BREAKING: Trafford to be released from Greater Manchester lockdown restrictions - even though local leaders wanted to keep measures in place for 'another week or two'

According to the latest figures, the number of coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester has increased by around 50 per cent in one day.

Police and firefighters are to be used as contact tracers in bid to dodge Greater Manchester lockdown.The proposals are contained in a letter sent to Matt Hancock by the mayor today Greater Manchester plans to use the police and fire service to track down thousands of people being missed by the national test and trace service as it seeks to stave off any kind of ‘blanket lockdown’. It also wants to provide its own temporary ‘self isolation’ fund for people who cannot afford to stay at home due

coronavirus infection rates soar in the last few weeks. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust both recorded one more death.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 11, currently stands at: Meanwhile in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show there are sharp increases in coronavirus infection rates in every single borough.

Parts of Greater Manchester remain under local lockdown measures - but for how much longer?Restrictions have been in place for more than five weeks now, and only two boroughs have seen a full lifting of local lockdown measures.Residents of Wigan and Stockport are now under national guidance while people living in Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Tameside, Rochdale and Bury are still prevented from mixing with other households in their homes and gardens.Oldham and Bolton are seeing the strictest

15 schools have had to tell some pupils they must now stay at home for a fortnight.Although hospital admissions are not yet significantly rising, there are fears it is only a matter of time before the virus spreads to more vulnerable people.Figures released by NHS England today showed two more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester’s hospitals.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 2,199.Both deaths were reported at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation

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.

infection rates in Bolton are still too high to allow such businesses and services to reopen.

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

here"We were promised we would have more control of our lives as a result of Brexit."  The new developments can only be carried out by - or on behalf of - border departments and must end by December 31, 2025, according to legislation.All reinstatement works must be completed no later than December 31, 2026.A Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government memorandum explains why the order, which comes into effect on September 24, was made.It said: "The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020.

just as it tips into the ‘red’ category for infection levels, the threshold for which is 50 cases per 100,000.

near 100 per cent increase in case numbers in the last week.

'sudden, concerning and unpredicted', has prompted council and health leaders to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday morning. Separate government figures show there were 40 new cases recorded on Thursday in Bolton.

both boroughs are due to be released from local lockdown.The boroughs, along with Tameside, have seen a marked increase in cases - all three areas are in the 'amber zone' for infection rates.A total of 272 positive coronavirus cases were added in Greater Manchester today.Cases have doubled week on week in Bolton (in the week ending Aug 28).

Trafford has gone back up sharply in the last couple of days. The weekly case total is now over 25 per 100,000 people, which takes the borough above the threshold to be placed on amber alert on the government watchlist for local intervention.The data published this afternoon gives infection rates up to Tuesday August 25 as there is a 3-4 day delay for cases to be fully reported.

remain in place in Oldham - which still has the highest infection rate in the region.Residents there can no longer socialise with anyone outside their household and can only use public transport if essential.Wigan, which has the lowest infection rate, remains lifted out of the increased measures.Meanwhile Salford, Bury, Manchester, Tameside and Rochdale all remain in local lockdown.Residents in these areas must continue to adhere to the rules which prohibit two households from meeting indoors or

Manchester Evening News understands. A senior source confirmed the news, which was later announced by the government on Friday evening.It means people will soon be able to visit friends and family members in different households and more businesses will be able to reopen in the town.

The government has announced that more boroughs of Greater Manchester are following Wigan out of local lockdown after the latest review.Today, health secretary Matt Hancock announced that Trafford, Stockport and Bolton would be released from the additional measures covering the majority of Greater Manchester, and other areas of the north.It comes after restrictions were lifted in Wigan bringing the borough in line with the rest of England from Wednesday (August 26) after last week's

Manchester Evening New that the borough will no longer be subject to the extra regulations which have applied to the region for the past month.The government is yet to confirm when the change will come into effect.It means people living in the borough will once again be allowed to socialise in groups of up to two households indoors.They will also be able to stay overnight at somebody else’s home - but must try to social distance.The relaxation means they can also book close contact services such

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said that Bolton has the backing of Greater Manchester's leaders.He said: "There's a very much changed position in Bolton and Stockport and consistent with what we said last week where Wigan had a very different position, we're obviously following that approach this week."There's a political consensus within those boroughs now to ask the government to remove the restriction on social gatherings in the home introduced at the back end of July."Mr Burnham will