Investors including pop star in £6m deal to take over Bath City
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Investors including pop star in £6m deal to take over Bath City
• The group - which is headed by a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur - wants to get the Romans’ Twerton Park home up to Football League standard as part of their ambitious proposals that may fuel fans’ dreams of a Wrexham-style rise through the leagues.
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