What is happening in the only Greater Manchester borough with rising Covid rates?

direct to your inboxMarch 5, 2020.The day the first coronavirus tragedy was reported in the UK.A woman, aged in her 70s, was the first person to die after testing positive for Covid-19.She was being treated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.The news was reported in It was later discovered that At the Manchester Evening News, we made a pledge to pay tribute to the special people across from our region who have died with this terrible disease.We believe that it's important to remember

Netflix. But, following the unveiling last week of the Prime Minister’s roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions, it seems that we could just be getting our own in-person experience from some of our favourite international drag queens sooner than we may have imagined.

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straight to your inbox every day for freeAfter Manchester United eased their way past Real Sociedad in the Europa League Round of 32 on Thursday night, they now await to see who they will face in the Last 16, with some tricky opponents waiting.Three other British teams are also in the hat, with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Rangers making it through, while there are some kinder ties too.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are among the favourites for the competition at present and will be eager to win

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will be one of four British teams in hat for the Europa League last-16 draw on Friday afternoon after they eased their way past Real Sociedad in the Round of 32.A 4-0 win in the first leg made Thursday's reverse fixture a non-event, a drab 0-0 draw at Old Trafford which saw Sociedad miss an early penalty and their only chance to claw their way back into the tie.

direct to your inboxFood poverty has soared during the coronavirus pandemic.While the Covid-19 crisis has already claimed thousands of lives, the financial impact has been devastating too.National lockdowns, sickness and job losses have pushed thousands of people into poverty and isolation, making it harder to provide for themselves and their families.FareShare, the UK’s longest-running food redistribution charity, supports more than 250 food banks, charities and community projects across the

Parklife Festival has said he is extremely confident that the event will be able to take place without any socially distancing regulations later this year.The festival is yet to unveil its line-up for 2021, but is currently scheduled to take place at Manchester’s Heaton Park from September 11-12 after being pushed back from its original date in June.Speaking to NME, Parklife co-founder Sacha Lord said the ongoing success of the UK’s vaccination programme has given him hope that the event will

Prestwich, home to one of the UK's largest Jewish communities, cases of the virus increased by 74 per cent in the seven days up to February 18, according to government figures. The surge - from 27 to 47 - means the area's infection rate currently stands at 491 cases per 100,000 people.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThere is light at the end of the tunnel after the UK government unveiled its road map out of lockdown on Monday afternoon, but for Manchester United the news comes too late to seriously alter their financial outlook ahead of the summer window.An impending return to normality for the club Megastore coupled with the possibility of fans attending matches right at the end of the season are certainly reasons to celebrate - yet the club's summer transfer plans

Partially restoring and safeguarding the landmark buildingThe vast refurbishment of the Grade 1-listed Victorian gothic revival landmark, built in 1877, aims to partially restore and safeguard the building while bringing it up to modern access and safety standards. More than 50 Lyndon SGB scaffolding operatives will be working on what is the UK’s largest commercial scaffolding project, currently under strict Covid-19-secure protocols during the lockdown.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDonny van de Beek has been urged to remain patient at Manchester United as he bids to establish himself in English football. Van de Beek has found his first-team chances limited since arriving at Old Trafford from Ajax during last summer's transfer window.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans had a predictable response when Marcus Rashford name dropped Jadon Sancho in his Twitter Q&A on Friday night.England international Sancho continues to be linked with a big-money move to United, having been courted by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side last year.United's pursuit of Sancho was the story of last summer's transfer window but the English winger ended up staying at Borussia Dortmund, who held firm over their €120million asking

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direct to your inboxThe Greater Manchester Pension Fund has been criticised for its ‘woeful’ response to calls to divest from fossil fuel firms and align itself with local climate change policies.GMPF, the largest local government pension scheme in the UK, invests more than £1bn in oil and gas stocks each year, a strategy which has proven controversial amongst environmental campaigners.However the fund says it is also the largest investor in renewable energy and energy efficiency with £500m tied

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Bolton is one of only 15 English areas experiencing a week-on-week increase in coronavirus infection rates.The town recorded 810 cases in the week up to February 9 - which represents a one percent increase on the previous week.Bolton - which has the highest rate in Greater Manchester - currently has an infection rate of 281.7 cases per 100,000 people during the same period.The infection rate in England is currently 167.2 per 100,000.Across the country there are 133 areas with a rate still above

direct to your inboxTwo singers from Manchester are set to try impress The Voice UK coaches tonight.Identical twins Jahz and Darius Duncan will be hoping for a turn of a big red chair when they audition for Will.i.am, Olly Murs, Tom Jones and Anne-Marie in the ITV singing compeition.Jahz and Darius, who perform under the name 2ché, currently live together in Chadderton together and say various factors during the pandemic lead to them applying for The Voice.

straight to your inboxThe Den, Cold Blow Lane.Even the address of Millwall’s ground brought a shudder to the spine of away fans brave enough to go there in the dark days of the 1970s and 80s.Things had not improved a great deal when Manchester City went to the new Den, just down the road, at a crossroads moment in their history.What happened next was a sweet and sour night which saw the Blues begin a fight back to which today’s unprecedented success can be directly traced, but which also exposed

direct to your inboxAs Storm Darcy continues to grip parts of the UK in a wintry blast, a yellow weather warning for snow remains in place today for parts of Greater Manchester.Snow and ice warnings remain in place for most of England and Scotland as the effects of Storm Darcy continue to cause traffic delays and other hazards.The Met Office has yellow warnings for snow and ice current for the eastern half of Great Britain extending to the Shetland Islands, advising of likely longer journey