LANCASHIRE NEWS, SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM LANCASHIREJOBSHOMESMOTORSNEWSSPORTANNOUNCEMENTS This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES FOR GREATER MANCHESTER AND BOLTON Last updated: - Bolton continues with surge testing and vaccine rollout as it sees cases fall. - Meanwhile cases are rising in other Greater Manchester boroughs with increased testing and vaccination set to begin. -Residents told to minimise travel in and out of the area. PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE PFIZER VACCINE ISSUED INDIAN People who have received the Pfizer vaccine have been issued a crucial update concerning the Indian variant of Covid-19. New research suggests those who have received the jab have lower antibodies targeting the strain of coronavirus The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is primarily being given to under-30s in the UK due to the link between the AstraZeneca jab and blood clotting. BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise LIVE TRAFFIC & TRAVEL NEWS FOR PRESTON Latest incidents. print the list. Last updated at 11.08pm Saturday 8th May 2021. Order by. Severity Last updated. Show. All Traffic - live incidents Traffic - planned work Public transport - live disruptions Public transport - engineering works. There are currently no traffic
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BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA Below are all the areas listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, the percentage increase or decrease and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 of population). Dunscar and Egerton – 18 cases, up 11, 157.1 per cent, rolling rate = 239.7. Bromley Cross and Bradshaw - 13 cases, up 11, 550
NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
BLACKBURN MAN CONVICTED OVER £19MILLION COCAINE SMUGGLING Blackburn man convicted over £19million cocaine smuggling plot. A man from Blackburn has been convicted for his part in a multi-million pound cocaine smuggling plot. Mark Tucker, 53, was convicted at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday following a five-day trial. Tucker was convicted alongside Christopher Bullows from St Helens after attempting
DARWEN: MAN IN COURT ACCUSED OF INDECENTLY ASSAULTING GIRL THE man accused of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl on Darwen playing fields on Friday has appealed for a mystery witness to come forward.. Blackburn magistrates today heard Mark McCarren, 46, was accused of sexually assaulting the girl on playing fields near Marsh House Lane shortly after 7pm.. Richard Prew, defending, said his client denied the allegation and he was anxious to POLICE APPEAL AS MAN DIES IN BOLTON FOLLOWING CRASH A MAN has died in Bolton after a Jeep crashed into a wall following a suspected 'medical episode'. At around 11.10am this morning, police were called to reports of a collision between a Jeep Wrangler and a wall in Scout Road, Bolton, in what they believe was a 'medical episode'.
LANCASHIRE NEWS, SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM LANCASHIREJOBSHOMESMOTORSNEWSSPORTANNOUNCEMENTS This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES FOR GREATER MANCHESTER AND BOLTON Last updated: - Bolton continues with surge testing and vaccine rollout as it sees cases fall. - Meanwhile cases are rising in other Greater Manchester boroughs with increased testing and vaccination set to begin. -Residents told to minimise travel in and out of the area. PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE PFIZER VACCINE ISSUED INDIAN People who have received the Pfizer vaccine have been issued a crucial update concerning the Indian variant of Covid-19. New research suggests those who have received the jab have lower antibodies targeting the strain of coronavirus The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is primarily being given to under-30s in the UK due to the link between the AstraZeneca jab and blood clotting. BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise LIVE TRAFFIC & TRAVEL NEWS FOR PRESTON Latest incidents. print the list. Last updated at 11.08pm Saturday 8th May 2021. Order by. Severity Last updated. Show. All Traffic - live incidents Traffic - planned work Public transport - live disruptions Public transport - engineering works. There are currently no traffic incidents to
BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA Below are all the areas listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, the percentage increase or decrease and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 of population). Dunscar and Egerton – 18 cases, up 11, 157.1 per cent, rolling rate = 239.7. Bromley Cross and Bradshaw - 13 cases, up 11, 550
NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
BLACKBURN MAN CONVICTED OVER £19MILLION COCAINE SMUGGLING Blackburn man convicted over £19million cocaine smuggling plot. A man from Blackburn has been convicted for his part in a multi-million pound cocaine smuggling plot. Mark Tucker, 53, was convicted at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday following a five-day trial. Tucker was convicted alongside Christopher Bullows from St Helens after attempting
DARWEN: MAN IN COURT ACCUSED OF INDECENTLY ASSAULTING GIRL THE man accused of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl on Darwen playing fields on Friday has appealed for a mystery witness to come forward.. Blackburn magistrates today heard Mark McCarren, 46, was accused of sexually assaulting the girl on playing fields near Marsh House Lane shortly after 7pm.. Richard Prew, defending, said his client denied the allegation and he was anxious to POLICE APPEAL AS MAN DIES IN BOLTON FOLLOWING CRASH A MAN has died in Bolton after a Jeep crashed into a wall following a suspected 'medical episode'. At around 11.10am this morning, police were called to reports of a collision between a Jeep Wrangler and a wall in Scout Road, Bolton, in what they believe was a 'medical episode'.
