Plans for a high-speed rail route through Lichfield have been scrapped.
Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Transport, confirmed the revised HS2 line would avoid the city and
Lichfield’s MP has called on county councillors to “get off the fence” over the proposed route of a new high speed rail route.
Michael Fabricant admitted that he respects
Lichfield’s MP has angrily rejected claims he invited a landowner to present a plan to the Secretary of State for Transport to steer the HS2 line away from his
Lichfield campaigners are calling on city residents to write to key politicians as part of the fight against the HS2 rail line.
The proposed scheme would see the line cut
A suggested high-speed rail route through Whittington have been rejected, according to Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant
The chief engineer for the HS2 route has told MPs that an alternative
Campaigners have accused the government of double-standards after David Cameron insisted that the HS2 rail line will definitely go ahead.
The Prime Minister gave his backing to the scheme
Decision makers behind the proposed HS2 line through Lichfield have revealed that opposition to HS2 in the city is among the fiercest along the entire route.
As the battle to
A meeting over the proposed high speed rail line through Lichfield has seen hundreds vote against the route.
More than 200 people packed into Whittington Village Hall for the meeting
Lichfield’s MP has renewed his calls for campaigners and politicians to work together to resolve the issue of HS2.
Michael Fabricant’s comments come after Staffordshire County Council announced
A debate on the impact of a high-speed rail line through Lichfield has been massively over-subscribed.
The event at Whittington Village Hall on November 19 will discuss Staffordshire
Campaigners fighting to stop a new high-speed rail line through Lichfield have been asked to give evidence to the Parliamentary Transport Select Committee.
Members of the Stop HS2 group
A meeting is being organised near Lichfield to discuss the impact of the plan for a high-speed rail line through the city.
Staffordshire County Council is hosting the event
