A petition has been launched calling for Lichfield District Council to reconsider plans to allocate land near Mile Oak for housing – with a councillor accusing them of “defecating on Tamworth’s doorstep”.
A Burntwood councillor says he hopes a funding pot worth more than £90,000 to help reopen high streets will reach areas across the district and not just Lichfield city centre.
Four men from Birmingham and Tamworth have been given a combined sentenced of 28 years after stealing high performance vehicles in Lichfield and attaching false number plates to avoid police detection.
