Whether you love them or loathe them, there's no doubting Manchester's Christmas Markets have been busier than ever this year with a full return following the Covid-19 pandemic. But while the crowds have been massive, the moans seem to have grown in size this year too.
There have been the usual gripes about the price of a sausage and gluhwein - particularly as we saw big year-on-year price hikes for 2022. And nobody seemed very happy about the average price of pints and sausages hitting the £6 mark.
Aside from the prices, many were left feeling the whole thing just needs to be a tad more festive - with some suggesting the markets have become too focussed on the food and drink stalls, with little in the way of "Christmassy stuff" to actually buy on the wooden stalls.
