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SERVICES at Dewsbury District Hospital have been branded unsafe in a damning inspection report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessed eight clinical areas and dubbed the safety of three of them ‘inadequate’. These were medical care, end of life care, and outpatients and diagnostics. The other five – A&E, surgery, critical care, maternity and gynaecology and children and young people –, were rated as ‘requires improvement.’ Staff shortages and the moving of personnel between Dewsbury, Pinderfields and Pontefract hospitals were blamed. The safety of outpatient services was rated as ‘inadequate’ due to a backlog of 9,500 appointments. Inspectors published their report on Tuesday following visits to the Staincliffe site in July. It is the first time the hospital has been assessed under a new inspection regime similar to that used for schools. The eight clinical areas were also judged on how effective, caring, responsive and well led they are. Most of the ratings were either
The Care Quality Commission’s ratings for Dewsbury District Hospital were released this week ‘requires improvement’ or ‘good’. Caring was found to be ‘good’ across the board. Patients were concerned about long waiting times in A&E and for outpatient appointments. The cost and availability of car parking was an issue, as was the safety of elderly care on Ward 5. A rise in patient harm incidents, complaints about poor care and low staffing levels saw the ward partially
closed. Some of the beds on Ward 5 were recently reopened as Ward 6b due to pressure on admissions. The condition of the mortuary was also criticised for putting staff at risk of infection. Inspectors wrote: “The mortuary was in a poor state of decorative repair, with damaged walls and broken tiles.”
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Friday November 7, 2014 of Mirfield, aged 80 years. Husband of Judy and a loving step-dad, granddad and uncle. Funeral service and committal takes place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday 14 November at 1.15pm.
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Deaths BLACKBURN FRED HOWARD (Former Deputy Head of Thornhill High School ) On 4 November 2014, peacefully at York House Residential Home, formerly of Staincliffe, aged 90 years. Husband of the late Marion. Funeral enquiries to George Brooke Ltd Funeral Directors of Dewsbury. Tel 01924 454476
BLAKEY SUSAN (NEE HEATON) On 27 October 2014, aged 55 years, of Birstall. Mum of Joanne and Nicholas. Funeral service will take place at St Mary’s RC Church, Batley, on Friday 14 November at 11.30am, followed by committal at Horbury Cemetery at 1.30pm.
BOOCOCK MAVIS Peacefully in hospital on 3 November 2014, of Ossett, formerly of Ravensthorpe, aged 85 years. Wife of the late Albert and mum of Allan, John
and Michael. Service and cremation will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Thursday 13 November at 11.15am.
BRADLEY JACK (Retired Dentist) On 29 October 2014, aged 87 years and of Batley. Husband of Margaret and dad of John. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Friday 14 November at 10.30am.
BROADBENT BRIAN On 4 November 2014, suddenly at home in Ravensthorpe, aged 79 years. Husband of the late Sabina, partner of Margaret and dad of Brian, Ian, David and Neil. Funeral enquiries to George Brooke Ltd Funeral Directors. Tel 01924 454476.
Service and cremation will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday 14 November at 12.30pm.
DENVERS SUSAN On 28 October 2014, suddenly at home in Dewsbury, aged 60 years. Daughter of Rita and the late John, and step-daughter of Norman Duckworth. Mum of Jonathan and sister of Shirley, Philip, Peter and Jill. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Monday 10 November at 12.30pm.
dad of Lynn and Anthony. Funeral enquiries to George Brooke Ltd Funeral Directors. Tel 01924 454476.
HALSTEAD CATHERINE LILLIAS (CATH) (NEE YOUNG) On 29 October 2014, at Westfield Care Home, Lockerbie, suddenly aged 80 years, formerly of Cleckheaton. Wife of the late Bill and mum of Richard and Rachel. A remembrance service was held on 6 November, at Grove UR Church, Gomersal.
DOBSON MAVIS (NEE ROSE)
BUTTERWORTH TONY
Suddenly but peacefully on 28 October 2014, at Kirkwood Hospice, aged 83 years, of Heckmondwike. Wife of the late Fred and mum of Rosemary. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Tuesday 11 November at 12.30pm.
Passed away peacefully, 1 November 2014, aged 69 years. Husband of the late Val and dad of Bev and Janice.
FELL (NEE SYKES) MARIAN Passed away peacefully in Avery Mews Nursing Home on 4 November 2014, aged 91 years. Mum of Martin and Sue. Funeral service at Dewsbury Crematorium on 14 November at 11.15am.
FOSTER ARNOLD BRIAN On 5 November 2014, at West House, of Thornhill, aged 85 years. Husband of Moreen and
HATCLIFFE IRIS (NEE GREENOUGH) On 31 October 2014, peacefully at Claremont House Care Home, aged 77 years, formerly of Hightown. Wife of Gordon and mum of Julie and Andrew. Funeral service will be held at Norristhorpe UR Church on Wednesday 12 November at 10am, followed by interment in Liversedge Cemetery.
HEMINGWAY (NEE QUINN) IVY On 2nd November 2014, at Fieldhead Court, Thornhill and formerly of The Flatts, Eightlands and Dewsbury Moor, aged 93 years. Wife of the late Arthur and mum of Allan, Duncan, Janet, the late Irene and Neil. Place your family notices by calling 01924 470296
Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium on Thursday 13 November at 1.15pm.
JONES BRIAN On 4 November 2014, suddenly in hospital, of Dewsbury, aged 67 years. Brother of Alan, Brenda, Judith and Ken. Funeral enquiries to Eric F Box Funeral Directors. Tel 01924 465402
LORD (NEE LUMB) DOREEN On 31 October 2014, peacefully at Willow House Care Home, aged 91 years, formerly of Shaw Cross. Wife of the late Jack and a loving mum, mother-in-law, grandma and great grandma. Service and cremation at Dewsbury Crematorium on Friday 14 November at 2pm.
MCKECHNIE WILLIAM MARSHALL On 30 October 2014, in hospital, of Birstall, aged 74 years. Husband of Diane and dad of Helen and David. Service and cremation will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium on Wednesday 12 November at 2pm.
MORN FRED On 1 November 2014, peacefully in hospital, aged 85 years. Husband of Elaine and dad of Linda, Jeffrey and Joanne. Funeral service will be held at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Thursday 13 November at 10am.
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MORTIMER JOHN ALAN On 30 October 2014, suddenly at home in Penzance, formerly of Smithybrook Lane, aged 79 years. Husband of Wendy and father of Robbie and Di, Sarah and Tivi. Funeral to be held at a later date in Penzance.
PRESTON TERENCE MALCOLM (TERRY) On 31 October 2014, peacefully at home in Gomersal, aged 80 years. Husband of Jean and father of Helen, Gillian and Matthew. A celebration of Terry’s life will be held at St Paul’s Church, Birkenshaw, on Wednesday 12 November at 12noon, followed by a final farewell at Dewsbury Crematorium.
REED VICTOR On 29 October 2014, at home in Ossett, aged 66 years. Husband of Jenny and father to Jonathan. Funeral Monday 10 November, service at Dewsbury Crematorium, at 10.30am.
RUSHTON PETER RONALD On 3 November 2014, peacefully at Pinderfields Hospital,
Suddenly at home in Heckmondwike, on 27 October 2014, aged 61 years. Wife of the late George, a dearly loved mum, grandma and great grandma. The funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium on Wednesday 12 November at 10.30am.
SENIOR (NEE DIXON) REENA On 24 October 2014, peacefully in hospital and of Dewsbury, aged 96 years. Wife of the late Derek, a loving sister and auntie. Funeral service will take place at St Paul’s Church, Hanging Heaton, on Thursday 13 November at 11.30am, followed by private committal at Dewsbury Crematorium.
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Funeral service and committal takes place at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Monday 10 November at 1.15pm.
TOWNEND LESLIE On 3 November 2014, suddenly in hospital, of Thornhill, aged 81 years. Husband of Pat and dad of Paul, Robert, David, Mark and Christine. Funeral service will be held at Thornhill Parish Church, on Tuesday 11 November at 10.45am, followed by burial in the churchyard.
WARRINGTON GRACE On 31 October 2014, at Brookdell Retirement Home, Barrowford, formerly of Cleckheaton and Walshaw Farm, aged 86 years. Wife of the late Sydney and mother of Susan, Jennifer, Philip, Robert, Heather and Angela. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday 11 November at Burnley Crematorium at 1.40pm.
WHITE JOAN
Passed away peacefully at Kirkwood Hospice, on 31 October 2014. Son of Conrad and Mollie and father of Paul, Simon and Wayne. Service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium, Monday 10 November at 11.15am.
On 3 November 2014, peacefully at home, aged 90 years. Wife of the late Edwin and mother of Trevor, Gordon, Victor, Nigel, Linda, Pat and Chris. Funeral service at St Mary’s Church, Gomersal, on Thursday 13 November at 2pm, followed by interment in the church burial ground.
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On 1 November 2014, peacefully at Dewsbury Hospital, aged 79 years and of Mirfield. Husband of Barbara, and dad of Barry, Linda and Kevin.
Passed away peacefully on 30 October 2014, at Kirkwood Hospice, aged 80 years. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Crematorium, on Thursday 13 November at 10.30am.
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Mrs Lynda Jennings, Jason, Jayne, Emma and Anthony would like to convey their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends, neighbours, the committee and members of Overthorpe Sports and Thornhill Trojans Rugby Clubs for their kind expressions of sympathy, support, cards and messages of condolence and generous donations for the benefit of Overthorpe Sports Club (Junior Football) received following the sudden sad loss of Anthony. Sincere thanks to Paul Brook for his thoughtful tribute, to Canon John Aveyard for his comforting prayers and Mass and to Judith and her team at George Brooke Ltd for their excellent care and efficient funeral arrangements. The family would also like to thank all who attended the funeral service, this was a wonderful tribute to Anthony and great comfort to the family.
WHITEHEAD MICHAEL ANTHONY On 2 November 2014, peacefully at home, aged 74 years. Husband of the late Kathleen, partner of Denise and a much loved father, granddad, brother and uncle. Funeral service at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Batley, on Tuesday 11 November at 12.30pm, followed by committal at Dewsbury Crematorium at 1.15pm.
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Attacked in her home and robbed of £7,000 By Steve Martyn THUGS attacked a terminally ill Dewsbury woman in her own home only hours after £7,000 saved for her funeral was stolen. Michelle Goodhall, 35, had her head slammed against an internal wall at her home on Moorside Lane by two teenagers last Saturday morning. The wheelchair-bound double lung transplant patient has less than a year to live due to respiratory problems. Mrs Goodhall shouted for 14year-old daughter Laura, who raced from upstairs and forced the yobs to flee empty-handed. Barely 48 hours earlier, thieves had barged in and taken £7,000 kept in a bedroom, plus a camcorder.
Terminally ill Michelle the victim of teen thugs Mrs Goodall began saving the money when told by doctors six months ago that her condition is terminal. She said of last Thursday night’s incident: “I was in the downstairs toilet and I heard someone come in through the door and go straight upstairs. “My husband had just popped out to pick up a takeaway and I thought it was my daughter and a friend.” Instead, there was banging and crashing upstairs before the unseen suspects came down into the kitchen, where they threw plates. Husband John, 61, said: “I later
noticed a case I kept on top of my wardrobe in our room had been opened and the cash we kept inside was gone.” The family were targeted again when two thugs returned to the house on Saturday morning. John said: “We couldn’t say if it was the same people, but if it was I presume they were returning to take more of our possessions.” Police think the incidents are linked and that Michelle was deliberately targeted. One suspect is chubby and aged 16 to 17. He wore black tracksuit bottoms, white trainers and a black hooded top. The second is slim, aged about
14. He wore grey tracksuit bottoms, white trainers and a black hooded top. Det Sgt Paul Keitch, of West Yorkshire Police said: “It’s clearly concerning that this vulnerable woman’s home has been targeted twice. “We’re supporting the victim and her family. Thankfully, she wasn’t seriously hurt but this was a frightening experience. “Additional patrols are also being put in place to provide reassurance and deter any further offending.” Anyone with information can call Kirklees CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Two in court charged with knifepoint robbery at shop TWO teenagers appeared in court on Tuesday charged with robbing a Dewsbury shopkeeper at knifepoint. The boys, aged 15 and 17, who cannot be named due to their age, appeared at Kirklees Youth Court in Huddersfield. A robbery is alleged to have occurred at Birkdale
CRIME SCENE: The newsagent’s shop targeted by knife raiders in Westborough
Bowlers step up fight to save green Jo Cox and Ken Lowe, right, meet bowlers at Whitcliffe Mount Kirklees Council to think again and gave an update on their fight to Labour parliamentary candidate Jo Cox when she visited them this week. Labour activist Ken Lowe demanded council officials act. He said: “We will do everything we can to make sure
Cleckheaton keeps its indoor green. “This also feeds into the wider issue of what happens to this sports centre if and when the school expands. “The strength of feeling locally means officers really need to look again at precisely what is going to happen here.”
