Vice president of the Shura Council of the Egyptian Islamic Group (al-Jamaa al-Islamiya) Osama Hafez said that Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi‘s statements on the role of Islam in politics “aim at pleasing the west at the expense of Islam.”
“Al-Sisi has been waging a war against Islam since the military coup,” Hafez said.
Hafez added that Al-Sisi’s statements on the “war on terrorism” are in line with those by Western leaders “whose real war is against Syria, Egypt and Libya.”
Wedding of the Week for Sedgefield couple Carolyn and Michael Duffy who renew vows on ice at Billingham Forum Ice arena
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Bride and groom :Carolyn Duffy, 37, and Michael Duffy, 45, both from Sedgefield.
Married at: Vows renewed at Billingham Forum Ice arena “centre ice”.
When? May 10, 2014, at 4.30pm.
Where did you meet? The couple met playing ice hockey 20 years ago.
The wedding ring : Carolyn’s wedding ring was rededicated to her, but Michael had a titanium, square-shaped wedding ring specially made for him.
What did the bride wear? A strapless tea-length dress with a lace jacket in ivory, with a shaped hemline, purchased from Exclusively Yours Bridal Shop in Wingate.
Bridesmaids/flower girls: Carolyn said: “We didn’t really have what you would call bridesmaids but our youngest daughters Ava, six, and our eldest daughter Hannah, 18, were in attendance.”
Ushers/pageboys: Again the couple didn’t have pageboys or ushers. But they did have their youngest son Joshua, eight, and their eldest son, Patrick, 17, at the celebration.
Witnesses: Les and Sarah Pearson.
The reception: After the vow renewal the couple had an ice hockey match - Cleveland Comets v Durham Dragons - and a reception for about 130 friends and family in the function room.
y TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: BJP Karnataka leader and former Union Minister Basanagouda Patil Yatnal was on Wednesday arrested by the Karnataka Police from a hotel in Kolhapur city of Maharashtra on charges of instigating violence against Muslim community in Bijapur at the time of Narendra Modi’s swearing-in as Prime Minister on May 26. He was described by the police as the prime perpetrator for the violence during a celebratory procession carried out by BJP workers.
Police say they have definite proof, including video footage, that former minister Basanagouda Patil Yatnal was responsible for Monday’s communal clash in the city.
Basanagouda Patil Yatnal
The circumstances turned into a riot like situation when the BJP party workers and supporters went on a rampage damaging parked vehicles, and push cart stalls, forcing everyone in and around Gandhi Chowk, Shivaji Chowk and Basaveshwar Road to shut down all shops and business establishments.
Karnataka police registered seven FIRs (under IPC sections 353, 336, 147, 295 and 295 A) against the trouble-makers out of which Basanagouda Patil Yatnal was shown as absconding in 3 FIRs. According to the Bijapur’s Superintendent of Police Ram Niwas Sepat the incident left two policemen injured along with many others.
Yatnal was allegedly absconding while the state police had arrested 29 people on Monday in connection with the above FIRs.
Yatnal was arrested on Wednesday from a lodge in Kolhapur city of Maharashtra along with three others — Yallappa Yalagond, Parashuram Kenganal and Umesh Kore.
“We have booked Yatnal under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly guilty of offense committed in prosecution of common object), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion), 295 (injuring or defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty),” IGP (Northern Range) Bhaskar Rao said, adding, “Yatnal was the architect of violence during the victory rally.”
Yatnal was a minister for state in the AB Vajpayee led NDA government from 2002 to 2004. Later, he joined the JD(S) before returning to the BJP recently.
In a press release, Jamaat-e-Hind has said that anti social people responsible for the communal clash should not be spared. Innocent and poor people have become victims and they should be correctly compensated by the state government.
Stage will be erected near Middlesbrough College, looking out at Temenos, the Riverside Stadium and Middlehaven Dock
Top chart acts will rock around the dock when a major music festival comes to Middlesbrough, it was anounced today.
