Is it okay to turn someone away from a venue simply because they are by themselves? It’s a question that the Manchester Evening News has been asking over the last two weeks, following reports of two city centre venues doing exactly that.
Ramona in Ancoats and Behind Closed Doors in Northern Quarter were both found to actively stop people entering by themselves due to a ‘no singles policy’ - although this is something they both deny ever having enforced.
And Manchester has reacted with sadness and fury to tales of widowers, and those who simply enjoy their own company, being turned away from bars.
