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Music fans have been left shocked after iconic Birmingham band Duran Duran announced original guitarist Andy Taylor has stage four metastatic prostate cancer. Taylor, 61, revealed the news via a letter that was read out by his band mates as Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (5…
Legendary Birmingham band Duran Duran are headlining the opening ceremony celebrations at the Commonwealth Games 2022 tonight. Steven Knight, the creative force behind the BBC smash-hit drama series Peaky Blinders, is also on hand as executive producer of the opening ceremony and says he has a few surprises for the audience.
Comedian Russell Brand is joining Duran Duran’s John Taylor and Roger Taylor to share their personal stories of overcoming drug and alcohol addiction, at a special charity fundraising dinner this weekend. The celebrities will be in Birmingham to attend the Fire and Ice Ball to help raise funds to support the work of Changes UK, a…
Brave fundraisers abseiled 131 feet down the city’s Mailbox building today to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Young and old alike donned helmets, gloves and harnesses as they completed their sponsorship pledges and took an aided leap off one of Birmingham’s contemporary landmarks to raise vital funds for the hospital’s Heart Appeal which aims…