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GLASGOW have completed their team building for 2014 with the signing of experienced Australian Mark Lemon.The 40-year-old, who is also manager of his national side, spent last season with Plymouth and Ashfield bosses hope the younger members of their team can tap into Lemon’s knowledge from a British career dating back to 1990.Manager Stewart Dickson said: “Mark brings a wealth of experience to what is a relatively young side. I think this will be hugely beneficial for the youngest team members and for fellow Aussie Joey Ringwood in particular as he tackles his second season here.“Mark acknowledges that he had a slightly disappointing season, by his own standards, in 2013 and he wants to put that right and raise his average to over seven once again which I fully believe he is well capable of.”

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PETERBOROUGH have announced plans to stage the sport’s winter meeting on Sunday February 2.The Christmas Cracker was originally intended to take place at Coventry over the festive period but was postponed, and with the Brandon venue now unavailable until March promoter Mick Horton will take the meeting to the Showground where he is the leader of a leasehold consortium.Horton said: “Everyone knows the East of England Showground is a terrific track and we will be working hard to put together an exciting line-up.“There will be a lot of good riders in the country at that time to prepare for the new season and I imagine there will be plenty of people interested in taking part. I just know it is going to provide a great early start to the season for all speedway fans.”

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OXFORD City Council has unanimously turned down a bid to build 220 homes on Cowley Stadium – the home of the Cheetahs until 2007.Around 300 speedway and greyhound fans were present to hear the outcome, which is subject to a possible appeal, and there are other interested parties who would re-introduce both sports should they be able to purchase the stadium.OSSC Chairman Gavin Beckley said: “It was a fantastic result for us – the refusal to the housing could not have been any more decisive, it was unanimous. “There’s still a long way to go before we see the return of speedway to the stadium, but this was a very important first step.”