Sacha Lord: Last News

Details have been announced for the funeral of one of the most popular figures in Manchester's music scene. Andy Martin, licensee of The Star and Garter, died aged 52 following a short illness last month.

Andy Burnham has backed calls for a VAT cut for pubs, restaurants and clubs. The Greater Manchester mayor told an audience at the Night Time Economy Summit on Thursday (February 8) that he wants VAT to be reduced to 10 per cent for the hospitality industry.

Sacha Lord has opened up about his experiences in Manchester’s music and nightlife scene, from being shot at to meeting his musical heroes, in his debut book. Tales from the Dance Floor, a tell-all account of his career spanning three decades, will be released in April but readers can pre-order it now..

At 12 noon yesterday, the final countdown was on for Hatch. Literally.

Sacha Lord has written to the developers behind food hub Hatch in a bid to ask them to extend their notice period for vendors.

here, notes that “the main piece of legislation controlling drugs in the UK” is the Misuse of Drugs Act from 1971. The report also identifies the way commonly controlled drugs in the UK are classified and scheduled, as per the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.

There were mammoth queues outside the Thirsty Korean restaurant in Chorlton on Sunday (August 20) after Sacha Lord offered to pay for everyone's meal.

This weekend, Warehouse Project and Parklife boss Sacha Lord will foot the entire bill for customers at one Manchester business.

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Revellers are being warned that 'blue punisher pills' with 'strong effects' are in circulation at the Warehouse Project. The alert was issued by the club as part of its Mandrake project, which aims to root out particularly dangerous drugs.

This year continues to be a difficult one for many, especially Manchester’s hospitality businesses. While the cost of living rises for domestic households are starting to be felt, Manchester’s restaurants, bars and pubs have also been feeling the strain as the cost of ingredients soars along with their energy bills and general operating costs.

The Government will set out how it intends to help businesses with soaring energy costs during the cost of living crisis next week, it's been confirmed, together with a vow to backdate any payments if needed.

After a difficult two years under coronavirus restrictions, struggling to cope with the rising cost of living and soaring energy bills, hospitality venues across the region are about to face another setback, with events cancelled ahead of the Queen’s funeral on Monday.

Seven out of 10 pubs could close this winter unless they get urgent government support to combat soaring energy bills, Parklife and Warehouse Project founder Sacha Lord has said.

A young Scots couple, who were trolled when they got engaged at Parklife, say they are now eyeing up Bora Bora as a possible honeymoon destination after the kind-hearted festival boss gifted them the special treat.

A young couple who got engaged on stage at Parklife have revealed they're looking to honeymoon in Bora Bora after festival boss Sacha Lord offered to pay for the trip.

Parklife have been gifted lifetime passes to the festival and a fully expensed honeymoon.The man proposed to his partner on Saturday (June 11) during Yung Filly’s set at the Manchester music festival. However not everyone was in a celebratory mood, with some taking to social media to troll the loved-up couple whose proposal video went viral.Festival co-founder Sacha Lord took issue with such behaviour and offered the couple lifetime passes to the festival as well as a paid-for honeymoon.“Yesterday an amazing moment happened as Parklife saw a proposal on stage from a young couple.

proposed to over the weekend during the Yung Filly set, in front of thousands of people, was given the gifts by festival boss, Sacha Lord, after the 23-year-old and her now-fiance Myles Goodfellow, 25, were sent hate online.The pair, from the Scottish Borders, appeared on stage on June 11, after Myles had arranged to pop the question with the rapper and social media star’s manager ‘weeks before’.After video of the proposal went viral, Lord made an appeal to find the pair, and then spoke to Indy on the phone as they were travelling back to Scotland from the festival, making the offer to pay for the honeymoon.She tweeted: “I was that girl, I can’t stop crying reading that post. I have struggled and never really had much family. My partner doing this yesterday was one of the best days of my life.

Parklife boss Sacha Lord has tied the knot with his partner Demi Mclaughlin in a romantic wedding ceremony in Capri, not leaving out a touch of Manchester. Sacha, the night time economy adviser for Greater Manchester, and Demi, a category manager for the online retailer Very, were joined by 30 of their closest friends and family for a three day celebration in Capri, an island in Italy's Bay of Naples.

It's been almost 30 years since Sankeys burst onto Greater Manchester's nightlife scene and became a clubbing institution. The world famous nightspot first opened its doors as Sankeys Soap in June 1994 - named due its residence in Beehive Mill which once manufactured soap - by promoters Andy Spiro and Rupert Campbell.

The price of the average pint could shoot up by between 16 and 20p, as pubs and bars struggle with a battery of sky-rocketing costs. Other operators have suggested that this could surge to as much as 70p by Christmas.