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PATHWAYS PLAN FOR ‘NEW TOWN’

By Connor Teale

AN AMBITIOUS plan to link the controversial 4,000-home Dewsbury Riverside development to the town centre has been proposed.

A 2km series of pedestrian and cycle paths to enable residents to safely commute to and from Dewsbury, without having to use busy local roads, could

The Calder Valley Greenway could form part of the proposed network of pedestrian and cycle paths

stop the Riverside scheme from becoming isolated before work has even begun, claims community campaigner Bruce Bird.

The development will effectively create a new small town, including schools and shops, on a 160-hectare site to the south of Ravensthorpe and south east of Mirfield.

But there are fears that with no direct off-road routes in place to Dewsbury town centre, Dewsbury Riverside could become segregated from

surrounding communities.

According to developers’ plans, it appears that pedestrians, cyclists and traffic will simply be forced onto Forge Lane and the already-congested A644 Huddersfield Road.

Plans for ‘green corridors’ of paths running through areas adjacent to the River Calder have now been shown to local councillors, but as yet no official proposal has been submitted to Kirklees officials. Many of the routes already exist – they simply need linking together.

The driving force behind the plan, Bruce Bird of the Dewsbury Partnership group, says quickly implementing the proposal could be key.

“It’s important to implement this at the start of planning so people don’t become entrenched,” he said.

“The Dewsbury Riverside development has no direct connection to the riverside and without a plan in place at the development stage, is more likely to develop into an isolated satellite better described as Dewsbury South than as an integral part of the town.

“Here is a piece of community vision. The thing we really want

Campaigner Bruce Bird to see is sustainable transport above vehicle transport. This is an opportunity to implement it.”

The Riverside project is part of Kirklees Council’s Local Plan, which contains proposals to build 30,000 new homes across the district, with many of the

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‘Dewsbury Riverside has no direct connection to the riverside and without a plan in place at the development stage, is more likely to develop into an isolated satellite better described as Dewsbury South’

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Some of the potential routes to link Dewsbury Riverside with the town centre

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On July 22, peacefully at Bradford Royal Infirmary, of Birkenshaw, aged 79, husband of Anne. The committal and interment will take place at Liversedge Cemetery on Wednesday August 7 at 1.30pm, followed by a Service of Thanksgiving at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,

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TEARNE JANET MARGARET On July 20, peacefully at Dewsbury & District Hospital, aged 72, of Mirfield. Wife of the late Phil. Funeral service and committal will be held at Huddersfield Crematorium on Thursday August 8 at 10.30am.

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Although the development is called Dewsbury Riverside, around 500 of the planned new homes will be built over the ward boundary in Mirfield.

Mirfield councillor Martyn Bolt believes that green corridors like the one proposed for Dewsbury Riverside are severely lacking in the district.

“Kirklees are not competing with their neighbours. If you look at the Leeds to Bradford greenway, £29m was spent on that development,” he said.

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highway improvements. One way to do this is to develop these green corridors.”

Coun Bolt added that the cost of constructing a minimum of 800m of new paths to satisfy the plans shouldn’t be seen as a stumbling block.

“One of the key issues we face is improving health – you do that by giving people a safe place to walk and cycle,” he said.

“Money saved on things such as health benefits will return money spent on green corridors 10-fold.”

Mr Bird also downplayed costs of his plan, stating that the maintenance of routes already in place, as well as the creation of new pathways, would be “infinitely cheaper than the housing”.

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MEMBERS of the Birstall in Bloom group have handed over a cheque for £1,200 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity.

The money was raised from an open garden trail held by Birstall in Bloom last month.

The group, consisting of 17 volunteers, was started 10 years ago by Joanna and Ian Blamires.

They now maintain 16 gardens in and around Birstall and raise money throughout the year to buy plants and equipment.

If you would like to join the band of volunteers from Birstall in Bloom, the team meets every Thursday morning at 9am outside Birstall Community Centre on Market Street.

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Support hubs for victims of crime

By Connor Teale VICTIM support hubs have opened in Dewsbury and Batley town centres.

They will offer free, confidential, emotional and practical support to people of all ages who have been victims of and witnesses to crime.

The Dewsbury hub is open every Wednesday from 10am to 4pm and is based in Kirklees’

Customer Service Centre in the Walsh Building on Town Hall Way. The Batley hub is open every Monday between 10am and 4pm, and is based at Jo Cox House in Market Place.

Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson said: “Many people affected by crime often feel unable to get the help they need, whether or not they wish to report it to the police, so the new victim

hubs will ensure wider support to victims and witnesses of all ages for the next three years.”

Coun Carole Pattison said: “Kirklees Council is committed to offering the best possible support to victims and witnesses when a crime has taken place.

“These new hubs will provide further support for victims and witnesses of crime and a sign of the commitment the council has to

help reduce crime.”

Anyone affected by crime can access the support provided by specially trained members of staff or volunteers.

Other supporting agencies are being encouraged to use the facility to enable victims and witnesses to experience all-round support.

For more information call 0300 303 1971 or visit www.victim support.org.uk.

BIG-NAME COFFEE SHOP IN BATLEY WILL BE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY STARBUCKS is coming to Batley – and its new premises will be open all night. The coffee giant has been given the green light by Kirklees Council to build a 24-hour outlet next to the Zucchini’s restaurant on Bradford Road.

The proposed site is on the car park of the former Frontier nightclub, which is now a

busy JD Gym. Plans submitted to the council show that about half of the current car parking spaces for the gym and restaurant would be lost.

It is believed that in order to cope with the reduction in space, landlords may re-open an overflow car park to the rear of the gym, on the other side of Batley Beck.

A spokesman for Zucchini’s Italian restaurant said the addition of a Starbucks would be “great” for the town, but admitted that the

Developers say home must go A DETACHED home could be demolished to open up access to a land-locked housing plot.

Developers are planning to build up to 48 houses close to green belt land in Mirfield.

But the site has no direct access and is situated on land owned by 28 Northorpe Lane, which is set to be demolished to make way for the new scheme.

The application to

Kirklees Council, submitted by an unknown housing firm, is only for approval of the scheme in principle and the access plan.

If plans are given the green light, a detailed layout and designs would be submitted at a later date.

However, an indicative layout has been submitted by architects behind the scheme.

It states: “The site can

deliver a mix of housing types and sizes including two, three and four bedrooms, in an attractive landscaped setting, whilst making ample provision for natural open spaces.”

The plans indicate 44 houses will be built on the site, including 34 three-bed and 10 four-bed houses.

Public consultation on the application runs until August 19.

Town’s police base WE BUY GOLD in firearms amnesty AND SILVER DEWSBURY police station has joined the effort to recover illegal and unwanted firearms from the public.

As of last Friday, eight live firearms and 17 air guns have been handed in across West Yorkshire as part of the force’s ongoing firearms surrender scheme.

The project, running until this Sunday, gives people the opportunity to hand in guns and ammunition without the fear of prosecution for possessing them.

Inspector Sarah Burton said: “Once handed in these guns cannot be used to

cause harm in our communities.

“It is great to see that we have some guns handed in already but I suspect there are still more out there and I am appealing directly to anyone who might have an illegal firearm to come forward and hand them in.

“They may not understand that holding such a weapon is illegal or they may have overlooked an antique gun gathering dust in the loft.”

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loss of parking spaces could become an issue.

No complaints were received from nearby residents or businesses to the plans and the application says five full-time and 15 part-time jobs will be created.

Conditional full permission was granted by officers last week.

North Kirklees currently has three Starbucks outlets, two of which are on the edges of the borough near the M62 at Cleckheaton and Birstall. The fourth is at Mirfield, off the A62.

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Two men arrested after street brawl BATLEY: Two men were arrested following a mass street brawl in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday afternoon.

Officers were called at 2.52pm to reports of an ongoing fight between a group of men near the post office on Oxford Street.

Police arrested two males, aged 32 and 43, on suspicion of affray.

Video footage was circulated via social media and anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to contact Kirklees CID online via www.westyorkshire. police.uk/contact-us, quoting crime reference number 13190387943, or alternatively via 101.

Wrecking spree HECKMONDWIKE: A woman went on a wrecking spree that caused £1,000-worth of damage to three vehicles outside her home.

Courtney Shaw, 22, of Brighton Street, threw a chest of drawers, tins of food and a mirror onto her neighbours’ cars in a boozefuelled rampage.

She pleaded guilty at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court to three counts of criminal damage.

The offences occurred during a New Year’s Eve party held by Shaw at her property.

Prosecutor Alex Bozman said: “Various banging could be heard. Michael Brown looked out of his window and saw a chest of drawers on top of his Fiat Doblo.

“As police arrived further items were being thrown out of the property, landing on the vehicle.”

Shaw was sentenced to a community order with 25 rehabilitation days, ordered to pay £275 compensation to the owner of a Toyota and £1,032 to Mr Brown to cover the cost of repairs for his two vehicles.

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Lindsey’s charity comes to the rescue of the bulldog breed

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Man broke court order after drinking NORTH KIRKLEES: A Liversedge man banned from contacting his ex-partner entered her home when he was drunk and asked her to fix his broken mobile phone.

Wayne McDaid, 44, of Cliff Court in Liversedge, pleaded guilty at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court to breaching a nonmolestation order that was imposed earlier this month after the couple had broken up.

Sentencing was adjourned until August 13 while McDaid is assessed for possible alcohol treatment.

By Zoe Shackleton SHE’S been as far as China to save poorly-treated dogs, but Lindsey Scanlon’s French bulldog rescue charity is based a little closer to home.

Situated at her house in Mirfield, Lindsey (pictured left) set up French Bulldog Saviours – originally called Dolly’s Angels – in 2013 after seeing an advert on Facebook selling a badlyabused French bulldog named Dolly. She ended up buying the pup to give her the care and attention she needed.

Thus the dog rescue charity was born, and now six years down the line it has saved more than 2,000 of the troubled breed.

Lindsey, who is helped by a team of 30 volunteers across the country, explained: “We get told about or see a dog and we take them in, they come to us and get their health sorted out, a full assessment is done. Then we put them into foster homes for two weeks before they go up for adoption.”

That is the premise of the charity – and it has grown so much that 46-year-old Lindsey soon had to quit her role as a teaching assistant at Battyeford Primary School.

Lindsey, who also has two young kids to look after as well as two older children, says she works around the clock and has even had dogs dumped on her doorstep on Boxing Day. She said: “We’re always open, regardless!”

Burglary charges STAINCLIFFE: Two people from Staincliffe have been charged with burglary and fraud following incidents in Batley and Spen.

Aliah Bradshaw, 39, and Amanat Tariq, 37, have been remanded in custody and are due to appear in court on August 20. Anyone with information is asked to call 101.

Win a wedding KIRKLEES: One lucky couple could win a wedding worth £2,000 thanks to Kirklees Council.

The victorious pair will celebrate their special day with a ceremony and reception, including a gourmet meal for up to 60 guests, at either Dewsbury or Huddersfield Town Hall.

All couples have to do is take part in The Big Wedding Treasure Hunt, which involves participants walking around some of the district’s beautiful venues in search of hidden letters to spell out a special word.

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Lindsey used to have a French bulldog of her own and explained that the problem with the pups now is people overbreeding them, which has led to a number of health issues and insurance skyrocketing.

She said: “The French bulldog originally started in four colours – fawn, fawn pied, brindle and black brindle. People decided to start breeding them purely for different colours – they didn’t test for temperament. Once they started breeding non-recognisable colours (NRC) some dogs were going for £24,000 and people buy them to make money.

“A lot of the NRCs were originally bred in Hungary, so if it wasn’t for the UK buying in these dogs the dogs in Hungary wouldn’t be in the state they’re in.”

Most recently, Lindsey has travelled to Hungary in a bid to save dogs at a kennel in the town of Puspokladany.

So far she’s found homes in the UK for 30 dogs and is returning to Hungary to save another 25, which she said are in “absolute despair”.

Lindsey wants to educate people about the French bulldog breed. She said: “I just can’t understand how people can treat them like they do, and it’s not just French bulldogs it’s any breed.”

The charity relies solely on donations and is always looking for more volunteers and foster homes for the dogs.

Lindsey can be contacted via email on french.bulldog.saviours@gmail.com, or on Facebook.

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Gizmo was treated at Calder Vets in Dewsbury after his top teeth became overgrown, causing him difficulty in eating.

The operation involved cutting the teeth to a manageable length, as well as smoothing the surface of Gizmo’s gnashers.

