welcome with a baseball bat this week I suppose it would be rather unfair of me to ask where Mrs Pugh had been living prior to moving here – Basra, or Mosul perhaps? Helmand Province? And I assume she doesn’t live on Staincliffe Hall Road, or was in that neighbourhood earlier this week when vio-
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lent mayhem again descended with baseball bats and blood all round. Not much community love and peace going on there, Mrs Pugh. The thing those blokes have ‘More in Common’ than the rest of us is a propensity for selling heroin, crack and cannabis, and habitually going armed. Believe it or not, these towns were not always like that and anyone who thinks that’s acceptable behaviour, or that people should have to put up with it, has a rather different worldview than me. On this occasion the police have made a couple of arrests – credit where it’s due – and we’ll see where the judicial system leads. So I’m happy Mrs Pugh is a big fan of Batley, because it still has some wonderful, characterful people and places. But please don’t expect us to ignore the very real, very sizeable problems that it has. And just in case she’s also a newcomer of sorts to this paper, for us it’s not about colour or creed – it’s about the criminality. TILL with criminality of sorts, and I never did hear back from the Attorney General once Judge Alastair McCallum stormed out of Leeds Crown Court leaving me on the witness stand pondering my fate. That was 2005 and given that the Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith retired in 2007 I’m probably in the clear – especially as McCallum called time in 2012. His wig and knickers were in a twist because not only had the trial of Lee Massey’s attempted murderer Mohsen Sadiq been suspended over our coverage, but I’d refused to kowtow, curtsey and grovel to the pompous old fool.
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Judges invariably suffer from the God complex – and in that courtroom, they pretty much are. But please don’t believe they are ‘impartial’ or absent of human traits like temper, vanity and especially these days left wing, socially soft-headed bigotry. I told McCallum I thought he’d got the Contempt of Court Act wrong, which isn’t what he expected, so he stomped out saying the Attorney General would hear about it. Hey ho. McCallum’s tantrum cost the exchequer a good few grand and Sadiq got 12 years jail. I sincerely hope he’s since been despatched back to Iraq and suffered a fittingly grisly fate. Contempt of Court was back in the news on Wednesday with the appeal of Tommy Robinson against his 13 month Contempt of Court prison sentence – which was not for prejudicing a trial, but for the much more serious matter of offending a judge’s vanity. Contempt is not an everyday offence and actually judges aren’t God; it seemed clear from Wednesday’s evidence that two judges rode roughshod over both process and perhaps even law. Robinson had not deliberately flouted the court’s authority – these days a freelance journalist who has had some media law training, he tried to do things to the letter of the law regarding a sex abuse trial. But a grievously narked judge, one Geoffrey Marson QC, put the boot into Robinson with very unprofessional relish, giving him 13 months for essentially making a mistake; one, the bloke was swift to apologise for. A mistake, no real harm done. Do you know how many
houses you’d have to burgle, old ladies’ purses to rob, cars to steal and shops to thieve from, or drunken car crashes to cause, before you see the inside of a cell? Read our story on page five about a violent, thieving, drink-driving scrote who will be home from prison not long after the kids are back at school. Where’s the proportionality here folks? Contempt of Court in all but the most grievous cases – like a juror trying to fix a trial – is considered a ‘civil’, not ‘criminal’ case. So is Robinson in an open prison? No, he’s locked up for 23-and-a-half hours day in solitary. Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe and child murderer Rosemary West live in luxury by comparison. His legal team had visits cancelled. On a two-hour appointment it took warders 1hr 15 minutes to fetch him. Judge Marson could and should have stopped Robinson and referred the case to the Attorney General. But he had a hissy fit because his soaring ego was offended, and he brought British judiciary into shameful disrepute. Even our senior judge, the Lord Chief Justice, sounded shocked at some of the appeal details. Yet he adjourned matters, saying he hoped the panel could reach a decision by month end. No rush, then chaps. Was Robinson released on bail pending their decision? Don’t be silly. No, he’s still locked up, treated worse than any sex grooming, trafficking, paedophile in the British prison system. That’s the country you live in folks. So be afraid. Be very afraid. Because killing and raping is nothing compared to speaking out of turn.
Universities challenged, I’d venture E HAVE a proud reputation at The Press of giving sports journalism students paid work experience that often turns into jobs. It does them no end of good on so many levels. So a word to the wise for would-be media students – give Huddersfield University’s journalism department a very wide berth. It used to be pretty good, but something’s gone wrong. I contacted them some weeks ago saying we had another paid opportunity for an undergraduate. Our recent recruits have left with first class honours degrees. You’d think they’d bite a publisher’s hand off – but I haven’t even had the courtesy of a reply. Speaking merely as a humble graduate of the University of Hard Knocks (3rd class hons and countless broken noses), Mrs L and I found ourselves at the University of Leeds this week for the graduation in History and Philosophy of no.1 child (that’s no.1 by age, not popularity!) Yes, History and Philosophy, because as you must know, there’s a world shortage of historians
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and philosophers. Jobs pages are stuffed with adverts. I haven’t been much impressed by the Leeds faculty either, on a number of levels, although the boy is obviously proud as punch and rightly so. I reckon the universities are stealing money, I really do, although that’s probably more about me. You’d be impressed how I managed to sit still and keep shtum while the Vice Chancellor droned on about gay, lesbian and transgender rights (and what has that to do with the price of bread?) before handing out the certificates. He urged his lambs to go out and make the world a more equal place. For crying out loud... but that’s what so many of these places have become, I fear. Places to imagine a new, virtuous reality where proper life and hardship really shouldn’t be allowed. Anyway, the day and graduation all went well enough, lovely photos. All I need now is someone to advise me on how to get the big lazy sod out of bed before noon. It’s called ‘time to join the real world, son – and get a job’. Pronto.
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10 pints = 26 month ban A DRINK-DRIVER has been banned for over two years after getting behind the wheel having consumed 10 pints of beer. Lee Coupe claimed he was unable to find a cab because of Eid celebrations on June 17. At a previous hearing Coupe pleaded guilty to driving while over the prescribed limit, but Kirklees magistrates ordered a report from probation staff before sentencing.
The 45-year-old was stopped by police when they noticed he was driving too slowly along Upper Road in Dewsbury and pulled out onto the carriageway, forcing other cars to slow down. Coupe, of Millbrook Gardens, Dewsbury, was arrested and had 118 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. At the earlier hearing, Coupe’s solicitor Rachel Sharpe said he had handed
his keys over to the pub landlord but needed them to get some more money and didn’t give them back. She said: “He said he had no intention to drive but then phoned for a taxi and realised that it was Eid and he couldn’t get a taxi home.” Magistrates banned him from driving for 26 months. He was also sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work and must pay £85 in court costs and an £85 victim surcharge.
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YOUNGSTERS at a special school in Batley were treated to a magical musical day with their very own festival. The Fairfield Festival was organised by teacher Rachel Holmes who wanted her pupils to see what it was like to attend a musical event. The majority of children at Fairfield School, on White Lee Road, have life-limiting conditions and wouldn’t be able to experience a large public festival. That sparked Rachel’s imagination, and with the help of thousands of people on social media she was able to give them a day to remember on Tuesday. A Facebook post by Rachel led to bands and musicians across the district putting their hands up to come and play for free. A stage was donated by former Mayor of Mirfield Paul Blakeley and both Batley Tesco and Morley Asda provided refreshments. Pupils covered themselves in glitter, wore their best outfits complete with inflatable guitars, and danced the day away in the school’s playground. Rachel said: “It has just been brilliant. It’s been beyond our imagination, everyone has got engaged and the smiles on the children’s faces makes it all worth it. We’ve done it for them. I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped.” Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites joined staff members to help on the day as no parents were allowed. Steven Heath kicked things off at 10am, followed by other acts such as Kayle Asquith and the Songsational Choir until 2.30pm. There were mocktails, henna tattoos and sweet treats for everyone to enjoy. Rachel added: “There’s been a buzz around school for the last two weeks and it’s a great way to celebrate what we do round school.”
CLECKHEATON: The town’s Wetherspoon’s pub is closing this weekend for a huge makeover. Work to refurbish and expand the Obediah Brooke, on Bradford Road, will cost £711,000. The revamp started last Monday, but the pub has stayed open – until this Sunday (July 22) when it will shut up shop for a month, reopening on Monday August 27. Wetherspoon bought the adjoining former Lloyds bank building to expand into.
New vicar joins team DEWSBURY: A newly-ordained vicar has become the assistant curate at St John’s Church, Dewsbury Moor. Rev Neil Walpole joins the Dewsbury Team Parish from Selby and was ordained in Ripon Cathedral on June 30. He gave his first service at Dewsbury Minster on July 1 and will serve alongside Rev Heather Thurlow.
