Gilliver's Travels
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Victory for the tree-huggers? Or common sense?
(From the BBC website)
Swindon's hopes of building a 20,000-seater stadium in the west of the town were effectively ended on Thursday. Councillors voted to keep a community forest at Shaw Park, meaning the club will have to look for a new site.
Robins director Bob Holt told BBC Radio Swindon: "It is going to be a bitter disappointment for us all. "I find I'm just a bit shocked really that we weren't allowed to put in a proper proposal, but the council must do what they feel fit with the land."
The Shaw Park project met with opposition from the outset from some fans and local residents objecting to the loss of green space. But Swindon chairman Willie Carson had pleaded for more time to make amendments to the proposal, which he felt could overcome the objections.
He has warned that the club needs to leave their current County Ground home "to move forward, not just simply survive". Developers St Mowden say they would now like to approach the council and ask for alternative sites for the stadium.
(From the BBC website)
Swindon's hopes of building a 20,000-seater stadium in the west of the town were effectively ended on Thursday. Councillors voted to keep a community forest at Shaw Park, meaning the club will have to look for a new site.
Robins director Bob Holt told BBC Radio Swindon: "It is going to be a bitter disappointment for us all. "I find I'm just a bit shocked really that we weren't allowed to put in a proper proposal, but the council must do what they feel fit with the land."
The Shaw Park project met with opposition from the outset from some fans and local residents objecting to the loss of green space. But Swindon chairman Willie Carson had pleaded for more time to make amendments to the proposal, which he felt could overcome the objections.
He has warned that the club needs to leave their current County Ground home "to move forward, not just simply survive". Developers St Mowden say they would now like to approach the council and ask for alternative sites for the stadium.