Manchester council has decided to cancel its New Year’s Eve fireworks display. The decision has been taken due to current government guidance regarding the use of vaccine passports for large outdoor events which would prove 'extremely challenging' to manage due to the public nature of the event.
It comes more than two months after London mayor announced the firework display in the capital would be cancelled due to 'uncertainty' over coronavirus. READ MORE: How Greater Manchester's hospitals are coping after NHS declares emergency incident - bosses reveal what could cause surgeries to be cancelled Around 20,000 people attended the last New Year's Eve fireworks display at Manchester Cathedral in 2019, in what was said to be a