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Residents' plan to tackle village issues helps them scoop £20,000 grant
RESIDENTS in Stonnall have scooped £20,000 in Government funding to develop a new village plan. As part of the Localism Bill, local government minister Greg Clark, called for communities to come together to work out how to address the issues in their area. The Government offered "neighbourhood planning" funding to communities who could put together a plan showing how they can address local issues. Residents, business... -
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Kirsty Carter (below) is a 16-year-old Nether Stowe School pupil who studies English Literature, History, Geography. "It was an amazing experience that has changed the way I view things. After walking the long distance of the Auschwitz camp, it has made me realise how much work these victims actually had to endure – in all weathers as well." Fellow Nether Stowe School pupil Megan Keary (below), also 16, studies... -
Man who threw money into trying to run pub finally throws in towel
A 250-YEAR-OLD Longdon pub has closed its doors for the second time in six months, as the man who tried to rescue it compared the experience to "like a gambler in a casino". The award-winning Swan with Two Necks first opened as an inn in 1755 and was saved from closure last year by businessman Neil Morten. But the pub is now losing £2,000 a week and he cannot afford to keep it open any longer. Mr Morten claims the... -
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Paving way for possible bid to re-open The Tanneries
LICHFELDIANS' memories of a closed-off city thoroughfare are being sought by the civic society. The Tanneries, which runs between Tamworth Street and Cross Keys, has been boarded up for several years since the demolition of the neighbouring Matthews Print building. Redevelopment of that site into Cardinal Mews has long since been completed but The Tanneries – which is believed to belong to the former Kwik Save on the other side... -
Singing will bring people together
A NEW service for people affected by dementia is being launched in Lichfield next Friday, May 25. Singing for the Brain is a service provided by the Alzheimer's Society which uses singing to bring people living with dementia together in a friendly, supportive and stimulating environment. A trained facilitator delivers a varied programme of vocal, rhythmic and gentle physical exercise along with songs of different styles and from...
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No beer allowed into the Fuse Festival after last year's brawl
ALCOHOL restrictions are being imposed at this year's Fuse Festival as organisers try to ensure the popular free event becomes "even more family friendly". People attending the Beacon Park festival in July will not be allowed to bring alcohol into, or out of, the arena. At last year's Fuse teenagers, who had been drinking, were involved in a violent brawl and some festival-goers had drunk so much they were barely able to... -
Jail for violent phone robbers who struck as victims walked
TWO men have been jailed for over three years in total for a street robbery in Lichfield. Duane Gair and Nathan Moore targeted two men, aged 22 and 20, who were walking home from the city's Tesco superstore at around 2.45am on Friday, February 10. Gair and Moore pinned the men against railings near Stowe Pool and demanded property from them, taking a mobile phone from the 22-year-old and punching the 20-year-old in the face. He was... -
Card shop administration another potential blow to Lichfield
Lichfield could be looking at yet another retail closure after Clinton Cards this morning announced it is on the brink of administration. The chain, which has a premises in the Three Spires Centre, is the UK's biggest card retailer, and employs around 8,000 people nationwide. This morning, the company said it expects steps towards administration to be taken later today, and has requested for trading in its shares to be suspended with... -
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The black tale of Wightman's last steps in Lichfield
HAVE you ever noticed the plaque next to the door of St Mary's Church in the market square in Lichfield? It records the fate of 'Edward Wightman of Burton-on-Trent' who "was burnt at the stake in this market place for heresy April 11, 1612. Being the last person in England so to die". Burning at the stake was very unusual in seventeenth century England. The last execution of this sort had been in 1589. English Protestants... -
Lichfield remembers Edward Wightman
Market Square this afternoon played host to a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the death of Edward Wightman, who was burnt at the stake in Lichfield 400 years ago today. Wightman was the last man to be killed in this way for heresy in England. Today, four centuries on, some of his American descendants joined council dignitaries and Lichfield residents for a quiet, dignified service to honour his memory. Canon Pete Wilcox led the...
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Really pleased with the new Lichfield to Burton Flyer service by Midland Classic. The X12 is now every half hour. Hopefully this will also bring more...
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TT Autos are still offering a Winter Vehicle Check (10 points for £10) all proceeds going to the 'We Love Lichfield' charity. Please visit the...
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