Just seen a very positive sounding tweet from Michael Carter, on what I think would mean Newmarket.

Fingers and everything crossed.

Up the Trin

Never a better time to get a deal than now with politicians from all parties fighting for every vote. Even Islington Mary made one in at Belle Vue last week for some photo opportunities.

Today I have received an election leaflet from Neil Dawson,Labour candidate for Morley and Outwood.
He says 'I welcome the commitment from councillor Peter Box and Wakefield council to bring this development to a successful conclusion.It will be a huge asset to the town (City)as a mixed-use development which will include a community stadium for Wakefield Trinity'.
Is he just hoping to get votes from Trinity supporters ?.At least he got the name Wakefield Trinity correct although he called Wakefield a town.I haven't seen the Tweet from MC ,so I don't know if it is similar to what Neil Dawson has said.

"Never had so much political attention. Big week of meetings regarding the future. The solution is there if ALL parties are genuinely willing"

It does sound like a positive statement

His twitter bio says he's a Hunslet fan so you'd imagine he'd be supportive as a rugby fan and outside of any Cas/Wakey squabbling.

It sounds positive from MC....but ARE all parties genuinely willing ????
I have my doubts.

Actions speak louder than words , always hopeful but we've been here before with positive statements. It will be hard because we are starting from a position of mistrust, it we've no other option.

Politicians say a lot of things when they are canvassing for votes. The proof of any genuine politician is their actions on their promises after the vote has taken place.

Without being too cynical though aren't the politicians who can influence this ultimately the councillors (not subject to election this year) rather than MPs who can't directly vote on local policy in the Town Hall?

I had a knock on the door this teatime when answered it was the labour brigade. I was asked if I was a labour voter. I replied that all my voting life I was labour but I said I was disillusioned at the moment when the gentleman then introduced me to Mary Creagh. I told her that I would never vote conservative till the day I die but I know any other vote was a protest vote and a wasted vote. The gentleman had a Wildcats top on and I said that my son was employed by Wakey and we were concerned about their and Jordan's future he replied that his grandson also played for Wakey, who was James Batchelor. I continued the ground topic where she told me the council had pencilled a £2,000,000 hand out and she has had several meetings with people concerned. But one thing she said made me think that there was something around the corner, which was that the Tories will claim the credit for everything when it was the labour people that did it. Wishful thinking I don't know, but it sounded as if she knew something all ready.

Perhaps I'm slowing as I get older but why all the sudden interest/action from our great and glorious council leader and his merry band when for the last few years I've been reading that the council said it was 'not their problem'. Then suddenly at a council meeting a while ago the leader of the council, if I'm correct, said he'd been negotiating for months behind the scenes. I may be wrong but this all happened before an election was announced so what changed ?

From Twitter, Wajid Ali, independent candidate.



As far as WMDC are concerned, I'd say they've actually taken some real legal advice and found that they could well lose any case brought by the trust and were backtracking faster than an SL ref. They chose their platform well, at a closed meeting where no-one was allowed to comment or ask questions. Has anything come of their statement?

It isn't that long ago that Mary Creagh was with the local BV residents who were complaining
about the noise from Fri evening games though wasn't it? Even though the stadium has been there for
a lot longer than the residents.

I don't recall that? Only thing I've seen of that nature was the anti-newmarket groups video.

It happened, local residents complained about the music played before and during half time.
She contacted the club in agreement with the residents.

Could this be pure co incidence.

I have just been on the Wakefield Express website and the plans for Thornes Park development have been dropped

Picture on twitter and facebook earlier.

MC been in talks with the Conservatives this afternoon

Interesting times ahead maybe.

Fingers and everything else crossed

That would be my dream place but I think that ship sailed a long time ago.

If there was stiff opposition from local residents and other groups to the housing plan then it would be even greater for a stadium I bet.

Yes me too there Kellyseye.

Just seems strange of the timing of this with MCs tweet yesterday, and his meeting with the Conservatives earlier today.

Didnt Box also mention a few weeks ago regarding alternative options that maybe available

Why? there's a stadium there already, I don't recall an uproar over that one!

Plus was the proposed stadium site on the old thornes house site. It would be perfect linked with the already established athletes track would make it a proper sports village in the park. Stadium for all Park for all. Sadly I think that ships sailed but reckon Newmarket is a strong possibility #NM2019

Drove down the new Eastern bypass around the old power station again today and was looking at suitable locations. This would be the ideal site for me. We could call it "The New Belle Vue".

Thoyght the same when I was on the new road last week. Also not far from Belle Vue.

I think we've all traversed the new link Rd and cast an envious eye on the swathes of suitable land on either side.

It would be a superb location for three main reasons
1, The access from three directions
2, Those who love to walk could still do so
3, Approx 4,000 new dwellings planned around it