Michael Fabricant – a Chartered Engineer – visited the Sandfields Pumping Station in Lichfield on Friday 3rd November to see for himself the work being undertaken to restore the massive steam powered beam engine that used to push millions of gallons of water each day uphill to save the people of the Black Country from […]
Michael Fabricant will be appearing on Celebrity First Dates at 9pm Thursday 2nd November on Channel 4. “I am not taking any fee for this programme” says Michael. “Instead £20,000 will be donated by Channel 4 to the Stand up to Cancer charity run by Cancer Research UK. “It was a sometimes terrifying whirlwind date […]
“A rail bridge in Lichfield is getting into the record books for all the wrong reasons” says Michael Fabricant. It is the most bashed in the West Midlands and sixth most lorry-bashed in Britain, Network Rail has revealed; and Michael Fabricant asks “Is more or better signage the answer?”. St John Street bridge has been […]
The Parliamentary Boundary Commission have decided in an announcement today (17th October) to keep with their original proposal for the Lichfield Parliamentary Constituency: that Streethay and Whittington be moved to the Tamworth Parliamentary Constituency and that Haywood and Hixon be moved into Lichfield from the Stafford constituency. Michael Fabricant says “I am very disappointed with […]
Staffordshire Lions Clubs and Lichfield Talking News for the Blind explained at the George Hotel in Lichfield on Sunday 15th October the work they are doing to help prevent blindness and how to assist those who are already blind. And to illustrate the difficulties encountered by blind and partially blind people, they invited those attending […]
Michael Fabricant is co-sponsor of a Bill that was introduced in the House of Commons today (Tuesday 10th October) by Labour MP Paul Flynn which would legalise the use of cannabis for medical purposes. “A friend of mine suffers from multiple sclerosis and yet he is prevented from using cannabis even though it would relieve […]
Constituents writing to Michael Fabricant via the webform at http://www.michael.fabricant.mp.co.uk/contact.ihtml between 9th and 18th September are asked to resend their messages again, as their original messages will not have got through and cannot be recovered. Michael says “Following the cyber-attacks on Parliament a few months back, the House of Commons has introduced additional filters on […]
Michael Fabricant recognises the vital role that West Midlands farmers are contributing to the economy, the countryside, and food production and pledged to Back British Farming at an event in the House of Commons this week, 13th September. “Farming in the West Midlands contributes £828 million to the local economy and provides 42,903 jobs – […]
Michael Fabricant will open the Huddlesford Gathering near Lichfield at around 11.45am on Saturday 23rd September – and the ‘Gathering’ will last until late on Sunday 24th. Michael says: “This event is fast becoming a Lichfield tradition! It is now the 7th occasion for this water based weekend family fun day. There will be scores […]
Michael Fabricant told the Prime Minister earlier today (Wednesday 13th September) that the Commonwealth Games would be “excellent news for the economy not only in Birmingham but in the greater west midlands, including Lichfield”. He asked her to support the bid and “bat for Britain”. Michael Fabricant Q8. When she next plans to meet the […]