The Sheffield venue's operators are accused of running a 'deceptive' fight against eviction.
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London-based landlords the Electric Group served the Leadmill's bosses with an eviction notice last year.They have been running a vocal "Save the Leadmill" campaign and have urged the public to back them in a "battle for the soul of Sheffield".plans to run the Leadmill itselfMr Deadman, who promotes the city's Tramlines Fringe festival, said he believes there was never any prospect of the venue shutting down.
He accused the venue's bosses of "cynical exploitation of the love of the Leadmill" and said their campaign "could never really succeed". "That voluntary spirit, in my mind, and the bands who came here - that's what created the Leadmill," he added. They claimed the Electric Group was "using a loophole in the law to force The Leadmill out of business," adding: "If they succeed The Leadmill will no longer exist."
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