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Man dies after truck collision Police closed the road through central Heckmondwike for several hours on Wednesday

By Staff Reporters A PENSIONER has died after being hit by a vehicle in Heckmondwike.

Police were called to Market Place at around 3.45pm on Wednesday to reports of a serious road traffic collision.

It is believed a concrete truck collided with the 81-year-old man, who was taken to Leeds General

Infirmary but died shortly after.

Kirklees Council moved to quash initial reports that the man had been hit by a bin lorry.

A refuse collection wagon is understood to have blocked the road to allow emergency crews to get access in the immediate aftermath of the accident.

The driver of the 24/7 Concrete lorry is said to be “very distressed”, according to his boss.

Johnny Hunt, operations manager for the firm, said: “It’s very sad news and our thoughts are with the family involved.

“Our driver is in a very distressed state as well. He has volunteered to be interviewed and is not under arrest or anything.

“Primarily our thoughts are with the family affected.”

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “We can

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confirm that the man taken to hospital has died.

“There have been no arrests and we have interviewed the driver of the vehicle involved in the incident.”

The main road was cordoned off by officers during rush-hour traffic.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to ring 101, quoting log number 1007 of January 8.

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Deaths CARTWRIGHT SHIRLEY (NEE HIRST) On December 23, a loving mum and grandma. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Monday January 20 at 11.15am.

CLOUGH JOHN DEREK On January 1, at home in Birstall, aged 91, husband of Sandra. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Thursday January 16 at 9.45am.

COOK MICHAEL JOHN On December 19, peacefully at home in Mirfield, aged 81, husband of Margaret.

Funeral service will take place at Huddersfield Crematorium today (Friday) at 10.30am.

FIRTH JOHN On January 1, peacefully at Fieldhead Court Care

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Home, Dewsbury, husband of the late Margaret.

Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Thursday January 16 at 11.15am.

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FISHER WILLIAM ALLEN BILL On January 5, peacefully at Aston Manor Nursing Home, aged 92, of Ossett, formerly of Ravensthorpe, husband of Betty. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Tuesday January 21 at 2pm.

GREAVES MARGARET JANE (NEE MARRIOTT) On December 26, at Kirkwood Hospice, aged 80, of Mirfield, wife of the late Cecil. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday January 17 at 1.15pm.

GIBSON COLIN On December 23, in hospital, aged 71, recently of Heckmondwike, formerly of Chickenley and Thornhill Lees, husband of the late Christine. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday January 15 at 10.30am.

JOHNSON PETER ARNOLD On January 2, aged 87, of Dewsbury, husband of Janet. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Evangelist Church, Central Street, on Wednesday

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Help radio heroes cover ground’s new tenants AN ONLINE radio station is looking for new commentators as it extends its rugby league coverage.

HWD Hospital Radio has been entertaining local hospital patients and staff for more than 65 years, and their programmes include live broadcasts of Dewsbury Rams’ home games.

Now that Bradford Bulls will be playing their home fixtures at the Tetley’s Stadium when the seasons starts in February, the station will broadcast their games too – meaning there’s a chance for budding commentators to get in on the action.

Drunk man threw sand and racially abused woman A BATLEY man hurled racist abuse at a mum whilst she was eating fish and chips with her children in Scarborough.

Khusaim Abewath, of Woodsome Estate, had “had far too much to drink” when he started throwing sand at the victim in the resort town’s South Bay on July 23 last year.

The 24-year-old then started shouting racist abuse at her and her children, aged nine and 11.

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Abewath pleaded guilty at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court to using threatening, abusive or insulting words and behaviour which was racially aggravated and causing harassment, alarm or distress.

He was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid community work and was ordered to pay £150 in compensation, a surcharge of £90 and £85 in prosecution costs.

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MP for Keir BATLEY & SPEN: Tracy Brabin MP has revealed she has nominated Sir Keir Starmer to be the next Labour leader.

Jeremy Corbyn is due to stand down from the position in April after his party suffered a resounding defeat in the 2019 General Election.

Ms Brabin is one of 26 Labour MPs who have so far backed Mr Starmer.

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Crime-hit cafe owner appeals for help

By Connor Teale THE owner of a cafe in Batley is appealing for more help from the council after she was forced to pay hundreds of pounds to repair damage caused by thieves.

The Corner Lounge, on Branch Road, was broken into at around 1.50am on Monday morning.

Suspects used a large rock to smash the bottom glass panel of the side door and also shattered a side window to gain entry to the premises.

But as the cafe’s till is emptied at the end of every day, the thieves left empty-handed.

Owner Angela Putterill was forced to pay for a replacement window and door panel out of her own pocket, with a total cost of just over £800.

She’s now calling on the

council to provide grants to small businesses so that safety measures can be put in place to deter criminals.

“I would have liked some support with the cost although our lease agreement doesn’t cover windows,” she said.

“It would be ideal if there were grants for things such as shop shutters to prevent this sort of thing happening again.

“They cost between £8,000 and £10,000 which just isn’t viable for us at the moment.”

The latest incident is the fourth time Mrs Putterill’s business has been broken into over the last eight years.

It comes in the same week that the Savers store on Commercial Street was broken into between Tuesday evening and the

early hours of Wednesday morning.

And she admitted some of her staff are scared to work alone following Monday’s vandalism.

Mrs Putterill said: “The staff have become a little scared because they’re here first thing on a morning and are wondering if anybody is going to follow them in.

“They’ve even asked if

they can work together, usually one starts at 7.30am and one starts at 8am, but they want to start at the same time now because of what’s happened.”

A police spokesman confirmed CCTV enquiries remain ongoing and added any witnesses with information should contact 101 quoting reference 0210 of January 6.

DEWSBURY: Disgraced mum Karen Matthews is set to stick by her paedophile boyfriend, despite reports they had called off their engagement.

Matthews’ new partner Paul Saunders was jailed for five years in 2010 after he admitted to engaging in sexual activity with a child, making indecent images of a child, and two counts of sexual assault, between 2006 and 2009, when his victim was aged between 15 and 17.

But it has been reported that Matthews, formerly of Dewsbury Moor, will remain engaged to Saunders because ‘she believes she’ll never find anyone else’.

The mum-of-seven was convicted of kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice in 2008 for abducting her own daughter, Shannon Matthews.

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Plea to tackle voter fraud

By Staff Reporters A DEWSBURY Borough Independent councillor is calling for urgent action to be taken against possible electoral fraud.

Coun Aleks Lukic (Dewsbury East – pictured) has written to the new Government asking them to introduce measures to tackle postal vote fraud, voter intimidation and impersonation as soon as possible. His plea comes after a two alleged incidents during last month’s general election.

One voter told Coun Lukic that they witnessed a person ahead of them in the queue at a polling station in Dewsbury town centre give a name and address that wasn’t listed on the electoral register. The polling clerk reportedly suggested an alternative address that was on the register and allowed the person to vote using that entry.

Coun Lukic asked for the incident to be investigated by council officers but says he didn’t receive an update for over two weeks.

He also highlighted the story of Sam Lindley, a Huddersfield student who complained to West Yorkshire Police after she

Shadow cabinet job for MP Tracy TRACY Brabin MP has taken on an opposition front bench role – but it could only be temporarily. The MP for Batley & Spen has been appointed Shadow Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport by outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

It will see Ms Brabin vacate her current post as Shadow Minister for Early Years, a role she has held for more than two years – but it’s possible the former actress will only hold her new role until April when the new Leader of the Opposition could reshuffle the Shadow Cabinet.

Ms Brabin said: “I’m delighted to have been given this new role. Taking this on is a huge honour and I want to thank Jeremy Corbyn for putting his trust in me. With more than 30 years’ experience in the creative industries, I feel perfectly placed to hold the Government to account.

“Culture and the arts are my life’s passion, but sport, the media and digital industry are all massively important to British life.

“Manifesto pledges made by the Conservatives include investing in the arts in schools, plus supporting local libraries and museums and I’ll be holding the Government’s feet to the fire.”

was unable to vote even though she was carrying proof of identity. Her vote had allegedly been stolen by a person who used her name and address earlier in the day.

In a letter to Constitution Minister Chloe Smith, Coun Lukic also discussed concerns about fraudulent postal voting.

He said: “It seems bizarre that there are no restrictions on who can carry completed postal votes or even who can watch a postal vote being filled in.”

He mooted the idea of a voter ID scheme, which has been operating in Northern Ireland for nearly 20 years.

Speaking exclusively to The Press, Coun Lukic said: “Our electoral system as a whole should be made much more robust.

“It is too easy for votes to be stolen just by giving someone else’s details, and the authorities have been too weak against allegations of fraud and intimidation.

“Council officers investigating the incident at Dewsbury Town Hall have now told me that training will be reinforced in future, but

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I find it worrying that the existing procedures might not have been followed consistently.”

A Kirklees spokesman said they were aware of the alleagations: “One of these allegations is being investigated by police and Kirklees Council is looking into the other thoroughly to establish what happened and if any action needs to be taken.”

Dewsbury Hospital closed to visitors DEWSBURY: Health bosses have closed Dewsbury Hospital to visitors amid the continued outbreak of norovirus.

A message posted by Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust said: “Please stop and think. In order to protect our patients from the spread of winter-related illnesses Dewsbury Hospital is currently closed to all general visiting.”

It comes after an outbreak of the vomiting bug swept the district and forced several schools to close in the run-up to Christmas.

Anyone with an outpatient appointment should still attend, unless they have had the illness or been in contact with a sufferer.