Veterinary nurse Louise Bardon said: “It is quite common for the teeth of animals such as chinchillas and rabbits to become overgrown because, unlike us, their teeth are constantly growing.

“For owners who have small animals like Gizmo, our advice is to get regular checks by the vet and look for signs of drooling or discomfort when eating.”

Man’s £62k stash of baby products A MAN from Dewsbury was caught handling £62,000-worth of stolen baby strollers and carry cots. Anver Valli was

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caught helping to move dozens of boxes containing baby products that had been taken from the back of a lorry during an overnight raid on August 18 last year.

Leeds Crown Court heard police were led to a unit at Healey Lane Business Centre after previously searching premises at Batley Business Centre.

Rupert Doswell, prosecuting, said police kept the unit under observation and saw a van pull up outside at 9.50pm.

The vehicle was followed and stopped by police, who searched Valli and found a large bunch of keys in his jacket pocket.

An officer used the keys to unlock one of the business units, where 350 baby strollers and carry cots were found in Mamas and Papas boxes.

Valli, of Scarborough Street, Dewsbury, was out of prison on licence at the time of his arrest, after being given a 12year sentence for a serious drug offence. In an interview with police Mr Valli said he had been asked by a man to unload the items to help him “out of a pickle”.

He was given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for 24 months, and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work and take part in a 20-day thinking skills programme.

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Woman Little tots hit fined for the ‘beach’ begging A WOMAN who begged for cash in Dewsbury despite recently claiming housing benefits has been fined.

Bethan Brooke, 26, of Berry Brow, Huddersfield, was seen asking shoppers for cash outside stores in the Princess of Wales Precinct on June 1.

A manager of one of the businesses said they had seen Brooke sitting outside on the floor and contacted police.

Vanessa Jones, prosecuting at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court, said: “There was footage that the shopkeeper filmed of Miss Brooke sat outside asking for spare change.

“She has recently claimed housing benefit from the local authority but has still been seen begging.

“She was invited to an interview at the police station but refused to come.”

Brook was prosecuted in her absence under the Vagrancy Act 1824 for begging in a public place.

She was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs as well as a £30 victim surcharge.

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YOUNGSTERS at Stepping Stones Day Nursery in Gomersal made the most of the warm weather by taking part in a ‘beach week’.

The children learned about transport, passports and how to take care of their skin.

They also took part in activities such as building planes, making passports and creating ice creams.

There was even time for a splash in the paddling pool and an ice pop to cool down.

Jo ride raises thousands ...but journey in her memory is marred as support vans are burgled

By Connor Teale FORTY cyclists arrived in London on Sunday after pedalling from Liversedge in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox. Her sister Kim Leadbeater was among those on the fourth annual Jo Cox Way bike ride, founded to celebrate the late MP’s passion for people and communities.

Miss Leadbeater said the annual event is now more important than ever, citing increasing divisions in UK society.

“In the last three years the toxicity of the dis-

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course in public life and the anger and frustration across the country has definitely got worse,” she said.

“That makes rides like this and activities like this even more important.”

The cyclists were met at the end of their route in Southwark by Jo’s parents, Gordon and Jean Leadbeater, along with members of the Jo Cox Foundation and MPs from the area.

Mirfield councillor Martyn Bolt was among the group of cyclists who made the journey and he spoke about the range of emotions he felt when

arriving in London.

“On the final day we rode as a group, there was the euphoria of people stopping to take pictures and the poignancy of pedalling past the Houses of Parliament,” he said.

“Seeing people who finished a hard ride over tough terrain, in some of the hottest temperatures we’ve known, was very emotional; it was amazing.”

One stage of the journey was marred, however, as three support vans accompanying the riders were broken into overnight in Milton Keynes.

Coun Bolt said: “One or two people’s property was taken, supplies for the next day etc.

“Looking at the way the vehicles were attacked it was not random. It was reported on social media that it’s something that’s becoming more common.”

But the incident did not affect the group, who completed their five-day journey and raised thousands of pounds for the Jo Cox Foundation.

“It’s about providing a legacy for Jo Cox,” said Mr Bolt. “Hopefully the funding can help the charity to continue its work.”

DEWSBURY: House prices in Dewsbury have risen by £35.39 every day on average, new figures reveal.

Analysis by Zoopla, which covers house prices from January to July of this year, revealed Dewsbury is the third best-performing area in Yorkshire.

Patrick McCutcheon, head of residential sales at Dacre, Son & Hartley, said: “The residential property market responds well to clarity and direction and hopefully some of the Brexit-related concerns will reduce now we have a new Prime Minister who appears to be certain about his direction of travel, which could be good for the market moving forward.”

According to Zoopla, the average price for property in Dewsbury stood at £148,478 in July 2019, a rise of 2.88 per cent in the last three months.

Father in the dock DEWSBURY: A woman suffered a broken nose and had to have it straightened after her father attacked her, a court heard.

Prosecutor Shamaila Qureshi told Kirklees Magistrates’ Court that the incident occured at Andrew Barton’s home in Fieldhead Gardens, Shaw Cross. The 55-year-old is alleged to have struck his daughter once in the face during a row on February 16.

The court was told that the complainant was taken to hospital, where medical staff straightened her nose under a general anaesthetic.

Barton pleaded not guilty to an offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and claims his daughter left the house with no injuries.

The trial will be at the Huddersfield court on October 7.

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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood

Give us Tykes a proper voice, Boris E HASN’T quite promised an annual six weeks of guaranteed sunny summer weather once we’re out from under the Brussels yoke, but bouncing Boris hasn’t stopped far short.

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A multi-billion-pound, super-duper, high-speed trans-Pennine rail link came steaming out of Boris’s bottomless bag of freebies on his visit oop t’north last week.

Grateful thanks and all that Prime Minister, but if you could just get existing trains to run on time, with a seat for everyone who’s bought a ticket, we’d be reet chuffed.

The Welsh farmers have all been ‘no deal’ Brexit charmed, with BoJo promising them brand-new Hunter

wellies to stick their sheep’s back legs down (or suchlike, whatever blows up their over-inflated Taffy balloons).

Over in Northern Ireland

he was understandably more circumspect, preaching peace, love and hope, because that lot are volatile even in their sleep.

Ulster isn’t quite back to the bad old days of sectarian strife, but having fought and fulminated for their own selfgoverning assembly for so long, it now hasn’t sat for 30 months.

The 90 elected politicians can’t even agree what to disagree over, so they sit sulkily hissing at one another, all the while picking up £36,000 of their £48,000 salaries. (Tip to Boris: I think we all know how best to get them back at work!)

But the meeting I really wish I’d been a fly on the wall for, was Boris’s showdown with Scotland’s poison dwarf, wee Nicola Krankie.

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I’d like to think that having politely shaken hands, once the office door closed behind them he just sat and grinned a beaming grin at her, saying absolutely nowt, for the entire meeting. Man, that would have steamed her haggis and not half.

Which brings us to today (as I write and the rain pours outside), Thursday, August 1st – Yorkshire Day. What a change a week can make.

This time last Thursday the weather wor fair grand tha nos (to continue with the Tyke colloquial).

Ah dug up t’wife’s cabbage patch and worked up such a lather that ah’d ter tek me donkey jacket off. Sun wor cracking t’flags. Bliss.

Well, if we can’t dabble in a bit of Dewsbury dialect on Yorkshire Day, when can we?

It puzzles me still that wee Krankie and her embittered Scot Nationalists want to wrest themselves free of Westminster’s benevolent influence, but are happy to be tethered by a political, judicial and economic leash to Brussels, Berlin and Paris – not that the EU would have them.

Without English tax pounds the Scots are pink lint – skint. The EU has enough basket-case economies to somehow sustain without the UK’s billions, so why would they imaginably take on a few million more sour-faced alcoholics? (And before you report that as a hate crime, Jock McNasty, at least I didn’t call you all methadone addicts, which was a charitable act of Yorkshire Day kindness on my part).

But as we all know – and Krankie and friends won’t admit – Scottish independence has always been more about hating Sassenachs than anything else.

Frame yourselves – you call that summer? ’VE lived through some heatwaves in my time, but the people affording that label to last Thursday’s one-day wonder need a serious talking to.

It was a tad warm admittedly and The Press munchkins were sent home early once their work was done.

The radio airwaves meanwhile were infested with trade union jobsworths and health & safety doomsayers demanding a law to have temperatures over 90F (in old money) designated unworkable in.

Why a law? Why not apply common sense, as we would if a foot of snow fell? Not many streets get swept or houses built in those conditions.

Still, the weather-frenzy passed as quickly as the one-day heatwave, with a typical July washout week-

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They’re like Jeremy Corbyn in that if they got their way, and inevitably wound up wallowing in financial penury, it would still be our fault.

And so, a Yorkshire Day question: God’s Own Acres house more people than Wales and Northern Ireland combined; our economic GDP is almost half as big again as theirs together. We’re on a par with Scotland.

And much as our dialect can somewhat puzzle outsiders, the Yorkshire Day Declaration of Integrity will be read at York’s four Bars (Micklegate, Monk,

end that still shows little sign of picking up. I wonder – do you think the ancient pagans and druids could have been onto something when they offered human sacrifices, by way of trying to woo the weather and yield a good harvest?

If so I’ve got a really long list of ideally suited, public-spirited candidates who continually preach that they’re only doing “what’s best” for we people who shouldn’t be trusted with the vote.

I mean, to all intents and purposes people like Anna Soubry and Vince Cable have outlived their usefulness anyway, haven’t they?

Go on, be good chaps … lead by example!

No? I thought not.

So how exactly will our depressing British weather for 2019 be remembered?

As the year when summer fell on a Thursday.

Walmgate and Micklegate) at midday in the four languages Tykes have spoken this past 2,000 years – Latin, Old English, Old Norse and modern English.

Culture and identity? We have it in spades. Bucketfuls of it. Sporting talent too.

So thanks for offering to buy us some new chuff-chuffs Boris, but here’s a better idea. Give us our own assembly, so that Yorkshire’s future can be forged by men and women of vision and talent, and not left to ladder-climbing, parochial numpties like most of the nutmegs on Kirklees Council.

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OU may recall some weeks back I wondered aloud who would win the ultimate battle of the privileged minorities – the perennially outraged LGBTQ lobby, or the Muslim mullahs.

The battleground was a school in Birmingham where the liberally ‘enlightened’ head Hazel Pulley was insisting on educating primary-aged kidlings that men have every right to have babies too (or some such idiotic tosh).

Equally outraged Muslim parents gathering at the gates of Parkfield School in protest predictably objected. Well, the result is in folks … and Allah has it! There was never any contest really, as the British establishment determinedly

retreats every time a mildly-offended Muslim hand is pushed in its chest.

The Department for Education has silenced Ms Pulley and made her drop the lessons, while trying to appease other fuming lobbies saying they are “working hard to resolve the issue”. No they’re not. They just want it to go away.

I happen to see the bright side in all this because at least now the kidlings won’t be taught that men can have babies, whatever their imagined rights.

But I do suspect it would have been a rather different outcome had they been Christian parents protesting at the school gates – they’d probably be facing hate crime charges by now.

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Teens on burglary charges TWO teenagers aged 17 and 18 have been charged following a burglary in Gomersal.

A property on Knowles Lane in Gomersal was burgled overnight between July 8 and 9.

The 17-year-old male was charged in connection with a number of burglaries in the Bradford area.

Stephen Tordoff, aged 18, from Bradford, has been charged with handling stolen goods from the burglary in Gomersal and a 17-year-old from Leeds has been charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of attempted burglary and fraud connected to the Gomersal incident and a number in Bradford.

The 17-year-old, from Leeds, has been remanded in custody until August 27.

Tordoff appeared in court on July 25 and admitted two counts of being carried in a vehicle that was taken without consent, dangerous driving, burglary, fraud by false representation and handling stolen goods.

He will be sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on August 15.

Park Mansion team call up MP to promote their vision

By Steve Martyn A GROUP campaigning to breathe new life into Crow Nest Park has appointed Dewsbury’s MP as an ambassador to promote their cause.

Paula Sherriff met with members of the Dewsbury Park Mansion Community Hub group to discuss how to fulfil its vision for improving the health and well-being of the town.

The museum in Crow Nest Park was closed in December 2016 and local activists hoped to take control of the building from Kirklees Council with a community asset transfer.

The Community Hub was set up in April 2017 and its members have been trying for more than two years

Stolen crash car set ablaze A STOLEN car damaged a parked vehicle and a wall before being found ablaze in Staincliffe on Sunday.