Work begins on Oakwell Hall refit THE visitor centre at under-threat Oakwell Hall in Birstall is to close for a refit next week. A new shop, information point, display panels and toilets will be put in thanks to an Arts Council England grant. Its last opening will be Sunday, November 16. Work is due to finish at the end of March. Until then alternative toilets will be provided from Saturday, November 22 and there will be a temporary shop next to the Oak Tree Café. The main hall is also due to shut on occa-
sional days for electrical work to be carried out. Other work includes new iron gates designed by artist Antonia Stow, plus lighting upgrades for the barn and courtyard. The Grade I Elizabethean site is at risk as council chiefs propose closing three museums due to budget cuts. Cabinet member for leisure Coun Peter O'Neill (Lab, Batley West) said: “We regret having to close the visitor centre. “But times have changed since the 1980s, when these facilities were fitted in the last refurbishment.”
DEWSBURY & MIRFIELD: Labour’s general election hopeful Paula Sherriff has challenged Tory MP Simon Reevell to a public debate about the NHS. She said: “More than anything else, the topic raised with me on residents’ doorsteps is the NHS. They’re worried about the situation at our hospital and about healthcare more broadly.” She wants a neutral venue and an impartial moderator. Mr Reevell said he would reply in writing to Miss Sherriff outlining his thoughts. He also indicated to The Press he would consider debates open to all candidates on a range of subjects.
Future tops agenda NORTH KIRKLEES: The future of council services tops the agenda at public meetings next week. The council’s Batley & Spen and Dewsbury & Mirfield district panels are both in session on Tuesday. Batley & Spen takes place at Central Methodist Church, Mortimer Street, Cleckheaton from 7pm to 9pm. Dewsbury & Mirfield is at Dewsbury Town Hall at 5pm. Plans for devolution will be discussed at both meetings.
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Newsagents on Mallinson Street, Westborough, Dewsbury, last Thursday. Shopkeeper Javid Makda, 33, is said to have been slashed on the arm with a knife as he tried to protect himself. It is believed £130 was stolen from the till. Both boys were bailed to appear in court again later this month.
BOWLERS have detailed how the closure of a Cleckheaton sports centre could leave the district with a handicap. Whitcliffe Mount is under threat due to the expansion of the neighbouring secondary school. The indoor bowling green attracts players from far afield because of a lack of similar facilities elsewhere. Campaigners collected a 5,000-name petition asking
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DEWSBURY: Drivers face disruption when resurfacing work starts at Webster Hill from Sunday. A section between Pinfold Hill and the ring road will be shut nightly from 7pm to 11pm until Saturday, November 16. There will be no access to Webster Hill from Pinfold Hill at these times. Road users are advised to find alternative routes. A diversion involves Pinfold Hill, Central Street, Wormald Street, Ashworth Road, Wellington Street and the ring road.
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McDonald’s deal DEWSBURY: The former McDonalds restaurant has new owners – just weeks after it failed to sell at auction. The Church Street building failed to meet its reserve at a sale organised by auctioneers Pugh on October 21. But an unnamed private firm has now agreed a deal. The keys are due to be handed over by the end of November.
Hand in your poppies DEWSBURY: Used poppies can be handed in at a supermarket for recycling. Collection points will be at Sainsbury’s customer help desk from Wednesday, November 12, to Monday, November 24. It follows a successful trial last year. The items will be used to help make new poppies for next year.
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... and she could have two other criminals as neighbours
KIDNAPPER Karen Matthews lives in a seaside resort near two other notorious female criminals, it was claimed in the national media this week. Matthews has been spotted along with Maxine Carr and “Baby P” mother Tracey Connelly. The resort cannot be named because of the lifetime anonymity order granted to Carr by the High Court. One resident told the Sunday
People: “It’s incredible, even bizarre that they are all living here. Everyone’s talking about it.” Matthews, 39, kidnapped daughter Shannon to try and claim a £50,000 reward for her safe return in 2008. It is believed the mother of seven asked for, but was not given, a new identity following her release from prison two years ago. Matthews uses an alias in public but has to give her real name
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children across three lanes of busy traffic to reach the Boothroyd and St Paulinus primary schools or visit Crow Nest Park. Branch secretary Simon Cope said: “It’s not just children who’d benefit from a pedestrian crossing. “There’s plenty of other people living to the south of Huddersfield Road who’d welcome a safer way to cross. “And improving pedestrian safety would encourage more people to make short local journeys on foot.” A petition asking Kirklees Council for a pelican crossing can be signed at the nursB AT H R O O M S ery. Meanwhile, branch co-ordinator Adrian Cruden said they aim to break through at the next council elections. He said: “We have members in the Dewsbury area now to warrant a dedicated group focused on local issues. “We can also concentrate our resources on gaining a Green council seat in North Kirklees.”
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who murdered Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham in 2002. Tracey Connelly, who met Matthews in prison, was moved to the resort from a half-way hostel. Experts warned housing three high-profile offenders so close together could be dangerous. But a Ministry of Justice spokesman said: “We have some of the toughest measures in the world to manage serious offenders in the community.”
A ROAD safety campaign kick-started the launch in Dewsbury of a political party’s new branch. Green Party activists voted at the Town Hall last month to create a North Kirklees group due to growing membership. A call was then made for a pedestrian crossing on Huddersfield Road at the junction with Fall Lane. It follows concerns raised by staff at the Child’s Play nursery in nearby Thornhill Road. They have to take
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LACK of demand could result in a Batley school’s sixth form being axed under plans now up for consultation. Batley Grammar, which currently has only 47 A-Level students, aims to scrap post-16 provision by September, 2016. Exiting Year 12 and 13 pupils will be unaffected but those in Year 11 will have to go elsewhere. Pupils can get advice about their options on Wednesday from 3.45pm to 6.45pm. Consultation with parents runs until Friday, December 19, and forms are available on the school website. The site states: “For a number of years, the majority of our Year 11 students have cho-
sen to pursue post-16 education at an institution other than Batley Grammar School. “The school is unable to offer the breadth of subjects or levels that students would like to follow. This means students must either go elsewhere or pick from a limited range offered...” Batley Grammar offers 15 A and AS-Level subjects plus an enrichment/careers option. In contrast, Heckmondwike Grammar and Mirfield Free Grammar offer more than twice as many subjects. Between them, they also offer baccalaureate, vocational and some university courses. Batley Girls’ High School
and Kirklees College, which incorporates the Batley School of Art, are other options. Any job losses would be phased over two years, but staff will be offered the chance to work with children aged 11 to 16. One benefit would be the chance to cater for more 11year-olds due to demand there. Figures showed 385 children chased just 84 Year 7 places last year, making Batley Grammar the most over-subscribed school in Kirklees. The consultation said: “... the governing body propose to increase Year 7 to make more places available to meet the demand.”
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Internet foodies’ accolade for Abdul’s Indian venture BIRSTALL restaurant Bangla Lounge has picked up another award from the people who matter most – its customers. The restaurant on Low Lane has been handed a certificate of excellence from review website TripAdvisor, awarded to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding client reviews on the site. Bangla Lounge owner Abdul Kahar spent thousands transforming the downstairs premises of the Conservative Club into an eaterie, and the venue is due to celebrate its second birthday later this month.
News in Brief OAP on sex charge HECKMONDWIKE: A pensioner is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl on a bus. Mohammed Bhatti, 74, of Mount Avenue, is alleged to have committed the offence on July 15. It was claimed at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Monday that he started a conversation with her on a bus to Mirfield. He is then said to have touched her, placed her hand on his body and engaged in sexual talk. Bhatti denied charges of sexual assault and causing her to engage in sexual activity. His trial is set for Wednesday, February 4.
Last year the restaurant was also named in a TripAdvisor list of the best Indian restaurants in the country. To qualify for the Certificate of Excellence, businesses must maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five. Mr Kahar said: “Feedback is very important to us, and while we mostly get really positive reviews, when diners do find something we could improve on we act on that straight away. The amount of reviews we’re getting continues to grow and we’re delighted with this latest award."
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Chapel restoration tops campaigners’ wish-list By David Miller PLANS are being made for the restoration of one of Dewsbury Cemetery’s derelict twin chapels. Campaigners hope to renovate the consecrated chapel, which had its roof tiles removed due to safety fears earlier this year. They are aiming to turn their group into a charity and have already set up a bank account for that purpose. It is hoped the New Friends of Dewsbury Cemetery will then be able to apply for grants. The Grade II-listed building could be turned into a community venue and family history study centre. Its neighbour, also Grade IIlisted and derelict, faces a more uncertain future due to likely funding constraints. Group treasurer Christine Leeman said of lottery aid: “We’re under no illusions about what’s possible. “There might not be grants to do them both up. But rescuing one of the chapels would be better than nothing.” Members are also cleaning up the site, including Angel’s Corner, which was branded “an absolute disgrace”. Graffiti, weeds and litter
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such as beer bottles and dirty nappies have been cleared while fencing has been painted. Mrs Leeman added: “It’s important things look nice. This is where families come to remember loved ones. “And there’s no point trying to restore the chapels if the rest of the cemetery looks like a dump.” Kirklees Council assistant director of place Joanne
£400 at bookies ‘fell into’ hard-up gambler’s lap A DEBT-RIDDEN punter stole a bag containing £400 which he found at a Batley bookmakers. Darryl Schofield, 30, of Springfield Avenue, took the bag from the Coral betting shop on Commercial Street after its owner, Jane Buckley, 27, dropped it. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that CCTV footage showed Schofield picking up the bag and taking it. Paul Blanchard, mitigating, said his
FIRE crews spent three hours tackling a large rubbish blaze in Dewsbury on Bonfire Night. Crews were called to Wharf Street, Savile Town, at 7.30pm as the fire spread to an industrial skip and the roof void of industrial premises. Engines from Dewsbury and Ossett attended, along with an aerial ladder platform from Wakefield. Picture: Ash Milnes
client should have made enquiries but was in severe debt. He added: “Temptation got the better of him. He thought it was his lucky day to find £400.” District Judge Michael Fanning acknowledged the money “fell into” his lap but said Schofield was dishonest in not handing it in. He was told to repay the cash and carry out 80 hours of unpaid work as part of a community order.
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A sight to stir the soul, in a city that never sleeps... COULDN’T sleep on Saturday night, so got up and went for a walk at 12.30am round the Mayfair area of London. We’d taken mum down for a show and to see the poppies installation at the Tower of London. Our hotel was just off Piccadilly, so I traipsed over to Park Lane, up and back past Purdey’s gun shop and Scott’s restaurant, meandering over to Regent Street – where it might as well have been 1 o’clock in the afternoon it was so busy – then back down Savile Row and Bond Street and ‘home’ to the hotel. Still didn’t sleep well. As Dorothy famously said to Toto at the start of the Yellow Brick Road, “we’re not in Kansas any more!” Most of the voices from the well-heeled young people I passed were probably Russian. Difficult to tell. I thought I saw the execrable House of Commons Speaker John Bercow outside a club in Berkeley Square but wasn’t sure – it might have been a prematurely grey 12year-old – so I thought best
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not to give him a slap, just on the off chance. The doormen at one establishment, No.4 Mayfair, wondered if I fancied a nightcap, but I declined and having ‘googled’ the place on my phone was glad I did. Twenty quid in, just to watch a dizzy bird slide down a fireman’s pole – do they think we’re made of money in Yorkshire? The beer would probably be Bass or some flat rubbish. And a tenner a pint. Indeed the fact I couldn’t sleep was probably down to being charged £9.60 for a gin and tonic and small bottle of water in the theatre. On Dover Street, London’s
beautiful people were queuing outside the glitzy Mahiki nightclub. Lingering nearby were a few dark faced gentlemen with distinctly non-local accents who apparently knew some very beautiful girls. When I replied to one ‘not interested pal’ he intimated he knew some handsome young men too. ‘Very not interested sunshine’. Another bloke introduced himself by saying he liked my jacket. I told him he couldn’t bloody well have it and kept walking. Not in Kansas any more Toto … but it’s probably no different in Leeds. I’m just getting a bit old for it all.
HE display at the Tower, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, was magnificent. Visitors were being advised not to go because of the size of the crowds and the Tower tube station was closed, but I’m so pleased we did. We hopped on a boat and London from the Thames on a bright, sunny day, is a delight in itself. What a great city. Sure, you had to wait a few minutes to get to the railings for the best views, but the breathtaking scale of the work and the artistic beauty was something to behold. And when you considered what the poppies represent it was difficult not to be moved. Such sacrifice by so many – I forced myself not to dwell on what we’ve done with those brave men’s legacy. Not the right time. Walking up Whitehall a happy band of drunken sailors – naval officers at least – were trying to blag their way into Downing Street, to have a quiet word with David Cameron. The good-natured, machinegun-toting policeman sadly couldn’t oblige. Shame, that. The PM would benefit from a dose of homespun wisdom. Before the show we grabbed a bite in Shepherd Market – one of London’s many, delightful hidden gems. Three meals including drinks for £50? In the middle of Mayfair? Happy days!
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HIS Sunday our village will be closed to traffic from 10am to 12noon. Families, young and old, will congregate for a brief service opposite the green, before the cadets and scouts and guides trumpet their way up to the joint RAF–French Air Force memorial at the other end of the village, playing the Dambusters theme among others.
