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SADLY MISSED Much-loved pensioner killed in town centre collision By Staff Reporters POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was knocked down and killed in Heckmondwike. The incident happened at 11.05am on Wednesday when Jean Hepworth, 69, was hit by an HGV as she crossed the road. Jean had just left a cafe in the town centre when she was struck by the lorry as it turned right from Westgate into Market Street. Emergency services attended and an air ambulance landed in nearby Green Park, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Liversedge resident has been described as “part of the furniture of Heckmondwike”. Her sister Christine Beaumont said she was “wellknown in the local shops” and will be “sadly, sadly missed”. Jean also leaves behind two nieces, Sharon and Clare. Sharon said: “We will miss her. My mum is heartbroken.” Flowers have already

appeared in tribute to Jean at the spot where she died. The accident occurred very close to where an 85-year-old man died on January 8 after also colliding with a truck. West Yorkshire Police want to speak to anyone who may have seen Wednesday’s incident. Officers cordoned off large parts of the centre of Heckmondwike for most of the day. Market Street and Westgate were opened again by 4pm. Sgt Martyn Burns, of the Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: “We are continuing to investigate this very serious collision which has sadly resulted in the death of the pedestrian involved. “We would very much like to speak to anyone who saw or has dashcam footage of the collision or the lorry in the moments before it occurred. “I would ask anyone who can assist our enquiries to contact MCET on 101 referencing police number 13200101677. “Information can also be given online at www.west yorkshire.police.uk/101live chat”.

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On February 19, peacefully at Manor Croft Nursing Home, of Mirfield, aged 95, wife of the late John. Funeral service took place yesterday (Thurs).

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On February 19, in hospital, of Thornhill Lees, aged 85, husband of the late Pauline. Funeral service will take place at The Minster Church of All Saints, Dewsbury, on Wednesday March 11 at 1.15pm.

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MCDONALD’S could be opening a restaurant in Shaw Cross. A planning application has been submitted to Kirklees Council to build the drive-thru outlet on land at the junction of Leeds Road and John Ormsby VC Way. A supporting statement which accompanies the planning documents states the new restaurant and takeaway would create up to 65 jobs. Plans also reveal that vehicles would enter and exit via an existing access road off Owl Lane, and there would be room for 54 parking bays. Outline planning for a restaurant or hot food outlet at the site was previously approved in 2017. The fast-food firm previously had a branch in Dewsbury town centre but it closed in November 2013. The statement said McDonald’s had considered a move back to the town centre, but that the Shaw Cross site was the most suitable. Coun Aleks Lukic (Ind, Dewsbury East) said: “I would personally welcome a new McDonald’s in Dewsbury. “Obviously it would be best in the town centre but as it would include a drive-thru this time there is nowhere available to put it. “The location at Shaw Cross has already been approved for a restaurant, and there is a lot of potential for a McDonald’s to create jobs and improve an unattractive site. “However the council will need to look carefully at the plans, particularly for controlling litter and noise.” The full application can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3bQNjSp.

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Hands up NORTH KIRKLEES: An organisation which helps local charities and community groups find volunteers has launched a campaign across the district to promote the benefits of volunteering. Volunteering Kirklees' next information event will take place at Dewsbury Library on Thursday March 5, between 10am and 1pm.

Search BIRSTALL: Armed police were spotted in Oakwell Hall and Country Park on Tuesday. The force helicopter was also spotted circling the area just after 5.30pm. It’s believed the officers were attempting to locate a male suspect. The search was called off after 20 minutes.

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Police in stabbing witness search POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Earlsheaton. The incident happened on Syke Street between 7.40pm and 7.50pm last Wednesday, when two men were walking along the road. They got involved in an argument with two women, and one of them hit one of the men, before three other males then also attacked the victim. He was hit over the head and stabbed in the arm and stomach but didn’t suffer any serious injuries and managed to leave the scene. The other man was also assaulted by the trio and threatened with a knife, but he wasn’t seriously injured. The three men police want to speak to in connection with the incident are described as white, aged between 18 and 25, of average build and all wearing darkcoloured clothing with their hoods up. The male with the knife is described as 5ft 10ins tall, while the other two were slightly shorter. They all then fled the scene. Anyone with information about the incident or who witnessed it is asked to call police on 101 quoting crime reference 13200090785.

Mirfield flood plea Campaigners call for Lower Hopton housing scheme re-think By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter ANTI-FLOOD campaigners in Mirfield have urged a rethink on a controversial housing scheme. They say planning chiefs on Kirklees Council would earn residents’ respect, and not “lose face”, if they backtracked on approving a scheme for 67 homes at Granny Lane at Lower Hopton. Members of the Granny Lane Area Action Group (GLAAG), which was formed to highlight historic flooding issues on the narrow road and nearby fields earmarked for building, have asked planners to take their decision back to committee for further discussion before a decision notice is issued. They say councillors who voted to pass the plan were unaware that the entrance to the site is in Flood Zone 3, meaning the area has a high risk of flooding. They believe that information “alters things dramatically.” Their call comes as the area has been hit by more wet weather causing Valance Beck, which flows down to the River Calder, to overflow again into Hagg Lane. A letter detailing the group’s concerns has been sent to Kirklees Council. The authority is understood to be considering its contents.

The Granny Lane site, which is close to the Calder, was allocated for housing as part of the council’s Local Plan. Planners approved a scheme by Wakefield-based Miller Homes in December to build on the meadowland, which is an ancient floodplain. In its letter GLAAG says Storms Ciara and Dennis had demonstrated the issues that residents brought to planners last year. On one occasion an elderly woman had to be evacuated from her home due to being traumatised by the sheer speed of flood water approaching her property. GLAAG says there are also implications for emergency access, illustrated when an ambulance had to be turned away from Granny Lane. Their letter says: “If the final permission has not been granted,

which to date it has not, it is then possible to consider reversing the decision to approve or to take it back to committee. “No doubt the senior planners will say that this is not possible but it is if you feel like us that you would like a closer look at the plans in light of the recent flooding.” Coun Vivien Lees-Hamilton (Con, Mirfield) backed residents’ calls for a re-think. “I would hope that they will rein back and that for once common sense will prevail. The decision to pass planning permission should never have been made. “Members of the Strategic Planning Committee saw the land. They came to Lower Hopton. They might not have got off the bus but they saw pictures of the flooding.” • Read Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Mark Eastwood’s view on the issue in his column on page 10.

News In Brief Break-in at station CLECKHEATON: The petrol station at Tesco’s Northgate store was broken into during the early hours of last Friday (February 21). Police received reports of a suspected break-in at 12.06am and found damage had been caused to a door and the alarm had been activated. Security guards at the supermarket were in attendance. Officers remained at the petrol station throughout Friday morning as enquiries continued.

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News In Brief Chance to learn about policing NORTH KIRKLEES: Find out about policing in your area by attending the North Kirklees Neighbourhood Watch Association’s AGM. Even if you don’t have any crime issues in your locality you can come along and find out what is happening elsewhere, at the event on Wednesday, March 25, at Dewsbury Police Station. Starting at 7pm, West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson will be in attendance along with Chief Supt Julie Sykes, police inspectors and crime prevention officers.

Gym opportunity KIRKLEES: Residents could be in with a chance of winning a gym membership – if they sign up for a My Kirklees account. Over half of householders in the district are now using the My Kirklees system, where they have access to a range of council services online all in one place and with one password – but officials want more people to sign up. Anyone who registers before midnight on Thursday April 30 and links it to either a council tax, rent or benefits account, will be automatically entered into a free prize draw for a chance to win a Kirklees Active Leisure gym membership. Register at https://my.kriklees.gov.uk.

Relatives appeal LIVERSEDGE: Coroner’s officers are appealing for information to help trace the relatives of Nigel Eric Pollard, 65, who passed away on Friday (February 21). Anyone with information should contact coroner’s officer Laura Sinfield on 01274 373721.

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Torture trio jailed By Staff Reporters THREE friends who tortured a Batley man to death before setting his body on fire have been locked up for a total of at least 75 years. Nathan Redmond, Scott Crutchley and Jordan Metcalfe were jailed last week after being convicted of the gruesome murder of 42-year-old Jonathan Dews following a four-week trial. Mr Dews was from Batley but had been living in supported accommodation on Brighton Street in Wakefield in the weeks leading up to his death. Redmond, 21, Crutchley and Metcalfe, both 24, all from Wakefield, viciously assaulted Mr Dews at the property before tying him up and gagging him, dragging his body into the cellar and setting him alight in the early hours of September 6 last year. In the hours after the murder the trio got a taxi to Scarborough but were arrested later that day having tried to hide from police at the end of the pier. They were all jailed for life, Metcalfe and Redmond with a minimum of 27 years and Crutchley with a minimum of 21 years. Sentencing the three men, Mr Justice Jay said: “I am satisfied that all three of you were in the thick of it in the first phase of this attack in Jonathan Dews’s

