Police forced to close bar after reports of party taking place

Wigan pub has been forced to close after breaching coronavirus regulations, a council said. The Black Bull, on Market Street, Standish, was served a direction notice by Wigan town hall and Greater Manchester Police under new powers granted by updated Covid-19 regulations.

school bubbles have now been sent home across Greater Manchester and St Gilbert's is the third primary school to shut altogether. Last week we reported how St Luke's Primary in Heywood had to close amid 'staffing issues' because of the pandemic.

a curfew would be the 'nail in the coffin' for Manchester pubs.

ten boroughs in the region are now at red alert level. Most of the boroughs in the region are under tighter lockdown rules than the rest of the UK.To find out what the rules are in your area, search here:Fines were issued in Blackley after officers shut down a party.There was loud music and a 'number of different households mixing at an address', police said in a Facebook post.Shorlty afterwards, police posted about a 'large event' in Platt Bridge, Wigan.When officers attended, they asked the

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Manchester Evening News reported how 'about 100 students' kept residents awake with a party in the courtyard of Birley Halls earlier this week. "It was like a rave, they were just p****d.

Love Island star from Manchester has caused a frenzy among her social media followers by giving away a haul of goodies including Louis Vuitton luggage to celebrate reaching a landmark one million YouTube subscribers.However it came to Molly-Mae's attention that many people were complaining the competition post was clogging up their feeds."Funny how some of my 'mates' can’t take two seconds of their time to enter my giveaway and support my business but they can enter Molly-Mae’s giveaway and even

coronavirus restrictions come into force on Monday.The concern was raised as tough new Covid-19 lockdown measures were announced for parts of the UK, as cases continued to rise, and as the R number climbed above one.From Monday in England, people will be banned from meeting in groups of more than six.

A driving instructor has branded the Government a 'disgrace' after they took the decision to close test centre waiting rooms.Charles Royle, 54, says he and his colleagues have been forced to stand outside for up to an hour at a time after the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) took the decision to shut indoor facilities.The waiting rooms have been closed because they are not deemed 'Covid-secure.'Mr Royle, who teaches across north Manchester, says he has had to wait outside in all

The Manchester Evening News."I asked for four things, firstly can Bolton have extra funds to help business? Second, can the furlough scheme in Bolton be extended or changed to provide more support."Third, I asked for more efforts to be made to improve test and trace. Some people are having to travel miles to get tested."And, I asked for more resources to be given to the local authority so that they can hire more people.

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

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

Fallowfield has been forced to temporarily close after a member of staff contracted Covid-19.

Police are hunting a knife thug who stabbed a mum in the street at random as she walked with her young child. Detectives are investigating the 'vicious and unprovoked attack' which happened in Withington, Manchester, on Saturday afternoon.Cops have now released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the shocking incident.