Bolton businesses to get government grants after lockdown rules forced closures

hereGuidance in place in the cities advises people not to mix with other households, but the council leaders said in the letter it was 'unenforceable' as well as being 'contradictory and confusing'.They called on the ministers to make the advice law, and compensate businesses with a package of support, or allow mixing within the 'rule of six' in controlled environments.A new law banning the mixing of households in public spaces, including pubs and restaurants, was announced for parts of the

Local leaders are seeking tougher powers to clamp down on businesses that flout Covid rules.Infection rates in Greater Manchester remain stubbornly high, with all ten boroughs currently on ‘red alert’.Bolton has the most cases per 100,000 people in the country while Tameside and Oldham are also among the ten worst hit areas, according to the most recent ‘surveillance report’.Rochdale’s director of public health, Andrea Fallon, has warned it is ‘entirely possible’ there could be a return to the

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in Bolton.  Police were called to Smithills Dean Road to reports of a crash involving several cars on Tuesday (September 16).  A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said a driver involved in the accident allegedly failed a drugs test at the scene.  The force claims it’s the second time the driver has been arrested for drug driving in four days. In a tweet, GMP Traffic said: “#XT14 attended Smithills Dean Road Bolton following RTC involving several cars.

coronavirus. It took the primary school pupil three days to get an appointment for a Covid-19 test, despite having a chronic lung condition and asthma.

Stockport in line with the rest of the UK. The relaxation also meant that businesses such as bowling alleys were able to reopen, along with close-contact beauty services being able to resume.

As Greater Manchester's coronavirus cases continue to rise, changes have been made to restrictions in all ten boroughs.The latest data on coronavirus infection rates shows an increase in every Greater Manchester borough.But as well as changes locally, rules in England have also changed which may affect the measures already in place across Bolton, Oldham, Bury, Wigan, Stockport, Tameside, Manchester, Trafford, Salford and Rochdale.The 'rule of six' introduced on Monday (September 14) makes it

Oldham have faced stricter measures for weeks now in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus. The borough had the highest infection rate in the country up until September when Bolton's rates soared.

coronavirus infections, which have seen a sharp uptick.At a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday last week, Mr Johnson said the new rules would be enforceable by law.

Have your say on the local lockdown measures in our survey:"Of course the national measures which were announced yesterday will come into force in Greater Manchester, it's very important that people follow them."We took further action in Bolton.

across Bolton is “nowhere near enough”, Andy Burnham has said.

coronavirus cases.The latest data on coronavirus infection rates shows an increase in every Greater Manchester borough except Trafford.Bolton's rate continues to soar and has now reached 121.7 cases per 100,000 people.On Friday (September 4) health secretary Matt Hancock said that the easing has been made possible due to the hard work of 'residents, communities and local authorities', to bring infection rates down.He announced that casinos, bowling alleys and other leisure facilities can re-open

Stockport and Wigan are now aligned with the national advice, Bolton has had its restrictions tightened, with Oldham remaining in special measures, with the Department of Health insisting the rate infection is “still too high” to lift lockdown.

in addition to a household mixing ban indoors, residents will continue to be advised to avoid mixing with anyone from another household anywhere.

The night-time economy is facing a bleak future with three in every five operators facing closure, it has been warned.Greater Manchester's night time economy adviser Sacha Lord has urged the government to provide more targeted support for the sector.He has also labelled the government's latest 'All In, All Together' campaign, which is encouraging people to return to workplaces, as 'shameful, ignorant and insulting' for those still unable to do so.Describing Boris Johnson's recent television

Confusion and anger were the main reactions from the people of Bolton after the town was ordered to stay in a local lockdown following a U-turn by the national government.Bolton - along with Trafford - was due to be released from the Greater Manchester-wide restrictions today (Wednesday, September 2), but Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced earlier that lockdown measures will remain.Latest figures show the borough has the second highest coronavirus infection rate in the country.Health