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Tag Archives: Michael Fabricant
Chasewater Dam: Silence isn’t golden
A number of sites have now announced that work is due to start on the dam at the beginning of October. The story broke first on The Chasewater Wildlife Goup’s site, closely followed by The Lichfield Blog and then, finally, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater fish, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cheap tat, Cycle rides, Dam, Dam works, fish rescue, Galliford Try, Lizzie Thatcher, local blogs, Local politics, Michael Fabricant, New Photos, planning, Politics, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, Strange Notices, Wildlife
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Reservoir dogged
I note from the local press that the saga of Michael Fabricant, Lichfield Council and the amazing failing dam continue unabated. Coverage has ranged from the plaintive screech of the frankly alarmist to the more measured, with some excellent coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater drainage, Chasewater Safety Works, Dam, Dam failure, earth dam, Express & Star, local blogs, Local politics, Michael Fabricant, planning, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, The Lichfield Blog, Wildlife
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Chasewater – the only victim seems to be the truth
Chasewater, the dam, the dead fish. It’s all going a bit mad right now. I was alerted a couple of nights ago by [Swan-pig] that the dead-fish story had been recycled by the Burntwood Post, which I have been trying … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Wildlife Group, chicken little, Cormorant, Dam leak, Dam works, dead fish, Floods, Lichfield Council, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Michael Fabricant, Politics, Reservoir, Silly, Sunday Mercury, Wildlife
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Michael Fabricant: away with the fairies?
Many of us in the Northern Wastes who follow events over the border in Staffordshire via sites like the superlative Lichfield Blog, will be well used to the hyperbole, wild statements and attention seeking of the Staffordshire MP Michael Fabricant. … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Lichfield Mercury, Local politics, Michael Fabricant, Reservoir, Silly, Wildlife
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