While Parliament was away and without warning, the Labour Government announced that the British Indian Ocean Territory will be handed over to Mauritius – a close ally of China. David Lammy, the British Foreign Secretary, will find he has created a possible flash-point in the region with the adjacent US-UK base I tell Miriam Cates […]
Following a series of meetings between Michael Fabricant and Andy Mellors, managing director of Avanti and others from the company, Avanti is able to announce a major improvement to their timetable. “Mark Osborne of Avanti has confirmed to me today (Wednesday 15th May) that as from early next year and fully operational by mid 2026, […]
A Young Enterprise team from King Edward’s VI Lichfield has succeeded in winning the regional competition and now progresses on to the midlands final. Michael Fabricant explains “Their ‘Growing Green’ kit was devised by the students and provides everything necessary to grow sunflowers and compete with family members. “It is a tool kit to access […]
“With growing speculation regarding the future of HS2, should Lichfield have its own HS2 station?” Michael Fabricant asks. “With spiralling costs and the Government’s own Infrastructure and Projects Authority saying that delivery of High Speed 2 is ‘unachievable’, I have been pressing the Government to end construction of the line where it joins the west […]
In a light-hearted Transport question time today (8th June) Michael Fabricant asked about Avanti Train services to and from Lichfield Trent Valley station. Michael says “The Speaker squeezed in my question at the very end of the session about Avanti services from Lichfield Trent Valley station. He has a well-known personal interest in the Avanti […]
2022 has been a turbulent year across the world with an unprovoked attack on Ukraine by Russia and the consequent economic fallout and industrial unrest affecting most of Europe. This is going to be a tough time for many people locally. Keeping warm and fed will be an issue for a number of families. Our […]
Click HERE to open a pdf of the Order of Service at Westminster Abbey for the Funeral of HM Queen. For the Order of Service for the Committal of HQ Queen at St George’s Chapel Windsor Castle, click HERE.
In the House of Commons today, Michael Fabricant raised the issue of Avanti Trains and their unreliability. Their franchise is up for renewal in October. Joining other MPs from both sides of the House, Michael asked: “Even though Avanti have a reduced timetable, they haven’t provided reliability. They are still cancelling trains and they still […]
Following yet another demonstration today at the UAV Engines Ltd facility in Shenstone near Lichfield, Michael Fabricant says: “The ignorance of the so called Palestine Action group who have once again intimidated local workers at the UAV Engines site at Shenstone is breathtaking. “They claim to have ‘taken aim’ at Elbit’s Shenstone factory, because ‘UAV Engines Ltd […]
I had a very useful meeting with the Chair and other volunteers of Lichfield Foodbank on Saturday. We agreed a number of practical steps that can be taken to reduce foodbank usage which while low – around only 0.5% in the City of Lichfield – ought to be lower, if non existent. In particular, at […]