A Canals Summit was held at the Lichfield home of Michael Fabricant early this afternoon between Philip Bradbourn OBE MEP (Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands), Michael Fabricant, and the following officers of the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Limited: Brian Kingshott (Chairman), Phil Sharpe (Vice-Chairman), Rob Davies (Director, Fund […]
Michael Fabricant is urging road users in Lichfield to take extra care this autumn, traditionally a time when accident levels soar. Children have now returned to school after the summer break, and with 20% of morning rush hour traffic caused by the school run, there is an even greater risk of danger. Michael Fabricant wants […]
Michael Fabricant has made contact today with the Secretary of State for the Department of the Environment, Transport & The Regions, John Prescott, to ask that the major regeneration scheme planned for Burntwood not be called in for investigation by Government inspectors which would delay the project considerably. "Lichfield District Council together with the County […]
At a special general meeting of Lichfield Conservatives held at the George Hotel in Lichfield last night (Wednesday 21st September) chaired by Association Chairman John Price OBE, the draft manifesto of 121 clauses was discussed by local Conservative Party members. Michael Fabricant told local Conservatives that 5 clauses held particular relevance to Lichfield and Burntwood. […]
While welcoming the Conservative Party’s commitment to cut 3p per litre or 13.6p per gallon off petrol and diesel, Michael Fabricant has expressed shock that Safeway’s in Lichfield and Burntwood (as well as in other Safewaystores) has today announced that the price of unleaded petrol is rising by 5p to 84.9p a litre while diesel […]
Following a suggestion from a Kings Bromley resident, Michael Fabricant is contacting Nick Brown of Central Trains to determine whether an occasional service can be run between Lichfield Trent Valley Station and Birmingham International. During recent road/rail engineering works, trains had to be diverted in that direction. "This is an interesting suggestion from my constituent", […]
Michael Fabricant believes that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to obtain successful convictions in south Staffordshire since the closure of Lichfield Magistrates' Court. “There is growing evidence that witnesses are unwilling to travel around Staffordshire to give evidence. Staff who co-ordinate witnesses say that Lichfield and Burntwood residents are […]
Michael Fabricant has backed the "Early Response" by the Expert Maternity Working Group which has exposed bias and cant in the document "Community Hospital Provision in South Staffordshire" published by the South Staffordshire Health Authority. In particular, the response has identified a number of biased interpretations of the facts by the Health Authority. "The Expert […]
Christopher and Margaret Hall of Darley Oaks Farm near Newchurch, Yoxall in Staffordshire have been the target of obscene death threats from animal rights extremists for the last few months. They breed guinea pigs for medical research and their farm is regularly inspected to ensure that the guinea pigs are bred humanely. Although Staffordshire Police […]
At around 2.30 am this morning, Michael Fabricant argued for Lichfield andother small District Councils to be exempted from rules forcing new Cabinet style local government and "Best Value" procedures which will cost Lichfield District Council around £200,000 to implement. In a deal done in the House of Lords, the Government recognised that their package […]