Plans to build a £92m (€110.2m) stadium for England’s World Cup bid were in doubt today after campaigners won a significant victory in their bid to protect the site from development.
People living near the 42-acre stadium site in Bristol are celebrating after an independent inspector said the land should be given town green status.
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