The Northern Quarter resident at the centre of a noise complaints row with Night & Day Cafe has come forward to tell their side of the story.
The Manchester Evening News has reported that the man, who lives in the apartments around the legendary music venue, says it can be so loud that ‘even the water in the toilet is rippling’.
A petition launched by the venue has now received 62,000 signatures.
It said that a ‘new resident’ in the area had filed multiple noise complaints, and criticised the way apartments have been built around existing businesses with ‘no real thought or consideration’.
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Night & Day Cafe is a local institution. Credit: Night & Day Cafe
The public have rallied around Night & Day Cafe, questioning why someone would move to one of Manchester’s liveliest areas if they weren’t prepared for noise.
But now the resident in question has anonymously spoken to the M.E.N. to tell his side of the story.
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The paper reported that he said: “The issues I face are not really the gigs – it’s with the club nights.
“Different DJs running until 3am at least twice a week – but they can run until 4am.
The Oldham Street venue has launched a petition. Credit: Night & Day Cafe
“This can be so loud that the bass vibrates everything in the flat – even the water in the toilet is rippling!
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“My new next-door neighbours complained for me to turn it down during a club night – I showed them it was travelling all the way through my flat into theirs.
“Nobody can escape the fact that this is a breach of their licensing objective ‘not to cause nuisance noise to neighbours’ that they as a business have signed that they will uphold.
“I love Manchester and living in thriving Northern Quarter. I expect to hear loud noise etc
“But I’m being kept awake until 4am and forking out almost £20,000 on insulation.
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“They are lovely folk with a thriving business that is the absolute heart of the music community. I’ve never asked for them to change anything that would be within their licensing objective.
“The petition just goes to show how much they mean to the community – I’d be the first to sign if the shoe was on the other foot! But in reality, a petition will not close a noise abatement.
“That’s not the way the law works.”
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Cult US sustainable clothing brand Reformation to open in Manchester city centre
Emily Sergeant
Cult US sustainable clothing brand Reformation is set to open its doors in Manchester very soon.
Since it was first founded in Los Angeles all the way back in 2009, Reformation has gone on to become one of the largest sustainable womenswear brands on the planet, and is now known and loved for making beautiful, timeless apparel and accessories that aim to ‘inspire confidence’ across life stages and occasions.
Operating on a business model that pairs a smart approach to merchandising with a responsive supply chain, Reformation now operates more than 70 retail stores across the US, UK, Canada, and France.
At the heart of the Reformation story is a genuine commitment to ‘doing things differently’.
Since day one, sustainability has been woven into everything the brand makes – from the eco-certified fabrics and responsible factories, to its famously transparent sustainability reports.
Currently, Reformation has five UK stores to its name – but, it may come as no surprise to fans of the brand that they’re all in London.
That’s why the news of this new Manchester opening is such a big deal.
Set to be the label’s first UK store outside of the capital, Reformation has secured a prime spot on King Street in the heart of the city centre, and although there’s no confirmed opening date as of yet, if the shop windows saying ‘Summer 2026’ are anything to go by, we can only imagine it’ll be very soon.
“For Manchester, it’s a landmark moment, and for King Street, it’s the latest signal that this is one of the UK’s most exciting retail destinations,” a spokesperson for King Street said in a statement.
Stay tuned for details on opening dates to be announced in due course.
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Andy Burnham to begin rolling out new ‘everyday fixes’ for Brits amid cost of living crisis
Emily Sergeant
A series of ‘everyday fixes’ to help combat the rising cost of living crisis are soon to be rolled out nationwide.
Kicking off with two measures today, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that he plans to ban retailers from making ‘misleading’ claims to customers about discounts.
The Government says shoppers have ‘increasingly complained’ about outlets artificially inflating prices to give a false sense of value, such as increasing prices only to then immediately advertise ‘discounts’ to make savings look larger than they really are, which goes on to create an uneven playing field for honest competitors.
The Prime Minister also wants to see an end to so-called ‘subscription traps’, where people find it hard to cancel their subscriptions, and contracts are automatically renewed at a higher cost.
Set to come into force in January 2027 and saving people an average of £14 a month for every unwanted subscription, the changes will mean businesses will need to provide clearer up-front information, regular reminders. and a ‘much easier’ exit to contracts.
Andy Burnham to begin rolling out new ‘everyday fixes’ for Brits amid cost of living crisis / Credit: gov.uk | Piotr Cichosz (via Unsplash)
A new 14-day cooling-off period will also be introduced to let consumers cancel after a trial or long-term contract renews.
Certain charitable memberships, like the ones for cultural and heritage organisations for example, will be excluded from the new subscription rules due to the fact they have a unique role in preserving the nation’s history, landscapes, and cultural collections.
The Prime Minister says he is ‘determined’ to use every chance he gets to restore fairness and take pressure off people.
“I know people are sick and tired of rip-off discounts and subscription traps,” Andy Burnham said. “Westminster has got used to telling people that everyday hassles like this are just part of life, but I don’t think that’s right, especially when the cost of living continues to weigh heavily on so many people’s lives.”
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26th November 2021 
