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  24 February 2015 Last updated at 20:27 GMT
  The 67-year-old, who was fearful of returning to his Gateshead home after the attack in January, has begun house hunting thanks to an online fundraising campaign that attracted donations of more than Â£330,000.
  But Mr Barnes, whose collarbone was broken when he was knocked to the ground, told Look North's Peter Harris he was not yet ready to meet his attacker, drug-user Richard Gatiss, 25.
target: Disabled pensioner Alan Barnes has said he is "ready to move on with his life" after a man appeared in court to admit assaulting him.