The open-air event, which will see national chart-topping acts play alongside exciting emerging North-east talent, will take place in Middlesbrough’s flagship regeneration area, Middlehaven, on August 23.
Spearheaded by care specialists Keiro, which has experience of running accessible music festivals, the Middlehaven Music Festival is supported by neuro, stroke and spinal injury rehabilitation centre The Gateway, Middlesbrough College, the Thirteen Group, Middlesbrough Council and Middlesbrough Football Club.
The first of its kind for Teesside, organisers say the festival is set to create a “fully accessible cultural event aimed at attracting visitors of all ages and abilities from across the region.”
A stage will be erected on a grassy area near Middlesbrough College, looking out at Temenos, the Riverside Stadium and Middlehaven Dock.
Business relationship director at Keiro, Alistair McDonald, said the headline act had been Brit-nominated, while others were also well-known. The full line-up will be anounced on June 6.
He said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be announcing such an exciting event and we can’t wait to share the line-up.
“Our aim is to use the most talented musicians that the country and the region has to offer to bring people to Middlehaven. The event will see the biggest range of current and emerging talent play alongside some of the UK’s most popular chart acts on two stages in what promises to be the music event of the summer.”
The Middlehaven Music Festival will also be host to a vast number of exhibitors along with children’s fairground rides, and is supported by radio station TFM.
Chris Smith, director of business development at Thirteen, said: “It is events like these that bring partners, tenants, students and customers together with the wider community and it’s great to see so many partners working together to make it happen and put Middlehaven even more firmly on the map.
“Middlehaven is fast becoming an integral and dynamic part of Middlesbrough’s town centre which has really started to thrive. The area has attracted millions of pounds worth of funding with more expected over the next few years and the Middlehaven Music Festival has the potential to give a significant boost to help promote what it has on offer for people – a really vibrant place to live, work or study.”
Middlehaven is currently home to world class residential, office, education, leisure and cultural developments including The Riverside Stadium, The Gateway, Anish Kapoor’s public art installation Temenos, the North East’s largest social housing organisation Thirteen Group, Brasserie Hudson Quay and Middlesbrough College.
Mr McDonald added: “The idea of doing something not only to raise awareness for Middlehaven but to encourage organisations and the community to come together to support this thriving area has been a pipedream for some time now so we are delighted to be able to provide such an exciting event for everyone.
“We hope to put on an incredible event for Middlehaven which, with local support, could really put us on the map and grow to be an annual event locally and in the festival calendar.”
Keiro currently holds a Silver accreditation by national charity Attitude is Everything for its annual Chase Park Festival in Gateshead aimed at breaking down cultural barriers often faced with people with disabilities, which has successfully run for the past four years.
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Boro fans have voted a trip to Rotherham's New York City Stadium the most appealing away day of next season
Gallery: Championship Grounds
Boro fans already have a good idea of which away games they want to attend next season.
We asked readers to tick off the away matches they hope to travel to.
While a trip to Elland Road is always a hot fixture, Leeds United were beaten into second place by newly-promoted Rotherham.
65% of Boro fans in the survey are hoping to go to Rotherham, with 57% hoping to attend Leeds.
It will be Boro's first competitive fixture at the club's New York Stadium and first league fixture in Rotherham since a 4-1 win in the old third division in 1986, although they did seal a League Cup victory there in 1995.
The ground, which is only a year old, has around 2,500 spaces at the 12,000 capacity all-seater stadium allocated to away fans.
At the other end of the scale, Cardiff, Millwall, Watford and Ipswich were amongst the least appealing away days for Boro fans.
The survey also showed that Boro's loyal away fans travel from all over the country.
While the majority of respondents were from Teesside, there were also some from London, Bournemouth, Cardiff and Dover amongst others.
One person from Bilbao in Spain finds fixtures at Blackpool, Derby, Leeds, Millwall, Rotherham, Sheffield Wed and Wigan appealing.
Five people, all from the Teesside area, said they were hoping to attend all 23 away fixtures.
And one respondent who left their name as a certain Robert Mortimer, from Tunbridge Wells, is hoping to attend thirteen away Boro games.
