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Friday November 8, 2019

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Fountain Court retail park on Huddersfield Road, when the pair were shot at whilst they sat in a white Toyota Yaris.

It is believed the suspects fled in a dark-coloured vehicle.

Coun Hussain (Lab, Dewsbury West) was on the scene soon afterwards. He told The Press that he was on his way back from Huddersfield with his brother when he saw the main road closed at its junction with Lumb Lane.

He said he wasn’t aware at the time that it was his son-in-law involved in the shooting, and only attended the scene because he was concerned the victims might have been from his ward.

Coun Hussain, inset, said he found out the following morning when his daughter rang him.

This latest attack follows an incident in which two cars outside Dewsbury South Labour Councillor Masood Ahmed’s house in Savile Town were torched last week. But Coun Hussain doesn’t believe the two events are linked.

He said: “My daughter rang me at around 11am to tell me her husband had come out of the operating theatre and surgeons had removed three bullets from him.”

He added: “I just don’t know what to say. He’s a nice lad. Since he’s been

Two men targeted in car park – victim is revealed as Mayor’s son-in-law THE MAYOR of Kirklees’ son-in-law was shot as he sat in a car outside a convenience store in Liversedge.

Hamza Hussain, a former Olympic boxing hopeful and the husband of Coun Mumtaz Hussain’s daughter, was shot three times alongside another man, aged 27, on Monday night.

The 22-year-old is in Leeds General Infirmary in a stable condition following surgery on gunshot wounds, while the other victim has been discharged and arrested for an unrelated domestic offence.

The incident happened at 7.10pm outside Sainsbury’s Local in the

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Former Olympic boxing hopeful Hamza Hussain ... surgeons removed three bullets from his body

married to my daughter I’ve not seen anything wrong with him. He’s always okay. I don’t know what the motive was or why it happened.”

Coun Hussain said Hamza and his daughter have an eight-month-old baby girl.

The Press understands that a shooting incident at a house in Staincliffe earlier this year may have also involved Hamza.

Shots were fired at a house in Staincliffe in February in what police said was a targeted attack. No-one was injured.

Hamza, a former Batley Business and Enterprise and Kirklees College student, won several lightwelterweight boxing titles as a youngster, having competed in the Youth ABA N a t i o n a l Championships, GB Boxing Championships and European Junior Championships.

Police are appealing for witnesses to Monday night’s shooting to come forward, including anyone who saw the small dark-coloured vehicle driving in the area.

A police cordon remained in place until Tuesday afternoon while officers conducted enquiries.

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Police at the scene of the shooting near Sainsbury’s Local in Roberttown

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Two men injured in Roberttown shooting Continued from Page 1

Deaths AKROYD (NEE LAMB) RITA On October 27, peaceful-

ly in Wakefield Hospice, of Birstall, aged 78, mum to Paul and Joanne.

Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday

November 15 at 1.30pm.

BENTLEY MARGARET BERYL On October 28, peacefully at Priestley Care Home, Birstall, aged 92, sister of the late Mildred.

Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Patrick’s Church, Birstall, on Tuesday November 19 at 12noon.

BUTTERWORTH (NEE GERRARD) HAZEL On October 16, unexpectedly at Craven Nursing Home, Skipton, of Soothill, aged 88, wife of the late Bill. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Tuesday November 19 at 12.30pm.

CASSON MARGARET ROSE On November 4, surrounded by family at Pinderfields Hospital, aged 84, wife of the late Charles. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Wednesday November 13 at 11.30am.

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DIXON PAUL ANDREW On October 26, peacefully at Kirkwood Hospice, of Mirfield, aged 53, husband of Rachel. Funeral service will take place at St Mary’s Church,

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PEARSON (NEE EDWARDS) GLENYS

On October 30, in hospital, of Cleckheaton, aged 84, husband of Kathleen.

Funeral service will take place at Park Wood Crematorium, Elland, on Friday November 15 at 10.30am.

On November 2, after a long illness bravely borne at her home in Mirfield, aged 84, wife of the late Gerald. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Monday November 25 at 12.30pm.

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PYRAH MARY

On October 22, peacefully at Pinderfields Hospital, a loving mum and grandma. Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Tuesday November 12 at 11.30am.

On November 1, in hospital after a short illness, late of Liversedge, aged 97, wife of the late Norman.

Funeral service will take place at Grove United Reformed Church, Gomersal, on Friday November 22 at 11am.

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On October 30, suddenly at her home in Thornhill, aged 67, wife of the late Peter. Funeral service will take place at St Michael and All Angels Parish Church, Thornhill, on Wednesday November 20 at 2.30pm.

On October 26, in hospital surrounded by family, of Gomersal, aged 84, wife of the late Dick.

Funeral service will take place at St Mary’s Church, Gomersal, on Tuesday November 12 at 11am.

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On October 29, at York House Nursing Home, Dewsbury, mum of Edwina and Jeremy.

Funeral service will take place at Huddersfield Crematorium on Monday November 11 at 3.15pm.

On October 31, suddenly at home, Chickenley, aged 74, wife of Brian.

Funeral service will take place at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium on Friday November 15 at 10.30am.

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able concern in the community and extensive enquiries are under way to identify those involved.

“The discharge of any firearm in a public place is an extremely serious matter and something police will absolutely not tolerate.

“There will be an increased policing presence and high visibility patrols in the area to offer reassurance to the community.

“I would continue to appeal for anyone with any information or anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity in the area on Monday to contact police.”

Coun Michelle Grainger-Mead, (Con, Liversedge & Gomersal Ward), said: “It’s a real shock that

Sunday’s services A NUMBER of services are being held across the district on Remembrance Sunday.

In Batley a procession will assemble in the market place at 10.15am before marching to Batley War Memorial for a service at 10.55am. The procession will then reform in Cambridge Street and return to the town hall for refreshments.

Following that, there will be a procession from Carr Street and Market Street in Birstall at 2pm for a service at St Peter’s Church at 2.20pm, when wreaths will be laid.

A short dedication is taking place at Birkenshaw War Memorial at 9.30am, before a parade through the village to the cenotaph on South View Road, East Bierley, where there’ll be an act of remembrance at 10.40am.

In Heckmondwike, there is a service at the War Memorial in Green Park at 12pm.

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“I would urge anyone who has any further information to contact the police immediately, even if this is anonymously, to aid them in completing their investigation.

“People with firearms are a danger to society and should not be allowed to roam freely amongst us, so please do not put any misplaced loyalty ahead of public safety.”

Tory leader Coun David Hall, (Liversedge and Gomersal), added: “I was absolutely shocked by this.

I have no idea about the circumstances but I know that it happened just a quarter of a mile from our house in a shopping area which I use. Undoubtedly, it would have been busy with shoppers.”

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The Mirfield parade assembles at 1.30pm and sets off at 2pm from Lowlands Road, via Station Road and Huddersfield Road to the War Memorial in Ings Grove Park. Refreshments will be served at Mirfield Fire Station, the constitutional club and the Old Colonial on Dunbottle Lane.

In Cleckheaton, a procession starts outside the town hall at 2.30pm and heads towards the memorial park to lay wreaths and then on to St John’s Church for a service at 3pm.

In Dewsbury the parade will assemble at 10am outside the Town Hall and march to Dewsbury Minster for a service at 10.30am.

Buses will then be made available opposite the B&M store for transport to the bottom of Crow Nest Park.

At 12pm the group will march to the cenotaph and lay wreaths.

THORNHILL: Kirklees Council are inviting people to name a new street which will serve a residential development on land at the Old Fire Station off Edge Top Road.

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Names should not duplicate or closely resemble existing street names in the area, nor are streets generally named after people who are living or who have lived in the recent past.

Preference is often given to names with local connotations.

Suggestions can be sent to Building Control, Flint Street, Fartown, Huddersfield, HD1 6LG, by email on street.naming@kirklee s.gov.uk, or via 01484 225502.

Station boost MIRFIELD: Train operator Grand Central has revealed more details of its investment into Mirfield Railway Station.

The town’s station will be improved as part a £2.6m project – which will see Thirsk, Bradford Interchange, Brighouse and Wakefield Kirkgate stations also get a makeover.

Grand Central say they will work with Kirklees Council to provide improved LED lighting on the underpass at Mirfield.

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Paul Kane: Man of the people Tributes pour in for councillor who died on the day of his resignation from Kirklees Council

By Staff Reporters TRIBUTES have been paid to longserving Dewsbury East councillor Paul Kane after he was found dead at home, just hours after submitting his resignation to Kirklees Council colleagues.

Mr Kane was discovered at his home in Bywell Close on Tuesday evening by his son and emergency services attended. A report will be submitted to the coroner.

Local politicians from across the spectrum paid tribute to Mr Kane, 62, who had served in the ward since being elected in 1995 and was Mayor of Kirklees in 2015/16.

Dewsbury politician Paula Sherriff led the tributes, saying: “Together with the whole of Dewsbury Labour Party, I am shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Coun Paul Kane.

“Paul was a stalwart of the Labour Party and gave much of his life to his role as a councillor. I know that he was very proud to represent his home town and was wholeheartedly dedicated to the role. On a personal note, I will miss Paul immensely. He was a trusted friend and colleague who was always there to give help and advice whenever I needed it, even when it wasn’t always what I wanted to hear!

“My thoughts and sympathies are with his family at this incredibly difficult time. May he rest in

Call to leave seat unfilled until May poll DEWSBURY EAST councillor Aleks Lukic has called for political leaders to keep the seat that belonged to his ward colleague Paul Kane unfilled until next year.

Mr Kane was found dead at his home on Tuesday, shortly after tendering his resignation. His current term was due to end in May and would have marked 25 years of service.

A December 12 by-election was triggered for the seat before Mr Kane’s death became known, along with that of Colne Valley in South Kirklees, after Coun Nel Griffiths stood down for health reasons.

But Kirklees returning officer and chief executive Jacqui Gedman decided not to pause the timetable, publishing the notice of election for Mr Kane’s seat the day after his death.

The by-election can only be cancelled if all sides agree not to put forward candidates, but any arrangement has to be made quickly as nominations are due to close in a few days.

Coun Lukic says his Heavy Woollen Independents are ready to stand down if all sides will follow suit and it is understood the Green Party has decided not to stand regardless of what other parties decide.

But The Press understands that defeated former Labour councillor Eric Firth is determined to stand if the poll goes ahead on December 12, alongside the General Election.

Coun Lukic said: “We have the opportunity to leave Paul Kane’s seat alone for now as a mark of respect. I don’t know why anyone would want a December by-election in these circumstances when it is due in May anyway.”

“I am deeply unhappy that there hasn’t been a respectful pause after this tragic end to Paul’s long service and we are instead being thrown straight into candidate nominations. A pause of one week would have been legally possible and would have allowed this week to be left for reflection on Paul’s memory.

“If other parties or individuals want to have this election now then we will stand against them, but we think it would be best if everybody agreed to leave this contest until May. Coun Lukic had not had replies from the other parties before our news deadline.

peace.” On social media, Kirklees Council leader Shabir Pandor said: “I am devastated to learn of the death of my Labour colleague, Coun Paul Kane. This has come as a terrible shock to all of us in the Labour family.”

Fellow Dewsbury East councillor Cathy Scott said: “I have known Paul for over 35 years, not just as a colleague but also as a friend.

Those of us who had the pleasure of knowing him, knew how dedicated and proud of the responsibility he took to represent the people of Dewsbury East and Kirklees, not only as a councillor but also as the mayor.

