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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Premier League club set to get green light for £130million stadium expansion that will boost capacity by thousands
Further developments also planned to make stadium among biggest in England GROUND BREAKING Premier League club set to get green light for £130million stadium expansion that will boost capacity by thousands Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A PREMIER LEAGUE club have been given a huge boost after getting the green light for their £130million stadium expansion. The club moved into their current home ground all the way back in 1898 - 127 years ago. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Nottingham Forest are hoping to expand the City Ground Credit: Reuters 3 The Premier League club look set to get the green light to rebuild the Peter Taylor stand (left) Credit: AFP 3 The project could cost £130m but see the capacity increase to 35,000 Credit: X And now Nottingham Forest are preparing to make their latest improvements to the historic stadium. The City Ground was updated in 1957, 1965, 1980, 1993 and 1996. But no major work has been done on the venue for almost 30 years. Now, though, Forest have taken a big step closer to moderning and expanding their home. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL CAPITAL LOSS Championship club could be forced to leave beloved stadium for third time Plans to bulldoze and rebuild the Peter Taylor stand will be put forward to the Rushcliffe Borough Council on June 26. And the planning committee will consider the application after the council planning department "recommended that planning permission be granted subject to a series of planning conditions". Should it get through as expected, Forest can start making progress with the update. The plans will see a new 10,000-seater stand built. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS It would also be the tallest of the stands at the stadium at 38m tall. The new main stand's opening should take the City Ground capacity from 30,404 to an initial 35,000. Premier League club unveil 'beautiful' new-look training ground with games room, ice baths and state-of-the-art kitchen When first proposed in 2019, the estimated cost was £94m. However, that has now risen to £130m. The longer-term plan is then to develop the Bridgford end and increase the number of seats to 40,000 while a 169-apartment block of flats is also in the works. A Forest and council joint statement said: 'Nottingham Forest has been in regular dialogue with Rushcliffe Borough Council, Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council regarding the redevelopment of the City Ground. 'The parties can confirm they are working towards the Rushcliffe Borough Council Planning Committee date of Thursday, 26 June to consider the application. "There will be no further comment other than as required by the relevant legal process.' It is thought the final administration will be through in 2026, with Forest set to start construction work as soon as possible after that.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Premier League club set to get green light for £130million stadium expansion that will boost capacity by thousands
A PREMIER LEAGUE club have been given a huge boost after getting the green light for their £130million stadium expansion. The club moved into their current home ground all the way back in 1898 - 127 years ago. 3 Nottingham Forest are hoping to expand the City Ground Credit: Reuters 3 The Premier League club look set to get the green light to rebuild the Peter Taylor stand (left) Credit: AFP 3 The project could cost £130m but see the capacity increase to 35,000 Credit: X And now The City Ground was updated in 1957, 1965, 1980, 1993 and 1996. But no major work has been done on the venue for almost 30 years. Now, though, Forest have taken a READ MORE IN FOOTBALL And the planning committee will consider the application after the council planning department "recommended that planning permission be granted subject to a series of planning conditions". Should it get through as expected, Forest can start making progress with the update. The plans will see a new 10,000-seater stand built. Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS It would also be the tallest of the stands at the stadium at 38m tall. The new main stand's opening should take the Premier League club unveil 'beautiful' new-look training ground with games room, ice baths and state-of-the-art kitchen When first proposed in 2019, the estimated cost was £94m. However, that has now risen to £130m. The longer-term plan is then to develop the Bridgford end and increase the number of seats to 40,000 while a 169-apartment block of flats is also in the works. A Forest and council joint statement said: 'Nottingham Forest has been in regular dialogue with Rushcliffe Borough Council, Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council regarding the redevelopment of the City Ground. 'The parties can confirm they are working towards the Rushcliffe Borough Council Planning Committee date of Thursday, 26 June to consider the application. "There will be no further comment other than as required by the relevant legal process.' It is thought the final administration will be through in 2026, with Forest set to start construction work as soon as possible after that.
