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Attempts to resurrect Tamworth's yearly fireworks spectacular following its scrapping have come to nothing.

Opposition councillors tried to compel Tamworth Borough Council to reconsider a ruling regarding the annual pyrotechnic celebration.

Earlier this year, a decision was reached to relocate the occasion to Statfold Country Park and levy residents £12 for attendance. It has been alleged that the yearly spectacle costs more than £70,000, though assertions that the event requires significantly less funding have been made.

The authority maintains that fresh safety obligations under Martyn's Law and escalating expenses have driven the alteration. Nevertheless, earlier this month the council axed the event after community backlash.

During this week's extraordinary council ga

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