00000 1,279 Posted December 29, 2017 The local district council which covers Hailsham (Wealden District Council) has bought the shopping centre. No doubt it will employ contractors to do the upgrades etc but it is the new owner. And Wealden District Council is financing the purchase itself (or the residents - council taxpayers - are). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted December 29, 2017 4 hours ago, uk_martin said: I'm sure that Rugby Council will love to have all the attractions and amieneties that they don't have to pay for in their area. I suspect that if you asked Rugby council to stump up THEIR tax payers money though, it would be a different story. There would be plenty of people on the Northampton side of the borough who would ask big questions about why their cash is being used to prop up a Coventry team rather than supporting the local health service etc. As for the date of the confirmation, I asked the same. Who knows? It might take as long again this time around as it took last year. Money is not currently (and I'm not sure it ever will be) an issue. Land and planning permission is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woz01 3,589 Posted December 31, 2017 The help we need/ask isn't financial. Any sports club needing a new site councils will usually help with that especially if it has community benefits and backing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted December 31, 2017 On 29/12/2017 at 2:48 PM, Richard Weston said: The local district council which covers Hailsham (Wealden District Council) has bought the shopping centre. No doubt it will employ contractors to do the upgrades etc but it is the new owner. And Wealden District Council is financing the purchase itself (or the residents - council taxpayers - are). Wow, that amazes me. Tax payers money being used for property speculation. Obviously no schools or hospitals to finance in those parts of the world then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted December 31, 2017 3 hours ago, Woz01 said: The help we need/ask isn't financial. Any sports club needing a new site councils will usually help with that especially if it has community benefits and backing. Tell that to Cradley fans. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,620 Posted December 31, 2017 55 minutes ago, adonis said: add to that ,Long eaton ,Reading , Bradford and all the London tracks , sometimes i think people get a little confused between speedway and football The council found a new site for Reading. The council gave it planning permission. The problems were elsewhere ( and are probably ones that should concern Swindon fans) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted December 31, 2017 1 hour ago, uk_martin said: Wow, that amazes me. Tax payers money being used for property speculation. Obviously no schools or hospitals to finance in those parts of the world then. It amazing the amount of commercial property that council have been buying in recent years. It's a scandal but nobody seems to care. The government should be looking at what any local council spends on commercial property and taking twice that figure form next years budget, 1 lots because they clearly don't need it and a second lot because they still have last years to spend (albeit they not have to sell the property). Local councils should not be investing anything in no public projects. Mind you, lets not forget most of them lost a fortune when Icelandic banks went bust. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruno 1,790 Posted December 31, 2017 The thing that annoys me is that residents tend to complain about noise and dirt when in reality these two are a thing of the past. Regarding the noise you can barely hear the bikes down the back straight these days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, adonis said: ... i think people get a little confused between speedway and football OR they look at the city of Coventry and think, "if this city can't house it's football team (that had to seek refuge in Northampton until Wasps Rugby Club gave them a lifeline) then what chance does speedway have in that city?" A spot of politically correct, multi-ethnic, all-inclusive, equalities and diversity appeasing "culture", anyone? Edited January 1, 2018 by uk_martin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woz01 3,589 Posted January 2, 2018 On 01/01/2018 at 10:54 AM, uk_martin said: OR they look at the city of Coventry and think, "if this city can't house it's football team (that had to seek refuge in Northampton until Wasps Rugby Club gave them a lifeline) then what chance does speedway have in that city?" A spot of politically correct, multi-ethnic, all-inclusive, equalities and diversity appeasing "culture", anyone? The football club moved because the owners wanted to bankrupt ACL (half council owned) and get it for nothing but returned before Wasps bought it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSmiler 420 Posted January 7, 2018 The fact no news has been posted yet for the new season speaks volumes. Starting to think even this won't happen now. I miss Brandon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woz01 3,589 Posted January 9, 2018 Zero news since the AGM, what's the hold up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Jones 2,124 Posted January 9, 2018 51 minutes ago, Woz01 said: Zero news since the AGM, what's the hold up? Even the BSPA suspicious of Horton's motives? It doesn't get much worse than that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
East End Fan 426 Posted January 9, 2018 Ever the optimnist...No News is Good News Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Jones 2,124 Posted January 9, 2018 http://www.coventrybees.co/news.php?extend.3830 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites