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Wrexham stadium project makes progress

The 'Wrexham Gateway' project is an ambitious public-private partnership involving the Welsh Government, the local council, Glyndwr University and the football club. As well as providing a hotel and conference facilities, it would provide a stand at the disused end of Wrexham's historic ground, increasing capacity to 15,000: Racecourse Stadium I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, and Wrexham would certainly benefit from investment, but does the National League Club needs this capacity? Average attendances this year have been just over 4,000, admittedly the third best in the National League and only beaten by two other former league clubs (Notts County and Stockport County). Bath City Elsewhere in the non-league system, Bath City looks like having its redevelopment proposals for its historic Twerton Park stadium rejected by planners: Excessive and over dominant Bath is a particularly sensitive location in planning terms and the Council is also concerned a...