Officers were called to Dewsbury Gate Road shortly after 9pm following a number of reports of a fail-to-stop

Paula Sherriff, second left, with Mansion Hub members Gill Young, Madiha Ansari and Jenifer Devlin to negotiate a long lease for the Grade II-listed former museum.

Large-scale funding is being sought from the National Heritage Lottery Fund to support major refurbishment.

To raise the cash it needs, the Hub will become a charitable community benefit society – similar to a co-operative – where supcollision. A Vauxhall Corsa was badly damaged along with a house wall. The vehicle involved, a BMW, left the scene, leaving its front bumper on the ground.

A short time later the vehicle was found on fire on Manor Way, Staincliffe.

The vehicle was stolen in a burglary at a property in the Thornhill Lees area earlier that evening.

porters will buy shares in it.

Anchor tenants on the site will provide an income, but the Hub will look to hold weddings, funeral teas and conferences as well as outdoor events.

Money raised will support operational costs and staffing and will also be put towards aiding the health and well-being of the com-

munity. The group hopes MP Paula Sherriff will provide an impetus to make progress.

She said: “A refurbished mansion in the magnificent setting of the park would be a superb space for community-led groups and statutory providers to come together to offer activities for all sectors of the community, particularly focusing on health and wellbeing.

“Other areas have shown that local authority/ voluntary sector partnerships can achieve amazing outcomes for the benefit of local people.”

Group chairperson Jenifer Devlin said: “We find it hard to understand why we can’t make more rapid progress on this project.”

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News In Brief Charity’s hot dinner event for homeless NORTH KIRKLEES: The organisers of a charity project aimed at bringing the community together by feeding homeless people and those in need are hosting another event this weekend.

Saj Hussain, the founder of charity Purpose of Life, is putting on a free threecourse hot dinner at Batley’s PKWA Centre on Saturday from 6pm until 9pm.

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We’re so proud of our park The Friends of Wilton Park, Batley, are once again proud to report that the park has been awarded a Green Flag and would like to thank the park staff, volunteers and visitors for making the park a special, welcoming place for all.

The park has much to offer to interest people, from the museum and the butterfly house (which has gone from strength to strength since it was reopened a couple of years ago) at the top of the park to children’s play areas and tennis courts, as well as the café, at the bottom of the park.

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A quarter can’t follow the rules From: Steve Oliver, Heckmondwike The front-page item on green bins (July 26) by Tony Earnshaw confirmed what I found out about two years ago during a guided tour of the recycling depot in Leeds.

I asked the guide what percentage of all the waste was non-recyclable and had to be discarded and disposed of.

She said it was about 20-25 per cent. That means that about a quarter of the population are either unaware of, or ignore, the simple rules on what only goes in the green-

Letter of the Week: Jane Hicks, the Friends of Wilton Park, Batley walks and also the opportunity to walk round the lake to watch and feed the birds.

The Friends of Wilton Park are also responsible for holding various family events throughout the year, which are advertised in the bin. I watched the double line of about 10 workers frantically keeping up with the speeding conveyor as they pulled out all the wrong, unwanted stuff. By far, the most items were ... plastic bags.

They tell us ‘no bags’ but on a green-bin day, what’s propping open some of the lids? Plastic carrier bags filled with paper/cans!

It’s strange how almost everybody now owns the mobile phone and can remember how to navigate it, but almost a quarter of the population can’t remember what should go in the greenbin. A psychologist would enjoy studying that situation.

A similar situation exists with how some people seem

local press and on social media.

If you have not visited the park recently why not come and see why so many people from the whole of the region come to the park on a regular basis to enjoy all it has to offer. to think that the toilet is another form of waste disposal outlet – probably the same 20-25 per cent? In other words, if it will fit, then throw it down the toilet.

I won’t repeat what the simple instructions are with what should only go down the toilet, but last week Harewood Avenue had to have its system dug up and purged from some form of ‘nastyberg’.

I hope that Yorkshire Water intends visiting and handing letters to all the properties explaining, in no uncertain terms, what goes down the toilet – with a reply-slip to be returned acknowledging the ‘bog-standard’ instructions!

Three years too late for PM From: Harry Teale, Mirfield Whilst congratulating Boris Johnson on his election as leader of the Conservative Party and appointment as Prime Minister of the UK, I feel that it is three years too late!

The treacherous antics of Michael Gove in 2016 caused Theresa May to be appointed as leader.

I doubt if Boris Johnson would have squandered the working majority of government at that time.

Boris Johnson has now the problem of persuading our

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so-called representatives in parliament to do their duty to the citizens of the UK instead of seeking ‘glory’ for themselves or following the diktat of the party bigwigs!

Or the karate club, the gymnastic club, and last but not least the hundreds of OAPs who loved to bowl on the three indoor bowls rinks?

Whitcliffe Mount was a great sports complex.

What a service Go on and from our NHS deliver Brexit From: Peter Moreland, Heckmondwike On Wednesday July 31 I booked a doctor’s appointment online at one minute past midnight for 9.10am.

The doctor referred me to Dewsbury Hospital for blood tests and an x-ray, where I went at 11.20am, and by 11.40am both my treatments had been done!

Brilliant service from the NHS.

From: Mr G Dennis, Birstall Many congratulations to Boris Johnson, despite the treacherous behaviour of certain numbers of your Tory ministerial and backbench colleagues.

Please now go on and deliver Brexit and honour our UK referendum and in turn consign the Corbyn-led Labour Party, the deluded Sturgeon and Blackford-led SNP and the Swinson Liberal Democrat non-entities to the political wasteland.

Whitcliffe was much better! Kirklees and From: Graham Turner, the bins saga Gomersal ‘Work to start on £14 million sports complex’. What complex?

Is it replacing facilities lost when Whitcliffe Mount Sports centre was knocked down in 2016?

Council leader Shabir Pandor believes the project will completely transform Spen Valley’s leisure provision.

Could he tell me where the five-a-side football teams will play?

What about the badminton club and the eight badminton courts, the ladies’ netball team, or the volleyball team?

What about the squash players and the five squash courts?

From: Len Gardner, Batley Overall I think Kirklees is a pretty good council. Not as good as the old Batley council, but not too bad!

Kirklees, like all councils, do make rash decisions and the green bin controversy was a typical example.

Of course, whoever came up with the idea of punishing the entire area because a few had contravened the rules of what is or is not recyclable will still have a job!

Could I suggest that the cost of collecting, and now redistributing the green bins, which will cost thousands, comes out of his or her

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From page 8 salary! If it did they’d be working for nowt for the rest of their lives.

Now we come to where I think a lot of the recycling problem occurs, with the manufacturers of packaging.

In about 1960 I received information from Japan that no company could make a product without stating how to dispose of it at the end of its life.

This was a legally-binding Japanese law. It sounds like a good law to me.

How many times do we receive packaging in this country which says “Check with your council about disposal”.

I wonder how many of us do, I don’t. If everyone did, what number of calls could the council deal with?

These companies should be made to identify disposal and not put the decision to councils.

It might have been less costly for Kirklees to try and pinpoint areas where there was wrongdoing and solve the problem amicably, instead of barging in with a scheme that has upset so many people.

I’ve noticed the errors in place names too...

From: Kathleen O’Shea, via email Coun Martyn Bolt (The Press 26/7/19) is not the only one to question Kirklees Council

planning department’s sense of geography.

The planning notices in the previous week’s Press, places streets in Birstall two miles down the road in Batley. As Coun Bolt says, are these notices invalidated with the wrong town named?

Such a great event despite the downpours From: Tim Wood, proud supporter of the Bobtown Beer Bash Congratulations to the magnificent effort from the organisers of the 10th anniversary Bobtown Beer Bash.

What another superb effort. At 12 o’clock last Saturday the first spots of expected rain started to drop. Within one hour we had more rain than we had upon us in the previous nine years.

Did that dampen people’s spirits? No, not on your Nellie, The ‘Bobsoon’ Beer Bash was born.

Festival chairman Malcolm Firth was seen splashing about in his see-through superhero’s waterproof coat ... someone said it’s Condor Man but I am not sure if I heard that right, good old Malcolm rallying the troops.

Great beer expertly picked, staff expertly organised, staff rotas done to military precision. What a ‘well oiled team’ the Bobtown Beer Bashers have become (no pun intended at this early stage).

Great music, great food and what a great

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crowd who come and go throughout the day, finishing off with local 14-year-old ‘boy band’ Distortion. One of the players’ proud father came up to me and said “you know the young lad on the drums? That’s my son, we had his christening do at your pub.”

“Thanks,” I said. “You’ve just made me feel very very old.”

But I must admit the young lad on the drums, as well as his band mates, were highly talented for years so young.

Ten years ago the Robertown Road Runners and friends realised that the old church hall, now the community centre, was in poor repair and approached me for advice on running a beer festival ... the rest is good news history.

Not only have they saved the community centre as a hub of village activity they have also donated thousands of pounds to local good causes, such as the Holly Bank Trust, Northorpe Hall, Kirkwood Hospice, the Mirfield Rifle Volunteers and the Royal British Legion poppy appeal to name just a few.

I think next year’s t-shirts ought to have raindrops printed on them. What a great day, what a wet day but the Bobsoon Downpour didn’t dampen your spirits and that’s just so very British.

You all did so well yet again, until next time. Cheers.

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A BUSINESSMAN will tackle a charity cycle challenge to raise funds in memory of his sister who lost her battle with an aggressive brain tumour last year.

Alistair Hartley, 48, of Little Gomersal, will take part in the Tour de Mon cycle sportive on Anglesey on August 19.

In memory of his sister Claire, Alistair is looking to raise £2,468, as her birth date was April 2, 1968.

Claire unexpectedly fell ill on a shopping trip to York in July 2016.

“None of us could have foreseen this, as Claire had been well and showed absolutely no signs of any illness in the months and weeks leading up to this trip,” said Alistair.

Mr Hartley, who owns Nelsons Ltd in Birstall, will be riding in support of The Brain Tumour Charity. He said: “I love cycling but this sportive will be a challenge for me as I have never cycled this distance over such difficult terrain.”

Donations can be made at www.gofundme.com/f/ alistairs-ride-for-039our-kid039.

A grand donation to help counsellors A CHARITY that works with young people in Gomersal has received a sizeable donation from a local housebuilder.

Escayp (Emotional Support for Children and Young People) were awarded £1,000 as part of Persimmon Homes Community Champions Scheme.

The funding will go towards helping vulnerable young people by providing free counselling and therapeutic play sessions across West Yorkshire. It is thought that the donation will help to provide more than 40 counselling sessions. Heather Pearce, from Escayp on Oxford Road, said: “Every year we support more than 400 children and young people across the region.

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News In Brief Rams camps DEWSBURY: Dewsbury Rams are holding three summer camps at the Tetley’s Stadium.

The Rampage camps, for six- to 12-year-olds, will take place on Wednesday, August 7, Thursday, August 8 and Friday August 9 (10am-3pm).

It’s £10 for one day or £25 for all three and pre-booking is essential.

Rams players Kyle Trout and Martyn Reilly will run the sessions and activities will include multi-skilled games as well as football and rugby.

Children must take their own packed lunches and plenty of water.

To book a place, ring 01924 465489 or email dewsburyramsmedia@gmail.com.

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OBITUARY Sidney Brooke

Farewell Sid, man of many talents:You’ll be sorely missed

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BATLEY: Staff at Fox’s Biscuits will take part in their own cricket world cup on August 25.

Imran Rafiq, a worker at the company for 19 years, is organising the Friendship World Cup, featuring three teams – England, Pakistan and India.

GLOWING tributes have been paid to much-loved and respected Dewsbury man Sidney Brooke, who died in hospital recently aged 90, after a short illness.

Sidney was named after his father’s brother, Private Sidney Brooke, who was killed in action in France in 1916, but he was always known as Sid to family and friends.

Sid’s father, Arthur, and his uncle Ernest, ran a successful coal merchants and haulage company in Thornhill Lees – Brooke Brothers – which Sid ran until 1963, when it was sold to the Hanson Group.

The business was started in 1919 with 15 horses and carts, progressing until it had 30 vehicles, which in the

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early 1930s were motorised with steam wagons.

The family also owned two farms in Thornhill Lees – Headfield Farm and Lodge Farm – and one of their fields was used by Thornhill Lees Trinity rugby league team.

Sid grew up in Slaithwaite Road, and attended Wheelwright Boys’ Grammar School, a school he grew to love and respect.

Twenty years ago he was instrumental in reviving the school’s annual Old Boys’ dinner, of which he became the main organiser and the long-standing master of ceremonies.

