Major new padel tennis venue with 15 courts approved for Cambridgeshire
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Major new padel tennis venue with 15 courts approved for Cambridgeshire
• A planning application has been approved to transform part of a former TV studio and warehouse in Peterborough into an indoor padel tennis venue.
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