Reports claim that fans can "expect the return of Walter White in some way, shape or form"
Bryan Cranston is set to return as Walter White in a Breaking Bad spin-off, according to reports.
US sources claim that the 58-year-old actor - famed for his award-winning portrayal of the crystal meth producer - will 'definitely' return in now show Better Call Saul, despite his character being seemingly killed off in the show's finale last year
A source told HollywoodLife.com: "With the new show coming and the possibility of flashbacks or flash-forwards, there is going to be something with Walter White.
"They won't do it as a gimmick, it will actually mean something when they do it. Definitely expect the return of Walter White in some way, shape or form in the new show."
However the insider did not confirm whether White would be alive when he returns to screens.
They explained: "I wouldn't be able to answer that, but I know that they have options of bringing him back and that they will do it in an awesome way."
Bryan himself recently hinted at the return of the character when asked about the drugs kingpin's fate.
He told CNN: "You never saw a bag zip up or anything. I don't know. Never say never."
England fan hits the target with his paper plane thrown from the UPPER TIER
Peru's Hansell Riojas had a bit of a nightmare at Wembley last night.
Not only did his side go down 3-0 to a lacklustre England, but he then got hit in the side of the head by a paper plane hurled from the stands.
Everyone watching on television and in the ground saw the bizarre incident as the homemade aircraft soared on to his bonce.
But wait until you see how far away the plane was thrown from.
This amazing video shows how the paper airplane was sent on it's way from all the way up in the upper tier of the national stadium, only to float right down on to the playing surface, and poor unsuspecting Riojas' noggin.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will mobilize more humanitarian organizations to join the humanitarian alliance and also prepare an integrated program of humanitarian intervention to provide emergency assistance to those affected by the crisis in Central Africa.
The humanitarian mission, which implemented the decision of the OIC Executive Committee emergency ministerial meeting held on Feb. 20 at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Jeddah, concluded its fact-finding mission to the Central African Republic, Chad and Cameroon on the situation of displaced persons and refugees on Tuesday, where it visited Muslim refugees who are in the northern regions of Cameroon and adjacent to the southern border of the Central African Republic.
The high-level delegation was sent to assess the dangerous situation prevailing on the ground and to show solidarity with the Muslim community who are victims of violence and serious human rights violations. The meeting had also decided to appoint a special envoy to the Central African Republic and the secretary general appointed the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal Cheikh Tidiane Gadio as his special envoy, who in turn made several visits to the Central African Republic and neighboring countries.
The members of the mission visited some refugee camps in northern Cameroon, and discussed with officials the situation in the camps and the urgent needs marked by the lack of food, drinking water, tents and shelters.
Muslim refugees in Cameroon who fled the violence and bloody conflict in the Central African Republic complained of the large number of snakes and mosquitoes, and the diseases killing their children. There are in Cameroon alone, some 150,000 refugees sheltered in a dozen main camps and other camps scattered along the border with the Central African Republic.
The OIC humanitarian alliance has held consultations with officials in the countries concerned with the crisis to discuss ways to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the displaced persons and affected refugees. The mission also made field trips to the camps for displaced people and refugees in the concerned countries during its week-long mission.
The OIC high-level ministerial delegation went to the Central African Republic which is an observer member of the OIC, at the end of April in a solidarity and assessment visit.
Ian Fawcett was wanted by officers in connection with a disturbance at address on Roworth Road, where a man received multiple stab wounds
A man wanted in connection with a stabbing in Middlesbrough has been arrested.
Ian Fawcett was wanted by officers in connection with a disturbance at around 6pm yesterday at an address on Roworth Road in Middlesbrough.
A 20-year-old man received multiple stab wounds during the disturbance, a man received serious injuries to his ear and a woman was threatened.
The 20-year-old man and the man with injuries to his ear were taken to hospital.
Police launched a search for 27-year-old Ian Fawcett with officers saying they wanted to speak to him in connection with the incident.
Cleveland Police has confirmed that he has now been arrested on suspicion of assault and is in police custody.