Dress to impress MIRFIELD: Fashion-forward folk are invited to a fundraising catwalk event for the Sue Ryder charity next week. Volunteers at the charity shop on the high street in Mirfield are hoping for a big turnout at their fashion show event at Mirfield Library, with all proceeds going towards Sue Ryder, which helps people dealing with life-ending illnesses. It’s next Thursday (July 26) from 7pm and everyone is welcome.
Alan’s up next PROBUS: The next Batley & Dewsbury Probus Club meeting will be next Tuesday, July 24. Alan Stuttard will give a talk called “An offcumder in Hebden Bridge” at the Batley Older People’s Centre from 10am. For further details phone 01924 471337.
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Celebrating an extra special anniversary I would like to express to you my deepest thanks, for not only your publication of my letter (65 years), but also for the way you presented it. It brought a great number of beautiful comments through Facebook, in fact some 90 in total. They were obviously from your readers, some known to me, others complete strangers. Needless to say I cannot reply to these messages but want all of them, and your staff, to know that you have made two old folks very happy. An added bonus to our anniversary.
Letter of the Week: Donald Hirst, Dewsbury Surprise present... Donald and Margaret Hirst celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. Mr Hirst’s recent letter to The Press eloquently expressing his love for his wife touched the hearts of many of our readers – and all
We used to do it for nothing! From: Peter Moreland, Heckmondwike I saw the list recently of Kirklees councillors’ salaries and expenses for the last tax year, with most in excess of £16,000. I remember in the early 70s when I was one of 12 councillors for Heckmondwike UDC. We met on Monday nights in the office in Oldfield Lane after a day’s work to carry out our council duties for nothing! I recall that in those days we got our streets cleaned and all our roads gritted when it snowed! We were accessible to residents, problems were sorted
of the staff at The Press’s offices in Batley. Editor David Bentley visited the couple at their home on Leeds Road, Dewsbury, to deliver a bouquet of flowers and a large stack of cards from Press readers – and they were delighted. The Hirsts were married at Dewsbury Parish Church on
out within days and Heckmondwike was a successful, busy little town with two great market days and thriving businesses.
Your views are required From: Christine Hyde, Dewsbury The last of the changes to Dewsbury Hospital took place last September. North Kirklees NHS Campaign group are presenting a deputation in the House of Commons in September this year and would like to hear from members of the public who have been affected by the changes, particularly to A&E and the maternity department.
July 18, 1953 and later had a son, Chris. Donald, now 90, worked as a detective with Dewsbury police for 25 years. Margaret, 84, worked as a machinist and now suffers from dementia, but the couple’s love for one another is still very clear to see. Happy anniversary to the Hirsts!
Have you found it better, or not so good? In 2013 campaigners were also worried that the arrangements for ‘out of hospital services’ would not be enough. Is that your experience or have you found it satisfactory? The NHS locally is about to embark on more reorganisation, also known as ‘cuts,’ to try to address the underfunding over eight years, so we need to know how the last one felt, to evaluate the impact, before the new ones are put in place. Has the service you received over the last two years been better or worse than when we had a fullyfunctioning district hospital? Please let us know in confidence, via the comments box on the website www.north
LATEST PLANNING APPLICATIONS O Ludlam-Raine, prior approval from change of use from office (B1) to five dwellinghouses (C3) (within a Conservation Area), 2 Nelson Street, Birstall. A Rowe, erection of gate (within the curtilage of a Listed Building, within a Conservation Area), Wheatsheaf Farm, 412 Whitechapel Road, Scholes. M Saeed, two-storey side and two-storey and singlestorey rear extensions, 5 Hillgarth, Thornhill. Mr & Mrs C Walker, conservatory to front, 14 Coppin Hall Lane, Mirfield. C McLaughlin, first floor to garage to create office, 76 High Street, Hanging Heaton. Caldervale Technology Ltd, industrial unit, Bretton Street Industrial Estate, Bretfield Court, Savile Town. A Curry, single-storey rear extension and formation of first floor rear window, 3 The Balk, Upper Batley. John Lazenby, demolition of existing garage and erection of two-storey side extension and dormer extension to front, 49 Old Lane, Birkenshaw. NHS Fieldhead, works to trees in a Conservation Area, Ravensleigh Resource Unit, Oxford Road, Dewsbury. S Knowles, works to trees TPO 12/82, 30 Clumber Drive, Gomersal. L Rashid, two-storey rear extension and dormers to front and rear, 144 Crackenedge Lane, Dewsbury. B Marlow, non-material amendment to previous permission 2005/94073 for re-use and adaptation of redundant
barn and cattery to form two dwellings (within the curtilage of a Listed Building), Still House Farm, Upper Batley Low Lane, Batley. R Forster, installation of glass balustrade around roof of existing detached garage, 36 Whitley Road, Thornhill. Mr Gisbourne, single-storey rear extension, 9 Haddon Close, Gomersal. Watson Property Management, works to trees in a Conservation Area, Boothroyds, 20 Halifax Road, Dewsbury. M Saleem, single-storey front extension, 145 Sackville Street, Ravensthorpe. Ms Owen, c/o Agent, installation of security roller shutters, Millbridge Service Station, 364 Bradford Road, Littletown. Blue Diamond Products Ltd, single-storey extension to existing industrial unit, Unit 1, Brick Park, Bretton Street Industrial Estate, Savile Town. C Johnson and J Bailey, single and two-storey rear extension (Listed Building), 34 North Gate, Upper Hopton. S Sidat, front and rear dormer windows and alterations to rear conservatory to create kitchen, 54 Lemans Drive, Dewsbury. I Nowacki, the proposal is for erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 4m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 4m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.5m, 97 Sunny Bank Road, Mirfield.
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more at home in Fred Karno’s Circus than leading her party or the Brexit negotiations. And let’s not forget the two Lib Dem MPs Tim Farron and Vince Cable, who disgracefully failed to turn up for the close Brexit vote.
Road and Our area needs transport woes Time to start flood prevention From: Ray Marshall, Mirfield talking tough From: Harold Laycock, Mirfield Flooding in the UK has become a major problem over recent years. One of the major causes of flooding has been due to the concreting over of swathes of land for building development. Locally, the natural flow of ground water is down from the A62 at Roberttown to the Greenside Estate at Old Bank Road. Over the years this has caused localised flooding along the way. Some dwellings in Sunny Bank Drive have found the need to install pumps in order to clear the excess water. The original quarry located between Sunny Bank Road and Taylor Hall Lane contained a lake formed by seepage. There was also a further dam just off Old Bank Road which was also filled in. Although the old quarry was filled in some years ago, it was to a height of approximately three metres above the natural contour level. Shortly after filling and at the time of a heavy rainstorm, a sea of mud and water went swirling down and along Bright Street! To the best of my knowledge, I understand that under the original plan, a man-made lake was to be
I read with great interest Harold Laycock’s letter in The Press on July 13, ‘I hope housing bid is denied’. I couldn’t agree more. Why don’t the powers-that-be take note, or just drive down Nab Lane to the college (it’s like dodgems) or down Greenside or Old Bank Road? Mirfield is getting worse, let alone with more houses and at least two more cars per family. Come on council, sort it.
May’s in Fred Karno’s Circus From: John Appleyard, Liversedge Theresa May has narrowly survived a vote over an aspect of Brexit in Parliament on Tuesday evening, but May and her government’s problems roll on and on and on. On Monday Theresa May found a new way of avoiding defeat – she told Tory MPs who agreed with her to vote for motions put forward by those opposing her, and in doing so May capitulated to those who had criticised the deal she had put together at the Chequers summit a week ago. Also worrying is that any deal agreed by Parliament is likely to be unacceptable to the European Union. Theresa May would be
From: Andy Howard, Batley Oh how I wish (love her or hate her) Maggie Thatcher was around to deal with the tinpot Euro politicians holding Britain to ransom over its treachery in deciding to leave the EU. You can bet for sure she wouldn’t have coughed up £40billion to a club we will no longer be members of and still be governed by its rules and regulations. Alas, we have Theresa May a pound shop Maggie if I ever saw one,who before showing her own cabinet her Brexit plans goes off like a little schoolgirl to see Angela Merkel, to make sure the plans are to her liking. This to me was an act of treason towards the British people. It’s a good job Winston didn’t show Adolf the D-Day plans for approval, or God knows where we would be now! I along with many other readers lost relatives (five) in 1939-1945. They were fighting to keep Britain free from a powermongering dictatorship and paid the ultimate price. The EU is now that dictatorship, and Britain is in a much stronger position to negotiate than many think. So now is the time for Theresa to do what Winston did, get tough and stick two fingers up to the EU.
