West Ham United urged to rethink Redbridge playing fields plans

In your front page story last week (“Club could face boot for West Ham”) Cllr Jas Athwal is quoted as saying fears of losing Oakfield are “conspiracy theories” and “spurious nonsense”. But neither he nor his deputy, Cllr Rai, deny it. Hundreds of youngsters of the registered charity, Bealonians FC, are going to lose their magnificent Jack Carter Pavilion, five football pitches and two very fine cricket pitches on this Asset of Community Value in favour of a we