Irishman will join Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole on this year's judging panel
Louis Walsh has finally signed on the dotted line for the new series of The X Factor.
The 61-year-old music manager had previously said he was keen to join Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole on the judging panel for the 11th series of the ITV talent show, but was still in negotiations about his contract.
Walsh has now confirmed on the Colm Hayes show on 2FM that he has done the deal.
He revealed: “I knew I was doing the show but I just signed the deal and I’m very happy with it. At my age you have to keep working!”
It had been rumoured that Cole - who is returning to the show after three years - was not happy about working with Walsh.
Cowell had said: “I would love Louis to come back and do the show, it wouldn’t be the same without him.
“Other people have different views, so we have to agree on it.”
The fourth judge is still to be announced, although Spice Girl Mel B - who has previously made guest appearances on the panel - is said to be the frontrunner.
Walsh said: “It has to be someone I like. I’d love it to be Sharon Osbourne, but I don’t think it’s going to be her. There are all sorts of rumours going around.
“I think it could be Mel B from the Spice Girls. I love her and she’s quite mad. She also did both the American version and the Australian versions of X Factor.”
Walsh admitted fatherhood had “mellowed” Cowell, but insisted he will not be vying to take his title as TV’s Mr Nasty.
He said: “I definitely don’t want to be the hard guy. I’m going to try to be the sunny guy and put all the Irish acts through.”
Neighbours smashed windows to help ventilate the flat.
Neighbours have been praised after they helped rescue two pensioners trapped in a flat fire in Stockton.
The fire that took hold in the kitchen of a ground floor flat at Cowper Road in Tilery, Stockton, caused smoke to billow out of windows which caught the attention of neighbours Anthony Hudson, 26, Stephen Donachie, 21, Mark Taylor, 25, and Nathan Rogan, 22.
The neighbours called the emergency services and ran over to the flat to assist.
Finding two pensioners trapped inside and unable to break the door down the neighbours broke the kitchen windows to allow some of the smoke to escape.
When firefighters arrived they were able to rescue the two people from the inside the flat as well as a dog.
The flat’s occupants were given first aid by paramedics and were then taken to hospital as a precaution.
Cleveland Fire Brigade was called to the scene at 1.26pm and three crews from Middlesbrough and Thornaby attended.
Fire crew manager Brad Shaw said: “When we got to the incident there were three lads who had managed to put the windows through to vent the smoke.
“They did a good job, they knew that someone was inside, and it could have been a lot worse if they hadn’t.
“We broke in through the back door. There were two people trapped inside - one was laid on the floor next to the bed, there was also a dog inside which we also saved.”
Anthony Hudson, of nearby Stewart Road, Stockton, was one of the neighbours involved in the rescue.
He said: “We were just sat over the road. My brother, Stephen, was on his dinner break.
“We saw a lot of smoke at first. My mam rang the fire and they turned up about five or 10 minutes later.
“The kitchen was proper up and we could see this pensioner trying to get the door open. We shouted to him to go into the bedroom and we put the kitchen windows through to let the smoke out.”
Another neighbour, Mark Taylor, 25, said: “It was an old couple inside, the door handles wouldn’t move, they must have been locked so we tried to kick the door open but we were just bouncing off it.
“In the end we had to smash the windows to let the smoke out.”
Fire crew manager Brad Shaw said: “The fire was mainly contained to the pan and the worktop.
“There is quite a lot of fire damage to the kitchen and 100% smoke damage to the kitchen, but it’s not as bad as it could have been.
“It looks like it’s been a chip pan fire.
“This once again highlights the dangers of chip pans.”
1998 Commonwealth Games gold medallist John Pearce is among the many insiders who believe Froch will be too strong for the Londoner
Middlesbrough amateur boxing icon John Pearce is tipping his old foe Carl Froch to stop George Groves again when they meet in an eagerly awaited rematch at Wembley tonight.
Froch will be defending the IBF and WBA super-middleweight titles he controversially retained by ninth round stoppage against Groves in November in front of a record 80,000 crowd.
