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URA Star YouTube Channel

Friday, February 27, 2009

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You can now keep up to date with everything going on behind the scenes of URA Star on the URA Star YouTube Channel. Let Witness be your guide! Here is a snippet from the diary of The Witness:

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The birth of URAStar

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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URAStar, or URA*, is now live. Hosted by award winning artist Witness at Birmingham’s NIA on 24 March. URA* is a concert for young people to encourage responsible living through education about knife crime, anti social behaviour, young pregnancies to name but a few. 5,000 Pupils from schools across Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry will be attending [...]

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Birmingham fights knife crime

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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The crackdown on knife crime has increased immensely in the last few months, nowhere more so than in schools, as pupils start their new school term greeted by airport-style metal detectors in the fight against knife crime. The charity ‘Crimestoppers’ is targeting a campaign at young people in ten regions across England and Wales including [...]

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URAStar headliner Witness spreads the message to local schools

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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Acclaimed locally based rapper Witness has been touring schools around Birmingham promoting the message of his URAStar and Foundations For Life campaign. Witness played a well recieved performance at Washword Heath Community College on Monday 23 March and he is set to play at Wheelers Lane, Deansfield High, Caludon Castle, and Aston Manor over the [...]

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Meet Witness

Friday, February 13, 2009

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URA* is the brainchild of Lee Bank born Gospel Reggae/Dancehall artist Witness.  Witness is one of the UK’s most prolific artists of his genre with a string of awards and achievements recognising his already successful 11-year career, which has seen him perform to audiences in the UK and abroad. He had a deep love for music from an [...]

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