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direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 5,200 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has risen in two boroughs of Greater Manchester. Bury and Tameside are the only parts of the region where the number of new cases has increased, the latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show.

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direct to your inboxTameside is one of only 14 places in England showing a week-on-week rise in coronavirus cases.The borough recorded 462 cases in the week ending February 15 - that’s 54 more than in the previous week.It’s the biggest increase in case numbers in the past week out of anywhere in the country although the spike in its overall rate, which has gone up by 10 percent, is not the biggest national percentage rise.Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, Bury had 403 cases in this seven-day

direct to your inboxThe NHS has confirmed the deaths of 18 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for coronavirus.Nationally, a further 309 hospital deaths were reported on Thursday.Of those, 42 were in hospitals in the north west region.Six further deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with five more at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

direct to your inboxLatest figures show Bury is one of just 12 places in England where coronavirus infection rates have gone up.Rates are continuing to fall in nine of Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs.But in Bury, figures published by Public Health England on Monday showed infection rates to be up slightly.

praised families and staff at Corpus Christi RC Primary in Chadderton, Oldham, for pulling together amid the pandemic, we asked parents to tell us who they wanted to thank - and we were inundated with suggestions. More than 200 parents replied to posts on our Manchester Family Facebook page naming schools and teachers who have made this unprecedented time easier for pupils.

Where's your favourite walk in Manchester? Let us know in the comments below.One of the most famous movie scenes of all time was filmed here in Lyme Park - what could possibly scream 'romance' more than a sopping wet Colin Firth emerging from a lake?Lyme Park is also home to a glorious 1400 acre deer park, grand gardens, a huge manor house and moorlands.Located near Disley, it's one of the closest National Trust destinations to Manchester, and its outside spaces remain open to local visitors.A

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in all but one area of Greater Manchester.The rate in Bolton is currently 281.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week up to February 9.There were 810 cases recorded in the town that week - a one percent increase on the previous week.Bolton still has the highest rate in Greater Manchester and is one of only 15 local areas in England showing a week-on-week increase.Rutland, in the east Midlands, currently has the highest infection rate in the

direct to your inboxBosses at the Greater Manchester Mental NHS Foundation Trust have been ordered to improve the quality of patient care at a psychiatric ward after inspectors raised 'significant concerns'.Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) made an unannounced visit to Park House at North Manchester General Hospital in December.Concerns had been raised about the safety of patients and leadership on Elm Ward - a 24 bedded female acute ward in Park House.Inspectors said they had

Radcliffe has been approved by the government.The proposal for the new facility - submitted by Star Academies and backed by Bury council - is one of four new free schools to have been given the green light across Greater Manchester.A further ten of the region's schools are set be rebuilt as part of a £1 billion scheme to boost education.The town has been without a high school since Radcliffe Riverside shut in 2014, meaning hundreds of youngsters have been forced to attend schools in other areas

direct to your inboxIt was March 2020 and Tony Lloyd had returned home from London as the coronavirus pandemic took hold and the country was ordered to avoid 'all unnecessary social contact'.Just a few days later the Prime Minister would declare what, at the time, was an almost unthinkable national lockdown, with a strict ‘stay at home' message.The 70-year-old Rochdale MP had not been feeling 100 per cent, in the days leading up to the announcement that put Parliament - and much of the rest of

direct to your inboxBridgerton has been the must-watch hit of the year so far and as well as the romantic drama on screen, many of us have been lusting after the style.Escaping to a world of high society and romance through the new period drama has been part of lockdown for millions of people, with viewings hitting 63 million households within a month of its debut.And, not only are people binge-watching the Netflix show, but it seems they're also searching for their dream Georgian-era

direct to your inbox The latest coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester show Salford remains the borough which has the highest rate. On Thursday, Salford had the highest infection rates in the region, as it overtook Manchester.Rates in every area are still continuing to fall, reflecting an England-wide trend.Figures from Public Health England show that overall the rate of infection for England is 329.5 cases per 100,000 people.

direct to your inboxSalford now has the highest coronavirus infection rates in the region overtaking Manchester, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show that rates in every area are still continuing to fall.The overall rate for the region currently stands at 304.7 per 100,000, a fall of 19 per cent week-on-week.This is lower than the national average which was recorded at 353.7 per 100,000 in the week ending January 24.The rate appears to be falling faster nationally

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

Bolton chef decided to cook up some affordable 'school dinners' and share his recipes, following the controversy about 'woefully inadequate' food parcels in parts of Greater Manchester. Gareth Mason, who recently went viral for his 'three-tier' fish, chips and mushy peas pie, decided to visit Aldi and see how many ingredients he could buy for £20.

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityClifton currently has the lowest infection rate in Greater Manchester.Only five Covid cases were confirmed there over the week ending January 16.The Salford neighbourhood is one of only two in all of Greater Manchester with an infection rate under 100 cases per 100,000 people in the seven-day period.The latest government figures reveal that the infection rate in Clifton was 84.3 cases per 100,000 people

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