“He was a man who enjoyed making a difference to people’s lives. I will miss his warm personality and his friendship.

“One of the things I will share is Paul was a very proud man and every year was honoured to attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony, which will be even more poignant this weekend.”

Mirfield Conservative councillor Martyn Bolt told The Press: “My thoughts and prayers go out to Paul’s family at this terrible time.

Paul was as large a character as he was a physical presence and has been a constant at Kirklees Council in the 21 years of my service.

“His solid political and social beliefs didn’t stop him being a friend to members in other parties, often going out of his way to help.

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“Paul was one of the first people I met when I was elected in 1998, greeting me with a firm handshake and the cheery words, ‘Hi, I’m Paul Kane, you’ve just cost me a fiver’. It turned out that prior to my first election Paul had a bet with my colleague Colin Fretwell that Labour would retain the Mirfield seat.

“He was a familiar figure at Kirklees meetings and a strong presence in planning meetings, where he would challenge developers, officers, the public and other councillors, and woe betide anyone who overstepped the mark when he was chairing.”

Coun Bolt added: “His strength of feeling in debates, passion for Dewsbury and its residents were clear for all to see – we were opponents but never enemies. Rest in peace my friend.”

Heavy Woollen Independent councillor Aleks Lukic joined Mr Kane representing Dewsbury East when he ousted long-serving Labour man Eric Firth in May. He said: “I had not known Paul personally for very long but he helped me in my first few months as a councillor, just as he had helped countless people across Dewsbury in his decades of service.”

Coun Lukic said he was calling for Coun Kane’s seat to be left empty until his term was due to end in May (see separate story).

He added: “Council leader

Shabir Pandor has said that we need to have a period of reflection.

We cannot properly reflect if the election notice is being published, and I hope he will help to secure a respectful delay.

“All I want to do and all I believe anybody wants to do is think about Paul and his family at this time.”

Mr Kane’s work for Dewsbury was also echoed by members of the business community. Helen Wilson, a director of George Brooke Funeral Services, said: “It was with great sadness and shock that we received the call asking for us to attend the home of Coun Kane.

“Coun Kane had been a great support to our family both personally and professionally. One of his last involvements was to try and move the lengthy closure of Dewsbury Moor Crematorium forward. He always had time to listen to any problem (and there have been many) with regard to Bereavement Services within Kirklees.

“He was very much a man of the people, a polite man who managed to put people at their ease. I thoroughly enjoyed coming across him, he always had time for a word.

Dewsbury will be much the poorer for not having him here to defend our town and its people.”

A book of condolence has been opened at Dewsbury Town Hall for members of the public to express their sympathies.

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News In Brief Free treatment at mobile dental clinics DEWSBURY: The mobile dental unit which offers free treatment for people struggling to access dental care is returning to the town.

Dentaid is running clinics at Dewsbury Town Hall today (Friday) and tomorrow and Saturday, November 30 (10am-3pm).

There’ll be two at Overthorpe CofE Academy on Edge Top Road on Thursday, November 28 and Tuesday, December 3 (10am-3pm), and two at Ravensthorpe Community Centre on Monday, November 25 and Monday, December 9 (10am-3pm).

There’s one at Savile Town Community Centre on Wednesday, November 13 (10am3pm), Pentland Primary School on Monday, November 18 (10am-4pm) and Dewsbury Moor Children’s Centre on Tuesday, November 26 (10am-3pm).

No appointments to see the team of volunteer dental professionals are necessary and treatments available include extractions, fillings and dental screening.

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quits election amid weird ... er, no Brexiter tales of aliens and a reincarnated I’m not... horse called Hooray Henry...

A PROSPECTIVE Parliamentary candidate has dropped out of the general election race in Batley & Spen.

The departure of Jill Hughes, who was standing for the Brexit Party, comes after strange social media posts were uncovered in a report by the anti-fascist group, Hope Not Hate.

It found that in 2017 she claimed to be a spiritual guide from Sirius, a star eight light years away from earth.

In a book she published called ‘Spirit of Prophecy’ – about a psychic detective in rural England – Hughes claim-

Hughes, who hails from Bradford, also claimed she is a ‘No.1 bestselling author’ and ‘one of the UK’s leading wealth mentors’.

She had started to align herself with the campaign to save Red House Museum in Gomersal before stepping down. Hughes and the Brexit Party have been approached for a comment.

Candidates standing in Batley & Spen include Labour’s Tracy Brabin, the Lib Dems’ John Lawson and Independent Paul Halloran.

The Conservatives are yet to announce their pick.

‘I’ll open Pandora’s box’ warns Labour councillor sacked in branch vote

Con club farewell BATLEY: The landmark Conservative Club is hosting a farewell event on Saturday, November 23 (7.30pm) before closing at the end of the year.

The building at the junction of Bradford Road, Mayman Lane and Branch Road, which is to be converted into flats, was sold in November, 2018.

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ed that extraterrestrials are working with world governments in a ‘hush-hush’ arrangement.

She reportedly wrote: “The E.T’s, some of them less than apple pie wholesome or positive pumpkins, are already here working with our world governments, but that’s all hush-hush for now.”

According to Hope Not Hate, Hughes’ autobiography describes how she came to believe in reincarnation when her old horse Red ‘made a reappearance, this time as a palomino called Hooray Henry’.

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Standing down... Jill Hughes claimed aliens are conspiring with world governments

A LABOUR councillor deselected in Dewsbury says the reasons behind the change, when revealed, will ‘open a Pandora’s box’.

Gulfam Asif, who has served one term representing the Dewsbury South ward on Kirklees Council following his election in 2016, lost a vote within his Labour Party branch to stand in May, 2020.

The poll was won by branch secretary Jackie Ramsay, who stood as Labour’s candidate in the Denby Dale ward in May this year in a seat held by Tory Michael Watson.

Coun Asif, 47, who is married with children and lives in the ward, said he did not wish to go into detail at the present time on the nature of his deselection or what lay behind it.

But he added: “There is a

Deselected ... Gulfam Asif

great deal behind my deselection. It’s not as straightforward as people think. When I reveal what happened it will open a Pandora’s Box, something that I have kept shut for years.”

Coun Asif, who was previously a councillor from 2000 to 2004, said he was “saddened and disappointed” but that there was “much good work” to be done in the coming months.

“I have not stopped,” he said. “I have not even had the time to think about this.

“The next few weeks and months will be a busy time for all politicians, whether on a local, regional or national platform and I will play my part.”

In the last week he has been supporting his friend and ward colleague Coun Masood Ahmed, whose home was targeted in an early morning petrol bomb attack in which two cars were gutted by fire.

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Developer’s church gift A CHURCH in Cleckheaton will benefit from a £500 donation – thanks to the developer of a local retirement complex.

McCarthy and Stone, the company behind the town’s new Brooke Dene Court development, has donated the cash to support St John The Evangelist Church,

which runs various community groups.

The vicar, Rev Brunel James, said: “We are very happy to receive the donation to help us to continue to provide key services within the community.

“We will be putting the funds to good use by improving our website and purchasing a new noticeboard so we can keep members of the public, including all those who use the church, updated and informed.”

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Family mourns for road-death victim Adrian

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pom, whilst also bagging top spot in the solo baton, solo pom, solo marching and body mastery categories. The club welcomes youngsters from the age of three – contact Donna Broadbent on 07475 870020 for information.

Right to Buy fraudster evades jail A DEWSBURY man has avoided jail after attempting to buy a council house that he did not live in.

Asif Ayub, 30, applied to buy the home on Moorcroft Drive through the Right to Buy scheme, despite living on nearby Moorlands Road at the time.

Leeds Crown Court heard Ayub had been handed joint

tenancy on the property, along with his sister, in June 2011.

He applied to buy it in December, 2016, but a chartered surveyor formed the opinion after numerous inspections that no-one lived there.

Ayub was arrested in September, 2017, and agreed to withdraw the application.

The court heard that the two-bedroom property, valued at £80,000, would have been made available to him for £28,000 less if the application was successful.

He pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and was given an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay £3,000 costs.

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A BIRSTALL man has died and another is fighting for his life after being knocked down by a car in Wetherby on Saturday.

Adrian Scott, 65, pictured, a former physiotherapist at Birstall Victoria amateur rugby league club, received emergency treatment at the scene on York Road, next to Wetherby Racecourse, but was pronounced dead a short time later.

Lee Roberts, 52, a coach at the club, was taken to hospital by air ambulance and is in a critical condition.

The incident happened at 5.08pm when a silver Mercedes, travelling towards Wetherby town centre, collided with the two men, who were part of a group walking along the road in the same direction.

The driver, a 40-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving but was later released under investigation.

A road closure was put in place while the scene was examined and was re-opened shortly before 10pm.

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well-loved father, father-in-law, grandad, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend to all who knew him. He will be deeply missed by all.

“We would like to thank all those who were with him at the time, especially the emergency services and those who helped at the scene.

“Our thoughts and well wishes go out to Lee Roberts and his family at this tragic time.”

Anyone who witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to it is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police Major Collision Enquiry Team via 101, quoting 13190563820.

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News In Brief Author’s Jo book tribute BATLEY: The author of a new book for children has pledged all the proceeds to the Jo Cox Foundation.

Lance Price said he wanted the charity to benefit from his book Petrified as a tribute to the former Batley & Spen MP. Petrified tells the story of a young girl who strikes up an unusual partnership with an accident-prone alien on his way to Earth.

Lance, a former journalist and Labour spin doctor, said: “Jo Cox famously reminded us that we all have more in common than that which divides us. She was a big Dr Who fan but I doubt if even she could have imagined having much in common with an alien heading our way.

“She had a great sense of fun so I hope she would have liked the idea.”

Body found DEWSBURY: Police searching for a missing woman found her body in the grounds of Dewsbury Moor Crematorium.

Zubeda Dadhiwala was last seen in Crow Nest Park on Saturday.

Her death is not being treated as suspicious.

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Nothing to see here (again), move along...

T SEEMS lightning really does strike twice. At least it did to ‘unlucky’ Hamza Hussain, the victim of what is being described as a drive-by shooting in Roberttown on Monday night.

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We have it on very good authority that it was poor old Hamza’s home in Chapel Fold, Batley, that was attacked by gunfire a while back. Wow, how unfortunate is that, the poor lad…?

I’m not sure if another unreported lightning bolt caught Kirklees Mayor Mumtaz Hussain a glancing blow when he promptly turned up at the scene of Monday’s shooting, but something seems to have caused a severe case of amnesia judging by the wildly varied pub-

The scene in Roberttown on Tuesday morning lic proclamations about what happened to his delightful and altogether unfortunate son-in-law.

When The Press (and other newspapers like the Daily Mail) contacted Coun Hussain on Tuesday, he couldn’t have distanced himself further from the young

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man if he’d got in his car and driven to Lands End to conclude the conversation.

“He hangs around with people who are in trouble all the time. I don’t speak to him and he is not invited to my house,” he said.

Sounds pretty straight-forward, doesn’t it?

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“I told him you have got a little girl (they have an eightmonth-old) so you need to stop what you are doing.”

Definitely a bad egg, that would suggest, although it’s a shame Kirklees’s no.1 citizen didn’t elaborate exactly on what Hamza was doing that was so wrong.

Any guesses, folks?

By Wednesday however, either the respective Mrs Hussains in this little melodrama had gotten to Mumtaz, or he’d had a Damascene conversion on the road home to Ravensthorpe.

“I didn’t say this. It was a misunderstanding. He’s not a bad lad. He has been married to my daughter for two years now. He’s always been okay with me.”