New York Times
5 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
Nottingham Forest get City Ground expansion boost with council recommendation
Nottingham Forest's long-awaited redevelopment of the City Ground is finally set to get the go-ahead. The plans to knock down the current Peter Taylor stand and replace it with a new and bigger structure, taking the capacity up to 35,000, will be heard by Rushcliffe Borough Council on June 26. In a huge breakthrough for the club, the council's planning department has 'recommended that planning permission be granted subject to a series of planning conditions.' Advertisement Forest have previously stated that they will begin work as quickly as they can once they have full planning permission and that is likely to be next year. After that, the club intend to push through with plans to increase the capacity of the stadium to 40,000 by developing the Bridgford stand. As The Athletic revealed last year, the club also have an agreement in principle with Nottingham City Council, their current landlords, to buy the freehold for the land that the stadium occupies. 'Nottingham Forest has been in regular dialogue with Rushcliffe Borough Council, Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council regarding the redevelopment of the City Ground,' a joint statement from the club and council read on Wednesday. 'The parties can confirm they are working towards the Rushcliffe Borough Council Planning Committee date of Thursday, 26 June to consider the application. There will be no further comment other than as required by the relevant legal process.' ()
The Guardian
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Cloughie's notes, Hillman Imps and Bela Lugosi: my glorious trove of old Forest programmes
What to do with the pile of vintage Nottingham Forest programmes that came into my possession several years ago? At first, standard protocol was observed for uncategorised piles of paper. The 21 City Ground programmes, spanning 50 years from September 1963 to November 2012, were packed away in a dark cupboard, ignored and unread. But finally taking the time to study them has paid dividends: a rich seam of history leaps off the pages in clear, elegant black-and-white type. Forest's presence in the top-flight's upper echelons evoked the club's halcyon days and plenty has been written about the Brian Clough-Peter Taylor era. Less attention has focused on Clough's often entertaining programme notes during his 18-year tenure – while the editions outside Clough's time are a fascinating way of charting Forest's trajectory, as well as how profoundly football and wider society have changed. For West Ham's visit in September 1963, pre-decimalisation, the programme cover price is 6d (2.5p). 'Some of their players have established themselves in the International field,' reads the section on the visitors. 'Bobby Moore is holding the right-half berth for England … others with not so familiar names at the moment, but with the right sort of ability, include inside-forward Geoff Hurst.' Prescient player profiles aside, the 60s adverts may be the most interesting element. 'If your party runs into hundreds ask for a special train,' reads a message from British Railways, encouraging football fans to charter their own services for away days. 'Commission paid on full train loads for a guaranteed number of passengers.' What chance of that now? The back page advertises the latest in cars: 'Meet the new Hillman Imp – an inspiration in light car design. Accelerates from 0-50 m.p.h. in 15.5 seconds.' Onwards to 1972, on 23 September, the back page of 'Forest Review' is given over to Player's No 6: 'The most popular filter cigarette in Britain.' Edward Heath's Conservative government had reached an agreement with the tobacco industry the previous year and the message at the bottom – 'Every packet carries a government health warning' – was a recent, significant development. Leading from the front, meanwhile, is an appeal from the chair, Ken Smales, urging supporters to buy a copy of the 1972 Nottingham Forest Annual. 'At only 15p it is certainly not a profit-making venture, but an honest effort by the club to inform the fan of some of our activities,' Smales writes. (Formerly a first-class cricketer for Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, Smales would give more than 35 years of service to Forest.) On to 1979-80, the season of Forest's second European triumph, with the Clough era at its peak. The quality of the side facing Brighton on 17 November is certainly notable: Shilton, Anderson, Gray, McGovern, Lloyd, Needham, O'Neill, Bowles, Birtles, Francis, Robertson. The sole substitute is listed as 'To be announced', which the late Guardian writer Jeremy Alexander – who donated the programmes – has crossed out and replaced with 'Bowyer'. Despite their strength Forest were beaten 1-0 by the club Clough had left in 1974 for his brief spell at Leeds. On Saturday 19 April – just before Forest defeated Hamburg at the Bernabéu for their second European Cup – they welcomed Derby: a Player of the Year voting slip is still tucked inside. Clough is pictured cheerily accepting a large bottle from the director of Bell's Whisky, his manager of the month prize for March. Clough's fondness for drink becomes still more apparent. With Watford the visitors in September 1982, a 'friendly bet' between the manager and Scotland's John Robertson is relayed to readers. 'I bet I can do without a drink longer than you can do without a cigarette,' Clough told the winger. Hard to imagine a modern Premier League manager doing anything similar. 'I like the chairman [Elton John],' declares Clough for that meeting with Graham Taylor's Watford. 'Those people who thought his presence as a figure head was something of a gimmick have been made to eat their words.' There is also a profile of the winger Calvin Plummer (Dislikes: Smoking, traffic jams), who toured apartheid South Africa that same year. 'At Home With Viv Anderson' is the most engaging feature for the meeting with QPR in September 1983: the future Arsenal and Manchester United full-back is pictured enjoying a game of snooker on his new table. 'I must admit I enjoy having a table in the home,' Anderson said. 'Although the novelty has worn off a bit, it's a good way to relax.' Towards the end of the decade Clough's irreverent style has developed further. 'Poor old Bella Lugosi [sic] would have turned in his grave if he had seen our performance against Arsenal here last season,' he writes in September 1989 for the Gunners' visit. 'For any thick bonses [sic] who don't know who Bella Lugosi was – he used to be a horror movie actor. And a good one at that!' Moving through the 2000s the programmes become shinier and more colourful but considerably less attractive. With Forest struggling on and off the pitch, the calibre of players on display declines accordingly. Poignantly, the final cover of the collection is a full-page picture of Nigel Doughty, published for the first home game after the Forest owner's death in 2012. A tribute from the chief executive, Mark Arthur, reveals that Doughty, a Labour supporter, had often feared it was morally wrong to plough cash into a football club when there are 'so many other worthwhile causes'. With football ever-more fuelled by vast amounts of cash, Doughty's social conscience feels more needed today – and is harder to come by among the current crop of football club owners. It's also an example of the kind of historical perspective – along with the simple nostalgic thrill – brought by dusting off a pile of old matchday programmes.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cloughie's notes, Hillman Imps and Bela Lugosi: my glorious trove of old Forest programmes
