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Hundreds see lights switched on

Christmas arrived in sparkling style across the West Midlands Wolverhampton as hundreds of people gathered in villages and towns to celebrate the switching on of the festive lights. See our pictures from Shifnal, Wednesbury and Tettenhall.

Published Nov 28, 2009

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