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Roses and a party celebrate one hundred years of caring THE SOCIETY for the Blind of Dewsbury and Batley celebrated a milestone birthday last week. The North Kirklees charity marked 100 years of caring for visually impaired people across the district, as well as carers, the elderly and people who may feel lonely. Centre manager Christine Rayner hosted a birthday party which was attended by over 100 people, including Deputy Mayor and Mayoress Mumtaz and Noreen Hussain. They helped plant two commemorative roses in the garden
at the charity's Whitfield Centre on Soothill Lane to mark the occasion. Its doors open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8.30am to 4pm for anyone who might need the society's help. L-R: Christine Rayner, Deputy Mayoress Noreen Hussain, Sarah Whitfield, Deputy Mayor Mumtaz Hussain and Nick Whitfield
‘Left with my own life sentence’ By Staff Reporters A WOMAN who was brutally stabbed by her best friend has spoken out for the first time since the attack. Sarah Holden this week spoke to the national media about her life-threatening ordeal at the hands of Shaunna Littlewood, who tied her to a bed at her Dewsbury home and stabbed her 17 times in July last year. Miss Holden, 25, was left fighting for her life after Littlewood drove a kitchen knife into her chest and whispered ‘sorry princess’ as she did. One wound narrowly missed Miss Holden’s heart, leaving her with internal bleeding and a punctured lung. She suffered injuries to her legs, abdomen, chest, neck and jaw, and has difficulty speaking because her vocal chords were severed. Littlewood, 26, stopped the assault to call a family friend to confess to the stabbing, and she admitted attempted murder earlier this year.
Miss Holden, who lives in Sheffield, said: “I long to know why Shaunna attacked me but I doubt I ever will. “We were just having a bit of fun but something turned her into a monster. She not only ripped our friendship apart but she also literally ripped me apart too. “I’ve been left with my own life sentence. I
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have a broken body, wrecked nerves and shattered dreams.” The pair were staying at Littlewood’s flat in Gladstone Court for the weekend and had been catching up after not seeing each other for a while. Miss Holden said: “We had drinks together and chatted the night away – making up for
lost time – but something happened and I leaned to kiss Shaunna. It was crazy because I’d never fancied Shaunna. I loved her in a very different way, but something came over me and I couldn’t stop myself. “I was amazed when she grabbed my hand and led me to her bedroom. Shaunna lay me down on the bed then she looked me dead in the eye and asked if she could tie me up. I was so taken over in the moment that I agreed, so she bound my arms and legs to the posts of her bed using our dressing gown cords. “Then Shaunna got up and said she would be back in a minute. I trusted her and never could have imagined what would happen next.” Littlewood returned to the bedroom brandishing a 12-inch kitchen knife and repeatedly stabbed her victim. Miss Holden was hospitalised for three weeks and has been left with large scars across her body. Littlewood was jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of seven years before she could be considered for parole.
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attached to this area and it was always my goal to open my own opticians and bring eyecare right into the heart of the community.” Harris and Naveed are both fully-qualified optometrists and also hold further qualifications in glaucoma care. Heaton Eyecare is offering both private and NHS examinations and uses the latest testing equipment to determine your prescription and fully check the health of your eyes. The new venture will be working closely with local NHS eye departments to deliver good eye health in a
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Town councils backed By Zoe Shackleton SENIOR councillors have given their backing to the idea of introducing more local town councils, including one for Dewsbury. Dewsbury resident Chris Stoner has collected almost 900 signatures on his petition to create a Dewsbury Town Council, while moves are now afoot to introduce one in Batley. Party leaders John Lawson, David Hall, Shabir Pandor and Andrew Cooper were answering
questions from the public at a Question Time-style event on Monday at Dewsbury Town Hall. Mr Stoner asked the panel if they would support his bid to give towns and villages more power to address their local priorities via a local council. Lib Dem leader Coun Lawson agreed that democracy should be delivered at the most local level. He added: “Following that principle, I do believe that Dewsbury has a spot for a town council.” Both Conservative leader
David Hall and Green party leader Andrew Cooper agreed that town and parish councils are a good idea. But Labour Council leader Shabir Pandor was a bit more sceptical about the suggestion. He said: “I think we all agree that it’s a good idea, but what I’m more focused on is once you actually get there what do you do then?” Mr Stoner said: “I am delighted that all the councillors agreed that a new town council in
Riders raise thousands for Trust A MIRFIELD charity will benefit from thousands of pounds after a team of cyclists did a 90-mile bike ride. The 40-strong group of Network Rail workers – 25 cyclists and a support team of 15 – cycled over two days from Manchester Victoria station to York station to raise money for the Hollybank Trust. They made a pitstop at the charity’s headquarters on Far Common Road to see what the cash would be put towards. Ian Quick, a Network Rail manager who took part, said there’s even more than the £4,200 raised so far still to come. Mirfield councillor and keen cyclist Coun Martyn Bolt also joined the group’s journey. Anna O’Mahoney, CEO at Hollybank Trust, said: “We are so grateful to the cyclists who rode in extremely hot conditions to raise money for Hollybank. Thanks also to their support team and everyone who sponsored them.” Pictured are race organiser Joanne Keenan, Anna O’Mahoney (Hollybank Trust’s CEO) and Ian Quick.
Dewsbury is a good idea. “We hope that Coun Pandor will commit to holding a community governance review so that new councils can be set up where residents support them.” Former Conservative candidate Paul Young, the driving force behind Batley’s town council bid, said he was disappointed that only 30 people turned up to the event. It was the first in a series of four being held across the district in the coming months.
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News In Brief Police chase crash NORTH KIRKLEES: An uninsured driver who drove at double the speed limit through Mirfield will be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court. Aaron Pearce failed to stop for police, ignored red traffic lights and got up to 80mph on Leeds Road before smashing into a central reservation. The police chase happened just after midnight on June 24 when officers ran a check and saw that his Peugeot 207 had no insurance. Pearce, 20, of Carlinghow Lane in Batley, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop and using a vehicle without insurance. Kirklees magistrates sent him to be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on August 3.
Man’s threat to PET FOOD – OPEN 7 DAYS snap girl’s neck TURKEY BEEF & CHICKEN MINCE A 23-YEAR-OLD man is accused of repeatedly beating up his partner and threatening to have her neck snapped. Tibor Horvath admitted three counts of assault involving his girlfriend, but pleaded not guilty to engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour and criminal damage. Kirklees magistrates heard that the victim told officers at Dewsbury Police Station that she had fled their Thornhill Lees home because he had repeatedly assaulted her. Horvath, of Lees Hall Road, also allegedly tightened a belt around her neck when she didn’t make him food and threatened to get his brother to snap her neck if she left the house. He is also accused of damaging her laptop and two mobile phones. Horvath will be back at the Huddersfield court on October 19 for a trial over the charges he denied. He must not contact the complainant and stay at his address in the meantime.
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Mayor to open store BIRSTALL: Mayor of Kirklees Gwen Lowe will open a new furniture store at the Birstall Shopping Park tomorrow (Saturday). Coun Lowe is officially cutting the ribbon at Oak Furniture Land at 9am. The new store will be open seven days a week.
Sale on at Hallmark HECKMONDWIKE: An independent card shop in the town centre is shutting its doors after more than 18 years. Hallmark, at 67 Market Place, will be closing on Saturday July 28. There’ll be a huge sale to mark the event, with half price on all cards, gifts, gift bags and gift wraps. The fixtures and fittings of the shop are all up for sale and there’s also 75 per cent off everything in the Christmas section.
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From Batley to Sydney, David’s made his mark... S THE excitement of this year’s FIFA World Cup begins to fade, it is perhaps time to remember one of the district’s very few, if not the only, World Cup soccer star – David Ratcliffe! David who? And well you might ask, for he had to leave Yorkshire and travel over 17,000 miles to kick-start his football career and go on to gain international recognition with Australia. Being born in Dewsbury, in 1957, and schooled in Batley it was no surprise to see Ratcliffe excel as a junior rugby league player, but it was the round ball game that was his real sporting focus. He was raised by his grandparents, landowners on the outskirts of Batley, and it was his uncle who helped him on to the first rung of the professional footballing ladder when he contacted friends on the Bradford City board and advised them of his nephew’s promise. Bobby Kennedy, a one-time Manchester City player, was youth team coach at Bradford when David joined in 1974 and when he got the manager’s job many of those youth teamers, David included, found their way into the first team squad. In 1977 David was part of City’s Fourth Division promotion squad but, the following year, as opportunities
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began to dry up he decided to start a new life in Australia. In a recent interview he explained: “At 21 I was young and restless. When I saw that one-time Australian national coach Brian Green was recruiting I decided to join Brisbane City, and we did have some success, but it was after moving to Sydney that my career really took off.” A fortunate set of circumstances then paved the way for David to break into international football in a big way. “I was fortunate that Bobby Robson’s England had a three-match tour here in 1983 at the same time at the FIFA Youth World Cup in Mexico,” said David. “There were some changes in the national coaching staff and the man left behind was my club coach and he brought me into
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the side to play England.” Australia managed to force a 0-0 draw with England in the first match and Ratcliffe was at the heart of their defence in that game. He became renowned as one of Australia’s most uncompromising defenders, and at the sharp end in that game were the likes of Trevor Francis, Britain’s first million-pound player, and Liverpool legend John Barnes. It was amazing to think that only five years earlier he was with a club struggling, unsuccessfully, to avoid dropping into the bottom division of the football league. If he failed to make his mark on the English game he certainly left a few marks on the England players! In the ‘where are they now?’ article for the Australian press David expressed his disappointment at not gaining more than his 21 caps for his adopted country, but those caps did include his appearances in the 1986 World Cup qualifying campaign for Australia. That campaign meant a return to Britain when Australia faced Scotland at Hampden Park in an inter-confed-
eration play-off to decide who would go through to the final stages of the tournament in Mexico. David found himself in direct opposition to footballing legends like Kenny Dalglish, Gordon Strachan and Graeme Sounesss, and though Scotland won 2-0 at Hampden and drew 0-0 in Australia to kill off his team’s hopes of Mexico, it was still all a far cry from Batley High School when he actually represented England Schools AGAINST Australia on the Aussie schoolkids’ first-ever rugby league tour to England. Fitness has always been a key part of the physical game that he employed, and he has maintained that fitness. “I am 61 now and still work on building sites in Sydney as a form work carpenter,” he told his interviewer. “I like the work because it keeps me fit and healthy. “I also still play soccer with Cronulla RSL – and have been doing for the past 20 years through the age groups. But, this might be my last season to be honest – I have a few injuries.” Today’s injuries or not, David Ratcliffe certainly cannot doubt the wisdom of that decision, 40 years ago, to leave behind the wet and windy winters of the Heavy Woollen district for the summer sunshine of Sydney.
