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Royal Mail worker Phil Chapman couldn’t believe his eyes when he spotted this cat like creature roaming around the countryside near Wakefield.
Mr Chapman, 48, was staying at the Redbeck Motel in Crofton when he captured the animal, believed to be a big cat, on camera, as it was prowling through nearby fields.
He said it emerged from the bushes at around 8pm on Wednesday.
Mr Chapman, from North Yorkshire, said: “I was on the phone to a friend looking out of the window at the fields, watching the rabbits, and this big cat just came through the hedgerow.
“It was just casually walking across the field.
“It’s clearly not a domestic cat.”
He added: “Whereas normally these things are a case of blink and it’s gone, this was in no rush to get across the field.”
Mr Chapman said the animal looked similar to a a panther.
But he hopes an expert will be able to shed more light, based on its characteristics.
He said: “It will be interesting to know what it was. I know there are big domestic cats but it certainly didn’t look like one.”
It is not the first time a “big cat” has been spotted in the district.
There have been several reported sightings of the ‘Beast Of Ossett’, which hit national headlines in 2000. Observers likened it to a big black Irish wolfhound.
Three years later there was a report of a large black cat stalking the village of Wintersett.
There were also sightings of a panther or puma like beast roaming between Alverthorpe and Ossett in 2006.
An animal, smaller than a Labrador but bigger than a cat, was spotted along a disused railway track between Wintersett and Newmillerdam in 2009.
And a “panther-like beast” was spotted roaming farmland in Notton in 2011.
Last year, there were also reports of a big cat on farmland near Kirkthorpe.
Mr Chapman quickly ended his phone call to catch this latest creature on camera.
He said: “I was surprised. I was trying to get a bit of actual proof of what it was on video. It was so clear to the visual eye.”

Big cat captured on video? Panther like beast spotted in countryside


Royal Mail worker Phil Chapman couldn’t believe his eyes when he spotted this cat like creature roaming around the countryside near Wakefield.


YORKSHIRE’s dream of winning the treble is over, but first team coach Jason Gillespie insisted that his players will come back fighting as they target the next best prize of a league and cup double.
Yorkshire failed in their attempt to win the NatWest T20 Blast for the first time when they lost by seven runs to Durham in the semi-final at Edgbaston on Saturday.
However, Gillespie’s men are still in the hunt for a hat-trick of County Championships and they are through to the Royal London Cup semi-finals for a second successive season, with Yorkshire determined to put behind them their T20 heartbreak.
“We were bitterly disappointed to lose the T20 semi,” said Gillespie, “but there’s still everything to play for in the next few weeks.
“We’re still in the 50-over comp and the Championship, and we’ll dust ourselves down and crack on.
“We can look back on the T20 campaign by and large with a lot of pride, considering the way that we started the tournament (Yorkshire won only one of their first seven games before winning six of the last seven to reach the knockout stages).
“It’s a tough one to take, losing the semi, but there’s still plenty to fight for in the next few weeks, and I know that the lads will bounce back strongly.”
Yorkshire came up against a world-class display from England pace bowler Mark Wood, who captured a T20 career-best 4-25 from four overs after Durham scored 156-6 in the second semi-final, Northants beating Nottinghamshire by eight runs in the first semi-final.
Wood twice took two wickets in three balls – including the key scalps of England batsmen Jonny Bairstow and Gary Ballance – after Ben Stokes had earlier top-scored with 56 on his return to the Durham side after a calf injury.
“Mark Wood bowled beautifully,” said Gillespie, with Wood following that performance with 1-25 in the final against Northants, who went on to take the trophy with a four-wicket win.
“We were going along quite nicely and then we lost two quick wickets (Bairstow and Ballance), and we didn’t quite recover from that.
“I certainly felt that it was a gettable total, especially with the strength and depth of our batting line-up, and we should have chased those down.
“We can look at all sorts of reasons as to why that didn’t happen, but the facts are that we didn’t get the runs and Durham played very well.”
With hindsight, Gillespie felt that Yorkshire might have made more of an effort to see off Wood, although that was clearly easier said than done.
The 26-year-old right-armer, who only recently returned to action after ankle surgery, was bowling at 90mph and he would have been a handful for any opposition.
“Maybe we just needed to soak up the pressure a little bit more and get through his (Wood’s) spell, knowing that he only had four of the 20 overs, and maybe there are some lessons to be learned there,” said Gillespie, whose side take on Surrey in the semi-finals of the Royal London Cup at Headingley on Sunday.
“We just weren’t able to win the key moments, and Wood took the wind out of our sails.
“Any cricket watcher could see that he was used very well by the captain; he was brought on to take wickets and put the pressure on us, which is exactly what happened.”
Yorkshire captain Alex Lees echoed Gillespie’s sentiments at the end of an encouraging T20 campaign for the club overall, with Yorkshire having only once previously reached Finals Day.
Lees hit the second-highest score of 22 on a day when Adam Lyth (64) led the Yorkshire chase.
“Woody tipped the scales, and when you twice get two wickets in one over, it certainly puts the opposition on the back foot,” said Lees.
“We’re bitterly disappointed, and I just think that we lacked somebody in the middle order to make a contribution.
“Overall, we had a good tournament after everyone had written us off after the first few games, and we showed strength of character to come back and qualify and reach Finals Day. That’s testament to the group of players that we have, and the lads’ work ethic and prep was second to none.”
Attention now returns to the Championship, with Yorkshire going into tomorrow’s game against Notts at Scarborough in second place in Division One, 26 points behind Middlesex with a game in hand.
Finals’ Day report: Page 9.

Yorkshire vow to hit back after T20 defeat


YORKSHIRE’s dream of winning the treble is over, but first team coach Jason Gillespie insisted that his players will come back fighting as they target the next best prize of a league and cup double.


A jealous dad burgled his estranged partner’s home and cut up every item of her clothing after finding out she was seeing someone else.
A court heard Grant Barrett made a point of deliberately cutting the crotch of every single item of her underwear and also stole her passport so she could not go on holiday.
Barrett, 29, then sent his former partner a text message demanding that she meet him or he would set fire to her car.
A judge who jailed Barrett for 30 months said: “This was a bid to cause her as much misery as possible.”
Leeds Crown Court heard Barrett managed to obtain a key to the victim’s home without her knowledge and let himself into the house while she was out on June 10 this year.
Barrett, of England Lane, Knottingley, removed £3,000 worth of property and cash including two television sets.
He also cut all of her clothing and placed it in the bath before destroying her make-up and smashing her hair straighteners.
The court heard many of the clothes had been taken from a suitcase which she had packed ready to go on holiday.
Barrett sent the victim a text the next day which read: “If you do not talk to me I will come down and burn your car out. Just see what I do.”
Barrett also rang the woman’s mobile phone 132 times.
The court heard Barrett had previously been in a relationship with the victim for 11 years and they have a son together.
Barrett pleaded guilty to burglary and sending a malicious communication.
He has previous convictions for violence and drink-related offences.
Abbi Whelan, mitigating, said Barrett committed the offences as he struggled to cope with the breakdown of the relationship and found out his former partner was seeing some else.
Ms Whelan said Barrett had been drinking at the time.
She added: “While he clearly still loves the complainant, he realises that it is not healthy for anybody.”
Jailing Barrett, judge Christopher Batty said: “You are a controlling individual who simply could not bear it when you discovered that the complainant was seeing someone else. You decided to take some kind of revenge upon her. “She was clearly going on holiday in the near future and you decided to sabotage her plans.
“You took her passport and you set about damaging each and every item of clothing so she had no way of taking any item with her, including disfiguring her underwear.
“This was a very, very unpleasant offence.”
The judge continued: “Whatever your true intentions were, this must have been terrifying for her.”
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Team GB claimed a record haul of 67 medals at the Rio Olympics, their most at an overseas Games, with Yorkshire contributing to 14 of them.
Team GB finished second on the medals table with 27 gold, 23 silver and 17 bronze.
If Yorkshire were a country, it would have finished 17th on the medals table, ahead of New Zealand, Canada and South Africa among others.
Here is the full list of Great Britain and Yorkshire’s Rio Olympic medallists.
Gold 27 (5 from Yorkshire)
Adam Peaty, swimming, men’s 100m breaststroke.
Great Britain's Laura Trott kisses her gold medal after winning the Women's Omnium. (Picture: PA)
Joe Clarke, canoeing, men’s K1.
Jack Laugher and Chris Mears, diving, men’s 3m synchro.
Jason Kenny, Phil Hindes, Callum Skinner, cycling, men’s team sprint.
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, rowing, women’s pair.
Yorkshire's Jack Laugher won a silver medal in the men's three metres springboard. (Picture: PA)
Alex Gregory, Mohamed Sbihi, George Nash and Constantine Louloudis, rowing, men’s four.
Sir Bradley Wiggins, Ed Clancy, Steven Burke and Owain Doull, cycling, men’s team pursuit.
Scott Durant, Tom Ransley, Andrew Triggs Hodge, Matt Gotrel, Pete Reed, Paul Bennett, Matt Langridge, William Satch and Phelan Hill (cox), rowing, men’s eight.
Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell-Shand, Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, cycling, women’s team pursuit.
Yorkshire's Nicola Adams won a second Olympic gold in Rio (Picture: PA)
Mo Farah, athletics, men’s 10,000m.
Max Whitlock, gymnastics, men’s floor.
Justin Rose, golf, men’s tournament.
Max Whitlock, gymnastics, men’s pommel horse.
Jason Kenny, cycling, men’s sprint.
Andy Murray, tennis, men’s singles.
Charlotte Dujardin, equestrian, dressage individual grand prix.
Giles Scott, sailing, Finn class.
Laura Trott, pictured, cycling, women’s omnium.
Jason Kenny, cycling, men’s Keirin.
Alistair Brownlee, men’s triathlon.
Hannah Clark and Saskia Mills, sailing, women’s 470.
Jade Jones, taekwondo, women’s -57kg.
Nick Skelton, equestrian, individual showjumping.
Great Britain’s women, hockey.
Liam Heath, canoeing, men’s K1 200m.
Nicola Adams, boxing, women’s flyweight.
Mo Farah, athletics, men’s 5,000m.
Silver (23) (5 from Yorkshire)
Jazz Carlin, swimming, women’s 400m freestyle.
Siobhan O’Connor, swimming, women’s 200m IM.
James Guy, Stephen Milne, Dan Wallace, Duncan Scott, Robbie Renwick, swimming, men’s 4x200m freestyle.
Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley, rowing, double sculls.
David Florence and Richard Hounslow, canoeing, men’s C2.
men’s rugby sevens squad.
Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester, Fiona Bigwood and Spencer Wilton, equestrian, team dressage.
Bryony Page, gymnastics, trampolining.
Jazz Carlin, swimming, women’s 800m freestyle.
Katie Greves, Melanie Wilson, Frances Houghton, Polly Swann, Jessica Eddie, Olivia Carnegie-Brown, Karen Bennett, Zoe Lee and Zoe de Toledo (cox), rowing, women’s eight.
Becky James, cycling, women’s Keirin.
Chris Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Duncan Scott, swimming, men’s 4x100m medley relay.
Jessica Ennis-Hill, athletics, women’s heptathlon.
Nick Dempsey, sailing, men’s RS:X.
Louis Smith, gymnastics, men’s pommel horse.
Callum Skinner, cycling, men’s sprint.
Mark Cavendish, cycling, omnium.
Becky James, cycling, women’s sprint.
Jack Laugher, diving, men’s 3m springboard.
Jon Schofield and Liam Heath, canoeing, men’s kayak double 200m.
Jonny Brownlee, men’s triathlon.
Lutalo Muhammad, taekwondo, men’s -80kg.
Joe Joyce, boxing, men’s super-heavyweight.
Bronze (17) (4 from Yorkshire)
Ed Ling, shooting, men’s trap.
Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow, diving, men’s synchronised 10m.
Chris Froome, cycling, time trial.
Steven Scott, shooting, double trap.
Sally Conway, judo, women’s -70kg.
Max Whitlock, gymnastics, men’s all-around individual.
Greg Rutherford, athletics, men’s long jump.
Sophie Hitchon, athletics, women’s hammer.
Amy Tinkler, gymnastics, floor.
Nile Wilson, gymnastics, men’s horizontal bar.
Katy Marchant, cycling, women’s sprint.
Josh Buatsi, boxing, men’s light-heavyweight.
Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, badminton, men’s doubles.
Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita, athletics, 4x100 metres relay.
Vicky Holland, women’s triathlon.
Bianca Walkden, taekwondo, women’s +67kg.
Eilidh Doyle, Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Christine Ohuruogu, athletics, women’s 4x400m relay.