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News In Brief Health body criticised

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NORTH KIRKLEES: The firm that runs all 27 GP practices in the district is underperforming, according to health bosses. A recent report by the Care Quality Commission highlighted a number of issues with Curo Health following an inspection last November.

Amongst other things, it said there were “gaps in relation to health and safety” at Dewsbury Health Centre, Liversedge Health Centre and Broughton House in Batley.

Chairman and medical director at Curo Health, Dr Adnan Jabbar, said: “The report has highlighted some areas for improvement, of which we are working hard to address and we know that we can always learn and improve our service further.”

Black tie event will recognise town’s best businesses

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MIRFIELD residents are being urged to nominate their local heroes for the annual MyMirfield Community and Business Awards.

The ceremony is being held for the sixth time with many different retailers, businesses and organisations recognised for what they have achieved for the town.

Winners will be announced at a

black-tie evening on Saturday March 28 at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford.

Public nominations close on Friday January 24 at 5pm.

Anyone can nominate as many people as they like across as many categories as they want.

The finalists will be chosen ahead of the public voting, which is held throughout March.

Co-founder Richard Hartley said: “Last year’s awards night was made by seeing the winners’

faces, and the appreciation of the finalists to have been nominated by so many of the general public.

“It was made by people in Mirfield coming together to celebrate each other and what this town has to offer. If this highlights what we have collectively in Mirfield and brings more people into town then the night has been a success for everyone.”

There are 12 categories in total – new business; established business; community supporting

Tributes for ‘body in bank’ man THE twin of a man whose body was found inside a former bank building in Batley has paid tribute to his “amazing brother”.

Asghar Badshah, who was 39 and from Bradford, was discovered at the disused Yorkshire Bank premises on Commercial Street last Sunday. He had been missing since December 4.

Two men, aged 27 and 30, and a 41-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

Both men have since been released under investigation

and the woman is on bail pending further enquiries.

Mr Badshah’s identical twin brother, Akbar, admitted it was hard to put into words how the loss had affected him and his family.

He said: “He was such a lovely human being. If anybody had any sort of problem, he would help them.

“I must have had more than 100 people visit me already, and there’s going to be more coming to pay their respects.

“He was always humorous, always jovial, always happy

and cheerful. There was always a smile on his face and he was just an amazing brother to have.”

Mr Badshah said he still gets stopped by people in the street mistaking him for his brother, who was also known as ‘Oscar’ in his local community.

“My brother was so popular, he was always wellknown and well liked,” he added.

A murder probe into the death of Asghar Badshah (pictured right) remains ongoing.

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Colleagues praise ‘singer’ Oscar FORMER work colleagues have paid tribute to Asghar Badshah, whose body was found inside a disused bank building in Batley.

One colleague, who wished to remain anonymous, said Mr Badshah was also known as Oscar and worked as a bus driver in Halifax.

“He was exuberant, very vocal, outgoing and full of self confidence,” said the former colleague.

“He would sing to passengers on the bus as he was driving along.”

He added that the news of his death had come as a “massive shock” and that when Mr Badshah was first reported missing, on December 4, everybody was “wondering what had gone on.”

Paul Atkinson, operations manager for First in Halifax, where Mr Badshah worked as a bus driver, said: “Everyone at First in Halifax is deeply shocked and saddened at the death of Asghar.

“Our sympathies and condolences go to his family and friends at this terrible time.

“He only joined us as a driver in February 2018 and was a well-liked and popular colleague among the whole team.”

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Plans for big VE Day party

By Connor Teale TWO young entrepreneurs have been appointed to manage Mirfield’s 75th anniversary VE Day commemorations.

Elliott Rayne and Joseph Taylor, from EJ Events UK, were chosen by the Mirfield Branch of The Royal British Legion and Mirfield Town Council after a successful pitch.

Elliott, a St John Fisher old boy, and Joe, who attended Mirfield Free Grammar, have enjoyed a successful start to their business venture.

The company, which caters for private events such as birthdays, weddings and corporate functions, was launched in October 2018. And now the young entrepreneurs will be responsible for all aspects of event planning, social media and communica-

Elliott (left) and Joe (right) with Coun Martyn Bolt tions throughout Mirfield’s VE Day commemorations.

The three-day event in Mirfield town centre begins on VE Day itself, Friday May 8 with an early-evening screening of a

World War Two-related film.

The whole weekend will be 1940s-themed, with a prize for the best dressed 40s-style family.

A parade through the town centre will take place the follow-

ing day, with live acts performing on stage and a variety of stalls on offer, before the weekend closes on Sunday May 10 with a classic car-themed event.

The Mayor, Coun Martyn Bolt said: “We are thrilled to have EJ Events on board. The celebrations will be an opportunity for us all to remember the enormous sacrifices that were made and to pay tribute to those who gave so much to ensure we all enjoy the freedom we have today.”

Elliott Rayne, said: “I’m so proud that we have the opportunity to commemorate and remember the heroes from our local town and beyond by organising such a special event.

“We couldn’t be more excited to deliver a truly wonderful event. We want this to be something Mirfield remembers for years to come.”

News In Brief Cause of student’s death ‘unexplained’ BATLEY: The cause of death of a university student from Healey remains unexplained, an inquest has heard.

Caitlin Cole, of Deighton Lane, passed away on September 24, 2019, during a study trip in Tanzania with staff and fellow undergraduates from the University of York.

Bradford Coroner s Court heard that Miss Cole, 20, was found unresponsive in her tent. She was taken to hospital by air ambulance, where she was later pronounced dead. Assistant coroner Mary Burke heard the medical cause of her death was unascertained despite a full report by Dr Richard Knights. She adjourned the inquest to a later date to allow for further investigations to take place.

Miss Cole was a former pupil of St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy in Dewsbury and Heckmondwike Grammar School Sixth Form before going to university .

Family butcher’s makes comeback Demo cops cost £215k Stone cold mystery A BUTCHER’S shop described as the ‘heart of Birkenshaw’ is being given a new lease of life. P&I Hopkins will re-open in March after local businessman Paul Stone took over the venture.

Brothers Ian and Paul Hopkins ran the butchery business on Bradford Road for 32 years before deciding to hang up their cleavers in the lead-up to Christmas. But Mr Stone, a property developer who has grown up in Birkenshaw, admitted he couldn’t bear to see the butchers go out of business.

He said: “If we lost that butchers we’d lose the village. I’ve seen bakers, grocers all go and I didn’t want to lose this. Now the village will continue to be a village with a

local butcher’s.”

Ian Hopkins, 54, will continue to work with the new company, whilst 62-year-old Paul is set to retire.

But Mr Stone says the “door is always open” for Paul, who wants to help pass on his years of expertise to the newest member of the team, 21-year-old Jordan Fretwell, who has just completed five years at butchery college.

There’ll be the return of the famous pork pie and the same quality of meat and service as before.

Customers new and old will be welcome when the business re-opens on Monday March 2.

A DEMONSTRATION by the Yorkshire Patriots group in Dewsbury cost more than £215,582 to police. Left-wing groups Kirklees Stand Up To Racism and Unite Against Fascism staged a counter-protest at the October 12 event.

Figures obtained by a Freedom Of Information request show the operation cost £215,582.30 with 520 officers deployed – of which 24 were on overtime – to manage the demonstration which saw around 50 people march.

Dewsbury East councillor Aleks Lukic (Ind) said: “These figures show almost all of the police officers that were deployed to Dewsbury were working normal hours and would have been on duty elsewhere if the protest hadn’t taken place.

“The police had a responsibility to keep the public safe while these groups exercised their right to free speech, an indispensable part of our democracy.”

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BATLEY: Police are appealing for information to help catch thieves who have stolen sections of stone pavement in the town.

The Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing Team are urging residents to stay vigilant following reports of stone being ripped up from streets in Carlinghow and near the railway station.

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Some trumped up prophesies T’S the start of a new decade and I can’t put my hand on heart and profess unbounded confidence that it’s going to be a plain-sailing, peace-and-goodwill to all mankind sort of decade.

If I was doing a Gypsy Petulengro turn on Blackpool promenade, I’d be tempted to hide my head in a potato sack and make any predictions through scrunched-shut eyes and a fearful grimace.

As some folk might say, “owt could ‘appen” – especially with that lunatic Trump still throwing intercontinental tantrums round the White House.

Closer to home we face interesting times of our own, and the gypsy in me doesn’t mind casting off the tatie bag and proclaiming, loud, proud and clear: “Three cheers for

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Brexit! We’re going to get along famously with our EU cousins and the UK economy is going to thrive!”

If nothing else, that should have the loony left and their Snowflake cousins melting faster than an Arctic ice floe – and yes, I know that’s not funny. Climate change is a real worry, but no one from the highly-strung Swedish child to masses of climate experts appear willing to confront the real problems.

Still, the way President Trumpton is starting his (hopefully) final year in office, the root cause – a soaring global population – could be solved by a couple of hastily-pushed nuclear buttons.

As I write on (1pm Tuesday Jan 7) the planet’s population has grown by almost 1.5 million people in six-and-a-bit

educate, employ and care for the old ages of people on that scale via a few more wind turbines and solar panels.

No ideas? Easier just to blame plastic packaging and people booking a cheap flight to Tenerife? You must be right, because greenhouse gases are entirely the fault of indulgent western nations, aren’t they?

Morons.

Mad, bad and dangerous – but he might have the ultimate ‘climate change’ answer days. For every death, there have been almost 2.5 births, so please Swedish child or Saint Attenborough, explain how we feed, clothe, house,

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generation of English children? It either never happened, or was so irrelevant as to not merit reference.

