'We might never recover': Stockport business leaders urge government to spare borough Tier 3 restrictions ahead of crunch vote

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Bolton Council leader, Conservative councillor David Greenhalgh told the Manchester Evening News : "I am frustrated and disappointed at the decision to keep us in Tier 3.

direct to your inboxTameside now has the most places with hardly any cases of Covid-19 in Greater Manchester.The borough’s council boss says the explanation is simple – everyone has ‘played their part’.The latest hyper-local neighbourhood data shows that there are five areas of the borough which saw two or fewer cases in the last week.Ashton North, Audenshaw, Hurst Cross, Denton East and Dukinfield West all saw either two, one or no new infections in the seven days to December 11 according to

direct to your inbox Nine Greater Manchester boroughs now have coronavirus infection rates that are lower than the average for England - but numbers are beginning to creep up in some areas.

After her fiancé Bradley Dack branded her The Grinch, Olivia Attwood decided to give the footballer a festive surprise by giving their flat a Christmas makeover. With the help of Lasting Memories Weddings & Events, Olivia transformed their Manchester flat into Santa’s Grotto complete with two giant Christmas trees, festive garlands and stunning decorations.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have tipped Jadon Sancho for a move to Old Trafford in the wake of Borussia Dortmund sacking Lucien Favre.Dortmund and Sancho have struggled for consistency this season as they sit fifth in the Bundesliga, five points behind league leaders Bayern Munich.Sancho was a priority transfer target for United during the summer window but the two clubs were unable to reach an agreement over his transfer fee.

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates demonstrate a widening gap between northern and southern boroughs in Greater Manchester.Public Health data from the week ending December 6 shows that boroughs which lie south of the city now have an infection rate lower than the national average.It comes as Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the disparity in rates could see the conurbation split up into different tiers when the government come to review the system next week.He

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United defender Wes Brown has said you can "never say never" to Mauricio Pochettino one day becoming the manager at Old Trafford.United 's start to the Premier League season, as well as their failure to progress through the Champions League group stage, has put more pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

direct to your inboxTrafford council’s vote on Greater Manchester’s development and employment masterplan has been dropped. Following neighbouring borough Stockport voting down the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework masterplan last week, Trafford council has decided ‘there is no point’ discussing the matter at its full meeting tomorrow night.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSo much of the momentum Manchester United ended last season with disappeared in the early weeks of the new campaign, but that is especially true of a midfield partnership that looked so thrilling back in the heady days of summer.Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes started 10 of United's final 13 games in all competitions, often with Nemanja Matic providing some solidity alongside them, and it clicked immediately.After Fernandes' stunning impact on arrival at

Five of six schemes put forward for ‘active travel’ funding in Stockport did not meet the government’s criteria, it has emerged.Greater Manchester has been allocated nearly £20m for projects that make it safer and easier to make journeys on foot or by bike.The region was awarded £3.1m in July as ministers moved to capitalise on the increase in walking and cycling during the first lockdown.But the bulk - £15.9m - is for longer term ‘tranche two projects’, with the full details of successful

Tier 3 measures this time around are much tougher than before, particularly for the hospitality industry.

The latest infection rates for Greater Manchester are:Oldham 366.9, down 31pcRochdale 342.2, down 32pcWigan 301.2, down 27pcBury 300.5, down 33pcBolton 294.6, down 32pcSalford 246.5, down 42pcManchester 245.3, down 32pcTameside 241.1, down 36pcStockport 204.5, down 36pcTrafford 169.4, down 45pcThe national average in England is 202.4 per 100,000 population.Trafford is the only Greater Manchester borough to sit below the national average with 169.4 per 100,000.There were 661 positive tests across