Campaigners in Lichfield have lit a beacon to help raise awareness of their fight to stop a new high speed rail line.
Protesters from Lichfield Action Group joined other organisations
An MP has claimed the business case for HS2 does not stack up after it was confirmed that a full inquiry will be held.
The Transport Select Committee will look
The economic case behind a proposed high speed rail line that would cut through parts of Lichfield is set to be investigated.
Michael Fabricant, the city’s MP, confirmed that
Campaigners in Lichfield will join other HS2 protest by lighting a beacon to raise awareness of the fight against a new high speed rail route.
Communities along the length of
Lichfield’s MP has asked the Secretary of State for Transport to look again at whether a new high speed rail route is needed to ease congestion on trains in
Lichfield campaigners have rejected claims that the city will benefit from a new high speed rail line.
The pro-HS2 lobby group Greengauge 21 produced a report claiming that freeing
A golf course near Lichfield set to be blighted by a high-speed rail line could attempt to get its clubhouse building listed in an attempt to get the route
An MP has called for an “thorough inquiry” into the business case behind the proposed high-speed rail line which would cut through a number of villages surrounding Lichfield.
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Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has told campaigners that he is “not a supporter of HS2” at a meeting.
The gathering saw discussion over the new proposed high-speed rail route
A Lichfield campaign group has blasted Birmingham City Council’s support of high-speed rail in the region.
The council has pledged to “start selling the project to the wider
A Lichfield campaign group has appointed a new chairman.
The Lichfield Action Group (LAG) – which is campaigning against plans for high speed rail through the region – has made the change
A Lichfield campaign group has vowed to continue its fight against the HS2 rail route – despite revised plans lessening the impact on the city.
Secretary of State for Transport, Philip
