Manchester Magistrates’ Court is this week hearing an appeal by historic music venue ‘Night & Day’ over a noise abatement notice issued by Manchester City Council.
The multi-day hearing began yesterday (29 November) and is expected to conclude tomorrow (1 December).
The council issued the notice to the ‘Night & Day’ café last year, following a complaint from a new flat-owner in an adjoining property, a warehouse recently converted for residential use.
According to a report on BBC North West Tonight, one resident from the adjoining property said he could hear the lyrics from “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” by The Eurythmics from his bedroom, and the only way he could escape the noise was to “sleep in the living room or go away for the weekend”.
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