Richard Franks
@richardpfranks
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Award-winning freelance travel writer and journalist: NatGeo, BBC, Telegraph, Independent, Rough Guides & others. Brummie. Aston Villa season ticket holder.
Joined January 2012
When I first started out all I wanted to do was get #Birmingham in the big magazines. I’m really proud of my seven-page feature on Birmingham and its indie bars, restaurants and venues in the latest issue of National Geographic Traveller. Out now! 🐂.
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All of the tributes left at the Black Sabbath bench in Birmingham have today been collected and will be delivered to the Osbourne family in due course. 🖤
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24 hours later and the mountain of tributes on Black Sabbath Bridge continues to grow 🖤. #Birmingham .#OzzyForever
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RT @snobsnightclub: Did you know #BlackSabbath started out at the same music night that happens at Snobs every Tuesday?!. Henry's Blueshous….
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Heavy metal pioneers were forged in a heavy metal environment
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Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral cortège will pass through Birmingham city centre tomorrow. @Bozzers has the scoop.
The costs of all of this have been covered by the Osbournes, so that Brummies and fans can be there, but it won't cost the city anything. I was touched by that.
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I’ve never been prouder to be from.Birmingham. Ozzy Forever 🖤. #OzzyOsbourne .#BlackSabbath
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RT @brumdispatch: We hold our hands up guys; a sleep deprived staffer accidentally subbed in the name of another huge metal band while doin….
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RT @PlanetRockRadio: Ozzy Osbourne's music has been heard thundering out across Birmingham as fans pulled up to the Black Sabbath mural wit….
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Whitehaven Beach,.Whitsunday Island.@Queensland 🇦🇺. #whitehavenbeach.#whitsundays.#queensland .#thisisqueensland
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Me every time I think about Ozzy singing Mama, I’m Coming Home for the last time. #BackToTheBeginning
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