Some 1,500 retired NHS workers have joined the fight against coronavirus in the north west

Rochdale Town Hall car park.The facility - one of only three of its type in the country - is for residents who are displaying Covid-19 symptoms but unable to visit drive-through sites due to not having their own transport.It is a self-testing site - meaning those who use it have to perform the procedure themselves, under guidance from staff - and has the capacity to carry out 16 tests an hour.The facility, off Packer Street, is one of the government’s Local Test Sites (LTS).

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Car dealership Lookers is set to axe 1,500 jobs and close 12 more showrooms.

A Manchester hotel that has given free accommodation to NHS staff during the coronavirus crisis says it may be forced to lay off a 'substantial number' of staff after being 'blocked' from the furlough scheme.

Twenty more people have died after contracting coronavirus in Greater Manchester.

Contact tracing has been deemed the most effective method for getting regions like Greater Manchester back on their feet and out of lockdown.

Another 21 people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.

A Salford chef who cooked almost 300 pies for NHS staff battling Covid-19 has been featured in a TV advert with the National Lottery.

A woman in south Manchester says she was conned out of a £500 deposit for a puppy after replying to an advert online.

Metrolink services will begin running more frequently amid growing passenger numbers - but tram travel will no longer be free for NHS and social care workers.

A well known and popular Manchester United fan who had been fighting for life with coronavirus has thanked his NHS 'angels' after returning home.

The first coronavirus deaths at NHS Nightingale North West Hospital have been reported as the number of people to die in Greater Manchester rises again.

Shocked residents have slammed ‘disgraceful’ protesters who gathered to oppose plans for a coronavirus vaccine and the government’s handling of the lockdown.

A new mural celebrating our healthcare heroes has appeared in Manchester city centre.

Councillors have described a series of anti-lockdown protests scheduled to take place in south Manchester and Trafford as 'highly irresponsible'.

Footage has been shared of the emotional moment footballer Adam Clayton's dad was clapped out of ICU at North Manchester General Hospital after falling seriously ill with coronavirus.

Nearly 500 care home residents have now died after suffering from Covid in Greater Manchester, according to new figures released this morning.

Some of Manchester's most luxurious hotel rooms - ones that would normally cost hundreds of pounds per night - are currently being forced to turn away paying guests.