Rio 2016: Team GB’s Olympic medallists...and where Yorkshire would have finished on the medals table


Team GB claimed a record haul of 67 medals at the Rio Olympics, their most at an overseas Games, with Yorkshire contributing to 14 of them.


Chart-toppers including B'witched, S Club stars, 911, The Hoosiers and Toploader will play at Summer Sounds concerts in Leeds on Saturday and you could see them for FREE.
We have 100 family tickets to be won - that's four tickets each - to either the day or night show of your choice in Millennium Square on August 6, 2016.
Check out the official web site for full details and how to buy tickets at www.summersounds.info
Worried About Ray and Goodbye Mr A hitmakers The Hoosiers, plus Dancing In The Moonlight stars Toploader and support Jamie Gilder will perform at the first concert, from 11.30am to 2pm.
B’Witched, famed for their number one hits C'est la Vie, Rollercoaster, To You I Belong, and Blame It On The Weatherman, head up the night slot, from 7.30pm to 10.30pm.
Sharing the later bill is S Club Party, featuring Jo and Bradley from S Club 7, who topped the charts with songs including Bring It All Back and Don't Stop Movin, along with A Little Bit More stars 911, Damage and Sweet Female Attitude.
B'witched
Both shows, which are standing only and presented by Livewire Events, are in a specially-created outdoor arena complete with licensed bar and catering, in the heart of the city.
WIN FAMILY TICKETS
Tickets are still available at £20 each - details below - but we have 50 family tickets for the day show and the same for the night concert to be won, in a free entry draw by email or Twitter.
But hurry - we are giving away five family tickets for each show every hour throughout the day from Friday, August 5, 10am.
The Hoosiers
Please note, only one entry per person, per show, allowed every hour.
HOW TO ENTER
For your chance to win four tickets for the day time concert, to see The Hoosiers, Toplader and Jamie Gilder, email your full name, age, address, mobile, landline and email details, with #JPCompSSDAY in the subject field to info@summersounds.info
Or follow @GW1962 and retweet any of this #JPCompSSDAY tweets.
Toploader
For your chance to win four tickets for the night time concert, to see B’Witched, S Club Party, 911, Damage and Sweet Female Attitude, email your full name, age, address, mobile, landline and email details, with #JPCompSSNIGHT in the subject field to info@summersounds.info.
Or follow @GW1962 and retweet any of this #JPCompSSNIGHT tweets.
Gate for the daytime show open at 10.30am, with performances from 11.30am. Gates for the evening concert open at 6.30pm, first band on 7.30pm.
Please only enter if you can definitely attend.
Winners will be notified throughout the day and entry will be via guest list names on the gate.
Each family of four winning party must include at least one supervising adult. transport not included. Johnston Press usual terms and conditions apply, see www.johnstonpress.co.uk/competition
* Guarantee your tickets - buy now at www.summersounds.info also see whatson.leeds.gov.uk , call 0113 376 0318 or buy in person from City Centre Box Office at The Leeds Town Hall (open 10am -6pm Monday to Saturday).
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What is the number on Herbie's car bonnet in the Disney film The Love Bug?
It's 53 of course.
And if you knew that, you might have been in with a chance against Team Goofy, the newly crowned Disney Quiz Cineworld Sheffield champions - IT worker John Youle, 33, primary school assistant Abigail Screaton, 32, sales assistants Deborah Vaughan, 29, and Sarah Youle, 32.
They won books, bags, T-shirts, hats and more, including tickets to see Frozen, the live action Disney On Ice production coming to Sheffield Arena in December.
Team Goofy also won a Cineworld star-shaped logo trophy and they each got a miniature Oscar.
The free entry event promoted this Friday's UK release of Finding Dory, the long-awaited Walt Disney and Pixar Animation sequel to their 2003 masterpiece, Finding Nemo..
Cineworld Sheffield Disney Quiz champs 2016 - John Youle, 33; primary school assistantAbigail Screaton, 32, sales assistants Deborah Vaughan, 29, and Sarah Youle, 32.
It follows a sci-fi and a Marvel quiz night, much like a pub quiz, which were also hosted in the innovative cinema's bar area, on the first floor of the building at Valley Centertainment.
Cineworld's next film quiz, with the theme of Page To Screen, will test fans' knowledge of films like Harry Potter on Tuesday, August 16, at 7pm.
Team Goofy's Abigail Screaton, of Rotherham, said: "It's only the third time we've done one of these quizzes, So it's fantastic to win.
"It's just a different sort of environment from a usual pub quiz. Lots of people get dressed up. It's nice to do something a bit different with your friends. I really enjoyed it."
Quiz master Dave Vaughan, Cineworld Sheffield's Operations Manager, said: "Pub quizzes have been going on for years. At Cineworld we do something a little bit different.
"We are doing this for free, for people to come here not for a night at the movies but a night in our bar, having fun and showing their skills of movie knowledge out.
"We've had a sci-fi quiz, a Marvel quiz and next we're having a Page To Screen quiz. So it's something for everyone. Some of the audience and our staff even dressed up for it.
"The space is bookable, we have had private events in the past, where people have hired the bar out with food for parties. Anything is a possibility in the new Cineworld Sheffield."
Team Goofy answered 100 questions, including video and audio sections, getting around 81 per cent right,
Below we have 10 of the question. Without using Google, go on, be honest...how many can you answer?
CINEWORLD SHEFFIELD DISNEY QUIZ 2016
1. What was the name of the snake in Robin Hood?
2. Who wrote Peter Pan?
3. The Blue fairy appears in which Disney Classic first?
4. What fairy tale is Tangled based on?
5. What's the name of the crab in little mermaid?
6. Put these Disney classics in order of release - Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, 101 Dalmatians and Winnie the Pooh. ]
7. What is the name of Merlin’s owl in the Sword in the Stone.
8. What happened to Bambi’s mum?
9. Night at Bald Mountain come from what Disney classic.
10. Name the seven dwarfs.
ANSWERS
1. Sir hiss
2. J M Barrie
3. Pinocchio.
4. Rapunsel
5. Sebastian.
6. Alice, 1951; 101 Dalmatians, 1961; Robin Hood, 1973; The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, 1977; Winnie the Pooh, 2011.
7. Archimedes
8. She is shot.
9. Fantasia
10. Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy and Grumpy.
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Buildings formerly used as Wakefield Theatre Club and a Superbowl complex have been demolished.
Applicant Keith Brown Properties (Hull) Ltd submitted an application to Wakefield Council to knock down all buildings at the site on Doncaster Road in 2014.
The council said no prior approval was needed for the demolition to take place. But no further application has been submitted.
The venue was formerly Wakefield Theatre Club and played host to some of the biggest musicians and acts of the 1960s and 70s.
It then became the Pussycat club.
And from 1989 it was run as a bowling centre with a bowling alley and Wimpey restaurant.


Buildings formerly used as Wakefield Theatre Club and a Superbowl complex have been demolished.