MILITARY PARADE MARKS QUEEN’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY 10 hours ago · The Queen has received her official birthday gift from the nation’s armed forces – a ceremony of pomp and pageantry in her honour. Windsor Castle was the setting for the spectacle dubbed a mini Trooping the Colour, featuring soldiers who have supported communities and the NHS during the pandemic or served overseas on military operations. JOHNSON ISSUES WARNING TO EUROPEAN UNION AS TRADE DISPUTE 5 hours ago · Boris Johnson escalated his dispute with the European Union by warning he will do whatever it takes to keep goods flowing from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Following talks with the EU’s key figures, the Prime Minister said he would not hesitate to take unilateral action to protect the EU URGED TO BE ‘PRAGMATIC, NOT BLOODY-MINDED’ OVER BREXIT 12 hours ago · The European Union has been urged to back down in a dispute with the UK over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. Boris Johnson was holding talks with the EU’s key players on Saturday as the dispute threatened to overshadow his hosting
FULL LIST OF COVID-19 RATES The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are: Erewash (up from 28.6 to 205.4) Bolton (83.5 to 162.4) Blackburn with Darwen (53.4 to 99.5) Bedford (38.7 to 71.6) Sefton (25.7 to 52.1) The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on May 12 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.. Here is the list in full. WHAT WILL YOU BE ABLE TO DO FROM MAY 17 WHEN LOCKDOWN Beer. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to give the go-ahead to further relaxations of the lockdown rules in England soon. Step three of the road map out of lockdown is expected to begin from May 17, meaning more rules are set to be relaxed, allowing indoor hospitality to open and new rules for businesses and holidays. COVID: PEOPLE ACROSS LANCASHIRE URGED TO MINIMISE TRAVEL - People across Lancashire are being advised to minimise travel in the fight against the Delta variant, first identified in India - Blackburn and most of Lancashire declared a Covid ‘enhanced response area’ - A “strengthened package of support” will be provided in Lancashire to tackle a rise
BURY ONE OF FIVE AREAS TO RECORD BIGGEST WEEK-ON-WEEK BURY is one of five areas in the country to have recorded the biggest week-on-week rises in covid infection rates, new figures out today show. The town saw its coronavirus cases more than double in seven days. Bury now has the eighth highest infection rate in the country. Figures for the seven days BOLTON COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 RESULTS THE Bolton Council 2021 election count was held at the University of Bolton stadium on Friday. Below are the results in full. After Thursday's vote, the Conservatives seem likely to continue leading Bolton Council after they became the largest party. They won three more seats and lost one and now have 20 councillors of the borough’s 60.
ISSA BROTHERS: BLACKBURN EG GROUP DUO TOP NORTH WEST THE ISSA brothers have topped a North West power list, naming them as the most influential people in the region. The list was released this week by business publication Insider Media, which covers trade, investment and developments across the UK.. Blackburn's Mohsin and Zuber Issa were selected for the top spot thanks to their status in the business world and in particular thanks to LETTER: WHEN WILL GPS AND PHARMACISTS COME OUT OF HIDING LETTER OF THE DAY. With more than 50 per cent of the population now having had their first Covid injection and with the majority of patients generally seen by GPs having had both their Covid injections, can we ask why our GPs and pharmacists are hiding behind locked doors? Retail is now fully open, restaurants will soon be fully open again, so
LANCASHIRE NEWS, SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM LANCASHIREJOBSHOMESMOTORSNEWSSPORTANNOUNCEMENTS This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES FOR GREATER MANCHESTER AND BOLTON Last updated: - Bolton continues with surge testing and vaccine rollout as it sees cases fall. - Meanwhile cases are rising in other Greater Manchester boroughs with increased testing and vaccination set to begin. -Residents told to minimise travel in and out of the area. PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE PFIZER VACCINE ISSUED INDIAN People who have received the Pfizer vaccine have been issued a crucial update concerning the Indian variant of Covid-19. New research suggests those who have received the jab have lower antibodies targeting the strain of coronavirus The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is primarily being given to under-30s in the UK due to the link between the AstraZeneca jab and blood clotting. BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise LIVE TRAFFIC & TRAVEL NEWS FOR PRESTON Latest incidents. print the list. Last updated at 11.08pm Saturday 8th May 2021. Order by. Severity Last updated. Show. All Traffic - live incidents Traffic - planned work Public transport - live disruptions Public transport - engineering works. There are currently no traffic incidents to
BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA Below are all the areas listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, the percentage increase or decrease and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 of population). Dunscar and Egerton – 18 cases, up 11, 157.1 per cent, rolling rate = 239.7. Bromley Cross and Bradshaw - 13 cases, up 11, 550
NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
BLACKBURN MAN CONVICTED OVER £19MILLION COCAINE SMUGGLING Blackburn man convicted over £19million cocaine smuggling plot. A man from Blackburn has been convicted for his part in a multi-million pound cocaine smuggling plot. Mark Tucker, 53, was convicted at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday following a five-day trial. Tucker was convicted alongside Christopher Bullows from St Helens after attempting
DARWEN: MAN IN COURT ACCUSED OF INDECENTLY ASSAULTING GIRL THE man accused of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl on Darwen playing fields on Friday has appealed for a mystery witness to come forward.. Blackburn magistrates today heard Mark McCarren, 46, was accused of sexually assaulting the girl on playing fields near Marsh House Lane shortly after 7pm.. Richard Prew, defending, said his client denied the allegation and he was anxious to POLICE APPEAL AS MAN DIES IN BOLTON FOLLOWING CRASH A MAN has died in Bolton after a Jeep crashed into a wall following a suspected 'medical episode'. At around 11.10am this morning, police were called to reports of a collision between a Jeep Wrangler and a wall in Scout Road, Bolton, in what they believe was a 'medical episode'.
