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Harry Styles’ hometown dubbed “Deaditch” as shops and pub close down

Harry Styles’ hometown of Redditch is so dull it’s been dubbed “Deaditch” – filled with rows of empty shops and overrun by ...

‘I live in once thriving West Midlands town once home to Harry Styles - but now it's filled with rows of boarded-up shops’

But today the town, which is home to around 87,000 residents, feels so dreary many locals have nicknamed it "Deaditch". The ...

Inside 'Deaditch' as Midland town gets unwanted name for endless boarded-up shops

A town that once produced needles and fish-hooks is now a shadow of its former self - with a sad, empty high street and gangs ...