The Prime Minister’s decision to axe the second phase of HS2 was a brave one, Lichfield’s MP has said.
The future of HS2 is expected to become clear today when the Prime Minister makes a statement to the Conservative conference.
A business leader says any plan to abandon part of the HS2 project would damage the attractiveness of investing in regional areas.
Work is continuing on the controversial high speed line through Lichfield despite speculation on whether or not the project will go ahead north of Birmingham, county councillors have been told.
Regional business leaders have written to the Prime Minister urging him not to derail the full HS2 project.
A train operator is urging passengers in Lichfield to check their journeys ahead of forthcoming industrial action.
A drop-in event will offer more details about the future of the HS2 project in and around Lichfield.
Lichfield’s MP has questioned whether amendments to the HS2 project should see the city given its own station on any revamped plan for the line.
Motorists are being urged to take extra care after a set of traffic lights failed in Lichfield.
MPs have been urged to remember that HS2 will continue through Lichfield and the surrounding area rather than terminating in Birmingham.
A train operator has been awarded a long-term contract to run services on the West Coast Main Line.
The Prime Minister has been urged to do more to ensure disruption caused by HS2 works in and around Lichfield is minimised.
