Why us? Wigan residents speak of frustration at being included in local lockdown

The government said it will continue to monitor the situation and keep all restrictions and easements under consideration as the decision was prompted by new cases of coronavirus reducing.But the current rules banning gatherings in private homes and gardens will NOT be eased in Leicester, nor in Greater Manchester or parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire.The announcement means Leicester's nail bars, beauty salons, tanning booths and salons, spas and beauty salons, massage parlours, tattoo parlours,

map showing cases in smaller districts, the hotspots in Oldham have been particularly concentrated in two areas - Alexandra Park and Werneth.

Greater Manchester's biggest breweries and pub chains have pleaded with punters to behave responsibly as the region's local lockdown measures continue.The government announced today that restrictions on social gatherings will continue for at least another week, banning people from meeting members of other households indoors - including inside pubs and bars.Groups of up to six people from any number of households - or larger groups from no more than two households - are still allowed to socialise

The government announced on Friday that local lockdown restrictions in Greater Manchester will remain.The latest evidence does not show a decrease in the number of cases per 100,000 people in the area, therefore the Health Secretary, in collaboration with local leaders, has agreed that the rules must remain in place for at least another week.It means the measures on social gatherings, which were urgently announced two weeks ago, will continue in a bid to tackle increasing cases of the deadly

Covid-19 cases in Oldham has been rising week on week and its positivity rate is currently at around 5pc – the highest in the country Figures released on Tuesday show there has been another spike of 255 cases in the week up to August 8, up from the previous seven days’ total of 137.The infection rate is now standing at 107.5 cases per 100,000 people in the borough – as high as it was during the height of the pandemic in mid April.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to

MyBolton and The Manchester Evening News that his comments had been taken out of context. He said: "Some of the BAME community are responsible, but it was wrong of me to say the whole community."For various reasons, the BAME community must take some responsibility, as must Public Health England and the government."Everyone must share some blame for the fact we are in lockdown.

Trafford has seen the most marked decline in the infection rate in the first week of local lockdown. The chart shows that cases rose rapidly in the middle of July but actually peaked a couple of days before the new restrictions were brought in on July 30.

hereLabour estimated the funding could support an additional 15,000 businesses in areas with local restrictions.Shadow minister for business and consumers Ms Powell said: "It's a week since local restrictions were put in place in Greater Manchester, and West Yorkshire, yet there has been zero extra support for struggling businesses caught up in this public health crisis."We're seeing a wave of redundancies across the high street, threatening jobs and livelihoods, which could lead to ghost towns,

households in the area will be banned from mixing indoor s or in gardens.

A new government data map shows that most of the cases have been reported in nine areas, with a high concentration along Salford’s southern and eastern boundaries with Manchester. Salford, like the rest of Greater Manchester, is currently under tighter lockdown restrictions due to infection rates climbing across the city-region.With the government expected to extend the measures into next week, residents have been urged to pull together to avoid ‘further restrictions on our lives’.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News he said:“It will be an opportunity to let off some steam, and get out the house really, we really want to make a positive impact on people’s mental health right now.

highest infection rates in Greater Manchester - although the numbers have been falling in recent weeks - and last month introduced its own set of measures aimed at halting the spread of the virus. Andy Palombo, secretary of the Rochdale, Bury and District Sunday Football League, said he understood the need for precautions, but described the move as 'frustrating'.

targeted lockdown measures on Friday, following a spike in cases of Covid-19. But despite this, the guidance was also relaxed so that clinically extremely vulnerable people were no longer advised to shield.

effective from Friday following a spike in coronavirus cases in the region.But, as the Manchester Evening News reported, the laws needed to make the rules legally enforceable weren't implemented at the same time.It's only today, five days after the restrictions were introduced, that the legislation has finally been put in place.Guidance published on Friday stated that it would be against the law for people from different households to meet in a private home or garden, unless they are part of a

effective from Friday following a spike in coronavirus cases in the region.

coronavirus in each borough. But at the start of what would have been the summer holidays, what does this mean in terms of travel? Can Mancunians still go on a day trip this summer? Will we be able to visit the beach with the kids? Or do we have to stay local?This is what you need to know about travelling out of the area during the Greater Manchester local lockdown.Yes, people in Greater Manchester can travel out of the area to visit the beach.

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