Neither was Jo Cox’s horrific murder mentioned, but if none of those terrors bear comparison with a C-list celebrity dancing like a bloke with two left feet, or the chance for the BBC to put the boot into an ex-Prime Minister it clearly despises, one obvious 2010s lesson remains – it was the decade our state broadcaster became unfit for purpose.

N TUESDAY a group of old pals will gather at Cleckheaton Golf Club, to play a round in memory of Gary Birkenshaw. It will be 20 years to the day since the popular local businessman collapsed and died, aged just 40, out on the course. If a measure of a man is how fondly they’re remembered, then Birky was some bloke.

But it also reminds us how fragile this life can be. I hope you all have a great 2020 – and give it all you’ve got, while you’ve still got it.

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ANSEXUAL. Well, I suppose it I seem to remember the Vicar of was only a matter of time – Dibley character Owen (the marvelLiberal Democrat MP Layla lous Roger Lloyd-Pack) was simiMoran being so starved of attention larly inclined, especially when out in from members of any/all sexes that the fields tending his flock. she felt the need to not only start And I wonder, have the local judihumping the handle of her Le ciary been presented with that as a Creuset cast-iron 23cm skillet, but ‘defence’ yet …. “Buttercup is one to tell the world about it. of God’s own creatures m’lud, and One glance at a mush that looks my client was merely expressing like it’s just taken a swipe from said his/her/its (delete as applicable) skillet tells its own loveless tale, but perfectly normal pansexual affecstill, I must say it’s enough to put ‘Pansexual’ MP tion for a fellow (fellowess?) inhabiyou off your full English.

Layla Moran tant of our threatened planet before What next – Pantiesexual, for the it’s too late … and after all he did sad bloke resorting to going write a letter to Greta Thunberg through the wife’s knicker drawer asking for permission.” when she’s gone to bingo?

But ‘pansexual’? Really? Isn’t that just bi-sexuPeterPansexual for a confused.com who dresses al – or, as some might prefer to describe it, like a mute pixie and spends days on end at the greedy? My totally unscientific assessment of Christmas panto? this? She/it’s just a randy old goat who reckons (Editor’s note – you appear to have gotten hold going public about their unbounded sexual of the wrong end of the – ahem – stick, Ed, it’s appetite will save time ‘swiping right’ or whatever not that kind of pan). they do these days for some legover and chips.

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BBC news reflection on the past decade perfectly exposed its prejudices during Radio Two’s Jeremy Vine show.

There was young royal love and babies plus the London Olympics, the death of Margaret Thatcher (they couldn’t resist mentioning celebrations of Mrs T’s passing), Jeremy Vine appearing on Strictly (really), Nick Clegg’s bare-faced lies over tuition fees (his fee for becoming Deputy PM), various bits and bobs plus Brexit, Greta Thunberg and our recent political turbulence.

The 2010s in a nutshell, then? I’d say not.

No mention of Drummer Lee Rigby having his head half hacked off on a London street; not a whisper of the Manchester Arena bombing or London and Westminster Bridge attacks; those hundreds of Muslim men who groomed, abused and raped a

CONFIRMATION – if it were needed – that there is one unsurmountable social stigma you can still be born with in our supposedly liberally enlightened disUnited Kingdom. A white male.

There is one get-out. You could be born white with a willy to hip, right-on parents who decide to name you Elderberry and let you choose a gender once you start school, but there aren’t many of those couples down Belle Isle or Beeston.

I would suggest your life might already be blighted by then, but if you’re the male progeny of a council estate Karen Matthews (six kids by seven dads) you’re goosed from the off.

Disadvantaged white boys lag massively behind all other socio-ethnic groups academically. Fact. But not disadvantaged enough to stop Dulwich and Winchester Colleges turning their noses up at a £1m grant from alumnus Prof Sir Bryan Thwaites (who made good thanks to such scholarships) to give other children like him a deserving leg up.

A grant for black boys, Asian boys, youngsters of all weird and wonderful gender inventions? Fine, bring it on! But a ‘white’ child whose dysfunctional, single-parent, benefit-crafted plight is ironically a consequence of 40 years of the UK’s ‘liberalised’ leftwing establishment and its socially idiotic brainwashing? Never!

The Dulwich/Winchester cowards hid behind ‘discrimination’ policies to decline the money. The only discrimination here is the only acceptable discrimination going – the despised white male.

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‘Outmoded’ and ‘confused’

News In Brief ‘Gun’ teen arrested

Kirklees review highlights serious faults – but leader is ‘delighted’!

GOMERSAL: A teenager has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and possession of an imitation firearm. The window of a white Kia Sportage was smashed during the incident on Shirley Parade, at 2.40pm on Saturday.

Armed police and the force helicopter scrambled to the scene, but it is believed a ball-bearing gun was fired rather than a live firearm. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police confirmed an 18-year-old man had been arrested and subsequently bailed on suspicion of shooting the car.

By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter AN INDEPENDENT review of Kirklees Council by a team of local government experts reported an “outmoded paternalistic approach” within parts of the authority.

The seven-member team, which carried out a four-day visit last summer, also highlighted confusion over the roles occupied by senior council officers and councillors on the decision-making Cabinet. Its report stated: “Members should develop policy and officers should implement and deliver it.”

The team, representing the Local Government Association, set out eight key recommenda-

tions to assist the council on its “improvement journey”.

They included better communications, listening to residents, collaborating with the community, streamlining decision-making, reviewing the “destabilising” electoral cycle, reclaiming management of its housing stock and establishing a single clinical commissioning group.

The team also identified “a lack of risk appetite” in the authority around financial management “which could constrain the council’s pace and ambition” and suggested “a bolder approach” was required.

The authority has already reacted to some suggestions and is looking to take back housing stock from arms-length manage-

Chips gamble was a loser A DEWSBURY man with a gambling addiction was caught on CCTV stealing £1,300 of casino chips, a court heard.

Sulaiman Masud, of Lodge Farm Close, Thornhill Lees, took the chips from a roulette table inside Leeds’s Victoria Gate Casino. He lost them all gambling in the same venue.

Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard Masud saw the chips in a box on an unoccupied roulette table on September 12, 2019.

Lesley Cowling, prosecuting,

told the court that CCTV captured Masud taking the items and that security were able to easily identify him as he is a member of the casino.

“He made full and frank admissions, indicating he had drink and gambling problems,” she said.

Masud, 25, was sentenced to a 12-month community order with 15 rehabilitation days. He must also undertake 80 hours of unpaid work and pay £500 in compensation to the casino.

ment organisation Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH).

It may also reverse a decision, taken in 2013, to split the borough’s healthcare in two by creating the Greater Huddersfield and North Kirklees clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).

Following observations by the peer team that the health and care system in Kirklees was “more fragmented” than other places in West Yorkshire, with a “disjointed, transactional approach” to commissioning, the two CCGs are now considering a formal merger.

Reacting to leadership within the council, the peer team referred to a mindset of “working with people, not doing to them” as “powerful”. But it added: “It does not align with the outmoded paternalistic approach which the

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The report also called for “sharper delineation of roles” between Cabinet members and senior officers as well as a re-prioritising of the council’s Democracy Commission, set up in 2017 to reform how decisions are made.

In addressing the council’s risk averse stance the peer team said: “Taking calculated risks will help the council to move forward with the delivery of its long-term ambitions for the place and people.”

In drawing up its feedback report the peer team spent four days in Kirklees and spoke to more than 300 staff, councillors, partners and stakeholders.

They praised the council for its ambition and for its 10-year £250m vision – known as the Huddersfield Blueprint – which will be the biggest town centre redevelopment for 50 years.

Coun Shabir Pandor, Leader of Kirklees Council (pictured), said: “We are delighted with the outcome. It shows that we are giving strong leadership to the area and being bold in transforming the way we work.

“We are ambitious for our residents and, whilst there is still a lot of work ahead, there is a powerful desire to continue transforming the district.”

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Burglars have cost us a fortune On Monday morning I got a phone call from my staff at 7am.

Somebody had smashed the large window and the door, before ransacking the till. This is the fourth time something like this has happened within eight years.

I needed to get to the cafe from my home in Barnsley ASAP. So I gave my husband the news and we set off in the rush hour traffic to Batley.

When we arrived, we found a massive boulder in the lounge.

Fortunately we don’t leave any money in the till overnight so they

A temper the same as us From: David Honeybell, Heckmondwike Last week television news made a meal out of the story of His Holiness The Pope smacking the hand of a pilgrim who tried to kiss his ring.

They then went on to show about 10 examples of occasions where His Holiness was seen to roughly pull his hand away from other pilgrims.

The use of violence by Popes is not new. St Peter, the first Pope, cut off a servant’s ear with a sword when he tried to prevent Jesus from being arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane.

I’m sure there are more examples of Pope violence over the last 2,000 years. As a practicing Catholic (we all know the old joke about the man who was still a practicing Catholic, but he never got any better) I can’t condone what the Pope did, but it’s not only us left footers who sometimes lose our temper.

I think Henry VIII, who as the head of the Church of England put to death or divorced his wives, was much worse than St Peter.

The present royal family, with the exception of her Majesty the Queen, seem to think Henry’s divorce law is compulsory.

From Princess Margaret and her trips to private

arrive. They eventually did, three hours later, and we were given permission to clear the glass.

I have contacted a glazing company with a view to installing two new windows and we have forked out a small fortune all because the burglars thought they could get their hands on a couple of quid.

We haven’t received any support from the council.

