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| Don Valley Stadium demolition work has started | |
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| Demolition work has started at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium. | |
| The venue, where Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill trained, was closed as part of cost-saving measures approved by the city council. | The venue, where Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill trained, was closed as part of cost-saving measures approved by the city council. |
| It was built in 1990 to host the 1991 World Student Games at a cost of £29m. | It was built in 1990 to host the 1991 World Student Games at a cost of £29m. |
| Work to knock down the venue is expected to take six months. The stadium has been replaced by a refurbished track in Woodbourn Road, run by Sheffield Hallam University. | Work to knock down the venue is expected to take six months. The stadium has been replaced by a refurbished track in Woodbourn Road, run by Sheffield Hallam University. |
| The date for its demolition was announced on the same day that Sheffield City Council debated a 5,922-signature petition campaigning against the stadium's closure. | The date for its demolition was announced on the same day that Sheffield City Council debated a 5,922-signature petition campaigning against the stadium's closure. |
| Calling on the council to save "an iconic landmark of Sheffield", the petition was raised by a group that claimed it would be able to run the stadium at no cost to the authority. | Calling on the council to save "an iconic landmark of Sheffield", the petition was raised by a group that claimed it would be able to run the stadium at no cost to the authority. |
| "Whilst that seemed great, they were never able to produce a plan to indicate how they would do this," councillor Isobel Bowler said. | "Whilst that seemed great, they were never able to produce a plan to indicate how they would do this," councillor Isobel Bowler said. |