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By Staff Reporters TWO men from Dewsbury have been charged on suspicion of smuggling drugs worth billions of pounds into the UK. The National Crime Agency found class A and B drugs hidden on lorries carrying vegetables and juice into the country from Holland, in what they have described as the UK’s “biggest-ever drugs racket”. Vojtech Dano, 38, and 34-yearold Ivan Turtak, both of Vulcan Gardens in the Flatts area of Dewsbury, are charged with four counts of conspiracy to import class A drugs and four counts of conspiracy to import class B drugs. A total of 13 suspected members of the international crime group have been charged following dawn raids on Tuesday in Dewsbury, Leeds, Manchester, Stockport, St Helens, Warrington, Bolton and London. They are being held for allegedly importing cocaine, heroin and cannabis into the UK and were due to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Thursday). Five other men were in court on the same charges as the Dewsbury men. They are Paul Green, 54, of Eccleston in St Helens; Sohail Qureshi, 59,

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BLAKELEY Anthony

On 20th September surrounded by family, aged 45, much loved brother and uncle. Funeral service will take place on 15th October at 11.30am at Dewsbury Crematorium. All donations will go to Batley Methodist Church. BIRCHILL MARY On October 1, peacefully with her children by her side, of Heckmondwike, aged 84, a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, auntie and friend. Funeral service will take place at Holy Spirit Church, Heckmondwike, on Wednesday October 16 at 11am.

BROWN (NEE COOKE) JULIA LYNN On August 18, as the result of

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On September 24, whilst on a York University study trip in Tanzania, aged 20, daughter of Nick and Colette. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Anne’s Cathedral, Leeds, on Thursday October 24 at 1.30pm.

On September 9, suddenly, aged 85, husband of the late Joan. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Monday October 21 at 10.30am.

On September 9, peacefully at his home in Dewsbury, aged 65, forever loved by Patricia. Funeral service to be held at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Thursday October 24 at 11.30am.

HULL MARGARET VALARIE ‘MAGGY’ On September 26, peacefully at Calderdale Royal Hospital, aged 76, partner of Kevin. Funeral service will take place at St Peter’s Church, Hartshead, on Wednesday October 16 at 11.30am.

a tragic accident, of Chickenley, aged 57, wife of Gary. Funeral service will take place at Trinity Church, Ossett, on Friday October 25 at 10.45am.

MACK GEORGE On September 29, peacefully at home, Westtown, Dewsbury, aged 69, husband of Becky. Funeral service will take place at St John’s Church, Dewsbury Moor, on Tuesday October 15 at 2pm.

CASSIDY (NEE ALCOCK) MARY ESTHER On October 6, unexpectedly, of Batley, aged 73, wife of the late Joseph Michael. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Joseph’s RC Church, Batley Carr, on Sunday October 27 at 6pm.

OWEN RONALD ‘RON’ On September 28, peacefully after a short illness at Pinderfields Hospital, aged 82, husband of the late Ruth. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday October 18 at 9.30am.

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Dancers in the spotlight TWO of the district’s dance schools have received global recognition. Sarah Taylor Dance Studios in Batley and Heckmondwike’s Timestep Community Dance (TCD) have been named as finalists in the 2019 Dance School of the Year competition. Now in its seventh year, the awards celebrate the achievements of dance schools across the UK as well as Europe, Canada and Australia. Sarah Taylor’s school will be facing stiff competition in the ‘200-300 students’ category, while Timestep is competing in the ‘up to 100 students’ division. Timestep Community Dance

On October 2, peacefully at Priestley Care Home, Birstall, formerly of Monk Ings, Birstall, aged 85, mum of Michael and his wife Korine and the late Stephen. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday October 23 at 11.30am.

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Henrietta Rutherford, Amelia Beckwith and Lydia Rutherford from Sarah Taylor Dance Studios provides dance classes for disabled children and adults, and founder Rachel Walmsley and Sarah Taylor will both discover their fate at a black-tie event in Devon later this month. Sarah said: “It is a huge achievement to be a finalist for the Dance School of the Year 2019, which of course wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of all my students and parents and of course my family. It is a prestigious event for our industry and I have been shortlisted from dance schools from across the UK, Europe, Canada and Australia.”

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New suite opened MIRFIELD: A purpose-built suite for vulnerable victims and their families has been refurbished and officially opened. The Vulnerable Victims Suite, located at the old Mirfield Police Station on Knowl Road, will be used as space to help victims and their families relax when speaking to officers. Funding from Bright Spaces went towards new furniture, soft furnishings and toys. Detective Inspector Alex Bacon from Kirklees safeguarding unit, said: “People coming to see us are often at a very difficult time in their life. “We need people to be comfortable with their surroundings and the feedback so far has been good.”

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A happy response to bench project A COMMUNITY campaigner has been busy putting up posters as part of a new social project. Kelly Williams, the face of the Spread A Little Sunshine campaign, helped to fix 30 posters to public seating across North Kirklees last weekend to launch the ‘Happy Benches’ scheme. The posters invite passers-by to “sit here if you don’t mind someone stopping by and saying hi”, and aim to reduce loneliness. Locations that are now home to a ‘Happy Bench’ poster include Birstall village centre, Mirfield Library, Mirfield Park, Knowl Park; Roberttown community space; Heckmondwike Park; Batley town centre, Batley Park; Dewsbury Longcauseway, Dewsbury Town Hall and Dewsbury Market. Ex-Mirfield postie Kelly is encouraging anyone who takes a picture on a Happy Bench to upload it to social media using the hashtags #happyfriends and #spreadalittlesunshine.

News In Brief Labour re-select both candidates NORTH KIRKLEES: Both of the district’s MPs have been re-selected unanimously by their respective constituency parties. The procedural move means both Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin and Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff will be the official Labour Party candidates in the anticipated general election. Ms Brabin was re-selected unanimously at a meeting on Friday September 27, while Miss Sherriff announced the news this week. Miss Sherriff said: “Representing this area for the past four years has been a great privilege and so I am delighted with this unanimous show of support from all of our Dewsbury Labour Party wards, plus affiliated organisations. “I’d like to thank them all for their continued confidence in me as their representative in Parliament.”

Kelly Williams sits on a bench in Batley town centre. Right: The bench in use in Birstall

Dewsbury MP reveals extent of online abuse By Zoe Shackleton DEWSBURY MP Paula Sherriff says she has been heartened by the support she has received after being subjected to repeated threats and abuse online. The Labour MP was sent shocking messages telling her that she ‘deserves to be hanged’ and calling for her to be sexually assaulted after she spoke out against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s use of “dangerous” language in Parliament. Since the extent of the hate mail was shared on Twitter by journalist Victoria Derbyshire, Miss Sherriff has seen an outpouring of support from other MPs, members of the public and community organisations. She said: “After speaking out in the House of Commons I’ve been heartened to receive some messages of support, but also left saddened by the influx of abusive messages that followed … “When I see and hear the Prime Minister’s words being parroted in abusive emails and phone calls received in my office, it only underscores the impact of his language. “MPs inevitably draw criticism for their views, particularly on issues that people feel passionately about – that’s a part of the role and I’ve built up a resilience on this, you have to.

Protests set to be held in town centre A FAR-RIGHT group is set to stage a protest in Dewsbury town centre tomorrow (Saturday). It is believed ‘Yorkshire Patriots’ will start their demonstration at around 1pm in the town hall area. Left-wing groups Kirklees Stand Up To Racism and Unite Against Fascism will be holding a counter-protest opposite the town hall from noon. In a letter to Dewsbury businesses, West Yorkshire Police and Safer Kirklees warned that road closures and traffic diversions were likely to be in place between 11am and 5pm. A police spokeswoman said: “We are aware of a proposed event and are liaising with our partner agencies to put appropriate plans in place. “We aim to manage people’s right to protest, balanced with the wider public’s right to go about their daily business, with minimal impact on the local community, residents and visitors to Dewsbury.”

“But everyone deserves to be able to go about their jobs without fear of threats and abuse and I sincerely hope, once again, that the Prime Minister will re-consider his language so that we can move beyond this and shift the focus onto robust debates about what is best for our country.” Miss Sherriff’s neighbouring constituency MP Tracy Brabin (Lab, Batley & Spen) said: “I have taken the decision not to publish people who give me abuse. “But I must say for each abusive message I

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Nash Q&A cancelled BATLEY: MP Tracy Brabin has been forced to cancel a planned question-and-answer session for constituents next weekend. MPs have been called to Parliament for a special sitting on Saturday October 19 to discuss the next steps for Brexit. Ms Brabin was due to hold a public meeting at the Batley Irish Democratic League Club on Churchfield Street from 9.30am-11am for her constituents to raise any concerns they might have. But on Wednesday morning she apologised on Twitter “to everyone I agreed to meet … We’ve been called back to Parly for decisive votes about next steps for #Brexit.” Ms Brabin is holding a ‘#TalkToTracy’ session on Friday November 8 from 2pm-4pm at Batley Tesco Extra, which is open to everyone.

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News In Brief Happy birthday Betty DEWSBURY: Tributes poured in from politicians to celebrate the 90th birthday of Betty Boothroyd this week. The Dewsbury-born Labour politician was the first, and only, female Speaker of the House when elected in 1992 and first Equal Opportunities Commission chairwoman. Former Prime Ministers Sir John Major and Tony Blair led messages celebrating a ‘national treasure’ on her birthday on Tuesday. The daughter of textile workers, she was a former Tiller Girl dancer, served as MP for West Bromwich from 1973 to 2000 and was made a Baroness in 2001.

Mufti’s special visit BATLEY: A world-renowned Islamic scholar was greeted by thousands of people when he visited the town on October 3. Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Saheb was recently ranked as the most influential Muslim in the world and visited from Pakistan. He spoke at two sessions at the Jame Masjid on Henry Street to a combined audience of 3,000 people. His wife spoke at a gathering of more than 500 women at the Al Hikmah Centre on Track Road.

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Super Steve is off – at 80! A TESCO trolley porter is finally calling it a day at the age of 80. Steve Stevens has worked at the Cleckheaton store on Northgate for 15 years and was honoured by co-workers for his dedication. A post on Facebook announcing his decision to retire garnered praise from hundreds of well-wishers, something that Steve admitted “amazed” him. The pensioner, of Hare Park Avenue in Liversedge, said: “I’m a bit upset about it (retirement) but I had to pack it in one day! “I’ll miss the team massively, they’re a great set of people and I wish them all the best. I hope they can carry on for as long as I did!”

Aaron Carr, deputy manager at the Cleckheaton store, said: “The service that he has provided has been absolutely fantastic and we’d just like to say thank you to Steve.

“He’s made some fantastic friends here and he’ll be sorely missed. It’s a big loss, not only to the store, but to the community as well.” Steve is pictured with his Tesco colleagues.

Contraband cig garage also sold booze to 13-year-old By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter A 24-HOUR petrol station operating “more as an off-licence” with a “vast” amount of alcohol on sale has had its licence revoked for the second time in six months. It followed a string of offences at Flush Garage, on the border of Liversedge and Heckmondwike, which has acquired a notorious reputation for hate crime, theft, criminal damage and violence.