THERE was no music, no introduction, no commentary and no adverts... so why did the two-hour TV special of a bus trip through the Yorkshire Dales prove so popular?
Early figures indicate that almost a million viewers tuned in on Bank Holiday Monday evening to watch the Northern Dalesman service wind its way through the splendid Yorkshire countryside.
But it was on Twitter where news of the show really started to cause a stir as #CountryBus started trending and proud Yorkshire folk started to wax lyrical about the splendour of their wonderful county.
Special cameras were fitted to the bus, displaying its route - stretching from Richmond to Ingleton - in real time, capturing the road ahead, the passing scenery and the occasional chatter of the regular passengers.
The BBC Four show, All Aboard! The Country Bus, is the latest in a series of ‘slow’ programmes, following the success of The Sleigh Ride and Slow Week.
The ‘Dalesman’s 40-mile route includes a blossoming river valley, ancient meadows, agricultural pastures and ancient mining villages, and passes over high open heathland, before a final stretch across the hilly Dales past Ribbleshead viaduct.
The programme featured captions integrated into the landscape to provide details about the dramatic countryside through which the bus was passing - from aspects of the geographical or geological environment, to specific highlights of Britain’s agricultural or industrial heritage, from the ancient stone hay barns that dot the landscape to the scars left behind by the lead mining of previous centuries.
The Twitter reaction was, on the whole, positive with those watching it transfixed with the scenery and those who were unable to watch it desperate to know when and how they could watch a repeat!
The praise was headed by @Yorkshire_Life which tweeted: “What wonderful television the #CountryBus is - no dialogue or narration. Just lets the beautiful #YorkshireDales speak for itself”
Ed Jennings (@Ed_Jennings) added: “If you aren’t watching BBC4 right now, I have no idea what you’re doing with your life. #CountryBus” while _DNCN(@DNCN_MCR) wrote “I’ve slept on it now and i’m still convinced #CountryBus is the best thing ‘ve ever seen on British TV.”
The support went on... here are some of the best tweets in support of the show.
itsallaboutcake (@Itsallaboutcake)
#CountryBus is what the BBC is for. No other broadcaster in the world would do this.
Jo (@Jodelle08)
Thank you @BBCFOUR for 2 hours of sublime TV last night. #CountryBus. More please.
Jacqui Wicks (@OssettObserver)
Whoever commissioned #CountryBus is in my opinion a broadcasting genius!
Tim Schofield (@jonesonenil)
@BBCFOUR I’d love everyone to see this, particularly those who have never ventured any further north than Watford. Gorgeous TV. #CountryBus
Kate Chapman (@surreykate)
Wow I want to go on this bus #CountryBus
smudgesmam (@lynnebroom)
Feeling all emotional since the beauty that was #CountryBus on #BBC4 fantastic two hours!
lucy lawson (@amypoops)
How awesome was #CountryBus and how lucky am I to live there !! #FeelingBlessed #YorkshireDales
Chris Crispy McLaren (@crispy_180)
#CountryBus Love the way this is trending, and the way it has caught people’s imagination as well! Watched all 2 hours of it as well!!
Nicola Paton Art (@nikki_paton)
Can’t believe how much I enjoyed #CountryBus :)
ANDY URRY (@IRONONTHEUP)
#bbc4 #countrybus only in the uk could you see such fabulous TV footage, Well done Bbc4 more please !
Jane Roberts (@JaneElRoberts)
Can I go on #CountryBus The Return? Peaceful, relaxing, stunning Yorkshire Dales scenery & silence but for an occasional baaing sheep. Bliss
Cassian Harrison, Channel Editor, BBC Four says: “I’m delighted that Slow television has struck such a chord with BBC Four viewers. This programme offered another very special treat; an opportunity to sit back and appreciate the sights and sounds of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales in a rich and absorbing antidote to the frenetic pace of modern life.”
All Aboard! The Country Bus was aired on BBC Four on Monday, August 29 but is now available to download on the BBC iPlayer.

Country Bus: How a two-hour bus trip tour of the Yorkshire Dales caused a social media stir


THERE was no music, no introduction, no commentary and no adverts... so why did the two-hour TV special of a bus trip through the Yorkshire Dales prove so popular?


Police are appealing for witnesses after a crash in Wakefield left a woman with serious injuries.
The incident happened yesterday (Wednesday) at 4.30pm at junction 41 of the M1 northbound.
A grey Honda Civic was exiting the motorway when the collision took place.
A 30-year-old woman suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital. Her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Anyone who has any information or saw the vehicle involved prior to the collision is asked to contact the police via 101 quoting log number 1281 of 24 August.


Police are appealing for witnesses after a crash in Wakefield left a woman with serious injuries.


Forever championing up and coming talent, the BBC Introducing Stage is back again at this year’s Leeds Festival with the line-up announced today.
This stage offers one of the biggest platforms for new music in the UK, having last year brought sets from the likes of Clean Cut Kid, Georgia and Viola Beach.
The BBC Introducing Stage has also hosted Reading and Leeds debut slots from Jake Bugg, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Jack Garratt, making it a must see for anyone wishing to catch future stars’ formative moments.
Headlining the BBC Introducing Stage on the Friday at Leeds will be the up and coming SuperGlu. Appearing alongside them will be the West-African rhythms of nine-piece KOG & The Zongo Brigade, West-Midlands singer-songwriter Lawrence Taylor, ‘math-pop-whiz-kids’ Tusk, poetic grime artist Sonny Green and gritpop Nottingham based Mowbeck.
Mouses are renowned for their raw and energetic live performances and will take to the BBC Introducing Stage as well as the melodic Arctic Lake, psychedelic indie band CaStleS and power-packed seven-piece rock n’ rollers Hardwicke Circus.
The stage will also play host to Centre Stage Competition winners Faux Pas and Futuresound Competition runners up Dusk, The Indigo Project, Vexxes, Night Owls and Adore//repel.
Headlining the second day at Leeds will be the hotly tipped Coquin Migale with explosive sounds from their new album Munro released next week.
Joining them is 19-year-old singer songwriter from Yorkshire, Beau, the heavy melodic swoons of Muncie Girls and the lo-fi aesthetic sounds of Paris Youth Foundation.
Airways, a recently formed indie-rock group will be performing alongside indie-pop Happy Accidents, pop-fuzz buzz-band Eat Fast, explosive four-piece The Wholls, the increasingly popular Strong Asian Mothers and Bolton singer songwriter Jordan Allen.
Closing the BBC Introducing Stage on the Sunday at Leeds will be Fronteers, with their Britpop infused licks. Also appearing is blues-influenced Ten Tonnes, psychedelic five piece The Shimmer Band, Brighton favourites High Tyde, the spell-binding young piano master Cameron A G and indie-folk group The Tin Pigeons.
The adrenalin pumped garage punk Avalanche Party, dreamy-pop Tiny Giant, electronic-indie inspired Haus and anthemic indie-rockers We Were Giants will join them for first time appearances at Reading and Leeds.
Leeds Festival will kick start in style on Thursday, August 25 as legendary independent Leeds-based label Dance To The Radio return to host the BBC Introducing Stage and start the weekend’s festivities with a phenomenal programme.
The psychedelic grunge swamp sounds of The Wytches and fiery Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes top a bill that will also see performances by Freak, Blackwaters and Forever Cult.
The 2016 Leeds Festival boasts the biggest names, sounds and festival moments, with five main stage headliners over three days - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foals, Biffy Clyro, Disclosure and Fall Out Boy. They head up a huge Bank Holiday weekend which will also see performances by Jack Ü, The 1975, Two Door Cinema Club, Boy Better Know, Chvrches, The Vaccines, A$AP Rocky, Nas, Good Charlotte, Asking Alexandria, Fetty Wap and over 200 more.
Weekend tickets (£205 + £8 booking fee) and day tickets (£59.50 + £7 booking fee) are available from http://www.leedsfestival.com/tickets

BBC Introducing Stage line-up announced for Leeds Festival


Forever championing up and coming talent, the BBC Introducing Stage is back again at this year’s Leeds Festival with the line-up announced today.


Punk duo Slaves say they may be unable to live up to the name of their forthcoming album and Take Control of the 'wild' Leeds Festival crowd this weekend.
Drummer vocalist Isaac Holman and band mate Laurie Vincent, on guitar and vocals, play Leeds Festival main stage on Sunday after Reading Festival on Saturday.
And they say northern fans are often more wild than anywhere else in the country.
"I don't know if we can take control of the Leeds crowd but I'll give it a good old go," laughed Isaac, promising fans 'blood, sweat and laughs'.
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"We are a southern band so we did a bit better down south at first. But the northern crowds are even more wild for us now than down south sometimes. I think Leeds is going to go off.
"It's completely what I live for. I love playing live. It's the only time my mind goes quiet and I feel comfortable when I step out on stage. The more people there the merrier."
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Slaves are on the same bill as Red Hot Chili Peppers. Imagine Dragons and Courteeners.
Other superstar bands playing this weekends include Biffy Clyro, Fall Out Boy, Foals, Disclosure, The Vaccines and Chvrches - along with rising local stars, such as South Yorkshire's own Radio 1 hitmakers The Sherlocks. Leeds Festival is set to attract around 80,000 people.
Isaac, who also revealed they still get starstruck, said it will be a highlight of their year which also includes a 15 date UK headline tour in November and the release of next album Take Control on September 30.
Isaac added: "Sometimes you get starstruck. Me and Laurie definitely do fanboy some people we meet. But the more you get into the scene you realise everyone is just a person and it becomes a little bit more normal.
"We've worked our way up through the stages. Being main stage is like another level - Leeds and Reading were the festivals we went to when we were younger and I don't think we ever imagined we would be on the bill let alone on the main stage. It's brilliant."
Slaves, from Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, will be laying waste to venues across the country as they launch into a full UK tour in November. Yorkshire dates include Leeds O2 Academy on Tuesday, November 15 and Sheffield O2 Academy, on Friday, November 25.
See full tour, ticket details and album download links links below.
Slaves earned a reputation for themselves as one of the UK’s fiercest live acts with their constant touring and festival appearances off the back of last year's debut album, Are you Satisfied?
Their next hit album in waiting was part recorded at Jackson Browne’s studio in Santa Monica, California.
Take Control was produced by one of the legends of early hip hop and New York punk, Mike D who, says Laurie, “Became like another member of our band – we can safely call him our friend, which is just surreal!”
The album finds the young pair sharpening up their skills, both in songwriting and in execution and sounding heavier in places.
Several tracks on the album were recorded on vintage equipment used by the Beastie Boys on their classic records, Including STD’s PhD’s, Angelica and Consume Or Be Consumed.
Recorded back home in London, Steer Clear was a collaboration with another hero, Baxter Dury, who lent his distinctive vocals to a duet with Isaac.
Slaves first emerged in 2012, working their way up through the local toilet-venue circuit to become one of the success stories of 2015.
The band’s debut album Are You Satisfied? smashed in to the UK top 10 and earned the band huge critical acclaim. Thanks to their charismatic mash-up of punky urgency and silly humour, they bagged Kerrang!’s Spirit Of Punk award and NME’s Best Video award (for Cheer Up London), while also securing nominations for the Mercury Music Prize, and for Best New Band at Q and NME.
Along the way, they’ve won the hearts of The Streets’ Mike Skinner, stolen the show on last year’s NME tour, had Skepta join them on stage at Radio 1’s Big Weekend and toured with Jamie T and Wolf Alice – the latter in America in March, after which Wolf Alice’s drummer Joel Amey bunked off to California to play on new track People That You Meet.
Pre-order new the album now to get a free download of Spit It Out, first single from the album, at youareallslaves.com - you can also order at iTunes, Amazon or Google Play.
VIDEO: Check out Spit It Out, the first single off the album - a snapshot of their manic daily lives in Tunbridge Wells and New Cross - CLICK HERE.
Leeds Festival Ticket Information
Weekend tickets are £205 + £8 booking fee = £213 total Day tickets are £59.50 + £7 booking fee Early entry permits - £20 (No booking fee) Campervan permits - £75 (No booking fee) Lockers - £16 (No booking fee)
Slaves 2016 UK Tour dates (All shows 14 +)
Thu 10 Nov 2016 – Bexhill - De La Warr Pavillion - UK
Fri 11 Nov 2016 – Truro - Hall for Cornwall - UK
Sun 13 Nov 2016 – Cardiff - University Great Hall - UK
Mon 14 Nov 2016 – Cambridge - Corn Exchange - UK
Tue 15 Nov 2016 – Leeds – O2 Academy - UK
Thu 17 Nov 2016 – Newcastle – O2 Academy - UK
Fri 18 Nov 2016 - Glasgow – Barrowland - UK
Sat 19 Nov 2016 – Birmingham – O2 Academy - UK
Mon 21 Nov 2016 – Bristol – O2 Academy - UK
Tue 22 Nov 2016 – Leicester - O2 Academy - UK
Wed 23 Nov 2016 – Nottingham - Rock City - UK
Fri 25 Nov 2016 – Sheffield – O2 Academy - UK
Sat 26 Nov 2016 – Manchester - Albert Hall - UK
Tue 29 Nov 2016 – London - Shepherds Bush Empire - UK
Wed 30 Nov 2016 – London - Shepherds Bush Empire - UK
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The project limits are the intersection of County Road 131, extending north to Highway 371. County work crews will be performing the spray patch work.
On Monday, spray patching operations will take place on County Road 115 (Ojibwa/Nashway Roads). The project limits are the intersection of County Road 115 and Highway 371 in Unorganized Township. This operation will move to County Highway 16 Tuesday through Thursday. The project limits are Driftwood Lane north to the intersection of Highway 1. County work crews will be performing the spray patch work.
Crosswalk and message painting will take place on county roads in Jenkins and Ideal townships and the city of Emily and Crosslake areas Wednesday.
Work crews will be working on one travel lane and shoulder simultaneously, creating the need to close one lane of traffic. Signing and flaggers will control the traffic flow through these work areas.
Mowing on various county road ditches will take place throughout the week. The county asks motorists to watch for these tractors operating along county road shoulders.
Depending on the weather, the project should last about one week.
"Please be mindful of the construction zone and the workers when traveling in these areas," the county highway department reported. Minor traffic delays may occur.
For more Information on the county highway system, or to report a roadway issue, contact the highway department by going online to www.crowwing.us or calling 218-824-1110.