LANCASHIRE NEWS, SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM LANCASHIREJOBSHOMESMOTORSNEWSSPORTANNOUNCEMENTS This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES FOR GREATER MANCHESTER AND BOLTON Last updated: - Bolton continues with surge testing and vaccine rollout as it sees cases fall. - Meanwhile cases are rising in other Greater Manchester boroughs with increased testing and vaccination set to begin. -Residents told to minimise travel in and out of the area. PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE PFIZER VACCINE ISSUED INDIAN People who have received the Pfizer vaccine have been issued a crucial update concerning the Indian variant of Covid-19. New research suggests those who have received the jab have lower antibodies targeting the strain of coronavirus The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is primarily being given to under-30s in the UK due to the link between the AstraZeneca jab and blood clotting. BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise LIVE TRAFFIC & TRAVEL NEWS FOR PRESTON Latest incidents. print the list. Last updated at 11.08pm Saturday 8th May 2021. Order by. Severity Last updated. Show. All Traffic - live incidents Traffic - planned work Public transport - live disruptions Public transport - engineering works. There are currently no traffic incidents to
BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA Below are all the areas listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, the percentage increase or decrease and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 of population). Dunscar and Egerton – 18 cases, up 11, 157.1 per cent, rolling rate = 239.7. Bromley Cross and Bradshaw - 13 cases, up 11, 550
NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
BLACKBURN MAN CONVICTED OVER £19MILLION COCAINE SMUGGLING Blackburn man convicted over £19million cocaine smuggling plot. A man from Blackburn has been convicted for his part in a multi-million pound cocaine smuggling plot. Mark Tucker, 53, was convicted at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday following a five-day trial. Tucker was convicted alongside Christopher Bullows from St Helens after attempting
DARWEN: MAN IN COURT ACCUSED OF INDECENTLY ASSAULTING GIRL THE man accused of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl on Darwen playing fields on Friday has appealed for a mystery witness to come forward.. Blackburn magistrates today heard Mark McCarren, 46, was accused of sexually assaulting the girl on playing fields near Marsh House Lane shortly after 7pm.. Richard Prew, defending, said his client denied the allegation and he was anxious to POLICE APPEAL AS MAN DIES IN BOLTON FOLLOWING CRASH A MAN has died in Bolton after a Jeep crashed into a wall following a suspected 'medical episode'. At around 11.10am this morning, police were called to reports of a collision between a Jeep Wrangler and a wall in Scout Road, Bolton, in what they believe was a 'medical episode'.
MILITARY PARADE MARKS QUEEN’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY 9 hours ago · The Queen has received her official birthday gift from the nation’s armed forces – a ceremony of pomp and pageantry in her honour. Windsor Castle was the setting for the spectacle dubbed a mini Trooping the Colour, featuring soldiers who have supported communities and the NHS during the pandemic or served overseas on military operations. JOHNSON ISSUES WARNING TO EUROPEAN UNION AS TRADE DISPUTE 5 hours ago · Boris Johnson escalated his dispute with the European Union by warning he will do whatever it takes to keep goods flowing from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Following talks with the EU’s key figures, the Prime Minister said he would not hesitate to take unilateral action to protect the EU URGED TO BE ‘PRAGMATIC, NOT BLOODY-MINDED’ OVER BREXIT 12 hours ago · The European Union has been urged to back down in a dispute with the UK over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. Boris Johnson was holding talks with the EU’s key players on Saturday as the dispute threatened to overshadow his hosting
FULL LIST OF COVID-19 RATES The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are: Erewash (up from 28.6 to 205.4) Bolton (83.5 to 162.4) Blackburn with Darwen (53.4 to 99.5) Bedford (38.7 to 71.6) Sefton (25.7 to 52.1) The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on May 12 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.. Here is the list in full. WHAT WILL YOU BE ABLE TO DO FROM MAY 17 WHEN LOCKDOWN Beer. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to give the go-ahead to further relaxations of the lockdown rules in England soon. Step three of the road map out of lockdown is expected to begin from May 17, meaning more rules are set to be relaxed, allowing indoor hospitality to open and new rules for businesses and holidays. COVID: PEOPLE ACROSS LANCASHIRE URGED TO MINIMISE TRAVEL - People across Lancashire are being advised to minimise travel in the fight against the Delta variant, first identified in India - Blackburn and most of Lancashire declared a Covid ‘enhanced response area’ - A “strengthened package of support” will be provided in Lancashire to tackle a rise
BURY ONE OF FIVE AREAS TO RECORD BIGGEST WEEK-ON-WEEK BURY is one of five areas in the country to have recorded the biggest week-on-week rises in covid infection rates, new figures out today show. The town saw its coronavirus cases more than double in seven days. Bury now has the eighth highest infection rate in the country. Figures for the seven days BOLTON COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 RESULTS THE Bolton Council 2021 election count was held at the University of Bolton stadium on Friday. Below are the results in full. After Thursday's vote, the Conservatives seem likely to continue leading Bolton Council after they became the largest party. They won three more seats and lost one and now have 20 councillors of the borough’s 60.
