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Lancashire vet school granted planning permission
The new school will contain simulated operating theatres.
Construction work will begin next year.

Planning permission has been granted for the construction of a state-of-the-art veterinary school in Lancashire.

The decision by Preston City Council paves the way for a new 45,000 square feet building, located on UCLan’s Greenbank Car Park, Victoria Street, on the Preston Campus. 

Due to be completed in 2024, the school will be the first of its kind in Lancashire and the UK’s 11th veterinary school. 

It will be built over three floors, with high-specification anatomical skills laboratories created alongside simulated clinical facilities. There will also be a pharmacy, diagnostic suite and simulated operating theatres, a microscopy laboratory, dental room, offices and teaching rooms. 

The project will also see a refurbishment of a ground floor section of the Greenbank Building, including kennel facilities, simulated consultation rooms and a rehabilitation suite.

Dr Heather Bacon OBE, head of UCLan’s School of Veterinary Medicine, said: "We’re delighted Preston City Council has approved our state-of-the-art plan so we can now start working on creating our technologically advanced veterinary school. Our new School of Veterinary Medicine will play a major role in developing the veterinary practitioners and leaders of the future and supporting economic growth in the north.

“We’re incredibly excited to open the first Vet School in Lancashire, which will offer students purpose-built training facilities and the highest of education and professional standards.”

Sarah Myers, senior planner in Cushman & Wakefield’s Planning, Development & Strategic Advisory team, said: “We are delighted to secure planning permission for UCLan's School of Veterinary Medicine. This significant investment will be a real asset to the region. It's been a pleasure supporting UCLan throughout the process and we look forward to seeing construction work begin next year." 

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.