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Stuart Sommerville

Edinburgh Monarchs speedway team dealt new stadium plans blow as council sell land to another bidder

Plans by the Edinburgh Monarchs motorcycle speedway club to build a new stadium in Livingston have been dashed by the council’s decision to sell the site for industrial use.

That decision could have a direct effect on a community battling incidents of motorcycle misuse on the streets in the area, residents said.

West Lothian’s Council’s Executive voted down an amendment from the SNP to question the sale, or find an alternative site for the club.

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