Battle lines drawn over Wimbledon expansion as local anger grows
Briefly

O range and white cones circle an expanse of what was once the fairway of Wimbledon Park Golf Club's fourth hole.Trees are marked up for removal except for a giant oak, which has stood for hundreds of years and is known as one of the 41 veterans which have a safe future.Within the outline of the cones will stand an 8,000-seat tennis court, with a working title of Parkland Show Court, one of 38 courts the All England Club are planning to build to bring Wimbledon qualifying on site and also expand the boundaries of the annual Championships.
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