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spoke to people who are both for and against fighting to keep the velodrome. The city council decided that the stadium should be razed to the ground and the demolition plant moved in, but the decision proved controversial. Cllr. Dale
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Once regarded as one of the best cycling facilities in the country, the track has been empty for nearly a decade and the velodrome is being demolished. The 3,100 seater velodrome on
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for several decades before it fell into disrepair due to lack of funds. The venue hosted
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