VICTIM: Jonathan Dews bedroom. This was brutal, vicious, explosive, mindless violence.” He added: “This was a protracted, terrifying death which has left the court emotionally numb. Even after four weeks of this trial, I still do not understand what triggered it.” Leeds Crown Court heard that Mr Dews – who was addicted to class-A drugs and was prescribed methadone – moved into the property, run by a project for the homeless which provides support to vulnerable people, a few weeks earlier. Redmond and Metcalfe also lived at the property, while Crutchley rented a room nearby. The trio had been drinking and taking cocaine in Wakefield city centre pubs with Mr Dews the day before the mur-

der, but the court heard that they decided to murder him because ‘smackheads always talk’. They all returned to the house and the defendants then attacked Mr Dews in his bedroom and dragged him onto the landing. The court was told that the victim suffered more than 90 injuries to his body during the incident which lasted two-and-ahalf hours. Neighbours reportedly heard screams over ‘a considerable period of time’ as Mr Dews was struck on the face, head and body and suffered injuries to his skull, facial bones and brain. The gang cut part of Mr Dews’s ear off and sliced his neck with a razor blade and a spoon was put into the wound and moved around in a bid to speed up his death. He was also stabbed in the head and body. Crutchley and Metcalfe left the property at one point during the incident, and when they came back Redmond was sat at the top of the stairs eating a pot noodle next to the unconscious victim. The judge said: “I am satisfied that Jonathan Dews died in the cellar as a result of bricks being thrown at him over a significant period of time, and that he was conscious during part of that period. “I am sure that you, Nathan Redmond, were directly involved in the throwing of these bricks, although I am not satisfied that you, Scott Crutchley, did this. You were assisting Nathan Redmond and Jordan Metcalfe in other ways, including cack-handed attempts to remove evidence. “Once life was extinct, an equally inept attempt was made by those in the cellar to set light

to all the evidence, including of course Jonathan Dews’s body. Some evidence disappeared as a result of the firefighters’ prompt actions in extinguishing the fire.” In a statement, Mr Dews’s family said: “Today, we have got justice for Jonathan. Words cannot describe the torment of losing him in such horrific, brutal circumstances. The pain and suffering he endured throughout that night will haunt us forever. “The trial has been harrowing for us, an ordeal that no family should ever have to go through. Jonathan was a kind, caring person who would do anything for anyone, a quality that we all admired. “We would like to say thank you to everyone involved in the investigation who helped to bring Jonathan’s killers to justice.” Det Sup Nicola Bryar, the senior investigating officer, said: “Jonathan Dews was subjected to a horrific and sustained attack by people he thought were his friends and he could trust. “All three men attempted to cover their tracks and all lied and blamed each other for the killing. “They tried to destroy evidence by setting fire to the property and tried to evade justice by fleeing to Scarborough. “They have shown no remorse for their actions and continued to lie throughout the court case. “Jonathan’s family have had to endure the horrific details of the violent and prolonged attack that he suffered. “They have been left absolutely devastated by his death and I hope this sentence gives them some comfort and closure for what has been a harrowing trial to sit through.”

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Bradley dancing his way to national glory ROBERTTOWN performer Bradley Walmsley has made it through to the semi-final of BBC show ‘The Greatest Dancer’. The 21-year-old dancer is part of the Brothers of Dance group (pictured) which keeps impressing the judges and audiences week after week. The group is made up of nine young men from up and down

the country, put together especially for the show. On Saturday they received the highest audience vote with 96.2 per cent putting them through to the semi-finals tomorrow (Saturday, BBC One, 6.30pm). Mentored by former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl, the boys could bag £50,000 if they win the whole competition.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after the Co-op in Birstall was robbed at knifepoint on Sunday. The incident happened at the store on Low Lane at around 3.45pm. A male suspect threatened a member of staff with a knife and demanded that he open the till. He fled the scene with cash and a box of cigarettes. The suspect is described as white, in his late 30s to 40s, around 5ft 6ins tall, of skinny build with a ginger/white beard. He was wearing a dark blue/black North Face jacket with jeans and a blue hat. He was also carrying a plastic bag. Anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident, or has seen a man matching the suspect’s description, should call 101 quoting crime reference 131200096979.

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Junction 27 shopping complex or in Morley. She’s offering a £50 reward. “Please direct message me if anyone has found it. She’s very sad about it. Thanks in advance.” The West Yorkshire Police Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team shared Darran’s appeal on Facebook. A statement read: “If you have picked it up in the Morley area or come across it, please get in touch.”

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Killing someone can get you anything from a lethal injection to a home curfew in the States, depending on all kinds of things, from celebrity and skin colour, to whether you committed the crime in the liberal north-east or the hang-em-high deep south. Nothing then, like the good old righteous British justice system – or so it would like us to think – but which this week showed that

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Former Home Secretary Sajid Javid When he was Home Secretary, Sajid Javid had admirably promised the inquiry would have “No no-go areas of inquiry.” He would “not let cultural or political sensitivities get in the way” he insisted. Saj is yesterday’s man, but it wouldn’t have mattered. The report is being kept under wraps. The lame excuse offered is that the report’s findings are being used to “formulate government policy” and that – get this – it would not be in the public interest.

Public interest, eh? That’s one way of saying that people would be so incensed they might actually go drag social services chiefs and comfortably retired ex-detective inspectors out into the street, and hang them from lampposts next to the thousands of vile child rapists still walking the streets today. You might even have got a taxi ride from one this week, or bought your morning paper. Remember the 55 arrested in Dewsbury and Batley over a year ago? The other 40-odd in the next sweep of arrests a few months later? When we asked West Yorkshire Police a few weeks ago – again – what was happening, we got the old “continuing enquiries as part of this highly complex investigation” nutmeg. Blah, blah de blah. Meanwhile another seven of these animals from Huddersfield were jailed last week, in the case of young girls one of whom thinks – thinks – she might have been used by up to 300 men. That brings the town’s total jailed from a single police operation to 34 although don’t worry, there will be more. The reason some of the rapists can’t be named at the moment is that it might prejudice other ongoing prosecutions. In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if

Dewsbury and Batley are just waiting their turn for there to be sufficient court capacity. On hearing of the report cover up, one of the thousands of Rotherham victims said: “The government’s repeated failure to acknowledge the role of racism and religious bigotry in grooming gang crime has led to inadequate investigation, protection and prosecution.” Someone give that woman a medal, because that one sentence amounts to a more insightful, incisive condemnation of this generation of state-authorised rape, than any single politician of the past 10 years has contributed. A government spokesperson said they were “pursuing a number of fronts to understand the characteristics of group-based offending” with a view to “giving the public confidence in the criminal justice system.” Lordy, lordy. And with that, you have the codified admission that the authorities are scared stiff of what they’ve discovered, and it’s all hands to the pump in efforts to cover one another’s backsides and wish this would all go away. Politicians, police chiefs and local authority chiefs – ladies and gentlemen, I give you Britain’s cabal of Harvey Weinsteins, except with more victims. And they’ll all get away with it.

Blind-eye of Steel does him no favours TILL on a legal theme this week and the much anticipated into the Metropolitan Police’s eye-wateringly expensive (austerity, what austerity?) investigation into fantastical allegations of an organised Westminster paedophile network. It didn’t exist, in anything but the wild imaginations of accuser Carl Beech, overly exciteable ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, and hordes of senior coppers who prefer playing CSI Miami than keeping London’s streets safe. The report did however, throw into the daylight decades of corrupt politicians and police chiefs who watched each other’s backs, in terms of their various sexual predilections. Well slap my thigh and go to the foot of our stairs – you don’t say!

Lord David Steel (pictured) threw himself on the spikes of his admission that he knew fellow Liberal bedmate – pun intended – Cyril Smith was a child abuser, but still nominated him for a knighthood. Steel ‘retired from public life’ this week with much ill grace. Reading between

the lines he seemed to be inferring that ‘those were different times. It was okay to be a kiddy fiddler – people didn’t make the almighty public fuss they do now!’ Aw diddums. What they call the ‘good old days’ eh, David? I’m not one to re-write history as the rabid Left continuously do, especially if it bad mouths the country that tolerates their madness, but at what point does the blind-eye of people like Steel, qualify as being an accomplice? I suspect too many high profile individuals guilty by association of knowing the sins of people like Jimmy Savile and Cyril Smith, remain too close to the sins of the recent past, to invest in rooting more of the evil out. F HOWEVER, you served as a member of the armed forces in

Northern Ireland during the troubles, you have a football-sized bulls-eye pinned to your chest. You are fair game. In what was a de facto war zone, where only one side had to ‘fight fair’, the British establishment is now throwing to the wolves old and infirm ex-servicemen who have previously been cleared of wrongdoing. More than that, they are subjecting them to effective kangaroo courts, without benefit of a jury, while blithely clearing of mass murders, hundreds of loyalist and republican terrorists. In Northern Ireland, it isn’t just Catholics who can be absolved of all their sins – and not by a priest, but the British state. Come on Boris – get your teeth into these rank injustices and clear the judiciary out.

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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 FEBRUARY 29 4 NIL Starts at 10.30am at Mirfield Library car park (WF14 8AN, SE203197) 8 miles – moderate Contact: Eddie and Andrea 01924 470091

Happy chappy Shaun rides into Morley HAPPY MONDAYS legend Shaun Ryder is coming to Morley next month. ‘An Evening With Shaun Ryder’ comes to the town hall on Friday March 13. As the lead singer of the Happy Mondays he was a key figure in the Manchester cultural scene during the late 1980s and 90s. Join Shaun as he discusses his life, career and the music industry, and there will also be a chance for fans to ask him a question during the Q&A session. Guests will be treated to live music, from an act yet to be confirmed, along with a fully licenced bar. Tickets for the 18+ event cost £20 per person. There are also 30 VIP tickets available, which include a meet and greet and photo with Shaun, at the price of £50. For more information call 0113 378 8575.

Songbirds concert WHITECHAPEL Church in Cleckheaton is hosting its monthly free concert on Wednesday March 4. The church on Whitechapel Road enjoys different singers, choirs and entertainment on the first Wednesday of every month. There’s also afternoon tea and cakes on offer, and everyone is welcome. Next month’s concert is with Fixby Songbirds Choir. People are encouraged to arrive from 1.30pm to get a good seat, with the concert starting at 2pm. Contact Trevor Bowers on 01274 862635 for more information.

