Lynn Donkin: Last News

Health bosses have warned of a terrifying trend in which vape products are being 'targeted specifically at children.' This comes after a series of raids carried out by police and trading standards in Bolton on shops reported to be selling e-cigarettes to school-age children.

One in five Greater Manchester children have not had their full childhood immunisations by the time they get to primary school, new figures show. Health bosses say the trend of declining childhood vaccinations 'needs to be urgently reversed', with the ongoing measles outbreak serving as a 'reminder that these diseases have not gone away'.

Omicron, the latest variant of the coronavirus, has now become the most dominant strain in parts of Manchester, with coronavirus cases rising across the region.

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first discovered in the South East just before Christmas - has now become the most common variant in Bolton, accounting for more than 85 per cent of positive tests.

Bolton, according to one of the town's senior public health officials.Lynn Donkin, Bolton Council’s assistant director of public health, described the spike in the number of infections as 'a concern' but said there was no sign of any particular area becoming a hotspot.Last week, data from Public Health England (PHE) showed that the four areas with the highest number of number cases were all in the east of the town.In the week from August 24 to 30, the most new cases were recorded in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever, with 20 people having tested positive.However, Little Lever has since overtaken it as the area with the highest number of cases, with 23 new infections between August 30 and September 5.Over the same period, there were 20 new