© Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 - all rights reserved . 01/01/2021. Manchester, UK. As the clock passes midnight , people hug and celebrate the New Year in Cutting Room Square in Ancoats in the North of Manchester City Centre . The streets of Manchester stand nearly empty overnight (31st December 2020 to 1st January 2021) as Manchester enters the New Year under tier 4 of the government's Coronavirus lockdown . Photo credit : Joel Goodman