MONDAY MARCH 2 GOING SHOPPING TO IKEA Starts at 1pm at Oakwell Hall top car park (WF17 9LG) 4.5 miles – moderate No dogs please Contact: Kathleen 01924 471473 Kathleenoshea5@aol.com

Players go for U.S. Full Monty HECKMONDWIKE Players have gone transatlantic for their rendition of Broadway musical The Full Monty. The 10-time Tony Award nominated show, set in Buffalo, New York, tells the story of a group of unemployed steel workers who opt to try out male stripping after discovering how much their wives enjoy it. The show combines a mixture of hilarity and poignancy with toe tapping tunes and humour. Society secretary Rosemary Simpson, said: “We’ve had a great time rehearsing this show which is such a different genre for the Players.” Performances of The Full Monty take place at Cleckheaton Town Hall on Wednesday March 11 and Saturday March 14 at 7.15pm. Tickets for the 16+ show cost £13 and are available to buy from the venue.

Dave On Film Back To The Future: The Musical Review by Dave Woollin

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INCE the first time I watched the first Back To The Future film as a kid, I was hooked. The simple story of a teenager with a scientist friend who inadvertently travels back to 1955 in a time machine built out of a DeLorean car, before having his own mother fall in love with him instead of his dad and then struggle to get them back together. It’s a story of fantasy, comedy and, well, a little bit of incest... Followed up by two sequels, Back To The Future remains in my top 10 all-time favourite films and is absolutely my favourite trilogy. So when I heard that there was a musical coming, I simply HAD to be there. Never did I imagine I would manage to get tickets for opening night. I even bumped into the film and show’s writer Bob Gale and composer Alan Silvestri (pictured above) who has composed the music for some of Hollywood’s biggest films ... Back To The Future, Avengers Infinity War and Endgame, Forrest Gump and even the Super Mario Bros film ... movie royalty! The show is nothing short of spectacular. From the songs to the staging, everything just works. There’s been a tweak here and there to the story in order to make it work on stage just that little bit more, but nothing that takes anything away from the story at all. The cast is phenomenal, with arguably the best being Hugh Coles, whose performance as George McFly is almost perfect to that of Crispin Glover in the film. I don’t want to spoil any of the magic of how the show comes together, but just believe me when I tell you that it’s truly remarkable what they do, and it makes it all so spectacular that you will want to see it again and again. All the original songs are fantastic and move the story along perfectly. There was a slight technical hiccup at one point but it was resolved quickly with no adverse effects to the show. The show is in Manchester for 12 weeks before moving down to London. Don’t miss out!

S New singers welcome OAKENSHAW Community Choir is looking for more members. Men and women of all ages are welcome and the first three weeks will be free for newcomers. No previous experience or auditions are required. The Oakenshaw Community Choir rehearse every Monday at St Andrew’s Church on Bradford Road from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. For more information visit www.oakenshawcommunitychoir.co.uk.

Loving tribute to Sir Elton GET ready for take-off as the number one tribute to one of the greatest musicians of all time comes to Morley Town Hall on March 20. No-one else recreates the flamboyant Sir Elton John with as much vigour and brilliance as world renowned tribute artist Jimmy Love. The amazing live band will take you down the Yellow Brick Road with two hours of Elton hits, from Crocodile Rock, to Philadelphia Freedom and the beautiful Your Song. Are you ready for love? Tickets for the 18+ event (6.30pm to 11pm) cost £26.10 for a seated table and £21.15 for balcony seating.

Local disasters talk SPEN Valley Historical Society’s next meeting is on Wednesday March 11 when Christine Leveridge will give a talk titled ‘Local Disasters and Tragedies’. Meetings are held in the Catholic Church Parish Hall on Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, starting at 7.30pm, with refreshments served from 7.15pm. The cost is £2 per meeting for members, £4 for guests and membership is £10 per year. For more information email scooper@thecoopersonline. org.uk.

Historic church chat MORLEY & DISTRICT Family History Group will meet again on Wednesday March 4 (7pm). There will be a talk from Shirley Varley on 'Morley's historic church and its people' at St Mary's Church hall, on Commercial Street. Free parking is available at the venue where refreshments will be served. GET YOUR EVENT FEATURED BY EMAILING NEWS@THEPRESSNEWS.CO.UK

• Read more of Dave Woollin’s reviews at DaveOnFilm.co.uk. • Leeds Film Club meets on the third Thursday of every month at the Starbucks inside Cineworld Leeds, White Rose Centre, at 6.30pm. Search on Facebook for Leeds Film Club.

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Police need to wise up I can understand why Colin Auty blew a fuse over the lack on police response when he reported a live and dangerous electric power box in a state of disrepair (‘Some bright sparks’, The Press Feb 21). Responsibilities apart, his words are reflective of public perceptions about how the police have got their ‘wires crossed’ when it comes to ‘priorities.’ Mr Auty could have short circuited the “automated ballyhoo and what not,” (when phoning 101) by opting for the ‘hope not hate assistance line.’ He says: “Had I been reporting a homophobic name-calling I guess a patrol car would have been on the scene within minutes.” I could go one further. Mr Auty could have reported that a possible suspect to the damage was loitering nearby; draped in a Union Jack and the box was

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Labour has to learn From: Alec Suchi, Bradford Judging by the response of its leadership candidates it is clear that both they and the Labour Party as a whole do not appreciate both the manner and scale of their recent electoral defeat. Lisa Nandy had emphasised the need to “listen” to the concerns of the public but her views of the value and importance of immigration is not shared by many voters in Labour’s traditional heartlands and is indicative of irreconcilable differences. Labour’s traditional support came mainly from the white working class who considered their own economic interests better served by the party. However the working class have largely remained social-

ly conservative and opposed to mass immigration and radical societal changes. In contrast a significant number of educated members of the middle classes and largely employed in the public sector together with a radical student element support policies considered “progressive” such as open borders, diversity and multiculturalism, but which are diametrically opposed by Labour’s traditional support. It is difficult to see how two very opposing aspirations can be successfully accommodated, and if the results of the last general elections are to be repeated, Labour may continue to lose its traditional support if not permanently to the Conservatives then to a new patriotic organisation similar to UKIP but more grass root based. We await subsequent developments with interest.

Tories in driving seat From: TR Moorhouse, Cleckheaton If the Tories play their cards right, and avoid weak leaders like Theresa May and John Major from the past, then they could be in power for 20 years. ‘New Labour’, under Blair and Brown, were making mistake after mistake – illegal wars, selling half of our gold reserves at rock bottom prices, mass immigration, the ‘gambling act’, and being nailed to the European Union by signing the Lisbon Treaty. They also signed the ‘Scottish Claim of Right’, which states: “We do hereby declare and pledge that in all our actions and deliberations the interests of the Scottish people shall be

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Continued from page 9 paramount.” Look! Free University education, prescriptions etc. I despise the MPs, both Labour and Conservative, who wasted nearly four years trying to overturn the democratic referendum result. This has cost the UK billions – as if they care – and untold anxiety to businesses and citizens. I blame characters like Hilary Benn, whose father fought against joining the EU; Yvette Cooper, wife of failed MP Ed Balls; Keir Starmer, Tom Watson, Emily Thornberry and Stephen Kinnock, whose parents earned £8million for their stint as EU commissioners. Readers – who would you prefer to govern our country? Someone who left school and had a child at 16? Someone who can’t express themselves properly? Or a well-educated, able person, with the courage to lead the country forward? The last four Labour governments left our country on its knees.

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Time to take back control From: LR Hirst, Mirfield We have managed to rid ourselves of the EU but when are we going to rid ourselves of Kirklees Council and take back Dewsbury? I am now in the twilight of my years, but when I was a young man Dewsbury was the centre of industry and manufacturing. We had some of the largest manufacturing firms in the world, a wonderful shopping centre, one of the largest markets in Yorkshire, plus fine men and women on the council who looked after the public. They certainly did not tell them they couldn’t speak at council meetings when it concerned their interests. We also had excellent schools. Now there’s a college that has cost millions and has neither parking nor playing fields, like other schools that are for sale. The alteration of the pavement and the road outside the new college has caused more congestion in the town centre.

The Press claims that Longcauseway is to be pedestrianised (February 7 edition). With the number of roads Kirklees has allowed you can understand why the public don’t use Dewsbury any more. With the closure of Longcauseway you might as well shut the rest of the shops. I suggest Mr Pandor and his planners consult Hull City Council after they spent £120 million on Albion Square. Are Kirklees’ Labour council going to honour £200 million to close the rest of Dewsbury?

MOT process so frustrating From: PH Rhodes, Mirfield Having owned cars since the 1970s, I was concerned about the cost of servicing. Moreover, almost every time the car would come back with something new wrong! Occasionally a part of the service had been missed completely.

A mechanic friend later told me that they are paid on a ‘time scale’ for each type of service. If they can do it quicker, then they are still paid the going rate where he worked. My MOT test always seemed to fail on something underneath, which is hard to see or get to. Getting a bit fed up of paying out all the time, I have not had a service done in the last 20 years on six separate cars. Obviously, if the cars failed the MOT I had to stump up for the repairs.

Christians remembered From: P Moreland, Heckmondwike Christians around the world marked the start of the season of lent this Wednesday by having the sign of the cross marked on their foreheads in ashes as a sign of repentance. The next 6 weeks are a period of fasting and penitence before we remember

the last supper on Maundy Thursday and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on good Friday and then celebrate his glorious resurrection on Easter Sunday. A good time to remember the hundreds of Christians being murdered each year for their faith by extremist’s world wide that the media neglects to report on.