Crews continue to work on highway maintenance projects


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Jasper Lorentzen (left) and C.J. Lewandowski of the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys perform Friday at the Lakes Bluegrass Festival in Pine River. (Kelly Humphrey, Brainerd Dispatch - Gallery and Video)
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People release balloons in memory of Alayna Ertl Sunday at Pillager Park. (Kelly Humphrey, Brainerd Dispatch - Gallery and Video)
Adults and children on Sunday gathered at a Pillager park to honor the memory of Alayna Ertl, the 5-year-old Watkins girl abducted from her home and whose body was found later in rural Cass County north of Pillager.
The event, hosted by Brooke Rooney, was highlighted by the release of numerous balloons into the air. There also was music, cookies and lemonade.
Alayna was abducted from her home in the early morning hours of Aug. 20. Zachary Todd Anderson, 25, Coon Rapids, has been accused of committing the crime. After the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued an Amber Alert for Alayna, Anderson was located and arrested at property his family owns in southern Cass County. Alayna's body was also found on the property.
Anderson was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of kidnapping and theft—all felonies.
Alayna's funeral was Friday in her hometown of Watkins. Anderson's next court hearing is Oct. 10 in Walker.


Jessica Waytashek, lifestyle coach for Your Energized Year, works out during a one session out of a series set up for Crow Wing Energized participants and others at Takedown Gym north of Brainerd. Renee Richardson/Brainerd Dispatch
After 16-weeks the nearly 300 participants—in more than 40 classes—reported their results. They lost an average of 11 pounds or 5 percent of their body mass by increasing activity and being aware of what they were eating.
Pounds lost equals a small car—3,112 pounds of unhealthy body weight gone.
"I wanted to say how much I appreciate the Crow Wing Energized National Diabetes Prevention Program," Diane, a Your Energized Year participant stated. "I joined the Your Energized Year challenge this spring with minimal expectations. I knew I needed to get more active and thought maybe it would be a good start. I am so thankful for our awesome coach and the support of this program by Essentia Health. I am happy to say since joining the program, I went from getting no exercise to completing over 500 miles of walking.
"At my recent physical I had normal blood sugar, normal A1C, normal blood pressure and my resting pulse had gone from 92 to 64. Best of all I lost 41 pounds and the doctor gave me a 'gold star.' I am sure this is just one example of the many lives that have been touched and changed by the Crow Wing Energized programs. Hopefully this gives you further encouragement to keep up the good work within the community!"
To learn more about making a lifestyle change visit CrowWingEnergized.org and click on the "Lifestyle Change" graphic. Year-long lifestyle change classes are beginning the week of Sept. 6 in Baxter, Brainerd, Crosslake and Longville.
The year-long program helps participants make real lifestyle changes such as eating healthier, including physical activity into their daily lives, and improving problem-solving and coping skills. The classes are sponsored by Crow Wing Energized, Statewide Health Improvement Program, Crow Wing County, and Essentia Health.
Participants in this class:
• Experienced an average weight loss of 5-7 percent.
• Cut risk for developing type 2 diabetes by 58 percent.
There will be 16 weekly sessions and monthly follow-up sessions to support participants for the remainder of the year led by certified lifestyle change coaches. The evidence-based curriculum was developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is called the National Diabetes Prevention Program.

Lives changed - 3,112 pounds lost through lifestyle change classes


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A number of power tools and violins were stolen during a burglary on Woodlands Road last week.
The burglary happened between 10pm and 10am on August 18 at a home on Woodlands Road.
A number of power tools and violins were stolen during the burglary.
Harrogate police are appealing for witnesses and information following the burglary to identify any potential offenders.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation should contact police on 101, select option 2, and ask for Laura Wright.
You can also email laura.wright0118@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
Please quote the North Yorkshire Police reference number NYP-18082016-0402.

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THE day was sunny and very warm, made bearable by a cooling breeze blowing from the Trafalgar Square end.
Thunder flies clung to the skin until they were swept away with sweaty hands or else flicked off – Subbuteo-like – with sticky fingers.
Spectators sat in shirt-sleeves and sun hats, occasionally raising a drink to their lips or slurping at ice creams, while seagulls squawked and circled the ground, looking for remnants of discarded food.
For much of the long and lazy afternoon, the pin-striped deckchairs in front of the West Stand marquee were vacant as important people enjoyed an extended lunch, occasionally popping their heads outside to check the scoreboard on the popular bank.
All the sights and sounds of Scarborough were present for the start of the 130th Festival, just as they have always been, and the cricket itself was of compelling character.
After half-an-hour’s play, Yorkshire were 21-0 after Notts, the bottom club, took up the right of the visiting side to field first.
Half-an-hour before lunch, Yorkshire, the second-placed club, had sunk to 51-6 after insipid batting and inspired work from medium-pacer Steven Mullaney had nipped out three of the wickets and effected a run-out.
A seventh-wicket stand of 132 in 34 overs between Andrew Hodd (96no) and Azeem Rafiq (74) stopped the bleeding, and even inspired a recovery back to rude health as both made their highest scores of the season, Hodd also making his highest score for Yorkshire.
The wicketkeeper deserved a century, but was left stranded when the hosts were dismissed for 282 deep into the evening session, Notts reaching stumps on 38-2.
On a day when 4,979 spectators gathered in glorious sunshine, it was pertinent to ponder initially who was not playing as much as who was.
Yorkshire were without Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid and David Willey due to international calls, while captain Andrew Gale failed a fitness test on a sore back, with Gary Ballance leading the club for the first time in the Championship.
Gale, who has struggled for runs, therefore missed out at a ground where he has scored 1,372 of them in 19 first-class games at 49, including a career-best 272 when these sides last met in the Championship here in 2013.
For their part, Notts were without pace bowlers Stuart Broad (ankle), Jake Ball (international duty) and Harry Gurney (hip), with the visitors handing a debut to 19-year-old batsman Tom Moores, son of former England head coach Peter Moores, the Notts’ coaching consultant.
Despite their depleted bowling resources, Notts could hardly have wished for a better morning session.
There was a strong element of luck about the first wicket, Adam Lyth run-out at the non-striker’s end when Mullaney deflected a drive from Alex Lees on to the stumps.
But there was nothing fortuitous thereafter as Lees pushed at one from Mullaney and was caught at third slip, Jake Lehmann was caught at second slip driving at Mullaney, and Ballance went lbw to Luke Fletcher playing across his pads.
When Tim Bresnan padded up to Mullaney and Jack Leaning followed a wide delivery from Brett Hutton and was caught at third slip, Yorkshire were 51-6 and in disarray.
But Hodd and Rafiq added 46 in seven overs before lunch, and then they frustrated the visitors in the afternoon, Notts failing to build on their earlier good work.
Rafiq, who has a first-class hundred to his name, gradually grew in confidence to the extent that he contemptuously thumped Hutton for four over mid-on towards the Peasholm Park end.
When he chipped the next ball for four just over a leaping Fletcher at mid-on, Rafiq had his third first-class fifty from 75 balls with eight boundaries, a fitting way to mark a day when he was officially re-presented with his county cap – along with Leaning – by the Yorkshire president, John Hampshire.
It took an apparently controversial decision from Neil Mallender to send him on his way, the umpire adjudging him lbw to Samit Patel, a wicket swiftly followed by that of Steve Patterson, who went lbw to Imran Tahir.
Hodd breezed past his previous best for Yorkshire of 68 not out against Somerset at Taunton three years ago, and he added 88 for the ninth-wicket in 21 overs with Jack Brooks, who contributed 48 from 66 balls with seven fours and a six, Brooks chopping on to Hutton.
When Ryan Sidebottom was lbw to Hutton nine balls later, Hodd was left agonisingly short of a fifth first-class hundred, having faced 185 balls and struck 10 fours.
Notts lost a wicket to the seventh ball of their reply when Brooks pinned Jake Libby lbw, and they would have been 1-2 had Leaning taken a low chance at third slip offered by Moores off Sidebottom.
But Bresnan had Moores caught at second slip by Lyth in the final over as Yorkshire completed a fine fightback.
Scoreboard: Page 22.