Window shutters would probably stop this from happening again but would cost between £8,000-£10,000. We just can’t afford it.

Letter of the Week: Angela Putterill, The Corner Cafe, Batley didn’t get their hands on any.

We looked at CCTV and saw two figures wearing gloves and hoods. The council’s cameras

islands to Prince Charles and his friendship with the wife of an army officer. Princess Anne swapped her army officer for a naval officer and then there is the ongoing story about the Duke of York...

They must be the most dysfunctional and over-paid family in the land.

When Prince Charles becomes Defender of Faith, he will be a most fitting successor to Henry VIII.

The new hubs of crime From: Daniel Goodwin, by email In line with the international trend of banking scandals which have swept across the western world in recent years, Batley has excelled itself and once again had its name in the papers as an innovator and market leader.

What I am referring to are Batley town centre’s former banking premises, at one time a cornerstone of community life, now transformed into new diverse local hubs of crime.

What next? A sex dungeon or cannibal restaurant? What scenes of ghoulish dread will we have to look forward to in the future? Although when compared to the child rape gangs and daylight drug dealer killings it is a minor chapter in the story of social decay in our area.

don’t appear to be working.

At the time, we couldn’t clean up the glass because we had to wait for crime scene officers to

The issues which lie unaddressed, unprosecuted and uninvestigated and where the victims are treated as the criminals are now national news.

The whole world is watching, and those people found not to be doing their jobs properly will be dealt a sharp blow.

It fills my heart with utter despair to see the places we respected in our youth abandoned. And as institutions and landmark companies withdraw from the area, we are left with the slums, the forced labour, the sex workers, drug addicts, and the myriad of exploited people who came here, God help them, for a better life, not to mention all the poor souls who were born here!

How sad to see the utter demise of our town’s self respect ... and to think folk actually complained about Barclays being turned into a Wetherspoons!

Roll on the next depraved chapter in our local history, hope is lost and we ride to ruin on a lie.

My memories of bombers From: Douglas Hird BEM, secretary of Shaw Cross Sharks ARLFC After reading Mike Popplewell’s article on Dewsbury’s bombing in WWII, I can recall the night

the bombs were dropped.

Perhaps he would like further details which I record below: I am 88 and remember vividly the night when the German bombs hit Dewsbury.

I watched the red-hot shells being fired from the anti-aircraft guns at Caulms Wood as the German bombers passed over Dewsbury.

The gun noises were very loud. Only two bombs were dropped fortunately, one at the bottom of Wakefield Road not far from Dewsbury Town Hall which demolished a house, killing the woman inside.

The other must have been targeted at the high Gawthorpe water tower in Chidswell Lane, Shaw Cross as the bomb landed in the field opposite.

The following morning a number of local lads, of which I was one, went up Chidswell Lane to find the deep crater in the field the bomb had made.

We searched the area and found several pieces of shrapnel which we took home as ‘souvenirs’.

I kept it for many years but I don’t know what happened to it in the end.

A pleasure to read From: J Roberts, Mirfield I just had to write in response to the ‘Good

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Samaritan’ letter in today’s Forum page (Friday January 3 issue).

What a lovely, kind person they were to pay for an item for someone else because the checkout was card-only.

It really makes you realise that with all the doom and gloom we read and hear about, there are still wonderful, generous and thoughtful people about.

How lovely of the lady or gentleman to take the time to write to the paper to thank them too.

It was a pleasure to read this letter and I wish you both a very happy new year!

Constructive criticism From: Harry Teale, Mirfield A happy and prosperous new year to all the staff of and contributors to The Press!

Now that the UK has a government with some fiscal intelligence (at least the previous government left them with something other than a derisory note), a decent working majority and a respect for UK citizens, we can look forward with 2020 vision to (hopefully) an independent and sovereign United Kingdom!

My first constructive criticism for 2020 is against the media ‘experts’ who claim that there was a seismic shift to the Conservatives in the December 2019 General Election.

How an increase of 268,936 from the 2017 General Election constitutes a seismic shift I cannot comprehend!

The real seismic shift was the Labour vote moving to other ‘Remoaner’ parties, 1,290,435 defecting to the Lib Dems alone.

I note that our previous MP for Dewsbury and

Mirfield, even in defeat, cannot admit that she failed to acknowledge the wishes of the majority of the people she was supposed to represent!

Punished for lawlessness From: Kathryn Collins, Birstall Trying to get car insurance for our car is a nightmare because of car theft and idiots driving around like Sterling Moss.

All insurance companies are requiring trackers at massive cost as they stipulate the type of tracker and the subscription we need for monitoring of the tracker.

This at a cost of about £500, otherwise the insurance goes up even more.

We are just law-abiding citizens who are being penalised because of lawless people.

The insurance companies are targeting us because of our postcode. I hope Tracy Brabin and West Yorkshire Police are proud of themselves.

Charity of the month success From: Martin Webster, chairman of Friends of West End Park Following your story about our Street Survival ‘Bags of Kindness’ we were nominated and have been selected as Tracy Brabin’s ‘Charity of the Month’ so thank you very much, we will be able to fill many more bags as a result, which will give practical help so that rough sleepers can survive the first night to be helped on the second.

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Markets set for Seek support major cash boost from IAPT in

By David Spereall

Local Democracy Reporter PROPOSALS to breathe new life into Ossett market have been revealed.

Wakefield Council is expected to pledge nearly £5m to improve markets at Ossett and across the district.

Plans for each individual market have been drawn up, but trying to make all six venues more attractive in an increasingly difficult world for the area’s 240 traders is the policy’s main thrust.

But there appears to be no prospect of rents coming down before improvements are made, which several stallholders have called for in recent years.

A review of rates is likely to be carried out after the

work is completed in 2021, however.

With regard to Ossett, the council plans to build “permanent high quality” units for stalls to improve their layouts and attractiveness.

A pot of cash for traders wanting to make their stalls more appealing will be provided and the council says it will no longer set income targets for the markets as a way of easing pressure on them.

The plans will be discussed by the council’s Cabinet next week.

Coun Darren Byford, portfolio holder for economic growth and regeneration, said: “Although the usage of markets has undoubtedly declined over the years, as consumer shopping habits have changed, the council recognises that they are an

Fire service gets ‘good’ rating NORTH KIRKLEES: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has received a ‘good’ rating in its latest government report.

Independent assessors who visited this summer as part of a national inspection programme

integral part of our city and town centres and provide an important focal point and social experience for many residents.

“We also know they provide access to local, fresh produce and an excellent environment for small businesses to start up and grow.

“It is important that we can offer quality markets that can compete and evolve as the use of the high street continues to change but they must also be sustainable and that’s why we will also be setting more realistic expectations of the income our markets generate to ensure we can focus on their development.”

The plans have been drawn up following an in depth review of all the local markets.

scored the service ‘good’ in its three main categories – effectiveness, efficiency and how well the organisation looks after its staff.

Based at the force HQ in Birkenshaw, chief fire officer John Roberts said: “This inspection looks in great detail at every aspect of the service.

“There is, of course, always room to learn and develop and we will be looking to address any shortfalls the inspectors have highlighted.”

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News In Brief Spot online dangers

Ahmadiyya youths in New Year clean-up

BATLEY: The Bulldogs’ Sporting Charitable Trust is launching a new course to help mothers spot the signs of online grooming and radicalisation.

The four-week workshop, run in partnership with Empowering Minds and Kirklees Prevent, will explore practical techniques of understanding the internet and online safeguarding.

Weekly sessions start on Wednesday, subject to the number of attendees, and will run from 10am to 12pm. It’s free to book and anyone interested can email clare@batley bulldogs.co.uk or call 07475 019009.

MEMBERS of the Spen Valley Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) took part in a nationwide campaign to tidy up their local streets on New Year’s Day. AMYA youngsters, based at Baitul Atta Mosque on Garnett Street, Dewsbury, donned hi-visibility jackets and picked up litter around Staincliffe Park, Dewsbury Gate Road and

Banquet plan axed DEWSBURY: Developers have withdrawn a planning application to convert a retail unit into a banqueting suite. Proposals were submitted last July by A&P UK Ltd to turn the former Harrisons Electrical Warehouse on Huddersfield Road into a function room with a 400-person capacity. Dozens of objections about traffic and parking were sent to Kirklees. The council sent a letter out this week stating the plan has been withdrawn.

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Faisal Mehmood, leader of the Spen Valley AMYA, said: “We all get together and go out on to the streets to clean up after the (New Year) celebrations have ended.

“This isn’t just to keep our surroundings clean, but is also done to act as role models for our young Muslim children and remind them about the duty they have to serve their local community.”

Appeal for donations THE British Heart Foundation shop in Dewsbury is appealing for donations of any unwanted Christmas presents such as toys, bric-abrac, shoes, handbags, CDs and DVDs. Customers can drop off before 9am and after 4pm at the store on Foundry Street, or there’s a collections service Monday to Friday (call 01924 485882).

Council approves three sites

By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter THREE housing developments in North Kirklees have been given the green light by the council as the borough nears the first anniversary of the adoption of its controversial Local Plan, which will see tens of thousands of new homes built in Kirklees by 2031.

It was adopted by the Labourled authority last February and over the last 11 months planners have approved the construction of hundreds of homes.

Many will have to be built within the green belt, as there is insufficient non-green belt land in the district.

In Gomersal, 98 homes at Cliffe Road have been approved, whilst

The Granny Lane housing site

25 apartments within Thornpark House on Station Road in Batley have also got the thumbs up.

