They explained: “The Albert Square camp had to move now because otherwise it would have prevented scheduled works taking place to Albert Square and the Town Hall, causing significant delay and cost.

Albert Square had been due to resume hosting the main hub of the Manchester Christmas Markets in what had been planned as the "big return" for 2024 (after a year's delay).

You can unsubscribe at any time. More info One person has been evicted from the Albert Square homeless camp that was cleared on Friday (May 30) morning, Manchester council has confirmed.

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It took just six minutes to hoist the giant red 'Zippy' mascot onto his perch in Albert Square Comments What's On Denise Evans Tourism and What's On Writer 19:39, 31 Oct 2015Updated 19:43, 31 Oct 2015 ...