In Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport today (23rd October) in the House of Commons, Michael Fabricant raised the problem of train overcrowding on the West Coast Main Line and told Ruth Kelly of Virgin Train’s plans to add a further two carriages to each train to relieve congestion. Michael Fabricant said: "The […]

In a question to Gordon Brown today (Wednesday 17th October) in Prime Minister’s Question Time at the House of Commons, Michael Fabricant sought clarification as to the exact number of troop reduction expected in Iraq. The question was coupled with mention of the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum which was opened by […]

Michael Fabricant opened the Lichfield Society of Artists Exhibition at The Friary in Lichfield at 11am on Saturday 6th October and spoke about the urgent need for a permanent art gallery in the City. He reminded those present that "the Society started in 1945 and has been holding exhibitions twice a year ever since. It […]

Michael Fabricant had his blood pressure taken by Stroke Association Nurse, Sharon Bonney, on Saturday 6th October. Lichfield Rotary Club and The Stroke Association are working together for the fourth consecutive year to help combat high blood pressure – the single biggest factor for stroke. "Despite wondering whether Gordon Brown would bottle out or not […]

Michael Fabricant has learned that damages are being claimed against the contractor responsible for the paving works around Lichfield Market Square. And the Council has said "We believe that a significant proportion of the delay can be attributed to the contractor not planning its work effectively, including at times having an inadequate number of skilled […]

Commenting on the end of the independent Staffordshire Ambulance Service which became a part of the West Midlands Ambulance Service today (1st October), Michael Fabricant says: "It is a sad end to an era. Staffordshire Ambulance Service had become the top performing ambulance service in Europe yet the Government were determined to bulldozer through this […]

Thirty-eight people attended the meeting on Saturday (29th September) in the Guildhall, Lichfield called by Michael Fabricant to restart the Regal Cinema – formerly the Kwik Save in Tamworth Street, Lichfield. "I never anticipated so may would give up their Saturday to attend the meeting – and all felt the urgent need for a cinema […]

Michael Fabricant has welcomed the decision to approve planning permission to transform the Whittington Barracks at Lichfield into a new headquarters for the Defence Medical Education and Training Agency (DMETA). "I have been lobbying the Secretary of State for Defence, Des Browne, hard to secure the long-term future for the barracks ever since the Government […]

Michael Fabricant opened the Huddlesford Boat Gathering near Lichfield on the morning of Saturday 22nd September. Michael arrived in grand style on a narrow boat travelling up the Coventry Canal and cruising into the Lichfield Canal together with the President and Chairman of the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust and officers of the Lichfield […]

Michael Fabricant is convening a meeting to be held at Noon on Saturday 29th September in The Committee Room, first floor of The Guildhall, Bore Street, Lichfield to discuss the future of the closed Kwik Save building in Tamworth Street, Lichfield – formerly the Regal Cinema. "I have been blown-out by the response to my […]