A Government Panel set up by the Department of Communities and Local Government has given the thumbs down to the Curborough eco-town proposals. Michael Fabricant says: "The Government Panel has slammed the Curborough consortium application for being a re-hash of previous planning applications. It correctly identifies transport and other infrastructure problems with the planning application […]

Michael Fabricant has expressed his delight that Lichfield District Council has lodged a formal complaint against the Department of Communities and Local Government for a misleading advertisement promoting the proposed eco-town at Curborough. Meanwhile, Michael has received a formal answer to his Parliamentary Question asking how much the taxpayer has had to pay out to […]

Michael Fabricant has written to Defence Minister Derek Twigg to thank him for Ministry of Defence funding which will ensure that the Armed Forces Memorial at Alrewas will be properly maintained in the years to come. There will be a one-off payment of £500,000 to pay off the £7.3M construction costs – £6,700,000 had already […]

It should be noted that although an ‘energy park’ is a Government requirement associated with eco-towns, the developers proposing the eco town at Curborough have now stated that they will not apply for permission to construct such an energy park – it will be for others to do so. (See earlier News Release today).

It has now been revealed that developers seeking to construct the eco-town at Curborough are also proposing an "energy park" to make the town carbon neutral, and this will include a waste incineration plant and the construction of wind turbines. "This raises further issues of congestion and pollution in the area to the south east […]

In the biggest demonstration so far, hundreds of protesters marched through the centre of Lichfield on Saturday (7th June) to mark their objection to the proposed new eco-town at Curborough on the outskirts of Lichfield. Addressing the demonstrators from the steps of the Dr Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, Michael Fabricant said: "We acknowledge the need […]

Michael Fabricant was today (Friday 6th June) presented with the book ‘Fair City – One Community’s Fairtrade Campaign’ by its author, Warren Bardsley, for the part Michael played in helping Lichfield to become a Fairtrade City. "I used to work in developing countries before I became an MP and I witnessed the exploitation of farmers […]

A full page colour advertisement published in local newspapers and paid for by the taxpayer through the Department of Communities and Local Government has given misleading information regarding the siting of the proposed Curborough eco-town and will be challenged in Parliament by Michael Fabricant. The advertisement states "An eco-town near you? Curborough, Staffordshire where a […]

"Despite assurances I have had from Government Ministers, I am surprised to learn that the future use of Whittington Barracks is still uncertain" says Michael Fabricant. In May, Michael tabled a Parliamentary Written Question to the Minister of Defence: "When he expects the Defence Medical Training Establishment to be operational at the Whittington Barracks near […]