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When the first Star Wars movie, Episode IV - A New Hope, hit cinema screens in 1977 audiences were blown away by the space opera’s visual effects and the rich, vibrant universe.
One of the most iconic early scenes in the movie sees Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi getting our heroes past two Galactic Empire Stormtroopers using what became known as ‘the Jedi mind trick’.
As the group are quized at a roadblock on the two fugitive droids in the back of their land speeder, Kenobi waves his fingers enigmatically and plants the suggestion that “these aren’t the droids you’re looking for” into the minds of the armed soldiers.
Movie audiences realised, with this first glimpse of ‘the Force’ in action, that there’s more to this Star Wars thing than blasters and spaceships and the Jedi mind trick was established as a cultural touchstone that’s still with us today.
The release of the new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has got us thinking about five real-life situations where we’d all use the Jedi mind trick if we could…

Five real-life uses for the Jedi mind trick


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JASON GILLESPIE believes there has been clear progress in Yorkshire’s one-day cricket this year, regardless of the result of tomorrow’s semi-final.
Yorkshire are aiming to reach their first Lord’s final since 2002 when they take on Surrey at Headingley (11am start).
THREAT: Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara
It is the second successive season that Yorkshire have reached the Royal London semis, with the club going down by eight wickets to eventual champions Gloucestershire at Headingley last year.
Surrey, last season’s runners-up, will pose another stiff test, but Gillespie has been encouraged by Yorkshire’s white-ball performances, with the club having also reached the semi-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast before losing to Durham.
“We’ve seen clear progress in white-ball cricket this year,” said Gillespie. “We’re not the finished article, but we’ve definitely seen improvements overall in both of the comps.
“We should have chased down the runs against Durham in the T20 semi, even though Mark Wood bowled very well against us.
“But that’s gone now, and I’m pleased overall with how the lads have gone about their work in one-day cricket.”
To get past Surrey, Yorkshire must overcome a semi-final hoodoo in List A cricket. Their defeat to Gloucestershire last season was their 16th in 19 one-day cup semis.
“That stat isn’t in our minds,” said Gillespie. “It hasn’t even been discussed. Sunday is a new day, and the fact is that we’ve played some good cricket in the 50-over comp.
“We know Surrey are a quality team and that people will see them as favourites, which is okay with us.
“We just need to go out there and play the best cricket we can and focus on that.”
On paper, the biggest danger to Yorkshire is Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lanka batsman/wicketkeeper. Sangakkara, 38, scored an unbeaten 130 to help Surrey to a dramatic one-wicket win off the last ball of their quarter-final at Northants.
“Sangakkara is clearly an extremely dangerous player,” said Gillespie, whose side booked their semi-final place with an 11-run win over Kent at Canterbury.
“He has a proven track record, and he is capable of winning games single-handed.
“At the same time, we will do our homework against him and encourage our bowlers and everyone to do their research.
“Phil Dicks (the Yorkshire analyst) puts a lot of stuff together, and the players have iPads where they can look at all the relevant footage – ie, where Sangakkara scores his runs, his wagon wheels, and potentially where he could be vulnerable, which is what we do with all our opponents.”
Yorkshire’s attention to detail in this regard has increased markedly in recent times.
Dicks is an important member of the backroom operation, equipping players with all the necessary stats and info.
“Phil has been brilliant,” said Gillespie. “He’s an important cog in the support staff at Yorkshire.
Yorkshire (from): Ballance, Bresnan, Brooks, Carver, Coad, Hodd, Leaning, Lees (capt), Lyth, Patterson, Rafiq, Rhodes, Waite.

Yorkshire v Surrey: White-ball progress gives Jason Gillespie grounds for optimism as prize of Lord’s final awaits


The following were dealt with at Harrogate Magistrates Court on August 16:
Jelena Brooke, 48, of 21 Martins Court, York, was fined £250 for driving while under the influence of alcohol in Station Parade, Harrogate. She was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £85, and was disqualified from driving for 12 months, to be reduced by three months on completion of an approved course.
Gershom Samuel David Leighton, 22, of The Nook, Lofthouse, was fined £300 for driving while under the influence of alcohol in Scotton. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £85, and was disqualified from driving for 17 months, to be reduced by 17 weeks on completion of an approved course.
William Ross, 66, of 13 School Place, Ardrossan, was given a 12-month conditional discharge for possession of cannabis on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £15 and costs of £85.
Joshua Jordan Barwick, 21, of 9 Mount Street, Harrogate, was given a 12-month community order for assaulting a man in Lancaster Park Road by beating him. He was fined £15 and ordered to pay compensation of £50.
Michael Daniel Browne, 51, of 28 Eleanor Drive, Harrogate, was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £85 and costs of £85 for assaulting a woman in Frogmire Road, Knaresborough, by beating her.
Ryan Charles, 25, of 20 Scargill Road, Harrogate, was fined £40 for driving while under the influence of drugs on the A61 in Harrogate. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £85.
Aaron Cooney, 22, of 4 Holly Street, Great Horton, Bradford, was fined £500 for driving while disqualified on the A1(M) at Wetherby. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £50 and costs of £85. A new 12-month disqualification from driving was imposed. No separate penalty was given for driving without insurance.
Deborah Holmes, 51, of Flat 2, 16 Haywra Street, Harrogate, was given a two-year community order for six counts of fraud by failing to disclose information or making false representations relating to her entitlement to benefits. She was ordered to complete 18 hours of unpaid work and to pay a victim surcharge of £60 and costs of £85.
Ronald Thomas Hughes, 51, of 85 Harewood Road, Harrogate, was ordered to pay compensation of £260 for being in charge of a Staffordshire bull terrier named Deano which was not under control and which injured a man and a poodle.
Mark Andrew Nelson, 45, of 31 South Lane, Haxby, was given a two-year community order for assaulting a woman in Tockwith by beating her. He was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work and a four-day Building Better Relationships programme, and to pay a victim surcharge of £85.
Gary Eric Plumpton, 39, of 210 Newby Crescent, Harrogate, was fined £120 for driving while under the influence of alcohol in Bramham Drive. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £85, and was disqualified from driving for 12 months, to be reduced by three months on completion of an approved course.
Octavian Roman, 27, of 106 Harehills Avenue, Harehills, Leeds, was fined £120 for driving while under the influence of alcohol on Leeds Road, Harrogate. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £85, and was disqualified from driving for 20 months, to be reduced by 20 weeks on completion of an approved course.
Liam Andrew Smith, 19, of 21 Oak Road, Ripon, was fined £135 for resisting a police officer in Westgate, Ripon. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £85. No separate penalty was imposed for being drunk and disorderly, or for carrying out a further offence while subject to a conditional discharge for damaging a door.
The following were dealt with at Harrogate Magistrates Court on August 11:
Benjamin Robert Donnelly, 29, of Flat 2, Brandon Lodge, 3 Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate, was given a 10-week community order and curfew for using threatening or abusive words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £60 and costs of £85.
Philip Andrew Bradshaw, 56, of no fixed address, was given a six-week prison sentence for failing to register his address within three days, as required after signing the sexual offenders register.
Drew Ewing, 21, of 1 Station Terrace, Boroughbridge, was given a 12-month community order for failing to comply with the terms of a previous community order imposed for four counts of theft and two of possession of drugs. He was instructed to complete a Thinking Skills programme and 80 hours of unpaid work, and the previous community order was revoked.
Ian Kenyon, 48, of 6 Wentworth Close, Harrogate, was fined £255 for exceeding the speed limit on the A64 at Whitwell, York. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £26 and costs of £85, and three points were added to his licence.

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Warren Burrell produced a superb individual goal in the 88th minute to seal a first Harrogate Town win at Bradford Park Avenue since 2005.
It looked as if Town’s Horsfall Stadium hoodoo would continue as a two goal first half lead was surrendered in the second half.
Luke Shiels and JP Pittman struck within four first half minutes of each other, both from Joe Leesley assists to put the visitors in a commanding position.
It could have been game over on the stroke of half time as Simon Weaver’s men were awarded a spot kick, only for Dan Eccles to keep out Chib Chilaka’s effort.
Alex Meechan’s men looked a different side after the restart, and were given hope of a comeback when Luke Dean found the net from the edge of the area 12 minutes into the half.
Dean then produced an even better finish in the 66th minute that looked to have earnt the hosts a point only for Burrell to produce a moment of magic in the final stages and send Town home with three points.
Tom Platt controls the ball during Saturday's fixture (Photo: Craig Hurle)
Weaver made one change from Tuesday night’s win at Gainsborough Trinity with Tom Platt replacing the suspended Lloyd Kerry, while Summer signing Wayne Brooksby was a late addition to the bench.
Despite a positive start from the hosts, Town created the first opening after eight minutes as Joe Leesley struck Lewis Turner’s cross first time into the hands of Dan Eccles.
Luke Shiels then found the net for the third time this season to give Town a 13 minute lead after Leesley had played a clever one-two with Chib Chilaka on the edge of the box before floating onto the head of the centre half.
Three minutes later and Town doubled their lead with Leesley turning provider yet again, picking up possession in midfield and playing through Pittman who struck low across goal to match the tally of his teammate Shiels.
Joe Colbeck featured against his former club (Photo: Craig Hurle)
Leesley produced another fine delivery after half an hour that Simon Ainge threw himself at to head home, though Town were denied a third as Ainge looked up to see the linesman’s flag raised for offside.
With ten minutes left of the half, Pittman went close to netting a second after Ben Parker’s clearance had blown towards the striker, only for the headed lob attempt to end up over the bar.
BPA created an opening of their own towards the end of the half, but Chris Sharp’s improvised finish was blocked, just moments before Chilaka struck a thunderous effort wide of the far post following Pittman’s flick.
In the final minute of the half Jack Emmett’s right wing cross was met by Leesley, only for the winger to be taken out by Eccles prompting referee Paul Newhouse to point to the spot.
Chilaka stepped up to take the kick and took aim for the bottom right corner, but was denied a goal on his return to Horsfall Stadium by Eccles’ impressive save.
Much like the first 45, Meechan’s men started well, but struggled to test Peter Crook in the Town goal despite a couple of early testing crosses.
12 minutes after the break the home side found the goal their start to the half had deserved after a ball into the box was cleared to the edge of the area only for Dean to despatch first time into the bottom left corner.
Bradford continued their early momentum and levelled the tie on 66 minutes when Dean produced another fine finish to cushion a pull back from the left wing into the top right corner with Crook beaten all ends up.
With the scores now level the next opportunity fell to the hosts’ Liam Dickinson, though the striker couldn’t keep his header from McKenna’s corner down.
Dickinson again tested Crook in the 86th minute, but it was two minutes later when Town midfielder Burrell produced a moment of magic to seal the three points.
The number four attacked the Bradford penalty area from the left before curling into the top left corner to win a well contested Yorkshire derby.
Harrogate Town: Crook, Turner, Parker, Burrell, Ainge, Shiels, Platt, Leesley, Chilaka (Colbeck 71), Pittman, Emmett (Day 80)
Subs not used: Ellis, Brooksby, Stewart
Goals: Shiels 13, Pittman 16, Burrell 88
Bradford Park Avenue: Eccles, Toulson, Davie, Dean, Killock (Coates 28), Hill, McKenna, Wroe, Sharp (Ryan 70), Dickinson, Osborne (McWilliams 57)
Subs not used: Payne, Boshell
Goals: Dean 57, 66
Booked: Dean, Dickinson
Attendance: 301
Referee: P Newhouse