So, my reporters completely manufacture quotes? Is that what you’re saying Mr Mayor? That we make things up just for the fun of it?

I’m not sure how stupid Mumtaz Hussain is, or how idiotic he must think we are, but I’m calling him out on it – apologise and explain yourself, man.

The years pass, and still this cultural oddity endures in our fraternal community – the ability to completely rewrite both the facts and

recent history to suit today’s agenda, while entirely expecting people to swallow the bullsh*t hook, line and sinker.

And they do! It’s shameless and it seems I’m like that little boy in The Emperor’s New Clothes – the only one who sees it and calls it out.

Anyway, I won’t hold my breath for Mumtaz’s apology, and I’d advise West Yorkshire Police not to get their hopes up that Hamza Hussain will be able to shed any light whatsoever on what happened to him and why.

“No idea why they shot me guv, what’s the world coming to when you can’t just sit quietly in a car park, pondering the universe and all its majesty, eh…?”

Indeed and in expanding on my reference of repeated lightning strikes, there’s an almighty amount of bad luck and coincidence beguiling the families of local Labour councillors lately.

I think it was actually petrol bombs rather than lightning which hit Savile Town councillor Masood Ahmed’s two family cars last week – just like the one that reportedly did for Mayor Mumtaz’s daughter’s car.

Yes, not only does son-in-

law Hamza keep falling victim to random shooters – does he wander around with a bulls-eye on his back? – but informed sources tell me his daughter’s motor went up in flames too. I haven’t been able to confirm that, but then again these gangster-like incidents are becoming so commonplace across Dewsbury and Batley, you lose track.

Still, maybe her loving papa can run her around in the Mayor’s limo until this run of awfully bad luck sorts itself out…

I note in Mumtaz Hussain’s second public utterance – which seemed rather well crafted, almost as if some Kirklees Council PR hack had been on the case – the emphasis was on children heeding their parents’ wisdom about the big, bad world out there.

Because disputes which were once settled by some almost friendly fisticuffs, now invoke 1930s Chicago-like bullet and bomb retributions.

Mumtaz – Dewsbury and Batley weren’t always like this. Not every place in England suffers this miserable plague. See that mirror on the wall matey? Take a long, hard look in it, why don’t you?

Tragedy and the sound of silence HERE was both an emotional outpouring from many quarters and a deafening silence in others, when news broke of Paul Kane’s tragic and untimely passing on Tuesday evening.

Tributes from people like young new ward colleague Aleks Lukic and long-time Conservative stalwart Martyn Bolt, were sad, heartfelt, and appreciative of Paul’s many qualities. (For the record, I’ve written this piece three or four times this week and binned it, before deciding eventually to press on).

If Kirklees Council is adamant about going ahead with an unseemly by-election on December 12, despite Aleks Lukic’s entirely commendable plea for Paul’s seat to be left empty, then I think people deserve to hear some home truths about what’s been going on amongst Dewsbury East’s Labour members.

I liked Paul Kane – straight-forward, combative, passionate, occasionally that wonderful Yorkshire word ‘brussen’. Not familiar with it?

Think ‘aggressively stubborn’. But as a journalist I could discuss things confidentially with Paul, which always makes for a healthier democracy on both sides.

Paul hadn’t been in good health – indeed he’d had open heart surgery – which was the main reason he wasn’t out on the stump much with his long-time ward colleague Eric Firth last May, when Eric found himself dumped on his proverbial by young Lukic.

It’s widely known around Earlsheaton and

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Chickenley that Paul Kane had had a quite recent run-in with community development worker and arch Labour agitator Paul Moore.

Many readers will remember Moore as Shahid Malik’s pantomime henchman, when the disgraced Labour MP came first swaggering over the hill from Burnley. Sadly for Dewsbury at least, when Malik left, Moore stayed.

Paul Kane held Moore responsible for some pretty nasty backbiting and in the man’s typical manner, confronted him about it. In short, Moore and Eric Firth blamed Paul Kane’s lack of effort in the local elections partly for Firth’s defeat. They were reportedly pressuring Paul Kane into standing aside for Firth’s return next May. When Kane then fronted up to Moore about his backstabbing and words got heated, the bloke called in the Keystones. Really. Some harsh words and mealy-mouthed Moore had the police knocking on Paul Kane’s door.

Amongst the many tributes you’ll have read to Paul Kane the man and the public servant, there is one yawning chasm of silence – not a word publicly yet from his long-time sidekick Eric Firth.

Now, I wouldn’t expect Eric to send us a missive; he’s usually a Dewsbury Reporter bloke, because they don’t ask questions or hold forth an opinion. But if he thinks he’s topping up his pension with a cosy Kirklees sinecure in a month’s time, I think voters need to be fully informed of the circumstances.

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Nursery celebrates ‘outstanding’ rating A NURSERY in Batley is celebrating after gaining an ‘outstanding’ report from education officials.

Ofsted inspectors visited Foundations Nursery, on Cambridge Street, last month and said “children are exceptionally happy, confident and extremely settled in this outstanding nursery”.

The report went on to say that “children are fascinated to explore and investigate the limitless amount of stimulating opportuni-

Extra homes could net £5m tax windfall

ties” and are “extremely motivated and keen to learn”.

Foundations, which is owned by husband and wife team Andy and Lucy Patrick, was also praised for its “passionate leadership”.

Lucy, pictured with Tracy Brabin, the Labour Parliamentary candidate for Batley & Spen, said: “We are enormously pleased that Ofsted has recognised the unique and special nursery that we work so hard to provide.”

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Old bank opens pizza account!

By Steve Martyn A FORMER bank building in Cleckheaton could soon be turned into a pizza takeaway and coffee lounge.

The prominent site has been empty since NatWest closed its branch on Bradford Road in May last year.

The two-storey corner property was bought for £166,000 at auction in June, and Leeds-based Willow Properties have been drafted in to develop the building.

The company, which is also working on the transformation of the nearby Central Arcade, has

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submitted a change-of-use planning application to Kirklees Council.

A design and access statement says a suitable tenant has been found for the property and a longterm lease has been signed subject to gaining approval.

The statement reads: “The new tenant proposes to relocate his existing business, Tarantino Pizza, currently based in Albion Street, Cleckheaton, to within the ground floor of the property.

“The business would offer hot

food including pizza, pasta and burgers for takeaway and delivery.

“To help diversify the business, it is proposed to include a coffee lounge to the area fronting the main street.

“This would operate only during the day time, with a new door access formed from the former original door opening on the corner of the building.”

The ground floor would receive a full refurbishment, whilst the upper floor would be used for offices.

HOUSE-BUILDING across Kirklees could net the council an extra £5m over the next three years.

The Labour-led authority is tasked with building 31,000 new homes by 2031 as part of its Local Plan, with some developments already under way.

It expects an average increase of 1,500 properties per year with 1,100 homes paying council tax at Band D. If the council imposes a 3.99 per cent increase to £1,596.82 in 2020/21, that could mean more than £5.18m pouring into its coffers.

The council’s budget strategy update indicates annual uplifts of 1.99 per cent in 2020/21 – equivalent to £3.6m – with similar uplifts over the next three financial years.

But the council’s spending review allows it to raise up to another two per cent via a precept to pay for adult social care. For Band A properties, that represents an annual increase of £40.15, or 77p a week. At Band D, it equates to an annual increase of £60.23, or £1.16 a week.

Coun John Taylor, deputy leader of the Conservatives on Kirklees Council and group budget spokesman, said: “A figure of £5m sounds like a significant increase over a threeyear period, but we need to recognise that with additional households comes additional cost to the council, whether that be supporting additional children, emptying bins or providing social care.

“Whilst this is an income increase, there will also be an increase in costs, which are not so easy to calculate.”

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How will they keep us safe?

As a resident of Liversedge and customer of the Fountain Court Sainsbury’s Local I’m appalled that someone has been shot within the Liversedge boundary.

I am not naive enough to believe that no criminal behaviour occurs here, but this is awful.

Let’s forget Brexit for now and concentrate on local issues that really matter to us on a daily basis, so we can vote for a Party that IS

What’s fair about that?

From: Mr PH Rhodes, Mirfield From recent political shenanigans, it is obvious that about half our MPs are not very clever.

The lack of never having proper jobs shows in their

Letter of the Week: Ben Marshall, Liversedge going to put resources into our police, not just say it is.

Come on local prospective can-

understanding of the populace and their aspirations.

For example, the Green Party want to tackle pollution, yet want more immigrants in the country. That would lead to more pollution!

A short-lived leader of the Greens, an Australian lady, is now a Baroness in the House of Lords, earning £300 a day every time she signs into ‘work’.

didates what are YOU actually going to do to keep our streets safe?

What’s fair about that?

Many MPs want a vote for 16-year-olds. They’ve had little experience of anything.

Disasters can sometimes be avoided by a neglected process called ‘thinking’.

Throughout the Brexit campaign, I have also noticed that when a factual, powerful statement for Brexit is on the lunchtime news, the biased BBC have pulled it off from

being shown on the ‘peak viewing’ six o’clock news.

MPs didn’t come through From: Peter Moreland, Heckmondwike In the 2016 referendum the Batley & Spen and Dewsbury constituencies voted leave.

LATEST PLANNING APPLICATIONS B Johnson, demolition of existing detached garage, erection of extensions and alterations to roof, 2 Dewsbury Road, Marsh, Cleckheaton.

J Marsden, detached dwelling, adjacent to 43 Edge Road, Thornhill Edge.

Mr & Mrs Pandor, first floor extension, Park Pre-School, 125 High Street, Westtown.

Willow Properties c/o Ernest Wilson, advertisement consent for erection of illuminated signs, Shopping Centre Entrance, Victoria Court, Market Street, Cleckheaton.

Stone Developments, detached dwelling, rear of 8 Grove Terrace, Birkenshaw.

M Habib, the proposal is for erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house. The maximum height of the extension is 3.7m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 2.5m, 377 Lees Hall Road, Thornhill Lees.

A Rahoof, single-storey front extension and two-storey side and rear extensions with associated alterations, 62 Ouzelwell Crescent, Thornhill Lees.

T Patel, single-storey rear extension, 108 Carr Side Crescent, Batley.

Fernbrook Associates Ltd, partial demolition of existing building, alterations to convert retained building to 20

apartments and erection of 20 dwellings (within a Conservation Area), land at former Batley & District Cottage Hospital, Transvaal Terrace, Carlinghow Hill, Batley.

Tesco Extra, installation of four illuminated and non-illuminated signs, Bradford Road, Batley.

A Aswat, single-storey rear extension, 103 Mill Road, Dewsbury.

R Turhan, change of use from A3 (cafe) to A5 (hot food takeaway) (Listed Building within a Conservation Area), The Town Cafe, 32 Market Place, Dewsbury.

Flexitallic Ltd, infill canopy and new plant, Scandinavia Mills, Hunsworth Lane, Hunsworth.

Y Rawat, the proposal is for a single-storey rear extension The extension projects 6.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house. The maximum height of the extension is 4.0 metres. The height of the eaves of the extension is 3.0 metres, 37 Denison Street, Batley.

Willow Properties (Yorkshire) Ltd, change of use and alterations from bank (A2) to hot food takeaway (A5) & coffee lounge (A3) with business (B1) to first floor, 15 Bradford Road, Cleckheaton.

Y Rawat, single-storey front extension and single and two-storey rear extension, 37

Denison Street, Batley.

