Calls for government to ease coronavirus restrictions in Wigan

Wigan, was forced to close on Friday (September 4) after being found to be in breach of the rules.

hereHealth Secretary Matt Hancock has 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 added that 'further work' is now underway with local leaders in Bolton, which for now remains subject to more stringent measures, after infection rates soared in the borough.Mr Hancock said: “I’m very glad we’ve been able to make this change, working with local councils, because local lockdowns are working to

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

The deputy mayor of Greater Manchester has called for a rethink on the policing of coronavirus restrictions after revealing that less than half of lockdown fines have been paid.Baroness Beverley Hughes says enforcement is ‘the only tool on the government’s box of tricks’ and has suggested a new approach is needed.Police are finding it 'impossible' to enforce ‘resented’ measures introduced in Greater Manchester in late July according to the deputy mayor, who oversees policing for the combined

hereManchester City Council says however that the protests 'cannot adhere' to the local lockdown restrictions still in place in Manchester, which prohibit groups of more than six people from meeting up outdoors. They are calling on the group to 'seriously reconsider' their actions, in light of the pandemic.

There has been a significant rise in the number of new coronavirus cases registered in Bolton as the town prepares to come out of Greater Manchester's lockdown restrictions.On Friday the government announced that the borough would be exempt from the region's restrictions because the infection rate had remained low.At that time the figures showed a total of 17.4 new cases for every 100,000 people in Bolton.But, updated statistics from Public Health England show that number has now risen to 34.8

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hereThe infection rate across nine out of the ten boroughs is continuing to fall."I think we are beginning to see the numbers move in the right direction and that includes Oldham, which saw a noticeable fall in the number of cases this week, and we have begun to see falls in other Greater Manchester boroughs as well," Mr Burnham told the BBC."We had the restrictions introduced about three weeks ago and I would say we have begun to see these restrictions are now working, so fingers crossed we can

Stockport where an officer was left with a broken jaw.

Manchester Evening News they saw thick smoke billowing from the chimney of the building.  She said: “My husband smelt something burning and looked out of the window to see lots of “mist”.“When he looked out of the door, he saw lots of thick smoke billowing from the chimney on the side of the chip shop. “Then one fire engine turned up closely following by another two. “Firefighters in breathing apparatus entered the shop through the staff door and promptly got things sorted as the smoke cleared

The government said it will continue to monitor the situation and keep all restrictions and easements under consideration as the decision was prompted by new cases of coronavirus reducing.But the current rules banning gatherings in private homes and gardens will NOT be eased in Leicester, nor in Greater Manchester or parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire.The announcement means Leicester's nail bars, beauty salons, tanning booths and salons, spas and beauty salons, massage parlours, tattoo parlours,

hereUnder the current local lockdown rules, people from different households are banned from mixing in homes or gardens.Across Greater Manchester between Friday and Sunday, Greater Manchester Police recorded 863 incidents related to Covid-19.That included 54 reports of people breaching the coronavirus rules on Sunday alone.Sharing details of Monday night's incident on social media, officers from GMP Oldham Central wrote: "Officers have this evening attended a report of a house party in

here“I feel we’ve been really fair with the public, engaging and explaining with them and only enforcing as a last resort."However, these blatant breaches continue and we owe it to our communities to thoroughly investigate these types of reports and prosecute those involved."We will continue to enforce when there is a blatant disregard for the rules.“We understand that the vast majority of people across Greater Manchester are doing the right thing and it’s incredibly disappointing that these

hereHe reflected on his time at the Spinningfields courthouse during an interview conducted before the recent coronavirus outbreak at Crown Square.Judge Mansell told the M.E.N.: "I will have fond memories of all my judicial colleagues.

nearly 40 per cent of A level grades  in England were downgraded leaving some students' devastated with calls for a review and education secretary Gavin Williamson to resign.

Paige Turley has gushed over her boyfriend Finn Tapp after celebrating her 23rd birthday in Manchester. The Love Island winner, who recently teased fans with an upcoming project, took to her Instagram feed to share a photo of herself posing in front of an array of pink balloons.

Greater Manchester Police chiefs are 'really worried' they will miss genuine emergencies after a huge surge in people dialling 999.

Greater Manchester Police call handlers have been 'inundated' with emergency and 101 calls in recent weeks.