The council also controversially approved 67 homes off Granny

Lane in Mirfield, despite hundreds of objections. A proposal to build 71 houses on land near Lady Ann Road in Soothill was refused, which campaigners

described as “brilliant news”.

Disappointed people living near the Granny Lane site in Mirfield said councillors were “hell-bent” on driving through the plan, which will see homes built on an ancient flood plain.

Senior Kirklees councillor Carole Pattison said the authority was “strapped for housing” and that building houses on an area with a history of flooding was “worth the risk”.

Members of Granny Lane Area Action Group (GLAAG) are now considering whether to write to the Ombudsman to raise their concerns that evidence – such as a flood report from a drainage consultancy and a planning lawyer’s letter – were effectively “ignored”.

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NEW GROUP NEW CONSULTANT Starts 20th January Scholes Cricket & Athletic Club 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Lily 07507 204210

Dewsbury Town Hall 9.30am 11.30am Tel Amber 07471 826774

Cleckheaton St Pauls Church Cleckheaton 9.00am & 11.00am Tel Tracey 07970 722726

FRIDAY Thornhill Social Club Edge Top Road 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Sarah 07539 452622

The Trinity Centre Batley Carr 9.00am Tel Hameedah 07983 445501

Hunsworth Scout Headquarters Cleckheaton 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Paul 07848 958798

Earlsheaton, Dewsbury District Sea Cadets (behind Earlsheaton WMC) 9.00am 5.30pm & 7.30pm Tel Amber 07471 826774

Roberttown Community Centre 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Kathryn 07906 118636

Staincliffe Cricket Club Halifax Road 5.30pm Tel Diane 07961 631257

Mirfield Trinity Methodist Church Hall 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Claire 07768 311351

Tingley Methodist Church Westerton Road 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Lyn 07792 032170

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Mirfield Zion Baptist Church Mirfield 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Claire 07768 311351

Batley Town Hall 9.00am 11.00am Tel Lynne 07988 662052

TUESDAY Heckmondwike Comrades Club 9.00am 11.00am 5.00pm 7.00pm Tel Sue 07790 590763

Battyeford Christ The King Church 5.00pm 7.00pm Tel Mandy 07793 732268

Batley Town Hall 5.00pm 7.00pm Tel Lynne 07988 662052

Gomersal Public Hall Gomersal 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Sharon 07904 650476

Westborough Ratepayers Club Dewsbury Moor 5.00pm 7.00pm Tel Lucy 07730 264938

Shaw Cross Boys Club Leeds Road 3.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm Tel Lynne 07988 662052

Millbridge Sports Bar Liversedge 5.00pm 7.00pm Tel Kathryn 07906 118636

Thornhill Social Club Edge Top Road Friday 9.30am Tel Sarah 07539 452622 Battyeford Christ The King Church 9.00am Tel Mandy 07793 732268

SATURDAY Liversedge St Andrews Methodist Church 7.30am 9.30am Tel Emma 07786 513072 St. Pauls Church Hall Hanging Heaton 8.30am 10.30am Tel Lyn 07792 032170 Heckmondwike Comrades Club 9.00am Tel Sue 07790 590763 Cleckheaton Howard Park Community School 8.00am 10.00am 12noon Tel Paul 07848 958798 Mirfield Trinity Methodist Church Hall 8.30am 10.30am Tel Jo 07553 747875

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News In Brief Series of events to mark the Holocaust MIRFIELD: The town’s library will host events later this month to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Week.

On Friday January 24 (10am-11am), supported by the Holocaust Educational Trust, Auschwitz survivor Susan Pollack MBE will recount her experiences via webcast.

And on Monday January 27 (11am), there will be a short talk on the Yugoslavian conflict from Mirfield resident Major David Pinder and the ex head of police reform in the former Yugoslavia, Philip Tolson.

Holocaust Memorial Week will take place from January 23 to 29, with this year marking 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.

All are welcome to attend the free events, and an exhibition will be available to view during library opening hours.

For more details or to confirm your attendance, contact Alan Burton on 07860 995008 or email burtonalan@tiscali.co.uk.

Rock & roll and jive HECKMONDWIKE: People keen on learning how to dance are invited to a rock & roll jive class, held every Thursday at Heckmondwike’s Brighton Street WMC (8pm9pm). 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.

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‘I don’t want anyone else to suffer the way I have’

By Staff Reporters A FORMER stonemason from Batley has secured compensation after developing lung disease following years of work in dusty conditions.

David Wood was diagnosed with silicosis in 2014 – a longterm condition caused by inhaling large amounts of crystalline silica dust, usually over many years.

After enlisting the help of workplace illness lawyers Irwin Mitchell, 64-year-old David discovered that his exposure to the silica dust most likely took place during his time working as a stonemason, starting in 1971 at the age of 16.

He began his career helping to cut stone slabs into long strips of stone and recalled how there was a “constant sparkling haze of dust” in the shed that he worked in.

Later he became a stonemason using chisels and, then, air-chisels and grinders.

Over the years he worked for various companies cutting up stone which “created an extraordinary amount of dust”.

In Christmas 2013 David developed a chest infection which

wouldn’t clear up and the following May he was diagnosed with silicosis.

David’s legal team have now secured a six-figure settlement which includes an agreement that should he be diagnosed with cancer or more severe symptoms, the matter can be returned to court.

And he is now calling for tighter safety standards when working with silica to prevent others from suffering in the way he has.

David, who has two children and five grandchildren, said: “It has had such a huge impact on my life.

“I can’t do a lot of the things I used to enjoy, like fishing, playing snooker and walking in the fells, as they are just too much for me.

“I am short of breath a lot of the time; even just walking a short distance is a struggle. I can’t manage much around the home any more either, so (partner) Margaret is run off her feet looking after us both.

“She devotes all of her time to me and will only leave the house to go to the shops or supermarket.

“I have found it incredibly hard coming to terms with the

David Wood fact that I can no longer work as I used to really enjoy it ... all I can hope for now is that stricter safety measures are put in place for people working with silica, as I wouldn’t want anyone else to

suffer the way I have.”

Ian Toft, the partner and workplace illness expert at Irwin Mitchell’s Leeds office who represents David, said: “This settlement for David is hugely important in ensuring that he will receive the treatment required to manage his illness.

“In addition, the fact that the case can be revisited at court if David develops illness in the future will undoubtedly provide him with some peace of mind.

“Through our work we see many people who go on to suffer illness years after undertaking industrial work, and we are happy to have been able to help David get the support he needs at this difficult time.

“However, there still remains a need for tighter safety standards regarding silica and we are calling for these to be implemented sooner rather than later.”

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Diane and Lynne celebrate in style WO local Slimming World consultants celebrated their groups’ successes by meeting chat show host and comedian Alan Carr.

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Well-loved TV personality Alan co-hosted the annual Slimming World Awards with the organisation’s founder and chairwoman Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE. Margaret opened her first group in 1969 and over the last 50 years Slimming World has become the nation’s favourite way to lose weight, supporting almost a million slimmers.

Diane Cave, who runs a Slimming World group at Leigh View Medical Centre, Tingley every Tuesday and Wednesday, was delighted to get a chance to meet Alan, and said it was the perfect end to a fantastic year for the Tingley Slimming World groups.

“The members at our group make me burst with pride, not only have they seen big changes on the scales, many have improved their health and completely changed their lives too.

“For many people, taking that first step into a Slimming World group takes a huge amount of courage. But they’re always certain of a warm welcome and introduction to our fabulously flexible eating plan which means you’re never hungry while you’re losing weight.

“And when you join a group and stay each week members support each other with motivation, tips and ideas, cheering each other on and boosting each other to face any challenges.

“Watching people grow in confidence each week and take on things that they didn’t think possible before losing weight absolutely amazes me.

“I feel proud of the small part I play in supporting people to achieve their dreams and to celebrate alongside them when they do, so I was honoured to represent Tingley at the Slimming World Awards. Alan was left in awe of the difference Slimming World makes to people’s lives too.”

Alan, who presented comedy chat show Chatty Man on Channel Four, said it was great to meet Diane and Lynne at the event, which was held at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre.

He said: “I met so many people who had transformed their lives and it was clear how much the support they received from their ‘Slimming World family’ meant to them.

“Every one of them spoke passionately about how they couldn’t have made those changes to eat more healthily and become more active without the support of consultants like Diane, Lynne and their group every week.

“I left the awards feeling so uplifted and positive, I wish I could’ve bottled that Slimming World feeling.”

Lynne Asquith, who runs Slimming World groups in Batley Town Hall every Thursday and at Shaw Cross Sharks Rugby Club every Tuesday, continued: “Last year was our 50th year, which was full of celebrations and successes.

“We’ve supported more people than ever to achieve their dreams and we’re so excited about what 2020 has in store.

“For anyone who may be thinking of taking that step to lose weight and improve their health this New Year I truly believe that joining a local Slimming World group is the best way for people to learn new habits and make long-term healthy changes.

“At the Batley and Shaw Cross groups they’ll discover a whole world of support to help them achieve their dreams and stay slim for life – with lots of fun along the way too!”

onth Dish Of The M Healthy Chicken Piccata Pasta

Diane Cave and Lynne Asquith with Alan Carr

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Ingredients 600g diced chicken breast 450g fusilli 250ml white wine 250ml chicken stock 70g flour 2 shallots 2 tbsp. capers 1 clove of garlic 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 tbsp. butter 1 lemon, juiced Chopped parsley Salt and pepper Method

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• Add flour and black pepper into a shallow dish and mix together. Dice your chicken breast before dipping each chunk into the mix, coating each piece evenly. Set aside.

