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Wrexham FC: Council pledges funding for new Kop stand

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The redeveloped stand will increase the stadium's capacity

A new 5,500-seater stand at the Racecourse Ground has secured financial backing from Wrexham council.

The development - which will take Wrexham's home capacity to 15,000 - had an application for UK government Levelling Up Fund money rejected in January.

The council board will now reallocate a "substantial amount" of a £25m Welsh government grant to the plan.

Leader Mark Pritchard said the rest of the cash would come from a partnership.

This will involve the football club, the Football Association of Wales and Transport for Wales, with the local railway station and transport infrastructure also improved.