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Did you know that the first jar of Marmite was produced here in 1902? Burton thanks to its excellent water is the capital of British brewing . Marmite is an off-shoot of the beer industry there, using brewers’ yeast by-product to make the nutritious – rich in B vitamins - spread you legendarily either love or loathe.

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Michael Bass

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The toilets at a local police station have been stolen. Police say they have nothing to go on - Ronnie Barker
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Penny Black issued (worlds 1st stamp) - 1840, Roger Bannister runs the four minute mile - 1954, Moors murderers found guilty - 1966, The Channel Tunnel opens - 1994, Bank of England Given Independence - 1997
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