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©Bill Henderson

The footpath goes down a steep stepped path-the Kirklees Way indicator sign on the post in gold.There is a streetlight at the bottom of the hill, showing that this route is well used, even at night!

©John Readman

The viaduct carries the railway line from Leeds to Manchester via Dewsbury and Huddersfield.The photograph shows the railway going north, towards Morley Tunnel

©John Readman

Dist:1.0km west<br/>This is unofficially used as a footpath and graffiti art gallery. The tramway carried coal from mines in Soothill.

©Humphrey Bolton

Dist:1.0km east<br/>Playing field off Grange Road, Chidswell, Kirklees.

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Dist:1.0km north<br/>Southern Marsh and Common Spotted orchids (plus hybrids) in their thousands on a former colliery site where poor drainage has provided perfect conditions for their colonization. Tree planting (indicated by the rabbit guards) may threaten their long-term future . . .

©Chris Yeates

Dist:1.0km south<br/>Looking SW from near the junction with Grasmere Rd and Langdale Rd.

©Steve Partridge

Dist:1.0km west<br/>Victorian warehouses in Station Street near to the railway station at the top of the road.

©Stanley Walker

Dist:1.0km west<br/>Situated on Bradford Road, Batley, beneath Crackenedge

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Dist:1.0km west<br/>Former mill building , now a medrassah, Henry St, Batley Carr

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Dist:1.0km west<br/>Bradford Road, Batley quiet by day, teems with clubbers at night. Brooklands bar on the left, Legends on the right, and the Frontier at the far end. Other bars/clubs also in the vicinity.

©Oxana Maher

Dist:1.0km west<br/>No, not USA, but West Yorkshire! HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS proclaim the signs around Legends pub.

©Oxana Maher

Dist:1.0km west<br/>Has a distinctly Hollywood legends theme

©Oxana Maher

Dist:1.0km west<br/>The Frontier nightclub. Originally Batley Variety Club, in its heyday in the '60s, it played host to celebrities such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Diana Ross. Nowadays the range of entertainment is quite diverse, with music and comedy for all tastes.

©Oxana Maher

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Local News (from the BBC)

No change in power for councils
Councils for Kirklees, Calderdale, Bradford and Leeds remain under no overall control after the local elections.
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Fri, 02 May 2008 14:40:13 +0000
Tory councils 'offer best value'
Tory leader David Cameron urges people to "vote blue, go green - and save money" in May's elections.
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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:07:47 +0000
Lifestyle blamed for baby deaths
Smoking, drinking and obesity among mothers are blamed for double the national child mortality rate in Dewsbury.
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Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:42:10 +0000

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Hanging Heaton • Batley Carr • Chidswell • Lower Soothill • Bank Foot • Batley • Crackenedge • Eastborough • Shaw Cross • Chapel Fold • Clerk Green • Earlsheaton • Mount Pleasant • Staincliffe • Beggarington Hill • Carlinghow • Chickenley • Dewsbury • Eightlands • Gawthorpe • Upper Batley • West Ardsley • Westborough • Boothroyd • Brookroyd • Daw Green • Ossett Street Side • Upper Green • West Town • Woodkirk •