A couple at the centre of a long-running noise pollution row with neighbours Night and Day Cafe are moving out.

The pair claim they must leave their flat because loud music at the iconic Manchester venue is damaging their health.

The residents told the M.E.N they handed in their notice and plan to leave not only their apartment, but leave the city at the end of August.

The couple have been locked in argument with the Oldham Street bar for several months.

They have been the main complainants in a licensing case which is set to be heard by Manchester city council chiefs later this year.

Bosses at Night and Day have maintained throughout that they are not a nuisance to local residents.

But one of the neighbours, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, told the M.E.N: “We just came to the point where my and my partner’s health have suffered.

“My partner has high-blood pressure because of the noise, and I’m getting counselling.

“We’ve handed in our notice and hopefully we’ll move out by August 31.”

The long-established music venue was served with a noise abatement notice in January after residents complained about the music.

They have now been ordered to attend a licensing hearing after town hall experts visited the apartments with measuring equipment.

The venue faces a fight to keep their licence at the hearing in the autumn.

The M.E.N reported in February how the couple had ‘received death threats’ after complaining about the nightspot’s music volume.

Managers at the long-standing rock and indie venue appealed the noise notice.

They launched a petition to keep their doors open - which has so far attracted more than 70,000 supporters.

After news of their neighbours’ move, the bar’s bosses again insisted they are not causing noise pollution.

Gareth Butterworth, Night and Day’s in-house promoter and booker, said claimed the venue respected its neighbours and was not a nuisance.

He said: “We can’t really comment on where people decide to live. It’s down to personal preference.

“In terms of the venue, we believe we are not a nuisance to our neighbours and we have been going about our business in the same way for over two decades.”