Hopes high for group From: Harry Teale, Mirfield Being a technological dinosaur (I cannot differentiate between fake and genuine news) I refrain from using Facebook and Twitter, relying on true local people and The Press! Thanks to Amanda from Thornhill Cricket Club and The Press reminders, I attended the public meeting at Thornhill Edge WMC on Friday 21st February. In spite of the atrocious weather the meeting was very well attended. The organiser of the event,

along with Councillor Masood Ahmed, explained in great detail the numerous red tape hoops the group would have to jump through in order to have a memorial established and maintained. A number of ideas were discussed with one young lady even sketching out her idea! The meeting then elected a nucleus of a committee to enable the group to move to the next stage. No doubt the group will keep The Press informed so that the people of the Heavy Woollen District can be involved should they wish to be involved. Councillor Masood Ahmed’s attitude shamed me into admitting to myself that the demise of the late Paul Kane had not eliminated the genuine Labour councillors totally. There is still hope for the antagonism between Reds, Blues and Greens to be minimised and politicians to work together for the benefit of the people. I hope I live long enough to witness the event!

A strong voice in Westminster by Mark Eastwood, Conservative MP for Dewsbury and Mirfield

Council should re-think house plan for flood site INCE writing my last column, it has been a hectic period within the constituency, particularly after the severe floods affecting Mirfield following Storm Ciara. Alongside Mirfield Councillor Martyn Bolt and the Mirfield Rescue Team volunteers, who do some fantastic unpaid work for the Mirfield community, we saw first-hand the devastation caused by flooding in the area, with homes cut off and people stranded. With the help of a flood protected 4x4 vehicle, we were also able to gain access to the development site at Granny Lane, where Kirklees Council have just approved the building of 67 homes on the site. With the whole of the site cut off and underwater, the council need to rethink its plans, and I have written to the CEO of Kirklees Council asking them to reconsider their decision. Unfortunately, they seem intent on proceeding with the development, despite clear evidence to suggest that the flood risk presented makes the site unviable. Ultimately, the Environment Agency is

responsible for ensuring that home and business owners receive protection from flooding, and I look forward to meeting the agency in March and showing them the devastation caused by the recent floods and visiting Granny Lane itself. In Dewsbury, I recently met with Kirklees Council representatives who showed me a very impressive computerised walkthrough of the town and their vision of how they will transform the town centre, via the Dewsbury Blueprint and the reported £200m investment linked to it. For many years, during my time, living and campaigning in Dewsbury, I have seen numerous slick presentations from various council officers and councillors who have promised the town would be transformed, however, the town centre has continued to decline. Despite these past failures, it is my view that we should be prepared to give council leaders the benefit of the doubt on this occasion and all work with them on this project to ensure that it is successful in the

hope we see a much needed, long term improvement to our town centre. It’s been great to get out to visit local schools and businesses in the community, and I can tell you we have a considerable amount to be positive about because there are so many people doing great things, too many to mention here. However, please do follow me on my social media channels to keep up to date with my community activities. That concludes this month’s column, however, on one last note – now that my staff are entirely in place, we will be hosting a surgery within Mirfield this Saturday. For anyone wishing to attend this invitation-only event to discuss any concerns, please could you send me a brief outline of your concern to my email address: mark.eastwood. mp@parliament.uk.

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The beauty of enchiladas is their ease and versatility. Start to finish, this recipe takes about half an hour, and can use anything you have in your fridge and cupboards. Enchiladas are super-simple to make, so this is a great recipe to do with the whole family – kids will love rolling up the wraps before blanketing them in cheese. But then again, who wouldn’t! This recipe uses chicken, but you could rustle these up with beef, pork – even turkey! They work great with leftovers as well, or you could keep them veggie and stuff them with sweet potato, carrot or butternut squash. Spice the filling up with chilli powder, paprika and cumin, smother the top with sauce, cheese and sour cream, and you’re on to a winner. Just make sure you make extra, because people will definitely be fighting over these!

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for 15 minutes, stirring regularly. • Add a splash of olive oil to a frying pan, and fry the chicken for around three minutes each side, until cooked through and golden. Remove from the pan and set aside. • Add the peppers to the pan, and fry for four minutes until slightly soft, add the mushrooms and cook until coloured. Add the chicken back to the pan, with half of the enchilada sauce and stir well. • Lay out a tortilla, and spoon some of the chicken mixture into the middle of the wrap. Add a layer of cheese, and wrap tightly, leaving the I have my own food blog, called Dan’s Always Hungry, ends open. Place in an oven which is packed with my own recipes dish. and even more ramblings about food. • Repeat for the other torYou can check it out over at dansalwayshungry.com, and tillas, packing the wraps follow me on Instagram at @Alwayshungrydan tightly into the dish. • Spoon the remaining sauce heat until it begins to soften – about • Pre-heat your oven to 180°C. Slice over the middle of the wraps, and five minutes. the chicken breasts into thin strips. top with grated cheese. • Add the garlic, paprika, herbs, chilli Add to a bowl with the oil, garlic, • Bake in the oven for 18-20 minpowder, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Mix utes, or until the cheese and wraps well and cook for one minute. well, cover and set aside. are golden. • Add the passata and balsamic • For the enchilada sauce, fry the • Serve immediately, with some fresh coriander, sour cream and salsa. vinegar, and simmer over a low heat onion in the olive oil on a medium

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Cemetery disgust By Zoe Shackleton A VOLUNTEER group was left disgusted after mounds of household waste was dumped at Dewsbury Cemetery. The New Friends of Dewsbury Cemetery group discovered several rubbish bags full of soiled nappies, empty takeaway cartons and beer cans strewn across the ground near to the graveyard last week. The group, alongside local charity Jariyah Bereavement Services, spend their spare time cleaning up the cemetery, litter picking, painting railings, jet washing and sprucing up the area. Christine Leeman, who has been volunteering for the past six years, said: “When you see it in person, my heart just sank and I thought ‘how could you do this?’ “They need to be aware that people are watching. I know we’re not seeing the people doing it, it’s a pity we haven’t got CCTV. “It’s bad enough when people walk

in and throw pop bottles or an empty packet of cigarettes or an empty can. But this is so disrespectful.” She added: “The tip is only down the road. We were there two hours cleaning up their rubbish. It was windy, we were like drowned rats. We’ve got better things to do, but we couldn’t leave it like that.” Christine and group chairman Geoff Greensmith filled 11 bin bags and were able to pinpoint a name and address from letters they found within the waste. Kirklees Council has been informed and officers are investigating the incident. A spokesman said: “We take all incidents of fly-tipping very seriously and carry out investigations and where possible take action against those responsible. Our officers have been made aware of this incident and are investigating. Anyone who witnesses fly-tipping is encouraged to report it via www.kirklees.gov.uk.flytipping so that the council can take appropriate action.”

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£6,000 raised by pub regulars Badly-run care home closes EYESORE: Household waste including soiled nappies piled up at Dewsbury Cemetery

A DEWSBURY care home for the elderly has closed its doors for good. Lyndhurst Residential Home, on Oxford Road, has been in and out of special measures for the past three years and recently failed its sixth consecutive inspection in October 2019. Now, amid the threat of forced

closure by the authorities, the home’s owners Dr A Subramanian and S Kardarshi have decided to voluntarily close the facility. The decision means residents currently at the home will be forced to find new accommodation. Issues raised in the Care

Quality Commission’s final report on Lyndhurst Residential Home, which was released in December, included a bedroom smelling strongly of urine; a communal sofa that was ‘visibly soiled’; a dirty kitchen and upstairs windows from which residents risked falling out. It also stated: “The registered

provider and the registered manager have repeatedly failed to ensure systems and processes were established and operated effectively to assess, monitor and improve the quality and safety of the service provided and the quality of the experience of people who lived at the home.”

A PUB in Dewsbury has raised over £6,000 for a local dementia support charity. The Ravenswharfe, on Scout Hill, held a sponsored football match, barbecues, cake bakes and various other fundraising events in aid of the Happy Memories group – which helps people suffering with memory loss and their carers.

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Locala on the up By Steve Martyn A KIRKLEES health provider has been rated as ‘Good’ following an inspection. Locala Community Partnerships, based at Beckside Court in Batley, has impressed the Care Quality Commission (CQC). It marks a huge turnaround for the service which was rated ‘Inadequate’ following its previous inspection in 2016. The poor result prompted a massive overhaul of the organisation, with the non-executive team swinging the axe in a major boardroom shake-up. And the decision has paid off as Locala received a rating of ‘Good’ in all five of the key themes assessed by

the CQC, and across all of its services. The CQC report states: “Across the four core services we saw that staff treated patients with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, took account of their individual needs, and helped them understand their conditions. They provide emotional support to patients, families and carers.” Reacting to the report Karen Jackson, chief executive of Locala, said: “I couldn’t be more proud. It’s entirely down to the hard work and dedication of all Locala’s colleagues who ensure that we deliver high quality, safe and effective NHS services every single day.” The leadership of the health provider also received positive feedback in the report. It says: “The lead-

ership, governance structure and culture within the organisation showed an open approach, driving improvements to deliver good quality, patient centred care. “Leaders understood and managed the priorities and issues the services faced. They were proactive in looking at ways of improving services and staff at all levels were encouraged to participate,” it added. The CQC report singled out the children, young people and families service as having ‘Outstanding’ practice, along with the community adults and community sexual health services. However inspectors did note a few areas that needed improvement including, “very high caseloads” for staff in the children, young people and families service.

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New group launch A NEW branch of the ‘Dewsbury Memories’ group has been launched in Thornhill. The volunteer-led group supports those suffering from dementia and helps combat loneliness by getting people together to remember the sporting and social history of their local area. Based in the ‘Neighbourhood Nest’ building at Overthorpe CofE Academy, dozens of folk attended the latest session on Friday morning and

chatted about everything from Thornhill Trojans and the glory days of Dewsbury Rams to the best pubs in town. The group meets on the third Friday of the month from 10am.The next session will be on Friday, March 20. Everyone is welcome. There are similar sessions at the Tetley’s Stadium every second Wednesday of the month and at Batley Bulldogs on the fourth Friday of the month.

