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Captain hails "amazing" season as Lichfield City are crowned champions

1 week ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Luke Rushbrooke

LICHFIELD City captain Dan Lomas has hailed his “amazing” team-mates after they lifted the league title. The veteran skipper nodded home the equaliser against Romulus in their final game before Leighton McMenemy scored the winner. The Midland Football League Premier Division title had been wrapped up the week previous with the 34-year-old delighted to get his hands on the silverware. He said:“This is why I’m still playing.
Lichfield City boss full of praise for players after they lift league trophy

1 week ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Luke Rushbrooke

LICHFIELD City boss Ivor Green has hailed a “great day” after his players lifted the league trophy. The Trade Tyre Community Stadium side were crowned Midland Football League Premier Division champions after playing out their final game of the season against Romulus. In a game that very much reflected their battling performances all season, City came back from a goal down at half time, with captain Dan Lomas and Leighton McMenemy nodding home to secure the win.
School hoping to build extension to create extra science teaching space

1 week ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Kerry Ashdown

A SCHOOL is planning an extension to provide extra science teaching space. John Taylor High School, in Barton-under-Needwood has applied for permission to build a new single storey building. A grassed area on the northern boundary of the site has been earmarked for the extension.
Champions Lichfield City face final league outing of a successful season

1 week ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Luke Rushbrooke

LICHFIELD City will play out their final game of the season against Romulus before lifting the league title this weekend. The Midland Football League Premier Division champions will celebrate their achievements in their last contest of the 2024-25 campaign this afternoon (12th April) before being presented with the trophy. Ivor Green’s men sealed the top spot and promotion to step four football last weekend when they beat Whitchurch Alport 3-0 on the road.
Newcastle Town test up next for play-off chasing Chasetown

1 week ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Luke Rushbrooke

CHASETOWN will welcome Newcastle Town as they continue their play-off bid this weekend. The Scholars will be back on home turf as they host their Staffordshire visitors tomorrow afternoon (12 th April). Mark Swann’s men beat Wythenshawe 3-0 in their previous clash, seeing them movefive points clear of sixth-placed Stalybridge Celtic. Meanwhile, the visitors held out for a draw in their previous clash, seeing them remain 17th in the Northern Premier League West.
Emergency call response by police has improved across Staffordshire, bosses say

2 weeks ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Kerry Ashdown

POLICE response to emergency calls has improved in Staffordshire in recent months, bosses have said. It comes after a study revealed the force had the fourth slowest average time in the country last year. The average time for Staffordshire Police to answer 999 calls was 12.51 seconds in 2024, according to the study by InjuryClaims.co.uk.
Chasetown welcome Wythenshawe as play-off hunt continues

2 weeks ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Luke Rushbrooke

CHASETOWN’S play-off bid continues as they welcome Wythenshawe. Mark Swann’s men will return to The Scholars Ground as they aim to bounce back to winning ways and close in on a place in the post-season promotion clashes. They suffered a 2-1 defeat to Stalybridge Celtic last time out, but remain fifth in the table.
Lichfield City hoping for win to be crowned champions

2 weeks ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Luke Rushbrooke

LICHFIELD City will head to Whitchurch Alport with their sights firmly set on being crowned champions. With two games remaining of their Midland Football League Premier Division campaign and a four-point lead, it will be a simple equation for Ivor Green’s men – win the game, win the league. City ran riot as they hit eight past Highgate United last time out to put them in position to claim the crown.
Call for female portrait to hang in county council chamber after Lichfield councillor highlights impact of women

3 weeks ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Kerry Ashdown

CALLS have been made for a female portrait to be hung in Staffordshire County Council’s chamber following a campaign by a Lichfield councillor. Cllr Janice Silvester-Hall has worked to create a showcase in the corridors of County Buildings highlighting women who made their mark in loal politics, science and education. Among those to appear are Daisy Stuart Shaw, the first female member of Lichfield City Council.
Local members of Staffordshire County Council to stand down at election

3 weeks ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Kerry Ashdown

A NUMBER of local members of Staffordshire County Council will not be standing for re-election. In total, more than a third of councillors will not be returning to the chamber after the 1st May vote. Among the 26 are Conservative members Janet Eagland (Lichfield Rural North) and David Smith (Lichfield Rural South), along with independent members Thomas Loughbrough-Rudd (Burntwood North) and Mike Wilcox (Burntwood South).