News
In this week’s Dewsbury Reporter
A consultation into downgrading services at Dewsbury hospital has been branded ‘phony’ and its outcome ‘grimly predictable’ in a union review.
Slideshow: Stars come out for Dewsbury RLFC championship anniversary dinner video
Fans and players from Dewsbury’s greatest hour turned up in force on Friday for a dinner celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the 1973 league championship win.
On stage proposal a real show stopper
Love was in the air both on and off-stage on Saturday as a musical ended with a real-life marriage proposal.
New mayor keeps family tradition
He went from community campaigner to councillor, now Coun Martyn Bolt has become the first person from Mirfield to take the chains of office as Mayor of Kirklees.
Woolwich soldier murder must not lead army to retreat into barracks, said Dewsbury and Mirfield MP
The vicious murder of a soldier in a London street should not lead our armed forces to retreat into barracks, Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Simon Reevell said.
Chomping at the bit to raise money!
As a rule, me and my Welsh cob Maggie are more used to prancing round the showring or showing off in the dressage arena than doing anything too strenuous.
Sport
Test match ticket competition winners
Winners of the Test Match Tickets Competition we ran across the Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group are:
McCormack ‘gutted’ at Scotland omission
Leeds United striker Ross McCormack is “gutted” at missing out on Scotland selection in Gordon Strachan’s latest squad.
Overthorpe School win Archery League
Overthorpe CofE School were crowned champions of the t.a.a.rget Archery League last month after an exciting end to the season.
Morrison looks for Rams to build on impressive win
Dewsbury coach Glenn Morrison is looking for his young Rams side to build on last week’s impressive victory over Keighley Cougars.
Sykes to face Swifty Smith in eliminator
Dewsbury’s Gary Sykes is set to meet Liverpool’s Stephen Smith in a British super featherweight final eliminator later this year.
Fraser hits maiden league ton but Cleck take honours
Hanging Heaton’s Joe Fraser hit a maiden Bradford League century last Saturday but it wasn’t enough to prevent a derby defeat to Cleckheaton.
Video
Slideshow: Stars come out for Dewsbury RLFC championship anniversary dinner video
Fans and players from Dewsbury’s greatest hour turned up in force on Friday for a dinner celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the 1973 league championship win.
Lifestyle
Boogie down for charity
Chart hits of the 1970s and 1980s are set to fill the dancefloor at a charity event.
Kate Wobschall has her socks well and truly knocked off at the Radisson Blu in the Light, Leeds
This weekend has been mostly spent telling anyone who will listen about my amazing discovery.
Have a whale of a time at Dewsbury-on-sea
This 50ft inflatable whale will be the centrepiece of this year’s Dewsbury-on-sea.
This project is everything we stand for
Arts groups have vowed to boost creativity in North Kirklees with a £2m grant.
Rugby league legend to open Dewsbury Beer Festival
A rugby league legend will kick of Dewsbury Beer Festival tonight (Thursday).
Community
Letter: A barrier would stop station ‘campers’
Once again we have a community of ‘campers’ settling in the railway car park - paying nil and inconveniencing the paying public who work in surrounding towns, and it is left to the hard working public to meet the costs.
Sort out Pinderfields before you downgrade Dewsbury A&E
I read with interest Dr Matt Shepherd’s reply to Dr Thimmegowda’s letter highlighting the Nicholls report which condemns the closure of local hospitals and/or their services which then necessitates extra transport times to larger regional centres.
No need for alarm over Dewsbury and District Hospital A&E proposals
As clinicians we rarely want to enter into debate with colleagues in the pages of the media. However, we are concerned that the details contained in Dr Thimmegowda’s letter are misleading and may cause unnecessary alarm for local people.
1 commentStop atrocious downgrading of A&E at Dewsbury and District Hospital
The Mid Yorkshire Health Authority’s spin, supported by Miss Fishwick, consultant gynaecologist, in the Dewsbury Reporter, May 11, for changes in women’s and children’s services is yet again astonishing to say the least.
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Set out stall for success!
A new scheme aiming to boost market trade across Kirklees is to be launched next week.
Letter: Get involved in hospital campaign
I am usually a Conservative voter I am also on the committee of Save Local Hospital Services, it does not stop me whoever joins our group.
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Friday 24 May 2013
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