Mr Dorodi, two-storey rear extension, 35 Elder Close, Birstall.

Mr & Mrs Whitworth, twostorey side extension and rear dormer, 80 Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton.

K Barnard, two-storey side and rear extensions and exterior alterations, 42 Clarence Street, Cleckheaton.

Connect Health Ltd, nonilluminated sign, Greenside Surgery, 4 Greenside, Cleckheaton.

D & M Middleton Ltd, removal of condition 5 (internal adoptable roads) on previous permission 2016/92319 for erection of 10 dwellings, former Atlas Works, Halifax Road, Liversedge.

Dan Eustance, discharge of condition 9 (landscaping) on previous permission 2015/92255 for erection of eight dwellings, car park adjacent to 54 Upper Road, Dewsbury.

Mr & Mrs Wood, two-storey and single-storey rear extension, demolition of existing conservatory and erection of front porch, 4 Stanley Road, Roberttown.

S Bidin, work to tree, 110 The Crescent, Ravensthorpe.

S Hubdar, the proposal is for erection of single-storey rear extension. The extension projects 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse.

The maximum height of the extension is 4m, the height of

the eaves of the extension is 3m, 24 Bevor Crescent, Heckmondwike.

J Royston, work to tree(s) TPO 42/80, 6 Popeley Grange, Liversedge.

Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire, discharge condition 34 (drainage) on previous permission 2019/90756 for variation of condition 2 (plans and specifications) on previous permission 2014/90688 for outline application for erection of commercial floorspace (B1c B2, B8) including details of engineering operations to form serviced employment plots and full application for the erection of 166 dwellings, land at Slipper Lane, Mirfield.

VT Ventures Three Ltd, discharge condition 12 (extraction) on previous permission 2019/90013 for change of use from public house with flat above (A4) to restaurant/ bar (A3/A4) with associated extensions and external alterations, The Thirsty Man, Old Bank Road, Mirfield.

C/O Agent, dead or dangerous tree within a conservation area, 37 Hilberoyd Road, Batley.

N Warren, discharge conditions 3 (noise) and 5 (ventilation) on previous permission 2019/92649 for change of use from A1 (Retail) to A4 (Drinking Establishment), Handmade Designs, 184 Huddersfield Road, Mirfield.

Z Yusaf, work to tree, 55

Oxford Road, Dewsbury.

M B Hussain, single-storey front extension and front and rear dormers, 18 Lee Road, Ravensthorpe.

B Altaf, the proposal is for erection of single storey rear extension. The extension projects 8m beyond the wall of the original dwellinghouse.

The maximum height of the extension is 4m, the height of the eaves of the extension is 3m, 58 Oxford Road, Dewsbury.

M Akram, single-storey side extension and front porch, 128 Headfield Road, Savile Town.

Mr & Mrs Black, extensions and alterations to form first floor living accommodation with associated works, The Bungalow, Listing Lane, Littletown.

J Millington, two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions, demolition of existing garages, 3 Borrowdale Road, Dewsbury.

M Manzoor, work to trees in CA, 3 Northfield Road, Dewsbury.

M Harvey, non-material amendment to previous permission 2016/90925 for erection of single storey rear extension and linked garage, 11 Moorfield View, Roberttown.

Kirklees Forestry, dead or dangerous tree (TPO 24/94/t39) to the highway, Wood Side, Woodleigh, Vicarage Road, Savile Town.

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Deals were not mentioned, it was to remain or leave.

Tracy Brabin and Paula Sherriff have failed to carry out the wishes of the electorate and must now face the consequences.

Which party can I trust?

From: Michael Holmes, Mirfield Please can someone help me with the election and who to vote for?

I voted out, so who is the best storyteller?

Boris says he will take us out, but the snag is I am a Labour man. Labour secretly stay in no matter what they say.

The Liberals are the biggest two-faced party yet – the university fees story – and definitely no brexit.

Other parties have not registered their candidates yet, so who cannot be trusted the least?

Compromise is needed From: Alec Suchi, Bradford By referring to the inspiring film The Dam Busters, Heckmondwike Hector writes of our traditional patriotic values which are being increasingly challenged and disparaged as the inappropriately named Progressive Agenda exerts its influence in every aspect of our lives (The Press, November 1).

It would be incorrect to assume that such negative introspection is peculiar to the UK or is even recent, as such afflictions preoccupy western civilisation as a whole.

The economist Friedrich Von Hayek had observed in his essay The Intellectuals and Socialism (1949) that the

forces of conservatism have been in gradual retreat in the wake of the progressive agenda, and this was occurring even before the Second World War although accelerating since.

What will transpire in the future remains unclear but perhaps in time a re-evaluation of traditional values will occur, and thus giving them a wider acceptance and prominence.

With regards the forthcoming general election, it is absurd that Paul Halloran will be contesting the Batley & Spen seat as an independent candidate and committed Brexiteer, when the Brexit Party is fielding its own candidate.

This will merely split the Leave vote and allow the current incumbent and Remainer Brabin to retain her seat.

If such foolishness is copied elsewhere then the prospects look bleak for those seeking a meaningful exit from the EU. It is to be hoped that a sensible compromise is reached and that individual ambitions are set aside for the common good.

No green belt left soon From: Graham Turner, Gomersal More controversy on building on agricultural or greenfield land in Mirfield – it is going on all over Kirklees.

Planning permission to build 306 houses and 60 apartments off Soothill Lane and Mill Forrest Way on greenfield and old mining land is still ongoing.

On speaking to a local councillor, he told me the Conservative government policy allows building on greenfield sites, to achieve house-building targets.

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Campaigning on in memory of Joan

By Staff Reporters THE FAMILY of a Liversedge woman are using the 20th anniversary of an asbestos ban to raise awareness of the substance that caused her death.

Joan Northrop died at the age of 95 in July four months after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lung associated with asbestos exposure.

Wife and stepmother Joan had developed the disease following years of working at British Belting and Asbestos (BBA) in Cleckheaton.

BBA was the largest employer in the Spen Valley for many years and was one of the defining features of Cleckheaton during the 20th century.

At its height the company employed 3,000 people, with a site covering 30 acres at Moorend.

The firm made brake and clutch linings, asbestos textiles, packings and jointings; conveyor and transmission beltings and industrial plastics.

Joan worked at BBA as a weaver after marrying her first husband Arthur Nichols in 1943,

From page 8 At this year’s Labour Party conference a motion was apparently passed to let immigrants from all over the world come and live in this country, while letting them vote. This seems a cynical way to gain power.

If this comes to fruition there will be no green belt land left in England, never mind Kirklees.

Our political pack is rotten From: Harry Teale, Mirfield Most people know that a rotten apple in a pack will turn the rest rotten unless it is removed.

Over the years the rotten apples in the political pack have turned politics rotten!

The only cure for the political arena is to completely discard the whole pack and start again.

Obviously, this will take many years, but we have to start somewhere.

I believe we should start by preventing people elected

Joan Northrop (centre) with family members where he was already an asbestos worker.

Arthur died of an asbestos-related disease in 1972, and after a number of years alone Joan remarried Raymond Northorp in 1988.

Her family are now continuing her legal fight to call for greater awareness of the dangers of asbestos, as the UK prepares to

to represent one specific political party from leaving that party and then assuming that they can automatically continue to represent the people who elected them!

The other measure we should take is that, upon taking up their elected position, the representative should renounce all allegiance to one party and agree to comply with any ward/constituency wishes of the people.

If this measure had been in place,we would have left the EU long ago.

In a general election the party politicians deliberately set out to confuse the voters.

The political parties issue multi-page manifestos which offer a crumb to the voter whilst hiding the true agenda of the ‘back room’ controllers.

In a referendum we are given a simple either-or choice, so the true democratic wish of the people is

mark 20 years since the total ban on all forms of the substance in November 1999.

Joan’s stepson Ian said: “Joan was fit and well up until the diagnosis of mesothelioma. She still made sure that she went to the hairdressers every Tuesday and remained living at home independently.

“Joan was hopeful that she

recorded.

Why does our so-called representative in Dewsbury and Mirfield defy the 57.15 per cent of voters along with all the other Labour MPs in Kirklees who continue to defy the democratic wish of more than 50 per cent of the voters?

Remember their party agreed to honour the result of the 2016 referendum!

Do the MPs understand the meaning of the word honour when they renege on the oath of allegiance to the sovereign, which they take in order to access the excessive pay, pension, perks and other benefits of representing their party?

The result of the 1975 referendum was implemented in weeks because it was what the MPs wanted.

The result of the 2016 referendum will never be implemented because we saw through the waffle of the ‘remoaner’ europhiles!

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would reach the age of 100 and was very shocked by the devastating diagnosis of mesothelioma so many years after her employment at the BBA factory.

“Joan tried to remain active following the diagnosis but regrettably fell whilst out walking and rapidly deteriorated after having to move into a rehabilitation care home.”

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Council targeting air pollution KIRKLEES Council has produced an ambitious plan to reduce air pollution across the borough and help tackle climate change.

Next week council chiefs will be presented with the proposal which outlines what will be done to improve air quality in Kirklees up to March 2024.

Dubbed the Kirklees Air Quality Action Plan, it will see the council install up to 17 rapid electric vehicle charge points and continue its planning policy that all new-build homes must have similar charge points installed.

New air quality monitoring equipment will be used outside schools to gather evidence of the harmful effects that waiting vehicles can have, plus officials will work with young people to understand their views on the climate emergency.

The council will also get help from its partners to develop new traffic management technologies in its bid to become carbon neutral by 2038.

Coun Naheed Mather, cabinet member for Greener Kirklees, said: “Clean air is one of the most basic requirements of a healthy environment.

“We have made great improvements in recent years in tackling air pollution in Kirklees but there is much more we need to do – as a council, with our partners and as individuals. This strategy sets out how we can do this together.”

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News In Brief Choir seeks new voices DEWSBURY: Magic Voices, a newly-formed choir, is busy rehearsing for the Dewsbury Christmas lights switch-on next month.

The 30-strong choir meets at Manorcroft Academy every Thursday at 7.30pm and is encouraging more people to join.

The switch-on is set to take place on Saturday, December 7.

Car damaged DEWSBURY: Police are investigating criminal damage to a car on Camroyd Street.

The windows of the vehicle were reported to have been smashed by several suspects at around 2.20am on Friday, October 25.

Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with any information can call police on 101, quoting crime reference 13190548242.

Planned walk RAMBLERS: The Dewsbury and District Rambling Club has one walk planned this week on Wednesday (November 13). Park at the Old White Beare Inn, Village Street, Halifax, for a walk in Norwood Green led by Marlyn Walsh.

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‘Help us plant Jo’s wood’ Project in memory of MP needs volunteers

By Zoe Shackleton MEMBERS of Spen Valley Civic Society are getting ready for the next stages of their community woodland project.

The group has received thousands of pounds in funding for the Jo Cox Community Wood, which is being built on disused land off Quaker Lane in Liversedge.

The site, behind Liversedge Football Club and adjacent to the Spen Valley Greenway, has already had new fences, paths and gates, picnic tables and benches installed.

Now it’s time to start planting trees and hedges in a bid to finish the woodland by 2020.

Pupils from High Bank Junior, Infant and Nursery School recently got to plant the first tree – and the society is calling on other volunteers to help install 150 trees throughout the site.

Part of the woodland will be turned into a small orchard in memory of civic society member John Appleyard, who died earlier this year and had helped with the project.

Treasurer Colin Berry said: “John spent many hours supporting community groups in the Spen Valley, so it is very fitting that we honour his memory by planting an orchard that will give local people apples and pears.”

