On Sunday 22nd April, Michael Fabricant joined other canal enthusiasts to walk part of the route of the Lichfield Canal – some 4 miles between Huddlesford and Pipehill through the very heart of Lichfield. Michael says: "I am a keen narrowboater and know that experience elsewhere has shown that canals generate millions of tourists dollars […]
Michael Fabricant has welcomed the moratorium on house building in Lichfield District. Michael Fabricant says: "I have long been concerned that the indecent rush for house building in Lichfield may be good news for the construction industry, but is bad news for Lichfield which could lose its identity as a well balanced community. I do […]
Around 250 protesters marched through Lichfield yesterday (Saturday 21st April) against the closure of care homes in Staffordshire. Michael Fabricant says "The decision to close all residential care homes in Staffordshire by the end of 2008 and all day centres by the end of 2009 was controversial from the very start and was only passed […]
The Speaker has granted Michael Fabricant a 90 minute debate on "The Funding of British Waterways" which will start at 9.30am on Wednesday 25th April. Michael Fabricant says: "I will be highlighting how sweeping cuts imposed by DEFRA (the Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs) on British Waterways has already resulted in the […]
Michael Fabricant will be joining residents of Lichfield and Burntwood at 11.30am on Saturday 21st April to protest against Staffordshire County Council proposals to close care homes and day centres in Staffordshire. The march will meet at the top of Three Spires Shopping Centre adjacent to Backcester Lane and then proceed along Three Spires Shopping […]
Following an initiative from local councillors and a petition signed by Lichfield’s MP, Michael Fabricant has now intervened and written to Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture Media & Sport to ask that the façade of the decommissioned Lichfield Victoria Hospital be listed. Michael says: "English Heritage surprisingly said that the Lichfield Victoria Hospital […]
Up to 120 jobs could be lost at Whittington Barracks says Armed Forces Minister, Adam Ingram, in a letter to Michael Fabricant. "Although a few jobs will be kept among security staff, most will be lost as conversions are made in readiness for conversion of the barracks for use by the Defence Medical Services" says […]
Over one hundred blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children travelled from across the UK to Westminster on Wednesday 28th March to meet Michael Fabricant and other MPs to support their Right to Read. Blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children are missing out at home and at school because they often can’t get hold of books […]
Michael Fabricant visited The OakDene Day Centre in Burntwood today (Friday 30th March) for a meeting with over 40 users from which the press had been banned by Staffordshire County Council. "I can well understand why Stafford banned any press coverage" says Michael Fabricant. "They didn’t want journalists to hear for themselves the pleas from […]
With news that Staffordshire County Council has been summonsed to court again for possibly breaching their own terms and conditions given in evidence before the Court in London last week regarding the closure of care homes in Staffordshire, Michael Fabricant says: "This matter would be a farce if it weren’t so serious for so many […]