Preston will be under local lockdown restrictions from midnight, Matt Hancock confirms

reviewed the blanket restrictions across the whole of the region and decided to make two key changes.

Bolton does have one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester at the moment and is among a number of boroughs that has seen a marked downturn in the number of new registered cases.

Coronavirus rates are now lower in Greater Manchester than they were at the start of the local lockdown, with the latest data suggesting a regional spike in cases has been reversed.Extra restrictions on the ten boroughs in the region have been in place for three full weeks after being announced on July 30.At the time the local lockdown was declared, infection rates were rising in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, and this trend continued broadly for the first two weeks after the measures

In future local authorities would have to - ‘immediately’, in Greater Manchester’s case - get around the table with their MPs and hammer out where exactly which parts of their boroughs they want measures to apply to.

The government said it will continue to monitor the situation and keep all restrictions and easements under consideration as the decision was prompted by new cases of coronavirus reducing.But the current rules banning gatherings in private homes and gardens will NOT be eased in Leicester, nor in Greater Manchester or parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire.The announcement means Leicester's nail bars, beauty salons, tanning booths and salons, spas and beauty salons, massage parlours, tattoo parlours,

map showing cases in smaller districts, the hotspots in Oldham have been particularly concentrated in two areas - Alexandra Park and Werneth.

Greater Manchester's biggest breweries and pub chains have pleaded with punters to behave responsibly as the region's local lockdown measures continue.The government announced today that restrictions on social gatherings will continue for at least another week, banning people from meeting members of other households indoors - including inside pubs and bars.Groups of up to six people from any number of households - or larger groups from no more than two households - are still allowed to socialise

The government announced on Friday that local lockdown restrictions in Greater Manchester will remain.The latest evidence does not show a decrease in the number of cases per 100,000 people in the area, therefore the Health Secretary, in collaboration with local leaders, has agreed that the rules must remain in place for at least another week.It means the measures on social gatherings, which were urgently announced two weeks ago, will continue in a bid to tackle increasing cases of the deadly

MyBolton and The Manchester Evening News that his comments had been taken out of context. He said: "Some of the BAME community are responsible, but it was wrong of me to say the whole community."For various reasons, the BAME community must take some responsibility, as must Public Health England and the government."Everyone must share some blame for the fact we are in lockdown.

Trafford has seen the most marked decline in the infection rate in the first week of local lockdown. The chart shows that cases rose rapidly in the middle of July but actually peaked a couple of days before the new restrictions were brought in on July 30.

hereLabour estimated the funding could support an additional 15,000 businesses in areas with local restrictions.Shadow minister for business and consumers Ms Powell said: "It's a week since local restrictions were put in place in Greater Manchester, and West Yorkshire, yet there has been zero extra support for struggling businesses caught up in this public health crisis."We're seeing a wave of redundancies across the high street, threatening jobs and livelihoods, which could lead to ghost towns,

Matt Hancock has announced.It means the stricter rules on social gatherings - announced last week to tackle an increase in coronanivirus cases - will continue here and in other parts of the North West, West Yorkshire and Leicester. The decision comes following a review of all the local lockdowns yesterday (Thursday) by government and the local authorities which showed no evidence of a fall in the recent rise of cases per 100,000 people in each of the affected areas.

highest infection rates in Greater Manchester - although the numbers have been falling in recent weeks - and last month introduced its own set of measures aimed at halting the spread of the virus. Andy Palombo, secretary of the Rochdale, Bury and District Sunday Football League, said he understood the need for precautions, but described the move as 'frustrating'.

targeted lockdown measures on Friday, following a spike in cases of Covid-19. But despite this, the guidance was also relaxed so that clinically extremely vulnerable people were no longer advised to shield.

effective from Friday following a spike in coronavirus cases in the region.But, as the Manchester Evening News reported, the laws needed to make the rules legally enforceable weren't implemented at the same time.It's only today, five days after the restrictions were introduced, that the legislation has finally been put in place.Guidance published on Friday stated that it would be against the law for people from different households to meet in a private home or garden, unless they are part of a

effective from Friday following a spike in coronavirus cases in the region.

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