|
|
Article: Anger at state of Racecourse pitches access road.
- Article from:
- Carluke Gazette (Carluke, Scotland)
- Article date:
- January 16, 2007
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 Johnston Publishing Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Potholes and puddles slammed by football committee man
AN ANGRY football committee member has slammed the potholed and puddled state of the approach road into the new [pounds sterling]825,000 synthetic sports pitches at Lanark Racecourse.
Alan Mitchell of Kirkfield United Boys Club said the crater-covered road made Lanark ''a laughing stock'' and urged land managers South Lanarkshire Council to re-surface instead of simply filling holes in with ''grush''.
The Gazette visited the site on Wednesday to find a barren surface full of puddles, with a pile of manure stored at the roadside beyond a fence for good measure.
And Alan said this ...