Protest activity in Shenstone, Lichfield, has finished today (Saturday 26 April), and officers are starting to scale back from the area. 

Protest activity has been conducted peacefully and no arrests have been made.

All of the roads affected by the protest have since been re-opened. 

We’d like to thank those in the local community for their patience and understanding while officers responded to protest activity in the area today. 

We completely understand the tension that ongoing protests are causing within the community, and we want to reassure you that we are working hard to reduce the impact on local people and businesses, while also working to facilitate the right to peaceful protest.