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Latest planning applications Bluespot Investments Ltd, commercial unit, land at George Street, Dewsbury. S Reid, certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of detached garage, 57 Hopton Lane, Upper Hopton. A McGowan, erection of industrial unit, Firth’s Yard, 25 Mill Road, Dewsbury. McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd, advertisement consent for erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signs, land at Owl Lane, John Ormsby VC Way, Shaw Cross. Mr & Mrs Johnston, extensions and alterations including alterations to roof, 217A Whitechapel Road, Scholes. I Ahmed, industrial unit, land at Bradford Street, Dewsbury. M Haigue, two detached dwellings (modified proposal), 25 Stonefield Street, Moorside, Cleckheaton. S Green, single-storey extensions to front, side and rear, 42 Heath Road, Chickenley. C Hussain, two-storey side and rear extension, single-storey front extension and alterations, 51 Ravens Avenue, Scout Hill, Dewsbury. C Simpson, two-storey side extension, 30 Shirley Avenue, Gomersal. U Bhayat, single-storey rear extension and porch to front, 156 Chinewood Avenue, Batley. Old Bank J&I School, work to TPO 01/97, Taylor Hall Lane, Mirfield. A&P Dewsbury Ltd, change of use and alterations to convert trade counter retail unit to function room and store, former Harrisons Electrical Warehouse, Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury. N Turton, single-storey front, side and rear extensions and exterior alterations, 4 Elmwood Close, Upper Hopton. VT Ventures Three Ltd, discharge condition 4 (Phase II Intrusive Site Investigation Report) on previous permission 2019/90013 for change of use from public house with flat above (A4) to restaurant/ bar (A3/A4) with associated extensions and external alterations, The Thirsty Man, Old Bank Road, Mirfield. J Brennan, work to tree TPO 21/02, 6 Highfield Court, Soothill. S Embley, the proposal is for erection of singlestorey rear extension. The extension projects 3.4m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse. The maximum height of the extension is 3.6m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.6m, 13 Hey Beck Lane, Woodkirk. A Bastain, one detached and four semi-detached dwellings, land at The Thirsty Man, Old Bank Road, Mirfield.

Paula’s NEC bid gains support By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter FORMER Labour MP for Dewsbury Paula Sherriff is making a bid for a political comeback. Ms Sherriff, who lost her seat in December’s General Election to the Conservatives’ Mark Eastwood, is standing for the party’s National Executive Committee. The 44-year-old, who was elected in 2015, says on a flyer headlined “a fearless voice on Labour’s NEC” that she wants to use her “breadth of experience” to aid a future Labour victory. Ms Sherriff, who worked with the police and in the health service before becoming an MP, joined Labour’s front bench in 2018 as Shadow Social Care and Mental Health Minister. She successfully campaigned against bed reductions at Dewsbury District Hospital and fought the proposed downgrading of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. She took on high street retailer WH Smith over its hospital shop pricing and secured a budget amendment that resulted in the abolition of the tampon tax. She

is a candidate for the centre left Tribune Parliamentary group. On their website Labour Tribune MPs say they have a long and proud heritage as the voice of the centre left of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP). They add that they “want to build on that heritage by initiating policy discussions and engaging with the wider Labour movement right across the UK. “We will work with individuals and organisations that share our values and common goals, to develop ideas that will help inform and shape future debates

around a wide range of policies.” Ms Sherriff’s flyer reads: “Of course I was devastated to lose my seat in 2019, but I want to use my breadth of experience to help Labour win again. “The Labour Party has given so much to me and I will always want to be an active part of its future.” Labour describes the NEC as its governing body, overseeing the overall direction of the party and the policy-making process. It sets strategic objectives on an annual basis and meets regularly to review the work of the party.

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Bus station is anti-social hotspot DEWSBURY Bus Station has been named the worst spot in Kirklees for people causing a nuisance. Police data revealed that the transport hub topped the chart for incidents of anti-social behaviour last year. Seventy five cases of activities such as begging, prostitution, graffiti and vandalism were recorded in or around the station. The site was one of 16 locations in North Kirklees to feature in the 20-strong list of anti-social crimes compiled by the police. The vast majority of incidents are focused on Dewsbury and Batley, with only a few in Huddersfield. School Crescent in Dewsbury was the second worst hotspot with 57 incidents of anti-social behaviour recorded. Batley town centre had 35 incidents, 36 were listed on Brighton Close, 23 were recorded on or near Croft Street, Heckmondwike, and 25 were listed at the retail park that hosts McDonald’s, in the town. In Branwell Street, Birstall, there were 30 events featured, while Northway Crescent in Mirfield scored 29. The crimes were revealed on the Home Office’s Police UK website. The site lists every crime the police record and the location where it took place.

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District’s ‘hidden’ treasures waiting to be discovered JANE YELLAND takes a look at some of the most scenic and historic walks and attractions in the local area, including the iconic Castle Hill LIVING in West Yorkshire there are a wealth of areas in which to to enjoy a country walk. The Holme and Colne valleys provide highly picturesque outings without the need to travel a great distance, in fact the start of many rambles can be reached on public transport. Marsden Moor, outside Huddersfield, provides the opportunity for a variety of treks, with the National Trust staging a range of guided walks. Pick up a leaflet in your local library or download one from the National Trust website. Digley Reservoir, near Holmfirth, is a favourite of many, with two car parks, picnic tables and benches aplenty from which to admire the scenery. Hikers can discover Digley for themselves when the Kirklees Countryside Volunteers lead an eight-mile walk in the area on Saturday, March 14. Not too far away, views of the spectacular Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, can be savoured during a ramble in the Rotherham area. Wentworth is one of the finest Georgian houses in England and at 606ft is considered to have the longest facade.

SO MUCH TO TAKE IN: Digley Reservoir (below) near Holmfirth is a favourite for walkers, while Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire (bottom, right) can be viewed for miles around

The scenery nearby is excellent and there are plenty of opportunities for refreshments at CAMRA award-winning pubs. To complete a walk in the Wentworth area visit the Casual Ramblers website. On a sunny day Bretton Country Park is a beautiful area to stretch your legs. Set close to the Pennines between Huddersfield and Sheffield, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park also gives walkers the opportunity to take in some world class art in a stunning location. For details visit w w w. w a l k i n g e n g l i s h m a n .com. The iconic Castle Hill sits within an area of scenic beauty and sometimes features in expeditions undertaken by teenagers completing their Duke of Edinburgh Award. Situated near Almondbury the landmark is a scheduled ancient monument, 1,000ft high, and features the Grade II listed Victoria Tower at the top. Visit the GPS Cycle and Walking Routes website for details of a walk in this area. The village of Emley now has its own six-mile circular trail taking in the panoramic beauty of the surrounding countryside. A leaflet which is available to download features interesting nuggets of information such as the top half of the market cross being destroyed in the English Civil War and the site of a local leper colony. Google the Emley Circular Trail to download the leaflet.

LANDMARK: The iconic Caste Hill sits within an area of scenic beauty and (above) Marsden Moor outside Huddersfield The Meltham Circular offers a ramble that will be a challenge to some in beautiful countryside to the south west of Huddersfield. The eight-mile walk starts near the splendidly named Blackmoorfoot Reservoir and features small green plaques stating Walk Meltham to aid hikers on their way. Much of the walk is on the flat but there is a 500ft change in elevation over its length.

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Over the next 12 months we will be following on from our series on life between the wars to take a look at wartime and post-war life in both the Heavy Woollen District and Britain at large, writes MIKE POPPLEWELL. We are entering an era that I can personally recall and, as always, comments and memories from readers are welcomed. This year’s theme is ‘2020 vision’, where we will look at historical events from today’s viewpoint and, as ‘the person with hindsight has 20-20 vision’, we will be taking an ‘if only we had known’ look at events...

Graphic camp scenes felt by refugees in Dewsbury N RECENT weeks we have been looking at some of the entries in the wartime diary of Kathleen Hey, of Heckmondwike Road, and though it gave a fascinating insight into the daily lives of people in Dewsbury during the war, there was no mention of some of the biggest worldwide stories of 1945.

There was the flight of Enola Gay and the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but perhaps the most far-reaching, and longest-lasting, impact of the 20th century was the news on April 21, 1945 of the discovery of the concentration camp at Belsen, in northern Germany. There has never been a large Jewish community in Dewsbury. Even the synagogue on Grove Street was closed during the war and only re-established in 1947 - then only for a short period. In fact the Jewish community in Dewsbury comprised just seven people in the 1939 register, although there were Leeds-based Jewish businessmen who had premises in Dewsbury at this time. However, among those seven was 34-yearold staff nurse Emma Sophie Aron, who was

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been put out by a drop in rhubarb prices, the 14th Army was advancing in Burma against the Japanese, Hitler’s last battleship was sunk by the RAF, 8,000 people were still sheltering in the London Underground at night (for the social life apparently), and at 1.30 that afternoon the Home Service was broadcasting a concert by the Brighouse and Raistrick Brass Band. But, more than all that, there was news of Berlin being ringed in flames as Stalin’s Red Army marched on the German capital. At long last, the war finally seemed to be reaching a victorious conclusion for the Allied forces.

