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AJ Handley-Rowe - 10th November 2021

Award-winning cocktail bar in Manchester announces shock closure

Daisy Jackson

Red Light, award-winning cocktail bar in Manchester announces shock closure

Red Light, a Manchester cocktail bar that’s been named as one of the best in the UK, has announced its shock closure.

The beautiful bar on the cobbled Little David Street has said that ‘this Pride will be our last’, with the doors set to close for good on Sunday.

Red Light opened its doors at Kampus in 2023, an inclusive space with great drinks, events, and DJs.

The bar was the brainchild of Deana Ferguson, an adopted Manc originally hailing from Belfast, who created a cosy, welcoming space with a fantastic martini.

But now, the Red Light team have announced that they have just days remaining in their home.

They wrote that ‘sustained financial headwinds’ are partly to blame, along with the challenges presented by operating a late-night venue in a residential area.

Red Light in Manchester has announced its closure

The beautiful bar is on Little David Street at Kampus in Manchester — Red Light in Manchester has announced its closure

In a heartbreaking statement, Red Light wrote: “For so many years, this bar has been more than a place to drink. It has been a home, a dance floor, a refuge, and a place where people could find friendship, freedom, love, and themselves.

“We are immensely proud of the community that has grown within these walls, and grateful to every person who has been part of it.”

The statement went on to thank the DJs, performers, neighbours and friends who ‘made this bar what it was’.

Red Light added: “We want our final Pride to celebrate everything we have created together. Come raise a glass, fill the dance floor, and help us give this place the joyful, unapologetically queer farewell it deserves.

“We hope to see you over the weekend, for one last Pride together.”

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Manchester furniture outlet LOFT is hosting a major closing-down sale with up to 70% off

Emily Sergeant

Manchester furniture outlet LOFT is hosting a major closing-down sale with up to 70% off.

Okay, so it’s not technically closing down per se, but the current LOFT premises off Hyde Road near Piccadilly will officially close doors on 30 September, as the business consolidates its operations and relocates to its newly completed headquarters over at Trafford Park.

Unlike a typical closing-down sale, the stock isn’t old or unwanted. Instead, it’s a live snapshot of LOFT’s day-to-day business, and everything must go.

LOFT is known for furnishing properties across the build-to-rent, student accommodation, co-living, private rented, and social housing sectors, and that constant turnover naturally generates surplus – whether it be project overstock, end-of-line pieces or discontinued items making way for new collections.

The move over to Trafford Park is said to be a moment to clear the warehouse ‘completely’ and start the new chapter with a clean slate.

Manchester furniture outlet LOFT is hosting a major closing-down sale with up to 70% off / Credit: Supplied

This means that everything, from sofas and beds, to dining sets, armchairs, and home accessories, must go before the move, with prices already reduced by 50 to 70% below RRP.

Benjamin Hall, who is the Founder and CEO of LOFT, says this is the ‘biggest and best value’ sale the company has ever offered.

He explained: “As we settle into our new home at Trafford Park, we want a completely clean slate. Whether you’re a homeowner after a one-off bargain, or a landlord, agent or developer furnishing multiple units on a budget, there has never been a better time to visit.”

So homeowners, landlords, letting agents, property developers, interior designers, and home-staging businesses, this one’s for you.

LOFT Manchester is open from 9am to 5pm on weekdays only, and no appointment is needed, so you can just turn up whenever and bag a bargain.

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