An application by owner Hamayun Sajjad to become the premises supervisor at the filling station on Wakefield Road was also rejected by Kirklees Council’s three-member Licensing Panel. The previous premises supervisor, Shamsher Yasin, lives in Pakistan and was said to be responsible in name only. Bradford-based Mr Sajjad, who was not present at hearings held this month and in April at Huddersfield Town Hall, was described by West Yorkshire Police as having “a complete disregard to the laws of this country”. The panel heard that staff at the garage were paid cash-in-hand at £5 an hour. They were untrained and could not operate the onsite CCTV. One 19-year-old counter assistant sold alcohol to youngsters who did not look 18 and who had no identification.

They turned out to be plainclothed police cadets aged 13, 14 and 15 used in a test purchase ‘sting’ operation. Non-duty paid contraband cigarettes, believed to be from the Ukraine, were also found on site a week later. Licensing Officer Mike Skelton said Flush Garage “seems to operate more as an off-licence than a filling station. The amount of alcohol on sale is vast”. PC Katie Jagger, partnerships officer for Kirklees Division, said Mr Sajjad’s actions had impacted on licensing law, young people had been served alcohol, employees had been paid cash-in-hand, the government had been cheated of tax and national insurance

contributions had been bypassed. She added that staff had also been subjected to violence and hate crimes in other incidents. Richard Woodhead, licensing officer for Kirklees Division, said Mr Sajjad had also failed to disclose that he had been convicted of drug driving, and banned for 12 months, when applying for his personal licence. In revoking the premises’ licence panel chairwoman Coun Amanda Pinnock said Mr Sajjid “had sufficient control” of the premises at the time incidents took place and particularly when non-duty cigarettes were found. Pictured: contraband cigarettes on sale at Flush Garage

Mourners come out in force to pay tribute to young Archie HUNDREDS of mourners turned out in force for the funeral of former Dewsbury Moor and Batley Bulldogs rugby league player Archie Bruce. Around 650 people attended the service which was held at St Mary’s Parish Church in Mirfield last Thursday. The popular 20-year-old died in Toulouse hours after making his debut for Batley against the French side in their game on Saturday August 17. A special poem was written by his friend Sarah-Jo Grinhaff and was read out at the funeral, and many attendees wore Dewsbury Moor and Batley Bulldogs

colours. Tributes flooded in for Archie following his death and thousands of pounds has been raised in his memory for the Rugby Football League’s Benevolent Fund. Meanwhile Archie’s former head coach at the Bulldogs, ex-Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos star Matt Diskin, is attempting to cycle the North Coast 500 route with friends Mark Fortis and James Gills to raise money for the fund. Archie’s dad Steve joined the trio at Dewsbury Moor RLFC on Thursday to see them off on their journey, which is expected to last seven days.

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Kumon kids are the pick of the crop! MEMBERS of the Kumon Y’all youth group lent a hand picking apples at Meadow Green residential home. Officials heard that the residents were unable to reach the fruit on trees at the care home, on Dale Lane in Heckmondwike. Girls from the youth club – appropriately based on Orchard Street in Savile Town – collected and used the apples to bake a selection of goods. The sweet treats were later presented to Meadow Green residents by boys from Kumon Y’all. Kumon Y’all leader Tiera Qadus said: “I think it’s great for young and old people of different cultures and backgrounds to get together and have fun.”

News In Brief Bobtown’s big day

Play plans postponed By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter KIRKLEES Council’s plans to strip equipment from its playgrounds as part of a £9.5m revamp has been shelved – but only temporarily. It still intends to go ahead with its Playable Places Strategy after the public have had their say. The project has proved unpopular with residents who baulked at the

prospect of losing traditional play equipment such as slides, swings, roundabouts and climbing frames from some playgrounds. Instead the council said it would “re-imagine” many of its 300-plus playgrounds under new classifications: Destination, Community and Doorstep. The latter designation meant replacing mechanical equipment with more natural elements. Those “unhelpful” classifications

Repeat offender gets extra jail for breaches A HABITUAL thief has been jailed after repeatedly ignoring a court order banning him from Dewsbury town centre. Joshua Allsop was the subject of a Criminal Behaviour Order when he entered the area seven times in just over a month. The 28-year-old also kicked a police officer and verbally abused a store manager. He pleaded guilty at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court to seven breaches of his CBO, threaten-

ing behaviour, common assault of an emergency worker and being drunk and disorderly in public. Allsop’s CBO was made on July 11 and included a ban on entering the town centre, Rishworth Retail Park and Asda on Mill Street West. He was spotted on several occasions in places like Wilko on Crackenedge Lane, Westgate and in the Princess of Wales shopping precinct.

On one occasion he was drunk and hurled abuse at a PCSO who had asked him to sit in the back of a police van after he was caught throwing glass bottles. Allsop, of Bank View in Earlsheaton, also kicked out at the officer. He was recently jailed for 14 weeks for five shop thefts. Magistrates sentenced him for a total of 36 weeks and ordered him to pay a £122 victim surcharge.

have now been dumped along with a list of 137 potentially at-risk playgrounds that “looked like a fait accompli”. The council says the £9.5m plan represents an increased spend, £5.5m more than if it simply replaced existing or outdated equipment. Coun Rob Walker denied it was a U-turn. Instead he said the “complete moratorium” on the modernisation plan represented a “revision”. The programme may now not get underway until next spring, to be rolled out over five-years. Coun Walker (Lab, Colne Valley) said the project was “a very important and positive strategy that will hopefully transform the lives of people living in Kirklees”. He said no decisions have been made and he doesn’t want any parks or play spaces to close. The council will begin a full public consultation exercise but no date has been set. Key to the revised plan will be the “absolutely critical” feedback from the public, including community groups and schools.

ROBERTTOWN: The village could be set for a £1,000 grant after making it to the final 10 of the Yorkshire Village of the Year competition. Roberttown will battle against other villages including Addingham, Boston Spa, Ingleton and Grassington. A panel of judges, including Emmerdale star Claire King and ITV weatherman Jon Mitchell, will consider the shortlist of entries. The winner will be chosen based on evidence of enterprise, initiative and community spirit.

Crash drug arrest STAINCLIFFE: A man was arrested for drug offences and possession of an offensive weapon after a car crash. Police detained the man, in his 20s, following a smash on Staincliffe Road last Thursday afternoon in which a silver VW Bora hit two cars. After the collision a number of men exited the vehicle and fled the scene. Passengers of the other cars involved suffered minor injuries. Police say enquiries remain ongoing.

Store gun robbery OSSETT: Three masked men threatened staff at a convenience store with a gun before making off with cash during a late-night robbery. The incident happened at McColl’s on Dewsbury Road on Monday night. The suspects entered the store shortly before 11pm and threatened staff with what appeared to be a handgun. They made off with cash and fled the scene in a car in the direction of Dewsbury. Anyone with information is asked to contact Wakefield CID on 101 with crime reference number 13190515628.

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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood

Extinction? All a matter of time OCCASIONALLY struggle to fully comprehend the enormity of ‘time’. And no, I don’t mean “when the big hand’s at 12 and the little hand’s at six...” As a ‘for instance’, if I’m contemplating a minor luxury and my conscience is troubled by that vexatious Yorkshire syndrome of “can I thoil it?” I tell myself, “Locky, you’re down to your last 10 or 15 years, not your last 10 or 15 quid”. Sometimes it even works, and I extravagantly purchase a bag of pork scratchings to accompany my pint. Not always, you’ll understand, because for thrifty Tykes who have grafted long and hard for their brass, saving something for a rainy day runs in our Yorkshire blood. But always, in the background – heard or unheard –

life’s clock is ticking inexorably away. Tick-tock, ticktock. Monday is suddenly next Sunday, blink and summer’s transformed into mid- October and the Card Factory shop is already bedecked with Christmas cards. Birthdays hurtle round like a faulty electric meter. In a week when Nobel prizes are being awarded to brilliant minds around the world, it emerged that in the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there was an explosion around 3.5 million years ago. Apparently mankind’s apelike ancestors were already walking upright and using crude stone tools by then – although even that was 65 million years after an asteroid crashed into the planet, extinguishing the dinosaurs and most life forms on Earth. Yet here we almost magical-

After 4.5 billion years, Earth isn’t going anywhere just yet ly are – and while brilliant scientists can tell us what was happening hundreds of millions of light years away, a billion years ago, they can’t agree whether modern Homo Sapiens – us – are 50,000 or 350,000 years old. Either way,

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in the greater scheme of our 4.5 billion-year-old Earth, mankind is figuratively still in nappies. Tick-tock. From nappies to extinction in the blink of an eye, to listen to the prophets of doom occupying London this week, insisting we’re down to “our last two generations” before we’re all gone. Dear me, they’re away with the fairies. And yet I don’t doubt that in 100,000 or a million years from now, the next human genus, Homo Deus (to borrow from the brilliant historian Yuval Noah Harari) will be excavating planet Earth and discovering skeletons much like theirs, probably clasping small, electronic devices, perfectly preserved by the latest indestructible iPhone case. OW will our Homo Sapien race perish? Under a flood of melted Arctic ice or choked out of existence by unbreathable air? A frenzied exchange of nuclear weaponry, or maybe another direct hit from a rogue asteroid? However – and if – apocalypse happens, the circle of Earth’s evolving life will slowly begin again. Will Home Deus evolve into supermen of sorts? Or will they be destined through privilege and no apparent requirement to work, end up as spoiled ‘uncooperative crusties’ (to borrow from Boris Johnson) who are infesting London and other western capitals in the name of Extinction Rebellion? My first reaction to the XR anarchists was to hope the law turned water cannons on them – a good wash and clearing the streets; a real win-win. Or put them all in rowing boats (planet-poisoning aeroplanes wouldn’t do) and point them in the direction of China. For clarity, I’m not disputing these XR fanatics/martyrs (delete as required) have real concerns – but I do question how they express them, by

Dame Sally’s taking leave LISTENED to the UK’s Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davis (pictured) on Desert Island Discs not too long ago. Clearly a very clever, able and accomplished woman. Sadly, it appears that her 15 years in quangos at the heart of the establishment have addled her brain. I can think of many first steps in tackling the great British disease of obesity. More compulsory physical exercise in school would be a decent start, instead of walking the kids into town centres to chant “Waddawewant – climate change! Wennawewanit? Now!” How about making food vouchers part of the state benefit system – and not redeemable for unhealthy foodstuffs? Dame Sally’s parting gift as she prepares to retire is to

inconveniencing hard working people, damaging businesses, and generally acting like the spoiled, middle-class hypocrites most apparently are. Did they all walk or cycle to London? Have any had foreign holidays (on ‘ordinary’ jets, not private ones like climate crusaders Harry and Meghan)? Do they ever eat beef (cows pollute more than cars)? And how much extra damaging emissions have they caused, with every London police vehicle working overtime, lorries making long diversions etc? I wouldn’t mind, but they are only doing this in countries already committed to tackling climate change – go take on China, India, the Americans and Brazilians, why don’t you? That’s where the problem is. Because for all the fashionable worthiness of their cause, and as with so many socially ‘enlightened’ street move-

ban consuming snacks on public transport. I can only think she’s shared a train carriage recently with some lard-arse woofing down a Maccy D’s and skulling cans of Special Brew, before wafting farts in her general direction. I can see the headline now: ‘Bus driver in hospital after trying to eject 8-stone judo black belt for eating a breakfast croissant...’ ments over the years, I can’t help thinking they see and treat this as one big, privileged, anti-establishment game. Not many Brexiteers amongst that lot, I’ll bet. Still, their time will come and go. Mother Earth will warm and cool, as ever she has, and occasionally she’ll belch and many of those eight billion human fleas on her skin will be gone (the supervolcano beneath Yellowstone Park has caused three northern hemisphere nuclear winters – 2.1m, 1.3m and 630,000 years ago. If you believe in numeric patterns, it’s pretty much due). Gulp. You see, we are infinitely tiny and insignificant in the enormous scale of the universe and one day, sooner or later, all our time will come. Tick-tock – I think I’ll have another pint, but I can’t thoil more scratchings. Then maybe I’ll go plant a tree, which will achieve more than all of this week’s London XR activists have.

