The row over noise from Northern Quarter institution Night & Day Cafe has been branded an ‘embarrassment’ for the city by Andy Burnham’s music and live venue committee. The Greater Manchester Music Commission, of which the mayor is the political lead, has slated the city council’s decision not to lift the Noise Abatement Notice it issued the venue with last year.
“This case beggars belief,” said Jay Taylor of the Music Venues Trust, and co-chair of the Greater Manchester Music Commission. “That Manchester City Council would let this wildly unpopular decision reach this late stage is both mystifyingly short-sighted, shows a poor grasp of the mood of the city, and fails to acknowledge their own failings at a planning stage and any acceptance of accountability."
He said the situation 'has the potential to cast our great music city in a very bad light and is acutely embarrassing.'
