Co-op Live has accused the AO Arena of attempting to block its opening for “competition” reasons at a crunch licensing meeting.
Manchester’s soon-to-open 23,500-seat venue is set to welcome punters from April, and is in the midst of applying for a licence to operate.
Its bid was considered by Manchester City Council on Wednesday (February 21), where bosses took aim at notable objectors ASM Global — the operators of the AO Arena, its main rival.
ASM previously rejected claims they were only objecting over competition fears in written submissions to the licensing committee, claiming it only wanted to promote licensing objectives of ‘safeguard public safety and the prevention of public nuisance’. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
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