The city’s MP says fingers will be pointed at Lichfield District Council if it “doesn’t step up a notch” in finding a new solution following the failure to deliver Friarsgate.
A Lichfield councillor says he is hopeful calls for a cross-party working group to look at a plan B for Friarsgate will be heard.
Councillors have been told Lichfield residents cannot afford to wait another 15 years for a replacement for Friarsgate.
Council bosses have admitted that work on Lichfield’s new library has been delayed – but insist it will still finish this year.
Lichfield District Council spent more than £56,000 on planning a new coach park for the failed Friarsgate project, it has been revealed.
Plans to breathe new life into the site of a former care home in Burntwood have been backed by Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet.
The MP for Lichfield and Burntwood should step down and let “a decent person” replace him, according to a Liberal Democrat councillor.
The leader of Lichfield District Council has been warned it’s the electors and not his councillors he needs to persuade of his ability to continue in the top job.
Councillors in Burntwood say “good old-fashioned prudence” has helped them save £90,000 from their 2018 budget.
Lichfield and Burntwood’s MP has hit out at “Twitter trolls” after criticism of him in the wake of an offensive post featuring Sadiq Khan.
The leader of Lichfield District Council says his Conservative colleagues have backed him to continue in the post.
A newly-elected councillor says he wants to show the people of Lichfield that not all politicians are the same.