And 1998 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Pearce is among the many insiders who believe Froch will be too strong for the Londoner once again.
The 43-year-old from Acklam is more qualified than most when it comes to making a prediction.
He boxed Froch in the ABA quarter-finals in 1999, losing a majority decision which prevented him from going for a third ABA middleweight crown in a fight which Froch has said on more than one occasion was the hardest of his career.
“I think it will be a different Carl Froch tonight,” Pearce said.
“I think Groves will go for the same speed and power shots in the first six rounds, and he could force a stoppage if he catches him with enough time left in a round. But I think Froch has got too good a chin to be stopped by him.
“I think Groves has got the blueprint to beat Froch, but I don’t think he can do the 12 rounds like he can.
“I think the power shots will catch up with him late on and Froch will stop him.
“Whatever happens, it’s going to be exciting, without a shadow of a doubt.”
Pearce still has vivid memories of his ABA clash with Froch in Nottingham 15 years ago, especially as his efforts were hampered by a snapped ligament in his power left hand.
“My left hand was damaged from when I fought Stephen Swales at Redcar,” he recalled.
“It meant I was unable to make a fist and although we froze the bandage with a spray, we boxed later than scheduled and it had worn off by the time we got in there.
“His first punch was a right hand which I blocked, and I felt a crunch straight away.
“I kept on top of him after that and he was on the move trying to keep it long.
“I thought I lost, but a lot of people thought I won.
“It was a bit gutting, because Peter Richardson won two ABA titles and Commonwealth gold, and it would have put me one up.
“But all credit to Carl Froch. It’s a nice compliment that he says I gave him his hardest fight, and I give him all praise for what he has gone on to achieve.”
Father-of-two Pearce walked away from boxing at 30 to spend more time with his family.
His biggest fight has been outside the ring after being diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2010, but it is one the window company boss is facing with dignity and determination.
“When I boxed, I couldn’t accept being pushed back, and I can’t accept that I will die from cancer,” he said.
“It will never go away, because it’s in my lymphatic system, but I’m not ready to go, and I’m not ready to not look after my wife and kids. I still train hammer and tong - and I will be out watching the boxing tonight.”
Kat Copeland overcame pre-race nerves to make a successful return to competition at the European Championships in Belgrade
Teesside's Olympic gold medallist Kat Copeland overcame pre-race nerves to make a successful return to competition at the European Championships in Belgrade.
Copeland skipped the 2013 season but is back in a boat this year, competing alongside Imogen Walsh in the lightweight women’s double sculls for the first time, and they fended off a challenge from Holland to win their opening heat - their first race as a partnership.
Speaking ahead of today’s semi-finals, Copeland, 23, said: “I am glad to get it over with really to be honest.
“I was a bit nervous.”
Copeland won a shock gold with Sophie Hosking at the London Olympics before taking a break from the sport but is one of Britain’s main medal hopes in Serbia as she begins preparations for the next Olympics in Rio.
Britain’s team in Belgrade features 50 rowers across 17 boat classes in the three-day regatta.
Walsh added: “It was a bit of a step into the unknown as it’s our first race of the season and our first race together.”
The men’s four of Andrew Triggs Hodge, Moe Sbihi, George Nash and Alex Gregory set a European best time of six minutes and 49.08 seconds in winning their heat.
“It felt good, it felt that like we were all flowing well together”, said Nash whose crew also now race in the semi-finals today.
Eight from 16 GB Rowing Team crews in total won their heats in yesterday morning’s session, three moving directly to finals - the women’s pair, eight and lightweight men’s four - and the others progressing to semis.
The women’s double and women’s quadruple scull crews are also through tomorrow’s finals courtesy of second places yesterday.
The British men’s pair were third in a tough heat but still move into the semis because of entry numbers.
Adam Trelor from Skelton sat in wind and rain on Scaling Dam to catch a stunning 7lb 5oz brown
Patience paid off for young angler Adam Trelor from Skelton, who caught a stunning 7lb 5oz brown at SCALING DAM.
