The grand stand at Brighton r: course, which is 80 years old, is to be demolished, and a new one, to accommodate 2,000 people, is to be built at a cost of £10,000. The new stund will be set back so that it will mot obstruct the view from Tetter-sail's stand, and the Club Stand. This il mark the completion of the programme on which the lessees embarked eight years ago. They are asking the Town Council for a renewal of their lease for another five years. The council are to de shed to spend £9,000 on repaving. and widening the esplanade between the Grand Hotel and the West Pier, linking up with the coronation esplanade, which extends to Have. This is part of the £112,000 scheme for the general improvement of the, main sea front.
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