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Ozzy Osbourne fans launch petition to rename airport in his honour following death

The legendary rocker died on Tuesday aged 76 at his home in Buckinghamshire surrounded by his loved ones

Evening Standard

Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham review – what a brilliantly daft road trip, bab!

The comic’s love for his home town leads him on this charming and wacky odyssey to find ‘his people’ across the pond. Brummies of the world unite!

The Guardian - UK

“Ay, Geezer! Let’s play Villa Park!” Watch Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler star in trailer for beloved Birmingham football club Aston Villa’s new home kit

The hard-rocking Brummie icons help their hometown club reveal their 2024 home kit

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Ian Gillan says Black Sabbath were more "important" than Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin: "Without them there would have been no grunge or heavy metal"

Ian Gillan on the "unholy trinity" of British rock bands, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and why the Brummie Rock Gods were the "most important" of them all

Metal Hammer

Rock cakes in a shed, underground art and conceptual cocktails: a Brummie insiders’ guide to Birmingham

‘Brummie legends’ chosen by Joe Lycett on the city’s best venues for music, food, art, comedy and cocktails

The Guardian - UK

‘My chest was vibrating. Plaster fell off the ceiling’: the Brummie pub that birthed grindcore

It eschewed working toilets to host crust punks, hunt saboteurs and some of the fastest, loudest music in the UK. The Mermaid in Sparkhill is finally having its history acknowledged

The Guardian - UK

‘It had to be from Birmingham’: Joe Lycett chatshow captures soul of city

Channel 4 show employs 26 local trainees, uses Brummie stars and showcases work of city’s artists

The Guardian - UK

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This Morning fans in stitches as Alison Hammond shares gym habits

The Brummie TV personality admitted all during a segment called 'the Love Clinic'

Liverpool Echo

Brutalism, brilliant brews and the balti triangle: 20 reasons to love Birmingham

England’s second city has a dodgy reputation that it doesn’t deserve. As the Commonwealth Games come to town, we round up the best it has to offer

The Guardian - UK

Portrait of Jasper Carrott worth thousands has been accidentally sold for £20

The legendary Brummie entertainer commissioned artist Hilary J Baker to produce the etching using his hair, fingerprints, blood and saliva and paid thousands - but now it's passed onto a new owner for just £20

Daily Mirror

Joe Lycett at the Eventim Apollo review - a great show with some surprises thrown in

Brummie stand-up shows when it comes to comedy with a message, he’s still very much the boss

Evening Standard

This Morning's Alison Hammond discovers secret talent live on air

The Brummie presenter declared 'I am amazing'

Liverpool Echo

Loose Women's Sunetra Sarker left outraged by accent snub as poll results cause a stir

Loose Women star and Ackley Bridge actress Sunetra Sarker was left outraged when the topic of accents was raised on the ITV show

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