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RSPCA’s crocodile tears COUPLE of pleasant young men knocked at the door recently, bearing leaflets. They didn’t want me to donate to the RSPCA – nope, far more grandiose ambitions. Would I consider setting up a direct debit? The poor lads were taken somewhat aback when I said I’d be happier setting the dog on them, if only he’d get up off his back where he awaited a hopeful belly tickle from his new friends. By way of explanation the RSPCA has spent £22.5 million on legal bills alone over the past two years, hiring barristers at £1,200 a day, to pursue its political agendas. That’s a lot of stray cats and dogs, injured swans and cuddly furry critters that there’s suddenly not enough cash to home and rehab. But as Sir Ian Botham pointed out in reference to the RSPCA’s feathered cousins at the RSPB last weekend, even those figures aren’t the full story. The RSPB is tipping £56 million into its staff pension deficit – well it does have an army of 405 well-paid fundraising staff. And it can still afford to turn the five law firms it employs on Botham over his criticisms. Is that where you want your charitable giving to go? (Can I just add that I have Yorkshire Cancer Research on a direct debit, support Martin House and Kirkwood Hospices, the Royal British Legion and various occasional other charities and appeals).
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HERE AREN’T many things surprise me, but I nearly swallowed my false teeth on Monday morning when I checked my emails to find the ‘friend’ request pictured below from the business networking website, Linked In. I had to laugh, if only at the bloke’s brass balls. I never had anything personal against Shahid Malik, even when his spurious libel case was costing us £90,000 – imagine if we’d have lost? Nice enough lad, just a bit of a Del Boy, with a story to suit every audience. However given some of the people he’s been doing business with in the corrupt council cesspit that is Tower Hamlets (Kirklees really is a paragon of virtue by comparison) then I’d have thought journalists would be the last people he’d court. Mind you, what’s that saying? Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer...?
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A French squadron was based nearby during World War II and they send a delegation of officers every year for a dual-language service. Then the youngsters will play us back to the pub or village hall for refreshments, and as proud as I’ll be of our small community’s show of respect, and as steadfast as I was in admiring the display at the Tower for what it was,
I just know I won’t be able to help myself think this: Until and unless our millions of new immigrant neighbours understand the scale of that sacrifice and the freedoms it has bought, and can join in such commemorations as our Remembrance Sunday, then I fear that in the greater scale of things, those lives will have bought such a small period of time.
Mind that bucket of boobs, Ed IF EVER the hapless Ed Moribund is handed the keys to No.10, he’ll likely say: “Okay – where’s the catch?” Bless him. Ambushed by a teenage Romanian beggar, he’s pictured giving her a two pence piece (his aides insisted it was 60-70p). Well hey big spender! He’d have won more votes if he’d told the child to get a job or sod off home. And then, along with fellow intellectual giants Nick Clegg
and Harriet Harridan, he sports a ‘This is what a feminist looks like’ tee-shirt that costs £45. Unfortunately it was made by slave-labour migrant women earning 62p per hour, sleeping 16 to a room. Attaboy! The bloke could fall into a bucket of boobs and he’d come out sucking his thumb. But a semblance of good news did filter through when ex-chancellor Alistair Darling said he would be leaving
Parliament. Good news? At least it’s one less person after Ed’s job.... THAT’S FUNNY. O2 rang to thank me for my mobile phone business, tell me about some special offers and ask if I’m happy with the service. After 30 seconds the bloke said “sorry I can’t hear you, it’s very crackly”. He answered all his questions himself, and saved us both a lot of time...
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‘Spending savings won’t fix the crisis’ By Steve Martyn UNION chiefs have been criticised for claiming Kirklees Council has millions in unspent cash. Former council leader Baroness Kath Pinnock (Lib Dem, Cleckheaton) warned a spending spree now will not fix long-term budget problems. Unison stated the authority, which underspent by £12m last year, has £44m in balances and £89m in reserve. They want some of it spent to reduce cuts to public services which would see about 1,000 jobs lost. Baroness Pinnock, who remains a councillor after her elevation to the Lords, said: “Balances can only be spent once. “The council has a year-on-
Critics hit back at union plea to raid piggy bank year budget and the amount of money it gets is being dramatically reduced. “Using those funds might help for a year or two but what do you do when the money runs out?” The £12m underspend was rolled forward to support the 2014/15 financial year. Councils would always aim to keep £5m in hand, which leaves £27m in unallocated funds. Director of Resources David Smith confirmed that as of
March this year Kirklees has an additional £89m in reserve. Some £16m of this is for schools, while the rest is set aside for specific future needs. He said: “While in theory reserves and general fund balances are available for spending, they can only be spent once. “We can’t use them to support on-going expenditure year-on-year as we’d soon run out of money. “We’re using £12m from our general fund balances this year to help us implement some transitional changes.” Mr Smith said the available unspent money would in total only fund council services for just four weeks. “Our balances and reserves can buy us time but can’t hold back the cuts,” he added.
Man jailed for vicious attack on ex A MAN who viciously assaulted his ex-partner in Batley is back behind bars. Justin Fisher, 30, was jailed for 26 weeks after being found guilty at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court of beating Zoe Umpleby on March 19. Miss Umpleby covered her face as she tried to protect herself after Fisher tried to push her onto a bed but he repeatedly struck her on the top of her head. Fisher, of no fixed address,
has a previous conviction for assaulting her and has also spent time in jail. He contacted Miss Umpleby on his release and was at her home on Aysgarth Road at the time of the assault. Vanessa Jones, prosecuting, said Fisher became angry when Miss Umpleby sent a text message from upstairs around 10.30pm. She said of a struggle as he attacked: “He grabbed the
phone from her hand, causing a cut to her finger.” Fisher was also convicted of assaulting a 12-year-old boy by punching him in the back. Paul Blanchard, for Fisher, said alcohol had a role in his client’s offending. His relationship with Miss Umpleby was described as “destructive”. Fisher was jailed for 26 weeks. He was also handed an indefinite restraining order banning him from contacting the two victims.
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You don’t have to be a mathematician... tician... Dear Sir, How much I agree with Danny Lockwood’s cash tips for Kirklees Council in last week’s Press. Some people reading Danny’s reply to the challenge set by David Honeybell might just overlook his remarks and think he could be exaggerating the cash savings the council could be making by using The Press to place legal notices – but let me say that recently my son had to place a legal requirement notice for a Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence.
Councillors do work hard From: David Honeybell, Heckmondwike Dear Sir, When I saw my name in Danny Lockwood’s Ed Lines column, I felt a mixture of shock and honour that Locky would answer my letter of 17/10/14. But I should have known better. He could teach most councillors a thing or two about swerving round questions. I think he must have had tongue in cheek with his idea to cut the number of councillors by one third, giving their performance in council meetings as evidence they haven’t got enough to do, when he knows as well as anyone else that meetings are only a small part of the job. Councillors do most of their work helping ward members
Letter of the Week: D Russell, via email He used The Press and saved £300 on the price he would have had to pay to the other newspaper publisher ... a massive saving for someone just setting up their first business.
with problems. I obviously don’t know anything regarding council advertising, but I don’t think taking advertising from one paper to another would make much difference to its overall spending, though I do agree The Press should be given at least equal status with the Reporter Group.
Privatised NHS – get involved From: Christine Hyde, Dewsbury Dear Sir, On October 20 the North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group and Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group published a notice to tender for Care Closer to Home services ‘estimated’ to be worth a staggering £285m over seven years, excluding VAT.
There are rumoured to be 35 expressions of interest in this contract. How many of those are NHS bodies? The contract may go to a ‘private provider.’ A private company will want profit, so will look at specifications, to see where money can be saved. Will it be personnel, the usual choice, transport, or premises etc? The difficulty from patients’ point of view is that private providers can hide behind ‘commercial confidentiality’ and do not answer Freedom of Information requests. They may also walk away, if the profit margin falls. In addition, while the profit is ‘privatised’ the risk is ‘nationalised’. So the NHS budget still has to pay out for damages claims, unless this risk is inserted into the contract, thus deterring potential providers from bidding. The North Kirklees CCG made the political choice to
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Those who fell should be remembered as individuals L AST Wednesday I went to a Remembrance service in the Guard’s Chapel at the barracks near to Buckingham Palace. The service was for MPs who have served in the armed forces and saw Members from a number of political parties standing together to remember. The chapel itself was rebuilt after a flying bomb hit it during a Sunday morning service in 1944 when most of the congregation including the chaplain were killed. On the altar was the same silver cross that had been present on that day – the altar was one of the few parts to survive. The parents of a young Guards officer killed in the First World War donated the cross, and in a compartment in the back of the cross there is an inscription and a glass capsule containing a lock of his blond hair. Some people have questioned whether or not the presence of the
young officer’s hair makes the cross somewhat macabre and whether it is appropriate as a memorial. I think that it is. When we talk about remembrance and when we say “we will remember them” it is important to remember that these were real people, individual people, who did the day-to-day things that we all do and who had the hopes and dreams for the future that we all share. But in amongst those everyday occurrences their lives were changed and then ended by the service that they gave to our country and the ultimate sacrifice that
they made as members of the armed forces. Whether 100 years ago in the First World War, less than 200 days ago in Afghanistan or at any time in between, the men and women who gave their lives for Britain deserve to be remembered as the brave individuals that they were. The young officer’s lock of hair is a real reminder of this. I look forward to attending events across the Dewsbury constituency over the next few days. The service at Crow Nest Park on Sunday is a lovely idea and a great way to remember that 100 years ago thousands of brave young men were marching off to war, whilst those remaining behind expected them to be home by Christmas. Many never saw Christmas in England again, and at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. Very best wishes,
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You don’t have to be a mathematician to work out how much Kirklees are spending on their legal notices each week, just count how many ads they are running. refrain from adding amendments for ‘ethical commissioning’ into its constitution. I am unaware of Greater Huddersfield CCG’s choices there. How much has the contract cost to draw up, and how much to monitor over the seven years? Welcome to the new replacement ‘marketised’ health service. If this interests/worries you, come to the meeting at 7 Wellington Street, Dewsbury WF13 1LY on November 18 at 7.30pm.
Thanks to all for your support From: John Jennings, Dewsbury Dear Sir, On behalf of my family I would like to thank the Thornhill community for their response to the death of our brother Anthony Jennings. From the tribute paid by Danny Lockwood in The Press, to the help and support of the members and committees of Thornhill soccer and rugby clubs immediately following his death. His funeral service at St Paulinus Church was attended by many hundreds of his fellow sportsmen, and was truly awesome. The support of everyone concerned was of great comfort to our family on our sad loss. Many thanks to you all.
Money doesn’t buy you class From: Doug Jones, Staincliffe Dear Sir, One of the best pieces of
advice I’ve ever had was when about 40 years old, a rich old man said to me: “Now’s the time you need money, not when you’re 70. You won’t have the same ‘get up and go’ spirit.” I thought about what my barber said concerning a pensioner. He’d cut his hair for over 20 years, and all he talked about was his pension and plans; things like visiting the Grand Canyon, Taj Mahal, and relatives in New Zealand. When he finished working, he got into a rut, lost interest in going anywhere, and even went to the shop three times a day for separate items, just for something to do. I once worked in a top-class gentleman’s club, in Westminster, where people such as elderly dukes and lords could stay. Most of them just read the broadsheet newspapers, and discussed things like politics all day. Someone on the dole in Batley and Dewsbury could do that if they wanted, without their money.
Remember all the animals From: Alison Matthews, Batley Dear Sir, As we are thinking of all the poor soldiers that lost their lives and were wounded in the wars, please also think of the other tragic war millions – the animals. Eight million horses were killed on the Western Front in World War One. Seven thousand of those died on one day by shelling at the Battle of Verdun in 1916. One million dogs died in service. They were used overseas to find fallen soldiers and
at home to dig out the victims and wounded from bombed buildings. Of the nearly 17,000 pigeons dropped into occupied countries to deliver messages, fewer then one in eight returned. Britain would not have won the wars without their help. FACT. All creatures great and small have worked hard and suffered greatly for war and are still today. From Hannibal’s historic campaign in Roman battles and tens of thousands of camels labouring with supplies in the desert, to dolphins being trained to search for mines on the seabed and rats with electrodes in their brains to harness their acute sense of smell, animals have had no choice but to do what they are trained and told and suffer hardship, injury and death throughout the history of human conflict. They deserve to be remembered. Please wear a purple poppy for all the animals. The charity Animal Aid (The Old Chapel, Bradford Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1AW) www.animalaid.org.uk makes them and the money raised helps animal causes today.
On your way, said copper From: Reg Dawson, Dewsbury Dear Sir, Late at night a patrol car stopped me in Barnsley, telling me I’d been exceeding the speed limit. Being aged 86 years, he asked me why I’d got a child seat fitted on the back seat, saying I could have even stolen the car! I told him I’d been on a
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PLANNING APPLICATIONS Mr Yakub Patel, Vento Pizza, 2 Thornton Road, Thornhill Lees, alterations to convert first floor to non-residential institution mosque and madrassa (D1) and external alterations. T Hamer, 193 North Road, Ravensthorpe, two dwellings. MMCG, Old Hall Road, Batley, works to TPO(s) 23/77 within a Conservation Area. Amrit Bahee, 141 Scholes Lane, Scholes, single-storey rear and first-floor side extension. G Frear, 85 Scholes Lane, Scholes, demolition of existing garage and erection of garage.
