Slimming World groups to continue despite new rules

Nothing But Thieves are among the leading names on the line-up of the virtual Headstock Weekender festival, which is being held to mark World Mental Health Day next month.Set to take place from October 10-11, Headstock Weekender will be broadcast for free on the United We Stream GM platform and will feature live music, exclusive talks and immersive wellbeing experiences.This two-day virtual festival replaces the initial week-long event that had been planned to take place across Manchester back

t it would be offering students a two-week rent rebate and a £50 grocery gift card for those affected, as well as access to emergency cleaning and toiletry supplies.

The Manchester Evening News has compiled above just a snap-shot of the video tributes shown to the inquiry, and the statements read out. It was said the inquiry's chairman, Sir John Saunders, a 'deeply-affecting and emotionally-draining experience'.As ever, the little things that matter so much stood out.Georgina Callander, 18, had just passed her driving test and saved up to buy her first car, which she loved and called 'Peggy'.

reached 272 across the region. But with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News confirming cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

in east Manchester could begin in a matter of weeks it has been revealed after plans were given the green light today. Proposals for a "world class" 23,500 capacity venue next to the Etihad Stadium, which would become the biggest of its kind in the UK, were approved by the council's planning committee on Thursday afternoon.

MyBolton and Manchester Evening News witnessed Scott's Barbers, in Horwich, being forced to shut while on patrol with 'Covid cops' on the evening of September 11. Upon arriving at the shop, Environmental Health officers from Bolton Council were already there to issue an immediate closure order.

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coronavirus rules announced in the House of Commons today by Prime Minister Boris Johnson spell bad news for five-a-side teams who play their sport indoors.

Matt Hancock has warned that the country is facing a “big moment” as coronavirus hospital admissions continue to rise.The Health Secretary said it is vital that people follow the rule of six, or the more stringent measures imposed here in Greater Manchester.“It is deadly serious,” he told Radio 4’s Today programme on Friday (September 18).“The results of not doing so will be that this goes more out of control and we have to take more stringent measures which have a bigger economic impact and

coronavirus.There are reports that laboratories have been overwhelmed by a surge in swabs.Far from being the envy of the world, Labour’s Wes Streeting told Health Secretary Matt Hancock in the Commons this week the system was 'a bloody mess'.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereNHS Test and Trace figures show that 33.3 per cent of people who were tested for coronavirus

ITV2 dating show Love Island last summer.

The lives of 'soul mates' Marcin and Angelika Klis, who lost their lives at Manchester Arena, were remembered at the public inquiry into the terror bombing today.Commemorative hearings to pay tribute to all those killed were continuing on the inquiry's sixth day today.Pen portraits from the families and friends of the deceased, and moving personal evidence about them, will be heard and shown to the inquiry.The attack on May 22, 2017, after the Ariana Grande concert, claimed 22 lives and left

As infection rates continue to rise across much of the region, a testing nightmare isn't what Greater Manchester needs.

here"Of course, as I have said repeatedly, there are operational challenges but thousands of people every day are being tested in Manchester in order to get a grip of the outbreak there."Debbie Abrahams, Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, raised issues around local contact tracing in Greater Manchester and accused the government of 'still not getting the basics right'."I don't underestimate the challenges that the health secretary has faced over the last few months," she told MPs."But

straight to your inbox Kalidou Koulibaly has given a reminder of what he offers on the pitch as Manchester City's pursuit of the Napoli defender continues. Pep Guardiola has wanted a premium centre-back for more than 12 months and Koulibaly had been identified as the key target ahead of the summer transfer window for the Blues.