There’s a big, wide world out there... RS L is in a state of high anxiety – not unusual in itself – but for once it has nothing to do with my occasional marriageinduced deafness, or inability to stop Arthur dog dragging me to the pub most tea-times. Come Monday, she’s going to be one big wet hanky as we wave farewell to Son, on his way to play a season of cricket for the Reynella club in Adelaide. The Australian Adelaide, that is. I’m not sure he really needs to pack two sets of batting pads and spare batting gloves (he’s a fast bowler) but he might need a bank loan to pay the excess baggage charges. I’ve moved

overseas for years at a time on one backpack (including a season of rugby in Oz), but dad’s wisdom falls on deaf ears. So obviously I keep schtum, because the last thing I want is for him to change his mind and stay. “You’re cruel and heartless!” wails Mother. “He’s our only son and he’s leaving!” “He’s 23 and needs to get out there and grow up – and believe me, if I know those Aussies, they’ll see to that,” (he’s their first Pom signing). “Waaaaaaagh, sob, sob, you nasty beast...” It’ll be the making of him. Or breaking, quite possibly. But boy, am I jealous. Have a blast, Ry.

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Friday October 11, 2019

Vicar’s mission – on a ‘211’ bus

News In Brief Zaman trial delayed

By Zoe Shackleton

DEWSBURY: The trial of three men charged with fly-tipping offences has been adjourned. Taheer Zaman, Mohammed Eesaa Zaman and Yusuf Zaman, all of Heckmondwike Road, face charges of dumping furniture, builders waste and electrical white furniture on land at Pepper Royd Street. They are also charged with controlled waste offences in relation to an address on Walker Street, Earlsheaton. The hearing was postponed until Wednesday November 6 at the request of the defence.

A VICAR has become a bus driver in a bid to support a community in Dewsbury. It’s part of Reverend Neil

Walpole’s ‘Destination 211’ project which will see a group of volunteers provide drop-in help sessions on a double-decker bus parked up in Chickenley.

Pair targeted 91-year-old

DETECTIVES have released an e-fit image following an attempted burglary at the home of a 91-year-old woman in Ravensthorpe. The incident occurred on September 18 at around 12pm on Armitage Street. The men approached the pensioner’s home and claimed they needed to turn

off the water in the property. They then entered the house and carried out a search, but nothing was taken. Anyone who recognises the men should contact Kirklees CID online via www.westyorkshire.police. uk/contactus, quoting log number 1521 of 21/9.

Rev Walpole, an assistant curate with Dewsbury Team Parish, came up with the idea of converting an old bus into a place where people can pop in for a chat and a coffee. With the help of Calderdale Methodist Church and its similar ‘Busoasis’ scheme the double-decker bus has been transformed into a cafe and will be kept at Dewsbury’s Arriva bus depot until it is needed for the sessions on a Wednesday afternoon. He will take it to the car park of The Crown pub in Chickenley at 2pm, across from Orchard Primary. He said: “I envision that parents will drop in as they’re waiting for children to finish and afterwards bring children across. It would be really good to see people who come from difficult backgrounds empowered to

New store opens live life in a positive way.” Rev Walpole (pictured) wants to introduce a young adults service to help with issues like drug addiction and mental health, plus religious education lessons for children, rolling it out into other areas of Dewsbury. Volunteers have been trained with funding from the parish and the Bishop’s Development Fund. He explained the

‘Destination 211’ name: “Revelations 211 talks about a new heaven and a new earth where there is no more crime or pain because those things have been wiped away. “The vision is really to be a listening ear, to be a place where tears can be shed freely but wiped away, to give people hope where there is no hope.” The bus will be on site in Chickenley next Wednesday from 2pm.

Sloppy car thief made police job easy with a trail of clues A THIEF who targeted four cars left a trail of clues that led police straight to him. John Walshaw, of Tweedale Gardens in Dewsbury, broke into the vehicles on nights between July 20 and 29. He first targeted a car left unlocked on Hollins Avenue in Dewsbury Moor.

The victim discovered the next day that somebody had taken bicycle inner tubes, spanners and some cash, but Walshaw left a lighter in the car. On July 27 another driver had the window to their car on School Drive smashed. A set of keys not belonging to the victim were

found inside. Walshaw then left some of his blood on the armrest of a third vehicle he broke into on Scarr End Lane, before finally leaving a torch behind after he stole a music player and a dashcam from a car on St Michael’s Close in Thornhill. The 32-year-old pleaded guilty

to four offences of theft from a motor vehicle and blamed the incidents on a relapse into heroin and crack cocaine misuse. Magistrates ordered a full report from the probation service before his sentencing on October 17. Walshaw was released on conditional bail in the meantime.

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Stop housing madness I, along with many more people, totally agree with what Coun Vivien Lees-Hamilton stated in The Press last week about housing madness in Kirklees. She speaks about an area that she has lived in for 20 years and is correct in what she says it is, a flood plain. She is also the councillor for Northorpe, where I have lived for 53 years. Myself and the people of Northorpe have been trying to have the highway repaired since 1976, but we are always told that it is an unclassified road, and that we must wait our turn. Not many years ago, Northorpe Hall was given permission to have alterations made to the barn, which has created an addition of at least 80

Thanks for your help! From: Margaret Brooke, via email Further to my letter of last week, I am delighted to report that the missing walking stick is now safely back home, thanks to the considerate man who found it in Dewsbury Library and handed it in to staff there. My sister and I are extremely grateful and extend our heartfelt thanks to him and also to David at The Press for his co-operation in this matter.

Open up the throttle, Boris

Letter of the Week: LR Hirst, Mirfield vehicles a day to and from Northorpe Hall. There is now an application for building 48 properties on green belt land adjoining Northorpe Lane, which is also classed as an unclassified road. If each property has two vehicles it will result in another 96 cars using Northorpe Lane per day. There have already been five appli-

We have had leaves on the line (other party leaders making mischief for political opportunities), buckled lines (renegade MPs furthering their own ends), signalling problems (personal attacks on the PM) along the way but we are still travelling. The High Court judgement has become the second Great Train Robbery Britain has faced, defying the will of the electorate by people detached from reality, but we are still travelling. The PM is the engineer on the footplate driving the train and we should be ensuring the line is clear for him. Get up there Boris, open the throttle, get this train to Brexit station and platform independence as we voted.

Petitions got us a debate

From: Anthony Doyle, via email Three years ago, following the referendum, Britain boarded the train heading for leaving the EU. Despite two derailments, David Cameron and Theresa May, and the best efforts of so many to force a third with the PM, we are still travelling.

From: Bronte Red House Group Thank you to all who signed the petition for the Red House Museum in Gomersal. We achieved 4,500 signatures in five weeks and have been granted a debate at the Full

cations refused for housing because of the condition of the highway. And in my time, there have been three fatal accidents. If the highway is not fit to add another five houses, why then consider 48? Coun Lees-Hamilton, I agree with you. Why all this housing madness in our towns?

Council meeting at Huddersfield Town Hall on October 16. A thousand signatures were disallowed because they were from abroad but we still had the 3,000 required for a debate. The signatures from abroad confirm that Red House is not just a local heritage site but also of international importance.

Making little headway From: Graham Turner, Gomersal Kirklees voters played their part in the UK’s bid to leave the EU. Fifty-five per cent of people voted to Leave the European Union, leaving local politicians shocked. Shocked and determined to ignore your decision, shocked and determined to lie to you at the next election. All except the duplicitous Lib Dems promised to “honour the will of the people and uphold the result of the referendum”. Where are we now? The not very liberal and definitely not

democratic Liberal Democrats wish to erase the memory of a referendum, and even if a future referendum reaffirmed Leave, they would ignore it. And furthermore if they ever got into power would immediately cancel Brexit without a vote anyway! The Labour Party’s total betrayal of the 2017 manifesto is now confirmed, with denial of a No Deal policy and a promise to campaign for Remain in another referendum with a Labour “quasi deal” or remain choice. Now, to the Conservative and Unionist Party. Our new Prime Minister bless him, is trying his best, but in the face of the opposition from the official opposition party, their cohorts, and even rogue Remain Conservatives, he is making little headway under withering fire.

Bagshaw and butterflies From: Len Gardner, Batley Bagshaw Museum exhibits parts of the history of Batley and its people, making for an interesting day out with a visit to the adjacent butterfly and

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insect house. There’s an interesting record of world-famous stars who visited Batley Variety Club, and the shoddy and rag trade makes for fascinating reading on the background to Batley and its people. Not many people will have noticed that just outside the entrance to the museum, there is a mention of Sir Robert Edwards FRB (1928 to 2013), who was responsible for the first test tube baby, Louise Brown, born in 1978. Robert was a Batley lad. The history of Fox’s Biscuits is also an exhibit. The butterfly house runs a ‘bug’ class for children and on a recent Saturday I watched a children’s group enthusiastically filling in their jotter books about insects, worms and information about the ‘bug’ world. Good to see a change from computers and electronic gadgetry. Go and see the scorpion, Indian stick insect, frogs and plants (including tomatoes), all in their natural habitat – wonderful. Walk through the wonderland of trees and listen for the woodpecker hammering away. With wetland for pond dipping, picnic benches, grassland and some lovely views of Batley, I would encourage you to come and visit our lovely park.

It’s all an act From: John Jennings, Dewsbury So an MP is surprised that she is not popular when opposing the wishes of the majority of her constituents. She represented a party that stated it would carry out the result of the Brexit referendum. Her whining at the Prime Minister in Parliament about strong language during debates

was a good example of ‘method acting’. It was surprising to see her on the front bench of the opposition hurling abuse at the government benches (Monday September 30). If or when she loses her seat in the next election she could probably take up a career in acting with her mate from down the road.

