North Manchester's Hopwood Hall College holding virtual open days for prospective students

coronavirus restrictions under the new three-tier lockdown rules. Lancashire has now joined Liverpool region in the top tier, which is tier three or the 'very high' alert level.Pubs have closed in the region and households cannot mix indoors or in many outdoor settings.Around 1.5 million people, including residents of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, Lancaster and Preston, will be affected by the new rules.

The Government and Andy Burnham remain at loggerheads over tighter coronavirus restrictions in Greater Manchester.As of this evening, the Prime Minister and leaders in Greater Manchester still haven't reached an agreement on how to tackle the region's rising infection rate.But in contrast to Mayor Andy Burnham's fighting talk, people in north Manchester are fed up and confused.For some another lockdown seems inevitable.Phillip Jones, 57, runs a plant stall at Harpurhey Market."We've got to do

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Rochdale has seen a 5.3pc increase, now with 37.7pc and Tameside saw a 3.4pc rise, with 34.8pc of its children now living in poverty.

in Miles Platting just after 7pm this evening (Wednesday).

#Bolton "This is due to issues with a set of points (equipment that allows trains to move from one track to another) near #Lostock "Really sorry to passengers impacted this morning.our engineers are on site fixing the points issue near #Lostock"The problem was found early this morning after track maintenance work was finished later than planned.

straight to your inbox every day, freeBolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt felt he didn't see enough desire to win at all costs from his side against Grimsby Town. Wanderers picked up their first clean sheet of the season against the Mariners but were unable to break the deadlock against Ian Holloway's side.

What do you think should be done to stop the spread? Let us know in our comments below This is down slightly on last week when it was between 1.3 and 1.6. Coronavirus infection continues to rise across all of Greater Manchester, with the disease doubling in Trafford within a week.

coronavirus restrictions – including the possible closure of hospitality – amid fears the disease is spiralling out of control.

hereStockport's alarming increase in cases continues, with 631 positive tests recorded in seven days.It represents a rise of 97 per cent.The figures suggest the disease was spreading faster in Stockport than anywhere else in Greater Manchester last week.Trafford saw an 85 per cent increase in cases, registering 615 cases.Rochdale registered 722 cases during the week, a rise of 60 per cent compared to the week before.There were 789 cases in Salford, a rise of 56 per cent, while cases in Tameside

Brooke Vincent held a mini-Coronation Street reunion on Tuesday with Sam Aston and Hayley Tamaddon as the trio's babies met for the first time.The 28 year old met up with her co-stars for a spot of lunch as they no doubt cooed over each other's children from the inside of a restaurant in Greater Manchester. Sophie Webster actress Brooke looked gorgeous in a camel coat and a pair of wet-look leggings as she exited La Famiglia with her baby son, Mexx.

Hough Hall in Moston is thought to be more than 500-years-old. But the derelict timber-framed farm house has stood empty for a number of years and is in desperate need of repair.

here"The victim - a man in his 30s - was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition."No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing."Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 1146 quoting incident number of 2257 of 04/10/19. Reports can also be made anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

revealed that the infection rate for people aged 17 to 21-years-old in Manchester rose to 745 cases per 100,000 people in the past week.Students and parents gave us multiple reports of confirmed cases of coronavirus at student accommodation including several halls of residence in Fallowfield.Yesterday, the university issued a statement to the M.E.N denying that there was a 'spike' or 'outbreak' in its Fallowfield accommodation.But that stance now appears to have changed following publication of

“If you have any information that can assist our enquiries, please get in touch.” Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 1146 quoting incident number 3082 29/09/20.Alternatively call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

The government's introduction of tougher coronavirus measures in the north of England ‘could do more harm than Margaret Thatcher’, according to Andy Burnham.Greater Manchester’s mayor has warned that the north-south divide will ‘massively increase’ in the winter if millions of people in the region are still under the restrictions without further support.Mr Burnham said places like Bolton, where the hospitality industry has been shut down despite infection rates being higher elsewhere, had been