If it’s crafty, there’s only one place you need to visit! Advertising Feature IT’S A TREASURE trove of all things crafty right in the heart of Dewsbury. Creative Craft Centre has everything you could possibly need for knitting, sewing, embroidery, glueing, stitching – you name it, they’ve got it. It’s a family-run business of 20 years, moving from its original Bond Street premises a year ago. Now based just round the corner on Union Street, the shop is three times bigger and boasts more stock than ever before. The shop has visitors from as far as York, Harrogate and even Germany – because, as manager Jennie says: “We sell stuff you can’t get anywhere else!” If you’re a keen knitter, or even if you just want to give it a go, there’s a dedicated ‘knit and natter’ area where people can sit, chat and knit in the shop. And on Thursday mornings from 9.30am to 11.30am you can join the knit and natter group and learn new skills for just £1 including tea and coffee. If you’re a complete beginner or want to learn more about knitting or crochet, pre-book in to one of the classes by visiting or ringing the store. There’s plenty going on
over the coming months as well: watch out for a window display of hundreds of handmade poppies in November to mark Remembrance Sunday, and a bike made from wool just outside the shop. To celebrate their first birthday in-store, the team are having a party on Saturday July 28 – including 10 per cent off all stock (apart
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NORTH KIRKLEES: New ‘support hubs’ have opened in Dewsbury and Batley to help victims and witnesses of crime. The hubs will offer support and provide a safe place for vulnerable victims and witnesses to get everything they need after experiencing a crime. Free confidential, emotional and practical support and information from speciallytrained staff and volunteers will be on offer. The Dewsbury hub is open every Wednesday from 10am to 4pm at the Dewsbury Customer Service Centre on Town Hall Way. Batley’s hub opens every Monday between 10am and 4pm at Jo Cox House on Commercial Street.
Summer film fun CLECKHEATON: Cleckheaton Library is hosting a series of film clubs during the summer months. The clubs will run on Saturdays July 28 and August 25 (10.30-12.30pm and 1pm3pm), and Saturday September 29 (10.30am12.30pm) at the Whitcliffe Road venue. For more information call 01484 414868 or email cleckheaton.lic@kirklees.gov.uk.
Kumon down, y’all DEWSBURY: Charity group Kumon Y’all are holding their sixth annual family fun day tomorrow (Saturday). There will be a six-a-side football tournament for under 14s, under 15s and over 40s at £30 per team to enter, and an ‘archery kombat’ competition for over 18s for £10 per team. The day kicks off at Savile Town playing fields at 9am and you can enjoy a barbecue, bouncy castle and much more. For more information on teams and stalls, email enquiries@kumonyall.co.uk.
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By David Bentley MIRFIELD played host to colourful and vibrant scenes last weekend as the third annual arts festival took over the town centre. Dozens of arty activities spread over six venues along the main Huddersfield Road were complemented by a well-attended carnival parade on Sunday. The parade closed off part of the high street and was organised by Mirfield-based Callaloo Carnival Arts. The festival was organised by a committee drawn from community venues involved in the arts locally, and took months to plan.
“We’ve each put a lot of thought and effort into the plans for our individual venues, as well as the festival as a whole,” said festival chairman Mark Milnes, who is also director of the Creative Arts Hub. “It’s been a difficult task to pull together all of the many and varied activities on offer, but thankfully it all went very well and everyone seems to have had a great time. “The carnival parade was a blast, and it was a special honour to have Mayor Martin Ibberson lead the parade in his white and gold suit, complete with spectacular top hat!
“We had great support locally from shops and other businesses, and are especially proud to have had major event funding from Mirfield Town Council and Darren Smith Homes. “The venture is not-for-profit, so of course any of the generous contributions from visitors which are left over will support next year’s festival event.” Anyone wishing to get involved in the festival next year should visit www.mirfieldarts festival.com or call in to the Creative Arts Hub on Huddersfield Road for a chat with Mark. Photos: Poppy Burrows
A BATLEY theatre-lover had the play she penned performed in London’s National Theatre. Teenager Alice Schofield, who also performed in last year’s Les Miserables show in Batley, won a national competition to have her work turned into a full production with a professional cast. The 17-year-old’s play ‘If We Were Older’ was chosen from 300 entries to be performed at the prestigious theatre on the South Bank of the Thames. Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin joined West End director Nick Evans – who led the Les Mis production – to watch Alice’s debut in the capital last week. Ms Brabin said: “Alice is a truly remarkable young woman and to watch her debut a production at just 17 years old made me extremely proud to be her MP. “It has been a privilege to see her develop as a performer and writer since we were introduced through the Batley & Spen Youth Theatre last year and I wish her every success in the future, she really does deserve it.” Alice’s show centres around a clash between a teenager and a pensioner on a busy tube train and explores love and friendship across half a century. She has also won a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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It all starts tomorrow! ECKMONDWIKE’S Firth Park will reverberate to the sound of boules on gravel as international teams gather for a major new petanque competition tomorrow (Sat). Petanque – a version of the popular French game of boules – has been played in Heckmondwike for the last six years, with the town’s club now numbering more than 80 members. But this weekend hundreds of players and supporters from across the country – and even as far away as Mongolia – will gather for ‘Tog 24 La British Open’, a new tournament with a first prize of £1,000. Heckmondwike has become something of a centre for the game in Yorkshire, and Firth Park now boasts the largest playing area in the north of England, with 22 terrains. The new tournament is being sponsored by Heckmondwike-based performance clothing firm Tog 24 and has a total prize fund of £3,000. Teams are expected to come from across the UK, with others travelling from France and Belgium – and a small group of Mongolians are
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Jeremy’s in town Guardian and Red Pepper and has written three books: When Did You Last See Your Father, a spoof childcare guide; Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation, based on the radio series; and My Family and Other Strangers, an examination of his lacklustre ancestry which was published last year. Tickets are priced at £14 and £5 for the unemployed, with proof of eligibility required. To book, visit Kirklees www.kirklees.gov.uk/town halls or call 01484 225755.
COMEDIAN Jeremy Hardy will be appearing at Cleckheaton Town Hall with his one-man show on October 22 (8pm). Jeremy is in his fourth decade as a stand-up and has been on tour year-round since 1984 – but this will be his debut performance at one of the district’s most intimate venues. Well-known for his performances on radio comedy shows, his television credits include QI, Mock The Week and Grumpy Old Men. He writes columns for The
Summer fair fun DEWSBURY Minster is holding a summer fair in the church grounds on Saturday July 28, from 11am until 3pm. The fair includes tours of the Minster tower, a barbecue, games, stalls and cream teas. Admission is free.
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Sale today WESTBOROUGH Methodist Church is hosting a new-toyou sale today (Friday). It’s free entry and lasts from 2pm to 4pm at the church on Church Green Lane.