Taxpayer gets the bill again From: Harry Teale, Mirfield Reading the Letter of the Week from ‘Birstall John’ last week brought back unpleasant memories of dealing with the Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust appointments system a few years ago. Birstall John’s letter confirms that in spite of increasing amounts of taxpayers’ money being constantly shovelled into the gaping maw of the Free International Health Service, the interface with the genuine taxpayer continues to deteriorate! If we then compare the similarity with the letter from Robert Cowan highlighting the reason for the collapse of Thomas Cook, we can understand why the health service would have collapsed if it were not for the ever-increasing extortion of more funds from the taxpayer! Until we find a way of restricting the obscene pay packages of council clowns and Westminster Wallies, the situation will never change! The PR people will continue to insist that to attract the ‘best people’, we have to pay excessive packages to public service executives! If they are the best, why are many councils and government departments posting huge deficits year on year?

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News In Brief Town hall lights up BATLEY: The town hall is being illuminated with pink and blue lights to show Kirklees Council’s support for Baby Loss Awareness Week (October 9-15). The annual awareness week is an opportunity for bereaved parents, families and friends to commemorate babies’ lives and break the silence around baby loss in the UK. Anyone in Kirklees can share their photos of Batley Town Hall lit up on social media using the hashtag #BLAW2019.

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Watch group formed By Connor Teale THORNHILL residents are fighting back against crime and anti-social behaviour with the formation of a neighbourhood watch scheme.

Michelle walks in her friend’s shoes A TEACHER has helped to raise thousands of pounds by completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks walk – in the boots of a friend suffering from bowel cancer. Michelle Thompstone, head of year eight at St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy in Dewsbury, completed the challenge along with the friends and family of Sarah Harrison. In total over £6,000 was raised through donations, with the money going to Sarah’s family for any support or treatment she may need in future. Miss Thompstone (pictured above at the top of the group) said: “I wore Sarah’s boots because originally she wanted to do the walk with us, but due to health issues she couldn’t take part. This way, she was with us all the way to the top.”

The new group was officially launched last week to help tackle criminal activity in the village following work by Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Mark Eastwood. A meeting to discuss forming a neighbourhood watch group was organised after Mr Eastwood received hundreds of responses to a crime and antisocial behaviour survey delivered to homes in the area. Mr Eastwood said: “I have been inundated with hundreds of responses to my survey from residents across the constituency, who are all concerned about crime and anti-social behaviour

where they live. “Setting up a neighbourhood watch scheme is just one way people can help to tackle the issues in their area. “The Prime Minister’s announcement on recruiting 20,000 extra police officers is great news and a major step forward. I will be fighting to make sure Dewsbury gets its fair share of the new officers.” Thornhill Neighbourhood Watch Scheme co-ordinator Brian Leach said: “We (residents) see setting up the Watch as something that will pull Thornhill people together and establish a much-needed sense of pride and community spirit in our neighbourhood.” Anyone who is interested in setting up a similar scheme in their community can contact Mr Eastwood at www.markeast Mark Eastwood and Thornhill residents who set up the scheme wood.org.uk.

A golden opportunity TWO Mirfield Air Cadets got to rub shoulders with some famous faces after completing their Duke of Edinburgh gold award. Joshua Kelly and Aidan Richards were invited to the star-studded DofE gold awards presentation at St James’s Palace in London last week. The pair met Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel-Horwood who presented them with their gold award – the culmination of a

national programme which helps young people gain new skills. Joshua said: “It was quite surreal knowing that I was in a royal house of residence. The place was amazing. What an experience to meet the Earl of Wessex and Craig Revel-Horwood.”

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Tip officers assaulted Waste company owner back in front of magistrates A TIPPING firm boss from Dewsbury has admitted attacking two environment officers. Sam Hunter pleaded guilty to two offences of common assault at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court last week. The 27-year-old, of Boothroyd Lane, attacked the Environment Agency officials when they visited the 24/7 Concrete and Aggregates Recycling site on Weaving Lane, Dewsbury, to investigate illegal

waste operations. They were checking that waste delivered in breach of environmental regulations had been removed but they were verbally threatened and physically assaulted by Hunter, who has previously been charged with a number of offences relating to waste dumping. His waste site in Huddersfield caught fire in 2016 and cost taxpayers more than £1million in cleanup costs.

Hunter was given a community order with a 21-day thinking skills and rehabilitation programme, and must also complete 80 hours of unpaid work. He must pay a victim surcharge of £85, the same in court costs and £50 to each officer. Vincent Heaphy, environmental crime team leader, said: “The sentence handed out shows that the courts will not allow assault of public servants to go unpunished.”

Blooming great, Oakwell!

OAKWELL HALL is celebrating bagging gold at the Yorkshire in Bloom awards. The Elizabethan manor house and country park in Birstall won the accolade in the tourist attraction category. Judges praised the team’s commitment to developing ways to support and engage their 300,000-plus visitors every year. It’s the third award for the park in 2019, joining their 15th successive Green Flag and second consecutive Green Heritage Award. Coun Rob Walker, cabinet member for culture

and environment, said: “We could not keep achieving these awards without the dedication of the whole team at Oakwell, particularly our volunteers who work so hard in all weathers to help maintain and develop the park gardens. “A special mention should go to our Friends Group too who have supported Oakwell for over 31 years now and continue to support our busy events programme, as well as providing invaluable financial assistance with new park developments.”

From left – Eric Brown (Oakwell Hall manager), Amanda Walker (Country Park officer), Jennie Hawes (assistant manager) and Coun Rob Walker

Hoax 999 call warning POLICE have issued a warning after a young boy made a hoax call to emergency services. Officers were called to reports of a teenage male who had collapsed and stopped breathing in Heckmondwike on Sunday afternoon. Paramedics also attended but following a search of the area it is believed the call was a hoax. A spokesman for the Batley & Spen Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “This call diverted units away from potentially serious/lifethreatening calls. “As part of our enquiries we have identified the name of a 12-year-old male, who can expect a visit over the next few days. “It is an offence to make hoax calls to emergency services and anybody caught doing so can expect to be dealt with. “Please think before making calls of this nature, it could quite simply put a life at risk.”

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Last chance for Red House? By Tony Earnshaw

A LIMITED number of tickets and tables are available for a charity night at The Venue in Birstall, next Sunday (Oct 20, 2pm-8pm) in aid of Kirkwood Hospice. Peter Morgan (pictured above with Kirkwood’s Joanna Docherty) has raised over £60,000 so far in memory of his wife Jackie who died of cancer in 2014. It’s a 60s and 70s theme – email jlmee@sky.com or ring 07530 934332 to book tickets (£20 each or £200 per table).

Concert time CLECKHEATON: Whitechapel Church is hosting its monthly free concert on Wednesday November 6. There’s also afternoon tea and cakes on offer, and everyone is welcome. Next month’s concert is with Brighouse Third Age singers. 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.

“The signatures from abroad confirm that Red Local Democracy Reporter House is not just a local heritage site but also of THE FUTURE of the former Red international imporHouse Museum in Gomersal is to be tance.” debated at a full council meeting next Two years ago the counweek. cil investigated whether The move has been prompted folthe museum could be the lowing a campaign by supporters, subject of an asset transfer who secured more than 3,000 signato enable a community tures on a petition underlining the group to run the site. site’s local and international imporUltimately the building tance. and two others used for The council closed the Grade II* exhibitions and worklisted building, which has links to shops were not transthe Bronte family, in December 2016 ferred. as a result of budget cuts. A council spokesperson Last month the authority consaid: “We are in the firmed that the building and grounds process of putting the site would be put up for sale, leading to on the open market and on Oxford Road, will be discussed at “We achieved 4,500 signatures in concerns that the site would be given this should happen next year.” full council in Huddersfield Town five weeks and have been granted a over to housing. The residents’ petition said the debate. One thousand signatures Following action by the Bronte Red Hall on October 16. building had been “left to rot” despite A spokeswoman for the BRHG were disallowed because they were House Group (BRHG) the former from abroad but we still had the 3,000 its strong links to Charlotte Bronte, museum, which was housed within said: “Thank you to all who signed the Luddite movement and Wesleyan the petition for Red House, Gomersal. required for a debate. the 19th century Red House mansion non-conformists. It read: “We ask Kirklees Council to re-instate the Community Bid to Buy so mishandled in 2017. “Three asset transfer (bids) AN excited dog jumped up Cheney, pleaded guilty to jumped up and bit the been no previous incidents were turned down (one only failand bit a toddler in the beer being in charge of a dog baby’s leg, breaking the involving the pet. ing by a single point), the garden of a Mirfield pub. that caused injury while skin. Cheney was ordered to Community Bid to Buy was sent The incident occurred on dangerously out of control. Tasleem Akhtar, mitigat- pay the youngster’s family to a disbanded group – therefore June 21 when the pet, Kirklees magistrates ing, said the incident “could £150 in compensation. He was ignored. named Western, lunged for heard how Cheney, of not have been foreseen” and will also have to pay £85 “Allow the people to show their the toddler as she shuffled Brewery Wharf in Mirfield, that Cheney “intervened court costs and a £20 victim support for this irreplaceable hertowards it. tried to rescue the baby immediately.” surcharge. itage gem.” The 16-month-old suffered when his dog bit her left Magistrates were told A contingency destrucRed House Museum showcased injuries to her ear and leg ear. that Western acts as a ‘suption order was made, meanthe history of Gomersal’s intrepid and had to be treated in The little girl’s mum then port system’ for Cheney’s ing Western will not be put feminist and author Mary Taylor hospital. lifted her out of Cheney’s partner, who suffers from down if kept on a lead and and her friendship with Charlotte Western’s owner, Richard arms before Western anxiety, and that there had muzzled while in public. Bronte, author of Jane Eyre.

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

News In Brief BHF shop needs your donations DEWSBURY: The British Heart Foundation shop in Dewsbury is appealing for donations of bric-a-brac, shoes, handbags, jewellery, CDs and DVDs, and any unwanted items. Customers can drop off before 9am and after 4pm at the store on Foundry Street, or there's a collection service Monday to Friday (call 01924 485882).

