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Facility Notes: Petition For Safe Standing In EPL Gains Momentum

petition demanding the return of standing to the Premier League is halfway toward "forcing MPs to consider a parliamentary debate on the matter." Having attracted "barely" 5,000 signatures since being posted on the parliament.uk website in December, the call for safe standing areas to be allowed in the top flight and League Championship topped 50,000 on Saturday, three days after U.K. Sports Minister Tracey Crouch claimed only a “vocal minority” wanted them. After passing 10,000 signatures, the petition is entitled to a response from the U.K. government, while 100,000 signatures "would see it considered for debate in parliament" (London TELEGRAPH, 4/14).

Cycling fans can own "a piece of history" as the original track from the Manchester Velodrome is on sale. Planks of the Siberian spruce, which are being replaced, have been donated to recycling charity Emerge (BBC, 4/15).

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