The long-awaited decision on Brighton and Hove Albion's Falmer Stadium dreams will be announced by July 9, the Government confirmed yesterdayAPR26.

The news came in a Parliamentary written answer to Brighton Pavilion MP David Lepper on the tenth anniversary of Albion's final match at the former Goldstone Ground.

Mr Lepper had called on ministers to name the date they planned to make their announcement.

He had also demanded details of the warnings they had received about the impact on the club of further delays to the decision.

Junior Minister Meg Munn replied: "Following the quashing of the original decision on this case in the High Court, representations were sought on a range of issues from interested parties.

"A number of those representations address the impact on the football club of the lack of a final decision."

Ms Munn, who refused to divulge the details of the warnings the Government had received, added that there were "no plans" to change the July 9 deadline.

Yesterday morning campaigners from Falmer for All joined Brighton and Hove's three Labour MPs, Mr Lepper, Des Turner and Celia Barlow, to deliver 5,000 postcards to the Department for Communities and Local Government's headquarters at Eland House in Bressenden Place, London.

It takes the total number of protest cards sent to the Government to more than 30,000.

One of those who travelled to London, Paul Samrah from Falmer for All, told The Argus: "Ten years on from when we left the Goldstone Ground we are optimistic.

"We have a had a 'yes' decision before and there is no reason why it should not be reaffirmed.

"We have done everything we possible can."

TodayAPR27 is the final day for official submissions about the club's stadium proposals.

Meanwhile, students from the University of Sussex backing the opposition movement received a blow to their campaign when just 13 people turned out for a debate about the planned stadium.

The meeting took place on Wednesday night (April 25) at an almost empty Common Room at the university.