City Developments (Yorkshire) Ltd, 12 Shaw Street, Moorbottom, Cleckheaton, detached garage. K Curran, The White Bungalow, Hopton Lane, Lower Hopton, garden fence to rear. Bradbury Investments Limited, Unit 2, 286 Bradford Road, Batley, change of use from (A1) retail to (B1) offices. Castle Hall Academy, Richard Thorpe Avenue, Mirfield, erection of a toilet block. Mr A Akram, 17 High Meadows, Thornhill Edge, ground and first floor extensions to rear and first floor balcony with piers to dormer
bungalow. M Page, 37 Slipper Lane, Mirfield, erection of extensions. Mr M Ibrar, 2 Park Close, Batley, the proposal is for the erection of a single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 5m 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. Yasar Mahmood, 32 Trueman Avenue, Heckmondwike, extensions to front of property. Planned Contracts, Fieldhead Farm, Fieldhead Lane, Birstall, discharge of conditions 3 (facing
materials), 5 (drainage systems), 7 (drainage strategy), 10 (car parking) on previous permission 2013/91636 for erection of twostorey building and erection of twostorey extension to existing building. Woodkirk Post Office, 1041 Leeds Road, Woodkirk, extension to rear to form ground floor flat and conversion of first floor flat to create three flats. M Parkinson, 16 Fern Close, Soothill, single-storey extension to front. J Money, 12 Aspen Grove, Dewsbury, works to TPO(s) 06/92.
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NEW 2014 EXCURSION BROCHURE OUT NOW From page eight nine fifty holiday to Butlins in Skegness the previous week with my wife and great grandchild. He said: “How long have you been for, three months?” When I explained it was a £9.50 holiday, with an offer in The Sun newspaper, he couldn’t stop laughing and told me to drive carefully and be on my way.
Asylum seekers living it up From Colin Fretwell, Mirfield Dear Sir, My wife and I have just spent a weekend at a hotel in near Wigan. We have stayed there before and on that occasion the room, food and hotel facilities were of a very good standard, hence our desire to return. The week before we went this time we contacted the hotel requesting the room we had had on our previous visit and their response, whilst a bit hesitant, was that they would do their best. But in the event, when we arrived we were allocated a diferent room as our original one was occupied on a lengthy basis by asylum seekers. We discovered the hotel
housed on a regular basis 40 asylum seekers and, apart from one lady with two young boys they were all young males of African and Asian descent. The hotel staff had been instructed not to pass any comments about the situation to the paying guests, but we gleaned that they were not at all happy as they were continually harassed by their demands. The kitchen and dining room staff were particularly aggravated at the amount of food these people helped themselves to from the serving area, on multiple plates, and the great amount which then did not get eaten and subsequently had to be thrown away. The paying guests had to witness this, together with the fact that the asylum seekers monopolised a whole section of the lounge area which we had to pass through to get to our rooms. How on earth have we come to this when people can smuggle their way into the country illegally, only to be put up in three and four star hotel accommodation at the taxpayers’ expense? Are they also receiving the £36 (plus) per week spending money this country then graciously provides, we wonder? To have to see all this happening with the recipients apparently not showing any gratitude, really sticks
in my throat. It appears the hotel group have a contract with the Government to house these people in their hotels all over the country, and there may well be other hotel groups who are also on the bandwagon. We feel so angry and just felt we had to share this experience with other people.
We’ve made a big contribution From: Betty Goodwin, Earlsheaton Dear Sir, The Government constantly state that those past retirement age are a huge burden on the welfare state. I take exception to this view. I and many of my generation worked, were never unemployed, paid income and local taxes and national insurance contributions for 46 years before qualifying for the full state retirement pension. My husband made 46 years’ contributions but died aged 63 before reaching retirement age. Having contributed in full, he never received unemployment benefit, housing benefit, rate/council tax rebate, or state retirement pension. There are many in the UK who will never be of such net benefit to the country.
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News In Brief Memories of war BATLEY CARR: Holy Trinity Church on Upper Road opens its doors for a remembrance event tomorrow (Saturday, 10am-3pm). Visitors will be able to look through old issues of War Illustrated magazine, view projected photographs and see the church’s three memorials to the fallen and those who served. Holy Trinity, which also has a memorial dedicated to Victoria Cross hero Private Horace Waller, is running a project to compile the history of men and women from Batley Carr who fought and died in World War I. People are being encouraged to bring any details they may have of local relatives who were involved, so that they can be recorded. A book of commemoration will be opened for visitors to write their own accounts of relatives who were involved in the conflict.
Car break-in arrest BIRSTALL: A man was arrested after a car window was smashed in a break-in last Monday. The vehicle was in a car park off Bradford Road shared between a garage and Luigi’s restaurant. The window was smashed to get at a wallet left on display on the central console. Police arrested a 45-year-old man from Liversedge near the scene soon afterwards. He was released on bail pending enquiries.
Dog bowl attack THORNHILL EDGE: A woman threw a dog bowl at her husband during a drink-fuelled row. Helen Garner, 52, of Edge Avenue, admitted assaulting Neil Garner at their home on October 22. Magistrates in Huddersfield heard Mr Garner suffered a cut to his forehead. His wife is due to be sentenced on Tuesday, November 18.
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CARE workers helped raise nearly £5,000 for a hospice by completing a gruelling assault course. Around 300 people, including the quartet pictured, ploughed through skips of cold water over a 5km run at Crossley Farm, Mirfield. The event was organised by staff from Batley-based care firm The Light in aid of Kirkwood Hospice. Farmer Michael Barber helped set up the course and hosted a
party attended by Mayor of Kirklees Coun Ken Smith. The event raised £4,893.04 for the hospice, which is Coun Smith’s chosen charity for his year in office. The Light’s services include everything from laundry to nightsitting and 24-hour support. Also offering physio for brain and spinal injury victims, they are based at the business park on Technology Drive in Batley.
Your guide to Poppy Day events DETAILS for Remembrance Sunday events across the district have been confirmed. The services have added poignancy this year due to the centenary of the start of the First World War. One of the biggest commemorations in the country is due to be held in MIRFIELD.
People should assemble at 1.30pm in Lowlands Road for a march-off at 2pm via Station Road and Huddersfield Road. Wreath-laying will be at the war memorial in Ings Grove Park. The procession will then return to Lowlands Road. Refreshments are to be served at the Fire Station, Mirfield Constitutional Club and the Old Colonial. In DEWSBURY, the procession assembles at the Town Hall at 10am for a march to the Minster at 10.10am. A service will be held there at 10.30am followed by a parade to Crow Nest Park for wreath-laying at the war memorial. Refreshments will be served at the Town Hall and a bus will be provided for veterans not wishing to parade. In BATLEY, the procession assembles at Market Place at
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Pupils lay wreaths and crosses • PUPILS from St Paulinus Primary School and Boothroyd Primary Academy laid poppy wreaths and crosses at a First World War commemoration on Tuesday, pictured. A service was given at Dewsbury Cemetery by Fr John Aveyard of St
Paulinus Church, attended by members of the New Friends of Dewsbury Cemetery group, politicians and other community figures. Children placed remembrance crosses on each of the military graves in the cemetery.
10.15am for a 10.35am march to the War Memorial Gardens. After a service at 10.55am, the procession will re-form in Cambridge Street and return to the Town Hall, where refreshments will be served. In CLECKHEATON people should assemble adjacent to the Town Hall at 2pm for a 2.15pm march to Memorial Park. Wreaths will be laid at the park war memorial followed by a service at St John’s Church at 2.45pm. In BIRSTALL, marchers should assemble at the corner of Carr Street and Market Street for a 2pm march to St Peter’s Church. A service will be held there followed by wreath-laying at the war memorial at around 3pm. In HECKMONDWIKE, meet at
11.45am by the war memorial in Green Park for a service at 12noon. BIRKENSHAW War Memorial at St Paul’s Church is to be dedicated at 9.30am, followed by a parade. It musters in front of the community hall for a march at 10.10am to the cenotaph on South View Road in East Bierley. The following additional services are due to be held: DEWSBURY Tuesday November 11 – Gather on Longcauseway at 10.50am for Armistice Day service. CLECKHEATON Tuesday November 11 – Armistice Day service at Memorial Park at 11am. MIRFIELD Tuesday November 11 – Armistice Day service at Ing Grove Park at 10.45am.
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Tragic Abigail’s parents end quest for the truth THE PARENTS of a Hanging Heaton girl killed on holiday in Spain have given up their fight to find out what happened to the people accused of her death. Abigail Harris, 12, died fourand-a-half years ago when a car mounted the pavement and drove into her in Gran Canaria. Spanish law classed mum Nicola Thackray, 44, and dad Tony Harris, 48, as “third parties” – which means they are not auto-
matically entitled to know what happened, or if anyone was ever convicted. Father and daughter Jaime Noguera and Ingrid Isobel Noguera Gomez were charged with the equivalent of causing death by dangerous driving. But Nicola and Tony will only find out the verdict if they apply for the details through the Spanish courts. “We’ve decided not to pursue
it,” Nicola said. “It’s been four and a half years and legal action could take another three years. “I don’t want to go through all that only to find out they only got a month in prison or were let off.” An inquest in Bradford ruled St John Fisher Academy pupil Abigail was unlawfully killed. A Ford Escort struck stepbrother Thomas, also 12 at the time, and Abigail, who took the full force of the car.
She was thrown into the air and died instantly from head injuries. Her mum, stepdad Keith and sister Jessica, now 18, were walking with them. Dad Tony, of Thornhill, said: “We’re all still heartbroken. People say it gets easier, but it’s just as hard to live with. “Whatever sentence they got wouldn’t have been enough so it doesn’t matter from that point of view if we never find out.”
A day to remember Old soldier George gets VIP treatment at Tower poppy spectacle
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granddaughter Nicola Peace, a volunteer who helped plant some of the 888,246 poppies. “It was like being a VIP or royalty,” he said. “I got to see things other people who went didn’t see. I had a wonderful day and I’ll never forget it. It was an honour to be there
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By David Miller AN ARMY veteran from Dewsbury celebrated his 91st birthday as a special guest at a unique poppy installation. George Lyons, who fought in the Second World War, saw the stunning Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red exhibition at the Tower of London. He was allowed to plant a ceramic poppy and given a guided tour of the Tower by a Beefeater. There was extra emotion as George’s grandfather, Henry Thomas Witts, served on the front line in the First World War. Henry, who grew up on Low Lane, Dewsbury Moor, delivered messages on horseback to troops. He was awarded a medal for bravery but George said: “The Great War was so horrible my granddad never spoke about it again.” George’s own service was no less traumatic – wounded twice, he was held prisoner in Greece over Christmas 1944 until liberation by US troops. Before that he was part of the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943 and the North Africa campaign. George’s special day in London was arranged by
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News In Brief Jealous boyfriend attack BATLEY: A jealous boyfriend attacked his partner and told her: “Look what you made me do”. John Parker, 28, of Emerald Street, punched Olivia Nolan in the face and pulled her hair on October 28. Described as “possessive”, he had earlier gatecrashed a night out she was having with friends. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard Parker attacked her after they returned to her home on Heckmondwike Road in Dewsbury. He damaged an internal door and cupboard as she tried to seek refuge in her son’s room at around 2am. Sentencing was adjourned until Tuesday November 25 for reports. Parker is banned from contacting Miss Nolan or going to her home.
Man cried over assault HECKMONDWIKE: A man cried when showed pictures of the injuries he inflicted on his partner. Craig Jefferson, 40, of Stubley Road, lashed out on October 20 when he was accused of flirting with another woman. He admitted at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court to punching Amanda Richardson in the face. The court heard the couple had been at a pub and Jefferson was asked about his alleged behaviour on the way home. Jefferson ended up in tears when police showed him images of her blood-stained face. District Judge Michael Fanning order reports before sentencing Jefferson on Tuesday November 25.
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Dewsbury library move? By Steve Martyn REPORTS have claimed that Dewsbury Library could be moved to an iconic town centre building to save money. A source said council bosses have held talks about transferring the service to council-owned Pioneer House. All libraries in North Kirklees except Dewsbury could face closure due to looming budget cuts. Council chief executive Adrian Lythgo was said to have discussed the issue with the town’s regeneration board. One factor is believed to be concerns that the library, next to Mecca Bingo on Railway Street, ‘sucks’ customers away from the town centre to the neighbouring retail park. Council assistant director of resources Jane Brady said: “We’re not considering the future of Dewsbury Library in isolation. “There’ll be a consultation on
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION... Dewsbury Library could move to Pioneer House after council bosses allegedly held talks over the future of the venue proposals for library services as a whole in the new year, following which options will be put forward for decision by elected members.”
She added: “The council owns the freehold on the library, but leased it to the developers for no charge in 1999 on a 150-year lease.
“The agreement is that we would lease it back at no charge in order to operate services. “We do however pay a service charge of £3,000 per annum. The building will continue being leased at no charge until the year 2149.” The library was formerly housed in a listed building near the health centre on Wellington Road. Pioneer House remains empty despite millions of pounds spent on a restoration. The only potential tenant, Connect Housing, opted for the former Arts Council England building on Bond Street in June. MP Simon Reevell (Con, Dewsbury and Mirfield) backed the idea and said: “I hope the claims are true. “A use needs to be found for Pioneer House and it’s well known the library’s current location does the town centre no favours at all.”