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Turbulent times call for a bit of escapism

HE INTER-WAR years in the Heavy Woollen district, as in the rest of the country, were turbulent as people, beset with anxieties over the political unrest, tried to come JOIN OUR FRIENDLY GROUP FROM to terms with poverty and unemployment. In times like these the need to ‘just get by’ created a society rife with incidents of petty crime that appeared on almost every page of newspapers like The Yorkshire Observer. ALWAYS A LOVELY SELECTION OF TRIPS It was a time when a trip to the cinema to see EVERYONE WELCOME! Hollywood’s latest blockbuster offered some escape from the realities of life. But even then the Pathe newsreels shown between the first and second features were there to remind the customers at the Cleckheaton Savoy, Birstall’s Princess or any one of Dewsbury’s six cinemas that they could never escape completely. In the early summer of 1935 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, in a Pathe news speech, warned that the major issues on which the forthcoming election should be fought by himself, on behalf of the Tory Party, and Labour leader George Lansbury were those of peace and unemployment. SMALL GROUPS WELCOME TO JOIN As it happened Lansbury was to resign and CARD SENT TO YOUR DOOR hand over to Clement Attlee before the subsePICK UP POINTS, THORNHILL quent election, but he was to have a huge influLEES, DEWSBURY BUS STATION, ence on the question of cinematic escapism. BATLEY CARR & BATLEY BUS Lansbury’s son Edgar was also a politician STATION CLECKHEATON and predeceased him in 1940, with war already & HECKMONDWIKE declared on Germany. In the circumstances To book please ring IRIS on Edgar’s widow took her 10-year-old daughter Angela to the USA for safety, and although he never lived to see her success, George Lansbury’s granddaughter became one of post-war Britain’s most recognised MIRFIELD actresses. WF14 0DQ As well as a string Like our Facebook Page to keep updated with special offers: of films over the next www.facebook.com/haighsfarmshop 50 years or so Angela Lansbury, now 93 years old, became a PORK PIES FOR renowned TV star BONFIRE NIGHT playing Jessica Fletcher in shows like 500G TIN MORNFLAKE ONLY £11.40/DOZEN ‘Murder She Wrote’. QUICK OATS 300G TINS But in June 1935 MUSHY PEAS, OUR PRICE ONLY: 99P George Lansbury was still very much 2 FOR £1.80 39P / 3 FOR £1 involved in politics, OR BUY A 550G JORDANS CHOCOLATE and while the news & ORANGE GRANOLA CASE OF 12 FOR £2.99 pages of the YO carABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! 185G JAR MINT SAUCE ried reports of his latASDA PRICE: £2.98 est pronouncements, 69P / 2 FOR £1.20 HAIGHYS PRICE ONLY 99P OR BUY 6 FOR ONLY £3.30 the entertainment pages listed the cine1LB JAR CLEAR HONEY ma offerings to take 8X250ML BOTTLES FOR ONLY £1.99 your mind off them. COCA COLA Some years ago I 10LB HOME MADE

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discovered a 1935 ‘Film Book’, published by the Daily Express and still in its cardboard packaging, in a Gomersal junk shop, it had been sent to a Mrs L Rothera of Halifax Road, Liversedge, and I found it in near mint condition. The front cover shows Greta Garbo, one of the most famous actresses of the day, and although she wasn’t appearing in anything in the district that day you could see the likes of Myrna Loy, Ginger Rogers, Mary Astor, Ward Bond or J Carroll Naish. Bond and Naish were post-war TV stars in ‘Wagon Train’ and ‘The Adventures of Charlie Chan’ but the 1935 Film Book had news and pictures of the film showing at The Regal in Dewsbury in June that year called ‘Oh Daddy’. With Francis Day, Leslie Henson and Robertson Hare it featured well known comedy stars of the day. So much for our cinematic escapism, but what about those who failed to escape the long arm of the law – when all they wanted to do was eat?! There were some sad cases reported in the YO, and none more so than 28-year-old Mirfield man Ben Wilde, who found himself with a onemonth jail sentence for stealing THREE eggs. Apparently a theft of a fork and spoon was also taken into consideration! It is hard to understand how any society could be so unfeeling or so protective of their possessions and just what was going through the mind of the owner of Calder Farm, Sands Lane, when he alerted the police to these ‘heinous’ crimes. What seems equally petty by today’s standards was Edith Fitton’s act of stealing foodstuffs from Mrs Holdsworth’s cafe in Westgate,

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where she worked. Unless it was a side of ham or beef and sack loads of bread, butter and jam, being bound over for two years seems rather harsh. The sentence certainly came as an unpleasant shock for Edith, of 20 Hollin Royd Road, Dewsbury, for she promptly fainted on hearing the verdict. Guilty verdicts in court appearances are undoubtedly stains on a person’s character, and though nothing more is known of Edith or Ben it is hoped that they were ultimately able to put these difficult times behind them and subsequently enjoy full and fruitful lives thereafter.

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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 OCTOBER 12 QUAKER BOTTOM Starts at 10.30am at Skelmanthorpe Co-op car park HD8 9DA (SE232106) 7 miles – moderate Contact: Andy 01484 866968 deacstimson@yahoo.co.uk

Live band takes you back to the 50s & 60s DEWSBURY Arts Group is presenting a not-tobe missed show featuring a cavalcade of music, news and film from the 1950s and 60s. ‘The Rock and Roll Years’ also features a live band with music ranging from Bill Haley to the Beatles and including numbers by Cliff Richard, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Tommy Steele, Cilla Black, The Seekers, The Scaffold, Lonnie Donnegan and many more. The Rock and Roll Years began last night and there are further shows tonight (Fri) and Saturday at 7.30pm in the David and Judith Wood Theatre, Lower Peel Street, off Bradford Road in Dewsbury. Tickets cost £10 and are available online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/dewsburyartsgroup or by calling 03336 663366.

Singing for fun DEWSBURY Concert Society is on the lookout for new members. The friendly group of singers meets on Wednesday evenings at Longcauseway Church Hall from 7.30pm to 9.30pm to rehearse a varied programme of songs for concerts throughout the year. New members are always welcome for all singing parts, but especially tenors and contralto singers. No audition is required and all are welcome. Keith Webster, of the society, said: “Singing is good for our well-being.” For details contact Keith on 01924 443196.

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A Thriving art scene A NEW autumn exhibition featuring the work of two local artists has opened to the public in Dewsbury. The free display is now on show at Thrive Cafe, on Bond Street, and boasts work from Sandie Burton and Warren Anstiss – known as Artist WOZ (both pictured right). Nature and music form the bulk of the exhibit, which can be explored from 9am to 3pm on weekdays up until Christmas. The Thrive at Connect venue is launching a free art therapy group, beginning on November 7 (10.30am) at the Connect Housing building on Bond Street.

Concert cash given out to local good causes CHEQUES totalling £5,000 were distributed among nine local charities this week by members of St John’s Masonic Lodge in Dewsbury. The money was raised at a memorial concert in Dewsbury Town Hall featuring Grimethorpe Colliery Band and Skelmanthorpe Male Voice Choir. Nearly 500 people attended the concert, which had been organised by St John’s Lodge in memory of the 139 men and boys killed in the Combs Colliery Disaster of 1893. Lodge member Keith Shaw said the concert had exceeded all expectations. They had known that by engaging a worldfamous band like Grimethorpe Band their overheads would be high and would have been happy just to have covered their costs. But generous donations on the night and sponsorship money from local businesses had fortunately enabled them to raise an impressive amount. Members of St John’s Lodge have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds in recent ARTISTS from the Oakwell Art Group will be displaying their work at their annual exhibition at Birstall Community Centre. The exhibition, on Saturday and Sunday October 19-20, is free to visit and refreshments will be available. A wide variety of paintings will be on display at the centre, on Market Street, which will be open from 10am to 3.30pm. The paintings are the work of local people mainly from the Birstall and Batley area. SPEN Valley Historical Society’s next meeting is on Wednesday November 13 when John Hudson will give the Bernard Howgate Memorial Lecture titled ‘A Potter's Tale’.

Representatives of the organisations who received cheques from St John’s Masonic Lodge years for local charities. Presenting the cheques, Mr Shaw said: 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@thecoopers online.org.uk. DEWSBURY and District Rambling Club have a walk planned at Yateholme Reservoir on Sunday. Meet at the Wellington Road car park at 9am. PEOPLE keen on learning how to dance are invited to a rock & roll jive

“There is a lot of talk these days about Dewsbury going down, but we say Dewsbury is still a great town. “It is the people who make our town great, and many of them are here in this room tonight They work hard to keep their organisations going, and we are proud to be able to help them.” Mr Shaw also thanked fellow members of the Lodge who had supported the idea of a ‘memorial’ concert and played their part on the night, and also members of Dewsbury Forward and Dewsbury Chamber of Trade who had helped arrange it. All the organisations received £500 each, with the exception of Dewsbury Collegians, who received £1,000. The other recipients were Thornhill Trojans, Dewsbury Celtic, Chickenley Community Centre, Earlsheaton Starlighters, Dewsbury Forward, Dewsbury Arts Group, Electronic Village and Friends of Dewsbury Station. class, held every Thursday at Heckmondwike’s Brighton Street WMC (8pm-9pm). It costs £5 and is ideal for those who want to keep fit and have fun. The class is followed by a social dance (£3) from 9pm-11pm. GRANGE Moor Brass Band will play a concert at Ravensthorpe with Hopton Church on North Road, Ravensthorpe, on Sunday October 13 at 2.30pm. Tickets for the concert, which will raise money for church funds, are available on the door priced £7. Want to publicise your event? Call The Press on 01924 470296

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Self-taught Sam is focusing on career By Steve Martyn

CAMERA-READY: Sam Teale

A LIVERSEDGE teenager has swapped education for a filmmaking career. At just 17 years old budding videographer Sam Teale has decided to turn his passion into a full-time vocation instead of going to college. Having recently launched Sam Teale Productions, the youngster has already worked with a string of celebrity clients – including Geordie Shore’s Gary Beadle and Scott Thomas from Love Island – while also producing videos closer to home for Mirfield Show and Katie Philpott School of Dance. Sam is self-taught and started out on YouTube before having his first paid commission at the age of 14, creating videos for a pocket money app for children called Gohenry. Within a couple of years he’s been able to invest in a hi-tech

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camera and editing equipment and turned to film-making fulltime this summer. And he says his favourite proj-

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ect to date has been getting to mix business with pleasure and film matchday footage at his beloved Huddersfield Town.

from 10.30am-12pm. The sociables group is at the same time at Bleak House on Wilton Estate. On Tuesday a pilates class is taking place at the community centre from 1.30pm until 2.30pm, then on Wednesday is the meet

Sam, who lives in Norristhorpe with parents Russell and Clare, sister Jess and dog Frankie, also works with Reel Yorkshire which specialises in ‘pay-as-you-go’ corporate video production. The former Mirfield Free Grammar student has now launched his own YouTube channel to record his journey and said: “I did really well in my GCSEs and could have gone to college, but that was always my plan B, and I decided that if you don’t follow your dream then someone else will. “I’d really like to show that I’m just an ordinary teenager following my dream and hopefully this will inspire other young people like me who have a creative passion.” He added: “I just get in touch with people, even if they are rich and famous – I message them and say I’d like to work with them; what’s the worst that can happen?”

and eat group (12.30pm-2pm). Attendees are encouraged to take food and share activities. Bookings for Thursday’s lunch club (11.30am-1pm) at the community centre must be given by Tuesday.

On Friday there is another movement and games class from 10.30am-12pm at Birstall Community Centre, followed by ‘Cool 2 B Schooled’ at Purlwell School in Batley (1.30pm2.30pm).

The graveyard and war memorial at St Peter’s Church in Birstall

Clean-up efforts in Birstall tomorrow ARMY Reservists will give a war memorial and graveyard in Birstall some much-needed TLC. A clean-up at St Peter’s Church, off Kirkgate, has been organised by Coun Charlotte Goodwin (Con, Birstall and Birkenshaw). It takes place tomorrow (Sat), with a group of 10 soldiers from 106 Field Squadron Royal Engineers, who have a base on Intake Lane, joining the efforts. Coun Goodwin has been an Army Reservist for 15 years and currently holds the rank of major. Anyone who wants to take part in the clean-up, beginning at 8am and running all day, can contact her on charlotte.goodwin@ kirklees.gov.uk.

