Victims ‘trapped’ at home by restrictions as domestic abuse incidents increase in Trafford in first lockdown

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityFive wings of Forest Bank prison in Salford are in lockdown due to a spate of coronavirus cases.The outbreak has resulted in proceedings in a major high-profile trial being delayed as defendants could not be produced to Manchester Crown Court from the jail.And a sentencing of two defendants in a two others cases at Manchester Crown Court was also postponed for the same reason.In a statement a spokesperson

direct to your inboxManchester's Labour group has suspended a councillor over claims he breached coronavirus travel regulations by flying to Pakistan to attend a family wedding. Images obtained by the Manchester Evening News show Aftab Razaq posing with guests and what are understood to be friends and family members.

direct to your inboxA 'very large' yoga gathering held in breach of coronavirus restrictions was broken up and a £10,000 Covid-19 fine issued, civic leaders have revealed.The gathering in Stockport was revealed today by the region's deputy mayor, Bev Hughes.No exact location - or other details - were revealed.It's not known whether the gathering was held indoors or outside.But Ms Hughes, speaking during an update on the pandemic situation across Greater Manchester hosted by mayor Andy Burnham,

direct to your inboxImages have been released of two men police want to speak with after a couple and their son were attacked in a car park at the Trafford Centre on Christmas Eve.Police believe there are 'links' between the men pictured and the Middleton and north Manchester areas of Greater Manchester.Greater Manchester Police said officers were called at 5pm on December 24 last year to reports of a father, mother and son being attacked by three other men.It happened in a car park of the

direct to your inboxPans for a £1billion development which would see 3,000 homes built opposite the Trafford Centre have edged one step closed.An agreement in principle has been struck over the operating costs of a lifting bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal.

direct to your inboxA botched terror training exercise which foreshadowed delays in getting firefighters to the Manchester Arena bombing was a 'disaster', the public inquiry into the atrocity has been told.The emergency services took part in a huge terrorism training exercise, in which a suicide bomber scenario was played out at the Trafford Centre in May, 2016, a year before the real attack at the Arena.But Greater Manchester Police failed to alert fellow blue light colleagues about the

Emmerdale star Max Parker didn’t let the lockdown get in the way of celebrating his birthday in style this weekend.The actor that plays Luke Posner in the soap pulled out all the stops to mark his 29th birthday despite having to stay home. Max called in the professionals to transform his Manchester apartment into an at-home cinema.

Loch Lomond for 12 years after disappearing on a family holiday has finally found her forever home.George went missing in October 2008 while enjoying a break at a campsite with her owners who were forced to return to Rochdale, Greater Manchester, without her.The plucky puss regularly visited the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park campsite where she was cared for by staff while also regularly wandering into camper vans for food and comfort.When the site was forced to close during the first Covid-19

straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United fans loved James Garner 's debut for Nottingham Forest in the win against Coventry. Garner joined Watford in the summer but his loan spell was cut short in January with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explaining the appointment of Xisco Munoz led to United believing his development would be better served elsewhere.

direct to your inboxThe country's top counter-terror police officer has sent his sympathies to those left bereaved and injured by the 'horror' of the Manchester Arena suicide bomb attack, saying he thinks of the victims everyday.Neil Basu, the Metropolitan Police's Assistant Commissioner for specialist operations and the national lead for counter-terrorism policing, spoke before giving evidence at the ongoing public inquiry into the atrocity.And he went on to describe dealing with an incident of

direct to your inboxAn expert says outbreaks of Covid-19 are appearing in care homes after residents have had their first dose of the vaccine.Professor Martin Vernon, a consultant geriatrician in Greater Manchester, says he is “deeply concerned” by infection outbreaks “within, and beyond 21 days of vaccination”.The former national director for older people at NHS England says he would like to see second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine administered as close as possible to the 21 days advised

direct to your inboxA knifeman who stabbed five homeless men in 'motiveless' and 'apparently random' attacks faces a lengthy sentence.Kieran McLoughlin, 32, attacked the men in Piccadilly Gardens during a ten minute stabbing spree on a Sunday night.After being arrested, McLoughlin said homeless people 'should be getting off their a*** to do work'.He was unanimously found guilty of five counts of wounding with intent, and one count of having a knife following a Manchester Crown Court

direct to your inboxA 'brazen' rogue builder who swindled tens of thousands of pounds from his victims has been jailed after trading standards investigators uncovered his litany of scams. Adam Routledge, 36, of Stenhills Crescent, Runcorn, targeted householders including the elderly in Manchester, Runcorn and Northwich, and used faked documents and even a non-existent building inspector to aid his duplicitous schemes.

Manchester Evening News' Digital Donation on Friday - which raised £188.6k in financial contributions and new and used tech data packages for the region's children - Cash for Connectivity aims to fund the purchase of dongles, inexpensive hardware to connect laptops and up to five other devices per household to the internet.

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direct to your inboxEvery care home resident in Manchester has now been given the Covid-19 vaccine.Residents of the city's 56 care homes were among the first people to be prioritised for the vaccine rollout, with NHS teams aiming to have completed the vaccination programme by January 24.After a busy weekend, council bosses said every resident has now had the vaccine in the borough.The vaccines were administered by either local GPs or gtd healthcare with support from Manchester Health and Care

direct to your inboxA Ryanair pilot was robbed at gunpoint as he walked home from Manchester Airport, a court heard.Earl Green, 38, was one of a group of three men who approached the pilot, then 25, as he walked through Painswick Park in Wythenshawe just before midnight.Another of the robbers took out a handgun from his jacket, and the pilot felt something push against his temple which he believed to be the weapon.He was able to get away but the pilot said he feared for his life, and has since

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