ISSA BROTHERS: BLACKBURN EG GROUP DUO TOP NORTH WEST THE ISSA brothers have topped a North West power list, naming them as the most influential people in the region. The list was released this week by business publication Insider Media, which covers trade, investment and developments across the UK.. Blackburn's Mohsin and Zuber Issa were selected for the top spot thanks to their status in the business world and in particular thanks to LETTER: WHEN WILL GPS AND PHARMACISTS COME OUT OF HIDING LETTER OF THE DAY. With more than 50 per cent of the population now having had their first Covid injection and with the majority of patients generally seen by GPs having had both their Covid injections, can we ask why our GPs and pharmacists are hiding behind locked doors? Retail is now fully open, restaurants will soon be fully open again, so
PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE PFIZER VACCINE ISSUED INDIAN People who have received the Pfizer vaccine have been issued a crucial update concerning the Indian variant of Covid-19. New research suggests those who have received the jab have lower antibodies targeting the strain of coronavirus The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is primarily being given to under-30s in the UK due to the link between the AstraZeneca jab and blood clotting. BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise BOLTON CORONAVIRUS CASES AT THEIR HIGHEST FOR OVER SIX Covid-19 case rates in Bolton are now at their highest level for more than six months, latest figures show. A total of 1,300 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the seven days to May 21 – the equivalent of 452.1 cases per 100,000 people. This is up from 300.8 the previous week and is the highest since the seven days to November 12.
ISSA BROTHERS PURCHASE LAND ALONG BUSY BLACKBURN ROUTE THE Issa brothers have purchased land alongside one of Blackburn’s busiest roads, the Lancashire Telegraph can exclusively reveal. The land purchased by Zuber and Mohsin Issa is adjacent to Wainwright Way and opposite the newly built Home Bargains store and Freckleton Business Centre.. The opening of the new road in 2016 linked Montague Street and Bolton Road and has helped create new BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA Below are all the areas listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, the percentage increase or decrease and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 of population). Dunscar and Egerton – 18 cases, up 11, 157.1 per cent, rolling rate = 239.7. Bromley Cross and Bradshaw - 13 cases, up 11, 550
FULL LIST OF COVID-19 RATES The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are: Erewash (up from 28.6 to 205.4) Bolton (83.5 to 162.4) Blackburn with Darwen (53.4 to 99.5) Bedford (38.7 to 71.6) Sefton (25.7 to 52.1) The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on May 12 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.. Here is the list in full. BURY COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here BLACKBURN MAN CONVICTED OVER £19MILLION COCAINE SMUGGLING Blackburn man convicted over £19million cocaine smuggling plot. A man from Blackburn has been convicted for his part in a multi-million pound cocaine smuggling plot. Mark Tucker, 53, was convicted at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday following a five-day trial. Tucker was convicted alongside Christopher Bullows from St Helens after attempting
NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
BOLTON COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 RESULTS THE Bolton Council 2021 election count was held at the University of Bolton stadium on Friday. Below are the results in full. After Thursday's vote, the Conservatives seem likely to continue leading Bolton Council after they became the largest party. They won three more seats and lost one and now have 20 councillors of the borough’s 60.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE PFIZER VACCINE ISSUED INDIAN People who have received the Pfizer vaccine have been issued a crucial update concerning the Indian variant of Covid-19. New research suggests those who have received the jab have lower antibodies targeting the strain of coronavirus The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is primarily being given to under-30s in the UK due to the link between the AstraZeneca jab and blood clotting. BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise BOLTON CORONAVIRUS CASES AT THEIR HIGHEST FOR OVER SIX Covid-19 case rates in Bolton are now at their highest level for more than six months, latest figures show. A total of 1,300 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the seven days to May 21 – the equivalent of 452.1 cases per 100,000 people. This is up from 300.8 the previous week and is the highest since the seven days to November 12.
