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Meadow Lane was today given a clean bill of health by Nottingham City Council, the ground safety authority.

Safety issues were raised during a Council inspection in January and outlined in a report to the club on February 3.

But as Chairman John Armstrong-Holmes explained: "The vast majority have now been dealt with and in many instances, that was done prior to us receiving the report."

A letter received today by the Chairman from Catrin Styles, Environmental Health Officer for the Council's Health & Safety Enforcement Team, confirmed that concerns have now been removed.

She wrote: "I would like to confirm that I have received satisfactory documentation from the Stadium Manager Greg Smith, confirming the completion of inspections and remedial works to the installation electrics, lifts and immediate structural works identified within the structural survey report."

Armstrong-Holmes today slammed the Nottingham Evening Post for their coverage of the issue, describing it as: "Extremely irresponsible reporting."

He added: "Supporters need to know that the Post went ahead and printed the story in sensational fashion, working with a leaked copy of the report, when they knew full well that things had moved on.

"They went ahead in the knowledge that had they spoken to the City Council they would have established that everything was in hand - but why let the up-to-date facts stand in the way of a story!"

One issue that does still have to be resolved concerns supporters standing during matches in the top section of The Kop.

Because the stand has a gradient of more than 30 degrees it is regarded as "potentially dangerous" and supporters are being warned that unless they remain seated, that area of the ground may have to be closed.

Added Armstrong-Holmes: "We have a meeting planned for tomorrow with the City Council to discuss this further."