B A G S H A W MUSEUM’S popular guided tours continue on Sunday, August 5. There will be free tours of the museum in Wilton Park,
Ramblers’ corner FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details SATURDAY JULY 21 TO THE WOODS AGAIN! Starts at 10.30am at Netherton Village Hall, Coxley View, Netherton (WF4 4LR, SE277165) 8 miles – moderate Contact: David Parkinson 01274 879 794 david.parky@tiscali.co.uk
SATURDAY AUGUST 4 GILDERSOME AND TONG Starts at 10.30am at Moorland Road, above Drighlington Library (BD11 1JZ, SE223285) 7.5 miles – moderate Contact: Norma 01274 685343 or 07951 413012 nleppingwell@outlook.com
Batley, at 1pm and 2.30pm. The tours are an opportunity to learn more about the Victorian Gothic mansion that was built as a family home by mill owner George Sheard in 1875. When he died in 1902, ‘The Woodlands’, as it was then known, was acquired for a nominal sum by Batley Town Council. Local councillor and businessman Walter Bagshaw, after whom the museum is named, was given the responsibility of converting the building into a museum which opened in 1911. The tours will give an insight into the history of the building and include a look at areas not open to the public. Tours last approximately 45 minutes and there is no need to book places; just turn up on the day. Further monthly tours are scheduled for Sundays September 9, October 7, November 4 and December 2. This summer, children can follow in the footsteps of the museum’s first curator, Walter Bagshaw, and his children Violet and Noel who travelled the world and brought back treasures to display. They can go global in weekly activities and crafts that will take inspiration from the Bagshaw family’s travels and the objects on display. ‘Explore the World’ sessions will be on Tuesday July 31 and August 7, 14 and 21, between 12noon and 4pm. There is a charge of £2 per child per session; no booking is required and all ages are welcome. In addition there will be a free themed trail around the museum. For more information contact the museum on 01924 324765.
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Robert Powell plans to take us all back to a Victorian Christmas EADING actor Robert Powell, along with Skippy star Liza Goddard will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth, and the start during her reign of Christmas as we know it today. Robert tells me: “The idea is to look at what she achieved and how she shaped the world of Christmas that we know today.” The esteemed thespian, who starred in many hit dramas including The Thirty Nine Steps, added: “I think it reminds people of what the festive season is all about, and what we are celebrating.” Check Robert’s website for dates and details.
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CELEBRITY ISLAND with Bear Grylls is back for a brand-new series in 2018, and the line-up for the latest series has just been revealed. Clearly on a tight budget. the biggest name they can muster is Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet and EastEnders fame, followed by ex-Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett. Channel Four state that it will be “a glittering occasion”. TAKE THAT star Howard Donald will swap performing with his bandmembers for rebuilding classic cars in a new Channel 4 series. The pop star will join retired racing driver Dario Franchitti for Mission Ignition, which will see amateur car enthusiasts tasked with rebuilding classic cars, in a bid to win the motor. It starts this autumn.
Ann and Robert Powell script. Neil added: “I think it would be fun to see where they all are now in their lives after all this time.” AL MURRAY is working on a new TV pilot idea, in which he hosts a quiz. Few details are currently known about Al Murray’s Pub Quiz; however a not-for-broadcast pilot will be filmed soon. Advertising for a studio audience, producers Avalon say: “Join Al Murray as he turns real ‘pub landlord’ to host a pilot for a TV pub quiz show, filmed in front of a small audience.”
CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD is to voice a snake in new animated comedy series Sadie Sparks. The sharp-tongued Strictly Come Dancing judge will lend his voice to “snobbish and snidey” Cornelius in the show, which launches on the Disney Channel next year. Craig said: “The role of Cornelius couldn’t be further from my own persona.” Right Craig...
SIR ELTON JOHN was approached about an X Factor judging role, but was too busy ... however you may recall that Sir Elton has been vocal about these type of shows in the past, so maybe that had something to do with it. But the good news for Simon Cowell is that Louis Walsh, who was ‘let go’, remains available should the seat remain empty.
MR REVEL HORWOOD also recently unveiled his new waxwork at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom. The waxwork will go on display at Madame Tussauds in the resort and Craig told me: “I thought it was a joke at first, but I love it and I think it’s so lifelike, honestly I could not be happier with it.”
WRITER Derren Litten has ended months of speculation by confirming that Benidorm won’t be returning, dashing the hopes of fans. TV bosses have pulled the plug after the show failed to dent the ratings, despite the expensive talents of Dame Joan Collins attached to the cast. Benidorm will now go on tour as a stage show later in the year, and they hope it may get picked up again by another TV channel.
ALL the cast of Men Behaving Badly apparently want the sitcom to make a comeback, 20 years after the last episode was screened. Actor Neil Morrissey says he, Martin Clunes, Leslie Ash, and Caroline Quentin would be up for a revival, if writer Simon Nye was to come up with the
CORONATION STREET star Malcolm Hebden, who plays busy-body shopkeeper Norris Cole in the ITV soap, has no idea when he plans to return after a bout of illness. “I miss
©Maycon Pictures the show and the people, but I know I have to look after my health, and that is what is coming first,” he said. We all miss Norris though, don’t we? GREEN-FINGERED Alan Titchmarsh has revealed he was forced to have knee surgery because of years of bending down doing gardening. He said: “It just catches up with you, but I have enjoyed all my gardening stuff and I don’t want it to stop, so I am glad I had the surgery.” MICHAEL MCINTYRE is returning with a new, even bigger version of The Big Show this year. The series will be back for eight shows in its longest-ever run. Michael will host the series which will be recorded in front of a live audience at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Michael tells me: “I can’t believe it as we know it’s loved, but now this and a Christmas special too ... wonderful news.” WHEN it comes to silver foxes, they don’t come much foxier than actor Tristan Gemmill, who plays Corrie bistro proprietor Robert Preston. It’s almost a year now since he stopped dying his hair, and he tells me: “I just got fed up with doing it, it’s so time consuming and more than that, I thought it added something to the part with me now silver, so that was it really.” CHANNEL FOUR is set to bring back the children’s version of The Great British Bake Off - although Nadiya Hussain may not return as a judge. C4 has relaunched almost all facets of Bake Off since landing the brand from the BBC in 2016.
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Moorenders are bouncing back after a tough start By Mike Popplewell Cricket Correspondent sport@thepressnews.co.uk
CLECKHEATON CC are certainly doing it the hard way this season. Since successive defeats at the hands of Farsley and Hanging Heaton at the end of last month, they have sprung into life with wins at 2016 Bradford Premier champions Pudsey St Lawrence and at home to current Premier Division leaders New Farnley – so fifth-placed Methley cannot expect an easy ride at Moorend tomorrow. Pudsey St Lawrence have not been out of the top four all season, but they came unstuck at home to Cleck in their last outing after Nick Walker produced another outstanding display to secure an 81-run win for the visitors. After hammering an unbeaten 98 off 69 balls, with six sixes and nine fours, Walker followed it up with a 4-51 return with the ball. Mention should also be made of overseas man Tayyab Tahir whose 63 took his season’s run tally to 668. Reigning champions Hanging Heaton have shown less consistency this season but they are still in fourth place, going into tomorrow’s
game at Townville, after a six-wicket win over bottom club East Bierley at Bennett Lane. Tom Chippendale’s 4-61 restricted Bierley to 240-6 and though it was not an easy run chase Hanging Heaton got home with 13 balls to spare thanks to a fifth six from David Stiff in his innings of 62 from 44 balls. It was a timely intervention from Stiff after seeing his side slump from 33-0 to 36-4 and then see Nick Connolly (80) and James Keen (47) fall in quick succession after leading a recovery. Hanging Heaton have 20 points to make up on leaders New Farnley, who should get the better of East Bierley at South View. Bierley are a massive 37 points adrift of third bottom safety – a position currently occupied by Scholes after their 37-run win over Bradford and Bingley at New Popplewell Lane. It was fine half-centuries from Shoukat Ali (79) and Sam Gatenby (68) that put Scholes on the road to victory over their fellow relegation strugglers but it was Yasir Ali (5-42) that finished it off. Scholes skipper James Stansfield can expect a tougher task tomorrow when he takes his side to Red Lane to face a Farsley side who moved into second place last week with a six-wicket win over Townville.
