Council sponsors Daggers stadium

- 10 July 2007

Council leader Cllr Charles Fairbrass, left, and Daggers chairman Dave Andrews celebrate the sponsorship deal

DAGGERS fans have backed a new sponsorship deal that will see their stadium named after the council.

Newly promoted Dagenham and Redbridge FC signed the three-year-deal - worth £30,000 each season - on Monday.

The move is thought to be the first of its kind in professional football and the ground will now be known as The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium.

Full story in Thursday's Barking and Dagenham Recorder.