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A group of runners have worked hard to restore an eight-lane athletics track that had been in a state of disrepair for 30 years. The 400m "cinder" circuit on the Temple Newsam estate was once Leeds' main athletics facility, and the first in the city to be available for public use when it opened in 1954. It hosted prestigious meets, but local running clubs believe it has not been regularly maintained since the 1990s. After being told that Leeds City Council could not fund rejuvenation work, volunteers from Crossgates Harriers decided to uncover the track themselves. Image Credit: Leeds Libraries, Leodis.net