House parties, bashes in marquees and a wedding... it was a chaotic weekend for police in locked-down Greater Manchester

The Observer, was written for local government leaders and is said to relate to the north west, which has seen an increase in cases in some areas.

Greater Manchester Police were called at 12:45pm on Saturday, August 29, to reports a man had been abducted on Swanage Avenue in the Brooklands area of Wythenshawe.

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hereSaturday will be breezy, but the wind is expected to calm down from Sunday.It is going to start getting much colder after the sun goes down however, with some 'chilly' nights now on the cards.Today (Thursday), conditions are expected to turn wet and cloudy in the north west, although the winds will stay light.During the afternoon, a period of more prolonged rain may creep into the south of the region.Winds will be light, with maximum temperatures of 18 °C.There are expected to be showers or

Greater Manchester Police is receiving a huge surge in calls related to mental health as a result of the pandemic, it has emerged. On average, 60 officers a day are dealing with calls from people struggling with mental health - double the normal amount.Bev Hughes, the Deputy Mayor, says GMP has set up a fortnightly gold command meeting with partners including those in mental health service to try and address the problem.

Sunday Times. The unknown murderer could still be at large, it is claimed.

Bolton, in the early hours of Sunday.

parties attended by dozens of people took place right across the region, in direct breach of the coronavirus restrictions that are still in place. Oldham was placed under tighter restrictions as of midnight today, banning people from meeting other households in any indoor or outdoor area.

Coronavirus infection rates went down in all ten areas of Greater Manchester today as there was further evidence the recent spike in cases in the region may have passed its peak.The rate in Oldham fell from 78.9 to 71.7 on the same day as the government announced extra restrictions on households in the borough.And the infection rate in Manchester, which had been at 49 for the last two days - dropped down to 44.9 in the official data published this afternoon.Across Greater Manchester there were

Stockport where an officer was left with a broken jaw.

published by NHS England, includes hospital discharges from March 20,  the first day of national lockdown, until August 9.

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

Up to 6,000 children who normally would have been referred to social services in Greater Manchester have potentially been missed during lockdown.Social care professionals are calling for a change in approach to tackle the ‘hidden harm’ faced by children who are stuck at home with abusive family members while schools remain closed.Alison Alexander, the CEO of children’s services support organisation Cornerstone, said referrals have dropped in many parts of the UK by 50pc, and by up to 75pc 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

In June last year 21,700 sales had been registered by this point. The drop is likely to be a combination of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on both house sales and on the registration of sales.

That's the prediction from employment law specialists Slater Heelis Solicitors as bosses across the region weigh up whether to bring staff back full-time, part-time or let them go.Slater Heelis reckon the toll for jobs could hit as many as 169,268 people as employers lose the financial support afforded by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).