BROMSGROVE RFC fell out of title contention after the Boars slipped to a narrow 27-22 defeat against lowly Lichfield having played the majority of the game with 14-men.

Source: https://bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-boars-fall-out-of-title-contention-after-lichfield-defeat/

Copies of plans showing the affected land may be viewed on the council’s website or at the offices of Lichfield District Council, District Council House, Frog Lane, Lichfield between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/brownhills/2023/12/31/lichfield-looking-to-dispose-of-parkland-to-neighbouring-council/

Copies of plans showing the affected land may be viewed on the council’s website or at the offices of Lichfield District Council, District Council House, Frog Lane, Lichfield between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/brownhills/2023/12/31/lichfield-looking-to-dispose-of-parkland-to-neighbouring-council/

Did Not Like Soldiering – On Wednesday Arthur Jackson, Easton-on-the-Hill, was charged with being a deserter from his depot at Lichfield.

Source: https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/hundreds-of-years-of-history-9299435/

He said it started with a break-in at Denstone Hall, near Ashbourne, spanned Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Leicestershire, and ended with three burglaries in the village of Hixon, near Lichfield.

Source: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/shotgun-gangs-2m-reign-terror-8082884

In land-locked Lichfield, a city that’s literally the furthest from the sea in the UK, at 84 miles, and which has a plaque in the town commemorating the fact and the distance of 84 miles?

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/dining-out/2023/03/25/chef-liam-dillon-breaking-ground-at-the-boat-inn-in-lichfield/

“I then asked my secretary to find out who owned it, and it was the Diocese of Lichfield – who actually had the property up for sale.

Source: https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/23512613.shropshire-oswestry-church-holds-towns-hidden-airbnb-gem/?ref=rss

Lichfield City got a comfortable 3-1 victory against Worcester thanks to goals from Joshua Beeson, Lewi Burnside and Sam Fitzgerald.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/non-league/2023/01/04/walsall-wood-seen-off-by-stourport-swifts---but-still-six-points-clear/

Lichfield District Council continues to progress its project to bring the disused route between Lichfield and Brownhills back into use.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/brownhills/2023/03/18/long-disused-railway-line-set-to-be-return-to-life-as-route-for-walkers-and-cyclists/

Lichfield District Council continues to progress its project to bring the disused route between Lichfield and Brownhills back into use.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/brownhills/2023/03/18/long-disused-railway-line-set-to-be-return-to-life-as-route-for-walkers-and-cyclists/

On July 17, a 6,200-tonne bridge was moved into place by an 840-wheeled transporter at Fulfen Wood near Lichfield under the existing West Coast Main Line.

Source: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/hs2-sees-5600-tonne-bridge-27441698

Patrick Lichfield remembered: 'I always hoped there would be other people there, because they were so prone to fight and then each of them would try to draw one to their side.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11745405/Princess-Margaret-womanising-Lord-Snowdons-divorce-decade.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The 30-year-old, from the Lichfield area, had previously been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of dogs dangerously out of control causing injury, following the attack in Main Street, Stonnall, at around 3.15pm on Thursday.

Source: https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/23791986.man-held-suspicion-manslaughter-attack-two-xl-bullies/?ref=rss

The collision, involving a green Kawasaki Versys motorbike and a Fiat Ducato van, occurred at the junction of Lichfield Road and Park Road, in Bloxwich, Walsall, at around 8.30am on Friday, June 30.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/bloxwich/2023/07/12/police-appeal-after-motorcyclist-receives-life-changing-injuries-in-crash/

The Conservatives have vowed to "work together" with other parties on Lichfield District Council after Labour ruled out a pact with the Lib Dems.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/elections-2023/2023/05/20/tories-vow-to-work-together-with-opposition-after-losing-majority-in-lichfield/

The popular pub chain was granted planning permission by Wolverhampton Council in to redevelop The Moon Under Water, in Lichfield Street, and add an extra floor to the building.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2023/06/26/wetherspoon-re-ignites-hotel-and-heritage-centre-plans-for-wolverhampton-pub/

The win leaves Drayton four points clear of the bottom two heading into today’s home clash with title-chasing Lichfield seconds.

Source: https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/rugby/2023/02/18/double-winners-newport-still-in-charge-of-the-title-race/

Three new islands and three that have been reconditioned have been towed out and anchored in Stowe Pool by members of Lichfield District Council’s Parks Team.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/staffordshire/lichfield/2023/03/13/new-islands-installed-to-help-birds-nest/

Two others on trial - Jack Bishop, aged 31, of Hockley Road, Tamworth, and Ryan Hatton, aged 27, of Trent Valley Road, Lichfield, were found not guilty of the drugs charges against them.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/crime-gang-who-shipped-nearly-26953306

Two teenage girls who died after a crash in Lichfield have been named as their heartbroken families paid tributes to them.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/we-devastated-tributes-beautiful-loving-27081265