ISSA BROTHERS PURCHASE LAND ALONG BUSY BLACKBURN ROUTE THE Issa brothers have purchased land alongside one of Blackburn’s busiest roads, the Lancashire Telegraph can exclusively reveal. The land purchased by Zuber and Mohsin Issa is adjacent to Wainwright Way and opposite the newly built Home Bargains store and Freckleton Business Centre.. The opening of the new road in 2016 linked Montague Street and Bolton Road and has helped create new BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA Below are all the areas listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, the percentage increase or decrease and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 of population). Dunscar and Egerton – 18 cases, up 11, 157.1 per cent, rolling rate = 239.7. Bromley Cross and Bradshaw - 13 cases, up 11, 550
FULL LIST OF COVID-19 RATES The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are: Erewash (up from 28.6 to 205.4) Bolton (83.5 to 162.4) Blackburn with Darwen (53.4 to 99.5) Bedford (38.7 to 71.6) Sefton (25.7 to 52.1) The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on May 12 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.. Here is the list in full. BURY COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here BLACKBURN MAN CONVICTED OVER £19MILLION COCAINE SMUGGLING Blackburn man convicted over £19million cocaine smuggling plot. A man from Blackburn has been convicted for his part in a multi-million pound cocaine smuggling plot. Mark Tucker, 53, was convicted at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday following a five-day trial. Tucker was convicted alongside Christopher Bullows from St Helens after attempting
NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
BOLTON COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 RESULTS THE Bolton Council 2021 election count was held at the University of Bolton stadium on Friday. Below are the results in full. After Thursday's vote, the Conservatives seem likely to continue leading Bolton Council after they became the largest party. They won three more seats and lost one and now have 20 councillors of the borough’s 60.
CLIMATE CHANGE REQUIRES SAME URGENCY AS PANDEMIC, SAYS 5 hours ago · The Prince of Wales urged G7 leaders to display the same sense of urgency in tackling climate change as they showed in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. At a reception with leaders including Boris Johnson and Joe Biden, Charles said the Covid-19 pandemic had shown what a “truly borderless crisis PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE PFIZER VACCINE ISSUED INDIAN People who have received the Pfizer vaccine have been issued a crucial update concerning the Indian variant of Covid-19. New research suggests those who have received the jab have lower antibodies targeting the strain of coronavirus The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is primarily being given to under-30s in the UK due to the link between the AstraZeneca jab and blood clotting. FULL LIST OF COVID-19 RATES The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are: Erewash (up from 28.6 to 205.4) Bolton (83.5 to 162.4) Blackburn with Darwen (53.4 to 99.5) Bedford (38.7 to 71.6) Sefton (25.7 to 52.1) The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on May 12 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.. Here is the list in full. 137 MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES DIAGNOSED IN BOLTON 9 hours ago · THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Bolton increased by 137 in the last 24 hours, the latest official figures show. Public Health England figures show that 31,544 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Friday (June CORONAVIRUS VACCINE: AREAS IN BOLTON WITH THE HIGHEST AND The areas with the lowest coverage are Central Bolton (64 per cent), Burnden and Great Lever (66.2 per cent) and Gilnow and Victory (67.3 per cent). This means that there is a 25 per cent difference between the area with the highest vaccine uptake (Bromley Cross and Bradshaw) compared to the area with the lowest (Central Bolton). BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN: COUNCIL ADDRESS 'WASTED 21 hours ago · Blackburn with Darwen director of adults and health Sayyed Osman said: “Since our surge testing programme began around three weeks ago, we have provided over 18,000 PCR test kits to residents in target areas of Blackburn. “Residents can collect kits themselves from our five collect and return hubs, and for the last 12 days or so we’ve also been knocking on doors and delivering kits to BURY LEISURE SPORTS CENTRES REOPEN WITH NEW EQUIPMENT AND 21 hours ago · BURY Leisure sports centres are now open for safe, socially distanced exercise with brand new state-of-the-art refurbished gyms at each facility. Castle Leisure Centre, Radcliffe Leisure Centre and Ramsbottom Pool and Fitness Centre have all re-opened their doors with covid-secure measures and HUNDREDS OF EXTINCTION REBELLION PROTESTERS JOIN MARCH AT 12 hours ago · Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists have staged a protest march targeting the G7 summit in Cornwall. Climate campaigners paraded from St Ives Leisure Centre to the centre of the town, escorted by police who redirected cars en route. It was the NEW VACCINATION SITE IN BOLTON WILL OPEN TOMORROW AMID A NEW vaccination centre is being established in Bolton due to Indian variant coronavirus concerns. Health chiefs will open the jabs site at Eden Boys' School, in Wolfenden Street, Halliwell, from tomorrow. Clinical commissioners say the centre will operate from 10am to NEW DESSERT PARLOUR OPENS IN BLACKBURN AFTER £60K 19 hours ago · A FORMER charity shop has been converted into a new 60,000 dessert parlour in Blackburn. Sugamore has launched on Whalley New Road in Brownhill and will be offering a range of desserts and drinks. The business, which has created eight new roles locally, was due to open in March but the launch was LANCASHIRE NEWS, SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM LANCASHIREJOBSHOMESMOTORSNEWSSPORTANNOUNCEMENTS This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS Published on 5th May 2021. ALFRED (ALF) HOUGHTON On 28th April 2021, peacefully at home. Alf aged 88 years. Much loved dad of David, Julie, Tony and the late Steven, Mark and Carl, dear. Leave your condolence. Death Notices.
BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise BURY COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA Below are all the areas listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, the percentage increase or decrease and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 of population). Dunscar and Egerton – 18 cases, up 11, 157.1 per cent, rolling rate = 239.7. Bromley Cross and Bradshaw - 13 cases, up 11, 550
BOLTON COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 RESULTS THE Bolton Council 2021 election count was held at the University of Bolton stadium on Friday. Below are the results in full. After Thursday's vote, the Conservatives seem likely to continue leading Bolton Council after they became the largest party. They won three more seats and lost one and now have 20 councillors of the borough’s 60.
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HYNDBURN: CONCERNS OVER SECOND CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DELAYS RESIDENTS have raised concerns about possible delays in receiving their second doses of the coronavirus vaccine.. Several people in Hyndburn say they have faced longer waits than the initially stated 12 weeks for their second jab.. This comes in the week that the borough was revealed to have recorded England's second highest increase in cases.
NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
POLICE APPEAL AS MAN DIES IN BOLTON FOLLOWING CRASH A MAN has died in Bolton after a Jeep crashed into a wall following a suspected 'medical episode'. At around 11.10am this morning, police were called to reports of a collision between a Jeep Wrangler and a wall in Scout Road, Bolton, in what they believe LANCASHIRE NEWS, SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM LANCASHIREJOBSHOMESMOTORSNEWSSPORTANNOUNCEMENTS This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS Published on 5th May 2021. ALFRED (ALF) HOUGHTON On 28th April 2021, peacefully at home. Alf aged 88 years. Much loved dad of David, Julie, Tony and the late Steven, Mark and Carl, dear. Leave your condolence. Death Notices.
BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise BURY COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA Below are all the areas listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, the percentage increase or decrease and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 of population). Dunscar and Egerton – 18 cases, up 11, 157.1 per cent, rolling rate = 239.7. Bromley Cross and Bradshaw - 13 cases, up 11, 550
BOLTON COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 RESULTS THE Bolton Council 2021 election count was held at the University of Bolton stadium on Friday. Below are the results in full. After Thursday's vote, the Conservatives seem likely to continue leading Bolton Council after they became the largest party. They won three more seats and lost one and now have 20 councillors of the borough’s 60.
LIVE TRAFFIC & TRAVEL NEWS FOR PRESTON Latest incidents. print the list. Last updated at 11.08pm Saturday 8th May 2021. Order by. Severity Last updated. Show. All Traffic - live incidents Traffic - planned work Public transport - live disruptions Public transport - engineering works. There are currently no traffic incidents to
HYNDBURN: CONCERNS OVER SECOND CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DELAYS RESIDENTS have raised concerns about possible delays in receiving their second doses of the coronavirus vaccine.. Several people in Hyndburn say they have faced longer waits than the initially stated 12 weeks for their second jab.. This comes in the week that the borough was revealed to have recorded England's second highest increase in cases.
NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
POLICE APPEAL AS MAN DIES IN BOLTON FOLLOWING CRASH A MAN has died in Bolton after a Jeep crashed into a wall following a suspected 'medical episode'. At around 11.10am this morning, police were called to reports of a collision between a Jeep Wrangler and a wall in Scout Road, Bolton, in what they believe MORE THAN 1,000 TESTED FOR COVID-19 IN KILKEEL 1 day ago · More than 1,000 people have been tested for Covid-19 in Kilkeel after a number of potential cases of the variant first identified in India were detected. On Monday, the Public Health Agency (PHA) said 15 cases of the virus have been found following testing in the area since Saturday. The positive FULL LIST OF COVID-19 RATES The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are: Erewash (up from 28.6 to 205.4) Bolton (83.5 to 162.4) Blackburn with Darwen (53.4 to 99.5) Bedford (38.7 to 71.6) Sefton (25.7 to 52.1) The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on May 12 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.. Here is the list in full. VACCINE CONFIDENCE ‘INCREASING’ IN YOUNGER GROUPS 15 hours ago · Vaccine confidence is increasing among younger age groups, the NHS said as it urged people to have a coronavirus jab so the nation can “get back to the lives that we love”. Dr Nikki Kanani, director of primary care for the NHS in England, said she had “goosebumps” at the thought of offering BOLTON CORONAVIRUS CASES AT THEIR HIGHEST FOR OVER SIX Covid-19 case rates in Bolton are now at their highest level for more than six months, latest figures show. A total of 1,300 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the seven days to May 21 – the equivalent of 452.1 cases per 100,000 people. This is up from 300.8 the previous week and is the highest since the seven days to November 12.
