This is why things got so confusing with the local lockdown in Oldham... and everywhere else for that matter

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Bolton's last five games in League Two, but is yet to play a minute in the fourth tier of English football this season. Against the Latics, the three changes made by Evatt in the second half included Andrew Tutte replacing Brandon Comley, Arthur Gnahoua coming on for Ali Crawford and Liam Gordon being substituted for Jamie Mascoll.

hereInstead he was pushed repeatedly on both the science behind the move - and why it is more effective than a national circuit break - and the lack of an acceptable financial package, although he made clear that discussions were not over.At the end of the meeting, according to someone in the room: “Ed Lister is saying it has to be sorted today, but the decision is to made by others.

today announced a new three tiered Covid Alert Level system in England, with areas designated as being at either medium, high, or very high risk.Despite fears to the contrary, Greater Manchester was designated high risk and placed in tier 2 meaning all mixing of households indoors will be prohibited but hospitality can remain open.Although he urged Labour MPs to "prevail on the authorities in Greater Manchester to come into Tier 3.""I would hope is that we can work together to bring down the

People in Greater Manchester will once again be able to meet other households in the garden after being placed in Tier 2 of the government's new local lockdown system.Millions breathed a sigh of relief as the region avoided being placed in the highest Tier 3 category which would have required a blanket closure of hospitality venues.

Tougher restrictions on funerals and public transport in Oldham are to be scrapped as Greater Manchester is due to be placed under ‘Tier 2’ coronavirus rules, an MP has said.The region has reportedly escaped a ‘Tier 3′ shutdown of pubs and bars, but households will continue to be banned from meeting inside, it is understood.Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon tweeted following a video call with Health Secretary Matt Hancock, in which he confirmed that the rules would be changing for Oldham and

Johnny Marr has praised Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, for leading legal action against the UK government over the detrimental impact that a local lockdown would have on the hospitality sector in the north of England.News of this legal challenge comes ahead of Boris Johnson’s expected announcement today (October 12) of a three-tier lockdown strategy for England in order to prevent a further rise in coronavirus cases.

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unable to confirm whether restrictions in Oldham were stricter than in other areas of Greater Manchester.

The woman, in her 30s, was found lying in Lees Road at around 2.40am on Sunday, September 20.She was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died on Tuesday (October 6). Police initially said the woman had been struck by a white Vauxhall Corsa with 'distinctive black wheels' on Lees Road.

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More than 100 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Oldham in 24 hours for the first time in the pandemic as a backlog of cases are added to the statistics.The grim milestone comes as a technical issue across the UK led to more than 15,000 people not being entered into the Test and Trace system last week, and there was a delay in adding them to the figures between September 25 and October 2.As a result the numbers of new coronavirus cases in Oldham have soared at the end of last month and

coronavirus cases in both boroughs continuing to rise. The latest figures today show Manchester's rate at 335.9 cases per 100,000 - one of the worst in the country - and Oldham's at 177.1.

Boris Johnson suggested people did not have to strictly follow local lockdown guidance as long as they 'show common sense.' He was also unable to confirm whether restrictions in Oldham were stricter than in other areas of Greater Manchester. It comes after health secretary Matt Hancock told MPs this week that the government was bringing restrictions in Bolton in line with the rest of the region.

in Oldham designed by legendary architect Alfred Waterhouse has been listed as one of the most endangered buildings of its era by conservationists.

I'm A Celeb would be cancelled this year due to its filming location in Conwy in Wales being one of the areas where bubbles have been banned and there's a crackdown on meeting indoors to halt the spread of coronavirus.

An MP has called on the health secretary to relax some coronavirus restrictions and allow up to 30 people to attend funerals in Oldham.Jim McMahon, who represents Oldham West and Royton, has written to Matt Hancock asking him to increase the numbers of mourners at funerals.The MP has also asked that residents should be allowed to meet their friends and family outside as long as social distancing is in place.In his letter to Matt Hancock, the Oldham MP states that ‘there is real confusion about

hereA Transport for Greater Manchester spokesman said they were using a mix of single and double trams across the network.Danny Vaughn, head of Metrolink, said: "We are using all the trams available to us and running as many doubles as possible across the network."Unfortunately, it is not possible to run every service as a double or have our entire fleet on the network at any one time."He said regular maintenance - as well as vehicle removals due to damage or extra maintenance - also led to

mill strategy commissioned by the council looking at the borough’s mills to assess their viability for future development.