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Lancashire have been given the green light from local government to proceed with their plans to redevelop the Old Trafford stadium

Lancashire have finally received the green light from the government for its redevelopment plan to secure Test cricket at Old Trafford

Lancashire have had their planning application approved to redevelop Old Trafford in conjunction with a Tesco development near the ground

Matt Merchant from Old Trafford has been named the 2009 Groundsman of the Year by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

Following an extensive enquiry into the events that led to the abandonment of the second Twenty20 between England and Australia, the ECB has recommended that a reserve playing surface should be prepared for all future international fixtures

Test match cricket will return to Old Trafford in 2010 after it was awarded one of the two Tests against Bangladesh, while Lord's will host three Tests in a season

The morning after Old Trafford's Twenty20 washout, conditions were fit enough for Lancashire and Sussex to start their Championship match on the same pitch that was due to host England and Australia

Lancashire are confident of securing one of the Pakistan-Australia Test matches next year, but their ultimate aim is to bring Ashes cricket back to a redeveloped Old Trafford

Lancashire have pushed back the timetable for turning the Old Trafford square by a year but are still on course to meet the redevelopment deadline of 2012

Demolition work has begun at Old Trafford in preparation of the first phase in a multi-million pound investment scheme

Peter Marron, the head groundsman at Old Trafford, will leave Lancashire at the end of the year to pursue other opportunities as a freelance consultant

Lancashire have revealed plans for a massive four-year redevelopment of Old Trafford which will turn England's second-oldest Test venue into a state-of-the-art 25,000 capacity stadium

Lancashire will begin the first stages of redeveloping Old Trafford next January with the initial work costing the club £12 million

Lancashire have made a record profit of £747,370 for 2006, the third year in a row they have reached a new level

The future of Old Trafford has moved a step closer to being safeguarded after Lancashire signed up to a four-way sports-leg regeneration scheme, which includes a new 25,000-seater stadium

Lancashire have announced that they will be staying at Old Trafford and are planning a multi-million pound redevelopment of the ground

Andrew Flintoff has expressed his disappointment that Old Trafford has lost out to Cardiff in the race for the 2009 Ashes

Lancashire have put a brave face on the decision to award an Ashes Test in 2009 to Cardiff rather than Old Trafford, vowing to bounce back from the disappointment

Yorkshire often expect a frosty reception at Old Trafford but the scene that greeted the players on Monday was taking it to the extreme

Once again, the weekend papers were full of reports that Lancashire are still considering moving from Old Trafford to a new, purpose-built stadium either in Manchester or nearby Wigan