Ozzy Osbourne, who was born in Marston Green, a suburb of Birmingham, and who died at the age of 76, was one of the city's most celebrated cultural icons. He and Sharon Osbourne were married for 43 years before his death.

Since Ozzy's death, the calls to preserve the pub in Birmingham where Black Sabbath played their first gig and make it a heritage site have grown louder. The pub was built in 1881 and shut in 2014, after it was bought by a Japanese development company.

Thousands of fans of Black Sabbath crowded the streets to honor the Prince of Darkness one last time during a funeral procession in Ozzy Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, England on

Ozzy Osbourne will have one last ride through his beloved hometown. The city of Birmingham in England announced on Tuesday that it is planning “to pay its final respects to one of its most cherished cultural icons Ozzy Osbourne as his cortege and family visit Broad Street in the city that he loved” on Wednesday,

An exhibition dedicated to Ozzy Osbourne has been extended by more than three months due to public demand. The Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero exhibition opened at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on 25 June to coincide with Black Sabbath's farewell concert at Villa Park on 5 July.