Coronavirus

Lancaster City Council has allocated £2million in emergency funding to support the district’s most vulnerable people and struggling local businesses. City councillors agreed the funding last night (Wednesday March 18) as part of a package of measures to assist communities through the current public health emergency. The funding will be allocated from the council’s reserves. Councillors [...]

The Chancellor has set out a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19. This includes a package of measures to support businesses including: a statutory sick pay relief package for SMEs a Business Rate Relief for small businesses and pubs small business grant [...]