He put great effort and much time into keeping alive the tradition which gave former pupils from all over the country an opportunity to keep in touch.

Some top speakers attended the

dinners, most of them having been born in Dewsbury, but there were also other Yorkshire notables who accepted his invitation.

In the late 1930s and 1940s, Sid showed a real talent as a footballer, and at the age of 16 Huddersfield Town manager David Steele selected him to play in the first team.

He played in the same team as Len Shackleton, one of the best footballers of his time, but Sid could only play as an amateur because his father wouldn’t allow him to sign professional terms.

Football, however, was to remain central throughout his life and he played for and managed Yorkshire

Amateurs and Ossett Albion.

Sid also loved rugby league and always remained loyal to Dewsbury, where his father had been chairman. He often told the story of his dad taking a young Dewsbury journalist called Eddie Waring to away matches.

Sid went regularly to the Challenge Cup finals at Wembley, a place where he had closer connections than most people would ever guess.

For it was the business he set up later in life which won the contract to remove and re-use the ash beneath the Wembley turf when the old Wembley Stadium was demolished and a new one built in 2000.

He was proud to show family and friends the letters of commendation he received from Wembley for a job well done.

Sid will be one man more than any other who will be most sadly missed at the Old Boys’ dinner this year.

But, no doubt, those present will be raising their glasses in his honour and there will be many glowing tributes made to the kindness he showed to so many during his life.

Sid was buried in the churchyard of Holy Innocents Church, which he had attended as a child. This had been his last wish and his two sons, Richard and David, carried it out to the letter.

MP ‘appalled’ at school inequality DEWSBURY MP Paula Sherriff has slammed the government over new evidence of a growth in inequality among schoolchildren in her constituency.

A report from the Education Policy Institute revealed that disadvantaged pupils in Dewsbury are over 15 months behind their better-off peers by the end of secondary school.

The report suggests that poorer pupils are no longer closing the ‘attainment gap’ between their GCSE grades and those of their peers.

Disadvantaged pupils in Dewsbury and Mirfield are four months behind their peers from their early years – a gap that continues to widen on their education journey.

The ‘attainment gap’ increases to 11.6 months of learning at primary level, and 15.5 months by the end of secondary school.

Ms Sheriff said: “It is shameful that a generation of young people in Dewsbury, Mirfield, Denby Dale and Kirkburton are feeling the consequences of years of Tory austerity and savage cuts to education budgets, from Sure Start to further education.

“This is an appalling waste of potential and yet again, it’s in contrast to progress being made in London and the South East, where in Westminster, for example, poorer pupils are only 3.9 months behind their peers.

“It is not enough for the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to talk about ‘closing the opportunity gap,’ when he’s the embodiment of successive Tory governments who have shown privilege begets privilege.”

“We need a credible, properly resourced plan to tackle social injustice.”

Variety of activities on offer THE Royal Voluntary Service has a host of activities planned in Batley and Birstall.

On Monday (August 5) there’s the weekly movement and games group at Batley Community Centre (10.30amnoon), with the Sociables session at Bleak House on Ealand

Road at the same time.

Coffee and cake are available at the Butterfly House in Wilton Park (10.30am to noon) and on Tuesday there is a pilates class at the community centre (1.30-2.30pm). Cobbles Cafe, in Birstall Market, hosts Birstall Chat on the same day

OLDER people tried their hand at indoor curling at Batley Community Centre.

The free class was part of the Royal Voluntary Service’s ‘First Time for Everything’ initiative, which aims to give older people a chance to try something new.

Lindsay Bennett, RVS activity co-ordinator for Kirklees, said: “Thanks to funding from Prudential, we have lots more exciting events coming up and hope that even more older people, their carers and families come along.”

Sue Booth from Birstall attended the session and said: “We thoroughly enjoyed playing indoor curling and met a lovely bunch of people.”

The next event will be at Cleckheaton Methodist Church on August 19 (1.30pm). and on Wednesday Batley Bulldogs have a walking rugby session at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium (11am-noon).

The weekly lunch club, also at the community centre, meets on Thursday (11.30am1pm). Pre-booking is required.

There is another movement and games group at Birstall Community Centre (10.30amnoon).

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A CHARITY that supports disabled people has received a £1,000 donation from a housebuilder.

Livability York House Ossett was handed the donation from Persimmon Homes through their Community Champions scheme.

The charity, which houses 20 disabled people, plans to create a sensory garden for residents and the community.

Helen Holt, from the charity, said: “We are thrilled to receive this donation from Persimmon Homes.

“A sensory garden is an accessible area for those who are visually impaired. The layout and features are designed to stimulate the senses by touch and sound, enabling the sharing of experience with fellow residents.”

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A CONGESTION-BUSTING bypass for traffic-clogged Cooper Bridge will not happen for at least five years, planners have revealed.

And it will be a more modest version of what was unveiled last year.

A new relief road and viaduct for the area around the Cooper Bridge roundabout, which serves Mirfield, Huddersfield and Brighouse, was announced in December.

It came with a £69.2m price tag.

Described as “ambitious and transformational” by transport chiefs and planners, it was designed to reduce traffic on both the A62 Leeds Road and the A644 Wakefield Road, cut journey times and improve air quality.

It also sought to provide 1.5km of new road and changes to 2.5km of current highway.

Senior figures with Kirklees Council released three design options for the project – known formally as the A62/A644 (Wakefield Road) Link Road – which were put out to public consultation.

It was envisaged that construction work on the fourphase programme would

begin in 2021 and finish in 2023. The council is now looking at a longer-term delivery for the scheme, which is likely to be smaller in scale.

Deputy Leader of Kirklees, Coun Peter McBride, said a big gyratory as originally planned was “no longer going to happen”.

He added: “There will be something of a gyratory, which will be relatively modest.

“The big expenditure is going to be on the road which will come from Colne Bridge Road, going right across and through next to the White Cross Inn, all the way to the motorway, some of which will be on stilts.

“That was not the intent originally. It was going to be a massive gyratory. It’s a more

modest one now.

“That will not be delivered for well over five years – maybe five or seven years – but it is in the programme.”

Money for the scheme had been allocated by West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), a group of leading councillors and officers from West Yorkshire councils, plus York, that works on major infrastructure projects.

WYCA has accepted Kirklees’ alternative scheme and the changes that it encompasses.

Coun McBride said officers in Kirklees had consulted with colleagues in neighbouring Calderdale, as much of the construction work involved would be on the Calderdale side of the boundary.

Health services merge to provide care TWO community-based health services are joining up in North Kirklees.

From October, the district’s musculoskeletal (MSK) and pain services will be merged and provided by private firm Connect Health.

The service will cover orthopaedics (dealing with conditions affecting bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves), rheumatology, physiotherapy and pain management.

The new model of care was developed based on evaluations of the district’s current provision, feedback from patients, engagement with clinicians and new national guidelines.

The existing contract ends on September 30 and a procurement process took place last year to find a provider for the new ‘North Kirklees Integrated MSK and Pain Service’, which will run for five years.

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has been provided by Connect Health since 2016, and the pain management service was previously provided by InHealth Pain Management Solutions.

Connect Health will have a sub-contracting arrangement with InHealth for community pain and with Novus for community hand surgery.

Heckmondwike GP Dr David Kelly, chairman of NHS North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group said:

“This new combined service will ensure that local people receive the best personalised MSK and pain management services for their needs, in a timely manner, receiving the right care in the right place at the right time – first time.”

The core service will be located in locations across North Kirklees. Patients who are already being treated for pain management will continue to be seen by the current provider.

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THE Dewsbury Soroptimists group celebrated three of their members reaching their 80th birthday last week.

Forty women, along with Soroptimist International Yorkshire president-elect Rita Leaman, attended the party at the Oakwell Centre in Dewsbury Hospital. The celebrations replaced the

normal meeting held on the second Thursday of every month and included a wide range of activities.

The three octogenarians – Chris, Jackie and June – entertained the group with a dance routine, as well as stories of their lives and recitals of Yorkshire ditties.

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Action, not words, on climate change

By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter CLIMATE change campaigners have challenged Kirklees Council to do more to highlight the climate emergency it declared more than six months ago.

Campaigners were out in force at Huddersfield Town Hall prior to presenting a deputation in the council chamber calling for “action, not words”.

And in responding Coun Naheed Mather, Cabinet member for Greener Kirklees, admitted: “We haven’t been good enough to shout from the rooftops [about] some of the things that we do.”

The Labour-led authority declared a climate emergency in January. It involves carrying out a full environmental audit and measuring its carbon footprint.

But campaigners with Kirklees Climate Emergency Group called on the council to do more to communicate with residents why the climate crisis is so great, and to lobby central government for more support.

Among those addressing the council was Jan Walters.

She said campaigners had seen “only minimal evidence” of the council publicising the Climate Emergency.

She urged the authority to do more and “to treat this as the emergency that [it] is.

“Please speak out about the nature of the climate emergency, and do it now”.

Murray Holmes, 15, asked the council to confirm that it had written to the Government asking for cash to fund local initiatives.

Coun Mather said Kirklees Council has a target to reduce carbon emissions by 40 per cent by 2021 and that it is developing targets to the year 2050.

She added that the council is also investing in electric vehicles and planting more trees, developing a Kirklees Climate Commission and setting up a Youth Summit with a climate emergency focus.

And she revealed that 60 per cent of street lighting in Kirklees – equating to 6, 830 lights – is LED conversion, reducing electricity used by 3m kilowatts – the equivalent of running 18,000 TV sets for four hours every day for a year. It has also reduced the council’s carbon footprint by 1,600 tonnes of CO2.

The four-year LED conversion programme for the remaining 31,000 lights will cost £12.5m.

She said that by declaring the climate emergency the council had recognised the severity and urgency of the issue affecting the planet.

“We have already taken some steps towards a greener Kirklees but this is just the start of our journey. There’s a long way to go.”

Green group leader Coun Andrew Cooper commented: “One of the things that has changed since the Climate Emergency was declared is that Leeds City Region has announced that it is going to be net zero carbon by 2038.

“All the councils including Kirklees have signed up to that. It’s a tough target to achieve but it’s also not high enough. The year 2030 is the target we should be aiming at but I welcome it as a good first step. We have to start work.

“What’s lacking are action plans and robust realism to show how that’s going to be achieved. The immediate job is to develop action plans that go beyond small-scale green initiatives.”

Throughout 2019 local historian Mike Popplewell will be searching through his newspaper collection from the 1920s and 30s for some of the biggest headlines from home and abroad – while also taking a look at stories making the news in our own district. Readers are welcome to provide feedback if any of these features are remembered personally, or you can recall being told them by an earlier generation.

Triumph, tragedy ... and French visitors Ten days, one summer – part four UR time travels back to July 1934 have given us an interesting insight into life in the district, and the country at large, as we look at 10 consecutive days of news from the now-defunct Yorkshire Observer newspaper.

On day four, Thursday July 19, there was the usual triumph and tragedy, with a little bit of the more mundane to be found in the pages of the ‘YO’.

‘Bradford Airman Feared Lost on Everest’ was the front page headline, as one-time World War One hero Maurice Wilson had decided to make a lone ascent of Mount Everest from the party’s base camp.

Leaving everyone else behind he set off, much against the better judgement of the experts, carrying a small tent, an ice axe, some kit and a camera.

The porters waited three days at Camp Three, and then returned to the Rongbuk Monastery where they waited a further three weeks.

At that point the news of Mr Wilson’s disappearance was released to the world with the suggestion that ‘It is extremely unlikely that he is still alive’.

Much like our weather over the past week or so, there was news of lightning strikes across the country, floods and even an earthquake - adverse summer weather in England is certainly nothing new.

On a brighter note there were celebrations as King George V, our Queen’s grandfather, was in Liverpool to officially open the Mersey Tunnel.

Such is the usage of this stretch of road today it is almost impossible to imagine crossing the Mersey from Liverpool to The Wirral without it - whatever Gerry Marsden might say about it!

In ‘The latest from all parts of the Ridings’ section there was news of a party of 13 French boys and girls, students of the Lycee

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de St Omer, who were paying a five-week visit under an interchange agreement with Whitcliffe Mount Grammar School.

The previous day they had been taken by cars by members of the Cleckheaton Rotary Club to Kirklees Hall, the seat of Sir George Armytage.

Another reported motor journey did not have quite the same outcome for an incident on Quarry Hill, Horbury, resulted in a Leyland articulated lorry crashing into a telegraph pole, bursting into flames and the subsequent death of one of the occupants.

