By Aliss Higham. New lockdown restrictions are already in place in Oldham, with people prohibited from meeting other households indoors. Express. 'I’m not doing another birthday in lockdown,' she said. Oldham had the country’s third-highest infection rate in the seven days to August 15, with 83.1 new cases per 100,000, down from 109.7 the week before. Oldham now has the third highest infection rate in England – at 50.5 cases per 100,000 people – behind Blackburn with Darwen (77.2) and Leicester (56), according to the latest NHS data. The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent. Date Published 28/02/2021. Special report. Supt Robson added that an increased number of officers will continue to patrol the area over the coming weeks, with fines being given out to those breaking lockdown restrictions. The new restrictions in Oldham and parts of Pendle and Blackburn will not stop people from shopping, going to work or attending child-care settings including schools, which open from 1 September. You must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. Schools and essential shops will remain open. You can unsubscribe at any time. Oldham is just days away from being ordered into a Leicester-style lockdown, its council leader has warned. New restrictions have been introduced in Oldham to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but Oldham is not currently under a local lockdown like the one ordered in Leicester earlier this year. There were 197 new coronavirus cases there. Coronavirus Oldham Cases Updates Now you can get the latest updates on total coronavirus cases in Oldham, total covid 19 Oldham Count down live, patient names, death list, lockdown news on #coronavirus, #coronaviruscases, #coronaviruslockdown, #coronavirusoutbreak, #COVIDー19, #COVID19, #COVID2019 from here. Since the beginning of lockdown, six months ago, the Oldham Council Youth Service has been working hard to engage with Oldham’s young people. The Mayor Andy Burnham has stated he does not want the area to have stricter measures put in place: “We are fully aware of the seriousness of the situation that we have. Meet people you do not live with inside a private home or garden, except where you have formed a support bubble (or for other limited exemptions). Stay home. What do you think of those who travelled to the beach in lockdown? Good Morning Britain correspondent Nick Dixon told viewers that the lockdown flouting was becoming a ‘frustrating situation’ for police. "These local lockdowns work," he said, adding how Oldham will now receive "extra support" and he hopes that will "bring down the case rate". order back issues and use the historic Daily Express Despite coronavirus restrictions prohibiting people from travelling within the UK, more than 100 cars were turned away from the coastal area. Oldham lockdown: Oldham already has some restrictions in place, Oldham lockdown: Oldham has had rising cases for a number of weeks, Oldham lockdown: What's Oldham's R-Rate? Mr Hancock said the Government is "working very closely, day in, day out, with Oldham, which is the area, within Greater Manchester, that's got the biggest challenge, the biggest problem". You are here: Home; Latest news; Latest news . He called on Number 10 … Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Oldham is subject to stricter lockdown restrictions than the rest of Greater Manchester (Image: Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning) For the latest news from in and around Oldham … Special report. You are here: Home; Latest news; Latest news . I don’t want to see it anywhere in Greater Manchester. GMSF: Oldham to put brownfield first. OLDHAM residents have been told not to meet ANYONE outside their household from midnight on Saturday but will avoid a full lockdown, local leaders have said today. The senior officer added that it was essential for people to ‘take heed’ of the advice so infection rates can continue to fall, in order to meet the criteria necessary for lockdown to be eased. Latest news OLDHAM is the latest area to have rising coronavirus numbers - prompting a warning from the Government the area could be placed into a stricter lockdown. Police have increased patrols ‘on a daily basis’ due to ‘so many people breaking the rules’, with people arriving from as far as 100 miles away, he added. We have many other newsletters that may interest you as well. Oldham West MP, Jim McMahon, Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East, and Labour's new deputy leader Angela Rayner have urged the health secretary to avoid using a 'blunt lockdown'. Skip to content; Skip to main navigation ... National lockdown. Coronavirus: Information and advice. Residents were banned from meeting others outside their household in their own home or garden, and pubs and restaurants remain open but two households cannot mix indoors. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, Oldham's seven day infection rate per 100,000 is 83.1 - the area with the nearest to that is Manchester, with 47.6. This was a … An Oldham mum who travelled over 50 miles to go to the beach in lockdown says she 'didn't think there was any harm' in it. Explaining her decision to visit the area, she said: “He’s only four so I’m not doing another birthday in lockdown.”. A breakdown of Oldham's fly-tipping incidents last year. The huge boost in visitor numbers came as the weather made a turn for the better over the weekend, as skies turned blue across the North West and temperatures reached double digit figures. Oldham is now under national lockdown coronavirus restrictions. Oldham Councils latest news regarding News. With the exception of Northampton, Oldham, Blackburn and Pendle have the highest rate of new infections. Police have called those who travelled 'reckless'. Oldham is among several northern local authorities which are currently under tighter restrictions compared with the rest of the country, however most of those regions have managed to reduce their COVID-19 infection rate. While Oldham recorded 225 cases at a rate of 108 per 100,000 population two weeks ago, experts feel cases are declining in the area as there were 197 new cases in Oldham last week. In Oldham, 170 new cases were recorded in the seven days to August 18 - the equivalent of 71.7 per 100,000 people. 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Pointing to her kids, she added: “We’ve done it with him, we’ve done it with him, and all he wanted to do was to come to the beach and I didn’t think there was any harm. You may attend these venues with people you live with (or are in a support bubble with), but should avoid interaction with others. You must work from home if you can. Published: Monday, 28th September 2020. They are seeing between 70 and 90 cases per 100,000 people. Some 255 new cases were diagnosed in Oldham in the week ending August 8 compared with 137 the week before. The north-west town is the UK's new coronavirus hotspot, according to the latest data from the NHS, and last week it narrowly avoided being placed under strict lockdown. Putting Oldham into a coronavirus local lockdown would be a "disaster", the leader of the local council has told Sky News. There have been 187 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Oldham in the week to 17 August – the equivalent of 78.9 per 100,000 people, figures published on Thursday showed.