Tributes have poured in for a much-loved school cleaner who has died after contracting coronavirus. Barrie Ashley, 67, worked as an assistant care taker at Saddleworth School for a number of years and was regarded as a "legend" by those who knew him.
He was admitted to hospital last week with symptoms of COVID-19, where he was placed on a ventilator and moved to intensive care.
Barrie's family were unable to visit him, but his brother Martin - who he lived with - was able to say goodbye to him via a phone call.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News , his niece, Clare Cakir and her brother Craig, said he would be sorely missed by his brothers Martin and Bryan, as well as members of the local community. "Barrie was part of the