PLAYERS from two local rugby clubs helped raise £5,000 in memory of a father who died last year.

Darran Huntington lived in Scholes and grew up in Mirfield and was just 31 when he passed away in September 2018, leaving behind a wife and two children.

He was a keen cross-code rugby player, playing for Dewsbury Moor and Batley Boys ARLFC, and Huddersfield RUFC and

Ossett fire brigade and ambulance service were promptly on the scene but there was nothing left of the vehicle except for a metal frame by the time they arrived. The loss of control of the vehicle was apparently the result of the driver being stung in the eye by a wasp.

The driver survived relatively unhurt but his mate was trapped in the subsequent fire and died in hospital from severe burns.

An earlier death prompted the publishing of the will of Mr Montague Crothers, late of Lamplands House, Batley, who had formerly been deputy managing director

Leodensian RUFC. Last month Ossett RUFC and Mirfield Old Boys – including some of Darran’s closest friends – contested a charity game in his memory.

and later deputy chairman of JT and J Taylor of Blakeridge Mill, Batley, and also a former president of the Batley Chamber of Commerce.

Mr Crothers left £77,000, around £4 million today, with £500 going to Batley and District Hospital, £200 to the Batley Nursing Service, £400 to Batley Corporation for Christmas dole and charity organisations for the poor, £200 to Zion Chapel to add to the Minister’s stipend, £400 to the Church Benevelent Fund for the poor members and also generous sums to family members and loyal employees.

Lamplands House was on Sunny Bank Road, close to the end of York Road, off Batley Field Hill, close to the Morley border.

That Mr Crothers made such a mark on life in the district is all the more surprising for the fact his father was an Irish-born New Connexion Church minister and he was born a Lancastrian, in Bolton, where he began his working life as a railway clerk.

However, whatever the twists and turns of his journey to Batley it is clear that once here he certainly left his mark and his broadly spread generosity speaks volumes for the mark of the man.

The match was followed by a family fun day and all money raised was donated to the Rugby League Benevolent Fund, which helps players who have sustained life-

changing injuries.

Players from both teams have since handed over a cheque to Steve Ball, the general manager of the Benevolent Fund.

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The fair, presented by GR Tucker and Sons, has returned to the district with even more rides and attractions than last year.

Wristbands are available to buy from £6.99, giving you free access to most rides, including G Force, Cliff Hanger, Waltzers, Fun House, Ski Jump and Snow Storm.

New attractions this year include an opportunity to meet Bumblebee and Hulkbuster, as well as catching a glimpse of the fair’s own dinosaur on August 4 and August 11.

Open daily until August 11, you can choose from three sessions – 12noon to 3pm, 3pm to 6pm and 5pm to 8pm.

Food stalls, the rodeo bull and bungee trampolines can be enjoyed for an extra cost on top of the price for the wristband.

The fair can be found in the large field next to the A62 Leeds Road, WF16 9BJ.

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New addition’s a cut above in Birstall AN ESTABLISHED Birstall barber has gained an extra pair of hands to help with his increasing number of clients.

Richard Craig has been working out of Birstall alone for 13 years but has recently been joined b a second barber, Gemma, who will be offering a walk-in service.

“I’ve been looking for staff, had some on and off from time to time, Gemma has been working with me for the last month or so and she’s really keen, really eager to work, she’s good at her job and I’m hoping this partnership can flourish,” said Richard.

Richard has recently moved to appointments only and says the busy centre of Birstall will give Gemma the chance to build up her own clientele.

“I’ve got many regulars that have been coming to me for 10 years and I’ve got a really good rapport with them,” he said.

“Birstall is quite a busy place at times, it’s served me well so hopefully it can serve Gemma in years to come.”

Gemma says glowing reports of Richard’s work were the main reason she chose to approach him.

“His shop has a really good reputation, his customers have a lot of good things to say about him!”

As well in the walk-in service she will be providing, Gemma hopes she will be soon be able to offer a men’s shaving service.

She said: “I’m going to be doing men’s shaving, that’s really got bigger at the moment.

“Once I’ve qualified I’ll be doing shaving out of Richard’s shop.”

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Ramblers’ corner FORTHCOMING walks with the North Kirklees Group of the Ramblers – non-members are always welcome. Please call the walk leader for more details.

SATURDAY AUGUST 3 ROUND ROBIN Starts at 10.30am from the car park behind Dewsbury Sports Centre WF12 8EN (SE246216) Park on Sands Lane 8 miles – moderate Contact: Eddie and Andrea 01924 470091

Come alive and sing along with ‘Friendlees’ ROLL UP, roll up! The Greatest Showman sing-a-long cinema experience is coming to Mirfield Community Centre tomorrow (Sat).

Viewers can watch the film on a giant screen at the Water Royd Lane venue, sing along to all the modern classic songs, tuck into hotdogs, popcorn and nachos; sample the gin, prosecco and real ale bar then dance at an aftershow disco.

Guests can choose from the family showing between 3pm and 6pm (£5 for children and £8 for adults) or the adult showing between 7pm and 11pm (£10 per ticket) and each ticket includes a hot dog.

The event has been organised by Mirfield postie Kelly Williams and ‘Friendlees’, a group set up for adults in Kirklees to make new friends, try new things and go to fun events where, even if you are on your own, you will be made to feel welcome.

The group kicked off this summer with a programme of events, walks, dance nights, afternoon teas and days out. They are also organising coffee meet-ups across Kirklees for people wanting to make new friends and just get out more.

Over the last two years public-spirited Kelly Williams has personally raised thousands of pounds for good causes and

MONDAY AUGUST 5 FOLLOWING CHARLOTTE BRONTE Starts at 1pm at Oakwell Hall top car park (WF17 9LG) 5 miles – moderate No dogs please Contact: Kathleen 01924 471473 kathleenoshea5@aol.com

Bus ‘spectacular’ at The Mill Outlet WHICH bus do you remember catching in your youth?

organised a number of fundraising community events.

Everyone is welcome at Mirfield Community Centre on Saturday and tickets are available online (see the Friendlees Kirklees Facebook page for details), from the Babyccinnos and Millie & Berties businesses in Mirfield town centre, or by calling 07456 315688.

Greatest Showman fancy dress is optional but is very much encouraged.

See if you can spot it at Dewsbury Bus Museum’s Annual Spectacular at The Mill Outlet & Garden Centre in Batley on Sunday August 11.

You’ll be able to see a variety of British-manufactured buses from the likes of Leyland, Bristol, AEC and Guy Wulfrunian and spot the diverse liveries from operators through the decades, the local ones being West Riding, West Yorkshire and Yorkshire Woollen, all followed by the National Bus Company.

The event will be based at The Mill Outlet, with buses running every 20 minutes on various local routes, all free of charge.

There will be feeder services to the event in the morning and returning afterwards to Leeds, the White Rose Centre, Shaw Cross, Pontefract, Castleford, Normanton, Wakefield, Keighley and Bradford. All bus services are free.

Details of these will appear on www.dewsburybusmuseum.co.uk.

There will be several mystery tours around the district and the bus museum at Ravensthorpe will be open all day. Visitors can hitch a ride to the museum itself to view more buses at various stages of restoration.

Programme booklets (which allow free admission to the museum) are £3 and include all timetables, route details and vehicle allocations.

Stalls selling transport-related memorabilia, books, models and DVDs will be on hand at The Mill, which will be

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Infrared in focus SPEN VALLEY Historical Society’s next meeting is on Wednesday September 11

open from 10.30am until 5pm and there will be special discounts on top of the usual outlet prices.

when Eric Houlder will give a talk titled ‘Infrared Colour Aerial Photography in Archaeology and War’.

Meetings are held in the Catholic Church Parish Hall on Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, starting at

BAGSHAW Museum will host the last-ever performance of ‘Wish You Were Here’ on Sunday September 8.

‘Wish You Were Here’ takes a dip into the history of swimwear, covering 200 years of seaside fashion.

As well as entertaining stories and vintage costumes, the presentation takes a look at the bracing bathing of 18th Century, knitted

7.30pm, with refreshments served from 7.15pm.

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

cozzies and kiss-me-quick hats.

Inspired by Bagshaw Museum’s seaside gallery, it has been a popular part of ‘History Wardrobe’s’ regular programme for several years. But, due to the company making way for new presentations, this will be the last performance.

Admission is £12.50 per person and places can be booked at Bagshaw Museum or by calling 01924 324765.

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MONDAY The Trinity Centre Batley Carr 9.00am Tel Hameedah 07983 445501 Staincliffe Cricket Club Halifax Road 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Faye 07852 714364 St Paul’s Church Hall Cleckheaton 5.30pm & 7.30pm Tel Emma 07786 513072 Tingley Methodist Church Westerton Road 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Lyn 07792 032170

WEDNESDAY NEW CONSULTANT FROM 31ST JULY Thornhill Social Club Wednesday 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Sarah 07539 452622 Scout Headquarters Hunsworth, Cleckheaton 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Paul 07848 958798 Roberttown Community Centre 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Kathryn 07906 118636 Trinity Methodist Church Hall Mirfield 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Claire 07768 311351

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NEW Round teak dining table, 48” diameter with four chairs, £30. Buyer to collect. Tel 01924 455215.

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Blyss Carolina wall hung electric fire. Curved black glass front. Brand new and boxed, £25 ono. Tel 07740 270660. (2429)

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ENTERTAINMENT/ HOBBIES Blackjack shoe, solid ash with 400 casino playing chips, plus gaming board, £20 ono. Tel 01274 876814.

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FURNITURE Oak dining table and four chairs (3ft square extending to 6ft long), £50. Buyer to collect. Tel 01274 873094.

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Good condition, £30. Tel 01924 404238. (2419) COLLECTIBLE Free pot doll, one leg broken but repairable, pretty face (1945 circa). Tel 07581 573968. (2427) CLOTHING Five men’s pure cotton checked shirts, size large.

Very good condition and makes, £12. Tel 07581 573968. (2427) Pro-Sports all in one leather biking suit. Black and red, size M, £60. Buyer to collect. Tel: 07531 532479 (Batley) (2424).

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THE 19th staging of the Gary Birkenshaw Memorial charity golf day at Hanging Heaton Golf Club raised over £830 for the local Friends In Deed charity.

Well-known local businessman Gary died suddenly while golfing with friends at Cleckheaton Golf Club almost 20 years ago, aged just 40. A talented footballer and rugby player, his friends have raised money ever since, and his dad Roy was present last Friday as they staged their competition again, followed by a raffle and auction.

Organiser Steve Farrar accepted the money raised on behalf of Friends In Deed, which helps children and young people with a wide

SUCCESSFUL DAY: The golf day’s organisers Peter Forster (left) and Trevor Hooley (right) with winners Peter Atkinson and Derek Colquhoun variety of needs, including a sight-impaired girl whose life has been transformed by stateof-the-art equipment which recognises people and even helps her to ‘read’.

In addition, a nearest-the-pin contest raised funds for an amyloidosis charity, in memory of popular Hanging Heaton member Steve Tattersfield, who passed away recently.

Competition winners were Peter Atkinson and Derek Colquhoun with an outstanding 49 stableford points.

RACING PREVIEW WITH MIKE SMITH Who will have a glorious Goodwood?

LORIOUS GOODWOOD’S three historic Group Ones and a range of other pattern races have tempted the big names and top trainers to Sussex over the last few days.

However, it’s the handicap races that punters and smaller trainers really look forward to and the biggest handicap of the meeting is undoubtedly the Stewards' Cup. This Heritage Handicap features 28 tightly-matched sprinters and has been won by some classy horses since its creation in 1840, with the names of Lochsong, Danetime and Borderlescott standing out on the recent roll of honour.

And there’s a good chance of the trophy returning to Yorkshire via the in-form Malton trainer Declan Carroll’s JUSTANOTHERBOTTLE, who heads the market, and a strong hand on show from Upper Helmsley-based David O’Meara.

O’Meara decided against a tilt at the Wokingham, instead sending GULLIVER to Windsor and Ripon during June, where he carried big weights on both occasions.

O’Meara’s five-year-old finally claimed his first victory of the year in the Sun Racing Handicap at York at the end of June, carrying odds of 20/1 to an impressive victory over many rivals he could face again at Goodwood. GULLIVER is still some seven-pounds short of the career-high rating he reached a year ago, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him run a big race.

He also saddles SUMMERGHAND, who has been campaigned over 7f but looks like he needs a really strong

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pace over 6f having run some tremendous races in defeat this year.

