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...
Maximus appeal: 'Critical' stray cat attracts global support
Maximus has a condition which makes it harder for him to fight infections
An appeal for a seriously ill cat which was left abandoned has attracted funds from as far as the United States .
Maximus, who is about 12, was rescued by Stray Cat Rescue Team West Midlands after spending a decade on The Streets .
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.
Rescue Team founder Lucy Strickland said People from as far afield as Texas have sent donations for his care.
"Even if he only has a couple of weeks, or a couple of months, of happiness, we've done our job," She Said , as the fundraising total reached More Than £6,000.
The stray is "showing he's grateful" for the care and is "very nosy", Ms Strickland saidMaximus was severely dehydrated and underweight when he was brought in, and had "no trust in humans".
"He would hiss and spit," Ms Strickland said. "He was terrified. "
A week on, he has realised "not all humans are bad," She Said .
"When he hears you, he starts purring. "
He had been a stray for 10 years and had suffered "a lot of neglect"Ms Strickland said Maximus' condition is "a challenge", but her team of volunteers remain hopeful he will recover, thanks to huge support The Cat has received.
"We've had more applications [to foster] him than any other cat," Ms Strickland said.
"He's touched quite a few People . "
Although initially "terrified" of humans, Maximus now purrs when he is around PeopleFollow BBC West Midlands on, on, and.
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Source of news: bbc.com