The society is hosting a day of action on Sunday, November 24 (from 12.30pm), when volunteers are needed to plant trees.

Secretary Erica Amende said: “Wear strong boots or wellies, warm old clothes and gloves. If you can, bring a spade. We’ll provide refreshments.

“We are so grateful to all the people who’ve already given their time and we look forward to seeing familiar faces and new faces on November 24.”

Anyone wanting to help should meet at the site from 12.30pm. It can be accessed via Quaker Lane, off Hightown Road, or from the Spen Valley Greenway near to the metal sheep sculptures.

Children need to be accompanied by an adult.

For more information, ring 01274 875262.

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Last charity ball Police plea for help hits £100k mark to find drunk thug THE final instalment of an annual memorial ball helped to take the total amount raised by the event to more than £100,000.

The Friends of Tracey Evans Breast Cancer Ball has been organised by Ruth and Graham Roebuck, Caroline and Bryan Schofield and Mark and Susan Loker since 2003.

Held in memory of Gomersal woman Tracey Evans, who lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 37, the final ball took place at the Manor Golf Club in Drighlington on October 19.

Over £7,000 in donations were collected on the night, taking the total amount raised for charities Breast Cancer Now and Breast Cancer Care, who have now merged, to over £100k.

A spokesperson for the organisers said: “Reaching this milestone is a testament to us all and we hope we’ve made a difference.

“When we started, it was to try and help others in memory of Tracey, but since then we have all been affected by cancer in some way.

“We hope that the funds will help to reduce the sadness and trauma experienced by others.”

POLICE have launched an appeal to find a thug who has twice failed to show up for court hearings after spitting in the face of a police officer.

Jamie Glover, 31, of Wyvern Close, Batley, was arrested by British Transport Police at York railway station on Friday, October 18, for ignoring warnings about his behaviour and continuing to shout and swear. Police footage shows him spitting in an officer’s face.

Glover, above, was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting an emergency worker but failed to show up at York Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, October 22, for his sentencing.

A police appeal to trace him was successful

and Glover was arrested again. Magistrates then bailed him for a second time to appear at the same court on October 30 but he didn’t attend.

Anyone with information of his whereabouts is asked to contact British Transport Police by calling 0800 405040, with reference number 1900089635.

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Police ‘disgust’ after Bonfire Night attack RAVENSTHORPE: Fireworks, bricks and concrete blocks were hurled at police in a Bonfire Night attack on Huddersfield Road.

A police van had its windows smashed and its blue lights were damaged.

One of the officers targeted in the attack, PC Rachel Storey, tweeted images of the damage to the van, along with the words: “We’re just trying to do our job! Disgusted.”

No officers were hurt but the suspects remain unidentified.

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Rider over limit DEWSBURY: A scooter rider with a provisional licence was double the drink-drive limit after being involved in a crash.

Aiden Anderson, 29, of Mendip Road, was receiving medical treatment when officers arrived at the scene of the crash on Leeds Road on June 23.

He was arrested and taken to Dewsbury and District Hospital where a blood sample confirmed he was over the limit.

Kirklees magistrates banned him from driving for 20 months, fined him £265 and ordered him to pay £117 costs.

Ex-con back in court NORTH KIRKLEES: A Mirfield man recently released from prison was caught stealing two pairs of headphones from Lidl.

Paul Steadman was stopped by security at the store on Commercial Road, Dewsbury, on June 28. They found he had hidden the headphones, worth a total of £90, inside his jacket.

Kirklees magistrates heard Steadman, of Foxroyd Drive, admitted to having no means of paying for the items. He was given a 12month conditional discharge, with costs of £107.

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Group needs to raise £10,000 to deliver switch-on

By Steve Martyn ORGANISERS in Dewsbury are making steady progress towards a Christmas lights switch-on event in the town centre.

The Dewsbury Partnership community group needs to raise over £10,000 if it is to deliver the switch-on – and so far £1,435 has been pledged. It’s a step up from the £220 that had been donated last week.

The Partnership is calling on individuals and businesses to give as little as £5 to help install the lights across the town and put on traditional festive activities for families.

Chairman Bruce Bird said: “If 2,000 people pledge £5 each or 1,000 pledge £10, we can hit the target by the closing date of December 2.

“As the price of two hours of family entertainment, we think that’s good value.

“It’s important that we find a new way of delivering this traditional event by which the whole community can show the pride they have in their town.”

The group's online appeal has now gone live at spacehive.com/dewsbury lights and people have until December 2 to donate.

Mr Bird said the future of Christmas events in the town centre had been uncertain in recent years.

“With limited funding, the council and other organisations have struggled to find a way to deliver these events,” he added.

“And people who pledge money know that they will only pay if the

Man’s ‘I’ll kill you’ rant at grandmother A MAN threatened to kill a grandmother when she asked him to keep the noise down outside her home.

The victim was trying to settle her 10-month-old grandson when she heard Nasim Khan, 44, being loud on Staincliffe Road, Dewsbury Moor Kirklees magistrates heard she was met with a torrent of abuse when she confronted Khan. He yelled: “Get back in your house, you white bitch”, before punching her car.

Khan then approached the victim, saying: “Hit me first and I’ll f*****g kill you!”

The incident occurred more than two years ago, but Khan was only recently arrested after police met him at the airport following a trip abroad.

At the time of the offence, he was serving a suspended jail term for multiple breaches of a restraining order.

A warrant for his arrest was issued after he failed to attend court in

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“That is why we are appealing directly to the people of Dewsbury to pledge their support. The council will provide grant money, but only if they see substantial support from the community.”

Mayor of Kirklees Coun Mumtaz Hussain commented: “As a councillor for Dewsbury West, I’m really pleased to see a community group taking responsibility for this event that is so important for the whole town.

“Local ward councillors have already confirmed contributions from ward funds and the main council is ready to match the funding raised by the community.

“The council is ready with support – we just need to see that the community really gets behind this event.”

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January of last year to enter a plea regarding his abusive behaviour on Dewsbury Moor.

His solicitor, Zara Begum, told the court that Khan had since made ‘dramatic changes’ to his lifestyle and kept away from alcohol, which had led to his offending behaviour.

He was given a community order with 150 hours of unpaid work and fined £230 with £235 costs. He must also pay £100 compensation.

Fly-tipping trialheld up again in mix-up THE trial of four men charged with fly-tipping offences has been adjourned – for the second time in a month.

Tahir ‘Terry’ Zaman, Mohammed Zaman and Yusuf Zaman, all of Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury, face charges of dumping furniture, builders’ waste and electrical white goods on land at Pepper Royd Street.

They are also charged with controlled waste offences in relation to an address on Walker Street, Earlsheaton.

Uwais Rashid, of James Street, Batley, is also facing the same charges.

All four pleaded not guilty when they appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Mr Mirza, representing the defendants, initially indicated that his clients’ preference was to send the matter to Leeds Crown Court at a later date – meaning that prosecution witnesses were sent home.

But when the hearing began, he stated that his clients preferred to be tried by magistrates.

The two-day trial was set for February 25 and 26 at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.

However, all parties will meet before the District Judge next week (November 15), at the same court, to go over case management forms.

Tahir Zaman is unlikely to attend next week’s hearing, as he told magistrates that he would be out of the country.

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A STUDENT mum dishonestly claimed more than £18,000 in benefits.

Lisa Kirby, 41, a single parent, of Windy Bank Lane, Hightown, failed to declare her return to education to the Department for Work and Pensions.

She had previously been forced to defer her criminology course at Wakefield College to care for her son, who has muscular dystrophy.

Kirklees magistrates heard that when she returned to college, she was aware she needed to inform the DWP but was preoccupied with

her son. As a result, she claimed income support, housing benefit and carer’s allowance, totalling £18,906, to which she was not entitled because she was receiving student loans and grants.

She admitted three charges of failing to notify a change of her circumstances between September, 2015, and December, 2018. She has agreed to repay the money.

Magistrates gave Kirby a community order with 25 rehabilitation days to help her with debt management. She must also pay £85 costs.

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News In Brief Suspect transfer bid BIRSTALL: A man accused of murdering a 21-year-old student could be transferred from prison to a secure hospital, a court heard.

Paul Crowther appeared at Leeds Crown Court last Thursday (October 31) in relation to the alleged murder of Bethany Fields.

Miss Fields, from Bramley in Leeds, died after being found seriously injured on Fitzwilliam Street, Huddersfield, on September 12.

An inquest into her death heard she died from numerous stab wounds.

Crowther, of Elm Way in Birstall, was due to enter a plea to the murder charge when he appeared in court via video link from Leeds prison. The 35-year-old is also charged with possession of a bladed article.

But no charges were put to him after the court heard that a psychiatrist had prepared a report recommending the defendant be transferred to Rampton Secure Hospital.

The recommendation now needs to be approved by the Secretary of State.

A trial was listed for March 2 next year. No application was made for bail.

Nazi salute at rally NORTH KIRKLEES: A man who was arrested during a far-right demonstration in Dewsbury has been fined.

Sam Whiteley, of Jackroyd Lane, Mirfield, performed a Nazi salute and then tried to evade police during a Yorkshire Patriots march on October 12.

Kirklees magistrates heard that Whiteley attempted to leave a cordoned area before he was stopped by officers. He then performed the salute and tried to run off, forcing police to use pepper spray in order to restrain him.

Whiteley denied he was affiliated with the group and told the court he was only in Dewsbury to do some shopping.

The 24-year-old was fined £113, £85 in court costs and a £32 victim surcharge.

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Remembrance memory still fresh in the mind 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.

S PEOPLE gather in their thousands at war memorials across the country this Sunday for the centenary of Remembrance Sunday, take a thought for those attending the service at Dewsbury’s own memorial in Crow Nest Park back in 1936.

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Among those who would undoubtedly have been there was 39-year-old Alec Armitage.

Twenty years earlier his brother Herbert, two years his senior, had left his work as a Dewsbury Post Office worker, and enlisted in the London Regiment’s Post Office Rifles where he was quickly moved to Ypres in Flanders to fight in the Battle of Passchendaele.

Herbert’s experience is of particular interest to me because he fought and died alongside my maternal grandfather, as a fellow rifleman, 102 years ago last week.

Just as it was last week, the weather in October of 1917 was extremely wet right across Western Europe, and with shelling breaking the banks of the canals and rivers of the Flanders lowlands the battle grounds were akin to lakes of mud in some places.

The bodies of Herbert and my grandfather were never found, either blown to pieces or drowned in mud, but their names are commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial at Zonnebeke on the outskirts of Ypres.

Dewsbury’s Cenotaph in Crow Nest Park One of the tragedies of war is that so many deaths border on futility. Take Herbert, for example. He and grandad only arrived in Belgium two weeks before they went into action on October 30, 1917, and the particular mission for the battalion was to capture a German pillbox (a fortified machine gun post) at a place named Nobles Farm.

It was 5.30am when Herbert went ‘over the top’ that morning, but the mud restricted the push and the guns that were supposed to knock out the German positions couldn’t keep pace with the advance and were, ultimately, not only ineffective but also a danger to British troops as the shells fell short of their target. Herbert and grandad failed to make it to the end of the day.

The sad postscript to this event was to find that the purpose of attacking Nobles Farm was not actually of any strategic value, it was merely to distract the Germans from the main purpose of the day – namely the Canadian forces’ attack on drier, higher

ground. In the event the Canadian attack was successful, although, as if to highlight the futility, the Germans had recaptured the position by the time the Armistice was signed.

