Month: November 2019

It is hoped that a new car park barrier system and extra parking capacity at Raigmore Hospital will sort out the parking issues that have affected it in recent years, a news report in the local media can reveal. At least one of the new overspill car parks will be open while barriers are also… Read more »

Bollards are set to be installed to stop people driving through a gateway in the city walls after the previous barrier broke, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The measures will be installed at Victoria Bar and will mean only residents, cyclists and emergency services will be able… Read more »

The Rusholme sixth-form college has asked for planning permission to deploy nine-foot high fences to stop people breaking in, a news report can reveal. The Xaverian College argues that this access restriction solution would prevent acts of ‘minor vandalism’ that regularly affect the college, according to student support vice-principal Simon Channell. He wrote in planning… Read more »

Two hospitals in Carlisle and Whitehaven are making almost £1m in parking by charging both their own staff and visitors, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, which is the new trust resulting from the merger of North Cumbria University Hospitals… Read more »