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BATLEY’S Danny Jays returned from the Waterski European Youth Championships in France with a bronze medal. The 16-year-old secured third in the under17 category of the slalom competition, thanks to his best-ever score. Jays, the current under-17 British slalom champion, rounded three buoys on an 11.25m line at 58kph, and was just a quarter buoy off the silver medal. He also competed in the two other events in the competition, finishing in 13th in jump with another personal best (31.6m) and 15th in tricks to place ninth overall.

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RACING PREVIEW WITH MIKE SMITH Can Land of Oz wizardry end hoodoo? IR MARK PRESCOTT has been down the long brick road to the Cesarewitch many times and come back empty-handed, but that could all change this weekend. The wizard of Newmarket’s Heath House saddles joint 8/1 shots LAND OF OZ plus longterm plot TIMOSHENKO, and this Group 1 is the one he would love to land above all others having seen four of his favourites beaten since 1993. LAND OF OZ looked good when winning an admittedly uncompetitive trial here on good to firm last time, and he is a fast-progressing 3-yearold for whom the expected easier weekend ground is thought to be preferable. He is also 2lb well-in here, as he continues to charge up the handicap after winning off a mark of 58 in July. But it sounds as if connections are worried by the fact that he has been going hard at it since mid-July, with seven runs, and this big-field challenge will be a draining affair for the youngster. Willie Mullins' BUILDMEUPBUTTERCUP has been wellsupported this week and is now the 9/2 jolly with Carrigill’s having been on offer at 10s earlier this week. Frankie Dettori is booked to ride and will be looking to bounce back quickly after the disappointing defeat of Enable at Longchamps last Sunday. At bigger prices, TIME TO STUDY at 16/1 and EDDYSTONE ROCK at 25/1 both look each way plays with bookies offering five places. A 7lb rise for the former after his Haydock run could have been worse and I loved

the way he travelled into this race that day, then found when asked again late on. With just a 4lb penalty here, he is 3lb well-in. He clearly didn't stay the 2m 4f when third to stablemate The Grand Visir and BUILDMEUPBUTTERCUP at Royal Ascot - he traded at odds-on in the run - and this 2f shorter trip should be in his favour and the booking of Cieren Fallon is another plus. If he lasts home, he won't be far away. The trip is also an unknown for EDDYSTONE ROCK but given the way he has finished off, and won, his last two races since being stepped back up to 2m, then he is surely odds-on to see out this 2m2f. John Best’s charge is unexposed as a stayer; a bit of ease in the ground will suit and, just 4lb higher than for his York win last time, he has appeal as a win and place at 25/1. The Group 1 Dewhurst spearheads a strong Saturday and Guineas favourite PINATUBO looked a penalty kick after his outstanding performance in Ireland last time until WICHITA was supple-

mented for £40,000 on Monday morning. WICHITA has been installed as the 4/1 second-favourite, behind the 1/3 favourite, and he certainly looked a decent 2-year-old in his own right when winning the Tattersall Stakes by seven lengths in a quick time over track and trip last time, stepping up a good deal on his earlier narrow defeat at the hands of fellow entry MOLATHAM at Doncaster. It is currently soft at Newmarket and that is one unknown for PINATUBO, but he really did look the real deal at the Curragh last time, and the nine-length runner-up Armory hardly let the form down when a length third in Sunday's Lagardere. Big fields at York’s final meeting of the season tomorrow (Saturday) will not make it easy to pick winners and the best bet of this two-day meeting could well be today (Friday) for Yorkshire-born trainer William Haggas, who sends out HAMISH for his father Brian at 3.50. As for Saturday, JOHNNY DRAMA will appreciate getting back on easier ground at 3.15 while HEY JONESEY will also get his ground at a course where he has a sound record (1325) and runs off a mark 2lb lower than his last outing in the Ayr Gold Cup. He’s overpriced at 25/1. CARRIGILL’S NAP: (money back as a free bet if finishes outside top 4): TIMOSHENKO, Saturday, Newmarket, 4.10. AUGUR’S BEST BET: EDDYSTONE ROCK (e/w), Saturday, Newmarket, 4.10.

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CLECKHEATON turned in their best performance of the season so far with an impressive nine-try demolition of a depleted West Hartlepool. Moorend has already been turned into a fortress with this victory over a newly-promoted side making it three wins out of three on home turf. Dale Breakwell starred with a 24point personal haul, featuring two tries and seven goals, and Jack Marshall and Mikey Hayward also crossed twice, although Joey Carley took the man of the match award for his all-round performance. Jack Seddon was omitted this week with a slight hamstring strain, which saw Brad Marsden return to play at openside flanker with Tom Austin moving to the number eight position. The visitors kicked off and got their hands on the ball first but were penalised in a promising position. Breakwell found touch from

the penalty and, with lineout ball secured, the backs got moving to the right corner. Wilson was stopped short but Ollie Depledge was on hand to wriggle over in the corner and Breakwell added the extras from a difficult angle. Cleckheaton added a second try almost immediately, as the ball was moved left and a superb delayed pass put flanker Carley in for a fine score which Breakwell again converted to make it 14-0. When the home team were pegged back for a time inside their 22 with successive penalties, Matt Piper was given a team warning by the referee and Wests kicked a simple penalty through scrum-half Stu Waites for their first points. On 23 minutes, Ollie Depledge made a great break but a magnificent tackle took him to ground and he was held up over the line. From the five-metre scrum, Matt Piper was stood outside-half and Breakwell took a reverse pass from him to score under the posts, which he improved to take the score out to 21-3. Marshall then got the ball deep inside his own 22 and combined with Depledge and Hayward to take

TOUCHDOWN: Jack Marshall scores one of his two tries in the win the return pass on halfway and race away for a fine bonus-point try. There was time for a fifth score before half-time as Breakwell got his second of the afternoon after Hayward, Marshall and second row Plunkett combined to make it 33-3 at the break. It took less than a minute for Cleckheaton to move the score further along in the second half. Wests

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failed to secure the kick off and when Ben Thrower made a few metres down the middle, the ball got to Hayward who put Marshall in for his second try. Hayward was then on hand to pick up the ball after a huge tackle by Marsden in midfield saw the speedy winger cross for his sixth try of the season in the corner and stretch their lead to 45-3.

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As Cleckheaton were dominant, the bench was active as Archie Rika-Rayne, Ben Dearing and Charlie McGovern all got some game time. Hayward sliced through the defence again on 65 minutes after good work by Wilson and Depledge for his seventh try of the season, with Breakwell converting to make it 52-3. West Hartlepool got some consolation with two late scores. The first was a good try by centre Peter Youll, who was a constant threat throughout, on 72 minutes. Five minutes later, the visitors were penalised 10 metres out in front of the posts, Marsden took a tap penalty and the maul rumbled over the line with Thrower controlling the movement and touching the ball down for another try converted by Breakwell. As time ran out West Hartlepool crossed for a second try by Stu Waites, who also converted. Despite the big victory, Cleckheaton remain in fifth place ahead of Saturday’s trip to York (tomorrow, kick-off 3pm), who are one point and one place behind them in the table.

HOCKEY

Poppy blossoms in cross country race SPENBOROUGH AC enjoyed a good start to the West Yorkshire Cross Country League last weekend, including a first-placed finish for Poppy Henson in the under-11s girls race. Poppy ran at the back of the leading group before moving into the lead on the second lap to take a comfortable win in Keighley. She led other Spen runners Imogen Atkinson (7th), Millie Rhodes (17th), Ruby Lucas (22nd) and Erin Hardiman (27th) to a second-place team finish. Spenborough’s under-13 girls finished fourth in their race thanks to Isobel Toher (9th), Sophia Fougler (31st), Estelle Williams (36th) and Emily Sharp (39th). The under-11s boys team of Miles Sharp (17th), Ben Whitaker (28th) and William McIntosh (52nd) placed in seventh. Matthew

Dalton finished 10th in the under-15s race and Daniel Smith was 28th in the under-17s. The Spen senior men’s team, led by Tom Dart, finished ninth in their first race. They were led by Tom Dart, who finished in 25th, ahead of Edward Revell (43rd), Neil Barker (58th), Henry Carter (67th), Scott Alder (70th) and Paul Toher (88th). In the senior women’s race, Laura Thornton finished in 29th place and Sara Wallace was 44th. SPEN AC will hold their 2018-19 presentation night on November 29 at Cleckheaton Sports Club. Awards will be handed out including the Allat Memorial Cup for the most outstanding athlete, which last season was won by Molly Waring.

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SLAZENGER’S under-10 boys travelled to Leeds for their first tournament of the season and picked up two wins and a draw in their six matches. Aleks Thompson scored in a 1-0 win against Leeds Adel and player of the tournament Owen Coughtrey netted three times in a victory over Wakefield.

Slazenger hit nine for first win of season Slazenger Men’s 1st 9-1 Rotherham 1st THE MEN’S first team picked up their first win of the season and did so in style with a thrashing of Rotherham at home. Mark Swinden and Jimmy Swinden each scored two goals while Richard Tuddenham, Owen Smith, Will Gascoigne, Danny Perry and Ben Jackson also netted for a rampant Slazenger.

IN THE PINK: Cleckheaton Sports celebrate their 226-203 victory over Mytholmroyd in the Derrick Radley Trophy final at Almondbury Bowling Club last weekend

Men’s 2nd 2-2 Kingston Upon Hull 2nd THE SECOND team travelled to a wet and dreary Hull, where a flooded pitch needed to be cleared before the game could begin. They also had to weather a storm on the pitch as a physical team went 2-0 up, but they

responded admirably as Asad Baig scored twice to claim a point and keep Slaz top of the table. Men’s 4th 4-1 Scarborough 2nd Men’s 5th 1-7 Brigg 4th Men’s 6th 0-3 Ben Rhydding 7th Ladies’ 1st 3-2 Harrogate 2nd SLAZENGER’S first team kept up their unbeaten start to the season by defeating their long-running ‘bogey team’ Harrogate. Sarah Cooper scored a hattrick to earn the win, getting the first two before the home side made a comeback to level and netting the win with five minutes to go.

