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Update on future of County Ground redevelopment
Swindon Town and the supporters' trust have been in discussions over a new plan for the redevelopment of the Nigel Eady County Ground. In June, TrustSTFC announced that plans to redevelop the Don Rogers Stand had been voted against by their members, with those in favour not reaching the 75 per cent threshold required for assent, with 478 votes cast in favour and 477 against. Swindon had unveiled their new plans in April, which would have seen the Don Rogers Stand given a new golden façade, updated facilities for supporters in the concourse, a new café/bar area, new hospitality and conferencing facilities, and glass-fronted corporate boxes. There has been no update on progress since the day the vote was announced on June 13, with Swindon issuing a statement saying they would 'take a moment to reflect on the result and review in due course.' READ MORE: Swindon Town fans vote against County Ground redevelopment Swindon Town issue statement after result of stadium vote Swindon Town stadium vote must become motivation for club Neil Hutchings, Chair of TrustSTFC, said after the vote: 'We remain committed and available to work with the club on the reasons that have led us to where we are today.' The Adver is aware that informal discussions have taken place among members of the Joint Venture board, which includes representatives from the club, TrustSTFC, and Nigel Eady trustees, over the summer. A formal board meeting was held in July to discuss the key takeaways from the initial vote and develop a strategy for the next steps, and has since been followed up. TrustSTFC board member Nick Coote wrote in the trust's programme column for the home match against Barnet about the next steps for the redevelopment following this meeting. In this, he discussed the feedback that had been included as a rationale for why members voted as they did on the proposal, which had been collated into six key reasons why the plans did not pass. These were: the master plan needed to be better explained so fans understood why the Don Rogers Stand was the starting point; detailed proposals to improve all concourses in the initial plan; explain how the redevelopment would be managed via a legal agreement to control changes and variations; a more detailed financing scheme; concerns around the business plan which was created; and improving communication around this project and all aspects of the club. Coote also confirmed that a further update surrounding the redevelopment would be forthcoming soon, following the board meeting, which has already taken place.
Yahoo
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Government ‘admits 49 Afghan data breaches in four years'
The Ministry of Defence has admitted there have been dozens more data breaches relating to Afghan relocation cases than publicly known, according to a report. A Freedom of Information request by the BBC revealed there had been 49 data breaches in the past four years, including four already known to the public. Seven breaches were serious enough to be reported to the UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), three of which had not been made public, the broadcaster reported. Those three included one in 2021 and two in 2022, the same year a major leak prompted the Government to obtain an unprecedented superinjunction barring journalists from reporting it. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) did not provide any details of the nature of each breach. Adnan Malik, of Barings Law, which represents 1,500 affected people, said: 'This represents a deeply alarming data failure and the recent 49 Ministry of Defence breaches make clear that the Afghan case was not an isolated error but part of a wider and troubling pattern of negligence.' Last month, a High Court judge lifted the gagging order relating to the major breach, which saw the details of 18,714 applicants for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Arap) scheme released in 2022. When the breach was discovered more than a year later in August 2023, the MoD were granted an unprecedented gagging order amid fears the Taliban could target would-be refugees for reprisals. It also saw the establishment of a secret £850 million scheme, the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR), to bring thousands of those affected to the UK. Arap was responsible for relocating Afghan nationals who had worked for or with the UK Government and were therefore at risk of reprisals once the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021. An MOD spokesperson said: 'We take data security extremely seriously and are committed to ensuring that any incidents are dealt with properly, and that we follow our legal duties. 'All incidents that meet the threshold under UK data protection laws are referred to the Information Commissioner's Office and any lesser incidents are examined internally to ensure lessons are learned.' The ICO said it continues to engage with the MoD and 'can be assured that they have made the required improvements'.
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UK Asylum Claims Hit Record as Those Housed in Hotels Also Rises
The UK received a record number of asylum claims in the year through June, underscoring the challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government faces in tackling a hot-button issue with voters. Some 111,084 migrants sought asylum in Britain over the 12-month period, 14% more than the previous year and the highest total in a data series extending back to 1979, according to Home Office statistics released Thursday.
