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Wrexham's new stand delayed

Wrexham’s new Kop stand will not be open for the start of next season due to a series of hold-ups. The League Two club had been hoping to start work on the 5,500 capacity stand in June after demolishing the old terrace that had stood empty since 2008. Government funding of around £25million has been pledged to the Gateway project, which is part of a wider scheme to transform a key corridor into the city that includes improvements to the nearby Wrexham General station. However, no building work has been done on the site since the demolition work took place during the final months of last season. Four new floodlights, however, were added in the summer to bring the Racecourse Ground up to EFL standards following promotion.   No start date for the new stand is in place for what is expected to be a 12-month job. Among the hold-ups has been the need to relocate an electrical sub-station that powers the student accommodation blocks that sit behind the main stand. An existing sewer...