Campaigners fighting against plans for a high speed railway line have announced plans to run a slate of independent MPs at the next General Election.
The Stop HS2 group has
Campaigners battling to prevent a high speed rail line being built are set to hand in their petition to Downing Street ahead of a debate in Parliament about the plans.
A suspected case of cable theft near Lichfield has been ruled out after engineers discovered that a fault was to blame.
Train services were severely disrupted on Friday (October 7)
Train services have been hit after cabling was damaged in Lichfield.
British Transport Police were called to the line at Watery Lane this morning (October 7) after reports that signalling
Lichfield and Burntwood drivers are being reminded about roadworks being carried out across the region.
Full list of work:
* Barton Turn, Barton-under-Needwood – temporary traffic signals. Until November 4
Campaigners fighting to stop a high speed rail line cutting through parts of Lichfield are set to lobby the Labour Party for support.
The Stop HS2 group are taking their
An MP has welcomed the news that Parliament will discuss HS2 after a date was confirmed for a debate on the issue.
Campaigners had feared that the discussion in the
Campaigners battling to prevent a high speed rail line are celebrating after it was confirmed that Parliament will debate the issue.
The decision to discuss HS2 – which will cut through
The former Hammerwich Railway Station has been remembered on a new information post.
Members of the South Staffs Rail Group funded the new post after being given permission by the
Police are warning Lichfield youngsters to stay off the tracks as they step up patrols around railway lines.
The school holidays often see an increase in the number of incidents
More than a hundred balloons have been released in a village near Lichfield to raise awareness of the impact high speed rail could have on their area.
The Stop HS2
Lichfield and Burntwood drivers are being reminded about roadworks being carried out across the region.
Full list of work:
* Main Street/Barton Gate, Barton-under-Needwood – temporary two and three-