Petition to save Batley Library gets names boost SCORES of new names have been added to the Save Batley Library protest petition during the past week. The petition was re-launched by the Batley History Group after it was learned that the future of all libraries in Kirklees were now being scrutinised as the council tries to cut its expenditure. History Group chairman Malcolm Haigh said people in the town were disgusted that
the library’s future was once again uncertain. “They thought the issue had been settled last year when Kirklees withdrew the closure threat following a drive by the History Group which had culminated in more than 7,000 people signing a protest petition,” he said. “I know that Batley people are astounded at this new threat. I took the petition into town on Saturday and people
could not wait to add their names.î On Saturday he collected nearly 200 new signatures, with others adding their names to the online petition and on forms at various shops in Batley. History Group members will be providing the opportunity to sign on town centre streets at various times, but petitions can also be signed at The Flower Shop on Branch Road, the
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News In Brief School show awards THORNHILL: Educating Yorkshire, the Channel 4 TV show about Thornhill Community Academy is still winning awards more than a year after it was broadcast. It was named best documentary at the Grierson British Documentary Awards at London’s South Bank Centre on Monday, when it also won the Radio Times Readers’ Choice category. The prestigious international awards, named after John Grierson, the ‘father’ of modern documentary film-making, were founded in 1972.
Scrapbook secrets BIRSTALL: A scrapbook belonging to literary biographer Ellen Nussey, a friend of Charlotte Bronte, has been brought to life in a DVD narrated by Audrey Hall. Ellen is buried at St Peter’s Church in Birstall, while Audrey is a descendant of Mary Taylor, the inspiration for the character of Rose in Charlotte’s novel Shirley. The DVD (£6.50) is on sale at Oakwell Hall, Bagshaw Museum and Red House Musuem. Proceeds are for St Peter’s Church.
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Health bosses reply to our three key questions The Press posed a series of questions to health chiefs following the recent damning CQC inspection report. Here is what they said, starting with the future of Ward 5 at Dewsbury District Hospital. NEIL CLARK, director of operations for emergency and elective services said: “Improvements in
the way we manage our A&E services, coupled with the success of our Ambulatory Care Unit, saw a reduction in the need for emergency medical beds at Dewsbury, in particular Ward 5. “As a result, we began consulting with staff from Ward 5 with a view to redeploying them to other wards where there was a greater need for their skills. “This was done with the intention of re-staffing any empty medical beds as and when they are needed. “Twelve of the 27 beds are currently open and every day staffing
levels for all our wards are checked and risk-assessed throughout the 24-hour period.” Next we asked about the backlog of outpatient appointments and Mr Clark gave updated figures as of Monday, November 3. He said: “The trust delivers just under 10,000 outpatient appointments per week. “The original outpatient followup backlog was 20,000 and this has been reduced to 2,882. “I can confirm that is achieving the national standard of 92 per cent of patients being seen and treated within 18 weeks.”
On the mortuary, head of infection control Christine Cruise said repairs began straight away. She added: “Action plans, which include additional training, regular audits and reports, have been put in place to ensure procedures for identifying infection issues in deceased patients are followed, and that the trust’s robust infection prevention and control standards are met and maintained. “Immediately after the CQC inspection in July, a planned programme of repair and decoration work began. This programme was completed in August.”
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PATIENT SAFETY AT RISK? From page one Their report added: “This would not allow for effective and thorough cleaning to be undertaken.” There was a shortage of nurses on some wards, with a reliance on temporary or locum staff. A summary relating to all three main hospitals at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust gave a stark warning. Medical services, maternity, A&E, children’s units and a respiratory ward were often understaffed. As a result the safety of services at the trust overall was judged to be ‘inadequate’. It said: “... staffing levels regularly fell below the planned numbers to meet patients’ needs or they had shifts without the full range of staff skills needed. “Within end of life care ... the shortage of staff was impacting on the safety and quality of care given.”
ACCOUNTANTS have been accused of earning £9.5m in fees for advising health chiefs on how to make budget cuts. Unison claimed that is the sum Ernst & Young, now known as EY, have been paid so far by the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The Press asked bosses if savings made as a result of EY’s advice came to more than £9.5m. And would it be value HOSPITAL boss Stephen nurses. Around 100 nurses changes would be made by for money if the savings were Eames insists action is have started working here the time inspectors are due less than what the bean-counbeing taking to ensure safe since the CQC inspected us to return between April and ters have earned? staffing levels. in July.” June next year. Director of finance Robert It comes after inspectors Outpatient services at Trust chairman Jules Chadwick said: “We’re comfound services at the Mid Dewsbury District Hospital Preston MBE said: “The mitted to providing the very Yorkshire Hospitals NHS were ‘inadequate’ due to a Trust was on the verge of best care for patients and proTrust to be unsafe due to backlog of appointments. going into administration viding good value for taxpaylack of staff. Mr Eames said: “We’re two years ago with a large ers. Six beds on a ward at working with clinical com- underlying financial deficit. “It’s not uncommon for Pinderfields Hospital in missioning groups to “It’s important to organisations that have faced Wakefield were shut to address the waiting times acknowledge the achieve- significant challenges to bring the nurses-to-patients patients are experiencing ments made in meeting engage relevant advisors. ratio down to the ‘acceptfor referral to treatment. standards, improving quali“The trust has worked closeable’ level of 1:8. “We’ve already reviewed ty and engaging with staff. ly with EY to bring about Mr Eames said: “We all the patients waiting for “We’ve a plan in place to strong improvements in the started taking action to treatment to make sure reduce our historic deficit financial performance of our address safe staffing levels those who need to be seen and break even by 2017. I’m hospitals. in February this year. more urgently are priori- also confident we can make “As well as delivering the “We’ve invested £1.2m in tised.” the improvements the CQC required levels of savings, recruiting more qualified He vowed further has highlighted.” over the last two years the Trust has also seen improvements in mortality rates. “Our hospitals are among the best nationally for the perHECKMONDWIKE: formance of A&E A reveller was units in winter. EY’s We fit unconcious support has been letterboxes knocked by three thugs who invaluable in helping from £35 us achieve this.” stole his coat, wallet Before After Unison regional and pizza. The vicorganiser Jim Bell tim, 24, was attacked said: “If they can’t or on Beck Lane Replacement won’t explain the savbetween 10.45pm Sealed Units ings generated by EY and 11.15pm last Fitted from they should be shown Sunday. He was the door. £45 found by a motorist “I wasn’t aware who stopped to help We can also fit accountants have and whom police new handles improved mortality. would like to trace. It’s actually welland anti-snap Two of the attacktrained, well-motivatlocks ers are white, aged ed staff who do this. 18 to 20. One was “If the Trust spent short, thin and had a fraction of this short brown hair money raising staff while the other was morale and working well-built. with Unison, the Anyone with inforimprovements they window maintenance mation can call claim are due to EY police on 101. would be replicated.”
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fair amusements, a Christmas market and a visit from the biggest celebrity of all – Santa! Organised by the Spenborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce, the town centre fun this year starts at 9am with 44 market stalls setting up on Cheapside and Albion Street. The stalls, the vast majority of them local firms, will be selling a variety of gift items including crafts and jewellry, specialty food and clothing right through until 7pm. A wonderful Christmas grotto has been constructed by pupils from local schools in the indoor market, and local entertainment groups will be performing on stage in Savoy Square from 2pm. There’ll be plenty going throughout the afternoon, with fairground attractions opening at 12pm, street entertainers including stilt walkers, a raffle and face painting. Santa will be in his grotto receiving little visitors from 2pm, and a large parade will move off from Northgate at 5.45pm. The parade will include members of the Spenborough branch of the Royal British Legion, fire fighters and a fire engine from Cleckheaton, as well as West End Park Junior
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MIRANDA HART has admitted that she found her stand-up tour a “stressful” experience, that she didn’t particularly enjoy. However while her tour was a sell-out, many fans were disappointed in the live experience, claiming: “She is good on TV, but in reality not that funny live...” FORMER Blue member Simon Webbe, appearing in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, tells me that he had to sign on the show after going bankrupt last year. “It was not a great thing to admit, but this has been great for me, and now hopefully I can now get my career back on track,” he said. S CLUB 7 are to reunite and perform together again for the first time since 2003 on the Children in Need show on Friday November 14. Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens will perform a medley of their greatest hits live on the show.
Well it appears that the Lotto host has decamped to Miami to live, and only returns to the UK for special TV projects that appeal to him... WE HAVE Heartbeat still shown here on ITV 3 daily, but now over in Australia they are re-showing the show from the start with Nick Berry, where it proved a huge success first time around. Expect the cast to fly over soon to promote it. FIONA BRUCE, who hosts the Antiques Roadshow, tells me she is still no better at picking out bargains since hosting the programme. “I do enjoy a good find, but no, sadly I have no idea what is a good buy or not ... terrible when you think about it,” she laughed. JUNE BROWN, famous for playing Dot Cotton in Albert Square, tells me she is already working on the follow-up to her first bestselling book. “This period is when I became an actress and the good and bad bits of the profession,” she said. “I have been lucky career-wise, but then so many are not, you see.” CHARLOTTE BELLAMY, who plays Laurel in Emmerdale, tells me that she loves the fact her character gets to work in the sweet factory. “I know it’s bad because we all secretly eat the sweets, and that is why you don’t see many on screen ... we have scoffed the lot,” she said.
WENDI PETERS has joined the cast of Oh What A Lovely War. Known for playing Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street, Wendi will join the stage show for its 2015 nationwide tour.
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Hall night FOR ANYONE looking for a different way of celebrating Christmas this year, Oakwell Hall in Birstall may have that special something. On Fridays November 21 and 28 visitors can experience the atmosphere of a 17th century Christmas with evening tours of the historic hall, with its panelled walls, reproduction furniture and beautiful festive decorations from the period. Following an hour-long tour, guided by costumed staff, guests will be able to enjoy refreshments and seasonal music from the Leeds Waits. There will also be demonstrations of traditional crafts and activities by the Friends of Oakwell Hall. ‘Oakwell at Night’ starts at 7.30pm and lasts until 10pm. The cost is £15 per person and booking is essential. Places can be booked by calling 01924 326240.
War music A BRASS band celebrating their 160th year are to play music from the First World War. The Grange Moor Brass Band, founded in 1854, are to perform at Trinity Methodist Church on Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, on Saturday November 8 at 7.30pm. Entry is £7 on the door. All are welcome. Proceeds are towards the church restoration appeal.
Week left VISITORS have just one weeks left to see a photographic exhibition at Dewsbury Museum. Some 112 prints and 80 images by members of the Dewsbury Photographic Group are on show until Friday November 14 at the museum in Crow Nest Park. Founded in 1901, the group was formerly known as the Dewsbury and District Photographic Society. Further exhibitions include town hall interiors at Dewsbury Town Hall from Monday December 1 to Thursday January 15. Members meet at 7.15pm on Mondays in the mayor’s reception room at the town hall. The programme includes days out. Beginners are welcome. For more details call secretary Jim Bowman on 01924 495387.
HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS THE POPULAR Homemade Festival returns to Dewsbury town centre tomorrow (Sat) from 10am to 4pm. The festival, which celebrates making, learning and sharing, will take place in and around Dewsbury Town Hall and Market. There will be around 40 food, drink, arts, crafts and gift stalls, as well as free cookery demos and craft workshops, not to forget entertainment for all the family with children’s workshops, live music and street theatre. Visitors will have their taste buds tantalised by an array of local, regional and international cuisine. Sweet toothed visitors should look out for cookies, cakes, chocolate and takeaway afternoon teas. While meat lovers should have a spring in their step when they taste the ostrich and kangaroo. Other delicacies on offer include tasty chorizo, juicy olives and flavourful oils. Festival-goers are being encouraged to leave the car at home and sample the sumptuous specialist local cider and beer at the Bier Huis real ale tasting event or try the spirits and Italian wines on sale from Ka Plonk. With Christmas approaching the reasonably priced exclusive arts, crafts and gift stalls could get the present buying well on its way. Unusual gifts include Christmas cakes made from towels, dry biscuit mixes for bakers or hand-crafted jewellery created from broken skateboards. Visitors can also stock up on greetings cards, Christmas stationery and festive wreaths. Anyone who is considering making their own gifts can learn new skills like how to make cake pops, the art of gift
Red-hot dates for bonfire revellers WEST YORKSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service is hosting a ‘Fireworks Extravaganza’ at its Birkenshaw HQ tonight (Fri). It is the second year that the bonfire event has run at their Bradford Road base after around 5,000 people attended in 2013. Last year the event raised over £9,000 for The Fire Fighters Charity, which helps sick or injured personnel and their families. Once again it will support the same good cause this year as well as Parkinson’s UK. The recently-released Red Hot Dates official West Yorkshire firefighter calendar will also be sold at the event. Gates open at 6.30pm with the fireworks display scheduled for 8pm. Entry is £3 for adults and £2 for children. Limited disabled parking is available on site only. Other major bonfires this weekend include events at Mirfield Showground on Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, on Saturday from 5.30pm. Adult entry is £4, under-13s £1. The bonfire will be lit 6.30pm, with fireworks at 7pm. The George Pub on Market Street, Cleckheaton, also lights its bonfire at 6.30pm on Saturday, with fireworks from 7pm. There will be a barbecue and pie and peas, with free entry.
