Lichfield Live Open Search Lichfield MP calls for additional support to help pubs and hospitality venues hit by coronavirus crisis
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Lichfield’s MP says he has spoken with the Chancellor in a bid to secure extra support for pubs and hospitality venues forced to close during the coronavirus crisis.
Current restrictions means many businesses remain shuttered following a year of disruption during the pandemic
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant says he has raised the issue with senior Government figures.
“I have been contacted by a number of constituents – most recently by Cllr Richard Cox of Lichfield District Council – asking for financial support for our pubs and other hospitality venues such as restaurants and specialist wedding venues.
Dec 23, 2020
More than £50 million has been handed to leaders in the West Midlands to regenerate brownfield land to make it suitable for housing.
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Chiefs at West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) are spearheading the drive after it was handed £51m from the Government.
The cash will be used to “breathe fresh life” into former industrial sites across the region – and help the area bounce back from Covid-19.
A total of £24m comes from the Government’s £40m National Brownfield Housing Fund with a further £27m handed out from the Land Fund.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street, chairman of the WMCA, said: “This shows how supportive the Government is of our work as we look to continue to regenerate old derelict industrial land – such as the former MG Rover site in Longbridge.
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