We'll halt villains in their tracks; Chiefs' warning to metal thieves who disrupt Metro

Byline: KIM CARMICHAEL

BIG CHANCE coach Ronnie Rowe FIGHT NIGHT Jon-Lewis Dickinson (left) takes on David Dolan (right) at the Stadium of Light next monthHe lives with his fiancee, Yvonne, and her three children.Freak double defeats when sustaining injuries has derailed the Dickinson bandwagon, but Rowe insisted: "Jon's in great shape - he's done eight weeks intensive work and is ready to go."Sometimes it was quite hard when we had a breakdown, but the mechanic had an expression, 'If gaffer tape can't fix it, it can't be fixed at all'.""We work closely with the police and Network Rail to look at ways to reduce the impact on services and on local people. This has paid off with a number of cases in which cable thieves have been caught in the act and received significant prison sentences.""I felt safe and enclosed and I got up to 50mph!" The original journey was made by Oswald Arthur Denly - or Denny as he was known - who co-founded the Disabled Driving Association which later became Disabled Motoring UK.This is the charity which champions the cause of disabled drivers, their passengers and Blue Badge holders."On Metro it is particularly noticeable because it can bring sections of the system to a halt while power supplies and signal systems are repaired.Soldiers Cpl George Bascope and Craftsman Ben Haywood from the Royal Light Dragoons restored the original trike to its former glory - and Dan said he was grateful that a mechanic came on the epic 12-day journey."It was really emotional,'' he said. "Denny's son had not seen the trike since his dad used it and that was a really nice part of the trip."Welterweight Craig Dixon, also trained by Rowe, will make his pro debut at the Stadium of Light against journeyman Jason Nesbitt.Dan McIntyre, 34, recreated a journey made by Disabled Motoring UK founder Oswald Denly in 1947."It's been a frustrating time for Craig as he's waited to get his contract sorted out with Frank Maloney," Rowe told me.

CRACKDOWN Police officers are on the look out for metal thieves