UK nightlife venues squeezed out of city centres over costs and regulation

Independent venues struggle to survive amid low footfall as disposable incomes fall

Independent nightlife venues across the UK are struggling to survive amid a cocktail of high costs, low footfall and oppressive regulation that is squeezing them out of city centres.

Last week, the Night & Day bar in Manchester won a partial victory in a legal battle over a noise abatement notice that began when a neighbouring flat complained about gigs and DJ sets going on late into the night.