Bradford Park Avenue 2-3 Harrogate Town: Burrell strikes screamer to clinch points


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TWENTY-four hours after announcing that he had been ruled out of the one-day series against Pakistan through injury, England yesterday announced that David Willey, the Yorkshire all-rounder, is to rejoin the national squad after all.
In a statement on Sunday, the England and Wales Cricket Board said that an X-ray to Willey’s left hand, his bowling hand, had “not excluded a significant injury”, casting doubt on his participation for the rest of the season considering that the summer has only a month or so to run.
But a second scan yesterday revealed that there is no fracture to the hand that Willey injured when he was struck by a fierce return drive from Mark Stoneman, the Durham batsman, during NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday.
It is now being suggested that Willey could even feature in the second one-day international at Lord’s on Saturday, with the five-match series starting in Southampton tomorrow.
Jake Ball, the Nottinghamshire seamer who was called up to replace Willey, will stay with the national squad and therefore be unavailable for the County Championship game against Yorkshire at Scarborough, which starts this morning.
Stuart Broad, the England pace bowler, has also been withdrawn from Notts’ squad for the fixture at North Marine Road pending a scan on his left ankle.
Both second-placed Yorkshire and bottom club Notts are depleted due to injuries and international calls as they each look to bounce back from losing in the T20 semi-finals.
Alex Lees, the Yorkshire one-day captain, said that there was no time to dwell on that setback as the county champions seek a win that would significantly strengthen their hopes of a hat-trick of titles.
“We don’t have time to feel sorry for ourselves because there’s some big games coming up in the next five or six weeks, starting with Notts,” said Lees.
“It’s a massive game against a team who have struggled for form this year, and if we can play our brand of cricket, I’m sure that we’ll put pressure on them over the four days.”
Lees said Yorkshire are relishing the chance to get Saturday’s disappointment out of their system.
“The opportunity to get back up and running in a different competition with a win, and so soon after the disappointment of Saturday, is a great incentive,” he said. “We need to show the character that this group has become renowned for in recent years.”

Second scan clears Willey for action as Yorkshire get ready for Notts


The driver of a stolen VW Golf who tried to evade officers during a dramatic high speed police chase through Harrogate last week, has been remanded in custody.
Police tracked the stolen car on CCTV after it failed to stop for officers in Starbeck on Thursday, August 18.
Culmination of high-speed police chase in Wetherby - image from NYP Road Crime Team
The driver of the VW Golf raced away from officers past the Empress Roundabout and down Wetherby Road before heading to Harewood.
Officers chased the stolen car through Spofforth before it was dramatically cornered on Bank Street in Wetherby.
The driver of the car, a 26-year-old man from Leeds, was wanted for two counts of burglary, one count of serious assault and for recall to prison.
He was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, handling stolen goods and dangerous driving. He appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court on Saturday, August 20, and was remanded in custody.
A 45-year-old woman from Wetherby and a 46-year-old man from Leeds were also arrested but were later released without charge.

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From ghostly sightings and Ouija boards to reports of alien abductions, Professor Christopher French talks to Sarah Freeman about our need to believe in the paranormal.
It’s not what it says on his business cards, but Christopher French is what you’d describe as a professional sceptic. Over the last 16 years at the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit he founded, he has poured cold water on the ancient art of dowsing, disproved the claims of a succession of clairvoyants and shown stories of alien abduction to be less about UFOs and more about a phenomena known as sleep paralysis.
Professor Christopher French.
“Sometimes I do feel like I’m the one constantly bursting other people’s bubbles,” says French, who will be appearing at the Berwins Salon North event later this month, exploring the theme of magic. “The dowsing experiments where we concealed a bottle of water in one of six boxes are particularly illuminating.
“For the first test we told the dowsers in which box the bottle was hidden and unsurprisingly the rods all started twitching furiously over the right one. However, the next experiment was conducted randomly - not even we knew where the water was - and guess what? The success rate was no better than chance.”
French, a psychology professor, says the movement of the dowsing rods is the result of the ideomotor effect, slight movements which the individual is unaware they are even making. It’s the same thing which makes the glass on a Ouija board move and French has an armoury of logical reasoning to explain away most paranormal events.
And yet despite all the evidence, many of us not only still believe in the paranormal, but will pay good money to clairvoyants and tarot card readers to tell us things about our past and future which may or may not prove true.
“For a lot of people an interest in the paranormal is a matter of curiosity, a bit of a laugh,” says French. “I suspect that most people who watch shows like Most Haunted don’t take it very seriously. I also believe that the vast majority of clairvoyants absolutely believe they are in touch with the other side. Of course there are charlatans who are trained in cold reading techniques and who wear earpieces so they can be fed information about the audience, but most genuinely believe that they can help people.
“However, out of all the psychics we have tested not one has been able to demonstrate they have special powers and yet they still go away believing they have. I have only seen one person genuinely gobsmacked and even then after a couple of days she had convinced herself that it wasn’t a fair test.
“I know a lot of people find comfort in seeing clairvoyants and if they aren’t causing any particular harm, then I guess the question is what’s the problem?”
French says he does try to be sensitive to those who use these readings to deal with life’s problems. It’s arguably less harmful than the bottle of wine or packet of cigarettes others reach for in times of need. However, it is an industry which has a more sinister side.
“There are cases when it is obviously doing more harm than good. If someone has a terminal illness and finds something like crystal healing brings some comfort towards the end of their life then it would be a very mean individual who robs them of that. However, there are people diagnosed with a treatable disease who are persuaded to reject traditional medicine in favour of some alternative treatment which will not make one iota of difference. It’s selling false hope and in the worse case scenario by the time they realise it’s too late.”
One of French’s specialist areas is the phenomena of false memories. For some it will mean a belief that in the past life they were Mary Queen of Scots, but it has also been linked to high profile allegations of child abuse.
“During the 1980s and 90s, people were going in for therapy for everything from eating disorders to depression and suddenly were coming out with memories of satanic child abuse. These stories were detailed and horrific.
“They talked of rituals where babies had been sacrificed and where children had been made to eat human body parts. It was nightmare stuff, but no bodies were found, there was no forensic evidence, but by the time the authorities realised there wasn’t a case to answer families had been ripped apart. Some people working in adult psychology are convinced that every problem in adulthood can be traced back to abuse in childhood and if some of these troubled individuals are asked again and again to trawl their past they will eventually uncover very detailed memories of events which in fact didn’t happen at all.”
It’s the same he says with cases of alien abduction which can often be explained by what’s known as sleep paralysis.
“Around a third of us will suffer it at some point. It’s basically where you wake up and you can’t move your body. It normally lasts a few seconds, but it can be accompanied by more involved symptoms. Some people experience hallucinations, which often involve a presence in the room, there’s a feeling of pressure on the chest and difficulty breathing. Add in strange lights and suddenly the tales of those who think they have been visited by UFOs suddenly start to make a lot of sense.”
French may now be the very definition of a cynic, but admits that for a long time he was on the other side of the paranormal debate.
“While it wasn’t an all-consuming passion, like a lot of teenagers I watched TV programmes about all this weird and wonderful stuff and gut instinct told me there was something in it. In fact I was a believer until I was doing my Phd in my early 20s and someone recommended a book by James Alcock called Parapsychology: Science of Magic? Reading that the scales fell from my eyes.”
French has provided a sceptical voice for countless documentaries and television shows and say there has only been a couple of occasions where he has been at a loss for a rational explanation.
“A few years ago I was involved in a Channel 5 series called Extraordinary People. One of the episodes called The Boy Who Lived Before was about a little lad called Cameron Macauley. He lived with his very down to earth mum in Glasgow, but since he was two he had talked of his previous life on the Isle of Barra.
“He was an incredibly bouncy five year old and I thought his memories could have been fed by things he’d seen on the television or internet. However, it was impossible not to be moved when they took him to Barra. All of a sudden his demeanour changed. He clearly wasn’t faking it and there were a lot of unanswered questions.”
French is a rational voice amid often wild claims, but even he admits that sometimes he has to hold up his hands and admit defeat, particularly when it comes to conspiracy theorists.
“If you don’t believe them you are either a sheeple, a big dumbass who can’t see through the lies or part of the conspiracy itself.It’s like nailing jelly to the wall.”
Professor Christopher French will be one of three guests speakers at the final event of this year’s Berwins Salon North series, which explores the world of magic. He will be joined by comedy performer Doug Segal, who is known for his award winning live mind-reading acts and award-winning science journalist Jo Marchant, who is also the author of Cure – A Journey into the Science of Mind over Body.
Berwins Salon North: Magic will take place on September 29 at the Crown Hotel, Harrogate. 01423 562 303, harrogateinternationalfestivals.com