He sat in wind and rain on the dam, and after being snapped by a large fish, he hooked and landed the big brown - the largest so far this season. It fell to feeder fished maggot.
In better conditions the rod average reached five, with the dam and the south shore the key areas.
Fishing at the west end of the dam, father and son team Jack and Josh Taylor from Middlesbrough each caught a brown on ledgered worm.
More browns will be stocked over the coming weeks, while 200 rainbows, with some from 5lb to 7lb have just been released into the reservoir.
Over the week 66 anglers caught 173 trout, with the top baits being: maggot, orange and chartreuse PowerBait and worm.
Fly anglers caught on Bibio, Black Pennell, Black Hawthorn and Black Gnat.
AT LOCKWOOD BECK, Dave Walker caught five trout in an hour from the jetty, when his Cut Throat Cat fished under an indicator, proved irresistible to the trout.
On the mooside the fish have come close in to take dries, with anglers often fishing no more than five to 10 yards out.
Colin Brown fished small Black Hoppers and took seven fish in a lively morning.
Bernard Fitzhugh caught nine on black dries, fished along the moor side.
Most of his fish were caught no more than three or four yards from the bank. Tony Shaw caught seven to 5lb wading at the culvert.
Darren Parry caught a 5lb 8oz rainbow from the moorside, while Jason Nunn caught seven to 3lb on small spider patterns.
A further 200 trout from 1lb 12oz to 6lb have been stocked.
Junior anglers Ben Morris and Robbie Dodds, who practice their boat fishing techniques at Lockwood, have been selected for the England team.
They are part of the England (Northern) Talent Pathway squad, which includes Lockwood season ticket holder Chris Traves.
PETER Johnson wasted no time in getting into rod bending action at WEST HOUSE.
On his first cast the Stockton angler’s Cat’s Whisker was taken by a 15lb rainbow.
In a lively week several anglers have caught more than 10 fish in a session.
The top patterns are: Buzzers, Hare’s Ear, Shipmans, Black Foam Beetles.
BAD weather restricted angler numbers at WITTON CASTLE, where 53 anglers caught a total of 225 fish. Anglers caught up to 14 fish each.
From June 7 Witton starts a trial period of late opening. Over the month the lakes will be open until 10pm on Saturday evenings. A four-hour ticket will be available for the evening sessions.
If the trial period proves successful more dates will be added for anglers wishing to fish later into the evening. For further details ring the lodge on 01388 488691.
OTHER RETURNS:
DERWENT: 231 anglers caught 930 trout to 12lb. Bait: Chartreuse and Orange PowerBait Eggs and worms with Magic Dust in a feeder. Patterns: Orange Fritz, Dawson’s Olive, Black Fritz, Black Hopper, Daddies, brown or black nymphs. 900 stocked.
GRASSHOLME: 136 anglers caught 405 trout to 4lb. Bait: Blue PowerBait Paste, Red PowerBait Eggs, Magic Dust, green worms. Patterns: Hot Tail Dawson’s Olive, Bibio, Mayfly, Black Gnat. 500 stocked.
HURY: 62 anglers caught 182 trout to 3lb 8oz. Patterns: Cat’s Whisker, Black Hopper, Orange Blob, Mayfly, Daddy. 200 stocked.
FONTBURN: 145 anglers caught 547 trout to 4lb. Bait: Orange PowerBait Eggs, Red Gulp. Patterns: Cat’s Whisker, Dawson’s Olive, Hawthorns and Daddies. 850 stocked.
KIELDER: 97 anglers caught 301 trout to 5lb 1oz. Bait: Orange PowerBait, worm. Patterns: Orange Blob, Dawson’s Olive, Cat’s Whisker. 450 stocked.
Havelock says: "I've been looking to strengthen the team. In fact I'm still looking - I’m scouring the world looking to see who’s available"
Redcar Bears promoter Brian Havelock has confirmed he is looking to strengthen his side.
The publication of the new averages has seen Jan Graversen move into the main body of the team, leaving rookie pair Luke Crang and Rafal Konopka at reserve.