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wrapping difficult shapes and how to knit at the craft workshops. Children will have the opportunity to create light-catchers, paper jewellery and musical instruments with fairandfunky. They can then use their instruments to accompany The Moot, one of the performers booked to provide live outdoor
Celebrate autumn with family fun at the canal FAMILIES in Dewsbury are being encouraged to head out into the great outdoors this weekend as part of a fun event celebrating autumn on their local canal. The event, taking place on Saturday, will give families the opportunity to try their hand at a range of autumn crafts including making leaf-crowns, collages and even canal creatures. The day will also see local people helping to plant bulbs alongside the towpath, ensuring a colourful canalside spectacle in the spring. The activity is being run by the Canal and River Trust and Groundwork Leeds as part of the Dewsbury Water Linked project, a Big Lottery Fund scheme that aims to improve the Calder and Hebble Navigation and River Calder running through the town. Jane Halladay, senior commu-
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15 THORNHILL (NK) Meet 10.30am Dewsbury Sports Centre car park WF12 8EN GR SE 247 214 8 miles (M) Park on Sands Lane, near river Leaders: Eddie & Andrea Tel: 01924 470091
nity coordinator for Groundwork, said: “Autumn is a lovely time to be outdoors and this event is a great opportunity for families to have some fun whilst enjoying some fresh air. “There will be lots of opportunities to get really creative and use the things we find around us to make some fantastic seasonal creations. “We’ll also be planting bulbs making sure that, come the springtime, the canal will be a really colourful and attractive place to visit. “The event is a chance to enjoy a great day with the family, exploring our surroundings and making a difference to the local environment.” The event takes place between 12pm and 3pm on Saturday at Savile Town Wharf, Mill Street East. For more information call 0113 238 0601 or email jane. halladay@groundwork.org.uk.
music throughout the day. Keep up to date with the day’s events by following them on twitter @HomemadeFest or liking their facebook page at www.facebook.com/ TheHomemadeFest. For more information contact Jayne Pearson on 01484 221677 or by emailing jayne.pearson@kirklees.gov.uk.
THE OLD SAW pub in Gomersal celebrates its re-opening with a special concert event next week. The popular traditional hostelry, on Spen Lane, hosts a performance from Mike’s Carpets supremo Mike Smith, of TV advert fame. Mike is an accomplished musician and will entertain with a great rock & roll full of 60s and 70s music with a great mix of adult comedy. The Old Saw has new decor, guest beers and great food at pub prices. The fun starts at 8pm – arrive early to grab a seat.
Birstall fundraiser Table top sale TRADERS have donated a staggering range of prizes for a cancer fundraiser in Birstall on Tuesday. The event at Priestley's Cafe-Bar at 7.30pm initially began as a handbag sale organised by the Shine Nail Studio on Bond Street. But an accompanying raffle took off, with prizes including tickets for Bradford City and Batley Bulldogs games. There is also free travel up to four holidaymakers to either Leeds-Bradford or Manchester airports. The fundraiser is organised by nail technicians Julie Wilde and Michaela Cohen of Shine. Julie said: “We both know someone who’s had breast cancer and wanted to give something back.”
GAWTHORPE’S Darby & Joan Club hosts an indoor car boot (table top) sale on Saturday November 15. The sale starts at 10am at the venue on High Street, Ossett, and runs until 12.30pm. Admission is 50p which includes a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit. Bacon butties will also be on sale. The event is organised by the Labour Party to raise funds for the Christmas tree in Gawthorpe. Tables can be booked via email on ossett we-carboot@yahoo.co.uk.
Jodi’s leaving time AMERICAN author Jodi Picoult will be at Dewsbury Town Hall on Monday November 10 to unveil her new novel ‘Leaving Time’. Jodi will be talking about her writing and her new book, which was published on Tuesday. Her novels include The Storyteller, Nineteen Minutes, and My Sister’s Keeper – which was made into a film
starring Cameron Diaz. The talk will be followed by a question and answer session and an opportunity to buy a copy of the book and have it signed by Jodi. Tickets cost £3 (£2 concessions) and are available from any Kirklees Box office, or by calling 01484 223200. They can also be booked online at www.kirklees.gov. uk/townhalls.
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HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Birkenshaw hammer opponents HEAVY WOOLLEN SUNDAY LEAGUE Premier Division leaders Birkenshaw maintained their good form in the West Riding County Cup with an 8-1 thrashing of Halifax Hammers. Fellow top-flight side Overthorpe Sports Club also progressed following a narrow 3-2 victory at East Leeds Celtics. St John Fisher OB needed extra-time to see off the challenge of Swaine Green in their 4-2 County Cup win – keeping their unbeaten run going in the process. Woodman Batley Carr picked up their second win of the season as they defeated Aire Athletic First 3-2 in the same competition. Premier basement club AFC Chickenley failed to come away from Castleford with a win, as they suffered a 5-2 reverse at Fryston AFC. The Championship’s bottom club Hartshead were also beaten as they suffered a 7-0 drubbing at Bingley. In the West Riding County Trophy Bay Horse East Ardsley came away from Wrenthorpe Rangers with an 8-3 victory. Clifton Rangers Reserves were beaten 2-1 at home to Waterintobeer, and fellow Division Two club Hanging Heaton Cricket Club also made a swift exit in a 4-1 defeat by Whitkirk Wanderers. Elsewhere, Deighton WMC (Division One) proved too strong for Division Two leaders FC Liversedge as they eased to a 6-0 win.
PROMOTION CHASING: Mount Pleasant’s win kept them in the Championship title race Dave Jewitt Scholes Athletic thrashed Park 7-1, but Ravenswharfe lost 4-2 at home to Bradford side Queensbury. The Yorkshireman FC also exited after a 3-2 loss at home to Dalton. In a limited league programme the only
Premier Division game saw Oakwell Motel and Battyeford FC share the spoils in a 1-1 draw. Mirfield Town maintained their perfect start to the Championship season with a 3-1 win at St John Fisher OB Reserves. Town now sit well clear at the league’s summit, having amassed an impressive 24 points with eight wins in as many games. Mount Pleasant ensured they kept pace with the runaway leaders thanks to a 4-2 victory at Marsh FC. Woodkirk Valley proved too strong for Heckmonwike Sports Club in their battle for third place, winning 5-0. Punch Bowl AFC (Cleckheaton) picked up their first Division One win in style after thrashing Battyeford FC Reserves 5-1. It was a first win, at the sixth attempt, for Punch Bowl who remain in the relegation spots. Overthorpe Sports Club Reserves continue to struggle at the foot of the Division One table after an 8-0 hammering by Navigation FC. In Division Two Cobras FC picked up the biggest win of the day with an 11-1 win at home to Snowdon. And it was a bad day for Batley clubs as Batley Irish Nash, 3-0 losers at Six Lanes Ends FC, and Batley Celtics – 5-3 losers at St Ignatius – both suffered league defeats.
SPEN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Savile Youth are edged in high-scoring Premier clash IN the SPEN VALLEY LEAGUE Premier Division Chris Blackburn’s hat-trick proved the difference as Marsh claimed a 54 win at Savile Youth. Richard Harvey and Mark Milner also netted for the visitors in the high-scoring clash. Imran Patel, Mohsin Hazi, Zubair Ibrahim and an own-goal made up the scoring for Youth. Smokin Aces were also on the end of a home defeat as they were beaten 5-3 by Girlington. Aces had netted through Ashraf Navsarka, Imran Farooq and Mohammed Adam, but it
wasn’t enough as the Bradford side claimed all three points. Mount Pleasant moved a step closer to the automatic promotion spots following a 4-3 victory over Howden Clough. Mohammed Patel’s double and goals from Adam Rawat and Mohammed Omar were enough to see of the challenge of local rivals Clough, who replied through Reece Scholes (two) and Ryan Keracher. Cleckheaton Sporting came close to picking up their first league win at home to Norfolk, before eventually falling to a
narrow 5-4 loss. Goals from Foster, Matty Garforth, Matty Softly and an own-goal gave the hosts hope, but replies from Said Said (two), Nazakat Ali (two) and Ismail Loonat gave Norfolk only their second win of the campaign. In the same division, Inter Batley picked up their first points with a 2-2 draw with Heavy Woollen rivals George Healey. Suleman Variava and Moosa Hafeji scored for Inter Batley but Phil Clarke and Luke Newsome ensured the spoils were shared.
Savile Town were outclassed in their 4-1 loss at mid-table rivals Atheltico. Amaan Safeer netted Town’s consolation. In the Spen Valley Trophy Savile United will take on Premier Division front-runners Route 1 Rovers in the next round following a 1-0 win at Whitburn Athletic. A single goal from Shabbaz Patel was enough to see United through against the Premier Division basement club, but Rovers – currently sitting in second with only one loss – are sure to provide a sterner test.
Sedge suffer dramatic county cup exit as Tadcaster leave it late NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL Tadcaster Albion Liversedge
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LIVERSEDGE were knocked out of the West Riding County Cup on Tuesday after losing their second-round clash at Tadcaster Albion. The Clayborners had progressed this far following an impressive underdog victory over Evo-Stik side Ossett Town, and yet again they found themselves against a heavily favoured side in top-of-
the-table Tadcaster. Despite this it was the away side who enjoyed a terrific start, ex-Tadcaster forward Kieran Corley opening their account after just five minutes with a blistering 25-yard strike. The visitors’ defence remained solid throughout the first half, leaving the sides level at half-time, and it looked as though an unlikely win was on the cards – until three late goals stole the game. The Sedge resistance was broken when George Bissett headed in for the
hosts on 73 minutes. Taddy were pushing hard for the decisive goal as extra-timed loomed and a string of corners ended with a Josh Greening cross being converted home by Andy Milne at the back-post. And when a swift counter saw Tadcaster awarded a penalty the hosts made it 3-1, with Calum Ward making no mistake from the spot.
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their ascent up the NCEL Premier Division table following a 4-2 win over Maltby Main on Saturday. The home side enjoyed a blistering start and found themselves a goal ahead after just two minutes, Corley bundling home a fumbled Andy Wood strike. The visitors found a reply on 26 minutes when Gary Hibbert’s free-kick found the back of the net. But parity lasted just three minutes as Sedge soon hit the front for the
second time through Wood’s strike for a 2-1 advantage at the interval. Declan Dawson put the ball in his own goal from a Maltby corner and it looked as though the game was heading for a draw. But two late goals assured all three points stayed at Clayborn. First Eli Hey headed home from close range on 86 minutes, before Hey turned provider as his pass gave Corley space to turn and fire home with two minutes to spare.
SWIMMING
Spen youngster smashes club swimming records SPENBOROUGH SWIMMING CLUB youngster Millie Boulding broke three club records to claim medal success at the club’s annual gala. Millie began with a recordbreaking performance on her way to winning the 10-year-old girls’ butterfly race. She followed that up by breaking the 10-year-old girls’ freestyle and backstroke records, both of which had stood since 2008, displaying her ability to swim a range of strokes in a superb allround individual performance.
A fourth 10-year-old girls record was also smashed by Martha Bradley who won the breaststroke race, setting a new record in the process. Sam Brackenridge broke the boys’ 14-year-old breaststroke club record which had stood since 2010 on the way to winning his race. The Spenborough Swimming Club gala is the highlight of the club’s year, with young swimmers getting the chance to compete, having shown hard work and dedication during training sessions.
This year’s event saw a great turnout with the majority of the club’s members participating. There was a number of other impressive displays which clinched medals for the Spenborough swimmers. Medals and trophies were provided thanks to the generous sponsorship from local businesses Bermar Building Ltd, Whitcliffe Mount Business and Enterprise College, DLT Podiatry Supplies, Nufarm and Trust Locums. The club is run by volunteers for the benefit of all children in
and around the Spen Valley area and is always on the look-out for new members. Spenborough Swimming Club’s main club night takes place on Tuesdays from 7pm and they also train on Thursdays and Sundays. The club competes in a selection of competitions around Yorkshire and are now looking forward to further swimming galas later this month. Spenborough Swimming Club will celebrate its 125th anniversary next year and have already set about planning a number of events for the occasion.
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Town ladies fail to back up Hemsworth victory WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
TOP-SCORER: Caroline Omboyi scored Ossett Town’s only goal in a 3-1 loss against Hemsworth OSSETT TOWN went into their West Riding League Premier Division game against Hemsworth Miners Welfare Ladies looking to repeat last month’s win at Hemsworth, but it went wrong for Dan Robinson and his girls. After a difficult start Robsinson made an early change when he brought on former Ossett Albion midfielder Angie Gaughan, after 10 minutes, but five minutes later they went 10 down and then conceded two more before the break. An improved second-half display saw leading scorer Caroline Omboyi pull a goal back in the 63rd minute, with a header from Danielle Sidebottom’s corner, but while Town pressed hard they failed to make another breakthrough and disappointingly went down 3-1. In Division Two leaders Bradford City A beat Thornes 7-0 but Battyeford Belles stayed hard on their heels with a 2-0 win at home to Middleton Park. Two penalties either side of half-time allowed Battyeford Belles to pick up their win, with Phoebe Yung and girl of the game Rosie Gresswell converting. At the other end of the table Dewsbury Rangers slipped up again when they went down 5-2 to Ilkley Town to drop into joint bottom spot with Thornes and Norristhorpe on three points. Fran Senior and Emma Tootill were the Rangers scorers. Tingley reserves lead the way from Farsley reserves in Division Three but Battyeford reserves moved into joint third place after a 21 win at Bradford side Tyersal. This week Ossett Town are without a game while Battyeford go to Brayton Belles reserves and in the other Second Division games Norristhorpe go to Ilkley Town, Dewsbury go to Thornes and Bradford City are at Middleton. In the North East Regional League (Southern Division) Ossett Albion’s slide continued with a 6-1 thrashing at fellow strugglers Doncaster Belles. Carly Hoyle was Albion’s player of the match and Kim Nallon managed to get on the scoresheet but there was little else to encourage the Ossett side ahead the visit of Malet Lambert to Dimple Wells on Sunday.
