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		<title>Lichfield Festival market day gets a new sponsor</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2012/01/31/lichfield-festival-market-day-gets-a-new-sponsor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lichfield Festival’s popular market day is to get a new name and new backing for 2012, with the announcement that Florette UK, the bagged salad specialist which has its UK headquarters at Fradley Business Park, Lichfield, is to become its major sponsor.]]></description>
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		<title>Stone Roses set for V Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/music/2011/11/09/stone-roses-set-for-v%e2%80%88festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stone Roses are being lined up to headline next year’s V Festival at Weston Park, it emerged today.]]></description>
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		<title>Crunch art and philosophy festival 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/11/04/crunch-art-and-philosophy-festival-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The internationally-reknowned Crunch art and philosophy festival returns  to Hay-on-Wye just over the Welsh border with Herefordshire from  November 18-20, 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Lichfield Roots and Folk Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/09/29/countdown-to-lichfield-roots-and-folk-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year’s Lichfield Roots and Folk Festival promises to be the best yet, according to organisers.]]></description>
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		<title>V Festival 2011 – fans and the bands</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/22/v-festival-2011-fans-and-the-bands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pictures of fans and some of the stars from V Festival 2011 at Weston Park. Bands include the likes of Rihanna, The Saturdays, Eminem, Olly Murs and Bruno Mars while celebrities include Coleen Rooney and Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington.]]></description>
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		<title>Pop power dominates as thousands pack V Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/22/pop-power-dominates-as-thousands-pack-v-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was the year pop took over the V Festival with a line-up packed full of chart-topping artists.]]></description>
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		<title>V Festival campers ready to rock in luxury</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/20/v-festival-campers-ready-to-rock-in-luxury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a way to enjoy the V Festival in style – if you have a few  thousand pounds to spare. While tens of thousands slum it under canvas, a  select few were today waking up in pop-up hotels and designer sheds.]]></description>
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		<title>V Festival always keeps us coming back to Weston Park</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/v-festival-always-keeps-us-coming-back-to-weston-park/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/v-festival-always-keeps-us-coming-back-to-weston-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of the year again when for one weekend and one weekend  only it’s cool to be seen wearing wellies, all thoughts of washing go  out the window and around 85,000 music fans descend on Weston Park, writes Amy Burns. It can only be V Festival 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>V Festival &#8211; get ready to rock</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/v-festival-get-ready-to-rock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andy Richardson presents his video guide to this year’s V Festival at Weston Park.]]></description>
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		<title>V festival 2011 &#8211; who&#8217;s on where at Weston Park, Staffordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/v-festival-2011-whos-on-where-at-weston-park/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/v-festival-2011-whos-on-where-at-weston-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's the complete breakdown of the acts performing at Weston Park in Staffordshire for V Festival 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>V festival camping &#8211; in style</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/08/19/v-festival-camping-in-style/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/08/19/v-festival-camping-in-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Camping at the V Festival at Weston Park can even be an enjoyable experience as Nicky Butler found out.]]></description>
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		<title>Why V Festival is the hottest ticket around</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/why-v-festival-is-the-hottest-ticket-around/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/why-v-festival-is-the-hottest-ticket-around/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tickets whose temperatures send the mercury soaring are presently  stuffed deep in the wallets and pockets of 85,000 fans from around the  UK at V Festival, writes Wolverhampton Civic Hall's Jonn Penney.]]></description>
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		<title>V Festival 2011: Fans arrive at Weston Park</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/v-festival-2011-fans-arrive-at-weston-park/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/v-festival-2011-fans-arrive-at-weston-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fans are arriving at Weston Park ahead of V Festival 2011, causing traffic chaos in the surrounding roads.]]></description>
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		<title>Sixth Lichfield Literature Festival details announced</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/sixth-lichfield-literature-festival-details-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/19/sixth-lichfield-literature-festival-details-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sixth Lichfield Literature Festival is set to be the biggest yet,  with events stretching over two weekends, as the breadth of topics and  the range of visiting authors increases.]]></description>
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		<title>V Festival stage is set for music royalty</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/08/18/v-festival-stage-is-set-for-music-royalty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/08/18/v-festival-stage-is-set-for-music-royalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stage was today being set for this year’s V Festival – ready to welcome tens of thousands of music fans and some of the biggest acts in the industry.]]></description>
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		<title>V Festival is good news for city&#8217;s hotels</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/08/16/v-festival-is-good-news-for-citys-hotels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/08/16/v-festival-is-good-news-for-citys-hotels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are still several days to go before it kicks off, but this summer’s V Festival is already proving to be sweet music to the ears of hotel owners in Wolverhampton.]]></description>
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		<title>V Festival chaos on roads is ‘inevitable’</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/08/10/v-festival-chaos-on-roads-is-inevitable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/08/10/v-festival-chaos-on-roads-is-inevitable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of drivers heading to Staffordshire for the V Festival were today warned queues were “inevitable” as police announced road diversions.]]></description>
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		<title>Review &#8211; Robert Plant&#8217;s last concert with the Band Of Joy</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/08/review-robert-plants-last-concert-with-the-band-of-joy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/08/review-robert-plants-last-concert-with-the-band-of-joy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Country rock legend Robert Plant brought the curtain down on his  latest band with a superb festival performance last night - while  entertaining fans with jokes about his love for Wolves.]]></description>
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		<title>Concert review &#8211; Big Chill festival 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/08/concert-review-big-chill-festival-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/08/concert-review-big-chill-festival-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hip hop star Kanye West divided fans with his headline show at the eclectic Big Chill festival at Eastnor Deer Park in Herefordshire.]]></description>
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		<title>Top acts at The Big Chill Festival this weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/05/top-acts-at-the-big-chill-festival-this-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2011/08/05/top-acts-at-the-big-chill-festival-this-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kanye West, Jessie J and Black Country rock legend Robert Plant will be  taking to the stage this weekend – at a festival near (ish) you.]]></description>
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