He was second by a neck when trying to concede 6lbs to FLAVIUS TITUS at Newmarket’s Craven meeting.

Roger Varian's winner has progressed and is one of the favourites but he will be 5lbs worse off with SUMMERGHAND, who ran fifth from off the pace in the Wokingham.

Useful handicapper JUSTANOTHERBOTTLE was beaten by a short head last year by Hugo Palmer’s Gifted Master. But this prominent front-runner stays 6f, acts on good to firm and good to soft going and handles the track.

He’s only run twice this term and on form this year should be five times the 10/1 price with Carrigill’s but, at 4lb lower going into the race, this year may just have been laid out for this.

David Griffiths, another Yorkshire trainer, will be hoping ORNATE can follow up on his win in the Epsom Dash in June. Never headed, he hung on gamely in the closing

stages as the pursuing pack closed in and emerged with an impressive Topspeed rating. All eight of his victories have been over the minimum 5f trip but he has placed over 6f in the past and Griffiths clearly feels he can step up again Charlie Hills thinks KHAADEM has pretentions of becoming a stallion and can’t be discounted as he won the race with another three-yearold in 2015 with Magical Memory. The same aged KHAADEEM is lightly-raced and versatile with regards to ground and won the Listed Carnarvon Stakes at Newbury on his reappearance this term.

In the preceding Lily Langtry Stakes, MANUELA DE VEGA needs to come on again from winning a weakish Listed race last time, but can improve past the older fillies with Aidan O’Brien’s progressive SOUTH SEA PEARL possibly the one to beat.

North Yorkshire trainer Nigel Tinkler has toasted plenty of winners already this year and TRIPLE DISTILLED can chalk up another win at Newmarket tomorrow (Saturday). The three-year-old had to be switched to get a run at York last weekend and can make it three in a row.

TARBOOSH needs a small field and turf and gets 2lb off the top weight at Hamilton tomorrow night at 7.20 when conditions should suit.

CARRIGILL’S NAP: (money back as a free bet if finishes outside top 4): ORNATE, Saturday, Goodwood, 3.40.

AUGUR’S BEST BET: MANUELA DE VEGA, Saturday, Goodwood, 3.00.

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Liversedge embrace underdog status Big-spending rivals mean the Clayborners will be outsiders in the battle for NCEL Premier Division promotion, but manager Jonathan Rimmington expects his team to punch above their weight...

HE RICHES at the top of football are beginning to trickle into non-league, making even divisions lower down the ladder a game of haves and have-nots, but one man is determined that a little less cash won’t stop his club from aiming high.

Liversedge are embarking on their 29th consecutive season in the NCEL Premier Division, in the ninth tier of the English football pyramid.

However, manager Jonathan Rimmington is as confident as ever that his side can overhaul their big-spending rivals.

The eccentric boss makes no bones about what their ambitions are for the coming season: “We’re not conceding anything to any team. We want to win the league.”

Is that aim a realistic one? On the face of it, perhaps not – Liversedge finished in 13th position out of 20 last season, briefly flirting with the relegation zone after a bleak winter before an uplift in results saw them home.

They won seven of their last 10 league games and reached the final of the NCEL Cup, where they matched league champions Worksop Town stride for stride and were unlucky to suffer a 3-1 defeat.

As is often the case at this level, the transfer merry-go-round has been in full swing over the summer.

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Only five of the 16 players on the cup final teamsheet remain in the squad, although that figure doesn’t include captain and defensive rock Tom Jackson.

Full-back Aaron Fell, young winger Red Bates and last year’s mid-season attacking additions, Alfie Raw and Emile Sinclair, have all stayed on, but most crucially Sedge have retained the services of Joe Walton, who bagged 24 goals last season.

Their star striker will have company this time around though. The prolific Oliver Fearon has joined the club from AFC Mansfield, while Alex Lill has moved from Swallownest alongside goalkeeping brother Josh.

Elsewhere, they have snapped up two Emley midfielders in Michael Bottomley and Shane Hamilton, while Jake Thompson and Joe Kenny return to the club from Eccleshill and Carlton respectively.

As always, Rimmington is looking to give youth a chance as well, with ex-Huddersfield Town defender Harry Clibbens and Yorkshire Amateur’s Nathan Hunt also landing in Clayborn, along with Liam Marsden from Matlock.

The squad may have a very different look but Rimmington, who enters his fifth season as manager, believes it has as much potential as

DETERMINED: Jonathan Rimmington is aiming high with his Liversedge side any in the division.

“Once we’ve got our best 16 players, we’ll compete with any team in this league this year,” he declares.

“We are going to compete and we are going to try and get promoted.

That is what we’re looking to do, or at least get in the top four or five and then next season, if we keep the squad together, we’ll be ready.

“We don’t want to give the season up already, we want to have a go at everybody. It’s 11 versus 11, I don’t care about names.”

Rimmington is happy to admit that his side have a mid-table budget but believes that they can compete with any of the big-spenders who will be the favourites for the three promotion spots on offer.

Mixed results ahead of season opener

CRICKET

League returns after weekend washout

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

IT IS ‘as you were’ in the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League after last week’s rain saw a total washout of fixtures in every division.

Clubs go into tomorrow’s Premier Division games with just seven left in which to press their claims for the title, pull clear of relegation, or just happily consolidate.

With a 22-point lead over secondplaced Bradford and Bingley, and a game in hand, Woodlands are certainly in the driving seat as they prepare to travel to third-bottom Wrenthorpe.

While Hanging Heaton’s seven defeats to date look to have put them right out of the running, Cleckheaton’s current form sees them go into tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) game at Bradford and Bingley 42 points behind with a game in hand, and a victory would leave them with an outside chance of at least a runners-up spot.

As for Hanging Heaton, their continued success in the National T20 competition bears witness to their undoubted ability but they have not been able to find the consistency of past years and, having played a game more than the other clubs, even their current position of fourth looks vulnerable.

Tomorrow they have another

challenging fixture when they go to Heavy Woollen Cup finalists Townville, while at the foot of the table just 36 points separate the bottom four clubs as Undercliffe, Lightcliffe, Wrenthorpe and Methley battle it out in a bid to avoid the drop.

Batley and Birstall have been flying the Dewsbury and District flag in the lower divisions this season, with Batley topping Championship One and Birstall lying second in Championship Two going into tomorrow’s games.

However, this week promises to a be a crucial round of games for both divisions.

Batley are just seven points ahead of Bankfoot but, while they have an awkward task at fourth-placed Pudsey Congs tomorrow, Bankfoot will expect to get the best of things on their visit to Hartshead Moor.

Of course, much rests on the availability of Yorkshire’s former England paceman Tim Bresnan for Moor as, not surprisingly, they look a vastly different proposition with him in their side.

Scholes, at home to East Bierley, are anchored to the foot of Championship One and with only one win this season they look unlikely to make up the 49-point deficit on third-bottom Ossett, who entertain freefalling Keighley.

Gomersal are the team in fourthbottom spot and they cannot expect any help with their plight when they go to a Morley side still only nine points behind Batley and well-

“There’s a lot of money in our league this year. Some teams are spending a ridiculous amount of money to try and get promoted,” he said.

“Yorkshire Amateur have probably got four times our budget.

Eccleshill have got a bit, Garforth Town, Bridlington Town, Maltby, Mansfield, Bottesford, Grimsby, Knaresborough. There are a lot of teams (with more money).

“We’re just trying to compete with all of them.

“All of those will think they can win the league this year so it’s not going to be easy.”

Alongside a new-look squad there are also some changes in the dugout. Marlon Adams has arrived

as assistant boss, and will be helped out by the return to the coaching staff of a former number two, Simon Emery.

Liversedge and Rimmington will be hoping for a much smoother year than the last. The boss was handed a stadium ban at the start of the season and then had time away for health reasons, but returned for the final months of the season with his usual zeal making a difference on the touchline.

He said: “One of our youngsters said to one of the coaches that when Rimmo’s in the dugout we always have a chance of winning and when he’s not there we seem to capitulate!

“It’s my ethos, I’m hungry, I’m jumping about like an idiot. It does make a difference to the players when they’ve got someone on the sidelines helping them and fighting for them.”

There is certainly no lack of fight left in him, and his determination and rhetoric (He jokes “we’ll fight them on the beaches!”) mean that you would always give his side a chance against anybody.

“There are clubs in our league that make us look like dwarves,” Rimmington admits, “but it’s about getting the right team out. Three teams go up this year so there’s a big incentive and we’ll be having a go.”

placed to pursue a title challenge.

Tomorrow’s fixture is even more crucial for in-form Birstall for they go to third-placed Yeadon with only seven points between them in the Championship Two title race.

Leaders Carlton are 21 points ahead of Birstall but they entertain a fourth-placed Buttershaw St Paul’s side who have promotion, if not title, ambitions themselves.

With relegation to the Conference for the first time a possibility this season, Adwalton, Liversedge, Altofts and Hopton Mills are separated by just 22 points ahead of what could be a very tense finale at both ends of the table.

Tomorrow Adwalton are at Altofts, Liversedge at Bowling Old Lane and Hopton Mills at East Ardsley while fifth placed Spen Victoria are at Hunslet Nelson.

YOU WON’T find Shepley or Townville in any list of towns and villages in the district, but these are the clubs contesting Sunday’s final of the 137th Heavy Woollen Cup competition.

As the inclusion area to qualify for entry has expanded over the years, it has become difficult to identify this competition under its long-standing nomenclature.

Townville won the trophy in 2014, their only final appearance to date, while Shepley beat Gomersal by 45 runs in the 2011 final at Spen Victoria, so both sides can claim vital cup final experience ahead of the showdown at Ossett (12 noon start).

LIVERSEDGE were on the wrong end of a big pre-season defeat last weekend against Stockton Town.

With an under-strength side, the scores level at the break but Max Craggs scored twice while Jamie Owens, Kevin Hayes and Lewis King also netted in a rampant second half for Stockton.

Liversedge did pick up a win in their final friendly on Tuesday night, beating Steeton 4-1 at Clayborn.

They begin their season tomorrow (Saturday, kick-off 3pm) away at Maltby Main, but the early start to the campaign means a number of players will be unavailable.

Manager Jonathan Rimmington said: "The first game is going to be a nightmare because we’ve got six lads on holiday. It’s ridiculous.

"We’ll go in there with a plan to get something from the game, but Maltby will be up there (for promotion)."

CYCLE SPEEDWAY Heckmondwike miss out on title

RUNNERS-UP: The Heckmondwike Saints team of Kyle Holland, Justin Naylor, Thomas Kent, Darren Kent and Adam Watson HECKMONDWIKE Saints dramatically missed out on the Yorkshire League cycle speedway crown in the final event of the competition.

After five rounds of racing, Hull and Heckmondwike were level on points with the other competitors in the event, Sheffield Stars, further behind.

Hull finished top of the board on

home shale at the Hessle raceway to claim the crown, taking 54 points to see Heckmondwike, with 50 points, finish last in the event and runnersup overall.

Heckmondwike Cycle Speedway said the league has been a tremendous success, with plans to expand next year with a GP series for all age groups.

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Sharks still fighting NCL Division Two

SHAW CROSS SHARKS 32 EAST LEEDS 16 Stephen Ibbetson at Leeds Road SHAW CROSS SHARKS boosted their survival hopes with a deserved victory over relegation rivals East Leeds.

Captain Dec Naughton got the man-of-the-match award after scoring two tries and leading his side to the win, while Sam Ottewell also scored a double on his impressive return to the team.

Brad Baines got the first try and added six goals to continue his fine form and edge the Sharks to a victory which left head coach Mark Barlow delighted.

“I’m extremely happy for everyone involved at Shaw Cross,” he said. “It wasn’t our best performance but it was definitely our most important win.”

The Sharks started strongly and had the best of the territory, but errors twice saw them lose the ball in good position before the first try came when Andrew Tillotson’s pass sent Baines over on the back of a penalty.

They were put under pressure from the restart though and East Leeds hit back on the first play from a penalty as Nathan Conroy skipped round the defence to score before

LEADER: Captain and man of the match Dec Naughton scored two tries adding the conversion to put his side in front.

That would last only four minutes though, thanks to a delicious piece of skill from Tillotson. First he collected his own perfectly-weighted kick in behind, before flicking a wonder pass out the back for Ottewell to score.

Good work from Harrison Sutcliffe put them on the attack again for the next try, as Naughton

charged over to extend the lead.

