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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Hannah Moore

Campaign to stop Leadmill owners from taking over Sheffield venue fails

The Coral perform at the Leadmill in Sheffield in 2016.
The Coral perform at the Leadmill in Sheffield in 2016. Photograph: Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns

A public campaign to stop the owners of one of Sheffield’s best-loved music venues from being granted a licence to run it has failed.

On Friday, Sheffield city council granted a shadow licence to MVL Properties, the owners of the Leadmill venue, which will allow them to take over the running of the venue from its current operator, Phil Mills, should they be successful in evicting him.

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