Konopka fell in every one of his four rides at home to Ipswich last week and alarm bells are beginning to ring.
“Rafal knows he’s on a sticky wicket,” said Havelock.
“I’ve got six points to play with and I’ve been looking to strengthen the team. In fact I’m still looking - I’m scouring the world looking to see who’s available.”
Havelock was refused permission to bring back Richard Hall while Maks Gregoric declined an opportunity to return and Tero Aarnio was ruled out by his commitments in Sweden.
Max Dilger could yet return although the Ecco Finishing Bears would have scope to bring in a rider with a higher average.
One rider likely to keep his place, however, is Crang.
“Luke rode his socks off at Ipswich last week,” said Havelock, “and he looked like he was coming out of a bad spell.”
The Bears’ scheduled Premier League match with Berwick was postponed on Thursday after heavy rain left the track unrideable but they are back in action tonight when they visit a Workington side still reeling from a home defeat by Berwick last Saturday.
The Comets give a debut to Simon Lambert who has been brought in to replace Chris Mills.
COMETS: Rene Bach, Mason Campton, Josh Grajczonek, Kyle Howarth, Simon Lambert, Ashley Morris, Ricky Wells.
BEARS: Luke Crang, Jan Graversen, Rafal Konopka, Richard Lawson, Hugh Skidmore, Aaron Summers, Carl Wilkinson.
THE Bears’ charity race night has been rescheduled for June 10 although their rained off clash with Berwick definitely won’t be restaged next Thursday.
Josh Newton put together a cracking carp weight at Brafferton Fishery to win a charity match in memory of Ernie Farrow
Yarm's Josh Newton put together a cracking carp weight at Brafferton Fishery to win a charity match in memory of popular Thornaby angler Ernie Farrow.
Newton, 22, drew in-form peg two behind the first island.
He caught 28 F1 carp in the first three hours on pole and pellet fished shallow down the middle.
He then tempted three larger carp on meat fished in the near margin, and a 2lb chub and smaller fish taken from tight up against the island at 14 metres.
Runner-up with 49lb 6oz was Thornaby’s in-form Anth Smith, whose fished catfood down the middle and near margin to catch six large carp for a top three for the sixth consecutive match.
Billingham Tackle Box owner Neil Grange came third from unfancied peg 57 by alternated pole across and in the margins, with method feeder and pellet waggler.
He caught over 30lb of carp, barbel and chub.
The following day Newton paired up with Darlington’s Andy Dargue to win a large entry pairs competition with a big weight on Woodlands. Newton clinched fourth individual place.
Newton, whose father Richie and grandad Tony are also match anglers, has won many competitions with big weights, including 180lb at Manor Farm.
He is also a fine river angler with several wins on the Tees, and could well be a star of the future possibly with England.
The third match of Middlesbrough AC’s series at Hutton Rudby far pond was dour after an influx of cold rainwater.
Yarm veteran Mike Broadley won by fishing pole from peg 11 behind the island.
Fishing a light float tight to the island at 14 metres, he coaxed 17 small ide, two small mirror carp and a perch on alternated caster, worm, and sweetcorn for 12lb 14oz.
Middlesbrough’s Dave Alderson caught 7lb 12oz from peg two, the best weight from the front of the island.
From peg 14, Middlesbrough’s Derek Reaney alternated between the near side and island to catch mainly small crucian and mirrors to weigh in 7lb 6oz for third position.
Thornaby’s Anth Smith came fourth from peg 10 with 5lb 12oz consisting of skimmers, carp, ide and rudd to a variety of small baits on pole at 12 meters.
Middlesbrough AC club members wishing to fish these Monday matches are reminded that entry is taken by phone to Anglers Choice on 01642 899288 after 9am on the Tuesday preceding each match.
Darren Dalton took advantage of the low tide to target the slate beds at Hummersea and was rewarded with seven codling
Darren Dalton took advantage of the low tide to target the slate beds at Hummersea and was rewarded with seven codling.
With the low tide receding further than usual the slate, and the kelp gulleys at Port Mulgrave were within reach.
