Michael Fabricant, Patron of the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust and Inland Waterways Parliamentarian of the Year, says: "The restructuring of British Waterways as a charity secures the continued maintenance of our canal system throughout Birmingham, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands. "There had been concern that the Government plans to eliminate costly Government Quangos […]

Michael Fabricant awarded his cup for Landscaping Painting at the Lichfield Society of Artists Autumn Exhibition to Judith Truman for her painting ‘We knew it would rain’ on Saturday 2nd October. Michael, who is Patron of the Society but not a judge, said "This painting of Crummock Water in the Lake District is highly evocative […]

Prior to the Meeting in Lichfield at Boley Park Community Centre at 8pm on Friday 1st October, Michael Fabricant is urging local action groups and campaigners to agree to find an alternative route for the proposed High Speed 2 railway line that will mitigate the environmental impact on local residents. He says that locals should […]

Michael Fabricant is warning his constituents that Ofcom have just announced the date of analogue TV switch off in the West Midlands. Michael, who set up radio and TV stations around the world before becoming an MP, says: "The Sutton Coldfield transmitter which serves Lichfield and most of the West Midlands will be switching off […]

Michael Fabricant has expressed "caution" concerning the proposed wind farm at Bagots Farm near Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire and has contacted Government Ministers with a proposal for an ‘exclusion zone’. In a letter to constituents, Michael has written: "Personally, I am always very cautious about the siting of wind farms and believe they are unacceptable […]

Michael Fabricant visited the Freedom Brewery near Abbots Bromley on Friday 16th July. "The brewery specialises in the making of real lager – as opposed to real ale", says Michael. "Unlike most mass produced lagers in the UK, this lager is matured for several weeks and not a couple of days. And you can taste […]

Michael Fabricant joined officials from the Environmental Health Team of Lichfield District Council on Friday evening (16th July) to inspect an industrial facility (the Tesco Distribution Centre at Fradley) and a local restaurant (the Lee Garden Cantonese Restaurant in Lichfield). "I was hugely impressed with the work of the Environmental Health Team" says Michael "which […]

Michael Fabricant has written to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP, to suggest that the High Speed Train project, which will blight the City of Lichfield unless the route is drastically altered, be indefinitely postponed or cancelled. Danny Alexander is currently heading up the Treasury Team reviewing Government expenditure and seeking cost […]

Michael Fabricant has welcomed the statement in the House made today (Monday 12th July) by Andrew Lansley, Health Secretary, that local GPs will be empowered to commission health care. "This is excellent news for Staffordshire patients" says Michael. "Prior to 1997, every GP Practice in Staffordshire was a GP Fundholder; doctors were empowered to decide […]

Michael Fabricant joined school children from Ridgeway Primary School in Burntwood at the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield on Friday 2nd July for a project combining willow weaving and poetry. "This is a project with the ‘wow’ factor" says Michael. "Created as a community outreach project by Chase Terrace Technology College, it combined the weaving […]