• Take a large skillet and heat the olive oil and 1tbsp butter over a medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan and continue to cook until the chicken is brown. When it’s cooked, remove the chicken from the pan and set to one side.

• Pour the white wine into the hot pan and bring to the boil on a high heat. Boil the wine until it has reduced by half,which should take approximately five minutes.

• To chop your clove of garlic, peel away the skin, crush with the flat side of a knife and then chop the garlic horizontally and then vertically until it is in small pieces. Add to the pan along with 250ml chicken stock and 2 tbsp capers. Squeeze in the juice of one lemon. Cook for five minutes on a medium-high heat before stirring in the chopped parsley.

• Return the chicken to the pan and cook on a medium heat until the sauce thickens - approximately 15 minutes.

• While your sauce is continuing to cook,take a large pan and fill with water, adding a little salt to the water before brining it to the boil. Next add your pasta and return to the boil. Cook you pasta in accordance with the cooking time suggested on the packet.

Once your pasta is cooked, drain well.

• Remove the chicken pieces from the sauce,sharing it between four serving bowls before drizzling with a little sauce.

• Add your drained pasta to the pan with the sauce and toss to coat evenly. Split the pasta between the four plates, mixing it with the chicken.

• Add a little chopped parsley to garnish and serve immediately.

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Over the next 12 months we will be following on from the 2019 theme of life between the wars to take a look at wartime and post-war life in both the Heavy Woollen District and Britain at large, writes MIKE POPPLEWELL. We are entering an era that I can personally recall and, as always, comments and memories from readers are welcomed.

This year’s theme is ‘2020 vision’, where we will look at historical events from today’s viewpoint and, as ‘the person with hindsight has 20:20 vision’, we will be taking an ‘if only we had known’ look at events...

Getting by the best you can as rationing begins to bite AST week’s story of the Dewsbury bombings in World War Two brought a response from Shaw Cross Sharks legend Douglas Hird BEM, who actually remembered the occasion personally.

But is there anyone who remembers Kathleen Hey’s grocers’ shop on Heckmondwike Road?

About four years ago Kathleen had a diary published under the title ‘The view from the Corner Shop’ in which she records some of the daily events she experienced in wartime Dewsbury.

For example, on Friday July 18, 1941, she wrote about the effects of rationing on her customers.

“A hectic day,” she wrote. “Everyone came for their rations at once. I had to see that Margaret (her sister) gave people the rations they wanted.

“Some preferred marge to fat and some (particularly the odious Mrs J) had already had theirs during the week in driblets.”

She also talked about the arguments over whether or not people had received the correct rations and concluded “Oh Lord Woolton (Minister for Food), could you be in our shoes for a single day?”

On this same day Russian dictator Joseph Stalin wrote to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and suggested that opening a second front in Western Europe or Northern Europe (the Arctic) would assist their efforts in the East to get the better of Hitler.

Churchill’s reply outlined the problems that this would entail and explained that it was just not possible.

Stalin had clearly forgotten the problems the British Expeditionary Force had encountered the previous summer, when thousands of British fighting men had been stranded on the beaches following Germany’s lightning-fast invasion of France.

The troops were left with the choice of retreat or face annihilation – but with the English Channel between the troops and safety the government had a dilemma.

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It should be noted that Mirfield-born Dora Walker was one such skipper as she steered her coble through the minefields to bring our men to safety.

Once home there was the problem of feeding everyone, and with rationing in full force from January 1940 it was very difficult for the average man or woman in the street to conjure up anything particu-

larly appetising.

As a child, rock cakes were a common feature of the baking on offer in our house, but even the simple recipe in the 1933 Dyson’s home baking booklet would have been beyond the means of most.

In the recipe shown here (above left) almost every item exceeded the weekly or monthly food allowance.

For example, the recipe called for two eggs and only one was available a week, while sugar, the flour and margarine/butter needed was almost half the

week’s allowance.

As rationing remained in place until July 1954 I have been left with clear memories of the way our family were dealing with it.

I did the shopping in our house and I would head for the corner shop with a shopping list and no cash.

There was no such thing as a credit card so, toward the end of the week, it was a case of ‘Can you put it on the book?’ and ‘can I have something off next week’s rations?’

It was get by the best you could.

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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.

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It’s panto paw-fection Get Together was a real ‘Dogs dinner...

BATLEY Bulldogs teamed up with the Jo Cox Foundation to provide a free Christmas meal over the festive season.

Fifty members of the community came together at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, where they were also treated to entertainment from Batley Community Choir.

The dinner formed part of the ‘Great Winter Get Together’ campaign, which aimed to raise awareness around loneliness and social isolation at Christmas time.

Asda, Tesco and RJ Moult donated food for the meal which was cooked and served by volunteers.

DEWSBURY Collegians are putting the finishing touches to their latest pantomime, Dick Whittington.

Part of London’s folklore, Dick Whittington really was born into poverty but later became Sir Richard after becoming a successful textile merchant and was Lord Mayor of London in 1397, 1406 and 1419.

How his cat helped him on the road to riches is an essential part of the pantomime, and playing the part of Tom the Cat in the Collegians’ version is Carrie Butterworth fol-

lowing in the ‘paw-steps’ of her sister Abigail, who played the part in two previous productions and her mother Fiona who played the cat as a teenager.

Providing romance are Tyler Schofield (Dick) and Phoebe Wigglesworth (Alice) while lots of laughs can be expected from the antics of James Creegan and Chris Nuttall in the parts of Dame Dolly Dumpling and Idle Jack respectively.

Sutton School of Performing Arts are set to dazzle again with their routines while the music is in the capable hands of Jacques Warlop

and the whole show directed by Karen Riding.

The pantomime goes on at Dewsbury Town Hall from Thursday January 16 to Sunday January 19.

There are performances at 7.15pm from Thursday to Saturday, with a Saturday matinee at 2pm.

Sunday’s matinee is sold out.

There will also be a signed performance on Saturday evening. Ticket prices are balcony £10, stalls £9 (£7 concessions) and can be obtained from the town hall box office on 01484 225755, or online at tickets.kirklees.gov.uk.

Give ‘em the old razzle dazzle SPEN Valley Historical Society’s next meeting is on Wednesday February 12 when David Bland will give a talk titled ‘The Life Story of Edward Wadsworth – Razzle Dazzle Artist of Cleckheaton’.

Meetings are held in the Catholic Church Parish Hall on Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, starting at 7.30pm, with refreshments served from 7.15pm.

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

Concert society chance 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. For details contact Keith on 01924 443196.

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A fairytale classic starts this evening CARLINGHOW Theatre company are presenting the enchanting musical fairytale classic Snow White at Batley Town Hall from tonight (Fri).

Featuring a host of hilarious and wonderful characters, fantastic songs, gorgeous costumes, and of course the famous magic mirror, there’ll be fun, laughter and

extra sparkles for all the family to enjoy.

Performances are this evening at 7.15pm, Saturday (2.15pm and 7.15pm) and Sunday (2.15pm).

Tickets priced £8 and £11 are available from the Kirklees town halls box office by calling 01924 324501 or at kirklees.gov.uk/ townhalls.

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OSSETT UNITED continued their perfect start to 2020 as they recorded back-to-back wins for the first time this season.

They were made to battle right until the end, but they came away with their fourth league win of the season at a bouncing Ingfield Stadium on Saturday.

Two quickfire goals right at the end of the first half by Andy Monkhouse and Tom Greaves sent them on their way to victory, and despite a late Dunston penalty, they came away with the three points.

Manager Wayne Benn said: “(It was) another really, really good vital three points.

“I felt today we looked leggy, we lacked intensity. We looked sluggish.

“And you can understand why, we’ve just played two-and-a-half days ago.”

Dunston started as the brighter of the two teams, as Scott Heslop’s long range effort forced Brett Souter to tip it round the post after five minutes.

The first half turned into a stale affair for 43 minutes, as neither side could really turn any attack into a goal threat, but just a minute before half time, Ossett struck first.

OSSETT UNITED stormed into the third round of the Integro League Cup with an impressive victory at home to local rivals Brighouse Town on Tuesday night.

Ossett looked comfortable throughout the game, as Brighouse rarely threatened Brett Souter in the United goal, whilst Brighouse’s keeper Jamie White was shown a red card for a last man challenge on Aaron Haswell.

Goals from James Knowles, Elliott Harrison and Aaron Haswell secured the win for United, as they progress into the next round of the cup.

For the second game in a row, Ossett started on the back foot, as Brighouse forced a couple of early chances at goal. However, it took until the 25th minute for a clear cut chance to arise.

Marko Basic swung in a corner to the far post, and James Knowles arrived late to smash the ball home for his first goal of the season. That goal lit a spark under United, as they continued to batter the Brighouse goal.

Nick Guest missed three chances to put the game beyond Brighouse before half time, but was unable to find his shooting boots on the pitch

WINNER: Tom Greaves challenges for the ball Luke Porritt did brilliantly to skip past his man, who took him out and received the second yellow of the game.

Corey Gregory swung the ball into the penalty area, and Andy Monkhouse rose the highest to flick the ball into the bottom left corner.

Ossett doubled their lead 31 seconds later. Straight from kick-off, Luke Porritt floated a perfectly weighted ball over the top of Brodie Litchfield, who stood his man up and powered a low cross into the box which was deflected out to the on-rushing Porritt.

His shot could only be parried by the Dunston goalkeeper straight at the feet of Tom Greaves, who dispatched the ball effortlessly for his 21st goal of the season.

