AFTER eight long years of battle, Farnham Rugby Club plans to start laying pitches on its new grounds at Monkton Lane next April, with a view to playing on them from September 2011.

The move follows the planning permission received in April, following a planning inquiry into the scheme put forward by Stax Leisure, which will build substantial private health club facilities alongside the rugby club.

For full story, see this week's Farnham Herald.