New padel craze swings into action at golf centre

A GOLF centre in a Solihull village has been given permission to branch out and offer one of the fastest growing sports in the country.

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Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge originally applied for permission to build three padel courts last year.

The fast-growing sport, which is a mix of squash and tennis, was invented in the late 1960s.

It is played in doubles on an enclosed court about a third of the size of a tennis court and uses the same scoring system.