Ryan Ospital, playing his final game for Shaw Cross before heading back to France, was harshly sent to the bin for an alleged flop but his side still got the next try as Ottewell spun out of one tackle and then stepped round another to score.

They couldn’t quite hold on until half-time though as Dom Hardisty scored on the right after an error from Baines at the back, narrowing their lead to 22-10.

The rain that had been hammering down for hours before the game returned with a vengeance in the second half, making expansive play more difficult, but the Sharks dug deep to grind out the result.

East Leeds pulled the difference back to one score in the 55th minute, with Tom Bull going into the corner and Conway adding a brilliant touchline conversion.

The Sharks had the better of the territory afterwards and Baines kicked a penalty with 14 minutes left to re-establish a two-score lead.

The result was finally put to bed with six minutes to go and it was fittingly the skipper who went over for the clincher after Dickie Piper’s offload.

Baines added a final penalty from distance on the hooter to round off a fantastic win for the resurgent Sharks, who face East Leeds once again tomorrow (Saturday) in the away reverse fixture.

Maroons edge towards relegation fate NCL Division One

SADDLEWORTH RANGERS 28 DEWSBURY MOOR 18 THE CHANCES of survival are looking very slim for Dewsbury Moor after defeat to one of their relegation rivals.

A run of three wins in four matches had boosted their hopes but a third defeat on the spin now leaves them rooted to the bottom of the table with a seven-point gap to make up in just five games.

Moor and Saddleworth started the day as the bottom two in the division, making a win crucial for both if they hoped to make a fist of staying up.

However, a poor start saw the Maroons trail 18-0. Adam Walker broke the deadlock on 20 minutes with a try converted by Josh Bradbury.

Bradbury took the man of the match award and also added the extras to a Ben Forster try five minutes later.

Walker then went over for his second try of the game, again converted, to put Saddleworth in a commanding position.

Moor came back strongly in response, with Bradley Adams and Archie Bruce scoring tries – both converted by Bradley Foster – either side of half-time to bring the difference down to six points.

However, Bradbury added a converted try and followed that up with a penalty goal to give his side a threescore lead at 26-12.

Moor hit back with a Thomas Harrington try and Forster goal, but Bradbury finished things off three minutes from time with another penalty.

The Maroons could be relegated from Division One after just one season as soon as this weekend.

They host the side in the final safe spot, Myton Warriors, tomorrow (Saturday), and if their losing run goes on and Oulton Raiders avoid defeat at home to Normanton Knights, Moor will be consigned to the drop.

Boys enjoying ‘surprise’ push for NCL promotion BATLEY BOYS are six matches away from earning promotion in their first year in the National Conference Leagues, but their success has come as a surprise even to themselves.

The club, which won the top flight of the Yorkshire Men’s League last year, were elected into the Conference for the first time ahead of this season.

They have surpassed all expectations by climbing to third place in the Division Three table, level with second-placed Hunslet Warriors and just one point behind leaders Woolston Rovers.

With the top two going up automatically, the Boys have a real chance of continuing their rise and going up into Division Two if they can continue their current sixmatch winning streak.

Terry Bairstow, joint-coach alongside Pete Bingham, says that the club were not expecting such success in their debut campaign.

“Our aim at the beginning of the season was to stay in the division, see if we could consolidate and then attract a few players,” he said.

“I looked at the division beforehand and there are a lot of teams that have been in the Conference for years, and I thought if we can get mid-table we’d have done really well.

“Once I saw Hunslet were on top – they’d played us in the first game of the season and beat us by two - I thought if they’re the standard then we’re not far off. All the lads have stuck together, we’ve brought in one or two additions, and I’m proud of them.”

Their success has seen other local talent join the club in recent weeks, with Joss Ratcliffe making the move from Thornhill and former

Shaw Cross player Benjamin Spaven also arriving at the Boys.

Those arrivals have helped boost the depth of the squad, something which Bairstow says he has discovered to be the biggest challenge in making the step up to the NCL. “The main difference is that you don’t get a rest,” he said. “In the Yorkshire Men’s League you might get three weeks off, or play two games then get another two weeks off, but here you don’t. It’s more a test of your squad depth.”

Batley hope to be back at full strength for the run-in, with forward Ryan Crossley and centres Owen West and Tom Brooke expected to return from long injury layoffs.

While there have been the expected week-to-week changes that any amateur side has to deal with, the coach had particular praise for the centurions who have been everpresents.

“Our captain Gavin Davis has had an absolutely outstanding season, a real captain’s knock,” said Bairstow. “He never misses a game and at the moment he’s playing 80 minutes at prop.

“Also the likes of Matt Sheridan and Josh Knowles are the type of lads who I don’t have to say anything to, they get knocks but you don’t know about them, they’re always available. It’s great as a coach to have players like that and you can’t praise them enough.”

They travel to play-off chasing Leigh East tomorrow (Saturday) before their Heavy Woollen Cup semi-final tie with Dewsbury Celtic at Staincliffe four days later.

The Boys then host Heworth, with the club hoping to stage some or all of their remaining three home ties at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium.

Trojans on top

sheet for the Trojans and Declan Tomlinson added six goals.

Celtic's replies in the derby came from Jacob Thewliss and Ryan Sandham with a Harry Copley goal.

Thornhill move into fourth place in the 10-team league, with Celtic in seventh.

In Division Four, Batley Boys picked up a 36-24 home win over Crofton Sports last Friday night to move up to sixth place.

THORNHILL TROJANS 'A' claimed a 44-10 win at home to Dewsbury Celtic in the Yorkshire Men's League NCL Alliance division on Wednesday.

Johnny Mack and Josh Riley both scored a brace of tries while Liam Harley, Will Gledhill. Kurt Hodgson and Liam Ward also got on the score-

FOOTBALL

Accomplished display as United hit six against Selby Friendly

OSSETT UNITED SELBY TOWN

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OSSETT UNITED picked up their biggest win of pre-season so far against Selby Town on Tuesday night.

Elliott Harrison and a trialist put them 2-0 in front at the break and Marko Basic added a third before Selby, who are preparing for a league campaign two division below Ossett in the NCEL Division One, fought their way back into the game.

However, Ossett pressed on to score three more goals in the final 15 minutes of the match, with Corey Gregory, Nick Guest and another trialist wrapping up an impressive scoreline.

Selby goalkeeper Peter Lawrie made two early saves before Ossett took a ninthminute lead. A long throw-in from a trialist wasn’t cleared by the defence and Harrison took advantage by firing it in from the middle of the box.

Ossett picked up again towards the end of the half. A fierce drive from Basic was deflected for a corner, from which a trialist twice had

efforts blocked before another trialist had his powerful strike saved.

The second goal came out of the blue though, when a trialist took the ball in a wide position and smashed a fantastic effort which had hit the back of the net in a flash.

Ossett continued to hunt for goals at the start of the second half, with Lawrie pulling off a good save to deny Damian Reeves.

Coduri saw an effort blocked before Basic made it 3-0 soon after.

Whether it was meant to be a cross or a shot, the ball sailed perfectly into the top

corner for a spectacular goal.

Selby were putting in a good account of themselves and got back into the game with two goals in the space of five minutes.

The first was a smart finish in the area from Joe Dale, and the second a fantastic Jordan Carter strike from distance into the top corner.

Just three minutes after the score became 3-2, United responded in style with a classy goal. Tom Greaves stopped the ball dead with his heel from a trialist’s cross for fellow substitute Gregory to smash in.

Gregory came close to a

second before a trialist finished off another good move after impressive work from Greaves down the right.

Ossett still weren’t done, and rounded off an accomplished pre-season display with a minute left to play as Guest rolled the ball into the bottom corner..

Manager Andy Welsh played down the result and said that the game provided “a good workout” as they prepare for the league season.

“People will look at the scoreline and say we thumped them but I thought Selby worked really

hard,” he said.

“They’re organised and for their level they’re a really solid outfit so it was important for us to treat it like a proper league game. Now it’s about getting the mindset right for the start of the season.”

United played an unofficial pre-season game at National League side Harrogate Town last night (Thursday). Their final two friendlies are both at home, against FC United of Manchester on Tuesday night (August 6, kick-off 7.45pm) and South Shields the following Saturday (August 10, 3pm).

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No Wembley trip for Batley AB Sundecks 1895 Cup

SHEFFIELD EAGLES BATLEY BULLDOGS

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Stephen Ibbetson at Olympic Legacy Park BATLEY BULLDOGS missed out on the chance to grace the Wembley pitch for the first time in their history as they were defeated in the 1895 Cup semifinals at Sheffield Eagles.

Three-time winners of the Challenge Cup, including the first two editions, the Bulldogs were looking to write another chapter in their history by reaching the final of the lower-league knockout competition.

Despite showing great character in defence, they made too many errors to stay in the game and Sheffield were deserving winners.

“You can have all the best systems and structures in the world but if you can’t keep hold of the ball, you’ve got no chance,” acknowledged Batley coach Matt Diskin.

“We were terrible with our lack of respect for the ball and had no field position in the whole game.”

For the Eagles, it is a fitting return to the scene of their most famous triumph when they shocked Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup final.

Mark Aston was the Lance Todd Trophy winner in that success and, having overseen the club's revival as head coach, will be proud to lead the Eagles at Wembley once again.

He added: “Going to Wembley is going to put us back in the public domain in Sheffield and I hope the peo-

MATCH STATS ROCHDALE HORNETS: Declan Kay Shaun Ainscough Brandon Wood Daley Williams Dan Abram Pierre-Louis Bourrell Isaac Farrell Lee Mitchell Lewis Sheridan Mike Weldon Zac Baker Kyle Shelford Oscar Thomas Subs: Ben Kilner Callum Marriott Jordan Syme Callum Wood Tries: Williams (18, 39).

Goals: Abram 2/2.

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

DEWSBURY RAMS: Joe Martin 6 Rob Worrincy 6 Lucas Walshaw 6 Adam Ryder 6 Andy Gabriel 6 Paul Sykes 6 Liam Finn 6 Martyn Reilly 6 Dom Speakman 6 Owen Trout 6 Michael Knowles 8 Kyle Trout 6 Subs: Sam Day 6 Jode Sheriffe 6 Nyle Flynn 6 Tom Garratt 6 Tries: Morris (8), Ryder (31), Garratt (43), Knowles (48, 60), Worrincy (51).

Goals: Sykes 0/3, Finn 4/4.

Referee: J. Child Half-time: 12-18 Penalties: 7-7 Man of the match: Michael Knowles (Dewsbury) Attendance: 574

ONLY POINTS: Louis Jouffret

PHOTO: Simon Hall

ple of Sheffield will come and support us in that big game.

“I spoke to the players at the end of the game (and said) they will be memories that you have for the rest of your life.

“It wasn’t a great game of flowing rugby and it was never going to be with the conditions, and semi-finals aren’t.

We had a lot of pressure and kept our nerve.”

The Bulldogs had the first chance of the game to attack after being awarded the first penalty and it looked as though Wayne Reittie had squeezed into the

corner for the opening try after taking Sam Smeaton’s offload, but the winger was ruled to have been taken into touch.

Instead the Eagles began to grow into the game. Dave Scott knocked-on a kick, but his side held firm in the following set with Jacob Ogden closest to getting over.

A controversial tackle reset allowed them to come forward again, but the Bulldogs defence was similarly resolute.

The pressure kept coming though and when an Eagles grubber was knocked-on, their line was finally breached.

It was two players who were wearing Batley colours last season who combined to score the first points of the semi-final as Pat Walker dabbed a kick in behind and Joel Farrell won the chase to touch down. Walker added the kick from the touchline to make it 6-0.

Batley responded brightly and were awarded two consecutive penalties, the second of them for holding down 30m out. Despite trailing they chose to kick for goal, with Jouffret slotting over to narrow the difference to four points.

That’s how it remained to half-time, despite more Eagles pressure. Josh Guzdek was stopped just short after Walker’s inside ball, and Scott was forced to concede two drop-outs in the final seconds but there was no time to attack the line before the hooter sounded.

The pattern of play continued into the second half as Batley’s defensive capabilities were put under further scrutiny. An Anthony Thackeray kick

Dewsbury make a splash in comeback win at Hornets Betfred Championship

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DEWSBURY RAMS 32 at Crown Oil Arena DEWSBURY toughed it out in atrocious conditions to take a big step towards securing survival against the league's bottom-placed side.

Rochdale's inevitable relegation has not yet been confirmed and they are clearly determined to fight to the end, leading at the break despite winning only one game all season.

The Rams were able to make their extra quality show in the second half to get the win, while the Hornets could curse their luck after having two tries cancelled out.