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tect their own property and refused to help. “All the roads were blocked off and there was no way I could even get out to buy any.” Miss Blakeley’s rented house is situated in one of the most flood-prone areas of Mirfield, close to Hopton Cottage care home and the railway bridge. She said her summer house and all the garden furniture inside it were ruined by the floodwater as it advanced towards her home. Ultimately Miss Blakeley, 36, spent £75 of her own money buying 20 sandbags from a Cleckheaton builders’ merchant who delivered them to her door. Although the water has now subsided Miss Blakeley is still keeping the sandbags out by her doors. “All my neighbours think

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Late Basic magic sees Ossett end losing streak Northern Premier N/West Division

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MARKO BASIC struck a delightful late free-kick to rescue a point for Ossett United away at fellow strugglers Widnes. Elliott Harrison had given United the lead but two Widnes goals saw them behind at the break and, as the clock ticked down, it looked like they were set for a fifth defeat in a row. However, Basic brilliantly curled a set-piece past the goalkeeper two minutes from time to put Ossett six points clear of Pickering Town in the BetVictor Northern Premier N/West Division relegation place. Recent departures left United with an inexperienced backline and they were tied in knots early on by Jamie Rainford, who beat two before smashing the ball against the crossbar. Ossett top scorer Tom Greaves got his first chance when he cut back only to be denied by Richie Mottram in the Widnes goal, and the hosts countered with Scott Moloney required to make a fine

AWAY POINT: Marko Basic (above, second left) celebrates the late free-kick that saw Ossett secure a draw, with the help of several Scott Moloney saves (right) save to deny James Murray. The sides were pretty even but the breakthrough came United’s way on the half-hour mark. A clearance fell to Harrison on the edge of the area, and the midfielder took one touch before rifling the ball high into the net. That lead would last only six minutes as Rainford poked the ball in at the back post after a short corner was crossed in by Jay Roberts and no defender could clear.

Nick Guest sliced a big chance wide when the ball was placed into his feet and Ossett were punished for that lack of composure when a Ryan Jennings through-ball cut them open, James Steele squared and Murray finished. There were few real chances for Ossett to get back into the game in the second half after Greaves had seen his header cleared off the line shortly after the break. James Knowles’s exit left them

with one recognised defender in the closing stages as he was replaced by Rahul Ho-Shing, an Under-16s striker who made his debut and did well in the final minutes. It looked like an equaliser was unlikely though, until former United skipper Alex McQuade gave away a free-kick 22 yards from goal and Basic did what he does best to sweetly find the top corner. The draw was far from secure as goalkeeper Moloney, on loan from

HOCKEY

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SLAZENGER’S Under-14 Boys (plus girls) enjoyed a 100 per cent winning tournament at Leeds Grammar School on Sunday, with no goals conceded on their way to two wins over both Thirsk and Harrogate

Late winner sees Slaz streak continue SLAZENGER’S ladies’ first team continued their winning streak with a 3-2 home victory over Brigg. They went out with something to prove after a close away game earlier in the season that saw Slaz lose 1-0 with only 10 players. They were the stronger team from the off and, after several shots and a few short corners, Sarah Cooper finally scored the first goal. Brigg were quick to attack back and got a lucky goal on the break before half-time, which was spent discussing how they beat Brigg’s brilliant goalkeeper. Cooper finally beat her to put a second in the back of the net but again their oppo-

nents came back to set up a nail-biting finish. But when Cooper slipped the ball around the keeper, Frankie Tyrrell was waiting in position to score the winning goal. The Slazenger second team lost out 4-3 against Chapeltown, while a lack of availabile players meant their under-strength thirds lost 6-0 to Harrogate 5th. Their men’s firsts also faced a Harrogate side and one that was bottom of the league, but three rare away points eluded them as a poor performance saw them lose 5-0. The men’s second team fared much better, earning a 3-0 home win over neigh-

bours Wakefield 4th which guaranteed them a top-two finish and promotion. An illegal foot on the goalline gave Slaz a penalty stroke which was converted by Asad Baig to put them 1-0 in front at the break. The second half wasn’t such a cagey affair. Lucas Smith finished off a wellworked team move to beat the keeper, and Baig netted a second to put the result beyond doubt. Slazenger’s thirds lost 1-0 to Huddersfield Dragons 2nd, two John Sykes goals couldn’t prevent the fourth team from slipping to a 4-2 defeat at Driffield 3rd, and the development team lost 1-0 to Bradford 4th.

BATLEY Ladies moved joint top of the table with a 9-1 win over Huddersfield last weekend. It was a fourth straight win for Batley in Yorkshire Division Four West, putting them level with Horsforth and one point ahead of Pudsey with four games remaining. A last-minute goal had been required to beat Huddersfield earlier in the season, but they started to dominate from the early stages of this game. Batley used the space on the right well and a beautifully-timed cross from Gail Culshaw found the stick of Kim Sharples in the circle to fire in the opening goal. A second soon followed as Rach Stewart picked up a cross from Sarah Fretwell to net, and Culshaw added their third when she made sure that Sharples’s lofted effort went in. Huddersfield caught them off guard to pull a goal back but Stewart netted twice more – the first from a Fretwell short corner – to give them a 5-1 lead at half-time. Another penalty corner brought about the first goal of the second half as a mid-air shot from Sharples was deflected in by Gemma Elsworth. Stewart then brilliantly went through the Huddersfield defence for her fourth goal of the game to make it 7-1. Sharples converted a Culshaw cross and the rout was complete when Culshaw scored Batley’s ninth and final goal. They will look to continue their form against bottom-of-the-table Bradford at Heckmondwike Grammar School tomorrow (Saturday).

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Huddersfield, had to make two vital stops at the death. First he denied Jack Banister after a Widnes break, and then he palmed the ball away from Ben Hodkinson in injury-time. Ossett face two more away games in the coming week, travelling to promotion-chasing Marske United tomorrow (Saturday, kick-off 3pm) before a Tuesday-night trip to Workington for their re-arranged League Cup third-round tie (March 3, kick-off 7.45pm).

Sport In Brief HH capture keeper CRICKET: Bradford League Premier Division side Hanging Heaton have signed a new wicketkeeper in Shahban Raheem. He joins from Shepley to add to a squad which has already brought in Sam Drury from Scarborough, Ossett’s Finnley Morgan and Josh Wheatley from Lightcliffe. Top-flight newcomers Batley have made another new addition with Gharib Nawaz moving to the club from Scholes. Gharib has previously played in the Bradford League for Keighley, Spen Victoria, East Bierley and Baildon, but has spent the past few seasons in the Huddersfield Drakes League with Hoylandswaine and Scholes. Hartshead Moor have made their third signing of the off-season, bringing in Ghulam Hussain from Adwalton ahead of their Division One campaign.

Ladies on the road FOOTBALL: Ossett United Ladies are set to return to league action this Sunday (March 1) away at Redcar Town. It has been a disappointing season for Ossett with just one win from seven matches in the North East Premier Division, but they still have as many matches left to play as the weather had put paid to every game in their league for the past four weeks. Ossett’s reserve side were in action last week, producing a dominant performance to win 4-0 away at Phoenix. Midfielder Carla Whitehead made her first appearance since signing for the club and showed her eye for goal, getting on the scoresheet alongside Amelia Bloomer, Jodie Clarkson and Julia Woods.

Spen cross country ATHLETICS: A few enthusiastic runners from Spenborough AC competed in the National Cross Country races in Nottingham last Saturday. Poppy Henson was the first to tackle the challenging course, finishing 109th out of over 350 runners in the Under-13s girls’ race. Spen’s senior women all finished in the top half of the field of over 900 with Natasha Geere in 337th, Sara Wallace 356th and Angela Hall 452nd.

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Spirit of Archie lives on at Maroons After a year of tragedy, Dewsbury Moor will pay tribute to Archie Bruce on their kit and new head coach Pete Robinson hopes the team can honour him with a positive campaign on the pitch... ITH just three league wins all campaign, last season was one to forget on the field for Dewsbury Moor as they suffered relegation from NCL Division One. But those struggles paled into insignificance in August when star player Archie Bruce was found dead in his hotel room in Toulouse, hours after making his professional debut for Batley Bulldogs. Just 20 years old, Archie had been signed as a trialist at the Bulldogs last season and continued to play for his amateur side, excelling as their top try-scorer and earning 11 man of the match awards in a fantastic season which made the loss of such a promising talent only more tragic. However, his name and his legacy will live on at the club, not least on their shirts for the new season which have been sponsored by Archie’s parents, Steve and Beverley, and will have #ACB9 on the front. Pete Robinson has taken over as head coach of the NCL team for the 2020 season and says it is a fitting tribute. “It means a lot to his mum and dad, and it means a lot to the team. Everyone is really proud that we’re going to have his initials on the front of the shirt as our main sponsor,” he said. “Archie is still going to be playing with us this year.

TRIBUTE: Dewsbury Moor after their first match following Archie’s death last year “Obviously it was tough for all of us. I know everybody who played with him last year is training really hard and putting effort in, they want to honour him.” Robinson has been at Moor all of his rugby career, and will combine playing duties with his second spell in the open age coaching role this season. He knows the current crop of players very well, having led most of the current team through from the Under-15s onwards in the junior section. After achieving back-to-back promotions from Division Three to One, he doesn’t believe the club

were as far away from bridging the gap as the final table would suggest, and reports a brighter outlook ahead of their Division Two return. He said: “We lost a lot of games by eight points or less, so there were a lot of close games. There were only a handful of games where we got blown off the park. “We beat the team top of the league so the quality was there, we just couldn’t do it every week for whatever reason.” Robinson, who will be assisted this season by James Delaney and James Eatherley, added: “We’ve got a positive outlook for this season.