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The starting point, Leathley, is situated near to Pool in Wharfedale on the main Leeds to Harrogate road, the A658. It is near to the often over-crowded Chevin area near Otley and is peacefully idyllic with everything to offer the walker in terms of views, scenery and interesting sections including bridleways, fields, woods, tracks, beautiful villages, undulations and streams.
Leathley is a splendid little hamlet on the B6161 from Pool in Wharfedale to Killinghall near Harrogate. The road can be busy especially at the weekend but never enough to cause delays.
Just outside the village towards Harrogate stands Lindley Farm, the original farm used in the Emmerdale Farm TV programme, and a familiar view of it can be seen during the walk.
Start the walk by assembling at the little grass triangle on the opposite side of the main road to the church.
Follow the Hall Lane Bridleway in an easterly direction past Leathley Hall and stay in a virtual straight line crossing stiles and avoiding tracks to your right as you negotiate Leafield Lane Bridleway with Riffa Wood straight ahead in your sights. If it is clear, look slightly right of the wood at the Arthington Viaduct structure on the Leeds to Harrogate railway link.
The walking so far is flat and although you in an area close to the conurbations of Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate you feel totally at peace in the pleasant countryside surroundings.
The only distractions that may throw you back to urbanisation might be distant noise from the nearby A638 or that of an aircraft arriving or departing from Leeds/Bradford airport.
Even these disturbances will go soon as you leave the bridleway to cross a field towards Thrispin Beck.
The beck is a lovely little spot to stop for a breather and drink before entering Riffa Wood.
Note there are stepping stones across Thrispin Beck so consider not doing the walk in times of excessive rain.
In the wood you face a slight climb but its a peaceful spell and at its best in spring when the bluebells are out forming a beautiful carpet on the ground.
The wood is short in length but with it being uphill you can take your time to enjoy the wondrous splendour of the wood and the tranquil peace it has to offer.
While in Riffa Wood also take time to look for an unusual carving made out of a rock.
It sits beside the west side of the track, or to your left as you walk up through the wood.
The figure in the rock looks content and why not in such brilliant surroundings. Leave the wood and enter fields of pasture.
Turn left and make a slight climb into a second field to the top of the nearby land. From here look straight on towards the village of Stainburn.
The walk is now slightly downhill and if you look to your right you will see the outcrop of Almscliffe Crag.
Walk into Stainburn and follow the road through the village until you reach a bend in the road to your left.
Leave the road and go through a field that takes you up to the church.
The church is in a wonderful setting on the hilltop.
It has served the people well over the years as is shown by the epitaphs on the gravestones in the churchyard.
Take some time out to read some of the poignant memorials written.
It is a refreshing reminder of community spirit.
The panoramic views from the church are stunning on a clear day and just imagine as you look south to the Chevin Hill that just beyond is the much different chaotic world that exists in the sprawls of Leeds and Bradford.
Leave the churchyard and walk up the road for 400 yards to the village of Braythorn, which in reality is a row of properties in a single line on a very quiet country lane.
On reaching the village chapel leave the road and then turn left down a path that takes you down towards West Beck, alternatively titled Stainburn Gill, before climbing from the gill to follow the lane a little more and then out into the open through fields and over stiles to West End Farm.
After West End Farm cross the B8181 and walk over the fields that occupy Leathley Moor in a westerly direction towards Lindley Green. You leave the fields and meet a road at a junction with a sign pointing to Lindley.
Stop for a while and if you look to the south and down the fields you will see the original location of Emmerdale Farm. After looking, follow the single track road to Lindley.
At the village leave the road and walk down a lane for about 200 yards until you see a stile pointing you left down a hill. Follow this route to Lindley Bridge and the trout farm.
At the bridge near the farm take a break and take stock as there is only the home leg of about one mile to go.
This final mile is along a stream in lovely scenery. This last leg is delightful and pays a complement to the whole walk.
A distinct path follows the stream through little copses and fields where birds and butterflies are in abundance.
All too soon the path leads you out of this spot to the main road that you must follow back to the church.

Walk: Scenic stroll through woods along the stream


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A childhood dream has come true for one Dalesman after Sir Patrick Stewart agreed to sell his Yorkshire home. Sharon Dale reports.
Sir Patrick Stewart bid a tearful farewell to his Yorkshire Dales bolt hole after it went under offer to a local man who has dreamed of owning it since he was a boy.
Scar Top House
The celebrated stage actor, who became an international film star playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series, bought Scar Top House 25 years ago at the height of his Hollywood fame.
He put the secluded home on the market for £535,000 with Dale Eddison last month and, after a flurry of viewings, he agreed to sell it to someone who has long admired the secluded, stone-built property in Hebden, near Grassington.
Estate agent Amanda May, manager of Dale Eddison's Skipton branch, said: “We had a lot of interest from all over the country but particularly from the north. A sale has been agreed with a local Dalesman who has wanted to own the house since he was a little boy. It’s a lovely story. Sir Patrick came to say farewell to the house and it was quite emotional.” She adds: “There was a fair bit of disappointment from people who didn’t end up being the buyer. We conducted well over 30 viewings and there were five people who wanted to buy it. “
The half mile track leading to the house was a turn-off for some would-be buyers but is one of the main reasons why Sir Patrick bought the four-bedroom property. He wanted an escape from the spotlight and came up with the idea of buying a country home in his native Yorkshire when driving down a fume-filled highway in Los Angeles.
The cosy inglenook fireplace
“I was pretty much resident in LA by then thanks to the filming but as I drove into the smog I was suddenly gripped by the thought of buying a house in the Yorkshire Dales. It was bizarre. I was fearful of losing myself to Hollywood in the way I’d seen other British stage actors do and I wanted a toehold in England, somewhere to come home to.”
The Mirfield-born actor found himself longing for the feelings of contentment he experienced as a teenager in the 1950s when he cycled out into the Dales on his push bike, leaving the mines and the mills of his home town far behind.
“The Dales captured my heart from a very young age,” said Sir Patrick.
His brother, who still lived in Yorkshire, lined up a series of homes for him to view, including Scar Top House. It offered everything he craved. Remote and surrounded by moorland, it gave him seclusion, sensational views and it was a world away from the Hollywood spotlight.
The country kitchen
“It was more remote than I envisaged but the views are amazing and it is very private, which has been helpful,” he said.
He invited his family in England to draw up a holiday rota so the house could be used when he wasn’t there. When he was, it was quite often alone. There were times when he would fly from LA to London before taking a plane to Leeds-Bradford airport and then a taxi to Hebden, just to spend a day at Scar Top. “It was madness but the draw of the house was so powerful. It was my bolthole, my retreat. I loved being in that landscape and I enjoyed hiking. I’d go for 20-mile hikes and not see another person. The local people were very respectful of my privacy too, especially the wonderful couple who had the Post Office. Visitors used to ask them where I lived and they’d say ‘he doesn’t live round here’.”
Back in America, where he has just filmed the third Wolverine movie and episodes of TV series Blunt Talk, his Dales home has helped him to sleep. He imagines himself walking up the track and is in the Land of Nod before he gets to the top.
After buying the property, he insulated the roof, furnished with oak furniture from nearby Grassington company Royal Oak and converted a barn into a garage. More recently, he has used the the house less, which is why he is selling it.
The dining area
He now divides his time between a home in the Cotswolds, close to stage work, and a property in Brooklyn, which he shares with his wife, singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell.
Sir Patrick still has close ties to Yorkshire and will not be a stranger to his home county. He still has family here, supports Huddersfield University, where he was Chancellor, and is a Huddersfield Town football club fan.

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FOR much of the night, a group of individuals beneath the lime tree at the St Lawrence ground taunted the Yorkshire pace bowler Liam Plunkett.
Their witless chanting echoed around the stands in a manner that reflected poorly on Kent and their stewarding operation, such as it was.
Yorkshire's Liam Plunkett celebrates his caught and bowled of Kent's Will Gidman at The Spitfire Ground. Picture: Adam Davy/PA.
It is not known what prompted the abuse, or why Kent did nothing to eject these people.
Plunkett simply responded in the best way possible.
For a second year running, he produced a match-winning performance at the quarter-final stage, earning Yorkshire an 11-run win and a semi-final against Surrey at Headingley on August 28.
Last year, it was Essex who felt the force of Plunkett’s power in the quarter-finals, the all-rounder scoring an unbeaten 49 from 32 balls to lead them to an unlikely par total at Chelmsford.
Yorkshire's Adam Lyth led the way with the bat for Yorkshire at Kent on Thursday. Picture: Adam Davy/PA.
He followed that up with his side’s best figures of 3-58 as Yorkshire won by 20 runs.
Last night, after Yorkshire scored 256-9 from their 50 overs, Adam Lyth top-scoring with 88 and England vice-captain Joe Root contributing 45, Plunkett returned 4-52 from 10 overs in another decisive intervention.
He began with the wicket of Sam Northeast, caught at mid-wicket to end a dangerous stand of 50 with Joe Denly for the second wicket after David Willey trapped Daniel Bell-Drummond in the second over of Kent’s reply.
After Steve Patterson got Sam Billings lbw, Plunkett followed up by removing Denly, who skied to Willey in the mid-wicket region.
Darren Stevens, playing his 500th match for Kent, and Alex Blake added 86 in a fifth-wicket stand that looked to be putting the hosts on course for victory before Willey had Blake caught behind for 50.
But the key moment of the night came with the total on 180-5 in the 37th over when Plunkett produced a remarkable catch, diving one-handed to his left, to remove Stevens for 54 off his own bowling.
Plunkett took a simpler caught-and-bowled to dismiss Will Gidman before Adil Rashid and Willey closed out the match.
Victory kept Yorkshire on course for an historic treble of County Championship, Royal London Cup and NatWest T20 Blast and delighted their one-day captain, Alex Lees.
“We knew this was going to be a real tough game,” he said.
“Kent had a home quarter-final for a reason, and I thought Adam and Joe played brilliantly with the bat. We battled really hard to get a good score, and our bowling was exceptional. The match-winning performance was Liam’s. He was brilliant.”
Before a near-capacity crowd of 6,000, who watched in glorious weather, Lyth got Yorkshire off to a flier after the visitors lost the toss.
Lyth flicked former Yorkshire pace bowler Mitch Claydon to the mid-wicket boundary and square-drove his next ball to the backward-point rope.
He also lofted Claydon for six over long-off and Lees hammered him for a straight boundary before the captain was first out to the final ball of the fifth over.
Claydon dropped short and Lees pulled down the throat of Blake on the mid-wicket rope.
Lyth and Root ticked along in seemingly effortless manner, scoring at just under five an over without the hint of risk.
Root worked the ball around unfussily and it came as a surprise when he was second out with the score on 117 in the 24th over, the victim of another catch at deep mid-wicket by Blake, this time off Charlie Hartley.
Hartley, a 22-year-old right-arm pace bowler, was playing only his fourth List A game. He completed a notable double when he followed the wicket of Root with that of Bairstow, who went for nine when he chipped to Bell-Drummond at mid-on.
Lyth looked set for his third century in the competition but flirted at one outside off stump from Coles and was caught behind.
Yorkshire lost two wickets with the score on 191 in the 39th over, bowled by Will Gidman, when Tim Bresnan picked out cover and Willey was strangled for a golden duck.
Plunkett sliced Coles to cover, Gary Ballance was run-out for 37 after a mix-up with Rashid when considering a third run, and Azeem Rafiq was bowled by Coles, who ended with 3-39.
Rashid hit a six and a four in the last over, bowled by Claydon, as Yorkshire achieved an advance of four on the total of 252-9 they made in last year’s quarter-final.
Even after Stevens’s departure, Yorkshire could never feel that they had the match won.
Coles swung productively before being smartly stumped by Bairstow off Rashid, who took the ninth wicket to have Hartley lbw.
Willey ended things by pinning James Tredwell, much to the frustration of the individuals beneath the lime tree.

