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Blue plaque in honour of Mott the Hoople singer
"I'm still a Shropshire lad at heart," Ian Hunter told fans as a blue plaque was installed at the Oswestry house where the Mott the Hoople lead singer was born.
The plaque was unveiled on York Street on Saturday by the town's mayor, councillor Jonathan Upton, and Hunter's eldest grandson, Jay Patterson.
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