Troubled Co-Op Live arena postpones opening again

Manchester’s new Co-op Live Arena has postponed its opening again, this time to May, because it is still not ready.

The venue, the UK’s biggest indoor arena, had already delayed comedian Peter Kay’s opening shows, which were due to take place earlier this week.

Co-op Live manager Gary Roden resigned on Thursday after a series of problems.

On Friday, the venue said the latest postponements “give us the extra time we need to continue testing enhanced emergency communications thoroughly”.