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Lord Triesman: FA ‘backed out’ of regulation PETE HAYMAN
Former Football Association (FA) chair Lord Triesman has claimed the national governing body “backed out” from regu- lating the domestic sport. T e comments were made as part of the
fi rst evidence session for a culture, media and sport committee inquiry into the gov- ernance of football. Lord Triesman claimed that, apart from
the issue of on-fi eld discipline, the FA no longer ran the game and had become side- lined by the Premier League.
Wolves stadium to be revamped PETE HAYMAN
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (WWFC) has announced that work is to start on the redevelopment of its Molineux Stadium at the end of the season. WWFC chair Steve Morgan
has confi rmed plans for the first stage of the project to demolish the Stan Cullis (North) Stand and replace it with a new two-tier stand. Phase one will cost around
£16m, which will be funded from existing cashflow, and will see the capacity of Molineux increase to 31,700 in time for the 2012-13 season. Extending into the open north east corner of the ground, the new stand will also accommodate away supporters, currently housed in the Jack Harris Flank. If WWFC proceeds with the second phase of the project, the total cost of the development
Extreme Connexions’ completed steel structure
Extreme centre taking shape in Hertfordshire TOM WALKER
Work on Extreme Connexions, an extreme sports and arts venue in Hemel Hempstead, has reached another milestone with the completion of the steel structure. T e centre is due to open in July 2011 and
will include a 60m x 15m climbing wall, a skate park, indoor caving and a challeng- ing high ropes course. The facility will also feature a music
recording studio, a band rehearsal room and an internet café as well as a teen-focused health centre with counselling rooms.
Council reveals preferred Colwyn Bay designs PETE HAYMAN
K2 Architects have been revealed as the pre- ferred fi rm to design a watersports hotspot on Colwyn Bay promenade. Part of the Colwyn Bay Waterfront
Project, which is funded by the Welsh Assembly government and match funded by the European Regional Development Fund, a design competition saw six fi rms short- listed. T e top two were identifi ed following the evaluation process before being put to Conwy Council’s cabinet, which backed the Liverpool-based group’s plans.
Work is poised to start on the stadium revamp at the end of the season
is set to be around £40m and will increase the ground’s capacity to 36,000. A new club megastore, a café, a museum,
a family information centre and hospital- ity facilities are also mooted as part of the development. Buckingham Group has been appointed by the club to deliver the scheme.
Hunt outlines new School Games proposals PETE HAYMAN
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has outlined government plans for the School Games tournament in a speech to the Sports Colleges Conference. Addressing more than 500
delegates from schools across the country, Hunt said the project would give every child the chance to take part. Under the proposals, 500
schools across nine regions are to pilot an annual School Games Day, which would provide a ‘fi nals’ day from a programme of intra-school competition. A rolling pro- gramme of leagues and tournaments will help encourage greater competition between schools at town or district level and up to 60 new county or city-level Festivals of Sport
T e School Games plans are inspired by Olympic and Paralympic sports
will help show off the best in local competi- tive sport through inter-school fi nals. Details of how to get involved with School Games are to be published in the spring.
Latest stage of Gateshead project complete TOM WALKER
Work on the latest phase of a multi-mil- lion pound project to revamp Gateshead International Stadium has been completed. A new two-storey extension – featuring a café, classroom and hospitality facilities – is
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set to be complemented by the refurbishment of the existing changing areas. Gateshead Council is working with S&P
Architects on the scheme, which has already led to the completion of a new canopy for the stadium’s East Stand.
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