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Horspath Hammers riders in 1998 – back row, left to right, Dave Murphy, Andy Johnson, Alex McMinn, Neil Clinkard, Keith Shelling, Richard Edge, front, David Leiberman, Rick Gregory, Aaron Campbell Kevin Rowland is one of many riders with fond memories of challenging for honours in cycle speedway. He rode for three Oxford clubs which competed against local and more distant teams in the popular sport. He writes: “I first became interested in cycle speedway when watching the Cowley Chads on their track in Cornwallis Road, next to the community centre, and although I didn’t ride for a team, I enjoyed having a ride around the track.
Shakeel Yousaf, who said he has received some £845 in fines from Croydon Council due to the LTN scheme. A Croydon man has started campaigning on the street against the borough s Lower Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) scheme after receiving fines totalling over £800. Shakeel Yousaf, who previously told the Croydon Guardian he had been charged hundreds of pounds after using Parsons Mead Road in West Croydon, hopes to save others from a similar fate after saying his fines now total some £845. As such he took to the road in question over the weekend (January 23) to warn other drivers about the possibility of receiving fines in the area.