The former mining town with the fastest rising house prices in Greater Manchester - as figures for every borough are revealed

first discovered in the South East just before Christmas - has now become the most common variant in Bolton, accounting for more than 85 per cent of positive tests.

direct to your inbox The latest coronavirus infection rates for every local authority in England have been released.

hereThe biggest week on week decrease came in Bury, where cases fell by 24 per cent.Nationally, across England cases fell by a quarter compared with the previous week.The impact of the third national lockdown is continuing to be seen with the latest infection rates.It came as the Prime Minister warned it is 'still early days' to be talking about opening up society again.Reports have suggested pubs could be re-opened in May.Previously a target date for all pupils to return to schools was set as

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rates have fallen again in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.While five boroughs in our region all have higher transmission rates than the national average, the downward trend in cases continues.Manchester still has highest infection rate in the region, the latest Public Health England figures show.The rate was 291.6 cases per 100,000 people for the week ending January 31, the most recent set of figures available.The city's rate has dropped by 12

direct to your inboxFour boroughs in Greater Manchester now have a higher coronavirus infection rate than the national average, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show that Manchester, Tameside, Salford and Bolton all have higher transmission rates than the average for England.Though rates are still continuing to fall in every borough.Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 294.3 in the week ending January 29.But its

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough across Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show the overall rate for the region currently stands at 310.5 per 100,000, a fall of 20 per cent.This is lower than the national average which was recorded at 371.8 in the week ending January 23.Though the rate appears to be falling faster nationally, dropping 23 per cent week-on-week.Across Greater Manchester, Covid-19

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show the transmission rate is lower than the national average in all areas across the region.Infection rates are dropping in every area, with the rate now falling below 360 per 100,000 in every borough.Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 355.8 in the week ending January

direct to your inboxAround 70pc of Covid-19 cases in Tameside are believed to be caused by the new more contagious strain of the virus.Health chiefs say that the new variant of coronavirus, which was first detected in Kent, is now ‘dominant’ in the borough and across much of Greater Manchester.Speaking at a meeting of the health and wellbeing board, director of public health Jeanelle de Gruchy said they needed to be ‘really vigilant’ against the new strain.“We’re seeing high numbers of outbreaks

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show the transmission rate is lower than the national average in all areas across the region.Infection rates are dropping in every area, with the rate now falling below 370 per 100,000 in every borough.Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 367.9 in the week ending January

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are dropping in every borough in Greater Manchester.All 10 boroughs are below the national average, the latest figures from Public Health England show.And nine out of the 10 boroughs saw a double figure percentage drop in the week up to January 19.Only Manchester now has an infection rate of over 400 cases per 100,000 people.The national average is currently 437.1.Oldham, which once had the highest rate in the country, is currently the least

direct to your inboxInfection rates are continuing to fall across every Greater Manchester borough.Each of the region’s ten boroughs are below England's average of 452.5 per 100,000 people in the week ending January 18.Only the city of Manchester has a rate above 400 and Oldham - which once had the highest rates in the country - is now sitting at 282.6 cases per 100,000 people for the same time period.Here in Greater Manchester, the borough of Trafford had the biggest drop in cases in the seven

direct to your inboxThe Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is to open emergency Covid beds for adults in a sign of the unprecedented pressure facing Greater Manchester’s hospitals.Sir Richard Leese, the region’s health chief, said the situation in the system was now ‘critical’ as NHS bosses have scrambled to discharge as many people as possible ahead of a sustained peak over the coming three weeks.Crisis meetings have been held to determine the ability to scale up beds, as Salford Royal and

direct to your inboxThe NHS has sadly confirmed the deaths of 29 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,757.NHS bosses said on Friday a further 993 people who tested positive for the virus have died in hospitals across England.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.In the north west, a further 94 hospital deaths were reported, the NHS said on Friday.A

direct to your inboxThe last 24 hours has seen multiple deluges of rain, inches of snow, roads and homes collapsing, and a slew of serious car crashes as the region was 'just centimetres' away from disaster. In the wake of Storm Christoph hitting Greater Manchester, the city's Fire and Rescue Service chief has spoken out about a day, night and further day filled with drama.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have fallen in every borough of Greater Manchester.The latest Public Health England figures show a decline in the spread of the virus in the seven days ending January 17.The overall rate for Greater Manchester is 376.1 per 100,000. It is 12pc lower than the previous seven days and still below the national average.

Bolton is currently the only borough in Greater Manchester where cases of the virus are still on the rise.

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has promised a 'new era' at Greater Manchester Police after the force was placed in 'special measures'.The mayor held his first policing press conference yesterday since former Chief Constable Ian Hopkins was asked to step down in the wake of a scathing inspection report.

Whitefield, the former mill town south of Bury, is fast becoming one of Greater Manchester's most sought-after places to live. While neighbouring Prestwich has lapped up its title as the 'new Didsbury' for several years, Whitefield has been quietly carving out its own identity.

direct to your inboxA flood 'alert' has been put in force in Greater Manchester today after hours of heavy rainfall overnight.The alert warns of 'possible' flooding around the area of the middle River Mersey catchment area.It includes areas near Bramhall in Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston.The Environment Agency warned: "Flooding is possible - be prepared."And Transport for Greater Manchester said: "With heavy rain in Greater Manchester this morning, expect flooding in some areas.

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates have been revealed, as cases continue to rise across Greater Manchester.Rates are still rising in all ten boroughs, but week-on-week percentage rises do not appear to be increasing as rapidly as they have in previous days.The average infection rate for England was the same as it was the previous week.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by