The second half followed suit as not many chances were created.

Liversedge fight back NCEL Premier Division

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LIVERSEDGE turned round a 2-1 half-time deficit to come out on top against Barton Town.

An Alfie Raw double, one from the penalty spot, rocked the game in the visitors’ favour after the break.

Barton had taken the lead inside just four minutes but Paul Walker levelled things for Sedge on 35 minutes.

They looked to be going into half-time on level terms, but the hosts re-took the lead just

before the whistle.

Then two Raw goals and a fourth from Jack Hardacre in the 89th minute put the game to bed for the visitors.

Liversedge now sit fifth in the NCEL Premier Division and host ninthplaced Garforth Town at Clayborn tomorrow (Saturday, 3pm) before another home tie against Yorkshire Amateur (Tuesday, 7.45pm).

Sport In Brief VANESSA MCERLAIN has been named as the new coach of the Switzerland under-17s international netball squad.

Vanessa grew up locally and attended Brownhill Junior and Infants School before going on to Batley Girls’ High.

She later moved to Brigg in Lincolnshire and started her own netball club. Vanessa was runnerup in the Gillette national sports coach of the year awards and in 2013 and 2017 was asked to coach a GB team at international tournaments, coming back with medals on both occasions.

Vanessa has more recently set up the Aspire Elite Netball Program, designed to provide a pathway for players to improve their skills.

BATLEY Ladies Hockey Club romped to an 8-1 win against Bradford.

Following a rusty start they got into the groove and Kim Sharples scored the first of her four goals, finishing off a neat cross by Rach Stewart.

That was closely followed by another, this time from a short corner before she fired one into the top corner for a quick hattrick. Ashleigh Hallis, Gail Culshaw, Vicky Almond, Jo Forbes and Stewart were all on the scoresheet as Sharples rounded off the goals.

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Elliott Harrison did have the ball in the back of the net, but he was judged to have been offside.

Dunston clawed their way back after Ross Hardaker had given away a penalty near the goal line and Mark Fitzpatrick slammed the ball home for a nervy finish.

The equaliser never came, and Ossett came away with the victory and moved up to 17th in the league.

OSSETT: Souter, Maltby, Hardaker, Gregory, Monkhouse, Cogill, Litchfield, Harrison (Stockdill 69), Greaves (Guest 69), Basic, Porritt (Knowles 84). Subs: Haswell, Stockdill, Guest, Egan, Knowles.

Goals: Monkhouse (44), Greaves (45).

DUNSTON: Dryden, C Elliott (Thear 70), J Elliott (Halliday 53), Scott, Capewell, Grant-Soulsby, Stafford (Hall 79), Pearson, Fitzpatrick, Heslop, Scott. Subs: Halliday, Hall, Thear, Marrs, Harrison.

Goals: Fitzpatrick (78).

Man of the Match: Corey Gregory

and put all three wide. Elliott Harrison also put one over the bar after a mazy run in midfield, as United went into half time with a 10 lead.

The second half started as the first ended, and eventually the pressure prevailed, as man of the match Brodie Litchfield played a lovely ball over the top for Harrison to run on to. He took it round the keeper and slotted the ball home to double the home sides lead.

Five minutes from time, Nick Guest slipped Aaron Haswell through one-on-one with Jamie White, and looked to go round him.

He was seemingly clipped by White on his way round, and after much deliberation the ref brandished a red card to the youngster, and awarded Ossett a penalty.

Nick Guest stepped up, but placed his penalty wide of the goal. It looked as if the game was heading for a 2-0 win, but in the final minute Guest broke the offside trap once more and squared it to Aaron Haswell for a simple tap in, and a place in the next round of the Integro League Cup. OSSETT: Souter, Maltby, Hardaker, Stockdill, Knowles (McManus 45), Cogill, Litchfield (Porritt 68), Harrison (Gregory 68), Guest, Basic, Haswell. Subs: Greaves, Porritt, Gregory, McManus.

Goals: Knowles (25), Harrison (55), Haswell (90+3).

BRIGHOUSE: White, Battle (Clogg 66), Grant, Ellington (Mangoro 73), Harris, Kendall, Clark, Haigh, Stainrod, Keita, Sawyer. Subs: Jagger, Khan, Mangoro, Clogg.

Man of the Match: Brodie Litchfield.

RACING PREVIEW WITH MIKE SMITH

Altior out of action at Kempton ALTIOR will miss this weekend’s Grade Two Unibet Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton and will now have to wait until February to tune up for his attempt at a third Champion Chase victory.

His trainer Nicky Henderson told Racing TV on Tuesday that “Altior doesn’t look like Altior”, citing a recent abscess as the reason and will now aim his superstar at the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on February 8.

The Cheltenham Festival is just nine weeks away and with punters still searching for clues came the news that LOSTINTRANSLATION is set to head straight for the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup following his below-par performance in the King George VI Chase.

Connections remain unable to fully identify why LOSTINTRANSLATION was not himself at Kempton on Boxing Day, where he was pulled up three fences from the finish but hope a subsequent soft palate operation will help.

Colin Tizzard’s gelding had staked a strong claim for the Gold Cup with victory in the Chase at Haydock

a month earlier and while an outing in next month’s Denman Chase at Newbury was mooted, he’s now unlikely to run again before the blue riband contest in March.

Despite ALTIOR’S late withdrawal Henderson has another leading contender in TOP NOTCH but it could be KAUTO RICO who steps in to take the spoils.

Tom Gretton’s nine-yearold was a rank outsider at 100-1 when he came from off the pace to go down by just three-quarters of a length at Huntingdon last time out.

The Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle will likely be the big betting race on the Kempton card and Olly

Murphy’s NOTRE PARI let down favourite backers in his first two starts but bounced back at Aintree last month and an 8lb hike in the weights still leaves him fairly treated.

But the sweetest bet of the day could be in Warwick’s feature race at 3pm with KIMBERLITE CANDY who ran a terrific race to finish second in the Becher Chase at Aintree last month and is a 6/1shot with Carrigill’s.

He’s due a big chase win and should relish this extreme stamina trip over 3m 5f.

TWO FOR GOLD is unbeaten in two chases for Kim Bailey and Warwick’s galloping track can extend his winning streak in the 3m Grade 2 novice chase at 1.50.

Closer to home at Wetherby Alan King’s classy mare ALSA MIX makes a return after receiving treatment for strained muscles and should be better than her last showing when third at Warwick.

HAWK HIGH has run well at the Yorkshire track to be second on his first two starts this season and Tim Easterby’s consistent sort deserves to go one better

tomorrow (Saturday) at 2.15.

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle favourite ABACADABRAS features among a stellar list of 12 horses entered for Sunday’s Grade 2 Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.

Fourth behind Envoi Allen in the Champion Bumper last season, Gordon Elliott’s six-year-old has blossomed since switching to the hurdling sphere this campaign and chalked up an impressive victory in the Grade 1 Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Punchestown over the festive period.

A race won in previous years by the likes of Vautour and Douvan, who both went on to land Supreme glory, it’s no surprise to see an impressive line up and the highly touted ANDY DUFRESN will add more depth to the Elliott team.

CARRIGILL’S NAP: (money back as a free bet if finishes outside top 4. Write Augur on your slip to qualify): TWO FOR GOLD, Warwick, Saturday, 1.50.

AUGUR’S BEST BET: KIMBERLITE CANDY, Saturday, Warwick, 3pm.

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Cleck romp home to claim fourth straight league win North One East

CLECKHEATON RUFC 47 PERCY PARK 14 CLECKHEATON powered to a fourth straight win in league action by putting Percy Park to the sword at windy Moorend.

Cleck welcomed flanker Joey Carley back to the team after injury and Ben Etchells started in the second row alongside Josh Plunkett. Ben Dearing was on the bench with Archie Rika-Rayne and Chris Piper.

Park kicked off but the ball flew directly over the touchline. Cleckheaton took the scrum option and drove the visitors back, setting a tone for the day.

A terrific arm wrestle was developing with neither team willing to yield field position and there was very little to choose between the teams in the opening 20 minutes.

The first score of the game went to Cleckheaton on 21 minutes. A strong run by Matt Piper saw him pop a pass to Olly Depledge and the centre drew the final defender to put James Wilson over for his sixth try of the season.

Dale Breakwell added the goal.

Cleckheaton were starting to gain the upper hand, Park were guilty of coughing up possession in close quarter exchanges and with solid defence they could not make much ground.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Olly Depledge touched down twice to help Cleck to a resounding win On 37 minutes Depledge was on the end of a sweeping move and he crossed for his fifth try of the season, Breakwell goaled and Cleckheaton led 14-0.

Jack Marshall should have added a third try when a loose ball was kicked downfield, he tried to control the ball but he knocked on near the tryline.

On the stroke of half-time, Plunkett won ball at the lineout and offloaded to flanker Tom Lillicrop who stormed away to cross for his first try

for the team, Breakwell added a third successful kick from a difficult angle to make it 21-0 at half-time.

Cleckheaton went further ahead when Marshall went on a run down the right touchline and crossed in the corner for a fine individual try.

Percy Park opened their account on 47 minutes with a try scored by Michael Langlands after a well-controlled rolling maul.

Jack Seddon, who was having a fine game, gathered the

BIG WIN: Jack Marshall crossed under the posts

kick-off restart and went on a defence-scattering run, Depledge gathered the final pass and scampered away for his second try of the game.

Seddon was able to gather another restart and galloped away downfield, the ball eventually ended up in the hands of Mike Hayward who crossed for his 12th try of the season.

