Dewsbury Reporter (Dewsbury, England) back issues from June 2008:
Family from Oz fly in for celebration.
Jun 01, 2008 ... FAMILY members flew in all the way from Australia to join a Dewsbury couple's diamond wedding celebrations. Willie and Audrey Martin have just celebrated 60 years of marriage. They married at Upper Independent Chapel in Heckmondwike in 1948. Close family ...
Crackdown puts brakes on bad drivers.
Jun 01, 2008 ... A POLICE crackdown on motoring offences in Mirfield last weekend saw 38 drivers issued with notices and three vehicles taken off the road. Officers from Mirfield neighbourhood policing team stopped dozens of drivers to check over their cars and documents during the two-day ...
Nurses hit top speed on ward.
Jun 02, 2008 ... NURSES at Dewsbury and District Hospital will now be speeding their way across their ward - thanks to a new working technique borrowed from car manufacturer Toyota. Surgery nurses across the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust can now devote a greater proportion of their working ...
Howzat for kwik cricket!
Jun 02, 2008 ... CHICKENLEY Community School bowled over the competition at a kwik cricket festival in Batley. The festival, organised by Kirklees Sports Development, was part of a project to promote cricket to young players. During the tournament at Hanging Heaton Cricket Club they ...
Did prison visit end in tears?
Jun 02, 2008 ... ONCE again the family of Shannon Matthews was featured in the national press over the bank holiday weekend. The Daily Star reported that nine-year-old Shannon faced an uncertain future after a visit to her mum in prison ended in floods of tears. The paper claimed that their ...
Anniversary takes centre stage.
Jun 02, 2008 ... IN May 1963 the minister Mr Barnes at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Hanging Heaton asked Eric Giles to direct a full length play instead of the Men's Society giving a concert. The production, The Time of Their Lives, turned out to be the first show by the Ebenezer Methodist Drama ...
TEEN IN COURT OVER PARK MURDER.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A 16-YEAR-OLD Dewsbury boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of Amar Aslam. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was flanked by three guards during the hearing at Dewsbury Magistrates Court this morning. He is charged with murdering 17-year-old ...
Club to stage 1980s reunion.
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE lads of the 1980s Lower Hopton football teams are holding a reunion for all former players at Hopton club on Friday, June 6 from 7.30pm. It's a chance for players to reminisce about goals scored and those that were missed, of matches won and lost. The event is ...
Thomas strikes gold at Wigan.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Thomas Atkinson maintained his fine form by winning a gold medal in the Northern Counties Athletics Championships at Wigan last weekend. Thomas won gold in the Under-17 men's 800m. He controlled the race, tracking his rivals, before making a decisive break at 400m. He took a ...
Thank-you event for volunteers.
Jun 03, 2008 ... THE contribution made by volunteers will be recognised in a reception at Dewsbury Town Hall today. The Volunteers Week event will thank nearly 250 people who have given 6,714 hours of their time in the past year to work with Kirklees Culture and Leisure Services on a range of ...
Brushing up on world rhythms.
Jun 03, 2008 ... PUPILS at Birkdale High School have been having fun experiencing rhythms and visual art from around the world. During the four-day project, named 'Beats and Brushes', the students participated in combining the two art forms to create individual pieces of artwork on canvas. ...
[pounds sterling]250,000 worth of drugs seized.
Jun 03, 2008 ... POLICE in Kirklees recovered almost [pounds sterling]250,000 worth of drugs during National Drugs Week. The raids in Dewsbury, Mirfield, Cleckheaton and Huddersfield also lead to 35 arrests and the seizure of cash and weapons. Cannabis resin worth [pounds ...
Not bad for a kick-off!
Jun 04, 2008 ... EXCITEMENT is reaching fever pitch with the imminent opening of a brand new soccer facility in town. The full-size floodlit pitch at St John Fisher RC High School will have its own changing rooms and disabled access and can be split into three seven-a-side pitches. ...
Canal festival promises fun for all.
Jun 04, 2008 ... A REVIVED annual Dewsbury canal festival is taking place this summer. The Dewsbury Canal Festival was revived by Dewsbury Boating and Social Club two years ago. The event takes place on July 27 at Dewsbury Marina at Savile Town Wharf in Mill Street East. ...
Town regeneration is top of the agenda.
Jun 04, 2008 ... PROMOTING and progressing the regeneration of Dewsbury, and making increased efforts to involve young people in issues affecting the town, will be among the priorities of the new chairman of Dewsbury area committee, Coun Salim Patel. Coun Patel was elected at the council's ...
Cheers as beers are hat-trick hit.