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE
RUN SCORER: Shoaib Latif in action for Ossett CC
Latif tops CYL cricket charts OSSETT CRICKET CLUB star man Shoaib Latif was top of the pile in the Central Yorkshire League averages. The Kingsway batsman had the best batting average for the 2014 season with 61.27. He also claimed the highest score of the season with 159 not out against Altofts. Latif, who guided his side to a fifth place finish in the Premier Division, racked up an impressive 919 runs over the campaign to top the list for the best batting aggregate. His personal haul of runs featured four centuries, with scores of 159 not out (Altofts), 136 (Hopton Mills), 121 not out (Scholes) and 114 (Carlton CC), and three half-centuries. Mirfield Parish Cavalier’s Nazar Hussain finished the season with the best bowling average (11.40) in the Premier Division. Hussain finished as the fourth highest wicket-taker with 40 wickets and recorded an innings-best figures of 5-22 against Hunslet Nelson. And his side also collected the highest innings score during 2014, hitting an impressive 319 in one innings.
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Friday November 7, 2014
BOXING
KBW FIGHTERS ON SHOW KBW AMATEUR BOXING CLUB attracted a large crowd on Saturday as the club hosted its fifth official event to raise funds for the Gaza aid effort. The club took over Dewsbury Town Hall, where an audience of over 500 people were entertained with 15 bouts between the Savile Town gym and surrounding clubs. The early stages of the show saw schoolboy and junior bouts, with KBW boxers Moqeet Rahman securing a unanimous decision win over Aaron Cable of Red Car ABC and Adam Shakil winning a split decision over Jack Lawson from Hull. Callum Grace, who recently joined the ranks of KBW, lost a close split decision to Subhan Ahmed of Burmantofts ABC. Up-and-coming prospect Huzaifa Khan fought a bruising contest that ebbed and flowed but Khan’s class prevailed as he won a unanimous decision over his opponent Jag Briar, who travelled from Northampton. Another win was secured by unanimous decision by teammate Ayub Khan who battled Macauley Gordon of Bracebridge ABC – outclassing and out-boxing his oppo-
Dewsbury boxing club hold successful fundraising fight night as crowds gather for bouts at Town Hall
By Jared Priestley Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk
ON THE MONEY: A KBW boxer’s punch lands flush and right, British champion Gary Sykes presents an award to Saif Cheema nent in a rematch from earlier this year. Areeb Cheema (KBW) took on Nathan O’Shea of Bracebridge ABC and fought a close contest over three rounds, with the KBW man edging a split decision on the judge’s cards. Leeds man Kevin Pratt (KBW) then took on Steffan Baxter of Hebden Bridge
ABC. The pair fought aggressively with both men landing heavy blows in the first. But Kevin’s better conditioning and fitness saw him edge the fight in the later rounds, clearly landing more precise blows in order for the judges to award him the majority decision. The last KBW fight of the evening saw Saif Cheema
square off against Mitch Lisle of East Burn ABC. It was the first fight for Cheema after moving up in weight and also without the protective head guards as per the new England Boxing rules for senior boxers. It proved to be a bigger test than anticipated – both men were determined to win and the fight became a brawl in
the early rounds, with Cheema landing more shots than his opponent and taking the first two rounds. The third started evenly but towards the end of it Lisle landed a big left hook on Cheema’s jaw which clearly rocked the KBW man and forced the referee to administer a standing eight count. Cheema shook this off and
RUGBY UNION
Bradford League awards for local cricket stars
Moorend fortress withstands Burnage attack NATIONAL LEAGUE THREE NORTH
CLECKHEATON BURNAGE
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CLECKHEATON RUFC claimed their third bonus point win in as many weeks with a five-try victory over Stockport-based Burnage. The Moorenders got off to a good start and opened their account in the first five minutes. Forward pressure set up good field position and a deceptive pass from Mike Piper put Matt Piper into a gap and, despite the attention of the full-back, he forced his way over to the right of the sticks. Ross Hayden added the extras. Cleckheaton backed up the try with another soon after. James Wilson dived over on the back of a catch and drive for the hosts’ second converted try. The Moorenders worked their way downfield when Craig Blackburn and Hayden combined for the latter to get held up a foot short, but Matt Piper gathered the ball from the back of the ruck and could not be denied on his way over the whitewash for a 19-0 lead. Burnage hit back when a rare foray into
HAT-TRICK: James Wilson crosses for a Cleck try Cleckheaton’s 22 was supported by an excellent angled run by centre Danny Halliwell, taking him through Cleckheaton’s line for a converted try. The Moorenders were to have the last say in the first half however, when Matt Piper broke through just outside Burnage’s 22. With the visitors’ full-back, who was stood on the line, the only thing between Piper claiming a hat-trick and having to buy the jug of ale that traditionally goes with it, the centre unselfishly passed inside to Wilson who dived in under the sticks. The conversion gave Cleckheaton a com-
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manding 26-7 half-time lead and a try scoring bonus point. The second half remained uneventful for the first 20 minutes, save for a fine break up the middle by Ollie Akroyd and a hack on my Martin Woodhead and James Wilson, which the latter seemed to have touched down but the score was not given. Mid-way through the half Matt Piper was given a yellow card for blocking a runner from an offside position and then within 60 seconds Rob Afoa-Peterson was also sinbinned for a technical offence at the ruck. Cleckheaton, reduced to 13 men, had to defend like demons but are unfortunately becoming quite accustomed to having fewer than 15 men on the pitch this year. Burnage looked certain to score out wide but with the line beckoning their centre summed up the teams’ second half by dropping an easy pass. Restored to full compliment, a break from Josh White, continued by Tom Austin put Burnage on the back foot and after Paul Turner had gone close carrying three defenders with him, Wilson went in for his hat-trick. Burnage got a consolation try in the corner in the last few minutes of the match to give a final score of 31-12.
Ossett Albion win thwarted by injury-time penalty NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL Brighouse Town Ossett Albion
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A 90TH-MINUTE penalty denied Ossett Albion all three points at Brighouse Town on Tuesday night. The Evo-Stik First Division North derby proved a cagey affair and as a result the sides went in scoreless at the break. It took until the 72nd minute for the breakthrough and it was Albion’s Kane Reece who was on
hand to finish and give his side the lead. It looked as though it was a lead they would hold on to until a late penalty gave the hosts an opportunity to level. Thomas Matthews stepped up to dispatch the spot kick and leave the final score at 1-1.
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OSSETT TOWN were reduced to 10 men as they suffered a 3-0 loss in their FA Trophy replay at Trafford on Tuesday.
The game had been taken to a replay after a stunning Town fightback had seen the hosts come from two goals behind on Saturday. After repelling an early Ossett onslaught it was the hosts who grabbed the lead when an excellent move down the left created the opening for Rory Fallon on 24 minutes. Things went from bad to worse for the Reds when Richard Patterson was sent off for a clumsy challenge on a Trafford player. Trafford started the second
half well, and after hitting the post, extended their lead on 63 minutes through Shelton Payne. And when Michael Oates beat the offside trap just three minutes later for a 3-0 advantage the game was sealed.
Ossett Albion Lancaster City
went back to defensive boxing to hear the bell and have his hand raised as the victor by a split decision. In all there were 15 bouts with KBW boxers securing seven wins and one loss. A controversial decision saw Cleckheaton ABC’s Kabeer Khan have his win by split decision over Aaron Eagan reversed by the judges.
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OSSETT ALBION were unlucky not to take all three points as they moved clear of the Evo-Stik First Division North relegation zone with a 2-2 draw against Lancaster City on Saturday.
LOCAL cricketers enjoyed success at the annual JCT600 Bradford Cricket League awards dinner. Cleckheaton’s Mally Nicholson and Hanging Heaton’s Gary Fellows were beaten to the JCT600 Players’ Player of the Year award by Pudsey St Lawrence’s opening batsman Mark Robertshaw. But the Hanging Heaton skipper did receive individual recognition, picking up the Strafford Heginbotham Tebro Trophy for the highest batting aggregate in both Division One and Two. Fellows picked up one century and seven half-centuries on his way to a total of 885 runs. Division One champions Cleckheaton were rewarded for a memorable year with a trio of stars collecting trophies. Overseas player Tanzeel Altaf collected the Strafford Heginbotham Castle Trophy after picking up the highest aggregate of wickets (57) in 2014. And Andy Gorrod and Tim Jackson were awarded the John Heaton Memorial Trophy for the highest opening partnership in Division One or Two after scoring 192 between them in a first-wicket stand against Lightcliffe. Hanging Heaton’s Oliver Newton won the R Park Guild Trophy after topping the 2nd XI Division One batting averages with 39.33. Newton, who guiding his side to a third place finish in the 2nd XI Division One, scored one century and three 50s during the campaign. And he was joined by teammate Umar Rehman who collected the JR Burnet Trophy for topping the 2nd XI Division One bowling averages (52 wickets). Spen Victoria were also recognised as wicketkeeper Matt Garside was awarded the David Bairstow Golden Glove Trophy after picking up the most victims (six) in one game. The Bruce W Moss Trophy for the second team’s Division Two batting averages went to Gomersal’s Tony Blain, who racked up an impressive average of 57.25 over the season.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
TROJANS LOSE BATTLE Thornhill comeback in vain as Fryston take points PENNINE LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
THORNHILL TROJANS FRYSTON WARRIORS
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THORNHILL TROJANS’ fightback fell short as they pushed Fryston Warriors all the way in a cracking Premier Division clash. The visitors raced into a 16point lead in the opening quarter. First loose forward Scott Horner squeezed over for an unconverted try in the corner, before Andy Matthews crossed for another score near the corner flag. Aaron Dobek, whose goal kicking would prove the difference, converted Matthews effort. A soft tackle then allowed the giant Steve Scott to burst through the Thornhill defensive line and over for a try. Dobek converted. The hosts’ first real impression on the game came when Joss Ratcliffe broke clear inside his own half of the field and kicked forward before re-gathering. With options either side of him, the pass was sent inside to the supporting Joel Gibson who beat the final Fryston defender to
BREAKAWAY: Ryan Fenton breaks clear for a long-range try cross for a try between the posts. Gibson converted his own try. The score was quickly followed by another from the Trojans. This time, with play close to the Fryston line, Gibson and Jordan Lowther combined to put Joss Ratcliffe over. Just as Thornhill were gaining some momentum, Lee Land broke away and scored a try in the corner. Dobek kicked a brilliant goal from the touchline.
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The Warriors then broke away down the wing and Thornhill’s full-back Sam Ratcliffe pulled off a last-ditch tackle as the attacker kicked the ball away. The Fryston player went to ground as other players rushed in and a melee broke out. Once order had been restored Sam Ratcliffe was sent to the sin-bin for an off-the-ball challenge. As the second half got underway 12-man Thornhill continued
to press and a strong drive from Anthony Harris took the Trojans towards the line, before Gibson found Joss Ratcliffe and he ducked his way over for his second try of the game. Ryan Fenton took Thornhill within two points of their Castleford opponents when he broke clear, before showing the defence a clean pair of heals on the way to the whitewash. Gibson converted. Thornhill looked to have taken the lead when Mindaugas Bendikas latched onto a kick but he was deemed offside. And the Warriors took full advantage as Matthews crossed for his second try. The try was quickly cancelled out when Bendikas pressed in the corner. The winger appeared to have first lost the ball but Fenton intervened to recover the situation and put Bendikas over. As the clocked ticked towards full-time Thornhill threw everything they could muster at their opponents, but the final flurry was killed off when Fryston intercepted and the referee blew for full-time.
Moor on top in high-scoring Newsome tie PENNINE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ONE
DEWSBURY MOOR NEWSOME PANTHERS
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DEWSBURY MOOR opted for a more senior side for their Pennine League match with Newsome Panthers, and it paid off with a 4628 victory. The Championship One side chose to rest a number of their under-18s contingent, with the juniors in Yorkshire Cup action the following day, and it was the visitors who enjoyed the better of the early exchanges. The Huddersfield side came out with all guns blazing and raced into a 10-0 lead in as many minutes, snatching two early tries. Moor shook themselves off and on 30 minutes pulled a try back when Anthony Boardman went over on Newsome’s left. As half-time approached the hosts’ attack
clicked into gear and, following a relieving run from Boardman, James Eatherley continued the surge into the Panthers territory and Chris Mortimer was on hand to finish. Stand-off Richard Squires added the extras to level the scores at 10-10 at halftime. The Maroon and Golds started the second half with real purpose and defence splitting passes from scrum-half Dean Arundel allowing Bartley O’Brien to go in for a quick fire double. Enterprising pivot Arundel then found space for Mortimer to race in for his second, with Squires converting two of the tries for a 26-10 advantage. Good defence by Phil Shotton, Adam Barrett and Ashley Boddy couldn’t prevent Newsome pulling a converted try back. But Arundel continued his form at the other end, with his long ball finding Eatherley who in turn sent fellow centre
Andy Robinson on a gallop. And after linking up with winger Jonjoe Fox, Robinson finished the move with a try. Squires converted to make it 32-16 to the hosts. The Huddersfield side grabbed another reply with a well-worked converted try to reduce the deficit to 10 points. The exchange of scores continued when prop Ben Hardacre carried several defenders over the line for a converted try before the visitors replied in kind. Moor, however, ended the stronger. Cameron Bruce’s quick tap sent Peter Robinson through and he found brother Andy in support to touch down. Squires missed with the conversion attempt for a 42-18 scoreline. Hooker Bruce made an impressive break and the ball was shipped through several pairs of hands for winger Fox to complete the scoring.