Dewsbury postman Herbert Armitage and his London-born and raised colleague David Gillett, my grandad, were just two of the 100+ ‘lions led by donkeys’ who died in that place that day.

For Alec Armitage and his sister Doris, the loss of their brother Herbert in October 1917 was exacerbated by the deaths of both their parents 11 years later and as 1936 drew to a close Remembrance Day must have brought home some very painful memories.

In the latter stages of the 1930s Remembrance Day commemorations in Dewsbury, as elsewhere in the country, were overshadowed by the ominous storm clouds of war that were gathering across the Channel, and all too soon Alec’s family and friends would have more than just the one war to remember.

Memories of Batley’s sporting past A MEMORY club has branched out into Batley to help more people suffering with dementia.

‘Batley Bulldogs Memories’ is a chance for local folk to share stories about rugby league, sport, life and everything in between.

Following the success of

similar sessions at Dewsbury Rams, set up by fan Allison Simpson, she has been able to launch the new group with the help of Batley Sporting Charitable Trust, Kirklees’ One Community Fund and National Lottery funding.

Allison launched the ‘sporting reminiscence sessions’ last

year for her dad, an avid Dewsbury Rams fan, after he was diagnosed with dementia.

Sessions will be held at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium on the last Friday of the month from 10am.

The Dewsbury sessions will continue on the last Wednesday.

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A spectacular way to start the festive period LECKHEATON folk are gearing up for one of the biggest days in their calendar year next Saturday as the town officially marks the start of the countdown to Christmas.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to the annual Victorian Christmas Festival, which this year promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Preparations have been months in the planning, culminating in an outdoor market with sold-out stalls full of foods, toys, jewellery, gifts, Christmas cards and festive decorations.

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There’s a packed programme starting from 9am with activities taking place around the town, from seasonal craft and gift stalls to fairground rides and children’s entertainment.

The light switch-on itself will take place at 5pm and the market and food stalls will continue until 7.30pm. This year a total of 57 stalls will be spread across the town centre.

Festive entertainment will also take place on the main stage, located on Market Street, throughout the day.

Performers include local bands, choirs and dance schools, all hosted

by DJ Gemz and Bob DJ, with volunteer stage marshals from local

charity Focus for Hope.

The Savoy Square will be home to Father Christmas and Christmas craft making, and nearby George’s Bistro will transform into a Winter Wonderland.

Nichola Garland, treasurer of Spenborough Chamber of Trade and event organiser, said: “The Christmas Festival is Cleckheaton’s biggest event of the year, in fact it is one of the biggest festive events to take place in North Kirklees.

“The day attracts everyone from those looking for unique gifts from our stallholders and independent shops to families who want to enjoy a fun-filled day out.

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There will be road closures on the day, but Kirklees Council has granted unlimited access to the town’s main car parks, allowing free parking all day if required.

There’s truly something for everyone at the Cleckheaton lights spectacular, and it’s surely not an event to be missed.

It’s one of the town’s nights of the year!

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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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Festive celebration Mirfield Choral Society present a Christmas Celebration on Saturday December 21 at 7.15pm at Trinity Methodist Church in Mirfield.

Tickets priced £10 including refreshments are available from any member of the choral society, by emailing mirfieldchoral@gmail.com or calling 01924 494708.

Panto preparations DEWSBURY Arts Group is rehearsing another fun-filled family pantomime which members will perform later this month.

Dick Whittington, by Ben Crocker follows the exploits of Dick and his faithful cat, Tommy, as they set out to make their fortunes but encounter danger along the way.

Performances are in the David and Judith Wood Theatre at Dewsbury Arts Group on Lower Peel Street, Dewsbury.

Matinees are on November 16, 17 and 23 at 2.30pm. Evening performances are on November 19-23 at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £10 for adults and £7 for children and are available online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/dewsburyartsgroup or by calling 03336 663366.

Get out and sing 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.

A potted history 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’.

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.

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A FREE walk-through experience comes to Dewsbury tomorrow (Sat) – and it’s a chance to see peace differently.

Researched and produced by young people in Dewsbury, Stoke, Peterborough and Sheerness, ‘BLINK’ draws on the UK’s local and national history of peace to ask audience members what kind of future they want to see.

On Saturday (3.30pm8.30pm) audiences in Dewsbury town centre

will enter the five eyes of BLINK to see peace differently – inside a giant kaleidoscope.

They’ll be challenged to resist the rules and create a new environment, working with others to build a giant boat and record messages of hope for the future.

Growing out of the art commemorations of the First World War, BLINK has been created by young people across the country as part of Emergency Exit Arts’

national Paper Peace Young Producers programme.

The training project has been running for the past year and has seen 48 young people, aged between 18 and 25, receive training from arts practitioners and museum experts in curatorial and event production.

The young producers have also learned to interpret a variety of historical sources from the past century and have connected with peace-build-

ing heritage in their local area.

Drawing on Dewsbury’s rich history of resisting the norms – from the Luddite uprising to the More In Common movement – eight youngsters commissioned artist David Boultbee to create an experience for audiences to test their own ability to resist the rules.

Creative Scene’s senior producer Vicky Holliday said: “Watching this remarkable group of young people grow and

flourish over the past year has been such a huge privilege.

“We have a wealth of talent in Dewsbury and the surrounding area and I’m very grateful to Emergency Exit Arts and our partners across the country for allowing this group of young people to stretch their creative muscles in order to produce BLINK.” BLINK is free, but time slots can be booked at www.creativescene.org.uk /paper-peace.

Timeless, magical memories of the King The King And I Leeds Grand Theatre Until Saturday November 9 Review by Janet Black Box Office: 0844 848 2700 leedsgrandtheatre.com I’M SURE that most people know the story of The King and I – that of a young English widow who takes a job teaching the children of the King of Siam and which is one of the big five Rodgers and Hammerstein shows.

With many wonderful songs – not least ‘I Whistle A Happy Tune’ and ‘Getting To Know You’ – you will no doubt remember Yul Brynner playing the King in the musical film from 1965.

After the great success of the film he then went on to play the title role in the theatre and clung tenaciously to the role – rather like a real king refusing to let

go of power.

He died a few months after his 4,625th performance, 34 years after his first.

This version is a sumptuous spectacle directed by Bartlett Sher which has now embarked on a UK tour following its sell-out season at the London Palladium.

It has four Tony Awards to its name and a full house of rave reviews.

Set in a glittering palace where everyone dresses in ravishing costumes, it’s the most visually splendid of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musicals.

There is a wonderful show-

within-a-show in the second half.

To impress visiting diplomats with Siam’s project to modernise, the king commands Anna to stage a version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and it’s a dazzling spectacle, courtesy of the set and costume designers and the choreographer.

The romantic subplot in The King and I is unusual in that the main players act out a subtler and more deeply resonant story about east and west, men and women and tradition and modernity.

It is beautifully expressed in ‘Shall We Dance?’, the climatic duet between Anna and the king and which is most memorable when finally there is an ecstatic meeting of their minds, hearts and most of all, feet.

This show brings back magical memories and will always be timeless.

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Subby leads England success Batley fail to take chances BATLEY Ladies were left despondent after falling to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Halifax at home last weekend.

Despite struggling for a team over halfterm, they dominated the game for large periods but just couldn’t find a goal.

Batley went out immediately on the attack at the start of the game and had some great chances. Rach Stewart was supporting a knee injury but still getting stuck in, driving the attack up the field.

Batley were dominating and keeping the pressure on but Halifax were dangerous on the break. In an attack, a trick shot in the circle slipped through the legs of the defence and rebounded off Helen Langwick’s pads into the goal and, against the run of play, Halifax had the lead.

Batley were not disheartened and continued to make the attacks, looking strong with a goal surely coming. They had some great chances in the first half but Jo Forbes and Gail Culshaw just couldn’t get it past Halifax’s brilliant young keeper.

The second half saw more of the same. Mel Neal and the defence were not too busy as Batley continued to dominate the attack with

FOR ENGLAND: KBW boxer Mohammed Subhaan beat the Scottish champion for a second time KBW’s Mohammed Subhaan helped England Boxing beat Scotland on Saturday night.

His unanimous points victory over the current Scottish champion, Fraser Wilkinson, proved crucial in the team’s eventual 5-4 win

a run of five short corners that they failed to capitalise on.

As the game continued, Halifax got some attacks in. One saw a lifted shot bounce off Helen Langwick’s glove and hit the top of the net, putting Halifax 2-0 in front to Batley’s frustration.

The midfield were not giving up driving the ball forward, and Gemma Elsworth had some great intercepts and opened up the attack again and again. Sarah Fretwell was managing the field and Batley had a great defensive press the Halifax were struggling to get through, giving Batley lots of chances to attack again.

In the dying seconds of the game Culshaw was brought down in the circle and Batley were awarded a penalty. Fretwell stepped forward to try and take something from this game that Batley really thought they should be winning.

It wasn’t to be though, as Halifax’s brilliant keeper saved Fretwell’s strike to keep her clean sheet.

Batley will look to come back from the disappointment this week when they head to Thirsk.

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The win came three months after Subhaan, a former Yorkshire and English champion, beat the same opponent at a show hosted by the Dewsbury-based club.

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Family challenge at Doncaster HAMPION National Hunt trainer Paul Nicholls will team up with his daughter Megan as they look to land their biggest-ever prize together in the November Handicap at Doncaster.

The trainer-jockey family combination ran a blinder to finish fourth with BIRDS OF PREY in the race 12 months ago, behind Royal Line, and the five-year-old returns to Town Moor on the final day of the Flat turf season on the same handicap mark on his favoured soft ground.

Anyone with a pair of eyes this season can see Megan is a claimer to have on your side, and the word from the stable is that he needed the run badly over hurdles at Kempton just over a fortnight ago, his first outing since April.

Hopefully, that is the case as he definitely didn’t set the world alight when last of seven in that novices’ hurdle, but Paul Nicholls, whose string is really beginning to catch fire now, would surely have had this race in mind for his five-year-old since coming in from a summer at grass.

He clearly hasn’t got too many secrets from the handicapper – certainly not when his chance is ranged alongside the unbeaten DEJA – but looks well overpriced at 25/1 with some bookies paying four places.

As ever this mile-and-a-half contest will take some figuring out but the booking of champion apprentice Cieren Fallon for 6/1 second favourite COLLIDE is worth noting, and

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Fallon junior’s 3lb claim will come in very handy.

The horse comes here fresh having had a breathing operation in July and as a son of Frankel will have bags of stamina and he still looks fairly treated.

His trainer Hugo Palmer also used to train another bigpriced outsider FRANCIS XAVIER who is now with Staffordshire handler Kevin Frost. He stayed this trip when he won at Ascot in September and he’s another horse that will enjoy the autumn ground conditions.

His run at Pontefract last time out was encouraging too and there could be still more to come from this relatively lightly raced five-year-old. He’s 16/1 with Carrigill’s and looks another each way option.

Tim Easterby’s STROXX didn’t handle Chester’s sharp

left-handed turns when runner-up in September and also didn’t appear to be at home when fourth at Wolverhampton last time, but Doncaster’s wide open galloping track is likely to suit and he can break his duck in the opener at 12 noon.

Kevin Ryan’s latest sprinting star BIELSA can find the back of the net for the fifth time this year in the Listed Wentworth Stakes. He bolted up in a heavy ground handicap over course and distance last time out and looks a group horse in the making.