Park got a second try when Leo Caulfield crossed after a determined charge, their kick was good and it was 40-14.

Play was on the

Cleckheaton 10-metre line when the home side won the turnover ball, which squirted out of the ruck and Marshall was on the ball in a flash.

He gathered and ran half the length of the field to touch down under the posts, and Breakwell added another goal.

Plunkett spent 10 minutes on the naughty step along with a Percy Park replacement on 68 minutes after a minor exchange of views and Lillicrop joined him seven minutes later.

PHOTOS: Gerald Christian

Park tried to take advantage of the extra man but there were some weary bodies out there and the final score was 47-14. It was a big win for Cleck who move into third place after Morley lost heavily at home to York.

Seddon and Lillicrop walked away with the man of the match awards after outstanding performances.

Cleckheaton are away at Huddersfield YMCA tomorrow (kick-off 2.15pm) and will look to consolidate their league position.

BOWLS

Another thriller on Spen Lane as final goes all the way GREAT conditions for bowling welcomed the regulars to Spen Victoria for week 10 of the Winter Sweep.

Some great games in the early rounds saw Ben Gloag defeat Danny Teale 21-20 and Chris Mordue 21-19, before succumbing to a red-hot Gareth Coates in the quarter finals.

Ernie Wareing’s return was met with an early exit at the hands of one of the Boxing Day pairs winners, Daz Goodhall, and Tony Riley rolled back the years beating Chris Ellis and Suzi Ladbrooke.

After bowling superbly all day Chris Bly bowed out at the semi-final stage to Coates, and Josh Mordue took some

notable scalps on the way to the final including Mort, Walder and former Sweep winner Rice.

The last two finals had both finished 21-20, and this had the hallmarks of another tight game.

After a cagey start by both players, the score was 3-3.

Coates then scored three consecutive pairs to jump into a big lead and whilst Mordue tried to fight back, every time he clawed a couple of points back Coates came back with a point of his own.

With the score at 16-10 to Gareth, Josh needed to make a move quickly.

A brace by Josh brought him within four, but Gareth scored a pair of his own to take the

score to 18-12 and what looked like a commanding position.

Time after time in these finals though, the green alters pace and starts to slow down and it is usually the bowler with the jack in hand that benefits.

Josh did just that and took the next seven points on the trot to take an unlikely 19-18 lead.

With the finishing line in sight, Josh bowled a poor lead in the corner and his second was only slightly better.

Gareth had two yards all round to get a pair and managed to do that with millimetres to spare.

At 20-19 it was Gareth’s turn to lead an uncharacteristically poor bowl and Josh took

advantage with his first.

And when Coates was through with his second, Josh had a bowl in hand and a yard of space to claim his first Spen title this year.

Unbelievably he didn’t make it – meaning for the third week in a row the final was going to be separated by a single chalk.

Josh was two yards through with his lead and Gareth was two yards short.

Josh then bowled an excellent second laying right next to the jack.

Gareth backed his judgement in the fading light that it was only a single and struck Josh’s bowl off, leaving him to win the final on a measure.

Scores from Week 10 First round: S Walden 21 G Wike 19; C Scorah 12 K Smith 21; J Mordue 21 A Bairstow 15; M Connolly 12 S Mort 21; A Tattersley 21 D Gwilliam 13; D Goodall 21 E Wareing 12; G Walker 21 J Hynes 14; B Rice 21 K Hill 13; G Coates 21 M Fowler 11; A Webb 17 S Edmondson 21; B Gloag 21 D Teale 20; C Mordue 21 L Hirst 10; S Ladbrooke 16 T Riley 21; J Cranston 21 M Wensley 19; J Wike 21 T Scorah 12; C Bly 21 S Hanson 11.

Second round: S Walder 21 K Smith 15; J Mordue 21 S Mort 14; A Tattersley 21 D Goodall 13; G Walker 17 B Rice 21; G Coates 21 S Edmondson 17; B Gloag 21 C Mordue 19; T Riley 16 J Cranston 21; J Wike 18 C Bly 21.

Quarter finals: S Walder 18 J Mordue 21; A Tattersley 14 B Rice 21; G Coates 21 B Gloag 5; J Cranston 10 C Bly 21.

Semi finals: J Mordue 21 B Rice 20; G Coates 21 C Bly 13.

Final: G Coates 21 J Mordue 20.

Chris Ellis presents prizes to runner-up Josh Mordue (L) and winner Gareth Coates (R)

Dual-reg blow to Bulldogs’ plans

By Zoë Shackleton

DISAPPOINTED: Batley head coach Craig Lingard will need to look elsewhere for players after an agreement with Hulll FC fell through

Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk

BATLEY BULLDOGS boss Craig Lingard has revealed it’s “unlikely” the club will establish a dualregistration partnership with Hull FC, despite believing a deal was sorted.

Lingard and Bulldogs chief executive Paul Harrison recently met Black and Whites counterparts Lee Radford and James Clark and tabled an offer to partner with the Super League outfit.

And whilst they thought the deal was “done and dusted” before Christmas, Hull are now reportedly set to partner with another Championship club – believed to be Bradford Bulls.

Lingard said: “There’s not an official update but it’s looking unlikely at this moment in time.

I think they’re siding towards going with another team which is disappointing.

“We thought that the deal was already done and dusted and agreed but unfortunately there’s been a change of direction.

“Although we’ve not got an official answer as yet, the feeling that we’re getting is that they won’t be going with us they’ll be going with another Championship club.

“We thought as a club that was all agreed before Christmas so it does impact a bit on your recruitment and how heavily you work to that.

“If you’ve got dual-registration to call up on then there’s no massive necessity to go out and continue looking for a vast amount of people.

“With the likelihood of that not being there now it means that we’ll have to go out and have a real good look at what’s out there and see what’s available.

“If the dual-reg doesn’t come off with Hull there’s potential that we could look at a couple of their players to come on loan which might help us out in certain key positions. But there’s no firm decisions on that either way as yet.”

The decision puts Batley in a vulnerable position on the eve of the 2020 season with only around 24 players signed on and several injuries to key players.

Half-back Ben White is currently out with a broken finger, leaving just one out-and-out half in Danny Yates available.

White joins Lewis Galbraith (ankle) on the treatment table, meaning Keenen Tomlinson is the only centre fit.

And the Bulldogs have just two hookers in the squad; Shaun Lunt and Alistair Leak.

But Lingard says another signing is imminent in the shape of a loose-forward that can also play in the halves.

He said: “We’ve had a little look (at players), we’re hoping to get a signing tied down this week at some point.

“That’s just about agreed minus the signature on the paperwork, but until that signature is on the paper we can’t really consider him as our player.

I’ve been like that before where it’s not happened.

“We’re fairly confident that we should get another body in this week.

“We’re waiting for this decision regarding the dual-reg and if the decision doesn’t go in our favour we’re also then waiting for the decision on whether they’re going to look at loaning a couple of players for the season to cover a couple of positions where we’re short.”

It means Lingard will name a mixed squad for Sunday’s preseason trip to Hunslet (kick-off

SOLE OPTION: Danny Yates is the only half-back fit ahead of the 2020 season

2pm). New signing Luke Hooley will move from full-back into the halves, while Niall Walker will come into the side alongside Joe Taira.

Mikey Ward, who picked up an injury in Batley’s Boxing Day

draw with Dewsbury, looks set to play if he can recover from a flu bug.

Dewsbury Celtic prospect George Senior could also feature, as will a number of trialists at the club.

Rams focus on Cougars DEWSBURY RAMS head coach Lee Greenwood says his side need to improve if they are to be competitive in this year’s Championship.

The Rams have two pre-season run-outs before their 2020 season gets underway against Leigh Centurions on Friday January 31.

First up is a trip to League 1 side Keighley this Sunday (kick-off 2pm) – and Greenwood is hoping his players can get rid of the basic errors they made in their 14-14 draw with local rivals Batley on Boxing Day. “We made some simple mistakes that we need to get rid of really to play at Championship level,” said Greenwood (below).

“Some of our attacking stuff wasn’t where I want it to be for quite large parts of the game so we’ll hopefully improve on them.

“Overall it wasn’t too bad but we know we need to get a bit better overall in everything really because the Championship is so hard.

“We don’t just want to compete against the teams in and around us and try to get results that way, I want us going into every single game and looking to win.

“We’ll need to be better than we were on Boxing Day, and hopefully we do improve on Sunday against Keighley.”

He added: “We’re not going to be playing Keighley in the league this season so it’s not like we need to be learning too much about them or worrying too much about what they do.

“It’s just about us improving in the areas we thought we weren’t that good at on Boxing Day, and taking another step closer to being somewhere where we want to be for the first league game.”

Dewsbury found themselves narrowly missing out on relegation from the Championship last season, finishing just above Barrow and Rochdale in 11th.

And Greenwood, who took over at the Rams at the start of 2019, admitted: “Did I expect it (a relegation fight) when I took the job? Yes I did last year.

“But this year I don’t know, it’s hard to say.

“You don’t know if the teams that did really well last year are going to repeat that. Are London going to be as strong as Toronto were?

Probably not.

“Then you look at Leigh, Featherstone and Toulouse, they think they’ve got a better chance now with Toronto out of the way and they look like they’ve recruited heavily to make a proper go of promotion.

“It’s tough, there’s a lot of different challenges. And then when you play the teams in and around you, they’re all looking at you as a big four-pointer and you’re doing the same to them.

“You have one week off and you don’t just get beat, you get beat comfortably. It’s quite brutal to be fair but it makes for an exciting league.”