TOWN GETTING ON TOP OF CORONAVIRUS AS INFECTION RATE FALLS 1 day ago · The highest number of cases recorded in a seven-day period in Bolton was the week ending May 21, when 1,300 positive cases of Covid-19 were detected, giving the town an infection rate of 452.1 cases per 100,000 residents — by far the highest in the country at the time.
BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA Below are all the areas listed with the number of cases, whether the number of cases has gone up or down, the percentage increase or decrease and the rolling rate of infection (expressed per 100,000 of population). Dunscar and Egerton – 18 cases, up 11, 157.1 per cent, rolling rate = 239.7. Bromley Cross and Bradshaw - 13 cases, up 11, 550
REDRAWN BOUNDARIES COULD BENEFIT TORIES BY BOOSTING 14 hours ago · Northern England and the West Midlands will lose MPs under a planned shake-up of Westminster constituencies, with Cabinet ministers set to be hit by the changes. The proposals, aimed at ensuring seats with broadly similar numbers of voters, will see HYNDBURN: CONCERNS OVER SECOND CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DELAYS RESIDENTS have raised concerns about possible delays in receiving their second doses of the coronavirus vaccine.. Several people in Hyndburn say they have faced longer waits than the initially stated 12 weeks for their second jab.. This comes in the week that the borough was revealed to have recorded England's second highest increase in cases.
BUTLERS ARMS PLEASINGTON CLOSES AS STAFF 'AT BREAKING 1 day ago · A PUB owner says his staff have hit breaking point after being shouted at by impatient customers, forcing him to shut for two weeks. A number of workers at The Butlers Arms in Pleasington have been told to self-isolate and the small staff team still working have been shouted at by customers about the speed of service. YOUR TICKET TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE 1 day ago · NEWSQUEST Media Group, publishers of more than 120 local news titles across the UK, is teaming up with eco tech business Pawprint in an innovative collaboration to tackle climate change. Having taken a lead role in the environmental debate with campaigns such as Climate For Change, launched in early LANCASHIRE NEWS, SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM LANCASHIREJOBSHOMESMOTORSNEWSSPORTANNOUNCEMENTS This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHSGLOUCESTER COUNTY TIMES NEWSPAPER OBITUAR…SUFFOLK FREE PRESS OBITUARIESSUFFOLK NEWS OBITUARIESBURY TIMES DEATHS Death Notices Steven Taylor Published on 5th June 2021. STEVEN TAYLOR On 1st June 2021, peacefully in hospital. Steve, aged 53 years. Beloved husband of Dawn, dearly loved son of BURY COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA BOLTON continues to see the biggest infection rate in the UK, according to figures released by Public Health England. In the seven days to May 17, Bolton recorded 1,106 new cases – 459 more cases than the previous week – an increase of 70.9per cent. The rolling rate of infections is 384.6 per BOLTON COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 RESULTS THE Bolton Council 2021 election count was held at the University of Bolton stadium on Friday. Below are the results in full. After Thursday's vote, the Conservatives seem likely to continue leading Bolton Council after they became the largest party. LIVE TRAFFIC & TRAVEL NEWS FOR PRESTON This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
HYNDBURN: CONCERNS OVER SECOND CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DELAYS RESIDENTS have raised concerns about possible delays in receiving their second doses of the coronavirus vaccine.. Several people in Hyndburn say they have faced longer waits than the initially stated 12 weeks for their second jab.. This comes in the week that the borough was revealed to have recorded England's second highest increase in cases.
POLICE APPEAL AS MAN DIES IN BOLTON FOLLOWING CRASH A MAN has died in Bolton after a Jeep crashed into a wall following a suspected 'medical episode'. At around 11.10am this morning, police were called to reports of a collision between a Jeep Wrangler and a wall in Scout Road, Bolton, in what they believe LANCASHIRE NEWS, SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM LANCASHIREJOBSHOMESMOTORSNEWSSPORTANNOUNCEMENTS This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here BOLTON COVID: UPDATES, VACCINE ROLLOUT AND LATEST FIGURES -Live coronavirus updates in Bolton and nationally -Vaccine programme steps up in the borough to combat the spread of the virus -Indian variant remains a concern -Bolton's infection rates continue to rise FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHSGLOUCESTER COUNTY TIMES NEWSPAPER OBITUAR…SUFFOLK FREE PRESS OBITUARIESSUFFOLK NEWS OBITUARIESBURY TIMES DEATHS Death Notices Steven Taylor Published on 5th June 2021. STEVEN TAYLOR On 1st June 2021, peacefully in hospital. Steve, aged 53 years. Beloved husband of Dawn, dearly loved son of BURY COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA BOLTON continues to see the biggest infection rate in the UK, according to figures released by Public Health England. In the seven days to May 17, Bolton recorded 1,106 new cases – 459 more cases than the previous week – an increase of 70.9per cent. The rolling rate of infections is 384.6 per BOLTON COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2021 RESULTS THE Bolton Council 2021 election count was held at the University of Bolton stadium on Friday. Below are the results in full. After Thursday's vote, the Conservatives seem likely to continue leading Bolton Council after they became the largest party. LIVE TRAFFIC & TRAVEL NEWS FOR PRESTON This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here.If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here NELSON PENSIONER 'KILLED NEIGHBOUR IN CLAW HAMMER ATTACK A 72-year-old man is on trial for murdering his neighbour by inflicting a sustained and forceful attack on her using a claw hammer. Alan Fare appeared at Preston Crown Court via videolink from Guild Lodge, where he has been since October, following his arrest and subsequent charge in June 2020 over the murder of 58-year-old Mandy Houghton.
