SPORT York’s £37m stadium is good to go


Work on a £37m sports sta- dium to house both York City Football Club and the York City Knights Rugby League team is set to start in May, aſter more than a year of delays, from plans which originally date back to 2009. Te 8,000-seat stadium


– designed to easily expand to 12,000-seats should the need to increase capacity arise – is scheduled to be built within a timeframe of 18 months. the stadium is due to open in late Q3 2016. A consortium led by


Large golf resort planned for outskirts of Edinburgh


Planning consent has been granted for a hotel and leisure development on the edge of Scotland’s capital Edinburgh – the latest project in what is fast-becoming a mini- boom for the nation’s golf course sector. Te deal sees a consortium of British


Tere have been plans to build a new stadium in York since 2009


Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL) has been awarded a contract by City of York Council to oversee and build the new development, which will also include a swimming pool, gym and several artificial football pitches. Also being constructed as part of the


development are a number of retail outlets, including stores from Marks and Spencer and Next on the 339,000sq ſt (31,494sq m) land area. Te Council is investing approximately


£8m into the project, with the rest of the fund- ing coming from grants and revenue generated through commercial developments. Work was due to start on the project earlier


this year, but a combination of unseason- ably cold weather and the discovery of great crested newts – which are a protected spe- cies under Schedule 5 of the Wildflife and Countryside Act 1981 – led to lengthy delays. Details: http://lei.sr?a=z2T2h


Manchester United posts record revenues


Manchester United Football Club’s poor start to the post- Ferguson area on the pitch doesn’t appear to have ham- pered the club’s finances so far, aſter it reported record revenue of £433.2m in the year to the end of June. Despite a disappoint-


ing campaign under David Moyes, finishing seventh in the Premier League last year, the club turned a “core profit” of £130m thanks to TV rights, merchandise sales, matchday revenue and competition bonuses. However, this year is expected to be a slightly different story, with the club absent from the lucrative Champions League for the first time in 20 years. United forecasts that revenue and profit will


fall in 2014-15 as a result – down to £395m and £95m respectively – while it remains unclear how the nigh-on £200m spent in the summer transfer market will affect the club’s books. Executive vice chair Ed Woodward was


quick to talk up the results and suggested the appointment of Dutch manager Louis van Gaal – in place of Moyes – would lead to a rever- sal in the Manchester club’s on-field fortunes.


© CYBERTREK 2014 Boggis has impressed with her work in government


Boggis appointed Sport and Recreation Alliance CEO


Emma Boggis has taken up the role of CEO for the Sport and Recreation Alliance, replacing interim CEO Sallie Barker. Prior to her appointment, Boggis was non-


executive director for the British Paralympic Association and head of the government’s Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Unit. Boggis has also held roles as private sec-


Te Old Trafford club benefited from being league champions in 2013/14 “We are very proud of the results achieved


in fiscal year 2014 as we once again generated record revenues,” said Woodward. “With Louis van Gaal at the helm as manager, and the recent signing of some of the world’s lead- ing players to further strengthen our squad, we are very excited about the future and believe it’s the start of a new chapter in the club’s history. “Louis’


footballing philosophy fits


very well with Manchester United and he has an impressive track record of suc- cess throughout his career, winning league titles with every club he has ever managed.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=t4q9r


Twitter: @leisureopps


retary to David Cameron, deputy head of mission and political counsellor with the Foreign Office, and deputy director of social policy and legislation for the Cabinet Office. In her role as CEO, Boggis will take over


all responsibilities for delivering and shap- ing the direction of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, aiming to keep the organisation in the centre of the UK sports sector. “We are really pleased that Emma will


be joining us to take the Alliance forward with our plans to continually modernise our services and be an effective voice for the sec- tor,” said Andy Reed, Sport and Recreation Alliance chair. “Emma has a proven track record in her work with the Legacy Unit and has impressed with her insight and experience. Details: http://lei.sr?a=S6h2c


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businessmen put its weight behind a development of almost 500 acres on the outskirts of the Scottish capital. Te development will include a 240-bed- room resort hotel and a championship golf course designed in conjunction with golfing legend Sandy Lyle, who says the high-profile development has the poten- tial to rival any golf course in Scotland. Details: http://lei.sr?a=z8W4P


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