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Equilateral’s aiming to get back on the right lines at Newbury EWBURY headlines the action in Britain this weekend, where local trainer Charlie Hills is looking to get EQUILATERAL back on the right lines after his defeat in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot. He’s set to take on older horses in the Hackwood Stakes (3.00) and Hills has not lost faith after his threeyear-old scoped dirty following his Ascot run. He was seriously impressive at Doncaster in May when beating Foxtrot Lady who has gone on to win three times since, and William Buick looks set to take the ride. There will be plenty of other Royal Ascot form represented in both the Hackwood and the Super Sprint, which carries the biggest prize money of the day. And Roger Charlton’s consistent PROJECTION may prove to be the value angle in the Hackwood at a best price of 9/2 with Carrigill’s. SIGNORA CABELLO looks the one to beat under 8st 12 lbs in the Sprint after quickly rising through the ranks for Malton handler John Quinn. Fully effective in a big field, she completed a hat-trick of wins in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot last time out and will be back on preferred quick ground. Another Malton-based trainer, Richard Fahey, has won this three times in the last five years and RED BAL-
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LOONS looks to be his best shot this year. MELODIES is expected to improve for her recent Doncaster success and Ed Dunlop’s unexposed filly can land the 4.45 contest. Newbury also stages the first running of the JLT Cup and the £100,000 first prize can find its way into the already large coffers of Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum who owns the Owen Burrows trained QULOOB. He has never raced over tomorrow’s (Saturday) 2m 1/2f trip, but is by Derby winner New Approach out of a Nayef mare and has kept on in his two starts over 1m6f . Tonight at HQ John Gosden’s SCOTTISH JIG can put spring in punters’ steps and grab some black type in the Fillies’ Novice Stakes at 7.10pm. The daughter of Speightstown is expected to take another step up the lad-
der before trying Listed or Group 3 company and has reportedly been working very well at home . Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby hero LATROBE’S next appearance will be in Yorkshire at either the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes or the Juddmonte International at York next month. Trained by Joseph O’Brien and ridden by his brother, Donnacha, the Camelot colt claimed a famous victory in last month’s Curragh Classic, with father Aidan O’Brien saddling the second, third and fourth home. With the dust having now settled on his success, O’Brien now faces a decision on whether to stick to a mile and a half under a penalty with Latrobe in the Voltigeur – but drop down to Group Two level – or test his powers at a mile and a quarter in the Group One International. WELLS FARHH GO was an impressive winner of the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket last week and also looks destined for the Great Voltigeur. I believe he will emulate Masked Marvel and win the St Leger in September. CARRIGILL’S NAP (Stake returned as a free bet if selection does not finish in the top 4): AUTOCRATIC, Newbury, Saturday, 1.50pm. AUGUR’S BEST BET: SCOTTISH JIG, Newmarket, Friday, 7.10pm.
It’s been a mixed season at Moorend for Cleckheaton CC
Batley edge closer to top half after superb victory IT HAS been a season of relegation talk so far for our teams in the Bradford Premier League Championship One, but while there seems little chance of anyone challenging for promotion Batley edged closer to the top half of the table with an outstanding victory over leaders Undercliffe in their last game. Early fears of a second successive relegation for Batley have been quashed and they showed the kind of form against Undercliffe that earned them their promotion to the top flight in their first Bradford League season. At Mount Pleasant last week steady batting at the top of the Batley order, Sufyan Patel top-scoring with 45, helped the home side to a relatively modest 200, but with the last six wickets falling for nine runs the warning signs for Undercliffe were there. The introduction of Tariq Hussain (7-39), in the 15th over, was the real turning point for Batley and bowling in tandem with Muhammad Shahnawaz (2-49) the Undercliffe batsmen never got to grips with their run
chase and finished 133 all out. Next up for Roheil Hussain’s Batley side is a trip to fifth-placed Pudsey Congs and another victory could lift them into the top half of the table for the first time this season. Gomersal remain in a safe mid-table position after their latest win over Ossett, and they will be hoping to improve further on that when they take on bottom club Yeadon at Oxford Road tomorrow. But things are not quite so rosy for Ossett. The 26-run defeat at Gomersal has left Danny Busfield’s side in second-bottom spot, 17 points behind third-bottom Hartshead Moor, and facing promotionchasing Wrenthorpe at Queens Terrace tomorrow. They put on a good show at Gomersal but while Busfield and Paul Malone both took three wickets they went for over six apiece, and the eventual total of 275 proved just too much – despite the efforts of James Van Der Merwe (51) and the vastly experienced Ian Philliskirk (44). Jon Boynton followed up his 55 with a 3-57 return in
his 15 overs. Skipper Graham Hilton, with a top scoring 82, continues to lead his Gomersal side from the front. In Championship Two Birstall remain third with a game in hand on leaders Keighley, surprise victims of struggling Hopton Mills, after a tense three-wicket win over Northowram Fields. Ryan Gray’s 5-58 restricted Northowram to 269-8 and in reply Birstall edged home with three wickets and four balls to spare. That was thanks to a superb 96 not out from Rishi Limbechaya who had excellent support from Gray (20) in their match-winning 66run eighth-wicket stand. The win for Hopton Mills lifted them clear of the relegation places but it is continuing to look grim for Liversedge, 24 points behind third-bottom East Ardsley, and second-bottom Spen Victoria. Tomorrow Hopton Mills go to Altofts while Spen face a tough trip to Keighley and Liversedge are at home to Birstall in a game both sides desperatately need to win – albeit for different reasons.
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Ubah’s goal nets United’s first win OSSETT UNITED won the Steve Kelly Trophy with a 20 victory over Hemsworth Miners Welfare on Tuesday night. Goals from Adam Priestley and Derek Ubah sealed the result for United. The match was goalless at half-time, but then Corey Gregory provided the required creativity to make
the breakthrough in the 57th minute. His through ball found Priestley who rounded the keeper to score. Ubah had been a nuisance for the Miners defence in the minutes leading up to his goal. Then in the 72nd minute he headed under the keeper from a corner.
The result saw United claim their first-ever win as a club, after they were defeated 1-0 by Campion AFC and then drew 1-1 against AFC Fylde in their inaugural home match. Ossett’s match against Leeds United Xl at Ingfield tomorrow (Sat) has now sold out. Kick off is 3pm.
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Top Trojans turn up heat late on NCL Division One
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RYAN FENTON registered a hattrick of tries as top-of-the-table Thornhill Trojans turned on the style in the second half at Skirlaugh. Despite taking an early 20-0 hold on the game the Trojans capitulated in the run up to half-time and trailed by four points at the break. Man-of-the-match Danny Ratcliffe scored in the first minute of the game on Thornhill’s first attacking move. An offload in the tackle from Casey Johnson set up the initial attack, then a kick forward into the in-goal area bounced perfectly for Ratcliffe to pounce and score an unconverted try. Thornhill continued to apply the early pressure and when Joel Gibson sent out a wonderful pass, Jake Wilson strode through the Skirlaugh defensive line and scored the try. Next, the Trojans gifted possession and made use of it with a superb run from Ryan Fenton, to beat a host of defenders and score a glorious try out wide. Zach Johnson continued his fine tryscoring form since joining from Shaw Cross, powering over from close range to cross the whitewash. Skirlaugh began to claw their way back into the game, but failed to dive on a kick into the in-goal area. Thornhill’s response could have finished the contest, but instead saw the ball go to ground through complacency. Skirlaugh then went on the counter attack and shifted at speed until fullback Nathan Slater forced his way over for a try. Thornhill’s carelessness continued, as Slater once again broke from the acting half-back. The Trojans failed to close the attack down and Nathan Slater scored the try which Puckering converted.
FENTON! FENTON! FENTON! Trojan Ryan bagged three against Skirlaugh Another long-range try followed from Skirlaugh, when winger Mike Johnson broke from the halfway line to expose the Trojans’ defence. On the stroke of half-time, Skirlaugh kicked forward for Slater to chase and take the lead in a dramatic turnaround for the hosts. Thornhill appeared transformed by the break and scored 22 unanswered points in the second half. A high kick from Gibson came crashing down into the in-goal area. The Skirlaugh defence made a mess of clearing the kick and the ball went free. Ratcliffe picked up the ball to go over and score. Gibson’s conversion then restored the Trojans’ lead. There was then a good passing move down the wing. Ratcliffe found Wilson, who then put Fenton on a run down the wing. The ball was worked inside and Andrew Lambert completed the move with a try. The next Thornhill try was created by Zach Johnson when he ran the
ball in. The run put the Skirlaugh defence on red alert as players descended on Johnson. With the defence committed Johnson delivered a pass to send George Woodcock over for a try which he converted himself. Fenton pounced to score a try, but was subjected to a late challenge from a Skirlaugh player, which saw scrumhalf Reece Dean sent to the sin-bin following a resulting melee and Thornhill awarded a penalty try. Woodcock converted and then had another kick at goal to add on the extra penalty. As play moved towards full-time Ratcliffe broke clear down the wing, but unselfishly passed inside to allow Fenton to complete his hat-trick. In the final attack of the game Thornhill’s Sam Ratcliffe was caught high by Kane Larvin, which saw the Skirlaugh player receive a yellow card, but Thornhill were unable to create anything from the penalty. The victory continues Thornhill’s impressive record on their travels.
Sinking Sharks are blown away NCL Division One LEIGH MINERS RANGERS SHAW CROSS SHARKS
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SHAW CROSS SHARKS were unable to score a point as they were blown away on their visit to Leigh Miners Rangers. The Sharks were missing a number of first-team players and were well beaten by a high-flying Miners side who picked up their 10th consecutive win. It was tough going from the start as the home side raced into a strong lead, with the first try coming in the sixth minute when Matt Astley went over from close range before Jack Reynolds added the first of six conversions. Leigh’s second came from effective work by Joe Connor, who timed his pass perfectly for Martin Gray to continue his line through the defence to run in. That was followed shortly by Adam Thomason’s try, as the full-back finished off a quick move by breaking through the line and spinning round the final defender to ground.
