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Nigel Farage says external Reform UK team will find "significant" savings at Staffordshire County Council

4 days ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Phil Corrigan

NIGEL Farage says a Reform UK team will help find “significant” savings at Staffordshire County Council. The party’s national leader made the pledge during a visit to the County Buildings today (3rd June) to meet the authority’s new cabinet following the landslide election victory last month. Mr Farage spoke about Reform’s plans to send a team of software engineers, data analysts and forensic auditors to comb through the county council’s finances in order to identify savings.
Schemes helping people to return home from hospital or who have had a fall set to be extended

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

INITIATIVES helping patients who need assistance to return home for hospital or who have suffered a fall is set to be extended. The Falls Response Service, which is run by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service to help cut ambulance wait times and hospital stays by getting residents back on their feet, has received thousands of calls since it went live in December 2022.
Senior firefighters being trained on managing battery energy storage site incidents as planning applications increase

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

SENIOR firefighters in Staffordshire are being trained on how to manage incidents involving battery energy storage systems as more planning applications for the developments come forward across the county. Risks associated with the developments have sparked concerns for residents and councillors alike.
Chief Fire Officer leading efforts to improve wellbeing support following death of "dear friend and colleague"

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

STAFFORDSHIRE’S Chief Fire Officer has been leading work to put more wellbeing support in place for senior leaders following the death of “a dear friend and colleague”. Former West Midlands Fire Service Chief Fire Officer Wayne Brown was just 54 when he was found dead at his home last year. An inquest into his death opened at Birmingham Coroner’s Court on Monday (19th May).
Trade union vows to oppose any plan to change terms and conditions for county council workers

3 weeks ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Phil Corrigan

A TRADE union says it will “oppose with all legitimate means” any attempt to change workers’ terms and conditions at Staffordshire County Council, following Reform UK’s election win. Nigel Farage’s party took control of the county council following a landslide victory in the elections on 1st May, winning 49 of the 62 seats in Staffordshire.
The key issues facing Reform UK at Staffordshire County Council

4 weeks ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Phil Corrigan

REFORM UK caused a political earthquake when they took over Staffordshire County Council in this month’s local elections. Nigel Farage’s party took 49 of the authority’s 62 seats, ending 16 years of Conservative rule in Staffordshire, with gains at both the Tories’ and Labour’s expense. No doubt many Reform voters were motivated by disaffection with both the two main parties nationally, along with concerns over national issues such as immigration.
New Reform councillors will slash climate change and diversity policy, Nigel Farage says

1 month ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Phil Corrigan

NIGEL Farage says Staffordshire County Council’s new Reform UK leaders will slash climate change and diversity policy. The party won 49 of the 62 seats in Staffordshire to secure an historic landslide victory. Mr Farage congratulated the newly-elected county councillors, who quaffed champagne in bright sunshine during a celebration event.
Senior Conservative councillor says party paid the price for national issues

1 month ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Phil Corrigan

ONE of the few senior Conservatives to hold on to their seats in the Staffordshire County Council elections says councillors have paid the price for national issues. Reform UK won an historic landslide victory as they took a firm grip of the authority by winning 49 out of 62 seats – despite having previously never won a single seat in the county.
Review: The Pocket Dream at The Lichfield Garrick

1 month ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Justine Halifax

A STANDING ovation and raucous applause rounded off an hilarious performance of The Pocket Dream at the Lichfield Garrick. Billed as being “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,but not as you know it”, the play certainly lived up to this description. Penned by Sandy Toksvig and Ellie Brewer, this fun romp was more a comedy of errors with the Shakespearean classic at the heart of the storyline.
Reform UK leader says Staffordshire would benefit from effort to reduce council spending

1 month ago | lichfieldlive.co.uk | Phil Corrigan

THE leader of Reform UK says Staffordshire would benefit from a unit focusing on the reduction of council spending. Nigel Farage made his comments during a campaign visit to the county ahead of the 1st May elections. He said that if victorious, his party would look carry out major efficiency cuts reminiscent of the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) unit, led by Elon Musk in the USA.