Over the jumps at Wincanton, Nicholls goes for a hat-trick of wins in the Silver Trophy with PRESENT MAN. His first two wins had the benefit of Bryony Frost’s claim each time and as she keeps the ride, he may well struggle to give 12lbs to better handicapped chasers like CLOTH CAP, who is definitely in with a chance if the ground stays no worse than good to soft.

Venetia Williams has a strong hand in the 2m4f Virgin Bet Handicap Chase at Aintree where DIDERO VALLIS, who is two from three at this trip, could be the best of her pair.

CARRIGILL’S NAP: (money back as a free bet if finishes outside top 4. Write Augur on your slip to qualify): DANZINO, Doncaster, Saturday, 2.05.

AUGUR’S BEST BET: FRANCIS XAVIER (e/w), Doncaster, Saturday, 3.15.

Slazenger Men’s 1st 5 Sheffield Hallam 4 THE SLAZENGER first team were impressive from the off at home to Sheffield Hallam with a high-energy press.

The cracks began to show and it wasn’t long before Perry, Tuddenham, Swindon and Smith had all found the back of the net.

However, individual mistakes at the other end cost Slaz an equal number of goals to tie the game up going into the closing stages.

With only two minutes left, Perry stepped up with a fantastic run through the defence from halfway, before unselfishly laying the ball to Jackson to fire home the winner.

Men’s 2nd 3-2 Lindum 3rd

Men’s Men’s Men’s Men’s 6th

3rd 4th 5th 6th

1-6 3-0 0-6 2-0

Hud’field 3rd York 9th Grimsby Ben Rhydding

Ladies’ 1st 3 Leeds Adel 2nd 3 SLAZENGER’S ladies came from behind late on to snatch a draw against Leeds Adel and maintain their unbeaten home record this season.

Slaz took charge of the game from the whistle and it seemed that captain Frankie Tyrell’s instruction of being two up at half-time would be met.

Leading by example Tyrrell scored what was described as the best goal of her career, the ball being sent top corner past the Adel keeper from just inside the D. Their second

goal was equally impressive as Ellie Paige found the net from the byline.

Adel managed to pull one back just before the half-time whistle and this clearly gave them the boost they needed to drive the second half.

After going 3-2 down Slaz dug deep and raised their game. They frustrated the Adel team somewhat, but still failed to take advantage of the many chances created.

With five minutes remaining Katie Minchella managed to turn the defence inside out before her shot found the back of the net.

Ladies’ 2nd 0-3 Adel 3rd Ladies’ 3rd 2-0 Adel 4th Ladies’ 4th 9-2 Leeds Uni 8th

ATHLETICS Spen’s Sagar takes cross country third THE SECOND West Yorkshire cross country races of the season took place at Guiseley on Sunday, with Spenborough AC’s Joe Sagar earning third place.

After missing the first race, Sagar made a determined attempt to begin with a win but, after a valiant race around the muddy fields of Nunroyd Park, he had to be satisfied with third behind former Spen runner, now a member of Leeds Athletics Club, Josh Woodcock-Shaw.

The senior men repeated their ninth-place team finish of the first race with the help

of other runners Neil Barker (39th), Scott Alder (71st), Paul Toher (79th), Gerard Skippins (92nd) and Craig Thompson (114th).

Spen’s senior women were led in by Sara Wallace, who was 36th, followed by Natasha Geere (44th) and Angela Hall (66th).

A delighted Poppy Henson repeated her victory of the first race in the series with another win in the under-11 girls’ race.

This time the girls won the team race as well with other Spen runners Imogen Atkinson (8th), Ruby Lucas

(20th) and Millie Rhodes (29th) all helping the team to victory.

The under-11 boys’ team of Miles Sharp (14th), Ben Whitaker (21st), William McIntosh (40th) and Christopher Hayhurst (50th) placed fourth in their race.

Other young Spenborough runners enduring the muddy under foot conditions after two days of rain were Daniel Smith, who was 19th in the under-17 men’s race, and the under-15 girls Isobel Toher (20th), Sophia Fougler (37st), Estelle Williams (44th) and Emily Sharp (45th).

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FOOTBALL

Late Kendal double condemns United Northern Premier N/West Division

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KENDAL TOWN struck twice in the final minutes to take victory away from Ossett United in what proved to be Andy Welsh’s final game in charge at Ingfield.

Ossett led 2-1 going into the last two minutes of the tie after Nick Guest and Tom Greaves goals had turned around a half-time deficit.

However, Emil Jaaskelainen scored twice to snatch the points, including an incredible winning goal from distance in injury time.

There were chances for both sides early on in the game, with Kendal goalkeeper Morgan Bacon making stops to deny Chris Chantler and Tom Clare.

Guest rushed a chance before Bacon made another intervention to claim an Andy Monkhouse header with Ossett looking the better side.

At the other end, Jacob Chapman had to be at full stretch to deny Joseph Dickson as Kendal looked to finish the half strongly.

The warning wasn’t heeded as the visitors took the lead two minutes before the break. Another Dickson effort could only be parried by

DRAMA: Nick Guest celebrates his equaliser for Ossett (left); James Knowles – who will now take joint-caretaker charge of the team – knocks the ball forward Chapman and Kieran Maguire was following up to find the back of the net and put his side in front.

United responded with a double substitution at half-time as Greaves and Elliott Harrison entered the fray. They failed to create too much early in the second half but the changes paid dividends when the

game was turned around by two goals in eight minutes.

Guest got the first on the hour mark, before Greaves then put them ahead by collecting a long ball from Chapman and lobbing the onrushing Bacon.

Ossett had other chances in between those goals and would

regret not managing to score another to make it more comfortable.

Greaves glanced a header just wide of the post and Ben Haswell couldn’t find the target with another opportunity.

That meant that Kendal still had hope going into the final minutes and it looked like the points would

Liversedge frustration as Ossett Ladies secure Bentley weather strikes again LIVERSEDGE FC have been hit by a further two postponements in the past week, with a league clash at Eccleshill United and a home NCEL Cup tie with Goole falling victim to the weather.

Their local derby at Eccleshill last Saturday was postponed less than an hour before kick-off, while the third-round tie against Goole on Tuesday night was called off several hours in advance and has been rescheduled for November 19.

The Clayborners have now had five matches called off in the past six weeks in all competitions,

although they are still in third place in the NCEL Premier Division despite playing up to five games fewer than other sides.

Weather permitting, in the next week they will hope to continue a promotion challenge which has seen them win seven of their opening nine games.

Tomorrow (Saturday, kick-off 3pm), Sedge face the team directly below them in the table with Grimsby Borough due to visit Clayborn. Jonathan Rimmington’s side will then go to Handsworth on Tuesday night (kick-off 7.45pm).

OSSETT UNITED Ladies have signed experienced attacker Emma Bentley on loan from Leeds United.

Bentley is an impressive addition for the fifth-tier club, bringing experience in the National Leagues from two spells at Leeds as well three years with Hull City.

She could make her Ossett debut this Sunday when Ryton and Crawcrook Albion are set to travel to Ingfield.

If the game goes ahead it would be their first taste of action in over a month and their first league match since the end of September after a series of postponements.

The same two sides were meant to play last weekend at Ryton but the weather forced it to be called off.

ARRIVAL: Emma Bentley (left) with United player-coach Emily Senior Ossett are yet to win in their three matches since promotion to the North East Regional Women’s Football League, losing on the opening day to Wallsend before draws at York City and Harrogate Town.

PHOTO: John Hirst

be shared when Jaaskelainen managed to finish off a big goalmouth scramble to make it 2-2.

The same man would make things even worse for United though, finding the top corner with a remarkable strike from range in the third minute of stoppage time to give the away side all three points.

11 for Horbury HORBURY TOWN moved into the third round of the West Riding Challenge Cup in style with an 11-0 win at home to Denhome United.

Mohammed Sadiq scored a hattrick, Gibril Bojang, Luke McGrath and Josh Stacey each scored twice, and Finlay Ellis and Matthew Johnson added further goals.

Cup campaigns ended in the second round for Hanging Heaton and Hartshead. The former lost 8-0 at Springhead while the latter were beaten 5-1 by to Robin Hood Athletic despite Liam Roche’s strike.

Dewsbury Rangers made the Challenge Trophy third round with a 3-0 win at home to Greetland Rangers, but Overthorpe Sports Club lost 4-2 at Altofts Reserves.

RUGBY UNION

Cleck boss delighted by start ahead of Morley clash THIU BARNARD can’t believe his Cleckheaton side’s impressive start to the season, which has put them in third place in the North One East table ahead of this weekend’s derby clash with Morley.

The Moorenders have won five and drawn one of their first eight games including victories over both of the teams above them in the table, Scarborough and Driffield.

Having avoided relegation from the division on the final day last season, it has been some turnaround over the summer.

Head coach Barnard said: “If someone told me in April that we’d be third, I’d obviously have taken that!

“If we get a win this weekend we go second as the top two play each other. I can’t believe it, we’ve come on massively and that’s a credit to the players.

“Bringing Lee (Queeley) in on the fitness side of things has been a massive change. We’ve simplified the game plan a bit more, and the players have just bought into what we’re trying to do so that’s helped massively.”

Barnard also says that while Cleck have proved they are a match for anyone on their day, it is finding consistency – as well as luck – that will be crucial in maintaining their good start.

“The nice thing is that this season we’ve beaten the bottom teams as well. Last year we were beating the top teams and losing to the bottom teams,” he reflected.

“If we turn up, there isn’t a team in the league that can beat us. It’s just finding that level every week, that’s the challenge now.

“You need a bit of luck, we’ve not had many injuries this season and

MATCH FOR ANYONE: Mikey Hayward runs in to score in Cleckheaton’s impressive PHOTO: Gerald Christian opening-day win over current league leaders Scraborough

the bounce of the ball has been good for us.”

The next challenge for Cleckheaton is a local derby with Morley, who themselves finished third last year, are four points behind their neighbours with a game in hand and have aspirations at the top end of the table.

Cleck did the double over the Maroons despite their struggles last term, and Barnard says his team will be taking the game at Moorend on Saturday (kick-off 3pm) as just another fixture.

“For me it’s another game and I think the players have bought into that,” he said. “They just want to play and move onto the next week.

“We’ll prepare as though it’s another game and only worry about ourselves. We’ve got little things we need to improve and if we do that we’ll be alright.”

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Celtic beaten at end Scott wants to keep full-back place of first Aussie tour Continued from back page

MIXED RESULTS: Celtic won the first game of the tour against Penshurst DEWSBURY CELTIC finished their historic tour to Australia in defeat as De La Salle Caringbah recorded a 34-12 win in Sydney.

After beating Penshurst 10-4 in the first match of the tour last Wednesday, Celtic went into the second and final game of their firstever trip Down Under on Saturday in confident mood.

They led 12-4 at one stage and remained ahead at half-time, but De La Salle made a comeback in the second half to take the victory.

It was the Aussies who got on the scoreboard first after five minutes, keeping the ball alive with a number of offloads on the last tackle before finding the winger to score.

Celtic were quick to respond though, with Paul Foulstone scoring his second try of the tour next to the posts after a perfectly-timed run on the end of a smart move. George Senior added the conversion to edge them in front.

Egan assisted Foulstone’s try in the previous game as well as scor-

PHOTO: Simon Kerr

ing the other, and he was central to another score with half an hour played when his well-weighted grubber kick was collected by Sam Tattersfield to touch down for a 12-4 advantage.

DLS managed to hit back just before the break when they crashed over to narrow the difference to two points.

