Three councillors from same ward leave the Bolton Labour group

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A rare public spat has erupted among Greater Manchester’s council leaders over the state of the region’s town hall finances.Bolton’s Tory leader David Greenhalgh accused his Labour colleagues of staging ‘political theatre’ at a special one-off combined authority meeting held to discuss cash shortfalls, suggesting Labour chiefs already knew ministers were planning further support.While backing calls for extra central government funding, he questioned whether the Greater Manchester Combined

Boris Johnson announced that his government would fund a Metrolink expansion to both Stockport and Bolton if he was reelected. He promised an unspecified long-term transport funding package handed over to the Greater Manchester mayor, who would decide what to do with it.

Wythenshawe Hospital during a shift on a coronavirus ward. Lucy Sumara works as a physiotherapist at the south Manchester hospital and has been redeployed to a COVID-19 ward during the pandemic.

Manchester council’s finance chief has been suspended by the Labour group after allegations were made against him.Councillor Carl Ollerhead was suspended by Labour’s chief whip yesterday after claims surfaced on social media about his past behaviour.Manchester council is now investigating the allegations and the matter has also been reported to the national Labour Party.It is understood Coun Ollerhead, who represents Moston and has also been serving as executive member for Finance and Human

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand baited Arsenal fans on Twitter with a simple three-word message on Sunday morning.Arsenal were defeated by Brighton on Saturday after French forward Neal Maupay netted deep into injury time to condemn Mikel Arteta to his second loss in two games since the Premier League restarted.The defeat leaves the Gunners 10th in the table, eight points adrift of fourth placed Chelsea having played a game more and six points behind Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) told people to avoid the area while they dealt with the incident.

a combined bid for £21.5m of government cash for infrastructure improvements intended to help people get to work without using public transport while Covid-19 remains a risk.

Manchester Evening News found and spoke to Mohamed Ali - the 26-year-old security guard from Bolton who, during a time of division around the world, stopped the fighting and started the talking. Mohamed was born in Sudan and moved over to the UK, aged 18, forced to escape fighting in his home country.

Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford has referenced the levels of child poverty in some parts of Bolton as continues to urge the government to provide free school meals over summer. In an open letter , the 22-year-old asked MPs to reconsider plans to not extend the current food voucher scheme and spoke about his own experiences of receiving free school meals.

Bolton has 361 infections per 100,000 people - which is the sixth highest infection rate in Greater Manchester. It is not known how many people were tested for Covid-19 in Bolton over the last two days and figures can fluctuate according to changes in the testing regime.

here He told the Manchester Evening News that alarm bells started ringing from the moment he got the call from 01204 455244, particularly as he does not know anyone from the area and only gets calls from close family and friends. Mr Bardell said: "I got a phone call from a Bolton number saying that they were HMRC and that I had an issue with my tax account, which is impossible as I am disabled and unable to work and so on benefits.

hereIt's thought that trials could return to Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square by the end of the month.The country's most senior judge, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon, said: "This is a very welcome step towards reopening all our court buildings.

Manchester City fans have unveiled a huge banner taking a swipe at UEFA as the club prepares to appeal its Champions League ban.The Blues were hit with a two year ban from all European competition in a bombshell announcement by the continent's football governing body in February for alleged breaches of financial fair play (FFP) rules.The club strenuously deny any wrongdoing and say they are confident the ban will be overturned when the case is heard in front of the independent Court of

Bolton town hall will be lit up tomorrow to show sympathy over the death of American George Floyd.

A man had been jailed for 22 weeks after spitting in the face of a police officer.

Police have appealed for help to find the family of a man who died in hospital in Bolton.

Coronavirus has left one Greater Manchester council £33m out of pocket so far, its leader says.

Firefighters are tackling a huge fire tearing through moorland north of Bolton.

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a waste management company in Farnworth.