night time economy recovery plan has been released by the region's night tsar Sacha Lord, mayor Andy Burnham, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
It outlines the steps that the region will take to bounce back - but also carries some stark statistics laying bare the devastating impact of Covid-19.Around 90 per cent of night time businesses have had to close temporarily due to the impact of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, with no road map back to opening.And 18 per cent of jobs in Greater Manchester are in sectors that are completely shut down, a figure that is higher than anywhere else in the UK.Two thirds of night time businesses have also said they are expecting to make redundancies over the next 12 months.These are.