Controversial plans for a late-night casino on the edge of Lancaster have been approved - despite opposition from ward councilors. The gambling centre at Riversway House in Morecambe Road, will open from 6pm-4am seven days a week and could create around 30 jobs. The plan, which will see the casino operate on two floors of the building...

Plans to create a casino in Lancaster are being discussed by councillors. The developer says about 30 jobs could be created by the conversion of two floors of Riversway House, a vacant office block on Morecambe Road. Our Lady's Catholic college is among 10 objectors to the scheme, with governors claiming the casino would be too close to the school. Residents have also raised concerns about the plans, but planners are recommending that approval is granted.

An office building opposite Ryelands Park could be transformed into Lancaster's only casino. The city council planning committee is expected to meet by the end of 2008 to discuss plans to convert two floors of the old Legend Communications building into a centre for gambling. The proposals, put in by the building's owner Andrew Brakewell of Hest Bank, would be for the ground floor and first floor of Riversway House on Morecambe Road to be used as a casino...