Colinspeedway

Best wishes to Tai I really hope he is OK

Would be interesting to see heat 3 back again. Looked like a win for Charles....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cqx0vnqdd51t#player

Even IF they do sell out- people will have less disposable income for other speedway events/merch etc and the prices for children is ridiculous- we want to be encouraging families/children to speedway for the long term health of the sport!

Those prices are ridiculous compared to the other events in the series. Yes it's a far better track than Cardiff and far superior racing but the facilities are not as good. For the SON there were very large queues for food/drink outlets, no running water in the toilets in the South Stand, one of my tickets did not work. If these two events do not sell out then whoever is responsible for those prices should really have a good look at themselves. People will vote with their feet. Such a shame as it should be an event that we are all getting excited about not moaning about the pricing structure.

Developers will have town planners on the case who know how to manipulate the system and use it to make their case to their own advantage. Although it's common sense in your and my eyes- the need for housing development is a big pull so unless we have a strong planning case built by a town planner stating how it goes against the NPPF/leisure facilities we really are at a disadvantage.

Are the two applications linked? If not the council need to be asked to place a planning condition/section 106 obligation which explicitly requires the Studley Grange project to be delivered first/begin commencement prior to works on the Abbey. In order for this to be accepted by the council it must be proven (ideally with help from a planning consultant) that this condition complies with the NPPF and reasonable, to scale and necessary.

If it is true then no lessons have been learnt from the SON.

There is no denying about Osbourne- his history speaks for itself. Am I right in thinking he is an owner of Poole's Stadium? Concerning.... Who owns this proposed land near Swindon for the speedway? If planning permission is gained then if someone else has funds then they could use the planning permission to build the speedway track if Osbourne isn't interested in fulfilling.

Francis Gusts is a brave exciting rider and is a good signing particularly if he starts at reserve but in terms of the whole team picture starting a couple of points under limit is a big disadvantage from the get go and requires Janowski to step up to his end of season form on a regular basis. Quite clearly the team building has been subject to mistakes/bad luck.

When I spoke to Lebedevs after the Riga GP he really didn't seem keen on riding in the UK. Would Thorssell fit? Or has he already signed up for Poland/Sweden and Denmark? What about Basso? Would Tarasenko be interested in the UK again?

Yes I find it very baffling. Also I would be interested to know what the legal advice was that they received as it's all very vague. Maybe worth putting in a freedom of information request?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://peterborough.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s54236/23.00412.OUT%20-%20committee%20report.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiirMe_7v-KAxXVT0EAHc3wMo0QFnoECBoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3fe1-nI93_WmfOwsvG6cLz This document explains the reasons for the call in changes in policy since the first committee vote and that "legal advice" was sought prior.

The problem is councillors aren't really experts in planning policy so that's why a town planner is needed to build the case, present the policy based argument and know the system inside out. One of the reasons given for the callin was a "lack of planning reasons" and "outdated policies".

If the decision was to go down the judicial review path there would need to be strong evidence that decisions had been made not in line with the local policies. Therefore it would be useful for a Town Planner to work on this.

Policy LP30: Culture, Leisure, Tourism and Community Facilities. This policy reads: Existing Culture, Leisure, Tourism and Community Facilities The loss, via redevelopment, of an existing culture, leisure, tourism or community facility will only be permitted if it is demonstrated that: The facility is demonstrably no longer fit for purpose and the site is not viable to be redeveloped for a new community facility; or l. The service provided by the facility is met by alternative provision that exists within reasonable proximity: what is deemed as reasonable proximity will depend on the nature of the facility and its associated catchment area; or m. The proposal includes the provision of a new facility of a similar nature and of a similar or greater size in a suitable on or off-site location.

All depends if they make use of the available remaining points

I'm not a Glasgow fan but I must say that's a brilliant creative way to announce the team well done to whoever put that together. Also looks a solid side on paper.

Also now have to pay £2 for car parking on Unipart

I've just been on the phone to an official source from the FIM and they say if you close down your forum account in protest then they may consider putting Laguta back in.

Wroclaw ticks all the boxes

Certainly agree. And for me the wildcards would be Doyle and Michelsen and then Emil and Artem - if not Madsen and either Magic/Dudek.

Could KL go for Vaclav Milik at reserve? He was mentioned by Rob Lyon on the recent podcast with him.

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/peterborough-council-rejects-proposal-to-make-panthers-speedway-track-an-asset-of-community-value-4774704 Disappointing news. Was the ACV submitted with assistance from a town planner and submitted with a full business plan of the running of speedway?

Is the speedway on the national or local list of heritage assets? If not I don't think it's a relevant argument