Buzz & Beyond: Tennis
Published: Feb, 23 2025 14:00
From Bath to Weybridge and Winchester to Lytham St Annes, padel’s ‘gunfire-like’ acoustics are making locals seethe. Across the affluent suburbs and well-heeled country towns and cities of England the sound of “gunfire” – or the fear of it – has been ringing out in recent months. From Bath to Weybridge and Winchester to Lytham St Annes a street battle of sorts has been waged as desirable neighbourhoods seek to repel what they see as a menacing new threat to the peace: the sport of padel.