Manchester council says it can contain Covid-related losses this year - but a £162m funding black hole lies ahead

here“It’s younger people now, and not ill enough to be in hospital,” they said of those testing positive.Senior figures hope that the move to a major incident will be enough to avoid a Leicester-style full-on lockdown of the economy, which can only be implemented by the health secretary.Several said that was not currently on the horizon, but conceded it would depend on how the picture plays out.“If the situation worsens, then clearly other measures will have to be urgently considered,” said

despite Greater Manchester's rising infection rates.The Prime Minister has said that shielding will still end this weekend despite the local lockdown - for everyone except those in Blackburn or Darwen and other high risk areas of the country. But people in Greater Manchester who have been shielding told the Manchester Evening News they would either continue as they were - or venture out reluctantly only because they no longer have the Government's protection and have to go to work.

Residents in Greater Manchester have been told to 'cancel' any plans to visit Scotland.The message from Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday (July 31), came just 12 hours after it was announced more than four million people will face tougher lockdown restrictions, including in parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire.Scottish people are advised to avoid travel to areas in northern England facing the new tougher restrictions after a spike in coronavirus cases.Travel between

Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell has hit out at the lack of clarity around the government's major announcement tonight on lockdown restrictions being tightened across the north of England - including Greater Manchester.MP Jonathan Reynolds tweeted: "I have to say a few tweets from a Minister late at night is not the way to announce something as significant as this", Mrs Powell shared their fustration.Ms Powell wrote: "Without any of the basic answers either."My timeline and inbox is full of

Rusholme this weekend to 'ensure public safety' during Eid celebrations.

a new #NoMoreNoShows campaign launched to encourage people to cancel bookings they can't make. Benches are mostly booked up, but limited walk-ins will be accepted on the night.The Albert Hall will be one of the first live performance spaces to open up again in Greater Manchester.Theatres, music venues and other entertainment hubs are allowed to welcome back live audiences from August 1.

Loudspeakers will be installed at Salford Quays in an attempt to deter people from jumping from bridges into the canal.It comes after almost 200 lockdown breaches were reported in a single month.Hundreds of people have flocked to the area during spells of warm weather since April - with some coming from as far away as Wigan borough.Teenagers and adults have been spotted leaping into the Manchester Ship Canal from the Detroit Bridge, or taking part in unauthorised swimming, despite these

Council bosses are seeking to recover all the costs of repairing two historic Tameside landmarks from the driver who crashed into them.The Grade II listed Trough and cast iron transformer at the junction of Manchester Road and Audenshaw Road were badly damaged in an early morning collision at the end of May.The granite horse and cattle drinking trough, which has been in place in Fairfield in Audenshaw since 1879, was smashed into several pieces after a BMW mounted the pavement and collided with

straight to your inbox Joao Cancelo can help Manchester City for years to come if he can keep his current attitude, according to Pep Guardiola. The Portugal international signed from Juventus for £60m last summer aiming to take over from Kyle Walker at right-back but it has been such a largely frustrating campaign that even his future at the club has been left uncertain.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has stuck to his word and rotated his Manchester City side again to face Watford.Guardiola said a number of the players who started the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal would keep their places, but that he also planned to make changes and allow all of his squad numbers get some playing time in the final two games of the season.So against Watford, in the final away game of the campaign, Guardiola made four changes, with Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Phil

straight to your inbox Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the Premier League will be improved next season following Leeds' promotion from the Championship. Leeds, under the guidance of Guardiola's mentor Marcelo Bielsa, recovered from play-off disappointment last year to win the Championship this season.

straight to your inboxSome Manchester United fans pleaded with Ander Herrera to return to the club after the Spaniard said United will 'always be my club in England' as he sent a congratulatory message to his former manager Marcelo Bielsa.Bielsa's Leeds were confirmed as Championship champions on Saturday and will play in England's top division for the first time in 16 years next season.

Longsight, which is run by Little Sisters Of The Poor, looks after elderly residents and is currently at half capacity due to building work.Before lockdown, work on rebuilding one wing of the home was already taking place.

coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told Manchester Evening News.“This difficult decision has been made against the backdrop of COVID 19 and the enforced closure of all of our sites and with continued

Two new COVID-19 officers have been employed by the council.The two officers will be on hand to help businesses to reopen as lockdown begins to ease and provide advice and information on government guidelines.While they don’t have any enforcement powers, they can and will report breaches of social distancing or other issues to the council and police who will then deal with any interventions needed.The officers will work alongside other council services provide advice and support directly to