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It's the clash between the old Northern Quarter and the new.
Costing £160,000, taking up days of court time, and needing 'Herculean' efforts in out-of-court negotiations - only to still need a judge to decide its outcome - the Night & Day noise row has been a neighbourly dispute unlike any other.
But at the heart of it is the reality of how a special part of Manchester city centre has changed into a place where people don't just work and play, but seek suburban lifestyles.
When Night & Day opened in 1991, it was a pioneer on the rugged edge of the city centre. It was in a land of cheap rents, easy parking, and wholesalers. Now it's the land Chanel uses for its catwalks, and a very in-demand neighbourhood to live in.
With an influx of residents into Manchester city centre, expectations of town have changed changed. And with them come demands that weren't made before - whether it's the clamour for green space and schools, calls for traffic restrictions, or noise complaints.
Here, the M.E.N. looks at the wider ramifications of the verdict in a noise row which has been labelled 'a new risk to all nightlife in the Northern Quarter'.
The row started nearly two and a half years, when Rex Chesney and his partner contacted the council's noise team at 1.50am and 2.12am about noise coming into their flat.
The 'character' and 'vibrancy' of the Northern Quarter had been behind the decision to settle there, buying a flat in a converted warehouse entered via Dale Street, but sharing a wall with Night & Day on Oldham Street.
But, in the early hours of November 13, 2021, they couldn't sleep for the music coming from the venue - and were due in work early the next day. They called the council, and two officers came within minutes.
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