by Graham | Jan 4, 2021 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Staplefords Recreation Ground, Mantle Road, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 Further investigation regarding greyhound racing in Coalville reveals a third venue. The Belvoir Road venue still remains as the town’s established track, with a lesser-known venue staging...
by Graham | Oct 4, 2020 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Newark, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 The parish of Newark is located roughly one and a half miles northeast of the Cambridgeshire town of Peterborough. It is known that greyhound racing took place during the early 1930’s, with a local press cuttings reporting...
by Graham | Oct 4, 2020 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Star Road, Peterborough, Cambridgehire, PE1 5HT Probably the least known greyhound racing venue within the vicinity of Peterborough, was the one known as Star Road. Its name given no doubt to where it was located, roughly half a mile east of Peterborough city centre,...
by Graham | Dec 22, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks, Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
SELECT AN AVAILABLE TRACK IN BLUE BELOW THEN CLICK ON TRACK NAME. MIDDLE ENGLAND – EAST MIDLANDS ALL EAST MIDLANDS TRACKS CLOSED EXCEPT NOTTINGHAM Colwick Park GREYHOUND DERBY FINALS 1927 onwards BOSTON Sports...
by Graham | Nov 30, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Town Cricket Ground, Off Blackwood, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 4RF Confusion regarding the dates of the first meeting of greyhound racing in the town of Coalville has been debated over the years. Two dates have appeared in various books and on the internet, namely...
by Graham | Jun 27, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
It is known that this region staged Greyhound Racing at other venues other than the ones listed in the MAIN TRACK list, the reason mainly due to them staging just a handful of meetings on a temporary license which would have been issued by their local council and...
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