Jun 05, 2008 ... DEWSBURY pub The West Riding has been named the best in the district for the third year running. The Heavy Woollen branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has named it their Pub of the Year. Now the pub, based in Dewsbury train station, will go through to the ...
Special ticket deal for families tonight.
Jun 05, 2008 ... BATLEY Bulldogs will have the [pounds sterling]12 family ticket available at the turnstiles for the Sky televised game against Dewsbury Rams tonight. The tickets, for two adults and an unlimited number of children, have been on sale during the week and are available at the gate ....
Crouthers and Maloney in line for crucial derby.
Jun 05, 2008 ... By Trevor Watson BATLEY Bulldogs will have second row man Kevin Crouthers back but could have a problem at half-back for the big Co-operative National League One game against Dewsbury Rams at Mount Pleasant tonight (7.30pm). Mark Toohey is a doubt with a groin injury ...
It's war on tooth decay.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A DEWSBURY dental surgery is helping patients brush up on their oral health for National Smile Month. Staff at Baker and Rigby have been handing out samples of toothpastes, toothbrushes and information leaflets as well as balloons and stickers for children. Some of ...
Light apologises over comments about colleague.
Jun 06, 2008 ... COUNCIL leader Robert Light has apologised to former Dewsbury area committee chairman Coun Eric Firth over comments he made in a council meeting. Last month Coun Light said there had been "concerns" over Coun Firth's running of the committee, but did not say what they were. ...
Public urged to do their bit in fight against litter.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A THREE-month litter drive has started across the district. Deputy council leader Coun Jim Dodds and cabinet member for green services Coun David Hall launched the campaign on Monday to target fly-tipping, litter and grotspots across the district. Coun Hall said: ...
Citizen's arrest.
Jun 06, 2008 ... POLICE were called to Dewsbury town centre on Monday afternoon when a member of the public made a citizen's arrest. The man grabbed a 28-year-old local woman after cash was stolen from ...
Biggest football gala.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THORNHILL FC is planning the biggest gala and football tournament the village has ever seen to help raise funds for new kit and pitch maintenance. The event, on Sunday, will see the club host more than 40 teams, aged eight to 16, in a six-a-side tournament. There will also be a ...
Can you dig it?
Jun 06, 2008 ... COUNCIL tenants with green fingers have a chance to enter a competition. Following the success of last year's event, the second gardening competition by Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH) is launched this month and is open to council tenants and leaseholders. ...
Scheme really does Excel.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THE manager of Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing's Excel scheme gave a talk to members of Batley Carr and Purlwell Tenants and Residents' Association on Tuesday. Helen O'Sullivan, who is the Excel dedicated project manager, explained what the scheme was and how it worked. It was ...
Woman appeals for return of photos.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A WOMAN who has lost the last photographs taken of her husband before he died has appealed for them to be returned. The Carlinghow woman, who does not want to give her name, sold her digital camera at Dewsbury and District Hospital's bank holiday Monday car boot sale before she ...
Hospital to get [pounds sterling]80,000 IT system.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THE trust which runs Dewsbury and District Hospital is investing [pounds sterling]80,000 in a new computer system. The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is shelling out the money to increase security and simplify the staff log-on process. Each of the 6,000 members of ...
Mini market nets cash for Christian Aid.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A CHURCHES Together mini-market raised almost [pounds sterling]2,000 for Christian Aid. The annual sale was held at the end of Christian Aid Week on May 17 at Longcauseway Church, United Reformed and Methodist. The event made [pounds sterling]1,785 for the charity ...
Showcase for artists.
Jun 06, 2008 ... ARTISTS are invited to display their works. The 35th annual exhibition, at St Mary's Parish Church ...
Tourist attraction helping to unite the community.
Jun 06, 2008 ... MOSQUE leaders visited a tourist attraction in Heckmondwike to develop community relationships and raise awareness of different cultures. Representatives from mosques in the Spen Valley, Dewsbury and Huddersfield went to Ponderosa rare breeds animal farm. Ponderosa ...
Tell your teacher you care!
Jun 06, 2008 ... HAVE you had a great year at school, do you want to give thanks to one of your teachers? If so then you can do it with your Dewsbury Reporter and Mirfield Reporter. It's simple - just text us a message of no more than 20 words for your teacher and we will print it. Text DRTEACH, ...
Event to mark D Day.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A SPECIAL event to mark the 64th anniversary of the World War Two D Day landings is to take place this weekend. It is to be held at the Old Colonial Club, Dunbottle ...
Bogus collectors alert.
Jun 06, 2008 ... HOLLYBANK Trust is warning people after fraudsters tried collecting cash by claiming the charity was threatened with closure. Bosses of the Mirfield Trust have advised people to be vigilant following the reports of bogus collectors door-knocking. A young couple have ...