Ladies’ 2nd 1-1 Harrogate 3rd HARROGATE earned a firsthalf lead but Slaz stepped up to earn a well-deserved draw thanks to Mia Davies’ equaliser in the second half. The player of the match award went to Tracy Lorriman for pulling off some brilliant saves. Ladies’ 3rd 4-1 Bradford 1st CARO SCHOFIELD scored a hat-trick as the third team beat Bradford in their opening home game of the season. She gave them the lead before Bradford levelled at the break, but a Lauren Fealey goal and two more Schofield strikes saw them pick up the win. Ladies’ 4th 0-3 Leeds 6th

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MANAGER Andy Welsh was left fuming after an injury-time penalty saw Ossett United lose a bad-tempered clash at City of Liverpool 1-0. Goalkeeper Brett Souter had made some fantastic saves to keep his side in the game but the defining moment of this clash on the Mersey would come in the second minute of added time. Souter was caught late as he cleared the ball from a corner, and he took grievance at Elliot Nevitt and aimed his leg at the Liverpool forward. Nevitt retaliated with a two-footed challenge on United’s number one, sparking a melee which lasted several minutes. Once order was finally restored, a penalty was awarded for the foul which earned Souter a red card, while midfielder Jack Stockdill was also sent off for an Ossett side down to eight men following the earlier dismissal of the debuting Jeremie Milambo, on loan from Farsley Celtic. Luke Denson stepped up to power the spot-kick past striker-turnedstopper Tom Greaves in the 97th minute and Liverpool came away with the three points from a match

FUMING: Ossett manager Andy Welsh was unhappy with the referee’s performance; Reece Webb-Foster attacks (right) which had been tempestuous throughout. “In a game I felt we were good enough for at least a point in, the way the game ended was unbelievable,” said Welsh. “Brett, not for the first time, was taken out as the cross came over and he’s convinced he has been kicked. His reaction is no more than a tap on their player which earned a dismissal and penalty for them while Nevitt, unpunished for what should have been a foul from

the corner in the first instance, was only cautioned for volleying Brett, starting the coming together of the players. “(James) Knowles has been clearly elbowed two or three times – serious foul play (but) no cards for them. Reece Webb-Foster challenges for a header with his arms at his side and gets booked. “I have no words for the referee’s performance today other than simply not good enough.” There was little to separate the

Durham comeback ends Ladies’ FA Cup run Women’s FA Cup

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DURHAM CESTRIA made a second-half comeback to knock Ossett United out of the Women’s FA Cup in the second qualifying round. Ossett led 1-0 after a fantastic first-half performance but couldn’t hold onto that lead as

Durham, who beat United in last season’s North East Women’s League Cup final, proved too strong after the break. In-form midfielder Chelsea Schofield was on target in the first half, combining well with Danielle Sidebottom and finishing calmly to put Ossett in front. Cestria were too good in the second 45 minutes though. Jenna Knowles put in a remarkable performance to score four of their goals while Chloe Ryan netted the other to ensure United’s cup run came to an end.

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teams in the first half. Ossett had the first half-chance, with Aaron Haswell striking over after he was found by Webb-Foster. Souter made his first great save to beat away Tom Peterson’s closerange header following a corner in the closest either side came in the first 45 minutes. Andy Monkhouse had the ball in the net for Ossett but had initially controlled it with his hand, while Webb-Foster was unlucky to curl his shot narrowly wide of

the far post. Karl Chair placed a brilliant chance wide for Liverpool from the edge of the box after a quiet start to the second half, although a game which had seen a few tough challenges was changed by its first dismissal. Milambo tripped Jack Hazlehurst in the middle of the field and the referee was in no doubt that it was worthy of a second yellow card, following a booking for the debutant in the first half. The only scare for Ossett’s 10 men in the final 17 minutes of regular time came when Souter made his second fantastic save of the afternoon to deny Liverpool on the break. However, with the full-time whistle beckoning, Nevitt and Souter clashed in the box and, five minutes and two red cards later, Denson ensured that United would head home empty-handed. Ossett remain in 17th place in the Northern Premier N/West Division table but their focus now switches to the FA Trophy, where they take on Dunston tomorrow (Saturday, kick-off 3pm) in the preliminary round. They beat Widnes on home soil in the opening round two weeks earlier but face a tough trip to the North East to face a side who defeated them 1-0 in the league in August.

Liversedge aim to attract big crowd for Silsden clash on Non-League Day LIVERSEDGE are hoping to attract a big crowd to Clayborn tomorrow (Saturday) on Non-League Day. The national campaign started in 2010 to encourage football fans to show their support for lower-league football and promote the grassroots game, and is taking place this weekend with Premier League and Championship clubs out of action. Liversedge host Silsden tomorrow (kick-off 3pm) and have a special ‘12th man deal’. For £12, fans will receive entry to the ground, a free gift and vouchers for the bar

and snack bar. Regular adult tickets are priced at £6 and concessions at £3, while under-16s get free entry with a paying adult. Silsden were beaten in the first clash between the sides last weekend as Liversedge continued their impressive start to the league season. Jonathan Rimmington’s side have picked up five wins and a draw in their opening seven games, losing just once, and are two points off top spot in the NCEL Premier Division.

CRICKET Austin and Russell stand out in stats of Birstall’s successful promotion side Late strikes see solid Sedge start go on By Mike Popplewell Cricket correspondent sport@thepressnews.co.uk

THIS final cricket round-up of the 2019 season features the final averages in the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League’s Championship Two and Conference. Although Carlton were league champions by the proverbial country mile, and they not surprisingly produced some of the league’s best individual statistics for any division, there were key individual successes for runners-up Birstall. It is difficult to recall anyone matching the final average of 119.88 that was posted by Carlton’s 95-run Kershaski John Lewis, but it was good to see Birstall’s New Zealand-born Eric Austin take second place with a century and four 50s in his 626 runs, at a very respectable average of 52.17. Spen Victoria’s Bilal Ejaz and Sam Gateby were also among the top 10 batsmen, along with Birstall’s Brad Lay, and although Josh Haynes finished in 22nd place, his 600+ runs undoubtedly played a huge part in his side’s success and his bowling contribution demonstrated just how crucial his all-round per-

formances were. He actually finished in third place, with 44 wickets at 12.07, but it was team mate James Russell who took the honours in this division. Having moved from neighbours Gomersal at the start of the season, left-arm paceman Russell went on to show what a great acquisition he had been. With 52 wickets at 8.88 apiece, Russell topped the divisional averages and Saif Ur Rehman’s 31, at 13.26, ensured the Leeds Road side had three bowlers in the top six. In the Conference, it is interesting to note that while both Crossbank Methodists and Heckmondwike and Carlinghow occupied the last two places in the entire League, they both had a player in the final averages. Paul Cooper has been a vital part of the Heckmondwike and Carlinghow club, both on and off the field, but, with one century and one 50, only three players from runners-up Great Preston finished above him. In fact, he even managed to finish above one-time Yorkshire Academy batsman Tabassum Bhatti from Windhill. Bottom club Crossbank managed to record just three wins in a dismal season overall, but in Imran Patel they did have the division’s fourth most effective bowler with 36 wickets at 12.33.

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LIVERSEDGE continued their strong start to the season with a comeback victory at Silsden last weekend. Despite going behind to an early goal, Alfie Raw quickly responded to level and Michael Bottomley put them in front for the first time with 14 minutes to go. Kevy Tarangadzo then made the points safe with his first goal of the season to take them up to fifth place in the table, two points off the leaders with games in-hand on the sides above them. The first real chance of the game led to the first goal in the 13th minute. Jake TaylorMountford found Marko Basic in space thanks to a cheeky backheel, and the former Ossett forward had plen-

CLINCHER: Kevy Tarangadzo ty of time to find the bottom corner and pot his side in front. Liversedge only needed three minutes to cancel out that strike though. It wasn’t the prettiest goal as a scramble ensued in the area from a corner, but Raw was on hand to bundle the ball in. Taylor-Mountford and Jay

Benn had further chances in the first half while Sedge applied pressure themselves, but the teams went into the break level. Silsden looked the more likely to score in the second half with Khurram Shazad firing over before their closest chance for a winner. Shazad hit the post with a free-kick from the edge of the box, and Joe Mitchell struck the crossbar with the rebound. Josh Lill made a fantastic save to keep out substitute Aidan Kirby before Liversedge delivered a big sucker punch to take the lead. A long throw was cleared to the edge of the area, where Bottomley was waiting to strike a brilliant shot into the corner of the goal. The three points were then made safe eight minutes later as defender Tarangadzo rose to head in from a corner.

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Sheridan proud as Celtic power to NCL promotion NCL Division Three Play-off Final

HEWORTH DEWSBURY CELTIC

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DEWSBURY CELTIC battled their way into NCL Division Two as a spell of 30 unanswered points saw them triumph over Heworth in the play-off final. The York side had home advantage and Celtic looked up against it when 10-0 down after a sapping first half-hour. But they scored five tries in an extraordinary period either side of half-time to turn the match around and escape the bottom tier of the National Conference after three seasons. Coach Brendan Sheridan said that he was “super proud” of his team for their achievement in clinching promotion. On the match he said: “We had a lot of defending to do in the first 30 minutes. To only be ten points behind is a credit to the guys’ attitude and character to defend the line. “We rolled our sleeves up, scored just before half-time, and then the following set made a statement defensively against them. “In the second half we just blew them away for the next 20 minutes, and we didn’t look like relinquishing the lead.” Both sides put in a strong defensive effort for the first quarter of an hour before Heworth gained the ascendancy with two tries in the space of three minutes. Winger Jake Atkinson was halted close to the line but George Elliott went straight over from dummyhalf on the next play for the first points of the game. That was soon followed by a second try as a tricky James Morland bomb was allowed to bounce and Liam Watling and Liam Jackson combined to return the ball to Morland and finish, as Elliott added the extras for a 10-0 lead. Only with three minutes of the

WE’VE DONE IT! Dewsbury Celtic celebrate on the final whistle after beating Heworth, with the help of a determined PHOTOS: Ash Milnes defensive display (left)

first half remaining did Celtic get on the board for the first time. Fullback Paul Foulstone went over for the first of his two tries, with George Senior converting to reduce the deficit to four points at halftime. That try gave them real belief heading into the break, and it showed in a remarkable first 16 minutes of the second half in which they scored four tries. Foulstone got on the end of a move for his second before centre Jermaine Akaidere built on their new-found lead. Senior got in on the try-scoring act and Akaidere touched down for his second, with Senior converting three of the four quick-fire tries to make it 28-10 and put one Celtic foot

in Division Two. Heworth gave themselves some hope when Billy Sturdey went into the corner, and an Elliott penalty then reduced the difference to two scores with Tom Bottomley sent in the sin bin for the Green and Whites for kicking. Celtic held out amidst further pressure though, and Senior’s late penalty goal made sure of victory for the jubilant visitors. After a long 28-match league season which began in February, Sheridan believes their early start to pre-season made a big difference, and credited his players for trusting in his methods. “The November start has paid off,” he said. “With the early start, we knew we’d probably have a midseason dip but we’d kick on again come the back end of the year. “It’s all credit to the guys for buying into everything that I’ve done, so all the pats on the back must go to the players.” The team now have a tour of Australia to look forward to with two matches at the end of October and beginning of November.

