Nighttime economy adviser Sacha Lord announces he is stepping down following a review of the funding.

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Sacha Lord's company has £400k grant withdrawn after 'concerns raised'

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Andy Burnham’s nightlife adviser quits after report into £400,000 Covid grant

Parklife boss Sacha Lord has resigned from his position as Manchester nightlife advisor and has been ordered to pay back £400k to the government.

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Parklife boss Sacha Lord resigns as Manchester nightlife advisor and ordered to pay back £400k government COVID loan

A Covid recovery grant of more than £400,000 issued to a Sacha Lord company was withdrawn because the application was 'wrong or misleading', the Manchester Evening News can reveal. Mr Lord resigned as Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham's night time economy advisor after the Arts Council revealed earlier today (Wednesday, January 29) it had decided to withdraw a £401,928 grant awarded in 2021. It is now seeking to recover the cash. The Arts Co…

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								 Email Sacha Lord, the pioneering figure behind Greater Manchester’s night-time economy strategy, has officially stepped down after seven years in the role. Having been the city’s first-ever night-time economy adviser, Lord played a key part in advocating for the hospitality and cultural sectors, particularly during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As co-founder of Parklife and The Wareh…

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Lord held a 30% stake in Primary Event Solutions, which was wound up in 2023. The business had received a grant of £401,928 (€480,000/$501,000) during the pandemic as part of the Culture Recovery Fund. Lord is also a founder of The Warehouse Project and festival Parklife, which takes place at Heaton Park in Manchester. The Arts Council said it had initially received an allegation of fraud relating to the application in July 2022. At the time, a …

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Sacha Lord steps back from Manchester advisory role after grant withdrawn

Promoter Sacha Lord, co-founder of Manchester’s Parklife festival (cap. 80,000) and Warehouse Project (10,000) nightclub in the city, has stepped down from his role as night time economy advisor to Manchester major Andy Burnham. The move follows the conclusion of a lengthy investigation by the Arts Council which has led it to seek to recover a £401,928 Culture Recovery Fund grant it made to Primary Event Solutions (PES), a company in which Lord …

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The Arts Council wants his company Primary Events to pay back the taxpayers’ money it obtained during the pandemic

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Breaking: Sacha Lord has resigned as an advisor to Andy Burnham

A firm co-owned by the founder of The Warehouse Project and Parklife was accused of misusing public money it received during the Covid-19 pandemic

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