Ex-councillor awarded [pounds sterling]200,000 compensation.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A FORMER Dewsbury councillor who almost died after being hit by a 40-tonne road sweeper has won more than [pounds sterling]200,000 in compensation. Dr Glyn Powell, now of Kellington, near Selby, was cycling home from his job as a controller at Eggborough Power Station when the ...
Auction.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A CHARITY auction to raise funds for the disasters in China and Burma will be held tomorrow. ...
Public meeting.
Jun 06, 2008 ... UNDERAGE drinking, drugs and antisocial behaviour will be top of the agenda at a public meeting this weekend. The meeting, organised by Dewsbury West councillor Mumtaz Hussain, will take place at Ravensthorpe Community Centre, ...
Fabulous civic pride working for town.
Jun 06, 2008 ... DEWSBURY should be proud of its history and the way its communities work together for a better future. That was the message from the Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Revd Stephen Platten, during a visit to the town last Friday. The bishop spent the day with the Rev Kevin ...
Hit-and-run driver leaves kids injured.
Jun 06, 2008 ... TWO teenagers were taken to hospital after a hit-and-run in Thornhill yesterday morning. The boy and girl, both 13, were walking to school along Edge Top Road, when a small silver car hit them at about 8.15am. The car failed to stop after it collided with the children ...
Hannah takesover the helm.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THE new editor of the Dewsbury Reporter Series has been appointed and will take up her role on June 30. Hannah Ridgeway, 41, has spent most of her journalistic career at the Halifax Courier, where she has been a chief reporter, sub editor, features editor and latterly assistant ...
Hundreds sign petition over post office closures.
Jun 06, 2008 ... SAVILE Town folk turned out in their hundreds to oppose plans to close their local Post Office. Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik held a public meeting to give locals a chance to speak to Post Office Ltd's network development manager for the North East, Adrian Wales, last Friday. ...
Battye may be poised to stand against Batley's MP.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THE entrepreneur Stephen Battye could stand as a Tory candidate against Labour MP Mike Wood in the General Election. Mr Battye, who is a co-owner of Redbrick Mill and Batley Variety Club, has not put himself forward as a candidate, but said he was considering doing so. ...
Parking areas are illegal - claims ex-councillor.
Jun 06, 2008 ... SOME of Dewsbury town centre's on-street parking areas and lay-bys are illegal, according to claims by a former councillor. Jeremy Fisher said the signs, markings and measurements of some parking spaces did not meet Department of Transport (DoT) regulations. After ...
Memorial service for Norman.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THE life of Dewsbury man Norman Longstaff will be celebrated with a memorial service on Monday. One of the Reporter's Millennium Men, Mr Longstaff, 89, died in hospital on May 31. Lance Bombardier Longstaff served in France and Africa with the Royal Artillery during ...
Breaking news: Matthews refused bail.
Jun 06, 2008 ... SHANNON Matthews' mother Karen has been refused bail by a judge ahead of her trial. Matthews, 32, of Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor, is accused of child neglect and perverting the course of justice. The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Peter Collier, rejected Matthews' bail ...
Five appear in court over death of Amar.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A MAN and four teenage boys have appeared in court charged with the murder of Westtown teenager Amar Aslam. Amin Hussain Ali, 20, of Field Lane, Ravensthorpe, appeared at Leeds Crown Court yesterday alongside a 16-year-old and three 15-year-olds who cannot be named for legal ...
Chief constable in bid to tackle violent extermists.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THE Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police has warned that violent extremists may try to exploit vulnerable people and said more needs to be done to stop them. His comments came as he welcomed the Home Secretary's announcement of new measures to prevent further radicalisation ...
Tears for a loving and special brother.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THE family of murdered teenager Amar Aslam have paid an emotional tribute to him at the place where he died. Amar's sister Samreen Aslam wept as she told reporters how her "loving and special" brother had got his driving licence two days before he was found dead in Crow Nest ...
Shock tactics in drink-drive battle.
Jun 06, 2008 ... DRINK or take drugs then drive - and this could this could happen to you. That is West Yorkshire Police's hard hitting message as the force launches a summer campaign. West Yorkshire Police arrest on average 400 people a month for drink and drug driving offences. ...
Nurse and doctor quizzed by police.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A SENIOR staff nurse and junior doctor were questioned by police following the death of a Dewsbury and District Hospital patient. Nichola Royal and Dr Rohit Sinha were questioned by officers investigating forgery and misconduct in a public office after the deceased's daughter ...
Wildey extends deal with Rams.
Jun 06, 2008 ... DEWSBURY Rams have announced that 19-year-old second rower Taran Wildey has committed himself to the club until the end of the 2010 season. Wildey was a member of last season's senior academy side but spent time out of the game as he was at college. He has recently ...
