the grassroots venues will permanently shut their doors after suffering a huge financial hit due to the coronavirus crisis.But less than 24 hours later, Greater Manchester’s Night Time Economy Adviser Charlie Lord has told NME that both venues are on the verge of being saved after early talks.“There is hope on the horizon.
When the Manchester Evening News broke the news yesterday, Andy Burnham [Greater Manchester Mayor] rang me and said what can we do to save these venues?” Lord told NME.“Then it escalated and literally starting from last night to today, six to seven good operators are on the table – which is great news.
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