Lichfield District Council has said it is “disappointed” by the Government’s decision to push ahead with HS2.
The high speed rail line was given the go-ahead yesterday (January
Campaigners in Lichfield have vowed to fight on after the Government gave HS2 the go-ahead.
The high speed rail line would cut through parts of Lichfield and the surrounding
The Government has confirmed that a controversial high speed rail line will go ahead.
Campaigners have been battling plans for the £32billion HS2 project which will see the route run
Lichfield and Burntwood drivers are being reminded about roadworks being carried out across the region.
Full list of work:
* Uttoxeter Road, Handsacre: two-way traffic lights from January 11-16.
Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has admitted he is “delighted” by the news that the environmental impact of high speed rail is being reconsidered.
The Department of Transport confirmed over the
Councillors have called on the Government’s Transport Secretary to provide more information on part of the proposed HS2 route near Lichfield.
The scheme was discussed at a meeting of
Lichfield’s MP has urged the Government’s Transport Secretary to “think again” over the proposals for high speed rail.
Michael Fabricant was among a group of 20 MPs, including
The MP for Hints and Hopwas has raised issues over the environmental impact of high speed rail in Parliament.
Christopher Pincher intervened during a report by Louise Ellman, chairman of
The tranquillity of the National Memorial Arboretum will be shattered if a plan by supporters of high-speed rail is accepted, a local action group has warned.
Whittington and Lichfield
A local MP has been on a fact-finding mission to see the impact a high speed rail line could have on Lichfield and the surrounding villages.
The issue of
Lichfield’s MP has welcomed the news that extra carriages and seats will soon be available for passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line.
The news of the increase
Lichfield’s MP is planning to take up the issue of high speed rail with the Government’s new Transport Secretary.
The news that Philip Hammond would be moving across
