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Byline: MATTHEW BAYLEY
BURLY former minister Steve Norris fought back gamely yesterday when a teenage mugger grabbed his [pounds sterling]10,000 gold Rolex watch.
First he grappled with the thief and then he chased him. But the runner-up in last month's London mayoral election came off second best as the youth made off with his prized possession of more than 15 years and jumped into a getaway car.
The drama happened in the wealthy Essex enclave of Buckhurst Hill minutes after Mr Norris drew up in his Bentley for a business meeting.
'A young black youth ripped open the door of my car, grabbed hold of my forearm with both hands and tried to undo my watch,' he said last night.
'I grabbed his hands to try to stop him and we struggled for about ten seconds before he got free and then ran off round the corner.
Harry Winston Watches'I tried to run after him but I'm 55 and he was a bit faster than me. I was shouting out for someone to stop him but it all happened so quickly no one could get near him.
'He got round the corner where his accomplice was waiting in a car and they drove off.
'The only amusing part of this is I was in Russia on business recently and they told me not to bring an expensive watch so I wore a [pounds sterling]16.99 Sekonda and that was fine. Then I take a Rolex out to Essex and I get it stolen.' During his election campaign Mr Norris ignored advice not to display the Rolex on his posters, saying: 'I'm proud of it.' Asked how he felt after the robbery Mr Norris joked: 'I felt lighter. I always get sentimental about [pounds sterling]10,000.
'I have lost a possession that I valued very highly but I am none the worse for wear and life goes on. I've never been mugged before. It makes you realise that crime touches everybody - it's not just an inner-city problem.
At least this was something that can be insured and replaced.
'I'm afraid to say it's just an every day story of city folk. I'm just grateful there weren't any weapons around. He pulled pretty hard and I've got the bruises on my wrist to prove it but I'm not going to be getting any time off.' An aide said: 'Steve is not a shrinking violet and he's a big fellow.
But the kid was relying on the element of surprise.' Six weeks ago a local shopkeeper was hit with a hammer as he was robbed of his [pounds sterling]12,000 Rolex.
Buckhurst Hill readily displays its wealth with Mercedes, Jaguars and BMWs jostling for parking spaces on the boutique-lined main street.
Footballers Teddy Sheringham and David Holdsworth live in the area.
The robber was described as aged between 14 and 19, slim, and wearing blue jeans and a hooded top. He was 5ft 8ins tall, had short hair and handmade Cartier Jewelry was clean shaven with a thin face.
He and his accomplice escaped in a silver Ford Fiesta which was believed to have been stolen.
Detective Constable Mike Guy of Essex police said of the investigation: 'We are pleased with the forensic evidence we have recovered from the scene and feel we have reason to be optimistic.' Anyone with information should contact officers on 020 8502 3881.
Mr Norris is the latest high-profile victim of a Rolex raider.
Others have included former topless model Jilly Johnson and actress Brit Ekland, who had her [pounds sterling]10,000 watch snatched outside a supermarket in Chelsea two years ago.
...Byline: LAURA CLARK
THE wife of celebrity hairdresser Nicky Clarke has been mugged on her doorstep in the latest attack by criminals dubbed the Rolex robbers.
Lesley Clarke was pounced on as she got out of her car after a trip to a video shop near her home in St John's Wood, North London.
Two men ran through the security gates as they were closing, knocked her to the ground and ripped two diamond rings from her fingers.
Last night Mrs Clarke, whose husband was Princess Diana's hairdresser, told how she was returning home at 7.20pm on Sunday when the robbers baby Magnet Bracelets struck.
'I opened the electric gates, drove in and got out of the car,' she said. 'As I went up to the steps I saw two men looking at me.
'I thought, "Oh no, the gates are not going to shut in time".
The men came in, punched me to the ground and one of them put both hands over my face while the other took my rings.
'The one with his hands over my face kept saying "shush shush" as if he was talking to a baby. I've never been so scared in my life.' One of the rings was a present from her husband, although it was not her engagement ring.
The robber pulled the rings off so violently that Mrs Clarke's hands were cut.
The men ran off after being disturbed by a passing car, grabbing the keys to Mrs Clarke's [pounds sterling]65,000 Jaguar XK8 as they fled. They jumped into a waiting silver hatchback.