Celtic get off the mark with cup victory PENNINE LEAGUE
THERE was an extra focus on knockout rugby in the Pennine League on Saturday as the Pennine Supplementary Cup took centre stage. It proved a welcome change for Division Four strugglers Dewsbury Celtic, who picked up their first win by a 38-18 scoreline at Ryhill Hammers. Celtic, who have so far suffered three losses in as many league games, proved too strong for their Division Six East opponents and made easy progress to round two. The Crow Nest Park outfit return to league action tomorrow (Sat) aiming to take their winning ways into Division Four with a home tie against Farnley Falcons. In the Pennine League Division One Ossett Trinity suffered a 27-18 loss against Dalton. Trinity – who have now fallen to five straight losses – will be hoping to break their losing run when they travel to Cutsyke Raiders tomorrow (Sat). Shaw Cross Sharks were thrashed 50-6 at Hunslet Club Parkside. The Leeds side, who will join the NCL Division Three next season, proved too strong for their Division Two opponents. The Sharks, in action against Wibsey Warriors at Leeds Road tomorrow (Sat), will be looking to bounce back immediately and climb the table. Division Five promotion-chasers Hanging Heaton failed to end Ovenden’s unbeaten run as they suffered a 44-4 loss at home. The Dewsbury side have now lost two crucial games, against promotion rivals East Leeds and Ovenden, in as many weeks and with basement club Slaithwaite Saracens their next opponents, they will be looking to close the gap on the leaders. Batley Boys, without a game in the Championship One Division last weekend, host Huddersfield side Newsome Panthers tomorrow looking to continue their assault on the league summit. Fellow Championship One side Dewsbury Moor are also at home tomorrow (Sat) as they battle Allerton Bywater. In Division Six East Dewsbury Moor A – who were without a game due to a bye in the Supplementary Cup last week – are also taking on Allerton Bywater in the form of their A team.
Juniors collect RL awards JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE
Easy Yorkshire Cup progress for Maroon and Golds BARLA YORKSHIRE CUP
DEWSBURY MOOR U-18S UPTON U-18S
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DEWSBURY MOOR UNDER-18s made easy progress in the BARLA Yorkshire Cup after winning their preliminary round against Upton 68-0. Moor’s youth system proved its worth with solid no-nonsense
tackling keeping the sizable Upton side scoreless in a comprehensive victory. After the initial opening exchanges Dewsbury’s attacking machine clicked into gear, with tries scored at regular intervals. A total of 11 players got on the scoresheet as Moor scored at will. Jacob Crosswell and Cameron Adleigh, who were both rested for the previous day’s open age
fixture, posted doubles. And there were solo efforts for Liam Conway, Aiden Sheard, Joe Longstaffe, Tom Kaye, Luke Hooley, Bradley Foster, George Croisdale and Cameron Bruce. Hooley chipped in with eight conversions to take his personal points tally to 20 points. Bradley Foster and Jordan Foster also kicked a goal apiece. Besides the scorers there were
also notable performances from Hamza Riaz and John Bowness who both proved a handful in attack. Luke Sheridan also showed some neat touches with ball in hand, with some good passing. The win puts Moor into the quarter-final, scheduled to be played on Sunday November 16, with the draw due to be made in the coming weeks.
Spenborough Athletics Club in cross country season opener SPENBOROUGH AC runners made a good start in the first West Yorkshire Cross Country League races of the season at Thornes Park. Spen’s senior men finished fifth as Kevin Ogden led them in 11th place and was followed by Simon Bolland (19th), Paul Davis (28th), Martin Peck (53rd), Gerard Skipping (56th) and Martin
Hall (67th). Other finishers were Ian Ogden (80th), Ian Wilson (87th), Dave Butler (114th), Rob Moon (130th) and Lee Dolman (134th) in a race won by Simon Deakin, who led the Leeds City team to victory. The women’s team also finished fifth with Natasha Greere (36th), Emma McGuire (46th), Kirsty Moon (50th),
ATHLETICS Stephanie McKintosh (59th), Sarah Barker (67th) and Jackie Carter (71st) making up the team in a race won by Claire Duck from Leeds, with Holmfirth taking team victory. Tobin Rhodes finished eighth and Henry Carter 32nd in the under-17s mens race. Georgie
Calvert-Smith was 16th in the under-17s women’s race. While Courtney Benson was 14th in the under15s girls competition where Lydia Hall (39th) and Alice Cooper (41st) helped Spen to a ninth place finish. Nickolas Brackenridge (37th) and Ben Moon (53rd) ran in the under15s boys race and Harry Brackenridge was the
only Spen runner in the under-13s boys event, finishing 45th. Olivia Reah (47th) and Mia Butler (72nd) ran in the under-13s girls race, while Natalie Groves was fourth in the under-11s girls. Esa Azam took fifth in the under-11s boys race, leading the Spen team of Jake Quinn (32nd) and Jack Barraclough (61st) to ninth place overall.
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AWARD WINNERS: The Trojans juniors celebrate THORNHILL TROJANS UNDER-10s celebrated the end of a great campaign with their end-of-season presentation on Sunday. Every player turned up to receive welldeserved squad awards. A massive thank you was also given to all the parents, coaches and club officials that have worked tirelessly to make the season a great success for the under-10s and also other junior teams at the club. The big winners on the day were Tom Longley who took the ‘Most Improved’ award, Ryan Mitchell who was named back of the year and Jacob Goodall who was the pick for forward of the year. Kieran Duxbury was awarded the ‘Boy of Steel’ award with Braemar Murray voted as the parent’s player of the year. Ollie Robson rounded off the afternoon and a successful season by taking the coaches’ player of the year trophy.
DEWSBURY BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: Tuesday October 28 1 Mr J Paxton and Mr D Hannam 2 Mr G Clarke and Miss M
Watson 3 Mr M Loveridge and Mr G Bloom 4 Mr and Mrs D Sampson
SYKES MUST FOCUS
Trainer McGowan says only five star Sykes will beat Walsh BOXER Gary Sykes will not be feeling the pressure when he takes on Liam Walsh in London later this month, according to trainer Julian McGowan. Central EBC fighter Sykes will take on the unbeaten Cromer man in front of a packed London ExCel Arena crowd on Saturday November 29. It is set to be one of the Dewsbury-born fighter’s biggest bouts, with the chance to clinch Walsh’s Commonwealth title if he comes away with victory. However, despite the magnitude of the fight, trainer McGowan says it is nothing that will faze ‘Five Star’. McGowan said: “Gary is Gary, I don’t think there is any pressure on him now. He’s cool. “He’s also had so many big fights, this is
hardly new territory for him is it? “Gary focused and switched on will beat Walsh. So if he mentally prepares and makes the sacrifices to do what is required to win and lives as a fighter should he has every chance. “If he is not focused and not switched on, Walsh will be a step ahead of him all night.” Sykes’ preparation for the super-featherweight clash continues to intensify, with the boxer currently in the middle of a three week sparring camp. The British champion has sparred Terry Flanagan several times and is now spending time at Ingle’s Gym sparring a number of tricky opponents – with latest sparring partner Atif Shafiq the proud holder of a 13-0 record. And trainer McGowan has been pleased
with his fighter’s progress but insists Sykes will only win if he is at his absolute best. “The Sykes who beat (Jon) Kays will not beat Walsh, he won’t come close,” McGowan continued. “But the Sykes who beat (Andy) Morris or (Anthony) Crolla will. Only the best Gary Sykes will win this fight, I prefer to be honest and keep it real. “Gary is the best Walsh has fought, but it’s Gary’s physical strength that always shocks people and it will shock Walsh too. “This fight will at some point go into the trenches, and we know both can suck it up, but can Walsh match Gary’s physicality? I’m not so sure. “I think Walsh will be able to stay with Gary for 90 cent of the fight, but fights are POWER: Gary Sykes’ strength could shock Commonwealth champion Liam Walsh in London Steve Horsfall won and lost on that last 10 per cent.”
IS SLAMMIN’ SAM A RAM? By Jared Priestley Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk
SAM BURGESS may have only just been unveiled at Bath following a code switch to rugby union, but it appears Dewsbury Rams coach Glenn Morrison already has his sights set on the local lad. The former South Sydney star, who guided his side to their first Grand Final win in 43 years with a man-ofthe-match performance, visited the Rams chief on his return to England. And Morrison, a former Bradford Bulls teammate of the code-hopper, took the opportunity to ‘sign’ him up. Pictures released by the club showed the England international signing a ‘contract’ under the stewardship of Morrison as part of a publicity stunt involving the highprofile Dewsbury-born player. In other club news, the Rams have announced a pre-season friendly in January against Super League side Salford Red Devils. As part of a three month testimonial for the Rams’ long-serving winger Austin Buchanan, the Red Devils will travel to the Tetley’s Stadium on Sunday January 11, 2015 (3pm) to face Morrison’s side. The game will be played as part of a number of events for Buchanan’s testimonial and is one of a number of warm-up matches the Rams will play in preparation for the 2015 season, with the traditional Boxing Day clash with Batley first up for Dewsbury. Rams chairman Mark Sawyer said: “We are delighted on behalf of Austin that Salford have agreed to take part in this testimonial game.
WHAT A COUP: Rams coach Glenn Morrison watches on as Burgess ‘signs on’... “I’m sure it will be a great afternoon of rugby league and we hope that all supporters will rally round to support this game and the other events in his testimonial programme. “Austin has been a great servant to our club and has become part of our fixtures and fittings which is rare in today’s modern era.” It comes in a week when the Rams have also revealed details of a groundbreaking reward scheme, which enables under-16s to collect points redeemable at the club shop just by attending matches and events. The scheme comes hot on the heels of the announcement of free
season tickets for under-16s, gaining them access to home and away league games in 2015. Youngsters with a free season ticket will collect points throughout the season to spend on items including replica shirts and other club items. “We’re a successful side now and the club is moving forward off the pitch, and we want the area’s young people to share that success with us,” said Morrison, who led the Rams to within 80 minutes of a Grand Final appearance in 2014. “It’s a new era for the sport in 2015 so it’s a perfect opportunity for new people to come on board.”
Mills joins Batley backroom staff BATLEY BULLDOGS have recruited performance analyst Ste Mills to their back-room staff for the 2015 season. Mills, who has previously worked at Super League side Warrington Wolves and Swinton Lions, comes on board from Wales RL. He worked alongside Wales and Batley head coach John Kear for the Dragons and will continue his role with the Championship side. He will provide performance analysis for individual players, video feedback and statistics as the Mount Pleasant side enter a new era of rugby league. Kear said: “We have brought in Ste Mills because he is somebody I have worked alongside with Wales. “After the E u r o p e a n Championships I really noticed the value and contribution he made to the Wales team, so we have brought him to Batley as well.” Batley returned to pre-season training on Tuesday and Kear says he was happy with the first session back. The players attended a team meeting and were also put through weight tests ahead of a gruelling conditioning period. And Kear says he already has a better feeling this pre-season than ahead of the 2014 campaign. “I already feel happier than last year, there is a great feel with the squad and everything seems more buoyant from day one,” he added. “Pre-season preparation is really important, especially this year with a number of full-time clubs in the competition. “We need to have a good preseason in order to have a strong start to the campaign, we want to post points early on and gain con-
fidence in this league.” “We have recruited the players we have so that we can play a slightly different style of rugby. “You don’t throw the baby out of the bathwater, but you can change the bathwater.” Batley have identified a number of teams and dates for trial games and are in the process of arranging them, with an aim to have three competitive games as well as the Dewsbury clash. “Having four trial games means everyone will get game time and be offered a chance to put their hands up for selection,” Kear continued. “That includes the amateurs we have training with us.” Batley have added three amateur trialists to their pre-season camp, with a halfback, hooker or loose forward and a second-rower linking up with Kear’s squad. “The amateur lads have every chance of selection, we have put a lot of work into them and that is why I don’t want to identify them, we don’t want another club coming in and stealing them from us,” he added The Bulldogs are to hold a fans forum and open evening in the Ron Earnshaw Lounge on Friday November 14. Entry is free of charge and all are welcome to attend, doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Supporters will be updated on progress on and off the field, as well as information on season tickets and hospitality packages, and news of a forthcoming shirt launch. It’s also a great opportunity for the fans to raise any issues they may have and for the club to gain eedback ahead of the new Championship season.