Night & Day music venue back in court for THIRD time over noise row

A Manchester music venue will be back in court next week for a third time as a row over noise rumbles on. The Northern Quarter's Night & Day Cafe is still appealing a legal notice from Manchester council issued more than 18 months ago.

The local authority served a noise abatement notice on the Mancunian music institution in November 2021 following a complaint from a neighbouring flat. The following year, a court was told that council officers could hear the high pitch vocals of Eurythmics's 'Sweet Dreams are Made of This' from the flat.

Manchester Magistrates' Court also heard that the couple who complained about the noise which made their bedrooms 'uninhabitable' moved out of the apartment after spending £21,000 on sound insulation. Rex Chesney told the court that his partner became a 'recluse' due to media coverage of the case.

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It comes after a petition calling on the council to withdraw the legal notice received national attention. In January, the town hall said it was 'hopeful' of finding a solution and the third scheduled day the hearing was adjourned.

However, in March, the case returned to court after talks broke down. But after five hours of discussions, District Judge Margaret McCormack adjourned the case again after warning that both parties would be 'going round in circles'.

It was agreed that extra noise testing would be carried out. The case is now set to return to the court for a three-day hearing starting on Tuesday (July 4).

In a post on social media, Night & Day (N&D) said: "More than 18 months ago Manchester City Council served a Noise Abatement Notice on us based on a single noise complaint from a