“We need to remind people that if you’re vaccinated you’re still able to get infected and infect others, but you are much less likely to get ill if you did become infected. "In line with that approach, I have agreed with the Health Secretary that it is right to act on the precautionary principle and introduce modest measures now to bring down the rate of new infections. In the seven days to February 12, the latest hyper-local figures show there were an extra 29 incidences of the virus in the Hattersley neighbourhood, bringing the weekly case total to 40. The 51-seat boat “Still Waters” offers public boat trips from Portland Basin between 12:30 and 3:00 pm. A college was placed on lockdown after a gun threat was made over social media. As a not-for-profit charity the trust’s ethos is to automatically freeze all direct debit payments and all members are being contacted directly. Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy, Tameside director of public health. In his statement he insisted that he was "determined to do whatever is necessary to keep people safe.". Matt Hancock today denied targeting Eid celebrations with a last-minute move to introduce strict new lockdown restrictions on 4.5million people living … "This is a place which prides itself on looking out for each other. Dr de Gruchy admitted it could potentially be ‘months’ before the vaccination programme begins to have an impact on transmission of the virus. “There is a concern that some of what we’re seeing is Covid circulating in particular communities due to some real structural issues,” she said. Dr de Gruchy explained that the ‘R’ rate of the original virus was 3 – meaning that without restrictions a person who tested positive was likely to go on to infect three others. Tameside - 33.3 Blackburn with Darwen - 32.9 Kirklees - 30.3. The question is are we plateauing, are we hovering, or are we going back up? At his weekly press conference on Wednesday, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham revealed that while pressure is easing in the region’s hospitals the ‘flickering up’ in Covid cases in Bury and Tameside is a cause for concern. Gary Carter January 4, 2021 THE AREA is back in a full lockdown after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed new national measures. Tameside Canal Boat Trust operates the trip boat “Still Waters” from Portland Basin Museum, Ashton under Lyne, about 6 miles east of Manchester. “And so if people aren’t really keeping to the lockdown rules and restrictions and with the variant it’s just more likely that we will continue to have the high rates that we are, which is really worrying.”. 2.8 million Mancunians are no longer allowed to visit each others houses, but otherwise they are under the same rules as the rest of the country. 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View our online Press Pack. Less than three weeks ago, on January 31, all were below the national average. Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 3:33pm Greater Manchester leaders have moved to reassure the public that the region is currently not at risk of a local lockdown like in Leicester, as the latest Covid-19 infection rates for Tameside and Oldham have been revealed. Please check News feed for times and days of operation. We now need to be true to that by not acting selfishly and keeping the health of others in mind at all times.". THE easing of lockdown and the chance to meet family and friends again has understandably been welcomed. Picture: Getty Sir Steve Houghton, a councillor in Barnsley, insisted residents still needed to be cautious as pubs re-open, but he does not believe the area is heading for another lockdown. “Our concern is that rates are going down quicker in other parts of the country and that might influence when nationally we start to ease measures,” Dr de Gruchy said. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Yes, Greater Manchester is now in local lockdown. However the new variant is believed to have an R rate closer to 4, meaning it can spread even more easily. This means that non-essential shops will remain open and people can still go to pubs and restaurants. “And also the problem was that we had taken more targeted, more specific local action, for instance in Oldham and Blackburn. Seven of the charitable trust’s centres, including their £15m flagship facility Tameside Wellness Centre in Denton, will welcome the public back from 6am on July 27th following the government’s easing of lockdown restrictions on the leisure industry - though with some restrictions in place. Typing in a postcode for Bolton, which was sent into lockdown again two weeks ago, will provide very different results when compared to a London postcode in an … Cllr Leanne Feeley, Tameside Council Executive Member for Lifelong Learning, said: “It’s fantastic that schools are fully reopening, which is vital for our children’s wellbeing and education and is one of the first steps out of lockdown that we wanted to see happen. He told Sky News: “We absolutely looked at what was the right geography for this decision. “Because as much as we know that it is really important for some of the measures to be eased at some point, particularly our kids to go back to school, what we want to do is avoid a further rise and then having to lockdown again. Coronavirus LIVE updates as lockdown rules change Coronavirus Updates from Greater Manchester, the UK and world Parts of 500-year-old building … "They will be reviewed weekly; meaning the more we stick to them, the quicker they will be removed. More on this below. One of the first schemes to be trialled in Tameside is the introduction of a “pop-up” cycle lane along the A635 - Manchester Road, Audenshaw and A6140 - Lord Sheldon Way from Richmond Street Ashton to the Manchester boundary. Previously, only Leicester had been forced into a local lockdown after they saw a rise in their number of cases. