Short queues and serene stores - the reality of The Trafford Centre's quieter shopping times

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HOLLYWOOD – Doctors and staff clapped after Keith Leach, a black frontline worker healthcare coworker at the Los Angeles LGBT Centre, received his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday morning. The first of 400 doses received by the Centre, it was dispensed by Dr. Ward Carpenter, co-director of health services at the Centre’s McDonald/Wright Building located on North Schrader Blvd.

direct to your inboxThe Trafford Centre is at capacity, for the third day in a row.The centre has advised visitors that they will have to queue in order to get inside, as shoppers once again flocked to take advantage of the post Christmas sales.It comes after a busy weekend for the centre, which led to significant queues forming at entrances as shoppers waited to be allowed inside.Shortly after 2.30pm on Monday, the centre Tweeted: "We are currently at capacity."Visitors will be asked to queue

Boxing Day it was described as 'chaos'. Trafford Centre staff, dressed in high-vis jackets, have been trying to manage the crowds.The centre also tweeted to remind people to wrap up warm, and to 'be kind' to its staff.It posted: "We are currently at capacity, meaning visitors will be asked to queue to get into the centre.

direct to your inbox There were again long queues to get into the Trafford Centre this afternoon.

direct to your inboxHundreds of shoppers are queuing outside the Trafford Centre this afternoon as bosses attempt to keep the number of Boxing Day visitors under control.Pictures show long lines of people waiting outside the main doors in chilly conditions, with security staff letting in a handful of people at a time.One M.E.N reader claimed staff were finding the situation difficult to manage."There is only one queue inside to get in," they said."Staff are clearly stressed and shouting, people

direct to your inboxA second coronavirus vaccination centre is to open in Rochdale next week. The site, at the Phoenix Centre on Church Street, Heywood, will take its first patients on Tuesday, December 29.

Boxing Day sales will be going ahead as normal in Manchester this year, with many shops opening as usual on what is traditionally one of the busiest shopping days. Unless there are any last-minute changes to the region's coronavirus restrictions, non-essential shops will still be able to trade.

Glasgow is at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak after 38 staff tested positive for the deadly bug. Royal Mail bosses today confirmed the cases at the Glasgow Mail Centre in the city’s Springburn, where around 1,000 people are employed.

bomb squad has been called to a busy Scots call centre after the discovery of a ‘suspicious package’.The alarm was raised at the Tesco Customer Engagement Centre in Dundee shortly after 10am on Monday.Police locked down the surrounding roads including the city’s Kingsway as a precaution.Staff were also been evacuated from the building ‘as a precaution’ while emergency services dealt with the ongoing incident.A spokesperson for Police Scotland said:"We were made aware around 10.10am on Monday, 21

direct to your inboxTwo teenagers, aged 16 and 17, have been arrested on suspicion of affray following a Trafford Centre brawl.An eyewitness said a man was assaulted in the toilets earlier this evening (Sunday).He said 'dozens' of people were seen with police at the Orient food court.A spokesman for GMP confirmed that officers were called to a disturbance involving a 'large group'.He said that no one was seriously injured in the incident, but two arrests were made.In a statement, the spokesman

direct to your inbox"The end of an era."That's how one industry insider described the news that Canadian pension fund CPPIB is now the new owner of the Trafford Centre.When it opened in September 1998, the vast shopping centre was the realisation of a dream long-held by one man.

Cambuslang councillor has written to the Scottish Government to demand it does more to kick-start the local economy.

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Sherwood has unveiled his next venture, almost two years after he stepped down as President of Disney-ABC TV Group and co-chairman of Disney Media Networks in March 2019, after Disney’s acquisition of key Fox assets was completed.

direct to your inboxPolice took to social media to call out the 'worst parking in 2020' after a car was found on a grass verge near the Trafford Centre.The black Vauxhall had come off the road and onto a grass area on Old Park Lane in Trafford Park.It appeared to be damaged, with the front bumper hanging off.Officers said the driver of the car had no insurance, and the vehicle was seized.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou

quiet streets on December 2 when restrictions eased. By the weekend, though, it was a different story, with photos circulating online showing huge crowds on Market Street, in the Arndale, and at the Trafford Centre.