Everyone is putting a lot of effort in at every training session so the mood in the camp is good. “We’ve had really good numbers in pre-season. We’ve been training a long time; we started before Christmas. We’ve had a lot of work to do from last year and everybody has bought into what I’ve tried to get across to them. It’s been really positive.” The squad has been strengthened with a number of additions, including two of their top young talents who have returned from the Huddersfield Giants academy. Stand-off Finley Bruce, brother of Archie, is back at the club, alongside back-rower Tom Berry. Other familiar faces include Tobias Richardson, who has spent the past year-and-a-half at Dewsbury Rams, along with Jacob Flathers and Ben Kershaw, while the club also hope to have Batley assistant coach Mark Barlow playing back at his old junior club for one final season. As well as good progress on the field in the off-season, there are positive developments off it as work continues on a new clubhouse, which is due to open in a couple of months. The downside is that the Maroons are unable to host their opening four matches, with four away trips before a derby clash with Dewsbury Celtic on the first weekend of April.

The campaign starts on March 7 against one of the other sides that have dropped down from Division One in Normanton Knights, and Robinson hopes his side can defy the schedule and begin the season in style. “We’re just trying to get off to a fast start,” he said. “We didn’t win many games last year so it’s trying to turn around the culture of losing. “This Normanton game is absolutely massive in terms of setting our season up. “Because of the clubhouse at least our first four games are away from home so the start to the season is really tough. “We’ve got Dewsbury Celtic this year; that’s a massive derby for us so to have a good performance in that would be big. “We haven’t really set many goals, it’s just taking it a game at a time and trying to do better than last year.” They showed signs of a resurgence in their Challenge Cup firstround exit at Wigan St Patricks in January and Robinson said: “They beat us heavily last year but we ran them close. I think we were winning at half-time, so everyone thinks we’ve moved on a little bit from last year. “Everyone is positive and everyone is eager to play our first match at Normanton.”

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Friendly

27 POCKLINGTON 2NDS CLECKHEATON KESTRELS 36 CLECKHEATON’S second-team, the Kestrels, continued their winning run with a battling performance in a friendly away at Pocklington. After seven league wins on the bounce, they were given a stern test but came away with another victory to go into tomorrow’s (Saturday, kick off 2.15pm) match away at York 3rds. Playing against the elements in the first half, the more experienced Kestrels dominated proceedings and took the lead through a well-worked try to wing Kieran Baldry. Cleck looked good with ball in hand and Pocklington rarely threatened the line. The lead was extended on 21 minutes with a try from Harry Sutcliffe, which Ben Dearing was successful in converting. The only time in the first half that Pock gained a foothold inside the opposition 22, they managed to score a fine try through the replacement centre to make it 7-12. Kestrels then took advantage of a series of offences near the line and, from the third penalty, Damien

Pearson battered his way over the try line for a 17-7 half-time score. The wind strengthened after halftime and handling became more difficult. Richard Noble got on the end of a fine break from Eliott Whetham to score under the posts, converted by Dearing. Pocklington got back into contention with three tries in a 13minute spell. The first came from the full-back, the second after the number eight crashed over from a scrum, and finally the centre went some 60 metres down the middle of the field for a great solo score, making it 22-24 with around 15 minutes to play. Almost from the restart, Pocklington conceded possession and when the ball was moved right, Baldry slid over in the corner for his second try of the game. Pock scored next to the posts with their next attack and, had the kick gone over, it would have been level at 29-29. However, it went wide and Cleck remained in front. The Kestrels then put the game to bed with a fine try from Noble, who kept his terrific scoring record going by crossing for his 23rd try of the season. Eliott Whetham added the conversion as Dearing was confined to the naughty step.

“But I think every club is in the same boat at the moment so we just have to deal with it.” They could have gone into the game hot on the tails of leaders York having beaten them three weeks ago with a spectacular performance at Moorend, but tight defeats away at West Hartlepool and Durham City in between set them back. “We’re struggling in some games at the moment, I think it’s just a mental thing where we switch off,” said Barnard. “Then when we play at home against top-of-the-league we play at a different level. That’s the next challenge for us, trying to get that every time. Against York was some of the best rugby I’ve seen Cleck play. “Durham away we should have won comfortably. We had enough chances. It’s just a mental block I think at the moment and it’s a big challenge for us, but we’ve got to learn from it and move on. “If we’d won those two games we’d only be a point behind York. That’s how close we are to getting things right. “Overall I’m really happy with where we are. If someone had told me in April we’d be second, and that the second team would be top of their league, I would have taken that obviously.” Cleckheaton have won nine of their

‘MENTAL BLOCK’: Thiu Barnard says Cleckheaton must learn from their recent setbacks away from home PHOTO: Gerald Christian

10 home matches this season and Barnard hopes that Moorend will continue to be a fortress tomorrow and for the rest of the season. He said: “We’re good at home, we tend to switch on so if we can just win our home games and pick up one

or two wins on the road, we’ll be alright.” The team will be playing in a oneoff kit tomorrow for Sapper Support, a charity for veterans and emergency service workers suffering from PTSD and other mental health issues.

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Friday February 28, 2020

RUGBY LEAGUE

Centurions end Batley’s cup hopes Coral Challenge Cup

LEIGH CENTURIONS BATLEY BULLDOGS

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at Leigh Sports Village LEIGH CENTURIONS proved too strong for Batley Bulldogs as the Championship’s early leaders continued their league form into the cup to become the first team into the hat for the fifth round with a six-try victory. Batley headed west last Friday night with little to lose as underdogs and came away with a result close to what most would have expected. The Centurions’ fourth try on the stroke of half-time gave them an 18point lead and, after a pointless third quarter, two further tries in between the Bulldogs’ second in the final 20 minutes secured the victory. In another good team performance, stand-off Ben Reynolds ran the game on the back of his formidable pack, orchestrating his side’s six tries and landing all the conversions – including four magnificent efforts from the touchline. The Bulldogs fought gamely throughout and gave it a good fist in the second half as Shaun Lunt showed what a good rugby league brain he has, Ben White provided some good touches at halfback and Dane Manning battled on in a beaten pack. The visitors’ discipline also let them down on the night, resulting in the Centurions scoring four tries on the back of Batley mistakes, including their first two inside 10 minutes. On three minutes, from the play-the-

ball on the fourth tackle, Centurions hooker Liam Hood drove over from close range, and seven minutes later they again attacked the Bulldogs line and Danny Addy stormed over to give his side a 12-0 lead. As Leigh fans waited for the points avalanche the Bulldogs hit back on their first attack on 15 minutes following a penalty. Quick hands down the line saw Tyler Dupree score out wide and Luke Hooley kicked their only goal of the game to halve the deficit. The Bulldogs knocked-on from the restart, with handling errors continuing to let them down. The mistake led to a third try on 24 minutes for Leigh, centre Iain Thornley going over for the first of his brace. He scored a second on the stroke of half-time following a penalty for a 24-6 lead. Batley started the brighter in the second half with the Centurions showing steely defence holding Manning and Lunt up on the line. They continued to press with a further three back-to-back sets, but couldn’t get over the whitewash. The Centurions responded, forcing the Bulldogs to drop-out following a Reynolds in-goal grubber, and just on the hour they hit Batley with two final tries in four minutes. On the fourth tackle, following a penalty, Leigh attacked down the right channel and Reynolds put Ben Hellewell in at the corner. Then on 63 minutes, in a trademark training ground move, the Centurions swept the ball across the line and Adam Higson spectacularly swan-dived over

OFF THE MARK: George Senior scored his first try for Batley late on in their Challenge Cup defeat to Leigh last Friday

LEIGH CENTURIONS: Craig Mullen 6 Ryan Shaw 6 Iain Thornley 7 Junior Sa’u 6 Adam Higson 6 Ben Reynolds 8 Matty Wildie 7 Alex Gerrard 7 Liam Hood 6 Mark Ioane 7 Ben Hellewell 7 Nick Glohe 7 Danny Addy 7 Subs: Tom Spencer 6 Jordan Thompson 6 Sam Brooks 6 Callum Field 6 Tries: Hood (2), Addy (10), Thornley (24, 39), Hellewell (59), Higson (63). Goals: Reynolds 6/6. BATLEY BULLDOGS: Dave Scott Wayne Reittie George Senior Lewis Galbraith Johnny Campbell Ben White Luke Hooley Tyler Dupree Alistair Leak Toby Everett Dane Manning Keenen Tomlinson Jack Blagbrough Subs: Michael Ward Joe Taira Shaun Lunt Tom Lillycrop Tries: Dupree (15), Senior (70). Goals: Hooley 1/2.

in the corner to make it 36-6. Play was held up for a number of minutes after a big hit by substitute Sam Brooks on Bulldogs hooker Alistair Leak, who recovered but the former was given 10 minutes for a late

Mirfield’s perfect record ends MIRFIELD STAGS’ 100 per cent winning record in the Pennine League finally came to an end last weekend at the hands of Drighlington. The Stags had faced two tight games against those opponents already this season in league and cup but were on the losing side this time as a Drig fightback saw them beaten 32-24 on the 3G pitch at Dewsbury Rams. Ben Cole crashed over for two tries from close range as Mirfield overcame a slow start to take the lead. Scott Bradley added four points while Mikey Otty and Craig Miles also crossed. Wayne Wilson kicked two goals from five attempts in windy conditions, but it wasn’t enough to avoid defeat against a hungry Drig outfit. Defeat sets the Stags up for a potential winner-takes-all encounter with second-placed Upton away from home on March 14. Hanging Heaton were also on the losing side in Division One last week, going down 22-12 away at Illingworth. In Division Two, Shaw Cross Sharks missed their chance to close the gap on Fryston Warriors at the top of the table as they suffered a 24-12 defeat at the leaders. Shaw Cross, whose NCL Division Three season opener at Batley Boys was postponed, went in front through Tennyson Neagle with player-coach Andrew

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shoulder charge. Batley made the Centurions pay as George Senior went over in the corner for their final try, but that was as good as it got as the home side held firm whilst down to 12 men.

