Another year, another mad New Year’s Eve in Manchester.

Thousands of partygoers donned their glad rags to welcome 2016 to the city with a bang.

Revellers descended on the city centre and an M.E.N photographer captured the cuddles and kisses as well as the aftermath with people lying in the road, vomiting and urinating in the street as well as a few revellers being helped by police.

His pictures were taken throughout the evening as revellers spilled from the bars and clubs and made their way to the takeaways and taxi ranks.

And true to form, Mancunians partied hard into the early hours of 2016...with a few tears along the way.

As always on this night, the Printworks and Deansgate Locks were some of the busiest areas of the city.

The partying followed a fantastic fireworks display in Albert Square which this year went off without any of the hiccups or untimely trams that delayed last year's display.

See pictures from last year's 2014/2015 New Year's Eve celebrations