OZZY OSBOURNE Featured In Tour Of Historic Aston 
The Birmingham Post's Shahid Naqvi reports:
Once part of Warwickshire, it became one of Birmingham’s wealthiest suburbs when it was absorbed by the city in 1912.
In more recent times, however, Aston’s fortunes have changed somewhat. Today the ward has the city’s highest proportion of children living in families who are on benefits.
A melting pot of different cultures, it was catapulted to national attention in 2003 following the gunning down of Aston teenagers Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare at a New Year’s party. The shooting was blamed a youth gun and gang culture that became symbolic of Britain’s violent under-belly.
The area has, however, since moved on – and over the weekend the rich history and culture of the ward that is the birthplace of Birmingham rock legend
OZZY OSBOURNE was celebrated during the first Aston Heritage Open Day.
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