Night & Day: Manchester venue's noise breach appeal hearing postponed

The venue is a cafe bar during the day and hosts music shows and club nights in the evening

A music venue under threat due to a noise complaint has had an appeal hearing postponed.

Owners of Night & Day Café in Manchester have appealed a noise abatement notice served by Manchester City Council in 2021.

The local authority said the adjournment followed a joint application by the council and the bar.

It said it remained "hopeful" a solution could be found to allow the venue to "thrive".

A new date for the hearing, due to take place at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, is yet to be announced, Night & Day Cafe said in an Instagram post.

The venue has been part of Manchester's music scene since the early 1990s and has hosted a wide array of well-known bands as they rose to fame, including Elbow, Arctic Monkeys, Wet Leg and Kasabian.

Residents who moved into a neighbouring flat during the coronavirus pandemic had complained about the noise levels when the venue reopened.

The bar said the "third and final date" of the hearing had been postponed.

A spokesman for Manchester City Council said: "Following a joint application between The Council and representatives from Night and Day an adjournment has been granted by the presiding judge.

"The Council remains hopeful that a solution which allows Night and Day to thrive as well as allowing the Council to uphold its legal duties can be found."