Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has backed Conservative proposals to cut the number of speed cameras on the region’s roads. Under the proposals, a Tory Government have said local councils would need to find the funding to install new cameras and prove... (Continue reading)
A Lichfield councillor has raised concerns about the danger of mobility scooter hit-and-run incidents in the city. Councillor Doris English (Cons, St Johns) admitted she was worried by the fact that people using scooters did not require insurance before taking control... (Continue reading)
Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has admitted he is “proud” to have helped the Conservatives win the Norwich North by-election. The contest was won by Tory candidate Chloe Smith in the seat vacated by Labour MP Ian Smith. Mr Smith quit after the... (Continue reading)
Rob Strachan has won the by-election in Whittington, becoming the ward’s new councillor and holding onto the seat for The Conservative Party. A total of 530 votes were placed with the winning candidate receiving 65% of the vote. He beat his... (Continue reading)
The two-horse race for the vacant Whittington seat on Lichfield District Council is nearing the finishing post. With only two candidates, there will be only a Liberal Democrat and Conservative choice for voters on July 9. Rob Strachan will be wearing the blue... (Continue reading)
Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield has spoken of his amazement at the Conservative gains in the recent local and European elections. The Conservative party MP said, “These are extraordinary results. Politically, Staffordshire has become the new Surrey. We are now the Conservative... (Continue reading)
EU flag by fdecomite The results of the European elections on 4th June came out last night with the West Midlands region mirroring the national results. The Conservatives made 0.7% gains whilst UKIP increased their share of the vote by 3.8%,... (Continue reading)
The Conservative party have taken control of Staffordshire County Council in the local elections. The party also won in all but one of Lichfield & Burntwood’s wards. Eight wards make up the Lichfield and Burntwood area with Conservatives winning all but... (Continue reading)
A Lichfield county councillor has urged the public not to let the current crisis in the political system stop them voting in the European and County Council elections. Matthew Ellis, Staffordshire County Councillor for Lichfield Rural East, admitted that the scandal... (Continue reading)