HYNDBURN: CONCERNS OVER SECOND CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DELAYS RESIDENTS have raised concerns about possible delays in receiving their second doses of the coronavirus vaccine.. Several people in Hyndburn say they have faced longer waits than the initially stated 12 weeks for their second jab.. This comes in the week that the borough was revealed to have recorded England's second highest increase in cases.
POLICE APPEAL AS MAN DIES IN BOLTON FOLLOWING CRASH A MAN has died in Bolton after a Jeep crashed into a wall following a suspected 'medical episode'. At around 11.10am this morning, police were called to reports of a collision between a Jeep Wrangler and a wall in Scout Road, Bolton, in what they believe MORE THAN 1,000 TESTED FOR COVID-19 IN KILKEEL 10 hours ago · More than 1,000 people have been tested for Covid-19 in Kilkeel after a number of potential cases of the variant first identified in India were detected. On Monday, the Public Health Agency (PHA) said 15 cases of the virus have been found following testing in FULL LIST OF COVID-19 RATES The five areas with the biggest week-on-week rises are: Erewash (up from 28.6 to 205.4) Bolton (83.5 to 162.4) Blackburn with Darwen (53.4 to 99.5) Bedford (38.7 to 71.6) Sefton (25.7 to 52.1) The list has been calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on May 12 on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.. Here is the list in full. TOWN GETTING ON TOP OF CORONAVIRUS AS INFECTION RATE FALLS 10 hours ago · The highest number of cases recorded in a seven-day period in Bolton was the week ending May 21, when 1,300 positive cases of Covid-19 were detected, giving the town an infection rate of 452.1 cases per 100,000 residents — by far the highest in the country at the time.
BOLTON CORONAVIRUS CASES AT THEIR HIGHEST FOR OVER SIX No new deaths have been recorded at the Royal Bolton Hospital, according to the latest data, despite coronavirus cases and hospitalisations increasing. Covid-19 case rates in Bolton are now at their highest level for more than six months, latest figures show. A total of 1,300 new cases of BOLTON COVID: LATEST INFECTION RATES FOR EVERY AREA BOLTON continues to see the biggest infection rate in the UK, according to figures released by Public Health England.. In the seven days to May 17, Bolton recorded 1,106 new cases – 459 more cases than the previous week – an increase of 70.9per cent. The rolling rate of infections is 384.6 per 100,000 of population. UK FOREIGN AID CUTS IN NUMBERS 16 hours ago · – £4 billion: The amount the Government thinks the cut will save. – 24%: The percentage by which foreign aid will be cut, taking it back to levels lower than in 2013 (even without taking inflation into account). – 4.7%: Aid in 2020 was 4.7% lower than in 2019 because of the contraction in the economy caused by the pandemic. This reduction was about £700 million. HYNDBURN: CONCERNS OVER SECOND CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DELAYS RESIDENTS have raised concerns about possible delays in receiving their second doses of the coronavirus vaccine.. Several people in Hyndburn say they have faced longer waits than the initially stated 12 weeks for their second jab.. This comes in the week that the borough was revealed to have recorded England's second highest increase in cases.
YOUR TICKET TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE 10 hours ago · NEWSQUEST Media Group, publishers of more than 120 local news titles across the UK, is teaming up with eco tech business Pawprint in an innovative collaboration to tackle climate change. Having taken a lead role in the environmental debate with campaigns such as Climate For Change, launched in early HOW CAN YOU GIVE YOUR VIEW ON DECARBONISATION STRATEGY 22 hours ago · People in Blackburn with Darwen are being given the chance to have their say on the decarbonisation strategy posed for the North of England. Launching today (June 7), an online consultation will allow the public to share their view on ambitious goal of achieving near-zero carbon emissions from COUNCILLOR ABOUT-TURN AS SHE REJOINS CONSERVATIVES 17 hours ago · A COUNCILLOR has rejoined the Conservatives just months after quitting the party claiming at that time she was ‘not allowed her own opinion’ and that she was ‘constrained’ by them. Cllr Diane Parkinson, who represents Hulton ward on Bolton __
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