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‘A horror story’: the pet shop in Aston ruffling feathers
Birds4U sells exotic birds at an inner-city retail park. Customers claim it’s an animal welfare scandal
The stubborn booksellers keeping Brum's indie scene alive
'I am not interested in running a branch of WH Smith'
A parents’ revolt and new head at the Selly Oak primary in £400k of debt
Four months after our ‘explosive’ investigation into Raddlebarn Primary’s finances, unanswered questions abound
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