Controversial demolition of Don Valley Stadium begins amidst intense media scrutiny.
Rotherham-based Demex Demolition was probably delighted to have been awarded the contract to demolish the Don Valley Stadium. But felling the stadium that produced gold medal star Jessica Ennis was never going to be easy. And sure enough, as the company has started work, so the news cameras have started rolling to capture their every move.
The venue was closed as part of cost-saving measures approved by the city council. A section of the finishing line has been dug up by the demolition team and presented to Ennis-Hill as a memento.
The stadium was built in 1990 to host the 1991 World Student Games at a cost of £29m. Work to demolish it is expected to take six months.
The stadium has been replaced by a refurbished track in Woodbourn Road, run by Sheffield Hallam University.
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