Both sides were producing errors but the difference was the dangerous and clinical attack from the Miners. The next try came from Owen Johnson, who dived over from dummy half. Following that try the Sharks had their best chance to get off the mark and give themselves hope. Paul March broke clear and passed for Ben Ripley to score in the corner, but the referee ruled March had obstructed the defender and the try was chalked off. The visitors kept fighting and almost made it to half-time without any further damage, but Connor managed to bulldoze his way to the line in the final minute to put the Miners 260 up at the break. The second half was scrappier as both sides struggled a little with the heat. The home side got the first points of the half on the hour mark, as Astley offloaded in the tackle for Darryl Kay to score. Gray then got his second of the match, going over on the right side after a quick move caught the Sharks short on numbers. Miners got an eighth try with the
final action of the game, with a Reynolds finish on the left wing to wrap things up. Sharks head coach Paul March said that there is still “a lot of hope” for his side after the defeat. “I know we’ve taken a heavy defeat but give massive credit to the whole team because we’ve got nine players on a stag do,” he said. “We’ve been struggling in recent weeks to get numbers and we’ve come here with 17 players, which just proves that people from Shaw Cross are putting their hand up to make sure we get players on the field. “Dan Cass from the under-18s had another big impact today. Danny Grainger’s come back off holiday and I think he’s got our man of the match so credit to him, and Neil Watters, who we only phoned at a quarter to 12 to come so we had 17, put his hand up and a few players are saying ‘why haven’t you been here other weeks!’” Shaw Cross remain at the foot of NCL Division Two and face secondbottom Bradford Dudley Hill at Leeds Road tomorrow (Sat) in what could prove to be a crucial clash for Paul March’s side.
A-team sub Ratcliffe helps Thornhill win YML ALLIANCE DIVISION ONE
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A SECOND-HALF super show from Thornhill substitute Sam Ratcliffe helped the Trojans salvage a win from the jaws of defeat on Wednesday night. A well-taken brace of tries and a couple of goals from Ratcliffe were just the tonic Thornhill needed. The Trojans’ inability to convert their tries looked to be costing them the longer the game progressed. Three unconverted tries were scored by Thornhill in the opening minutes of this game as a 12-0 lead was established. Liam Morley and Josh Clough scored, but the pick of these was a long-range solo effort from Martyn Holland when he cut inside to carve the East Leeds defence open. A flare-up midway through the first half seemed to knock the Trojans out of their stride and East Leeds began to take control. A high kick was pounced upon by Charlie Hughes to score an unconverted try. Hughes then scored his second try when he sold a dummy at close range to cross the line.
Billy Evans converted. Then in the run-up to half-time Jason Priestley scored a try and Evans converted to see the visitors lead 12-16. In the second half the Trojans looked to redeem themselves with man of the match Brad Lleweylln taking play forward. Eventually Ratcliffe chased after a high kick to score a try which he converted himself. But East Leeds weren’t finished as Jacob Walton squeezed over for an unconverted try. In the final 10 minutes of play and Ratcliffe finished off a wonderful run around to power over for a try at the side of the posts. He converted his own try as the Trojans celebrated a hard-earned victory. • HANGING HEATON are on the look-out for a new head coach ahead of the upcoming Pennine League season. A post on the club’s Facebook page reads: “The right applicant must be enthusiastic, reliable and hard-working. “We are coming off the back of a very successful season and face our biggest challenge to date after being promoted to a higher league.” Interested parties should contact Glenn Towey via Facebook.
Moor maintain their grip NCL Division Two
DEWSBURY MOOR 32 HUNSLET WARRIORS 22 DEWSBURY MOOR overcame a gutsy performance from relegation strugglers Hunslet Warriors to maintain their grip on second place in NCL Division Two. The scores were level at 22-22
at half-time, before Jordan Foster slotted over a penalty to give Moor a slender lead in a tense second half. Connor Gavaghan sealed victory for Moor with a late try which was converted by Foster. Moor travel to ninth-placed Drighlington tomorrow (Saturday), with the aim of keeping pressure on league leaders Stanningley.
Celtic nil the Roosters NCL Division Three
DEWSBURY CELTIC 54 SALFORD C ROOSTERS 0 MID-TABLE Dewsbury Celtic led 20-0 at the break to inflict secondbottom Salford’s fourth defeat in
a row. Celtic’s first-half tries came from Danny Thomas, James Walker and Pat Foulstone. Billy Yarrow, Tom Norris, Sam Tattersfield (two), Dominic Senior and Danny Thomas all crossed for the home side in the second half.
WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE
Final glory for quintet FIVE former Dewsbury Moor under-16s players have made it to the Women’s Challenge Cup Final. Georgia Roche scored four tries in Castleford Tigers Women’s 48-12 victory over York City Knights Ladies, alongside fellow former Moor player Katy Tordoff. They will face Leeds Rhinos in the final, who also have ex-Moor players Ellie Frain, Caitlin Beevers and Madison Laverick in their squad. The girls were coached by Steve Weston during their time at Dewsbury Moor. Weston said: “I’m very proud of them. They’ve done really well to get up to that level. “Caitlin Beevers and Georgia Roche have individual brilliance which is unbelievable at 16 and 17 and all the other girls are cracking rugby players too. Now they’re showing it in Super League. He also emphasised how the success
of Moor’s finalists could inspire their younger talents. He said: “The number of girls teams seems to have quadrupled in the last three years, so it’s not surprising for me that a lot of them are starting to blossom through now and showcase their skills. “The girls in the final are all well known to the younger girls at Dewsbury Moor, so I think they’re all hoping they can go onto the same level. “We’ve got some good teams with some exceptional young players at Dewsbury Moor, so I dare say that in the 2021 World Cup there might be the odd one of them who won’t be too far away from making the team.” The Women’s Challenge Cup Final will take place at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington on Saturday, August 4 in a double header with the Challenge Shield Final.
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BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH STATS SHEFFIELD EAGLES: Matty Costello 8 Iliess Macani 7 Menzie Yere 8 Jake Spedding 8 Ben Blackmore 6 Cory Aston 7 Corey Makelim 6 Mark Offerdahl 7 Matty Fozard 9 Jon Magrin 8 Jack Ashworth 8 Joshua Toole 7 Matty James 8 Subs: Patrick Burns 7, Mike Weldon 6, James Bentley 6, Shaun Pick 7. Tries: Magrin (8), Costello (29), Fozard (37), Spedding (54), Ashworth (75). Goals: Aston 5/6. DEWSBURY RAMS: Josh Guzdek 7 Gareth Potts 7 Lucas Walshaw 7 Adam Ryder 7 Dale Morton 8 Paul Sykes 7 Aaron Brown 8 Jode Sheriffe 7 Dom Speakman 8 Jack Teanby 7 Kyle Trout 7 Michael Knowles 8 Jordan Crowther 7 Subs: Sam Day 7, Toby Everett 7, Daniel Igbinedion 8, James Glover 7. Tries: Morton (11), Igbinedion (20), Speakman (67), Ryder (70), Knowles (79). Goals: Sykes 4/5. Referee G Dolan Half-time: 18-12 Penalties: 5-7 Sin Bin: None Sent Off: None Weather: Hot Man of the match: Matty Fozard (Sheffield) Attendance: 425 Match rating: 4/5.
Rams just come up short Betfred Championship
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at Olympic Legacy Park DEWSBURY came out second best in a tough battle against fellow relegation-threatened Sheffield. In a nail-biting finish, Dewsbury’s Paul Sykes missed a conversion on the hooter which would have secured a draw for his side. The first try came in the eighth minute when Jon Magrin ghosted through the Rams defence to score a simple try. Cory Aston converted. Dewsbury battled back hard and drew level in the 11th minute. After a great move down the middle and some good work by Dom Speakman, the ball eventually went out to Dale Morton who skipped his way over the whitewash. Sykes converted to make the score 6-6. Sheffield put the Rams under increasing pressure, but Dewsbury scored the next try. It followed another clever move from the Rams. The ball came to Daniel Igbinedion who strode over the line. Sykes again converted to put the Rams 12-6 up. The Eagles pressed hard to get back into the game and that pressure paid off on the 29th minute. Matty Costello leapt over the line from close range to score a simple try. Aston converted and the scores were level. The home side took the lead three minutes before half-time when Matty Fozard slipped through a gap in the Rams’ defence to score. Aston added the extra points with a
Paul Sykes missed a last-gasp conversion which could have given the Rams a point good conversion and the Eagles went in at half-time leading 18-12. The second half started scrappily with both sides trying to create the next opportunity. It didn’t come until the 54th minute and it was the Eagles who scored it. Following an interception, Jake Spedding ran nearly the full length of
the field to score. Aston converted to make it 24-12. The next real opportunity didn’t come until the 67th minute when Dewsbury’s Dom Speakman stormed over the line to score from close range. Sykes kicked the conversion to put the Rams within six points. The Rams took advantage of some
poor Sheffield defending three minutes later as Adam Ryder bulldozed his way past three Sheffield players to score a superb try. Sykes again added the extras to level the scores at 24-24. Sheffield had the chance to extend the lead when they won a penalty, but Aston missed his kick. Both sides searched for the winning try in an intense last 10 minutes. The Eagles succeeded in the 75th minute when Jack Ashworth found a gap in the Rams defence to touch down. Aston converted. Dewsbury put the Eagles under mounting pressure and scored with a minute to go when Michael Knowles powered his way past the Eagles defence to score but Sykes could not snatch a last-gasp draw. Rams boss Neil Kelly said after the defeat: “When I look back at some of the tries we conceded I thought they were too soft. We talked about potentially winning this game, and we scored 28 points, possibly 30 if we had kicked that last goal. We did the same at Swinton and Barrow. “Just because we beat Barrow last week doesn’t give us the right to beat Sheffield. You have to earn that right to beat them. “You have to do the little things within a game. We can all look at the league table and say we’d like to beat Sheffield but we can easily look at it and say they want to beat us. “We were only behind in the game because we weren’t doing the right things in defence. “We have left ourselves relying on our attack to do something and the ref awarding us a couple of penalties. We are only in that situation because we have conceded tries.”