Dalton won with 17lb 13oz, while Alec Gate caught the biggest fish of the match, a 2lb 14.5oz codling, for third place.
Colin Sharp caught 11 flounder for 6lb 11.5oz to finish runner-up. He fished the channel edge of Whitby Harbour.
But the quickly retreating tide caught a few anglers out, leaving very little water in front of them to fish into.
Of the 18 members who fished, 11 weighed in a total of eight codling, 19 flounders, four rockling and an eel pout.
Tomorrow’s match is one of the club’s ‘away’ fixtures and is a fixed match on the River Wear at the Claxhaugh Walkway. Reports from the venue suggest some that large flounder should be caught possibly bettering the current season’s best of 1lb 6oz.
Booking in is 3.15-3.30pm, with fishing from 4-80pm. The weigh-in will take place on the river edge so all fish can be returned alive.
The Silloth Open Championship is also tomorrow. A number of Teesside matchmen will be travelling to Cumbria for the measure and release match, which is often won by North-east anglers.
The target species will be big flounder, plaice and sand dabs, along with silver eels and bass.
Lee Jones, 35, followed the woman to a block of flats for the elderly and stole handbag from the handlebars of her wheelchair
A callous burglar who followed home a frail pensioner before stealing her handbag was jailed for four and a half years yesterday.
Lee Jones, 35, followed the 81-year-old woman, who was pushing her wheelchair, to a block of flats for the elderly in Middlesbrough on March 4 before sliding into the building behind her through the security lock doors.
Footage taken from the building’s CCTV system for the court showed him pulling up his hoodie to hide his face as he watched her go upstairs in the lift before opening her door and stealing her handbag from the handlebars of the wheelchair.
Prosecutor David Crook told Teesside Crown Court that the victim was left upset and shaken by the crime committed in a building where she expected to be safe and secure.
Jones got away with £50 in notes and £2 in change and a bank card. He left his DNA on some pop socks which he discarded after rummaging through the bag.
Jones had 12 convictions for dwelling house burglaries and he had received long jail sentences in the past. In 2006, he was jailed for 43 months.
Jennifer Coxon, defending, said he had been walking past the building on his way home when he saw the opportunity to go inside to steal property.
She added: “He is disgusted now at his behaviour. He accepts that he will be receiving a lengthy custodial sentence. He appreciates how much he will have upset that old lady and he would wish to apologise to her and to explain that it was not her lack of mobility which drew his attention to her.
Judge Peter Bowers told Jones who had been remanded in custody for sentence: “I think you can only describe this offence as mean and despicable.
“You shadowed this elderly lady, and quite obviously from her condition it was likely that that this building was occupied by other people of similar age and disability.
“When you went into the flat you must have realised that you were stealing from someone who was infirm and old, and it is quite clear from her Victim Impact Statement that this has had a big impact on her life.”
Jones, of Bradhope Road, Middlesbrough, was jailed for four and a half years after he pleaded guilty to two charges of burglary, of the building and the flat.
Ben Gibson was in Gareth Southgate’s starting line-up for the final group game against Colombia
Ben Gibson has helped England earn a place in tomorrow’s third-place play-off match in the prestigious Under-20 Toulon Tournament.
The Boro centre-back was in Gareth Southgate’s starting line-up for yesterday’s final group game against Colombia in the Stade Leo Lagrange, France.
Fulham’s Cauley Woodrow gave England a 27th minute lead before Joao Rodriguez hit a 68th minute equaliser.
The draw was enough to secure second place in Group B behind Brazil and England will play Portugal in a third/fourth place decider in Avignon tomorrow (4pm).
Meanwhile, former Boro midfielder Kevin Thomson has joined newly-promoted Scottish Premiership club Dundee.
The 29-year-old, who was released by relegated Hibernian on Monday, said: “I’m delighted to sign for Dundee and I got a great and positive vibe when I spoke to the manager Paul Hartley.
“This is a new challenge which I am looking forward to and for my future to be sorted out so quickly after the events of last weekend is a great pick me up.
“I am really excited to be here.”
