© Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 - all rights reserved . 31/12/2020. Manchester, UK. People mark the countdown to 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