Metrolink services will be affected by essential engineering works taking place on weekends in late October and early November.

Services affected on Sunday, 22 October will be Cornbrook for points renewal and track and concrete replacement work which will impact services across the network.

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On Saturday 4 and Sunday, 5 November, track repair work will take place on the Bury and Rochdale lines.

There will be no tram service between Bury and Whitefield or Freehold and Rochdale Town Centre.

Replacement bus services will be laid on at all affected stops to ensure people are still able to make their journeys as usual on these dates.

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Danny Vaughan, head of Metrolink said: “We are very sorry for any inconvenience these essential works may cause people to people travelling on these dates.

“However, it’s important we maintain and improve the network, so it continues to provide a reliable and safe service to all our customers.

“The work has been scheduled to minimise disruption during the week, when more use the network and we will be doing everything, we can to keep the disruption to a minimum.

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“We have a comprehensive replacement bus service across all affected dates, so people can still get to and from their intended destinations and I’d encourage passengers to monitor our website and social media channels for the latest information and advice.”

No further works are planned for the Metrolink going into the festive season.