The neighbourhoods across Greater Manchester which ARE hosting council-organised firework displays - and which have cancelled

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.

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Four Greater Manchester councils did not host their own firework displays for Bonfire Night before the Covid pandemic - and none of those councils are hosting an event this year either. They are Bury, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford councils.

One council in the region which did host a fireworks event in November 2019 was Bolton Council, at Leverhulme Park. However, this year the local authority has taken the same decision as Manchester.

A spokesperson for Bolton Council told the Manchester Evening News : “After two years off during the Covid-19 pandemic, we have taken the difficult decision not to bring back the Leverhulme Park firework display in 2022. Rising costs have put significant pressure on all local authorities, and we have decided