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Referee: M. Rossleigh Half-time: 24-6 Penalties: 7-12 Sin Bin: Brooks (68, late shoulder charge) Man of the match: Ben Reynolds (Leigh) Attendance: 1,586

Sport In Brief Bruines earns deal at Trinity Sedge off yet again

FOOTBALL: Liversedge’s fixture backlog shows no signs of easing after they had another fixture called off last weekend. Their home match against Bridlington Town was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, with a new date yet to be arranged. Sedge are three points off the NCEL Premier Division promotion places with games in-hand, but have 17 matches to squeeze in before the season ends in late April. They will head to Goole tomorrow (Saturday, kick-off 3pm) before a trip to Bridlington (March 3, kick-off 7.45pm).

Jodie in GB Sevens

DOWN TO THE WIRE: Cain Crotty crosses for a Drighlington try in a defeat which could see the Stags’ title hopes go down to the final game PHOTO: Ryan Jackson Tillotson adding the conversion. Fryston soon hit back, with Corey Southern touching down for a score improved by Jae Priest. The Sharks edged back in front when Robson Sutcliffe crossed, with Tillotson’s second goal putting them 12-6 ahead. The second half belonged to the Warriors, however, with unanswered tries from Morgan Jones, Priest and Andy Speake, along

with two Priest conversions and a penalty, giving the Castleford outfit the win. There was a victory for Thornhill Trojans though, as the fourth-placed side defeated Eastmoor Dragons 12-6. Thornhill host King Cross Park tomorrow (Saturday) while Shaw Cross have an Andrew Bennett Memorial Trophy semi-final at home to Seacroft to look forward to.

SHAW CROSS Sharks youngster Wesley Bruines (above) has earned a deal at Super League club Wakefield Trinity. The 16-year-old outside-back has been given a contract until the end of 2021, having impressed Trinity’s head of youth, Mark Applegarth, playing for Wakefield College. Dewsbury teen Bruines, who has represented Yorkshire Under-17s and the England Community Lions, said: “I am delighted to sign for Wakefield Trinity on a professional deal. “It has been a dream of mine to play professional rugby and now I have that chance I want to take it with both hands and put my best foot forward to earn a full-time contract.” Applegarth added: “He’s a fantastic kid who is hard-working, honest and wants to improve every day.”

RUGBY UNION: Jodie Ounsley has been named in Great Britain’s extended Sevens squad as she edges closer to a place at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. A 24-strong squad has been announced ahead of the squad’s first training camp in Edinburgh this week. Dewsbury-born teen Ounsley featured last year in the Under-18s Sevens European Championships and is playing for England in the World Series this season.

YML structure set RUGBY LEAGUE: Seven Heavy Woollen sides will take part in the Yorkshire Men’s League in 2020. Ossett Trinity Tigers will compete in Division One with Birstall Victoria and Dewsbury Moor A in Division Three, Batley Boys A in Division Four, and Thornhill Trojans A in Division Five. Dewsbury Celtic A will take part in the NCL Alliance division, with Shaw Cross Sharks A in the Merit League for fledgling outfits.

Lingard: Big chance for win over Eagles By Stephen Ibbetson

IMPORTANT GAME: Craig Lingard is targeting two points when Batley host Sheffield on Sunday

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BATLEY coach Craig Lingard considers this weekend’s clash with Sheffield Eagles as another key game that they can pick up points in. The Bulldogs were beaten three times by Sheffield last season but the South Yorkshire side are bottom of the Championship table having lost their opening three games. Victory over Swinton two weeks ago gave Lingard’s team their first points of the season and, ahead of a return to the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium following last week’s Challenge Cup exit at Leigh, the Batley boss believes that both sides will have marked Sunday’s (kick-off 3pm) game down as a key target to win. He said: “Our home form is going to be massive for us this year, particularly against the teams that you’re expected to be in and around at the end of the season and I’d expect Sheffield to be one of those teams. “They’ve had a bit of an indifferent start and lost the first three games, but they beat Halifax at the weekend (in the Challenge Cup) so they’ll be coming full of confidence. “I imagine (Eagles coach) Mark Aston will have identified this as a really important game for them to get two points off us, so it’s going to be a tough game. “I imagine the weather conditions and pitch conditions are going to be pretty similar to the Swinton game last week, so hopefully we can give them the blue-

print from that game and carry it out against Sheffield as well. As important as Swinton was, this game is important as well.” Back-rower Shaun Pick is likely to be ruled out of the game as he continues to wait for further clarity on the extent of his neck problem. Winger Johnny Campbell is also a doubt after bashing his leg against a pole on the sidelines at Leigh, while prop Joe Taira came off with concussion in last Friday’s game and will need to pass the return-to-play protocols.

Lingard made five changes to his team for their fourth-round Challenge Cup exit, with Lucas Walshaw, James Brown, Dale Morton and Anthony Bowman all carrying minor niggles which will clear this week. Tom Lillycrop made his first appearance since re-signing for the Bulldogs, and Lingard says the front-row forward is in contention for a 100th appearance for the club this weekend. “He’s definitely in my thoughts,” said the coach. “Whether I give him another

Weather hampers Cleck ahead of promotion clash CLECKHEATON RUFC face a crucial promotion showdown at home to Driffield this weekend, but preparations have not been helped in the slightest by the weather. The club have had two weeks to get ready for the big clash between the teams in second and third place in the table, but the damage caused by the storms of recent weeks have left pitches unusable for most of that time. With seven games left in the season, Cleck are in pole position to claim the runners-up spot and a

play-off place, but have both Driffield and Moortown within just a few points. Ahead of the big match at Moorend tomorrow (Saturday, kickoff 2.15pm), head coach Thiu Barnard admits the weather has been far from ideal. “Preparations have been awful due to the weather,” he said. “We didn’t train the whole of last week because we couldn’t get on the pitches.

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BIG WIN: Mikey Hayward scored one of Cleckheaton’s tries in their impressive win over leaders York earlier this month

week or two training or try and get him a game with Leeds, I don’t know, but I’ve got no concerns regarding his fitness.” Batley’s dual-reg partners have no reserve game this weekend so Tyler Dickinson may have to wait a bit longer to get the game with the Rhinos that he needs before making his comeback. “He’s missed several weeks so I don’t think he’ll be with everyone else fitness-wise at this moment in time,” Lingard said of the prop. However, Lillycrop’s return and the performance of on-loan Leeds man Tyler Dupree against the Centurions give them plenty of options in those positions. Lingard said: “Tyler Dupree was one of the players who stood out for me in the middle of the park so we’ve got plenty of competition for places. It’s one area we’re not light on.” Another player who did himself no harm in the Leigh defeat was George Senior, who played his first competitive game of the season at centre and has forced his way into Lingard’s thinking. “Against a Leigh team who are top of the table, he didn’t look out of place, and he got his first try as well so we’re really pleased for him,” said Lingard. “He’s showing a lot of potential and he’s definitely one for the long-term future, but he’s certainly put some questions marks in for me for the outside backs as we’ve got some people who are not quite where I’d want them to be at this moment in time.” Meanwhile, back-rower Danny Bravo has been sent to League One side Doncaster on a seasonlong loan deal.

Greenwood calls for more of the same LEE GREENWOOD says that his Dewsbury Rams side will need to match the performances from their opening two fixtures to give Widnes Vikings a game this weekend. Dewsbury were beaten by Leigh Centurions on the opening day of the season and secured an impressive 18-16 win away at Halifax, before last weekend’s Challenge Cup tie at Whitehaven was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Widnes head to the Tetley’s Stadium for Sunday’s game, which will kick off at 6.15pm for live streaming on the OurLeague app, with two wins and a defeat from their first three games and serious play-off ambitions. The Rams have put in committed performances in both games so far and Greenwood acknowledges that another big effort is the minimum requirement against the Vikings. “(With) a repeat of the effort, as well as our discipline, defence and organisation, we’ll be in with a shout,” said the Rams head coach. “I’m not saying we’ll win if we do because Widnes are a good side, but if we have the same approach as we did in those two games then we’ll make it difficult for Widnes. “Nobody can play to the absolute maximum for 80 minutes. You are going to give Widnes opportunities but it is about trying not to give them loads. “If we give them any sustained pressure, teams at the top end of the table will score points, which they have been doing in their first few games. “We’re on the OurLeague app so the lads will want to make an impression,” Greenwood added. “It’s as close as we get to TV games. It’s more important than you think to lads in this division.” Hooker Dom Speakman will serve a onematch suspension for use of the knee and punching in the incident that saw him redcarded in the victory over Halifax, but Sam Day is expected to be fine to play after picking up a knock in the same game. Jason Walton remains the only injury absentee for the Rams, who are still awaiting news of when their fourth-round Challenge Cup clash with Whitehaven will be replayed. The fifth round – in which the winners will travel to League One outfit Newcastle Thunder – is scheduled for the weekend of March 14-15, meaning the game will either be played midweek or Dewsbury’s match at Oldham, on March 8, will need to be moved. The logistics of playing a midweek game at Whitehaven would prove quite a challenge, so Greenwood hopes that will not be the case. “Our lads would have to take at least a halfday off work which not all of them are able to, so I don’t think we could raise a 17 for a midweek trip on short notice,” he warned. “The set precedent in the earlier round was to postpone league games so we’ll be pushing for that. There’s no reason why that can’t be done.” DEWSBURY fans can dine in style at the Tetley’s Stadium for Sunday’s game thanks to the club’s hospitality package. Doors will open from 4pm for a two-course meal in the Royal Suite, and there will also be a quiz and a chance to hear from a member of the Rams squad. Adults can get the package for £40 and juniors are £15 (£20 and £12 respectively for season ticket holders), with bookings through the club website, on 01924 465489 or at the reception.