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Charity fish in a roaring success. When CEMEX decided to sell off Yateley, the site was broken up and purchased by three different entities it was not clear whether this would be the end of the Stoney and Friends Fish-ins on Yateley that had taken place there for the previous 16 years and had raised huge amounts for Macmillan Cancer Support. However, shortly after Martin Gardener purchased the Pads, North, Car Park and Split Lake to form the new Yateley West Fishery, he advised Allan Stone that he was prepared to donate these lakes to ensure the survival of the event. This was an extremely generous gesture and appreciated by all involved in Stoney and Friends.

Google attacked for promoting unscrupulous sites. The Angling Trust has continued its high-profile campaign against internet rod licence rip-offs and this week slammed Google for advertising websites which take advantage of hard-pressed anglers trying to buy a rod licence by charging them a £20 administration fee for a £27 rod licence, despite offering no additional service whatsoever. The internet giant had taken down the adverts when the scam was exposed on BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme, but they have since re-appeared. Searches for “buy rod licence” or “fishing licence” on Google generate a list of results that are headed up with sponsored links to the offending sites – rodlicence.

Tom Oliver reflects on a month of highs and lows. After a successful June I was hoping my run of luck would continue but as each week went on it soon became clear my luck had changed and things were not going to plan. The first weekend in July saw myself and fishing partner Graham Mabey making the long drive to Birmingham after we had finished work on Thursday evening for the BCAC semi-final. The draw started at 7am the following morning in the impressive clubhouse that looks out over the southern end of the lake.

John Wilson says goodbye. One of angling's most prominent celebrities – John Wilson, has announced a farewell lunch, before retiring to Thailand. Over the last 20 years, John has become one angling's most recognisable faces, starring in the famous 'Go Fishing' series, and regularly featuring in the angling print press. He has also received an OBE for his services to angling.