RHYL completed their ground improvements in time for their preseason campaign, unveiling a large new stand and more powerful floodlights which establish Belle Vue as one of the top League of Wales venues and unquestionably the second-ranking ground in North Wales, behind the Racecourse, Wrexham.

CARMARTHEN TOWN had been expected to commence building work at the Priory Street end of Richmond Park during the summer but recent developments point to a potentially more ambitious and valuable enhancement to the venue. Town's acquisition of a strip of land behind their present main stand has enabled them to switch the focus to a plan which involves demolition of the old wooden structure, the widening of the pitch to conform to UEFA requirements, and the construction of a new grandstand.

LLANWERN were rocked in early July by news that Corus plan to demolish the Sports and Social facilities where the Welsh League side are based, adjacent to the now scaled-down steelworks plant. The western end of the plant, known as the 'heavy end' is redundant following Corus's drastic
reduction in its operations at Llanwern, and the company plans to redevelop 600 acres covered by this section of the plant and the social club grounds. Corus have claimed that only the company subsidy was keeping the social facilities solvent, a claim hotly denied by the club officials, and also
angered members by claiming that "most people who use the club are not Corus employees". Officials countered "That's because they've all been made redundant by Corus!" But the future looks bleak for the club and its affiliated sports teams, including Llanwern AFC, with Corus now arguing that its primary responsibility is to the remaining workforce rather than the wider community.

South Wales Senior League outfit AFC WHITCHURCH are likely to give further consideration to relocating within the Whitchurch Hospital complex as a result of the approval of plans for a mini-village on the site. With the club's pitch already tightly hemmed in by new housing on the northern side of the complex, officials believe a move to an existing sports pitch closer to the centre of the hospital grounds would offer more scope for development to Welsh League criteria. It is not yet clear how much land will remain for sporting use on the site after the development including a new 200-bed hospital, 150 houses, 180 flats, a pub, restaurant and shops. The football club currently shares facilities with the Whitchurch-Heath Cricket Club (pictured above).