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Southend United want to move from their Roots Hall home to a new ground at Fossetts Farm, which is yet to be builtA winding-up petition against Southend United has been dismissed by a judge after the club paid £1.4m owed to HM Revenue & Customs.
Southend said on Tuesday that the debt had been cleared and the club also had new "funds as working capital".
The Shrimpers have faced a series of winding-up petitions in recent years, and the previous one was dismissed in January 2020.
Southend are in seventh place in the National League table.
The club were founded in 1906 and have been based at Roots Hall for 68 years.
In a brief hearing at the Insolvency and Companies Court, a lawyer representing HMRC confirmed the outstanding money had been paid.
Judge Sally Barber then dismissed the petition.
More to follow.
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