Neighbours took down most of the number plate.
Mrs Clarke, 46, added: 'By this time I was screaming like a banshee. It was just horrific. I didn't know what was going to happen to me, whether they were going to knife me or rape me.' She said she will now auction her Jaguar and the exclusive number plate it carries, itself worth about [pounds sterling]20,000. She believes the robbers knew who she was, possibly as a result of her personalised plate.
She added: 'We already have good security but I'm going to get four CCTV cameras. The police are going to advise me about it.' Mr Clarke has himself been a victim of a similar attack outside the seven-bedroom Grade II listed Georgian property. He was robbed of a [pounds sterling]13,700 Cartier watch by three muggers in June 1995.
The couple have led separate lives for some time, but Mrs Clarke said: 'Nicky was beside himself, especially because he had been through it himself.
He kept saying, "At least you're fine".' Police say both suspects were black and aged about 20. Both were wearing dark clothing and woolly hats.
One was approximately 5ft 11in, the other 5ft 9in.
Previous victims of Rolex robbers include millionaire zoo owner John Aspinall and his wife Lady Sarah, who were attacked in Belgravia in September last year.
The muggers snatched a [pounds sterling]500 Cartier watch Fake Chanel Handbags from Lady Sarah's wrist and stole an Yves Saint Laurent handbag and a ring worth [pounds sterling]3,000 after putting a knife to her husband's throat.
A month earlier Ivor Jacobs, 37, a friend of Anthea Turner and her partner Grant Bovey, had his [pounds sterling]20,000 Rolex watch stolen when a mugger reached into the car they were in.
In July, chef Anton Mosi-mann's wife Kathrin had her Rolex stolen when the couple were attacked in Kensington.
Britt Ekland had a [pounds sterling]10,000 gold and diamond Rolex stolen in an attack in Chelsea in 1998.
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...DRIPPING in gilt-edged ostentation. The finest suit money can buy. A Rolex. Perhaps even a cut-glass accent, the result of expensive elocution lessons.
Forget it. Mark Gardiner, the man who won pounds 22,590,829 on the lottery with his mate 10 years ago this week, is none of the above. He is a bit of a disappointment, actually. He looks like he could do with a new pair of trainers. And as for his grubby tracksuit bottoms...
But be under no illusion. Unlike other winners who have squandered their instant wealth, Mark remains a very, very rich man.
In his garage are an Aston Martin, a Harley-Davidson and two Mercedes. And he now has two houses in Barbados.
As if talking about a two-for-one offer in the supermarket, Mark, 43, explains: "I had one and then next door came up for sale and I thought, 'I'll get my mitts on that.' You never know when it'll come in handy."
He has bought two football clubs, a pounds 750,000 cruiser and a second boat, and invested pounds 5.5million in businesses. He has taken mates to Barbados, on the QE2 and to Madeira.
But beneath this grand exterior of material wealth Mens Replica lurks a tale of regret, betrayal and heartache. You may think when you lose the lottery tonight you are, in fact, the winner.
WHEN he and pal Paul Maddison won Britain's biggest single lottery jackpot - with the numbers 12, 15, 26, 44, 46 and 49 - Mark imagined problems would vanish. But in many ways, a decade on, he is a poorer man.
Mark, who was earning pounds 12,000 when he won, says: "There are days when I curse my win and wish I'd never got involved. But I guess if I woke up one day and saw my rusty old van and bank loan and realised I'd dreamt all this up that would be pretty frightening, too."
He has been married four times and has two daughters. He split from fourth wife Brenda last year and is going through a messy divorce.
He says: "I've fallen out with the lot of them. I've hired the top barristers in London to deal with my divorce from Brenda."
He is now dating first wife Bridget once more. They met when she called Mark's glazing firm for a quote. But he vows he will never marry again. "I'm allergic to wedding cakes. I think it must be the marzipan," he jokes. Then he adds: "Bet you pounds 10,000 I won't walk up the aisle ever again."
Gambling is certainly still in his blood. He has already bet me the same amount that England will not win the next football World Cup. I tell him I get better odds at William Hill.
He is only in contact with two relatives - cousin June and Uncle Jim. His three sisters and his mothers - his biological one and the woman who adopted him - no longer figure in his life. But the only piece of jewellery he wears is a cheap signet ring his sister found at a bus depot when he was 14. "We had good times once," he says, forlornly.