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. It's the first town to face such restrictions where businesses have been ordered to shut again since the national lockdown. The Health Secretary said the government had to apply measures across all 10 Greater Manchester boroughs as the virus was spreading more widely than in the local areas where specific action had already been taken. And while the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine continues apace, with more than half a million people receiving their first jab in the region, there are warnings that it is not yet a silver bullet to allowing life to return to normal. A decision will be made by senior PHE officials including the Chief Medical Officer, senior civil servants and relevant secretaries of state. An impassioned plea is being made to the residents of Tameside to 'please, please follow the rules' to avoid a continuing rise in Covid cases and a total lockdown. On Tuesday, Tameside’s weekly rate had increased by seven pc to 200 cases per 100,000 people. Cllr Allison Gwynne, Tameside Council’s executive member for neighbourhood services, admitted it would be a “catastrophe” for the borough’s businesses to have a full lockdown imposed. It might even motivate some couch potatoes to engage more with their children while we go through this lockdown in Ashton under Lyne. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, People in Greater Manchester will now not be able to go inside other households, Many Mancunians woke up to the news this morning, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed the new lockdown restrictions on July 30, Hancock has also expressed sympathy for those celebrating Eid this week, Dr Sarah Jarvis explains the medical reasons behind the new government lockdown rules in the North West and West Yorkshire, Matt Hancock revealed new lockdown restrictions in the North West, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), City of Manchester - 14.1 (77) to 26.1 (143). “It comes across more that we’re going into a phase of easing, we’ve got vaccinations, the rates are coming down, but to be frank that’s not really where we’re at in Greater Manchester. Cllr Leanne Feeley, Tameside Council Executive Member for Lifelong Learning, said: “It’s fantastic that schools are fully reopening, which is vital for our children’s wellbeing and education and is one of the first steps out of lockdown that we wanted to see happen. However, Boris Johnson has said up to 30 places could end up in need of further restrictions. In this latest lockdown, what with homeschooling and the sound of constant Zoom meetings, it’s been constantly busy in our household. As of Wednesday, all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester recorded an infection rate higher than the England average. David Scanlan, head of marketing at Tameside … There are serious concerns around a second wave of coronavirus for the UK after Matt Hancock revealed new lockdown restrictions in the North West on July 30. The Air Raid Sirens would sound; and families … “It’s not necessarily people not keeping to the rules but it’s just they can’t work from home and there is more opportunity for the virus to spread and it just reminds us how much more we have to be vigilant on this one.”. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Services back open following lockdown Gemma Carter December 7, 2020 TAMESIDE libraries and markets are back to running a nearly normal service now that the second lockdown has ended and the borough has moved into Tier 3 restrictions. Reuters Extra lockdown rules that were brought in for parts of northern England are now being relaxed, the government has announced. "We have gone from a falling rate of cases in nearly all of our boroughs last week to a rising rate in nine out of ten affecting communities across a much wider geography. Restrictions will likely be lifted once the situation improves. "I ask all Greater Manchester residents - young and old alike - to protect each other by observing these new requirements. 2.8 million Mancunians are no longer allowed to visit each others houses, but otherwise they are under the same rules as … There is no specific date for when the local lockdown in Manchester will end, but it is being closely reviewed. “But we could see that it was spreading more widely than that so we had to take the action that we did.”