Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in five boroughs of Greater Manchester - and have fallen in five.
13.10.2021 - 16:26 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Outgoing Manchester council chief Sir Richard Leese will take charge of the NHS in the region as he becomes chair of a major new health board, it has been announced.
Sir Richard, who has led the council for 25 years, announced in September that he will be stepping down from that top job in December.
He will take on the leading role at the newly-established Integrated Care Board (ICB), it has been revealed today (October 13).
READ MORE:Sir Richard Leese to stand down as Manchester council leader
Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in five boroughs of Greater Manchester - and have fallen in five.
Adult social services bosses have given a dire warning that the care sector has never faced such challenges as it does today.
Coronavirus measures are slowly being brought back as guidance for some neighbourhoods of Greater Manchester as infections rates continue to skyrocket.
Covid rates in Trafford have started to come down, but they’re still the highest in Greater Manchester and the borough is seeing a ‘steady increase’ in hospitalisations.
Manchester City Council has recruited a Game of Thrones lookalike as part of a campaign to increase vaccine take-up for winter.
Manchester council says it is taking ‘control of its own destiny’ with a plan to alleviate the housing crisis that is continuing to grip the city.
MPs in Greater Manchester have reacted with sadness and resilience following the tragic death of Sir David Amess.
Labour have held the former Wigan council leader's seat in a by-election.
The number of people attending A&E in Greater Manchester is at its highest level since before the pandemic, NHS bosses have warned.
Coronavirus infection rates in Trafford are continuing to rise as local Public Health leaders have been called in to help with the escalating situation.
Plans to change Manchester Arena’s premises licence have been approved by the council - despite initial concerns from police and licensing officers.
A top Bolton chef has opened up his own bistro - with the promise of something a bit different from your average pub meal.
Councillors in Trafford want to be prepared as up to 300,000 people are predicted to emigrate from Hong Kong to the UK over the next five years.
A Greater Manchester Police officer who repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl has been dismissed from the police.
A Greater Manchester Police officer has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman during a night out in the city centre.
Manchester council is considering buying its own multi-million pound solar panel farm in its fight against climate change.
A Greater Manchester Police officer has denied sexually assaulting a 'vulnerable' woman after a night out in the city centre.
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