And Mark is no longer in touch with ex-best mate and business partner Paul, with whom he shared the winning ticket.
Paul now lives as virtual recluse in his six-bedroom mansion in Scotland, having married the woman he hired to clean it. Mark has not seen him since his old friend failed to attend his wedding to Brenda in 1996.
Now Mark only has a small group of pals he trusts. It is a case of once bitten, twice shy. He explains: "I spent pounds 500,000 buying five friends houses when I won. Do you think they are still my friends? Like hell. Not one speaks to me. Having so much money has made me suspicious of people's intentions. It's horrible, but when someone's being nice then it does cross my mind what they are up to.
"At least the begging letters are not so frequent any more. At the start I was getting them by the sack load. I've Fake Ulysse Nardin heard them all: Aunty Flo's legs are going to drop off; Jimmy hasn't eaten for weeks and is going to die; my house is being repossessed.
"But worse than the beggars are the green-eyed monsters. They are really out to get me. I have been sued more times that I can remember. I'm worth having a pop at because of what I am worth. I just laugh now when I open a letter and see the words, 'Dear Mr Gardiner, We act on behalf of...'
"Sometimes I think it would have been better to have won a much smaller amount. I love going somewhere where no one knows me and I can be a normal person." Yet, bizarrely, he still plays the lottery. He says: "Just imagine what the odds are of winning the jackpot twice. How amazing would that be?
"And you always need money for a rainy day. The most I've won so far is pounds 100."
But the real answer is rather more poignant. It lies with his regrets. His deepest wish is something that cannot be bought - hindsight. He wants Dr Who's Tardis to travel back 10 years. He says: "Short of getting in the Tardis I would like to win again because I'd now know what to do. I was just a puppy when I won.
"If I could get in the Tardis I would chuck the old Mark Gardiner away and replace him with who I am now. A man with a lot of experience. I would probably not be living here. You'd be interviewing me abroad somewhere. No, you wouldn't be interviewing me because you wouldn't know about me.
...A BUSINESSWOMAN tied up and robbed by a ruthless gang last night said she was still trying to come to terms with the trauma.
Lynne Goddard, 64, was speaking publicly for the first time since the balaclava-clad thugs broke into her Bodelwyddan home.
The break-in happened on the evening of Wednesday, February 2 as Mrs Goddard and her husband Ivan, 75, watched TV.
The raiders tied up the couple and stole jewellery including her Rolex watch.
Mrs Goddard managed to escape and ran screaming to the next-door Faenol Fawr Hotel, which she owns, to raise the alarm.
But the robbery at the couple's Sarn Lane home left her deeply upset.
She said: 'It was frightening to have people coming into our house. They had a massive screwdriver.
'They tied us up and robbed us of our jewellery.
'My life has changed and it will take ages to get back to normal.'
The couple had just returned from holiday when the thieves struck.
Mrs Goddard said: 'My husband and I were sitting on chairs doing the paperwork and watching the TV.
'I was watching the news in my reclining chair and a 'friendly' arm came round my neck.
'He was wearing a dark green windcheater. A voice said ' Guess who's diamond Plating Cufflink here?' ' Mrs Goddard told how the intruder then snarled: 'Get on the floor.'
Mrs Goddard recalled how one gangster growled: 'Get a ring' and 'Get a watch'.
She said: 'I'm quite a forward person normally but something told me 'Hey Lynne, let them go, let them go. Take it, take it, take it'.
' Their haul included a wedding ring, a diamond ring and a third gold and diamond ring, her Rolex watch and her husband's Rolex. At least one ring was 'too expensive to insure'.
The gang also searched the house and stole cash.
Mrs Goddard described the lengths to which the thieves went to steal the jewellery.
They tried but failed to prise off her diamond-encrusted, gold bracelet with a big screwdriver.
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One yob struggled to take off her rings because her fingers were swollen.
Mrs Goddard said: 'I said ' You're hurting me, you're hurting me.
I need some water and soap.' ' Finally the intruders tied up Mr Goddard, then his wife and fled.
The Goddards have tightened security since the raid.
Detectives investigating the robbery are waiting for the results of tests on DNA samples taken at the crime scene
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