What to do with the pile of vintage Nottingham Forest programmes that came into my possession several years ago? At first, standard protocol was observed for uncategorised piles of paper. The 21 City Ground programmes, spanning 50 years from September 1963 to November 2012, were packed away in a dark cupboard, ignored and unread. But finally taking the time to study them has paid dividends: a rich seam of history leaps off the pages in clear, elegant black-and-white type. Forest's presence in the top-flight's upper echelons evoked the club's halcyon days and plenty has been written about the Brian Clough-Peter Taylor era. Less attention has focused on Clough's often entertaining programme notes during his 18-year tenure – while the editions outside Clough's time are a fascinating way of charting Forest's trajectory, as well as how profoundly football and wider society have changed. Advertisement Related: A charmer and a stickler: Jeremy Alexander was a Guardian sport mainstay for 57 years | Matthew Engel For West Ham's visit in September 1963, pre-decimalisation, the programme cover price is 6d (2.5p). 'Some of their players have established themselves in the International field,' reads the section on the visitors. 'Bobby Moore is holding the right-half berth for England … others with not so familiar names at the moment, but with the right sort of ability, include inside-forward Geoff Hurst.' Prescient player profiles aside, the 60s adverts may be the most interesting element. 'If your party runs into hundreds ask for a special train,' reads a message from British Railways, encouraging football fans to charter their own services for away days. 'Commission paid on full train loads for a guaranteed number of passengers.' What chance of that now? The back page advertises the latest in cars: 'Meet the new Hillman Imp – an inspiration in light car design. Accelerates from 0-50 m.p.h. in 15.5 seconds.' Onwards to 1972, on 23 September, the back page of 'Forest Review' is given over to Player's No 6: 'The most popular filter cigarette in Britain.' Edward Heath's Conservative government had reached an agreement with the tobacco industry the previous year and the message at the bottom – 'Every packet carries a government health warning' – was a recent, significant development. Advertisement Leading from the front, meanwhile, is an appeal from the chair, Ken Smales, urging supporters to buy a copy of the 1972 Nottingham Forest Annual. 'At only 15p it is certainly not a profit-making venture, but an honest effort by the club to inform the fan of some of our activities,' Smales writes. (Formerly a first-class cricketer for Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, Smales would give more than 35 years of service to Forest.) On to 1979-80, the season of Forest's second European triumph, with the Clough era at its peak. The quality of the side facing Brighton on 17 November is certainly notable: Shilton, Anderson, Gray, McGovern, Lloyd, Needham, O'Neill, Bowles, Birtles, Francis, Robertson. The sole substitute is listed as 'To be announced', which the late Guardian writer Jeremy Alexander – who donated the programmes – has crossed out and replaced with 'Bowyer'. Despite their strength Forest were beaten 1-0 by the club Clough had left in 1974 for his brief spell at Leeds. On Saturday 19 April – just before Forest defeated Hamburg at the Bernabéu for their second European Cup – they welcomed Derby: a Player of the Year voting slip is still tucked inside. Clough is pictured cheerily accepting a large bottle from the director of Bell's Whisky, his manager of the month prize for March. Clough's fondness for drink becomes still more apparent. With Watford the visitors in September 1982, a 'friendly bet' between the manager and Scotland's John Robertson is relayed to readers. 'I bet I can do without a drink longer than you can do without a cigarette,' Clough told the winger. Hard to imagine a modern Premier League manager doing anything similar. Advertisement 'I like the chairman [Elton John],' declares Clough for that meeting with Graham Taylor's Watford. 'Those people who thought his presence as a figure head was something of a gimmick have been made to eat their words.' There is also a profile of the winger Calvin Plummer (Dislikes: Smoking, traffic jams), who toured apartheid South Africa that same year. 'At Home With Viv Anderson' is the most engaging feature for the meeting with QPR in September 1983: the future Arsenal and Manchester United full-back is pictured enjoying a game of snooker on his new table. 'I must admit I enjoy having a table in the home,' Anderson said. 'Although the novelty has worn off a bit, it's a good way to relax.' Towards the end of the decade Clough's irreverent style has developed further. 'Poor old Bella Lugosi [sic] would have turned in his grave if he had seen our performance against Arsenal here last season,' he writes in September 1989 for the Gunners' visit. 'For any thick bonses [sic] who don't know who Bella Lugosi was – he used to be a horror movie actor. And a good one at that!' Moving through the 2000s the programmes become shinier and more colourful but considerably less attractive. With Forest struggling on and off the pitch, the calibre of players on display declines accordingly. Advertisement Poignantly, the final cover of the collection is a full-page picture of Nigel Doughty, published for the first home game after the Forest owner's death in 2012. A tribute from the chief executive, Mark Arthur, reveals that Doughty, a Labour supporter, had often feared it was morally wrong to plough cash into a football club when there are 'so many other worthwhile causes'. With football ever-more fuelled by vast amounts of cash, Doughty's social conscience feels more needed today – and is harder to come by among the current crop of football club owners. It's also an example of the kind of historical perspective – along with the simple nostalgic thrill – brought by dusting off a pile of old matchday programmes.
