Siggytastic Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Thought I would start this in the general section. Find it hard to believe really. Hope the link work. http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/mildenhall_owners_of_mildenhall_stadium_must_pay_at_least_238_000_of_their_opponents_legal_bills_1_3697148 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Terrible news for Mildenhall, Speedway and any other motor sport or other venue that creates noise. My sincere sympathy to all involved in Mildenhall Stadium and the Fen Tigers. Hard to see how any Club or Promoter could carry a cost like this. How can the views of two people be taken above the enjoyment of hundreds / thousands. The law is an ass! Edited July 23, 2014 by Ommer Mon 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Thought I would start this in the general section. Find it hard to believe really. Hope the link work. http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/mildenhall_owners_of_mildenhall_stadium_must_pay_at_least_238_000_of_their_opponents_legal_bills_1_3697148 IF this is true - it is a bloody disgrace. From what I have read, the couple ALREADY KNEW the Stadium was there when they purchased their property. If they didn't like it, why the hell didn't they move in somewhere else. Some people really are NIMBYs. This Case should have been thrown out!! I suppose this will mean the end for Mildenhall Speedway. :sad: By the way - are they taking the Air Base to Court next? THERE MUST BE MUCH MORE NOISE COMING FROM THERE? THOUGHT NOT!!!! :mad: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldace Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 By the way - are they taking the Air Base to Court next? THERE MUST BE MUCH MORE NOISE COMING FROM THERE? THOUGHT NOT!!!! :mad: Possibly the airbase are a little more respectful of the environment in which they operate. They probably dont manouvre aircraft at 3am 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Disgusting. The law is a ass. Thinks....If you're already a quarter of a million down, it wouldn't add much to the bill to hire a hitman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Possibly the airbase are a little more respectful of the environment in which they operate. They probably dont manouvre aircraft at 3am Did this happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 One must wonder how a court case like this can succeed. Mildenhall Speedway only operates at the most every other week yet the USA airbase operates planes 24 hours a day. Does this mean that people on main roads can take their local councils to court for the noise and pollution of traffic outside their houses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 One must wonder how a court case like this can succeed. Mildenhall Speedway only operates at the most every other week yet the USA airbase operates planes 24 hours a day. Does this mean that people on main roads can take their local councils to court for the noise and pollution of traffic outside their houses. It would seem reasonable to think so - wouldn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 What an absolute bloody disgrace!! It baffles me how a court can take the side of 2 people, who by the sounds of it already knew the stadium was there, and then complain about it! How can they expect a small entertainment stadium to pay ridiculous figures like that when they didn't even bring up the case?! A small stadium that obvious gives jobs to people, and creates income for the local community and for families to go an enjoy a nights entertain will be lost because of 2 prats who can't handle a few bikes going round a track 1 or 2 nights a week!! Good luck Mildenhall, if only us fans could help out (Perhaps turfing these inconsiderate planks out of their house would help......) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Possibly the airbase are a little more respectful of the environment in which they operate. They probably dont manouvre aircraft at 3am This infers that speedway meetings take place at 3am..............and clearly they don't!! Your point is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldace Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 This infers that speedway meetings take place at 3am..............and clearly they don't!! Your point is? Obviously speedway never took place at 3AM. The point was that there were regular stockcar movements going on till midnight (and they are noisy beasts) and, by the admission of Halifaxtiger, track maintenance on occassion went on until 3AM to get the track ready for the following days speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Yes the statement has a strange tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhamboy66 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 All very sad, the last meeting i was at saw three military planes land at MAFB causing ten times the noise of a Speedway meeting. Still amazed at these findings. Newham Council used to field many hundreds of complaints from local residents in regard of WHUFC and the nuisance caused by football they always responded with the stadium has been there since 1904 so everyone living there would have been aware and as such nullified their complaints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 One must wonder how a court case like this can succeed. Mildenhall Speedway only operates at the most every other week yet the USA airbase operates planes 24 hours a day. Does this mean that people on main roads can take their local councils to court for the noise and pollution of traffic outside their houses. In Scots Law - not sure i its the same in England - local councils are exempt from noise nuisance laws. Found this out when they insisted on doing very noisy work on school property at the back of me and we couldnt get it stopped. They are also not subject to normal fire safety rules on their buildings and who knows what else. Thats all by the by though. What I cant get my head round in this case is why they were ever allowed to sue the speedway. If their issue was with the long established development then simplistically there are two possibilities:- 1. They knew about the venue before they moved in (and lets face it, it was hard to miss!) in which case they chose to buy on that basis so Mildenhall have no case to answer or: 2. they didnt know in which case their solicitor was negligent in not mentioning it when doing the legally required land registry check so it should be their solicitor they sue Instead, they are being allowed to destroy the lifetimes work and savings of individuals like spoilt kids wanting extra jelly at a birthday party 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Hunter Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 All very sad, the last meeting i was at saw three military planes land at MAFB causing ten times the noise of a Speedway meeting. Still amazed at these findings. Newham Council used to field many hundreds of complaints from local residents in regard of WHUFC and the nuisance caused by football they always responded with the stadium has been there since 1904 so everyone living there would have been aware and as such nullified their complaints Granted, but according to the original link supplied by Siggytastic, a No Win No Fee smartarse was involved here. And the judge also raised his concern about the defendants legal fees coming to more than £400,000.... These parasites really should be outlawed. And then the couple's house burned down.... I've just read Lioness's post. I agree that the buck stops with either the couple themselves, or their solicitor during the purchase process. They should stand the costs, not Mildenhall Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Am I correct in remembering that this couple's house was actually burnt down a couple of years ago??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Am I correct in remembering that this couple's house was actually burnt down a couple of years ago??! True. If I remember rightly if they were to rebuild then there would be an injunction come into force causing motor sport events to cease. Utter madness. The law truly is an ass. The Lioness post above sums it up for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Possibly the airbase are a little more respectful of the environment in which they operate. They probably dont manouvre aircraft at 3am It is true that there was track work at that time between the stock car meeting on a Saturday and the speedway on a Sunday and indeed I have long maintained that the householders problem wasn't so much with the speedway but with the stock cars. I do think that that is somewhat irrelevant, though. The point that is being made (which to my mind is entirely reasonable) is that the noise problem did not exist until the couple moved in. As such, they created it yet judgement has been made in their favour. There is, apparently, an established legal principle that even if the noise was there before you moved in you can still be in the right in any legal action against it. Personally, I think that is perverse because it places no responsibility on the individual moving into the area to ensure that it fits their requirements and it should not be for the area to change to your wishes but for you not to move there in the first place. The scary bit is that if Mildenhall is not safe, virtually nowhere is - and that's not just speedway, either. At least in principle someone could close down Old Trafford or Anfield on the same grounds. Am I correct in remembering that this couple's house was actually burnt down a couple of years ago??! It was. It has been stripped, too. I somehow doubt that they will move back in. Edited July 24, 2014 by Halifaxtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Except Lioness said it was the speedway being sued whereas it was the whole Mildenhall Stadium promotional group? It was he stadium owners - initially James Waters but subsequently RDC promotions - that were taken to court. The speedway promotion have no liabilities here at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Except Lioness said it was the speedwaybeing sued whereas it was the whole Mildenhall Stadium promotional group? Yes OK you made that point before and you are quite right. But - apart from that - do you not agree she made a couple of very valid points?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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