Andy Burnham has said that a week after the first peak in coronavirus cases was declared nationally, Greater Manchester is passing through its own peak.

With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world and forcing a great many of us into lockdown for an undetermined period, many of us have been attempting to find new ways to keep boredom at bay and to maintain some sense of normalcy.

Although the rate of increase in the number of new cases in GMCR has slowed, it is still too early to begin to think about returning to business as usual, according to Mayor Andy Burnham and Council Leader Sir Richard Leese.

Mayor Andy Burnham addressed a mixed bag of developments in the Coronavirus situation following the fifth meeting of the Greater Manchester Covid Emergency Committee.

A vaccine may be the only way of completely eradicating the deadly virus sweeping across Britain. The National Flu Immunisation Programme has taken years to mass-produce a vaccine for people of all ages, a vaccine for Coronavirus may face a similar time frame for maximum effect.

The creator of the My Food Bank Finder App is now putting his talents to work to use his expertise to bridge the gap between key workers and suppliers with the crisis currently facing the NHS in terms of a lack of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).

Andy Burnham paid tribute to Manchester Council’s deputy leader Sue Murphy in his weekly press briefing before Easter.

With self-isolation leaving most of us stuck at home, you may be at a loss over how to spend your sudden free time.

Lancashire Cricket are giving away up to 5,000 tickets to NHS staff as thanks for their efforts in the coronavirus outbreak

The coronavirus outbreak means most of us will be housebound for the foreseeable future, which may leave us feeling anxious, frustrated, lonely and most notably, bored.

JD has been urged by retail worker union Usdaw to close their Rochdale warehouse, in order to protect their staff from the spread of COVID-19.