Bragging rights at stake in Central derby.
Jun 06, 2008 ... DERBY bragging rights will be at stake when Thornhill and Westborough make the short trip to Mirfield in the Huddersfield Central League Premier Section tomorrow (start 2pm). The sides go into the game on the back of impressive wins last week as Mirfield recorded an eight-wicket ...
Thornhill and Westborough thrash Central Premier leaders.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THORNHILL and Westborough toppled Huddersfield Central League Premier Section leaders Cawthorne with a terrific eight-wicket win last Saturday. Captain Nick Finnigan tore into the Cawthorne batting as he claimed 5-20 from 12 overs and with support from Dan Cheesbrough (3-17) and ...
Parish setback - Birstall topple leaders.
Jun 06, 2008 ... BIRSTALL moved to within three points of Central Yorkshire League Premier Division leaders Wrenthorpe with a terrific 45-run win at Bragg Lane End last Saturday. Having defeated champions Townville the previous week, Birstall inflicted Wrenthorpe's first defeat of the season ...
White Rose Trophy exit for CYL.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THE Central Yorkshire League bowed out of the White Rose Trophy after suffering an eight-wicket defeat to the York Senior League. The CYL, who had several players missing due to their club cup commitments, were bowled out for 142 and ...
Victory sees Heaton fourth.
Jun 06, 2008 ... HANGING Heaton climbed to fourth in the Bradford League Division One after a five-wicket win over Manningham Mills. Some fierce Heaton bowling put Mills under pressure early and they gained a swift reward as Nick Summerscales took the first two wickets with 18 on the board. ...
Record return for martial arts gym.
Jun 06, 2008 ... DEAN White took a group martial arts fighters to an event in Aspull, Wigan, last Saturday and returned with a superb unbeaten record of 15 wins and two draws against fighters from England, Wales and Scotland. The fighters set a new record for the gym, based on Bradford Road, ...
Rams show big improvement.
Jun 06, 2008 ... Dewsbury Rams 20 Leigh Centurions 28 By Andrew Hunt DEWSBURY Rams produced a vastly improved performance and were desperately unlucky to slip to an eighth defeat of the National League One season as again crucial refereeing decisions went against them. ...
Jowitt believes improving Dewsbury can still beat the drop.
Jun 06, 2008 ... DEWSBURY'S stand-in coach Warren Jowitt said there was still plenty of confidence at the club that the Rams can fight their way out of trouble at the foot of Co-operative National League One. The fiercely-determined Jowitt, never one to back off from a fight, stressed his own ...
Rams' board close on their new coach.
Jun 06, 2008 ... By Trevor Watson DEWSBURY Rams' directors were meeting today to draw up their shortlist for the coaching vacancy and the new man could be in place in a matter of days. There have been more than 20 official applications since the post was advertised, some of them from ...
New chief's first task is overseeing pre-fab cell block.
Jun 07, 2008 ... A NEW Chief Inspector has started work at Dewsbury Police Station. Chief Insp Ged McManus, head of operations in Kirklees, began work at Dewsbury on Monday after opting to transfer from Huddersfield. His first task is to oversee the doubling of the police station's ...
'Taxi wars' spills over at town hall.
Jun 08, 2008 ... A ROW between private hire and Hackney Carriage taxi drivers spilled from the ranks into a licensing meeting this week. Parking their white cabs outside Dewsbury Town Hall in protest, around 15 drivers marched into the meeting to make their complaints heard. The ...
Chris follows theatre dream.
Jun 08, 2008 ... A DEWSBURY teenager has been picked out of thousands to follow his theatre dreams. Chris Coop, 19, was one of only 50 chosen from 4,000 young people who applied for a place at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Chris, who studies at Huddersfield Technical ...
Local figures defend town's reputation on Radio 4 show.
Jun 09, 2008 ... IS Dewsbury really the town that dare not speak its name? That was the question put to some well-known Dewsbury figures as they defended the town's reputation on Radio 4's Broadcasting House. The discussion followed a Times article in wake of Amar Aslam's murder ...
Handcuffed to great fundraising idea.
Jun 09, 2008 ... YOU'RE handcuffed to someone in the middle of nowhere, with no money and only a limited time to get back to civilisation. No, it's not a memorable stag do, but a novel fundraising idea for a worthwhile local cause. Pinderfields Burns Club, which offers activities and ...
Hannah takes over the helm.
Jun 09, 2008 ... THE new editor of the Dewsbury Reporter Series has been appointed and will take up her role on June 30. Hannah Ridgeway, 41, has spent most of her journalistic career at the Halifax Courier, where she has been a chief reporter, sub editor, features editor and latterly assistant ...