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Millions earmarked for Staffordshire’s future
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ALMOST £110 million will be invested in roads, schools, broadband and economic development in the next 12 months as the county council plans to get Staffordshire communities moving again. The county council’s Cabinet today recommended...
Council’s Chief Executive announces decision to step down
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LICHFIELD District Council’s Chief Executive, Diane Tilley, has announced she will be leaving her role in May. The news of the Chief Executive's decision came this morning (21 January) in a message from Diane Tilley...
Local MP backs the ‘Ask for ANI’ scheme
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FROM the 14 January, victims of domestic abuse will be able to access support from local pharmacies in Tamworth, as part of the Ask for ANI scheme backed by Christopher Pincher MP and the Government...
Application deadline looming for EU citizens living in Tamworth
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EU citizens living in Tamworth must apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to be able to continue living and working in the UK – and help is on hand for anyone who needs support with...
Brighter future for community project thanks to county council funding
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TRUSTEES and volunteers at Sandfields Pumping Station are celebrating after receiving funding towards the refurbishment of their community venue. Lichfield Waterworks Trust have been awarded £1000 from Staffordshire County Council’s Climate Change Action Fund. The...
Investment plan for businesses and communities In Staffordshire
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PLANNED investment to get businesses and communities moving again has been backed by Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet. At the same time the local authority is proposing record-breaking expenditure of almost £350 million on social care...
Over £21million awarded to Tamworth from ‘Future High Streets Fund’
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IN what seems like an amazing Christmas present to Borough of Tamworth, Tamworth Council have been awarded £21,652,555 to help secure the future of the Town Centre - one of the largest amounts allocated...
Local NHS Trusts to receive over £13.63 million to upgrade and refurbish local hospitals
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Government providing allocations of £600 million to upgrade and refurbish hospitals Tamworth’s three local NHS Trusts (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, University Hospitals of the North Midlands and University Hospitals Birmingham to benefit...
MP welcomes the news of enhanced community testing in Tamworth and Lichfield
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Tamworth & Lichfield are two of 67 councils in Tier 3 areas set to benefit from enhanced community testing as part of our Covid Winter Plan. More than 1.6 million rapid-turnaround tests...
Cllr Daniel Cook announces intention to step down as Leader
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The current leader of Tamworth Borough Council, Cllr Daniel Cook has announced his intention to step down as Leader after 11 years at the helm of the authority. In an emotional speech during a virtual...
Christopher Pincher MP celebrates Tamworth’s businesses on Small Business Saturday
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BUSINESSMEN and women across Tamworth have been commended for the part they have played in responding to the coronavirus pandemic to mark Small Business Saturday. This year, Small Business Saturday comes at the end of...
Lichfield MP explains why he supports Government’s Covid Rules in today’s vote
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THE Member of Parliament for Lichfield, Michael Fabricant MP has contacted Tamworth Informed to explain why he feels he should support the Government in todays vote. MPs will vote at around 19.00 GMT today...
Council plans £2.2m winter help for low income families
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STAFFORDSHIRE County Council has welcomed confirmation that it has more than £2.2 million to spend supporting low-income families this winter. The authority will use the money from central Government to target those most in...
Tamworth residents warned we could move to HIGH ALERT level
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RESIDENTS across Tamworth are being warned that Staffordshire could soon be placed on the Government’s High Alert level, amid an urgent need to curb the rising number of Covid-19 cases. All boroughs and districts in...
Village near Tamworth accelerates out of the broadband slow lane
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This project was part of a pilot project by Rural Connectivity Programme The Government has committed to spend an additional £5 billion extending gigabit broadband across the country from April 2021. AS part of the...
Tamworth awarded £376,150 from Culture Recovery Fund
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TAMWORTH Borough Council has been awarded £376,150 from the Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund to help protect the future of the nation’s creative and cultural organisations. The Department for Culture, Media &amp...
New £200k fund for community groups launches
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DOZENS of groups and organisations working with vulnerable communities in Staffordshire are set to benefit from a new county council fund launched today (Monday 12 October 2020). The £200k #DoingOurBit Community Grants Scheme is now...
MP joins Tamworth Police on patrol for Operation Disrupt
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ON Friday, Tamworth’s MP Christopher Pincher joined Chief Inspector Paul Talbot and his team on duty in Tamworth as part of Operation Disrupt. Part of a major crackdown, launched to tackle high threat and harm...
Local MP Christopher Pincher urges residents across Tamworth to get flu vaccine this winter
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Largest ever flu vaccination campaign launched in England Everyone over the age of 50 to be offered a flu vaccine Local MP urges eligible constituents to take up the vaccine LOCAL MP Christopher Pincher has...
Local MP Christopher Pincher raises a mug in support of Macmillan’s Coffee Morning
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CHRISTOPHER Pincher, Member of Parliament for Tamworth has raised a mug in support of Macmillan’s Coffee Morning and is encouraging everyone to do the same. Now in its 30th year, the charity fundraiser usually sees...
Residents told to put bins out earlier to guarantee collection
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RESIDENTS who live in Tamworth and Lichfield will need to put their bins out by 6am on their collection day from now on to guarantee them being emptied. Through the Lichfield and Tamworth Joint Waste...
Funding awarded to help prevent homelessness
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Vulnerable people across the Lichfield district who were housed during the pandemic will continue to be supported. Lichfield District Council is one of 274 councils that have successfully bid for Next Steps Accommodation funding from...
Tamworth MP calls on businesses to sign up to the landmark Kickstart employment scheme
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New £2 billion Kickstart scheme will create thousands of new jobs for young people across United Kingdom, as part of the Coronavirus recovery Those on Universal Credit aged between 16-24 will be offered six-month work placements...
Christopher Pincher MP celebrates success of Eat Out to Help Out scheme in Tamworth
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Over 100 million meals have been claimed under the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme - 67,000 meals claimed under the scheme in Tamworth and local villages MORE than 67,000 meals were claimed...
UK Parliament launches free online workshops for community and youth groups across West Midlands
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UK Parliament’s local outreach officers have now taken their community and youth group workshops online. Their sessions are designed to show groups in the West Midlands how the House of Commons and House of Lords...
Council and Leisure Leagues clash over football pitch use
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TAMWORTH Borough Council has issued a public statement following allegations from Leisure Leagues that they are not being allowed to use pitches at Tamworth Enterprise College. The row started yesterday (4 September) when Leisure Leagues...
Tamworth businesses and jobs sector receives over £62 million in Government support through the Covid-19 pandemic
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Christopher Pincher MP has welcomed the announcement that the Government-owned British Business Bank has issued its 75,000th loan through its Start Up Loans programme. This total is in addition to the Coronavirus financial support...
Tamworth MP welcomes business recovery campaign success as new data shows rising traffic levels on region’s roads
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TAMWORTH MP Christopher Pincher has welcomed the success of a new campaign to help boost the Midlands business recovery as new data from the M6toll reveals a surge in traffic levels on the region’s roads...