There will soon be more pop-up cycle lanes and traffic-free zones in Greater Manchester after £3.1m government grant

A £1million grant awarded to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) will be used to encourage more women, children and BAME communities to walk and cycle more.Around 10,000 people in up to 60 communities will be supported by the money provided by the London Marathon Charitable Trust.More than half of Greater Manchester residents want to become more physically active but 70 per cent of those don’t feel safe or confident enough to, according to TfGM.Research shows that 69 per cent of frequent

Wigan still has the lowest rate of infection in Greater Manchester with 7.3 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people, although it has marginally increased from the week before.

Greater Manchester's local lockdown will continue.Stricter rules on social gatherings announced last week will continue here, in West Yorkshire and Leicester. But Preston has also been added to the list of places where households are banned from gathering in the homes and gardens of others.

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.

hereEach day the NHS in England publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24 hour period.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.NHS England's daily figures often sometimes include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days - or even weeks ago.They do not include deaths in care homes or community settings.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts

coronavirus cases than Aberdeen - where strict lockdown measures are being reimposed. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today that restaurants and pubs must shut after 54 new cases emerged in a coronavirus cluster in the Aberdeen City Council area.

Matt Hancock's announcement last Thursday. He said that people in Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire have been banned from meeting each other inside their homes or gardens following a spike in coronavirus cases.

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

coronavirus. The region's hospital death toll now stands at 2,142, the latest NHS daily figures show.In the last 24 hours, one COVID-19 death was reported at the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

coronavirus in each borough. But at the start of what would have been the summer holidays, what does this mean in terms of travel? Can Mancunians still go on a day trip this summer? Will we be able to visit the beach with the kids? Or do we have to stay local?This is what you need to know about travelling out of the area during the Greater Manchester local lockdown.Yes, people in Greater Manchester can travel out of the area to visit the beach.

despite Greater Manchester's rising infection rates.The Prime Minister has said that shielding will still end this weekend despite the local lockdown - for everyone except those in Blackburn or Darwen and other high risk areas of the country. But people in Greater Manchester who have been shielding told the Manchester Evening News they would either continue as they were - or venture out reluctantly only because they no longer have the Government's protection and have to go to work.

Andy Burnham has called on the government to change the shielding policy in Greater Manchester TODAY after saying he was unable to explain the thinking behind it.

announced amid much confusion late last night.Different households must also not meet ‘indoors’ at pubs, bars and restaurants under the tighter restrictions.The new rules also apply to East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire.William Wragg, MP for the Hazel Grove, took to Twitter to voice his displeasure over Greater Manchester being treated as ‘one homogeneous area’, adding ‘to treat all 10 boroughs the same is not the right approach’.His constituency lies within Stockport which, while

The Government has been blasted for announcing new Covid-19 restrictions on parts of the north west of England late at night.Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Thursday night "action" was required in Greater Manchester, as well as parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire due to a spike in coronavirus cases.The stricter measures came into force at midnight and restrict members of different households meeting indoors.Mr Hancock made the announcement on Twitter at 9pm and later posted

The government has now published more details, clearing up some of the confusion. People in the affected areas will not be permitted to mix with other households - apart from those in their support bubbles - in private homes OR gardens.

Trafford have also warned of increasing positive test results, specifically among younger residents. The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Wednesday, July 29, stands at: Each day, the NHS publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the previous 24 hours.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, July 28, stands at: Each day,  the NHS publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the previous 24 hours.

This morning it was confirmed that Greater Manchester had secured an initial £3.1m from the government’s ‘emergency active travel fund’, intended as a way to quickly capitalise on increased walking and cycling during the lockdown and to use road space in a creative way while public transport use is restricted due to Covid-19. That will be spent on a mix of projects across every borough in the region.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Thursday, July 23, now stands at:The NHS publishes on the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24 hour period.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.These often sometimes include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days - or even weeks ago.

The Observer reports that the health secretary has agreed to provide patient-identifiable test results - named lists of individuals who have contracted the virus - to town halls so they can help track the virus on the ground.