Prizes shared out at Celtic awards night THE AWARDS were shared at Dewsbury Celtic’s endof-season presentation night last weekend. Half-back or hooker Danny Thomas was named as Clubman of the Year after finishing as the top try-scorer in Celtic’s promotion-winning NCL Division Three campaign,

crossing 15 times. Joe Edwards was the Players’ Player after making 24 appearances in the forward pack, while Billy Yarrow was named as the coaches’ pick after scoring 11 tries in 24 games. Back-rower Ethan Ferry took the Young Player of the Year award after

impressing in 23 matches for the first team this term. For the second team, Lewis Martin was the Player’s Player of the Year, Will Copley the Coaches’ Player, Harry Copley was named as Young Player of the Year, and Mike Oldroyd claimed the Clubman award.

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Stags top table as Hanging Heaton make perfect start MIRFIELD STAGS lead the Pennine League’s top tier after two matches thanks to a 64-0 thrashing of Illingworth on the road. Against a side they also beat in pre-season, Casey Canterbury opened the scoring and went on to score a hat-trick of tries. Ryan Fenton scored tries in either half while Scott Bradley, Ben Kendall, Tom Coates, Jonno Hellings, Phil Shotton and Wayne Wilson crossed in a rampant second

half. Wilson also added 10 conversions from 11 attempts as the Stags made it two wins out of two. Meanwhile, Hanging Heaton got their Division One campaign underway with a win, edging a tough battle at East Leeds 22-18. In Division Two, Thornhill Trojans fell to a 30-8 defeat at Clayton. THE DRAW for the first round of the 2019 BARLA Yorkshire

Cup has been announced. Thornhill Trojans will host Sharlston Rovers while Hanging Heaton are also on home turf, taking on Drighlington. Shaw Cross and Mirfield are both on the road, with the Sharks heading to Farnley Falcons and the Stags at Normanton Knights. The ties will be played on November 2, with the final to take place on December 29 at a venue to be confirmed.

Former Eagle Howieson gets Rams coaching job JACK HOWIESON has been confirmed as Lee Greenwood’s new assistant coach at Dewsbury Rams. The club were on the lookout for a new number two following the departures of Rikki Sheriffe and Gareth Greenwood at the end of the 2019 season and Howieson, who has previously taken joint-charge of League One side Hemel Stags, has now been appointed as a replacement. The 38-year-old played his entire 13-year career at Sheffield Eagles as a prop forward and also won 11 Scotland caps, including featuring at the 2008 World Cup. After retiring as captain with the Eagles, he returned to his hometown Hemel Hempstead and coached junior sides before becoming a head coach for the Stags in the 2018 sea-

son – their final year in the professional leagues. On Howieson’s appointment to the Rams coaching staff, boss Greenwood said: “I think Jack will be a great addition to the coaching staff. He was the captain in a very strong Sheffield side which included a lot of experience and quality players. “He understands the game and will bring his own ideas, enthusiasm and a real work ethic. I have spoken to numerous people that say he has a good coaching career ahead of him and this is a brilliant move for him after coaching at Hemel previously.” Greenwood confirmed this week that his new squad will start pre-season training in the second week of November, similarly to in his first campaign in charge.

Bulldogs Pick up new forward as wingers stay SHAUN PICK has become Batley’s fifth new signing of the autumn after making the move from Sheffield, while wingers Johnny Campbell and Niall Walker have committed to new deals at the club. Pick has made 47 appearances in the last two seasons at the Eagles, but has now decided to make the switch to the Bulldogs on a one-year deal. The 26-year-old forward began his career with Super League clubs Castleford and Huddersfield without making a top-flight appearance, and featured for Featherstone before receiving a two-year ban for failing a drugs test. He made his return for Toronto in 2017 before impressing in two seasons in the Championship with Sheffield, and Batley boss Craig Lingard is pleased to have added him to the squad. “Shaun gives us some size and some strike on that edge,” he said. “He’s played a lot in the middle over the past couple of years at Sheffield, they’ve seen him more as a prop/loose forward. “I’ve spoken to Shaun at length. He started as a back-rower and he wants to have a look at himself as a back-rower, but he said I’ll play wherever you put me. “So I think we’ll consider him first and foremost as a back rower, but somebody who can fill in in the middle of the field as well. “That Championship experience, (and) playing with full-time players in a full-time environment, is going to be beneficial for us.” Pick is the fifth new addition to the Bulldogs’ squad following the captures of Ben White, Luke Hooley, Lucas Walshaw and Dale Morton. Batley have also secured the signatures of Campbell and Walker in the past week, joining Dale Morton and Wayne Reittie on an impressive list of wingers for 2020. No current member of the squad has worn the Bulldogs colours more than Campbell, who has amassed 160 appearances in three spells since first playing for the club in 2009. The 32-year-old has scored 79 tries in that time, including a club-record haul of 30 in one season in the 2010 campaign.

STAYING PUT: Johnny Campbell has PHOTO: Simon Hall signed a new deal He will be joined again next season by Walker, with the flying winger choosing to extend his stay at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium for a second season. Walker, 22, was limited by injuries to only seven appearances last year after signing from Hunslet, but he has decided to stay and fight for a regular first-team place in 2020 under Lingard, who sees good potential. “He’s got some serious pace about him, and he’s also a bit of a strange player because he’s got that pace about him but he also doesn’t mind carrying the ball and doing the hard yards as well,” said the coach. “Normally wingers with a bit of pace will try and stay away from the contact areas and try to find the space on the edges, but Niall will take the hard-yards carries as well. He’s got plenty of attributes and plenty of abilities, it’s just a case of getting him out there on the park.” The Bulldogs now have a 20-man squad in place, although Lingard says that he has met with a couple of other potential recruits this week. “We’re still working hard to try and tie up and finalise maybe three, potentially four more incoming players,” he said.

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BULLDOGS BITE AGAIN... Batley raid local rivals for second time as Dale Morton signs New coaching Although he can cover a range of positions across the back line, Lingard says that he has brought Morton in primarily to line up on the wing. “First and foremost we’re looking at him as a winger but if the recruitment doesn’t go to plan and we don’t get another centre in to give us more competition there, we might ask him to play in that position,” he said. The transfers of Morton and Walshaw reflect the balance of power in the Heavy Woollen area, with the Bulldogs finishing in a higher league position in each of the past four seasons. Batley finished in 10th, two places ahead of their rivals, in 2019, and receive more money as a result of how the Championship’s central funding is structured. Rams head coach Lee Greenwood admits that this puts his side in a disadvantageous position, but insists that the departures of two key players could come to be a positive for themselves. “They can offer a little more money than we can because of where we finished in the table last season,” he said. “It’s a new challenge for them but it could be good for us as well, to freshen things up.”

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BATLEY BULLDOGS have swooped on their Heavy Woollen rivals for the second time in as many weeks with the capture of Dewsbury’s longest-serving player, Dale Morton. The versatile back has scored 75 tries in 202 appearances across his seven seasons with the Rams, but has now followed back-rower Lucas Walshaw in moving across the district. Morton, 28, began his career at Wakefield and appeared 25 times in Super League before moving to Dewsbury in 2013. Now he has made the switch to the Bulldogs, to the delight of his new head coach Craig Lingard. “I think Dale is a really good signing,” he said. “He’s got Championship experience. He’s got a good try-scoring return for an outside back. “Whenever we played against him when I was (previously) coaching at Batley, he’s always been able to carry the ball, he wins that first collision, from a kick return he gets us on the front foot. He’s going to be ideal for us.”

line-up in place CRAIG LINGARD has finalised his Batley Bulldogs backroom team, which will include the arrival of former player Mark Barlow as an assistant coach. Long-serving coach Mark Moxon will remain on the staff under Lingard, who was appointed as head coach last month, and in have come Paul Royston, as head of performance, and Barlow. Royston previously had a similar strength and conditioning role at Keighley under Lingard, who says that he has “extensive experience in rugby league in the last 15-20 years and in athletics as well”. Barlow, 35, retired from playing at Keighley at the end of the season after a 20-year career which took in both Batley and Dewsbury, as well as Wakefield, Halifax and York, and for the past year he has been coaching the first team at amateur side Shaw Cross Sharks. Lingard said: “I’ve known Mark for a long time and I think it’s important for me that I’ve got people I’m comfortable with, I know what they can do and that they’ll give something to that group. “Mark has got that Batley history and he’s a local lad, and I think that helps us as well, trying to reinforce that Batley feel that we want.” Barlow said: “I’ve just retired from playing rugby and to get an opportunity to go back to my club I had four-and-a-half seasons at, I feel really lucky and it’s a great opportunity to get on the coaching ladder.”

Rams add Magrin to pack as Nelmes re-signs DEWSBURY RAMS have completed the signing of prop forward Jon Magrin from Bradford Bulls on a one-year contract, while Luke Nelmes has penned a new deal with the club. Magrin, who turned 25 on Tuesday, began his career at London Broncos and featured in Super League before gaining extensive experience in the Championship. He signed for Bradford in 2017 and spent the following year at Sheffield before returning to the Bulls in 2019. The former London Skolars loanee is a Jamaica international and is in contention to play against England Knights later this month, and he has also featured for his country of birth, Malta. Nelmes has become the 12th player to commit to Dewsbury for 2020, having impressed in a short spell at the club at the end of last season. The 26-year-old prop came to the club after time away from the game and played in their final three matches of the year. Stalwarts Dale Morton and Lucas Walshaw are confirmed departures

to rivals Batley while Robbie Ward is expected to be among a number of other first-team players finding contracts elsewhere for next season. Captain Paul Sykes will continue playing into next season but it is not certain yet whether that will be with the Rams. On the signing of Magrin, coach Lee Greenwood said: “I’m really looking forward to seeing Jon in a Dewsbury shirt. “He gives us another dimension to what we already have, but he is joining us for the right reasons and is at a good age for someone who has played Championship rugby for a few years. “He wants to get back to enjoying his rugby, performing well and being part of something special here.” Magrin, the second new arrival at the Tetley’s Stadium for 2020 following the signing of former loanee Chris Annakin from Wakefield, explained the factors that influenced his decision to sign for the club. “When I met the coach we seemed to be on the same wavelength, it’s close to where I live, the facilities

NEW ADDITION: Jon Magrin has signed for Dewsbury from Bradford are really good,” he said. “Also the club owns its own ground which is rare in rugby league, with it having all the great facilities. “Dewsbury has always been a tough place to go. I saw that when I was at London and we came down from the Super League, it was a

shock to the system. We won but it was tough; that is the only game I have won at Dewsbury in my whole career. “I will be hoping to emulate that fortress mentality that I have seen as an opposition player. It’s always a tough place to go and you know

that you have to bring your best game to beat them.” Magrin hopes to be in good shape by the start of the season to make a big impact in the Dewsbury pack. “I think I can be pretty explosive and hopefully I can showcase my talent and use it as a force in the middle,” he said of the type of player fans can expect to see. “I am doing my best to keep fit during the off-season so I can hit the ground running. I also have a game coming up for Jamaica later this month against the England Knights. “So I am hoping by the time preseason comes around I am in good shape and then I can make some improvements, and then go into the full season from there.” On the signing of former Halifax and Oldham player Nelmes, Greenwood said: “Luke joined us towards the end of the season and slotted in well. He has things to work on in pre-season which will help him establish himself as a Championship regular.” The coach added: “He is skilful, smart and a good character to have around.”