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ACTRESS Tracy Brabin has revealed that she is thinking about standing in the Batley and Spen by-election.
The Batley-born former Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Eastenders actress said she wants to hear what people in both towns think first – and that her late friend Jo Cox left huge shoes to fill.
She said: “I’ve been an activist in the Labour party for over 30 years.
“That’s why I wanted to come in and support Jo [during her parliamentary candidate campaign].
“She was hugely, hugely inspirational.
“She was the one, when we were going door-to-door, that said ‘would you consider going in to politics?’”
Mother-of-two Mrs Cox was passionate about getting more women involved in politics, Ms Brabin said.
But she added: “I haven’t decided [whether to stand] because I need to get some soundings from the people in Batley and Spen.”
She said that there is no schedule yet, so she does not want to get ahead of herself.
“It’s huge shoes to fill. Who could fill those shoes?
“Jo was an extraordinary person.
“But it’s about making sure there’s no void in Batley and Spen,” she added
And Ms Brabin said that if she was to go into politics, there is nowhere that she would rather stand for MP than in her home town.
She was brought up in Howden Clough and attended Heckmondwike Grammar School.
Ms Brabin, who was cast as the girlfriend of Ashley in Emmerdale in 2014, campaigned alongside Mrs Cox to save Batley Library from closure.
Speculation about possible candidates for the empty seat has surfaced during the past few weeks.
The Daily Mail’s website published an article which claimed that former MP David Miliband has been urged to run as a way to mount a Labour leadership campaign against Jeremy Corbyn.
Mr Miliband left politics after losing out in the 2010 Labour leadership race to his brother Ed.
No date has been set for the Batley and Spen by-election but it is understood that it will not take place until October at the earliest.
Mrs Cox was killed outside Birstall’s library on June 16.
The Conservative Party announced the day after her death that it would not contest the seat as mark of respect.
And the Liberal Democrats, UKIP and The Green Party also ruled out nominating a candidate.
But four people have put themselves forward.
Jack Buckby, 23, will contest the seat for Liberty GB.
English Democrat Therese Hirst will also stand.
UKIP member Waqas Ali Khan, 27, will contest the seat as an independent candidate.
And a media release published in June also suggested that Ankit Love of the One Love Party would contest the seat in memory of Mrs Cox.

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Three wickets in nine balls at a cost of two runs for Stuart Meaker tore the heart out of Yorkshire’s batting at Headingley and sent Surrey through to the final of the Royal London One-Day Cup at Lord’s.
A century for man-of-the-match Steven Davies and 90 from Ben Foakes left Yorkshire Vikings chasing a 256 target and although they recovered well after Meaker’s dramatic intervention, thanks to a brave 68 from Tim Bresnan, the task was just beyond them and they were bowled out for 236 to lose by 19 runs with seven balls remaining.
Yorkshire captain Alex Lees is bowled out by Surrey's Gareth Batty for 26. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA.
Surrey now have the chance to avenge last season’s final defeat by Gloucestershire but for Yorkshire it was the second consecutive year that they have stumbled at the last-four stage.
It also continued a depressing run of semi-final reverses in List A cricket for Yorkshire, who have now lost 17 times out of 20 on such occasions since 1979.
Captain Alex Lees admitted - combined with defeat in last week’s T20 Blast semi-final to Durham Jets - Yorkshire hadn’t been good enough to progress in either game.
“I think we are all gutted to lose because we have played some great white ball cricket this season,” said Lees. “But when it has mattered in two semi-finals over the past week we have not been good enough.
Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan (second left) is congratulated by Jack Brooks (second right) and Jonny Bairstow (right) after taking the wicket of Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
“I thought it was a reachable target and we needed some contributions from the top five and this didn’t happen. All credit to the Surrey bowlers who kept going.”
Lees was also quick to praise the efforts of Bresnan, adding: “He has won three or four games single-handed for us and has been exceptional both with the bat and ball. His big contribution almost got us there. When we look back it will have been a positive season but you still don’t want to lose two semi-finals.”
Yorkshire lost Adam Lyth to Jade Dernbach in their third over and after skipper, Alex Lees, had played some solid strokes in reaching 26 he was bowled driving at his opposite number, Gareth Batty.
At 74-2 in 19 overs, however, Yorkshire were still handily placed until Meaker, bowling from the football end, began his lethal burst.
Jonny Bairstow, released by England for the match, drove gently to Dominic Sibley at mid-wicket; Gary Ballance was caught behind trying to flick over the top of the slips and Jack Leaning dragged into his leg-stump.
The slide to 81-5 was halted by Bresnan and 20-year-old all-rounder, Matthew Waite, who enjoyed a fine match in which he earlier captured three wickets and then scored 38 in an enterprising stand of 80 in 16 overs with his senior partner.
Waite survived a confident appeal for a catch off Batty’s bowling but in the next over from Sam Curran he drove into Batty’s hands at mid-on. Bresnan and Will Rhodes kept the hopes of the 4,836 crowd alive with a busy stand of 46 which ended at 207 in the 45th over when Rhodes played to backward point and set off for a single but was beaten by Tom Curran’s direct hit on the stumps at the bowler’s end.
Bresnan and Azeem Rafiq continued to battle hard, but when Tom Curran sent back both Rafiq and Steven Patterson in the 48th over to make it 236-9 the task was just beyond Yorkshire and the match ended when Bresnan drove Dernbach to Sibley at long-off, his 68 coming off 82 balls with two fours and a six.
Put in to bat, Surrey found themselves on eight for two by the third over, with Kumar Sangakkara one of the wickets to fall, but the early setbacks did not unsettle Davies whose 104 followed consecutive Championship scores of 117, 52 and 56 against Yorkshire this season.
Jack Brooks, in his first List A match of the summer, struck in the day’s second over as Dibley shaped to play to leg but missed and was lbw. Sangakkara was quick of the mark, cutting Bresnan for four, but in the same over the Sri Lankan drove loosely to Rafiq in the covers.
Davies, however, made smooth progress with some splendidly timed shots through the covers, taking boundaries off consecutive balls from Brooks, and he hit 34 of the first 48 runs scored.
But at 61-2 in 14 overs, Waite joined the attack and his first delivery was flicked casually to long leg by Burns for Patterson to hold a good catch dropping to his knees.
It should have been an even more memorable over for Waite but three balls later Davies, on 43, drove back past the bowler’s hands and the chance went begging.
Had Davies gone then, Surrey would have been in big trouble but they were rescued by Davies’ and Foakes’ partnership of 130, the visitors’ highest for the fourth wicket in List A cricket against Yorkshire and beating the 110 by Monty Lynch and Andrew Needham at Bradford in 1985.
Davies, having reached his half-century from 57 deliveries, continued to time the ball to perfection, hooking Bresnan for four and on-driving Rafiq for six while Foakes moved smartly to his own 50 from 51 balls, the stand entering three figures in 21 overs.
A single to Davies off Patterson took him to his century off 112 balls with ten fours and a six, but four runs later he hit a low full toss from Waite straight to Rhodes on the mid-wicket boundary.
Surrey were 191-4 in the 39th over and they lost much of their momentum in the last dozen overs or so, Sam Curran going for 16 when he was bowled by Waite in a futile and ungainly attempt to scoop the ball round the corner.
Waite’s figures of three for 48 were Yorkshire’s best of the day and at the end of his stint he received warm and prolonged applause from the appreciative crowd.
Foakes struck Bresnan high over long on for six but was denied a century when a ramp shot went wrong and he was caught by Brooks for 90 from 100 balls with seven fours to go alongside his big hit.
Surrey debutant, Ollie Pope, was run out for 20 off the last ball of an innings which never quite blossomed as much as it might of done, although it may never have bloomed at all but for Davies and Foakes.
As it happened (the last 10 overs) ...
49.5 overs - WICKET - GAME OVER - Bresnan hits high full tos down the throat of Sibley at long-off from the bowling of Jake Dernbach - Bresnan dismissed for 68. Surrey win by 19 runs
48 overs: WICKET - Yorkshire 234-9 - Steve Patterson goes first ball, ball stopped on him and he just looped a catch up to Sangakarra at mid on.
47. 3 overs: WICKET - Yorkshire 231-8 - Rafiq hits full toss down to long on where he is caught by Burns off Tom Curran - Steven Patterson joins Bresnan who is 64 no
47 overs: Yorkshire 229-7 - Another good over Yorkshire, good running once again - Bresnan 64 no; Rafiq 5 no. 27 needed off 18 balls
46 overs: Yorkshire 222 -7 - Good over for Yorkshire, 143 runs including big six over long on from Bresnan and some cracking running between the wickets; Bresnan 62 no; Rafiq 2 no
45 overs: Yorkshire 209- 7 - Two runs off the last ball brings up 50 for Bresnan, who is joined at the crease by Azeem Rafiq - Bresnan, 51 no; Rafiq 0 no 44.5 overs: WICKET Yorkshire 207-7 - Rhodes run out from direct hit by ???? at backward point. Rhodes hesitated slightly before setting off and it proved costly
44 overs: Yorkshire 202-6 - Bresnan 47 no; Rhodes 21 no - 54 needed off 36 balls. Surrey bowling nice and tight, making it difficult for both Bresnan and Rhodes to get them away.
43 overs: Yorkshire 193-6 - Bresnan 44 no; Rhodes 15 no - 63 off 41 needed
42 overs: Yorkshire 188-6 - Bresnan 42 no; Rhodes 12 no- 68 needed off 48 balls
41 overs: Yorkshire 179-6 - Bresnan 37 no; Rhodes 10 no - 77 needed
40 overs: Yorkshire 173-6 - Bresnan 36 no; Rhodes 4no - 83 runs needed

Royal London Cup: Yorkshire v Surrey - Misery for Yorkshire as they miss out on Lord’s final yet again in Headingley defeat