That score proved crucial as the hosts went into half-time with their tails up, and they came out determined in the second half with four tries in the first 12 minutes to turn the game around completely.

They crashed over for the first of those within two minutes of the restart to begin a devastating spell that would soon put them 34-12 in front.

There would be no further points after that with the result determined, although both sides spent time with only 12 men on the field after yellow cards had to be dished out, including to Joe Edwards for the tourists.

Golden try sees Stags progress MIRFIELD STAGS and Shaw Cross Sharks made it through to the second round of the BARLA Yorkshire Cup with away wins last weekend.

The Stags won 28-24 at Normanton Knights in extra time while Shaw Cross recorded a more comfortable 36-6 win at Farnley Falcons.

However, Thornhill Trojans and Hanging Heaton were unable to progress as they were knocked out at home. The Trojans were overturned 38-18 by Sharlston Rovers as Hanging Heaton were beaten 14-10 at the hands of Drighlington.

Mirfield have made a perfect start to their Pennine League Division One campaign but had to do things the hard way to win their firstround cup tie.

They were missing some key players and trailed at the interval in difficult conditions before rallying to take the game into extra time.

Casey Canterbury crossed for a brace with Karl Frankland and Mikey Otty scoring the visitors’

other tries in the 80 minutes, as Frankland, Connor Squires and Wayne Wilson (2) added goals.

That laid the platform for the winning try in golden-point added time as Lewis Holliday latched onto a grubber kick from Brad Delaney to settle matters.

Mirfield will now host Siddal Academy in the second round of the competition on November 23, while Shaw Cross have been given another away tie at Doncaster Toll Bar. The teams return to Pennine League action tomorrow (Saturday), with Mirfield looking to make it five wins out of five this season when they travel to East Leeds.

Hanging Heaton have won one game and lost one so far in Division Two and face a tough assignment away at second-placed Upton.

Shaw Cross and Thornhill are two of six teams all on four points at the top of Division Two ahead of the weekend’s games, in which the Sharks travel to Clayton and the Trojans go to Underbank Rangers.

Six Sharks in Yorkshire U19s SIX SHAW CROSS Sharks youngsters are among 11 local players named in the Yorkshire Under-19s squad for the BARLA County Tri-Series.

Billy Aveyard, Brad Baines, Harrison Sutcliffe, Eoin Bowie, Joel Russell and Callum Burden have all been included in the 27-player squad for Yorkshire’s trip to Millom to face Cumbria.

Dewsbury Moor have two representatives in the team with the inclusion

of George Hirst and Jonathan Diskin, as do Dewsbury Celtic with Leon Heeley and Josh Jackson named.

Thornhill’s Brad Llewellyn completes the Heavy Woollen contingent.

Yorkshire’s Under-17s, for whom another four Sharks players – Wesley Bruines, Paul Chitakunye, Kian Lister and Oliver Tomlinson – featured in their game in Cumbria two weeks ago, will play Lancashire in Featherstone on Sunday.

been two months (although) the Scotland stuff has kept me up to speed with things.

“It’s amazing, when you get that amount of time off, how much you miss it. You get itchy feet and can’t wait to get back in there and get amongst the lads.

“We’ve got a new head coach so naturally that changes the game a little bit. It’s a clean slate and everyone is on a level playing field so everyone will be going into pre-season trying to put their best foot forward and impress for selection.”

Although Scott played at centre for Scotland in the recent internationals, he has made the Bulldogs number one jersey his own over the last few years. Luke Hooley has been signed from Wakefield to provide a different option in the fullback department but Scott admits that he wants to stay in that role.

“To be honest my preferred position is full-back, that’s where I want to play, but I’ll play anywhere that the coach asks me to play if it’s for the good of the team.

“This is me going into my fifth year at Batley and it’s the longest I’ve ever been at a club. It’s like a second home to me, I absolutely love the club, the people and the fans, and I’ll be looking to stay there as long as I possibly can.”

‘SECOND HOME’: Dave Scott is entering his fifth season at the Bulldogs

PHOTO: Simon Hall

Bravo aims for comeback DANNY BRAVO will be training with Batley Bulldogs in pre-season with a view to getting back into action in 2020.

The utility forward has had an injury-ravaged career, requiring two ACL reconstructions, the second shortly after signing for Batley for the first time ahead of the 2017 season.

Bravo played in pre-season that year but picked up the injury before he was able to make a competitive appearance for the club.

A Leeds academy product, Bravo had a loan spell at Oldham early in his career before making a move to Australia, where he suffered his first major injury setback.

The Huddersfield-born Jamaican international is now hoping to put that behind him having been cleared to play again earlier this year, and will be one of four players on trial with the Bulldogs when they begin pre-season training next week.

“He’s been injured for a couple of seasons so he’s coming back and training with us again. Hopefully he can have a run out this season,” said head coach Craig Lingard.

“He’s been unlucky with injuries over the past couple of years but he’s back on board.

“He’s going to come down and do pre-season and see how his body holds up, and hopefully we can get him back on the field next season.”

Lingard also says the deal that the club had hoped to have wrapped up last week for a player is now off, but is still in contact with other potential signings as he looks to build on their current 22man squad.

He said: “There are a couple of people that we’re still speaking to but we’re not panicking to get anybody in, we’re being selective with who we’re speaking to and who we’re bringing in.”

Sheriffe, Ward and Worrincy move on Continued from back page bring one more in but there’s no panic.”

Dewsbury will have the benefit of a dual-registration partnership with Super League side Hull Kingston Rovers this season, and the club are also set to announce another dualreg agreement today (Friday).

Greenwood says that he is happy with the group that he has assembled as the groundwork begins for his second season in charge of the club.

He said: “I’m looking forward to it. I feel like I’ve kept the guys that I want to keep moving forward and brought some lads in from different situations, whether they’ve got a point to prove or slipped under the radar, and I’m confident and happy with what we’ve got.”

They made a competitive start to last season, winning just two of their first seven games but losing only once by more than one score, and the Rams coach believes that was down to a good pre-season plan which will largely be repeated again.

“Ideally we’ll have a better cul-

CONFIDENT: Lee Greenwood is aiming for a repeat of last year’s pre-season ture, that’s what we’re going to work hard on in this first phase,”

he said. “Nothing will change too much regarding what we did training-wise, because what we did was actually good.

“But also there is a bit of a turnaround in players there, we’re left with six lads who did the full preseason last year.

“We were unfortunate that the early season results didn’t go our way, a lot of bounce-of-the-ball defeats.

“We felt what we did was good and we should have won five from our first six realistically, and that would have put a whole different complexion on the season.

“We’re confident that what we did last pre-season was right and we won’t differ too much from that this pre-season.”

Three of last season’s first-team regulars have signed deals at other clubs in the past week, with Jode Sheriffe, Robbie Ward and Rob Worrincy all moving on.

Hooker Ward and winger Worrincy have both committed to Sheffield Eagles for 2020, while prop Sheriffe has moved to Championship newcomers Oldham.

GREAT SCOTT! Batley star ‘proud’ to earn Scots try record

DOUBLE JOY: Dave Scott (fifth from right) helped secure Scotland’s qualification for the 2021 World Cup following victory over Greece in London last Friday, and also celebrated becoming his country’s leading try-scorer

By Stephen Ibbetson

OUT: Paul Quinn and Andy Welsh

Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk

BATLEY BULLDOGS full-back Dave Scott says he is “proud” to be Scotland’s all-time record tryscorer after helping his nation qualify for the 2021 World Cup. The Bravehearts defeated Serbia in Glasgow and Greece in London, in consecutive weeks, to secure their place at the tournament.

It has been a particularly successful international period for 26-year-old Scott, who scored a hat-trick in their opener to draw level with the scoring record before surpassing it with another try against Greece last Friday.

The Bulldogs player now has 10 tries in his 18 appearances and while he is happy to have overtaken Mick Nanyn’s nine-try haul, he already has his eyes on beating Danny Brough’s 25 caps to become his country’s record appearance-holder.

“It’s an achievement that I’m very proud of and I definitely cel-

ebrated. It’s something that doesn’t happen every day,” said the Stirling-born back, who discovered rugby league on television as a kid and committed to the sport after being snapped up by Hull KR. “I’m definitely looking to keep hold of it in the future and with 18 caps just now, the next goal is to try and hold the record for the most caps.”

Scott will have the chance to edge closer towards that landmark with participation in the World Cup, which will be held in England in two years’ time.

He has already been to two,

playing against the USA and in a quarter-final against New Zealand in 2013 before travelling Down Under in 2017 only to be forced to sit out through injury.

“I was really fortunate (to play in 2013), I was only 20 at the time,” he said. “I managed to get an opportunity to play against the USA at Salford’s ground which we won. We played against New Zealand in the quarter-final at Headingley and that was a massive experience for me being so young.

“Unfortunately for the 2017 World Cup, although it was great to be selected and go to Australia

and New Zealand, my tour finished after the first week essentially due to injury. It was disappointing but that experience has just made me hungrier for the 2021 World Cup.” Scott will be straight back to the grind with Batley next week as pre-season training gets underway, and he is eager to begin preparations for his fifth season at the club and impress new head coach Craig Lingard.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back. I think it’s because it’s been such a long break, it’s

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Greenwood relishing pre-season with new team LEE GREENWOOD says that he is looking forward to his second pre-season at Dewsbury Rams, with a very different squad to the one he coached ahead of his first campaign in charge.

Preparations for 2020 began on Wednesday night for the Rams, with only six members of next

Ossett search for Welsh successor

year’s squad enjoying a full preseason at the club last time round.

Andy Gabriel, Adam Ryder, Paul Sykes, Michael Knowles, Sam Day and Tom Garratt will all have a second pre-season under Greenwood while Liam Johnson and Martyn Reilly picked up long-term injuries

early on last year.

There are five players who joined during the 2019 season who will have the benefit of a full course of training along with eight new recruits, while further signings have been completed in the past couple of weeks.

“There will be one or two more

to be announced and then that should be it, we’re not far off really,” said Greenwood.

“We’re in a better spot than we were last year and we’re under no pressure now looking for certain positions. I’d still like to

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PHOTO: John Hirst

OSSETT UNITED will take their time in appointing a new manager following the departure of Andy Welsh, with players Tom Greaves and James Knowles taking temporary charge while the search for a successor takes place.

The resignation of Welsh was announced on Sunday night with the club in the relegation zone following a poor start to their BetVictor Northern Premier North West Division season which has seen them collect only one win in 10 games.

Assistant boss Paul Quinn has also departed and taken on the vacant role of manager at Tadcaster Albion.

The duo enjoyed great success last year, reaching the league play-offs and winning the West Riding County Cup in the club’s first season following the merger of the town’s two teams.

However, tighter financial restraints made their task a more difficult one this season, and a much-changed Ossett squad have picked up only seven points, scoring just eight goals, in the opening three months of the season.

Welsh’s final game in charge came last weekend as United surrendered a lead in the final minutes to lose 3-2 at home to Kendal Town and slip into the bottom three.

The experienced pair of club record-scorer Greaves and skipper Knowles will step up as caretaker managers, starting with tomorrow’s (Saturday, kick-off 3pm) trip to FC Trafford.

Ossett chairman Phil Smith said: “It is anticipated that the process for a new manager will take three to four weeks and during that time the club is in very safe hands with Tom and James.

“We will be looking for a manager to come in, understand our ambitions and current plans, and implement their own style into the dressing room. We have already received enquiries and this open application period will continue for the rest of this week and next.”