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SW Londoner: "Save Wimbledon Park: SW19 residents object to new tennis complex"
SW Londoner: 4 nov 2022 : By Olivia Christie: "The All England Club’s (AELTC) proposal to build a new tennis complex on Wimbledon Park has been met with fierce opposition from SW19 residents. Last July, the AELTC submitted plans to construct 38 tennis courts, an 8000 seat stadium and over 9km of roads and paths on what is currently a golf course. "... read more
Nov 4, 2022


Wimbledon Guardian: Coronation Street actress speaks out against Wimbledon plans
Wimbledon Times/Guardian, 5 Nov 2022 , Tara O' Connor, local democracy reporter: " Famous Wimbledon residents have voiced their opposition to “ludicrous” plans for an expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The renowned tennis club wants to expand into Wimbledon Park Golf Club under plans that would span 67 hectares between Wimbledon and Wandsworth. The club said the proposals, which include an 8,000-seat show court, would bring “substantial public benefit” to the area
Nov 4, 2022


LondonNewsOnline: Celebrities slam ‘ludicrous’ plans to expand Wimbledon tennis club
LondonNewsOnline, 4 November 2022. By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter. "Famous Wimbledon residents have voiced their opposition to “ludicrous” plans for an expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The renowned tennis club wants to expand into Wimbledon Park Golf Club under plans that would span 67 hectares between Wimbledon and Wandsworth."... read more
Nov 4, 2022


MyLondon News: “ Ex-Coronation Street star blasts Wimbledon tennis club expansion plans”
MyLondon News: 3 Nov 2022 , By Tara O'Connor , Local Democracy Reporter: "Actress Thelma Ruby and comedy writer Andy Hamilton spoke against the plans Famous Wimbledon residents have voiced their opposition to “ludicrous” plans for an expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The renowned tennis club wants to expand into Wimbledon Park Golf Club under plans that would span 67 hectares between Wimbledon and Wandsworth. The club said the proposals, which include an 8,000-
Nov 3, 2022


Tennis 365: Opposition to Proposed Wimbledon Park Development. 10 October 2022
Tennis 365 - 10 October 2022 : " The All England Lawn Tennis Club’s plans to expand into the Wimbledon Park area, currently occupied by a golf course, have met with fresh opposition on environmental grounds. A new petition opposed to the expansion has gathered more than 5,000 signatures so far with the plans already slammed by prominent figures Conservative MP for Wimbledon, Stephen Hammond, and Labour MP for neighbouring Putney Fleur Anderson, had previously issued an unprec
Oct 10, 2022


Daily Telegraph: Wimbledon in Turmoil. 6 October 2022:
The Daily Telegraph, 6 October 2022 (Paywall): "Special report: Wimbledon in turmoil amid fallout from Russia ban - Plus: Debbie Jevans...
Oct 6, 2022


The Sunday Telegraph: “Wimbledon Plans ‘Play Down Lorry Disruption’”. 21 August 2022
The Sunday Telegraph, 21 August 2022: "A project to expand the tennis club could see 10 times as many lorries pass through the area than...
Aug 21, 2022


Press Articles Archive from The Wimbledon Society back to October 2021
See the Wimbledon Society's list of press articles from June 2022 to October 2022. and from October 2021 through to March 2022.
Aug 1, 2022
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