Amanda, suggest you ping this vid to Caitlin or Andrew re discontented Robert Collinge regarding blocked drains near his sheltered housing flat on Carrington Road.

On your marks for the local by-election count in Trafford’s Hale ward. Conservatives looking confident of taking the seat previously held by the Greens

Broadheath ward council by-election in Trafford result: Kaushik Chakraborty (Cons) 1,614; Mahvish Masood (Lab) 978; Louise Bird (LibDem) 841; Deborah Rhodes (Reform UK) 723; Alexander Young (Greens) 204; Stephen Farndon (Independent) 22.

Turnout in Beoadheath ward by- election in Trafford is 49.6pc. Out if 8,846 voters, 4,389 turned out to vote

Counting is under way at Trafford town hall in Broadheath ward local by-election.

The dog doesn’t seem to mind the long wait for one of the few buses running

Plenty of passengers coming to the Trafford Centre via Swinton and Eccles from Bolton. Bus driver says it’s a long wait for the next one

Passengers at the Trafford Centre getting some helpful advice about the alternative of getting a tram

More buses showing up at Trafford Centre. But very quiet.

Some buses are bringing passengers to the Trafford Centre

One bus running is the 100 from Trafford Centre to Salford Uni. Joshua Owen, 18, is just starting his course there. Didn’t need Uber.

Says it all in three words at the Trafford Cente

Trafford Centre bus hub

The Uber fest continues. People stranded at the Trafford Centre bus hub trying to get to Altrincham like students Mohammed Smith, 35, and Haema Mosea, 21, are getting a cab.

Looks like a bumper pay day for Uber. Trainee barber Rowan Azizi, 28, normally gets the 247/248 to Altrincham. But he’s summoned a taxi!

Phillipa Doherty, 31, normally gets 2 buses from home in Eccles to her job in admin at Trafford General. She’s dropped her 2yo child off at nursery and waiting for an Uber to get to work. Journey that costs £2 normally will cost her £10.

Urmston’s usually much busier than this, even at 8am on a Friday, says retired forklift truck driver Derek Thomas, 77. Normally there’s a queue outside Aldi, he says

It’s Friday morning in Urmston town centre and with no buses running it’s like a ghost town.

Bus strikes already hitting residents in out-on-a-limb Partington community. Jun Li, 45, who normally gets the 255 to McDonald’s shift has called an Uber.

Wow. Another great front page. Cheers Richstd