Thousands of would-be visitors to Heaton Park and Platt Fields have been left gutted after council bosses axed Bonfire Night displays. After two years rocked by the coronavirus pandemic, many Mancunians had been eager to return to one of the city's treasured firework displays in 2022.
But with rising costs being a key factor, Manchester council announced yesterday (October 12) that the popular events would not be returning this year. It was a move that has proven unpopular with many, although Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham defended the decision while councils are 'shaking every tin in the town hall to try and help people with the cost of living crisis'.
Manchester council is not the only town hall in Greater Manchester to have decided to call off its firework displays this year either. However, four of the area's councils have decided to go ahead with their displays as planned.