. Speaking on … In Leicester they were forced to stay closed following a … “I think people need to even increase their vigilance, their hand washing, face covering and social distancing and absolutely abide by the rules around getting themselves tested if they’re symptomatic, and self isolating. “We’ve still got high prevalence, in other words a high reservoir of people who are still infectious. One director of public health has warned there continues to be a ‘reservoir’ of coronavirus circulating in the community which is keeping infection rates high. It will get better but we’re not out of the woods yet by any means.”. James Mallion, a public health consultant at Tameside council, said that at the time of the breaches, the borough was recording its highest ever rate of new coronavirus cases. Ashton, Hyde, Mossley, Stalybridge Libraries re-opened at their normal time on Wednesday 2 December. Health chiefs are growing increasingly concerned that Covid-19 cases in Greater Manchester are not falling as rapidly as other parts of the country, and the region could face being locked down for even longer. Yes, Greater Manchester is now in local lockdown. I’m not complaining – we’ve just knuckled down and got on with it! Leicester will also be bound by the new rules. This followed 846 new positive coronavirus cases recorded in England, the highest number in 32 days. The last thing we want is for the north west and Greater Manchester to be under longer restrictions than everyone else.”. The Active Tameside website is being regularly updated with news and information here. Some services and facilities in Tameside are closing or changing how they operate during the country’s third coronavirus lockdown. “The reason for that is we've seen these increases across the board in Greater Manchester as well as the other areas that are affected. “They really do need to be very careful still with what they’re doing. Barnley FC offers hand sanitiser for their players. "In Rochdale, the one borough where cases have fallen, they are still too high.". Lots of 2020 weddings were postponed to this year, but with lockdown restrictions looking like they’ll be in place for a while, many are concerned that their big day will have to be delayed again. In terms of households meeting indoors, the local lockdown rules in Tameside negate the new law. The kindness, empathy and love that staff, children and families shared helped carry us through and we need to remember this as we navigate our way through this second lockdown until we are all together again. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. But the new local lockdown does cover a much larger area and is estimated to effect 4.5million people. The trust said the closure announcement was made … You can unsubscribe at any time. At a press conference on Friday, Director of Public Health, Tameside, Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy, said the number of cases in the borough had risen to 37 per 100,000 people. Keep up to date with all the latest local and national developments here: https://www.questmedianetwork.co.uk/news/daily-coronavirus-updates/. Bosses are keen to avoid a repeat of last July, where restrictions were lifted prematurely while Greater Manchester was still fighting the first wave of the virus. “We don’t want to not be able to come out of lockdown. But Mr Hancock has not ruled out further lockdown restrictions should the current measures fail to slow the rise in cases. An official report by Public Health England has shown that high coronavirus levels, deaths and deprivation go hand in hand, and in poorer communities it is effectively endemic. Photo: Tameside council. There have been exciting developments with TWCCG and we have been planning our learn-to-ride and cycling confidence sessions which we hope to start again soon. This week, Tameside Housing Advice once again opened its doors to customers, having been closed during lockdown. “After the first lockdown Greater Manchester was probably not low enough, and at that time we were much lower than we were now, and it wasn’t the variant either. “You have to go with what the data says, not with what a particular date says. Coronavirus cases rose in nine areas of Tameside despite strict lockdown restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. ACTIVE Tameside is keen to stress the closure of all its centres through the second lockdown is temporary. “Or because the nature of their employment is such that they can’t afford to stay off work – those things haven’t changed, and we are really worried that they have become more entrenched. Dr de Gruchy said there has been a ‘particular spike’ in the area but there are no obvious outbreaks that would explain the rise. A permitted number of face to face appointments are now being provided with telephone appointments continuing to be offered to households who are at risk of homelessness. The lockdown will be reviewed on a weekly basis. The Government has placed Tameside into Tier 3: Very High alert, for when the National Lockdown ends at midnight on December 1st. By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Thursday, July 30, that Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire would see their lockdown rules restricted from midnight. Schools, many of which reopened today, will close again and switch to remote learning. Less than three weeks ago - on January 31 - all were below the national average.