Two new places to play padel in Shropshire: Telford Tennis Centre and Prees
Telford's new courts open on Sunday 1 November, while a charity-funded floodlit court in Prees is already taking bookings at £20 an hour.
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Six-court padel club plan near Alcester hits objections over road safety and noise
Highways officers, environmental health and the town council have all raised concerns about Golden Point Padel's Beauchamp Paddock scheme, but most public comments back it.
Glasgow bowling club wins approval for three padel courts despite 79 objections
Councillors back a £500,000 plan at Titwood Bowling Club in Pollokshields after neighbours warned of a 'raucous' new arrival.
UK passes 3,000 padel courts, but London is lagging behind
New figures from data platform Padel Genie count 3,053 courts at 890 clubs, with hundreds more already approved.
120 people pack one padel court for a world record, then the council says no
A hotel court near Newbury with 1,500 registered players has been refused retrospective planning permission.
Sheffield tennis club drops padel court bid after 28 neighbours complain
Ecclesall Lawn Tennis Club withdrew its retrospective application before councillors could refuse it.
Britain hits 1.5 million padel players on World Padel Day
The LTA's latest count shows half a million more players than in May, on 2,445 courts at 682 venues.
Stoke's abandoned crazy golf course reborn as Ace Padel's fifth club
The Stoke-born operator opens four courts at Fenton Manor Sports Complex and targets 50 courts by the end of 2027.
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