Wolfpack rip through ‘Dogs Betfred Championship
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Dom Brambani opened the scoring for Batley but they were already 32-0 down
at Lamport Stadium TORONTO made light work of a depleted Batley side who travelled with just 16 men in their squad. Danny Maun, 37, who last pulled on his boots for Batley five years ago, put his hands up to play in Toronto because of the side’s current injury crisis and issues with players’ visas. He ended up playing more minutes than he probably expected as Jason Crookes went off early in the first half and Alex Rowe was told the day before he couldn’t travel. And Maun’s comeback couldn’t inspire an underdog win as the Wolfpack ripped through Batley with ease – as they have with so many teams this season. The Bulldogs by no means disgraced themselves, but Toronto’s class shone through. They raced into an early 32-0 lead and there was no way back for Batley. While the Bulldogs managed to score thanks to a Gareth O’Brien fumble towards the end of the first half, it was almost a point a minute for Toronto in the opening exchanges. Batley were buoyed in the opening minutes by stopping an almost certain try when Dom Brambani’s tackle put Adam Higson’s foot in touch. But it took just seven minutes for the Wolfpack to breach the Batley line when Wallace, who has been outstanding for Toronto all season, raced down the left touchline and crossed in the corner for his first of the game.
The Bulldogs couldn’t handle Toronto’s pace, and Greg Worthington was in again three minutes later when he was on the end of a quick left-side shift. Chase Stanley was next on the scoresheet as Brierley fed a lovely miss-out pass and Lewis Galbraith missed the tackle.
Two minutes later Wallace was in for his brace following a show-and-go from O’Brien who split the Batley defence and put the half-back over. There were some good spells from the Bulldogs – including forcing a drop-out – but they couldn’t take advantage. Instead Toronto went up the other end, Wallace kicked for Cory Paterson
to palm back to Nick Rawsthorne who made it 32-0. The game was already won, but Batley didn’t give up and when O’Brien collected a kick-through but was injured in the process he knocked on and Brambani duly picked it up and dotted down for the Bulldogs first score. Toronto’s full-back later went off injured, but the home side didn’t miss him and Brierley took over kicking duties. Toronto scored just before the break to extend their lead and make it 36-6 at half-time. Batley could have given up in the second half, but they didn’t and thanks to back-to-back penalties, which later ended in Olsi Krasniqi getting 10 minutes in the bin, James Davey went outside Andrew Dixon from dummy half to score. Michael Ward crashed over from close range for another Batley try, but Andy Ackers went over twice, Brierley scored and Wallace notched his hattrick to cement the win.
MATCH STATS TORONTO WOLFPACK: Gareth O’Brien 5 Adam Higson 7 Greg Worthington 7 Chase Stanley 8 Nick Rawsthorne 7 Blake Wallace 9 Ryan Brierley 8 Ashton Sims 7 Rob Beswick 7 Darcy Lussick 8 Andrew Dixon 7 Cory Paterson 8 Sam Hopkins 7 Subs: Andy Ackers 8, Jack Buchanan 7, Olsi Krasniqi 6, Adam Sidlow 6. Tries: Wallace (7, 16, 77), Worthington (10), Stanley (14), Rawsthorne (22), Beswick (26), Paterson (34), Higson (45), Ackers (62, 66), Brierley (68). Goals: O’Brien 4/6, Brierley 4/6. BATLEY BULLDOGS: Izaac Farrell 6 Keenen Tomlinson 6 Jason Crookes 4 Lewis Galbraith 6 David Scott 5 Alistair Leak 6 Dom Brambani 7 Tommy Holland 5 James Davey 7 James Harrison 5 Dane Manning 7 Brad Day 5 Joel Farrell 7 Subs: Danny Maun 6, Michael Ward 7, Alex Bretherton 5. Tries: Brambani (29), Davey (51), Ward (72). Goals: I Farrell 3/3. Referee: M Mannifield Half-time: 36-6 Penalties: 8-5 Sin Bin: Krasniqi (Toronto, 55 mins, after team warning) Sent Off: None Weather: Cloudy Man of the Match: Blake Wallace (Toronto) Attendance: 6,088 Match Rating: 2/5.
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Returning stars will boost ‘Dogs Batley increase firepower ahead of derby Don’t kill By Zoe Shackleton DANNY MAUN believes the players returning to the Batley side for this weekend’s derby clash will give them the lift they need to defeat rivals Dewsbury. Even with the Bulldogs’ assistant coach pulling back on his playing boots, Batley could only manage a 16-man squad for their trip to Toronto last weekend. Prop Alex Rowe was told the day before flying he couldn’t make the journey because of visa issues – which was the case for a number of other players. The team who did make it across the Atlantic went down 64-18, and though Maun enjoyed the experience it was his last game in a Batley shirt. “I put my hand up to play and I would’ve played anywhere just to get on that field,” said the 37-year-old. “It was a good experience and I wouldn’t change it for the world. I’d do it all again if I could but I think that’s me done now, I’m getting too old!” With the likes of Sam Smeaton, Rowe, Adam Gledhill, Johnny Campbell and Joe Chandler back in the fold for Sunday’s short trip to the Tetley’s Stadium (3pm) Maun reckons they’ve got
enough firepower to win – even without him. “We’re expecting an even tougher test this weekend,” said Maun. “It’s a massive game for both teams, we need to get back to winning ways and so do Dewsbury. “It’s a big local derby and all the players will be up for it. All the fans enjoy it and I think the players coming back will give us a real lift this week.” The two sides have shared the spoils so far this season with Batley winning 18-10 in March’s reverse fixture, while the Rams came out on top at the Summer Bash in Blackpool 20-18. Dewsbury are currently embroiled in a relegation battle, which Maun reckons will spur them on. “In some ways it will be tougher than Toronto because Dewsbury always raise the bar against Batley. “I think Neil Kelly is smart and knows how to get them playing at the right time against us, and it’ll be a close game. “The team who settles down first will probably win and we’ve got to be confident because the fans expect no less against Dewsbury and we need to back our own ability.”
MAUN’S BACK: Assistant coach Danny Maun turned out for depleted Batley in their loss to Toronto. Inset: Celebrating with fans after the game
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golden the goose - Kelly By Joseph Crabtree DEWSBURY RAMS head coach Neil Kelly has suggested derbies are at risk of losing their appeal. The Rams face local rivals Batley Bulldogs in their Betfred Championship fixture this Sunday. Kelly, pictured above, said: “I think the concept of the derby is actually losing a little bit of its novelty, not just with us and Batley. “I think in most rugby league derbies – Hull and Hull, Saints and Wigan, and all those other derbies in the game – they’re losing a little bit of their novelty, because in the course of a season you play each other so often that people almost get drunk on them. “We’ve got to be careful that we don’t kill the golden goose. The derbies are a great fixture and they’re fiercely fought and obviously bragging rights are at stake. “In places as intimate with each other as Batley and Dewsbury bragging rights are an important thing, but when you’re playing each other up to six times a year it loses its novelty value.” Sunday’s match will mark the fourth time the sides have met this season, and they’re set to play at least once more in the Championship Shield Super 8s. The Bulldogs are placed three positions higher in the table than the Rams, but the opposition are not Kelly’s key concern heading into the contest. He said: “In many ways we’ve got to beat ourselves. In our recent winnable games we’ve played Sheffield away and scored 28 points, played Barrow away and scored 32 points and played Swinton away and scored 28 points. “I think we’ve got to look at ourselves and explore and correct the reasons why, when we get those scoreboards in our favour, we’re still losing games.” Dewsbury host Batley at the Tetley’s Stadium on Sunday, kick-off 3pm.
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