Great Barr
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| Postcode district | B42–B44 |
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| Metropolitan county | West Midlands |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
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| ID | 2476965 |
About Great Barr
Great Barr is now a large and loosely defined area to the north-west of Birmingham, England. The area was historically in Staffordshire, and the parts now in Birmingham were once known as Perry Barr, which is still the name of an adjacent Birmingham district.
Pack of Wotsits used to rescue missing parrot
... Mango the macaw flew out of a window at the site in Great Barr, Sandwell, following a clap of thunder on Sunday...
M6 drivers outside Walsall face month-long overnight closures
... Motorists will be diverted off the carriageway at junction 7, for Great Barr, and rejoin at junction 10 for Walsall...
Migrant boy found by police on M6 near Birmingham
... He was found walking on the central reservation towards junction 7 for Great Barr at about 22:00 GMT...
Maximus appeal: 'Critical' stray cat attracts global support
... He was picked up in Great Barr, Sandwell, last week with FIV - an immunodeficiency virus similar to HIV - and claws so long he could not walk...
Birmingham burglar who had sex with corpse jailed
... Kasim Khuram, 23, had sex with a woman s body after lifting the lids of coffins at the Central England Co-Operative undertakers in Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, on 11 November...
M6 drivers outside Walsall face month-long overnight closures
Drivers are being urged to allow Extra Time for their journeys from Monday, due to overnight closures on the motorway.
On weekdays from Monday until 16 December, the M6 northbound will be shut from junction seven to Junction 10 .
National Highways said it was carrying out planned resurfacing work between junctions nine and 11.
The closures will be in place from 22:00 GMT to 06:00.
Motorists will be diverted off the carriageway at junction 7, for Great Barr , and rejoin at Junction 10 for Walsall.
This will include the M5 northbound to M6 northbound link road where drivers will be diverted off at M5 junction 1.
Closures will be lifted for 25 November, 28 November, 29 November, 30 November, and 1 December.
The Project will also see drains cleared out in a bid to prevent flooding.
Source of news: bbc.com