The visitors had the better of the first few minutes of the game and Paul Sykes had a good chance to score in the first five minutes, but knockedon just short of the line.

The Hornets had a Dan Abram try cancelled out by the officials when he was judged offside from Isaac Farrell’s short kick through the defence.

From the resulting penalty the visitors swept downfield to put pressure on the Hornets

line and a stabbed kick from Michael Knowles bounced up nicely for Frazer Morris to collect and dive over to the left of the posts, although Sykes somehow missed the conversion.

Hornets took the lead on eighteen minutes when Daley Williams finished off a good passing move on the right and Dan Abram converted.

Both sides then had good chances but struggled to keep control of the ball. An eventual Dewsbury attack that did prove some danger to the Hornets line saw Adam Ryder cross on the left but again Sykes was unable to add the extras.

It looked like Ben Kilner was going to race away to score under the posts against the side he spent time on loan at earlier in the season, but an excellent tackle from Joe Martin stopped his progress five minutes before the break.

Jordan Syme, making his second Rochdale debut, had a try cancelled out two minutes later when he went over but was brought back for a forward pass. From the scrum near the Rams line, they forced an error and Williams went in for his second just before the half-time hooter. Abram again converted to give his side a slender lead.

Rams levelled the scores within three minutes of the restart when Tom Garratt went over from close range by the posts, but again Sykes missed the conversion attempt.

Five minutes later Michael Knowles put the Rams into the lead after a nice pass from Sykes and this time Liam Finn added the conversion.

The Rams were now totally in control and Rob Worrincy intercepted a Hornets pass just a metre from his own line to race away and score under the posts.

Finn then added a penalty goal from in front of the posts and the hosts had yet another try cancelled out by the officials when Syme scored again but was judged offside.

The conditions worsened as the game went on but Knowles managed to get over for his second on the hour mark when a nice kick by Finn rolled over the try line and the Dewsbury man won the diving competition to ground the ball before it rolled over the dead-ball line.

Knowles almost completed his hat-trick when Andy Gabriel put him over on the left but the pass was judged forward, while Callum Marriott almost scored at the other end but he was grounded just inches from the line.

came back off the post but Scott managed to claim it and save a potential try.

Sheffield made no use of the resulting drop-out as the ball was lost, and another attack came to a similar end after Ogden had driven close to the line.

A knock-on by Reittie brought the pressure back on Batley but after Blake Broadbent’s barrelling charge had been halted, a mass of bodies prevented Sheffield’s Corey Makelim from going over on the last play from dummy half.

Batley’s Alistair Leak then lost the ball on the first tackle to put his side back under fire and Thackeray forced a drop out. The Bulldogs defended but Jack Broadbent then knocked on and another drop-out followed.

Farrell was stopped a metre out but stretched his arm out and touched the ball down on the line. Referee Gareth Hewer decided that the tackle had already been completed, however, and ruled the other way.

Batley were running out of ‘get out of jail free’ cards though, and Sheffield finally got over after a Scott knock-on.

Walker provided the assist as he slipped the ball to Ogden, who ran a great line to charge over.

Walker's conversion gave them a 10point lead and they looked to extend that further with Farrell denied a second try chasing a Walker kick as the ball was judged to have been knockedon rather than touched down.

Batley tried to respond but twice errors brought their attacks to an end.

That allowed Sheffield to seal the result with three minutes to go as Thackeray slipped a pass to Oliver Davies to send the Eagles to Wembley.

MATCH STATS SHEFFIELD EAGLES: Josh Guzdek Ryan Millar Jacob Ogden Ben Hellewell Ben Blackmore Pat Walker Anthony Thackeray Shaun Pick Greg Burns Brad Knowles Joel Farrell Oliver Davies Aaron Brown Subs: Corey Makelim Blake Broadbent Nathan Mason Paddy Burns Tries: Farrell (27), Ogden (66), Davies (77).

Goals: Walker 3/3.

BATLEY BULLDOGS: Dave Scott Wayne Reittie Sam Smeaton Jack Broadbent Johnny Campbell Louis Jouffret Dom Brambani Adam Gledhill Alistair Leak Tyler Dickinson Jack Downs Dane Manning Paul Brearley Subs: Lewis Bienek James Brown Toby Everett Sam Wood Tries: None.

Goals: Jouffret 1/1.

7 8 7 8 7 8 7 7 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 7

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

Referee: G. Hewer Half-time: 6-2 Penalties: 7-6 Man of the match: Joel Farrell (Sheffield) Attendance: 727

Broadbent feeling at home BATLEY BULLDOGS loanee Jack Broadbent says he is thriving under the guidance of former coach Matt Diskin.

The teenage centre is on loan at his hometown club from Leeds, but is highly regarded at Headingley and tipped for a big future in the game.

Broadbent, 17, scored a brace of tries for Yorkshire against Australian Schoolboys last year after helping the Rhinos to the academy Grand Final.

He had a spell on dual-registration with Featherstone Rovers earlier this season, scoring two tries in three appearances, and has been with Batley since

late June.

Broadbent said: “Matt Diskin played at Leeds and it has been good playing under him and his systems.

“I played three games on the wing for Featherstone and at Batley I have been in the centres, which is my position, so that has been really good.

“I am learning every week, it has been a massive step up from academy rugby and hopefully it closes the gap between the academy and first team and gets me ready to play for Leeds’ first team. That’s what I want to do and hopefully I will get a chance.”

Andrade released by Rams

MOVING ON: Jordan Andrade

DEWSBURY RAMS have released Jordan Andrade from his contract at the club, allowing him to join League One promotion-chasers Hunslet.

Prop forward Andrade, who is a Jamaica international, worked with Rams’ coach Lee Greenwood when they were both at Gloucestershire All Golds.

The 26-year-old prop forward made eight appearances after joining Dewsbury at the start of the season, and has also spent time with Bradford Bulls and Salford Red Devils.

The Rams said in a statement: “The club would like to place on record it’s thanks to Jordan and we wish him all the best in his future career.”

Greenwood: Let’s end on a high

By Stephen Ibbetson Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk

DEWSBURY RAMS boss Lee Greenwood wants his side to put a run of form together and finish the season on a high, despite admitting they will be underdogs in each of their final five fixtures.

Their defeat of bottom-placed Rochdale last weekend means they sit five points clear of Barrow in the other relegation place as the Championship season draws to a close.

The Rams also leapfrogged both Widnes and local rivals Batley in the process to move into 10th place in the table, ahead of Sunday’s home tie against play-off contenders Featherstone (kick-off 3pm).

Greenwood doesn’t believe that his team are safe just yet, but expects them to continue their run of performances through to the end of the season regardless.

“We’ve now got a run of fixtures where we’re pretty much underdogs in every game,” he said, assessing a

run-in that will also feature Batley, Bradford, Toulouse and Widnes.

“If Barrow pull a couple of good results off and we don’t pick up any results then it takes a different complexion, but we can only do what we can do.”

Their recent form has seen them defeat Barrow and Rochdale, hold Halifax to a draw and lose by just one score at both York and Sheffield.

“We feel like we’ve turned a corner and I wouldn’t say we’ve put five 80-minute performances in, but we’ve done what needed to be done.

“We’ve put the effort in and it’s been good enough to get the points in a couple of the games and against Rochdale we did enough in the second half to get the required result.

We want to carry on.

“We’ve got five games left now and we want to make sure that we’re competitive in every single one of them, and that will mean we’ve gone our last 10 games in decent form, which Dewsbury don’t tend to do.

“They tend to have a couple of games on and then one off and so on, so if we can get that consistency

KNOCK: Paul Sykes came off during last weekend’s win with another knee injury for the last five games, that would mean we’ve had a 10-game finish.”

Featherstone have won nine of their last 11 matches to earn their spot in the top five, but the Rams pulled off a surprise victory in the

reverse fixture back in March when they won 32-22 away at their West Yorkshire rivals.

“They’re aiming for the top five and I’d be surprised if they didn’t get in it,” said Greenwood. “They’ll

come looking for a bit of revenge after we beat them at their place.

“We’ve got the confidence that we can beat Featherstone. There will be different players on the pitch for both teams but I’d say there will be a good number that played in that game as well.

“We should take heart and confidence from that so let’s be competitive and give them a good game and see what happens going into the final stages. In these games that’s what our aim is, and if that is then good enough to get some points out of it then fantastic.”

Featherstone have won on each of their last four visits to the Tetley’s Stadium, with Dewsbury’s last home victory against Rovers coming by a single point in 2014.

Half-back Paul Sykes picked up a knock to his knee in the Rochdale win, with the club hoping that it isn’t a reoccurrence of the injury that saw him miss over two months of the season.

Prop Jode Sheriffe also has a knee issue which could see him miss the weekend’s clash, while Robbie Ward (ankle) is not yet ready for a return.

Bulldogs hunt two wins from two Hanging Heaton make BATLEY are aiming for two wins in their next two fixtures to secure their Championship status, according to coach Matt Diskin.

The Bulldogs go to bottom-placed side Rochdale on Sunday (kick-off 3pm), before hosting Dewsbury in the Heavy Woollen derby the following weekend.

Diskin’s side are only two places and four points above the drop zone after a run of seven league matches without a win, while they were defeated by Sheffield last weekend in the semi-finals of the 1895 Cup. That means it is back to the league grind for Batley, but Diskin says they must show a big improvement on the error-strewn performance that saw their hopes of appearing at Wembley brought to an end.

“We’ve got some very important fixtures, the next two games are massive for us,” he said. “If we get two wins there I think that will secure it.

“But if we show the lack of respect that we are at the moment for the ball, it’s going to be a tough couple of weeks for us. We’ve got to get back to it and try and ride the emotional upset (of last week).”

Diskin admitted he was at a loss as to how he can influence his team’s performance after watching their defeat to the Eagles in despair.

He said: “I’d prefer it to be a system or structural thing, because as a coach you can control that.

“As a coach you do all the work in the world but if the players are going to drop the ball or throw a loose pass, I can’t control what’s going on between their ears. I’m not a psychologist unfortunately, and that’s proba-

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LANDMARK: Wayne Reittie is set for his 150th Batley appearance bly what this group needs.

“I can never fault this group for effort, the effort is there. They’re not the smartest group, they lack game intelligence and they lack concentration, and that’s probably why they’re playing at this level and not a higher level.”

Batley were boosted by a number of returnees last weekend, with scrum-half Dom Brambani and backrowers Jack Downs and Paul Brearley making timely returns from injury to boost the squad ahead of the run-in.

Wayne Reittie will make his 150th appearance for the club if he keeps

PHOTO: Simon Hall

his place on the wing against Rochdale, with the winger making 26 appearances in his first spell at the club in 2011 and playing 123 times since returning in 2014.

The Hornets will be relegated to League One if they fail to win on Sunday, having won just once in the league all season.

The Bulldogs were pushed close by them earlier in the season, scraping home for an 18-12 win in February’s league reverse, before picking up a more convincing 38-18 success in the 1895 Cup in June for a ninth consecutive win over their opponents.

HANGING HEATON are just one match away from reaching the national finals of the Vitality ECB National Twenty20 Cup after winning the area final at Billingham.

Defending the title that they spectacularly won last season, they defeated Burnmoor by 38 runs and Harrogate by 60 runs.

They had been enduring a dismal run of form with seven defeats in a row, but this competition and this format continues to bring the best out of the side.

In the area semi-final against North East Premier League outfit Burnmoor, they won the toss and posted a score of 130-5, with skipper Gary Fellows scoring an unbeaten 63.

It looked to be a reachable target but Hanging Heaton bowled superbly to contain their opponents to just 92-5 in reply.

Opening bowler Josh Holling set the tone with 2-18 before spinners Callum Bethel (2-18) and Callum Geldart (0-12) proved decisive.

That moved them into the area final where they faced Yorkshire Premier League North T20 champions Harrogate, who had beaten hosts Billingham Synthonia in the other semi-final.

Hanging Heaton again chose to bat first and the opening partnership of Fellows (50) and Ben KohlerCadmore (39) shared a first-wicket stand of 70 to help them to a score of 165-5.

LEAD FROM THE FRONT: Skipper Gary Fellows scored half-centuries in both ties That strong total never looked like being threatened by Harrogate, with Bethel’s 3-23 and David Stiff’s four miserly overs at 1-10 restricting them to 105-7.

Hanging Heaton will welcome Yorkshire Premier League South T20 champions Sheffield Collegiate to Bennett Lane for the quarterfinal on August 18, with the winners going to the national finals.